Iran’s national astronomy team has achieved an outstanding result at the fifth edition of the Open World Astronomy Olympiad (OWAO 2026), winning six gold medals.

OWAO was held from November 6 to 14 in the Sirius Federal Territory of Russia.

Representing Iran at the international competition, six students — Sarina Alampour, Parsia Hassanzadeh, Elshan Rouhani, Mohammadreza Mohammadi, Bardia Ghilavizadeh, and Mehdi Aryafar — each secured a gold medal, demonstrating their academic excellence and strong performance in astronomy and astrophysics.

The achievement adds to Iran’s remarkable record in international astronomy competitions.

Last month, the country’s national team won five gold medals at the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA 2026), held in Hanoi, Vietnam, from September 25 to October 5, 2026.

Competing against students from more than 66 countries, approximately 320 participants took part in the IOAA 2026.

Iran’s five gold medalists were Sarina Alampour, Mohammadhossein Hosseini, Hirbod Foudazi, Hossein Masoumi, and Arshia Mirshamsi Kakhki.

With this result, Iran secured the overall championship title for the third consecutive year.

Iran crowned world champion in astronomy and astrophysics Olympiad in Vietnam

Iran secured the world championship title for the third consecutive year after winning five gold medals at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Vietnam.

In August, Iran’s national team at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI) won one gold, two silver and one bronze medal at the third edition of the competition.

Iranian students also delivered an outstanding performance at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2026), held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, from July 4 to 12.

The team won three gold and two silver medals at the competition, which brought together more than 400 high school students from over 90 countries.

In mathematics, Iran’s national team won the championship title at the fourth International Mathematics Competition of Shanghai (IMSC 2026), finishing first among 49 teams with four gold and two silver medals, ahead of Poland and Brazil.

Iran has likewise maintained a strong record at the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO).

At the 66th edition of the competition in Australia in 2025, the Iranian team ranked 12th worldwide after winning two gold, three silver and one bronze medal, improving on its 19th-place finish the previous year.

The country also recorded a notable result at the 36th International Biology Olympiad (IBO 2025) in the Philippines, where Iranian students won three gold medals and one silver, placing Iran second overall among 81 participating countries.