Mumbai: Indian students bagged two golds and one silver medal at the 15th International Astronomy Olympiad (IAO) held in Sudak, Crimea, Ukraine.
A three-member Indian team (junior category) had participated in the Olympiad which concluded on Sunday. While Sharad Mirani (Ahmedabad) and R Sasibhushan Bharadwaj (Hyderabad) bagged gold medals, Pritish Patil (Nashik) won the silver medal, Dr Aniket sule, academic coordinator of the Indian Astronomy Programme said here on Sunday.
The team was lead by Dr Manojendu Choudhury, Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, Mumbai and Hemant Mone, Aakash Mitra Mandal, Kalyan from Maharashtra's Thane district.
A total of 19 teams from 17 countries participated in the Olympiad including China, Korea, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Italy, Indonesia and Thailand amongst others, Sule said.
The IAO competition consists of tests in astrophysical theory, astronomical data analysis as well as night sky observation.
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