Russian schoolchildren have won six gold medals at the Open International Astronomy Olympiad (OWAO), the press service of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation has reported.
Representatives from 20 countries took part in the Olympiad, which took place in the federal territory of Syria: Qatar, Ethiopia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Peru and others.
All members of the Russian team won gold medals and Ekaterina Churkina from Moscow school No. 179 became the absolute winner of the Olympiad, scoring the most points. He also received the honorary title of “National Diamond”.
The Olympiad consisted of four rounds: theoretical, practical, observational and test. The schoolchildren worked on problems on the knowledge of the starry sky, analyzed scientific material (tables and graphs), performed calculations and forecasts. In their free time from competitive tours, the children met famous scientists and astronauts.
Recall that a year earlier, Russian schoolchildren also received six gold medals at the Astronomy Olympiad, sharing the victory with the Iranian team.
