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Seven Iranian children win accolades in Japan’s int’l painting contest
The contest, held under the theme “ Joyful Times for People and Nature,” attracted over 9,947 entries from 83 countries worldwide, IRNA wrote.
Iran’s Institute for the Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, aka IIDCYA, participated with 50 artworks, and seven of its members received awards and honorary diplomas.
Zina Jalali, 13, from Kerman, won first prize in the international category. Six other Iranian children received honorary diplomas: Radin Qarechahi, 11, from Fars; Ilya Shahi, 11, from Ardebil; Sonia Mehdizadeh, 18, from Ardebil; Sevin Ebrahim Nejad, 10, from Ardebil; Mohammad Javad Hassanzadeh, 11, from Isfahan; and Aylin Qanbari, 13, from Ardebil.