Kathmandu, Aug. 22 -- Nepal has won its first medal at the International Olympiad in Artificial Intelligence, with Sidant Chaturbedi securing bronze at the competition's third edition in Astana, Kazakhstan.

The Olympiad, held from August 2 to 8, brought together 462 contestants from 103 countries and territories, making it the largest edition of the competition so far. Three other Nepali contestants, Prasiddha Mainali, Pitambar Lamichhane and Aayush Yadav, received Honourable Mentions. All four are students of St Xavier's College, Maitighar, Kathmandu.

Contestants competed individually in two six-hour rounds on August 4 and 6, solving machine-learning problems using Python and Jupyter Notebook. Medals were awarded based on their combine...