Resolution criteria
This market will resolve based on the medal I receive at the 2025 International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), scheduled from August 11 to 21, 2025, in Mumbai, India. (ioaa2025.in)
Background
The IOAA is an annual competition for high school students, focusing on theoretical and practical problems in astronomy and astrophysics. The 2025 edition marks the 18th occurrence of the event. Participants compete in theoretical, observational, and data analysis components, with medals awarded based on performance relative to the reference score.
Additional Information
I am representing the United States at the competition, track record of the US at the IOAA can be found at usaaao.org. I will be allowed to buy Gold shares to motivate myself, but only Gold shares.
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@eeeeee There are at least 68 countries participating, with 5 people representing each country. Last year had around ~25 students earn gold medals. Here are the exact breakdowns from last year's IOAA: https://ioaa2024.on.br/assets/pdf/Final_Scores/IOAA%202024%20Final%20scores.pdf
@eeeeee No, this is my first year competing. For the record, in 2024, the US team got 3 gold medals and 2 silver medals. In 2023, the US team got 2 gold medals and 3 silver medals.