Muscat: Students from eight secondary Independent schools, who represented Qatar in the qualifiers for the Gulf Mathematics Olympiad in 2014 in Muscat, yesterday scored unprecedented results by winning four medals, one silver and three bronze medals.
The achievements by the Qatari students took place during the four-day competition, which concluded in the Omani capital yesterday with participation of students from the GCC states in the four branches of mathematics under the supervision of Arab Bureau of Education for the Gulf States.
The Minister of Education and Higher Education and Secretary-General of the Supreme Education Council (SEC) H E Dr Mohammed bin Abdul Wahed Ali Al Hammadi, extended congratulations to the Qatari team for the outstanding achievement, which is the best by Qatari schools students during their participation in this competition.
Dr Hamda Al Sulaiti, Chairperson of the Higher Committee for the Mathematics Olympiad, also extended congratulations to the Qatari team, stressing the importance of this result and the major efforts made for preparing the team since last December for the competition.
The result is not unprecedented, Dr Al Sulaiti said.
Student Shoug Khalid Al Sulaiti won the silver medal while the three bronze medals were won by students Sultan Nasser Al Kuwari, Khalid Umair Al Nuaimi and Hessah Ahmad Kafoud.
QNA
