Saudi talent + Mathematics Olympiad = 2 golds, 4 silvers

Saudi students who took part in the Gulf Mathematics Olympiad in Qatar have bagged two golds and four silvers, it was announced yesterday. Education Minister Prince Faisal bin Abdullah congratulated the winners.
Samih Taha Zawawi of Ibn Khaldoun Secondary School in Yanbu and Mahdi Abdul Mohsen Al-Sheikh of Madinah School in Al-Ahsa took the gold medals in the event that took place on April 1-4.
Zubair Muhammad Habibullah of Imam Nafi Intermediate School in Yanbu, Ibrahim Khan and Salman Saleh of Ibn Khaldoun School and Abdullah Al-Nashwan of King Faisal Schools in Riyadh won the silver medals.
Abdul Aziz Al-Harthi, supervisor of International Olympiads at Mawhiba, said Saudi students who took part in the event had undergone 100 hours of intensive training by experts. Students from GCC countries and Yemen (as observer) took part in the competitions.
Prince Faisal called upon Saudi students to work hard for achieving greater successes at international events.
“These achievements show that our gifted students are capable of overcoming difficulties to achieve successes,” the minister said while praising the efforts made by the students’ parents and supervisors.