Paris: The 55th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2025 opened on Thursday in Paris under the sponsorship of French President Emmanuel Macron and runs through July 24. Kuwait is represented by four students--Rakan Fayez Al-Dhafiri, Hashim Abdullah Al-Qallaf, Sayed Mohammad Hussein Al-Husseini, and Dana Nizar Al-Rais--supported by the Sabah Al-Ahmad Center for Giftedness and Creativity (SACGC), part of the Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS). Delegations from more than 80 countries are participating.
According to Kuwait News Agency, the team's entry stems from cooperation with the Ministry of Education and Kuwait University and follows a year of intensive, specialist-led physics training to prepare students for international competition, SACGC said. Participation, it added, reflects its mission to encourage scientific talent, strengthen Kuwait's presence in global scientific forums, support excellence and innovation, and develop national scientific capabilities. SACGC wished the students success.
Founded in 1967, the IPhO is a premier physics competition for pre-university students under 20 who intend to pursue science, testing knowledge, analytical and critical thinking, problem-solving, and theoretical and experimental skills at the highest level.