Riyadh, December 12, 2022, SPA -- The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia won today an international award in the 19th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) 2022, which was held in Colombia, from 2 to 12 December, 2022, during the Kingdom's participation in the competition, represented by the Ministry of Education and King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity "Mawhiba", after competing against 264 students from 44 countries around the world. The International Junior Science Olympiad is an annual individual and group competition held in natural sciences for students under the age of 16 in December. It includes three tests; multiple-choice, an extended questions test, and a practical test. --SPA 19:25 LOCAL TIME 16:25 GMT 0021 www.spa.gov.sa/w1825932