By OUR STAFF REPORTER
Haridwar, 6 Jun: Three students from Haridwar have secured top ranks in the Science Olympiad exam, 2023-34. Abhinandan Gupta of grade eight from Shivedale School has achieved International Social Science Olympiad rank-1, earning an international gold medal and a merit certificate. Pratham Mina and Viransh Singh of class second from Delhi Public School have secured International Mathematics Rank-2 and rank-3, receiving international Silver and Bronze Medals along with a merit certificate, each.
This year’s SOF Olympiad saw participation by lakhs of students across 70 countries. The Science Olympiad Foundation hosted an awards ceremony at the Dr Ambedkar International Centre, Delhi, to honour the winners, their teachers, and principals for the academic year 2023-24. The event celebrated the top three worldwide rank holders from grade 1 to 12 who participated in seven different Olympiad exams. Distinguished guests like former Chief Justice of India, Justice Dipak Misra, and renowned author and screenwriter Chetan Bhagat graced the occasion.
At the ceremony, Justice Dipak Misra addressed the gathering of over 700 attendees. He said, “Competition or the effort to compete doesn’t end here, that is the beauty of competition in life. When you talk about competition, success follows it because everyone competes to succeed. Success is the real achievement.”
