Saudi team wins 4 medals at 2025 International Physics Olympiad
Mazen Al-Shakhs won a silver medal while students Hussein Al-Saleh, Mohammed Al-Arfaj, and Ali Al-Hassan collectively earned three bronze medals.
The latest medal haul has raised the Kingdom's total tally in this international competition to seven silver medals, 23 bronze medals, and 22 certificates of appreciation.
This year's competition saw 425 students from 85 countries competing.
Saudi Arabia's achievement culminates the intensive training provided to the students by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Education, and with support from exclusive sponsor Saudi Aramco.
The IPHO is an annual competition for high school students, with each national delegation allowed up to five student competitors plus two leaders.
Like in other Olympiads, member countries take turns hosting the competition. It was first held in Warsaw, Poland in 1967. Last year, it was held in Isfahan, Iran. In 2026, the host will be Bucaramanga, Colombia.
In the event's 58-year history, China has emerged as the most dominant, with Russia, South Korea, Taiwan and United States completing the top 5.
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