Technology and Science07 August, 20263 min read
Iran’s AI Olympiad Team Wins Gold, Two Silvers, Bronze At IOAI 2026 In Astana
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Iran won one gold, two silvers, one bronze at IOAI 2026 in Astana Shayan Rezazadeh clinched gold for Iran
Iran wins four AI medals
Iran’s national Artificial Intelligence Olympiad team secured one gold, two silver and one bronze medal at the third International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI), held in Astana, Kazakhstan, from August 2 to 8, 2026. PressTV said Shayan Reza-Zadeh won a gold medal for Iran, while Mohammadreza Darvishi and Mohammadamin Nazmfar secured silver medals and Mani Manjipour won a bronze medal. Mehr News Agency reported that the Iranian team earned four medals at the 3rd International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence (IOAI 2026), held from August 2 to 7, 2026, in Astana, and competed against more than 400 participants representing over 100 countries.
Mehr News Agency named Shayan Rezazadeh as the gold medalist and said Mohammadreza Darvishi and Mohammadamin Nazamfar won silver medals, with Mani Monjipoor taking the bronze for Iran. The same PressTV report said the third edition of the IOAI brought together more than 500 talented students from around the world.
Named students and team
Mehr News Agency’s report credited Mohsen Kalari with describing the achievement of a Shirazi student in the third World Artificial Intelligence Olympiad and said the National Student Team of the Islamic Republic of Iran for the first time won a gold medal in these world competitions. Kalari said the third edition of the World Artificial Intelligence Olympiad (IOAI 2026) was held from August 2 to 7, 2026 (11–16 Mordad 1405) in Astana, Kazakhstan, and that the Iranian national student team won one gold medal, two silver medals, and one bronze medal. The report identified Shayan RezaZadeh as a high school student at Tohed High School, Shiraz District 2, and said he succeeded in earning only the gold medal for the Iran national team.
IRIB News Agency said the national AI Olympiad team won 2 silver medals and 1 bronze medal at the World Olympiad and succeeded in earning 4 valuable medals, with Shayan Rezazadeh as the golden medalist. IRIB News Agency also said the championships featured more than 400 participants from over 100 countries and listed Mohammadreza Darvishi and Mohammad-Amin Nazmfarr (Nazmfor) as silver medal winners and Mani Manjipoor as the bronze medal winner.
Challenges and broader results
PressTV said Iran had previously achieved two silver and two bronze medals at the second International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence, held in Beijing, China, and described the latest achievement as adding to strong performances by Iranian students in major international science competitions this year. PressTV also stated that for the first time in the history of the Physics Olympiad, Kian Zarrabian managed to win the 2026 International Physics Olympiad on behalf of Iran, and that the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2026) was held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, from July 4 to 12. PressTV reported that Iran’s national physics Olympiad team won three gold medals and two silver medals at IPhO 2026, and said the Iranian national mathematics Olympiad team won the championship title at the fourth International Mathematics Competition of Shanghai (IMSC 2026) after securing four gold and two silver medals.
IRIB News Agency said the achievement at IOAI 2026 occurred while the national team, in its preparation period, faced serious challenges including internet outages and disconnections, as well as attacks by the criminal United States and the usurper Zionist regime to the country’s national AI infrastructure. Mashregh News said the Iran Artificial Intelligence Olympiad National Team won one gold medal, two silver, and one bronze at the third World AI Olympiad held from August 2 to 7, 2026, and said the second World AI Olympiad in Beijing, China, had produced two silver medals and two bronze medals.