Saudi Arabia to Host International Physics Olympiad in 2027
The announcement follows the Kingdom's five-award performance at this year's global physics competition in Colombia.
Saudi Arabia has been selected to host the 57th International Physics Olympiad in 2027, following the national team's five-award performance at this year's competition in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
The 56th International Physics Olympiad, held from July 4th to 12th, brought together 381 secondary school students from 87 countries. During the event, the Olympiad Board approved Saudi Arabia's bid to host the next edition of the competition.
With this year's results, Saudi Arabia's cumulative record at the International Physics Olympiad stands at eight silver medals, 26 bronze medals and 23 certificates of recognition.
The students were prepared through the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), progressing from the National Science and Mathematics Olympiad to specialised training camps and intensive coaching delivered by Saudi and international experts under the Mawhiba International Olympiad Programme.
The Kingdom has increasingly hosted international science competitions in recent years, including the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad in Riyadh in 2024 and the 25th Asian Physics Olympiad in Dhahran in 2025. The third International Nuclear Science Olympiad is also scheduled to take place in Jeddah from August 2nd to 9th.
