Iranian athlete-inventor dedicates MIYIO gold to Minab schoolchildren
Leila Keshavarzi honors victims of US-Israeli missile strikes on Iranian school during award ceremony in Malaysia
TEHRAN, Iran (MNTV) — Leila Keshavarzi, an Iranian inventor and taekwondo athlete, has dedicated her gold medal at the 25th Malaysia International Young Inventors Olympiad to the martyred schoolchildren of Minab, according to Press TV.
Keshavarzi won the gold medal at the Malaysia International Young Inventors Olympiad (MIYIO), competing against 35 teams from around the world in the Asian youth category.
She drew attention during the award ceremony by walking onto the stage carrying a pink backpack, a gesture of the schoolchildren’s massacre that became one of the most memorable moments of the international competition.
In an interview with IRIB News Agency from Kuala Lumpur, she said one of her three presented projects had been named after the “Martyrs of Minab School.”
“Although these martyrs are no longer among us, their message of peace can remain eternal and everlasting,” Keshavarzi said, referring to 168 schoolchildren killed in U.S.-Israeli missile strikes on their school in Minab, Tehran.
The Shajarat al-Tayyeba School was attacked in the early hours of Feb. 28 during the U.S.-Israeli attacks on the country.
Keshavarzi’s tribute, symbolized by the pink backpack she carried on stage, has since resonated widely, turning a moment of personal achievement into what observers describe as a reminder of lives lost in the conflict.
The Minab incident has drawn global attention in recent weeks, with leading world figures condemning it as a war crime.
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