Indian team bags 3rd place in Astronomy Olympiad

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Category : Awards Published on: August 24 2022

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An Indian students’ team bagged the third rank in the 15th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) held at Kutaisi International University in Georgia.
In the event, which concluded on Monday, all five team members bagged medals, including two silver.
Raghav Goyal from Chandigarh, Md Sahil Akhtar from Kolkata and Mehul Borad from Hyderabad bagged gold in the event. Goyal also won a special prize for providing the best solution to the most challenging theoretical question.
Conducted annually, the IOAA aims to promote astronomy among school students.
With five gold medals, the Iranian team topped the medals tally.

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Indian team bags 3rd place in Astronomy Olympiad