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Iran 5th at Math Olympiad
Iran’s six-member team ranked fifth in the 49th World Mathematics Olympiad held in Madrid, Spain, during July 10-20.
The Iranian team grabbed one gold and five silver medals in the event, Fars News Agency reported.
Kasra Ahmadi grabbed the gold, Milad Bakhshizadeh, Amir Sepehri, Mohammad Jahan-Goshaei, Nima Hamidi and Mohammad Mehdi Yazdi received silver medals.
China, Russia, the US and South Korea occupied the top four places respectively.
A total of 624 high school students from 104 countries attended the Olympiad; the last such event was held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in July 2007.
Russia, China and Vietnam ranked first to third in the 48th World Mathematics Olympiad in Hanoi while Iran ranked 12th.
Participating in the Olympiads since 1985, Iran ranked first in the 39th such event.
Meanwhile, a number of Iranian teams reached the final stage of RoboCup-2008 Suzhou competitions in China.
Iranian teams from Sharif University of Technology, Qazvin Islamic Azad University, Khajeh Nasireddin Toosi University of Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology and Isfahan University reached the final stage of the tournament.
Teams from 30 countries took part in the 12th RoboCup competitions that were held from July 14- 20 in Suzhou, China.
Some 184 Iranian university students showcased their scientific and technical capabilities during the seven-day event.
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