\n\tBUCARAMANGA, Colombia: Saudi Arabia\u2019s national team have won five awards at the 56th International Physics Olympiad in Colombia, while the Kingdom also secured the right to host the prestigious competition in 2027, marking another milestone in its drive to strengthen science education and academic engagement.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe IPhO, held in the Colombian city of Bucaramanga from July 4 to 12, brought together 381 secondary school students representing 87 countries.<\/p>\n
\n\tWith the latest achievement, Saudi Arabia\u2019s cumulative record at the International Physics Olympiad now stands at eight silver medals, 26 bronze medals and 23 certificates of recognition, reflecting the Kingdom\u2019s steadily improving performance in international science competitions.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe awards were earned following an extensive training program organized by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, also known as Mawhiba, the Saudi Press Agency reported.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe students progressed through the National Science and Mathematics Olympiad before advancing to specialized training camps and intensive coaching under Saudi and international experts through the Mawhiba International Olympiad Program.<\/p>\n
\n\tGrowing record<\/p>\n
\n\tSeparately, the International Physics Olympiad Board approved Saudi Arabia\u2019s bid to host the 57th International Physics Olympiad in 2027 during this year\u2019s competition in Colombia.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe successful bid builds on Saudi Arabia\u2019s growing record of organizing major international science competitions.<\/p>\n
\n\tRiyadh hosted the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad in July 2024, bringing together 333 students from 90 countries, while Dhahran staged the 25th Asian Physics Olympiad in May 2025 with the participation of 240 students from 30 Asian countries.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe Kingdom is also preparing to host the third International Nuclear Science Olympiad in Jeddah from Aug. 2 to 9, further reinforcing its position as a venue for major international scientific events.<\/p>\n
\n\tSaudi officials said the decision to award the 2027 Olympiad to the Kingdom reflects international confidence in its organizational capabilities and expanding scientific infrastructure.<\/p>\n
\n\tHosting the event also supports the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 and the Human Capability Development Program by investing in young talent, promoting innovation and strengthening the Kingdom\u2019s knowledge-based economy while showcasing its scientific and educational progress.<\/p>\n
\n\tNurturing the gifted<\/p>\n
\n\tMawhiba is one of Saudi Arabia\u2019s flagship institutions for developing talented students in science, technology and innovation.<\/p>\n
\n\tEarlier this month, the ministries of education and industry and mineral resources launched the 2026 Mawhiba Summer program, which is being held in 19 cities across Saudi Arabia and at partner institutions abroad.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe initiative offers 88 enrichment units serving more than 12,000 students through programs in scientific research, academic enrichment, technology, game development and leadership.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe courses focus on four national priority areas \u2014 human health, energy and industry, environmental sustainability, and future economies \u2014 supporting Saudi Arabia\u2019s long-term research, development and innovation goals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BUCARAMANGA, Colombia: Saudi Arabia\u2019s national team have won five awards at the 56th International Physics Olympiad in Colombia,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":798932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[49,48,314,66],"class_list":["post-798931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-physics","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-physics","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=798931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/798931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/798932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=798931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=798931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=798931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}