Kathmandu, November 15
Nepali students have won four medals, including Nepal’s first silver, at the fifth Open World Astronomy Olympiad held in Russia.
At the competition, which concluded on Saturday in Sirius, Russia, Rivash Rai won silver. Omraj Puri, Sneha Koirala and Suyash Koirala each took bronze.
According to Suresh Bhattarai, president of the Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO), Rai was also named “Diamond of the Team”. This is the first time a Nepali student has won a silver medal at an international astronomy olympiad.
Earlier this month, Nepali students also won two medals at the fifth International Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad–Junior in Thailand. Shahbaz Alam won gold, and Sahaj KC took bronze.
Alam’s gold is Nepal’s first gold medal at an international astronomy olympiad.
