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A Young Saudi Won First Place Beating 900 Other Participants For An Invention That Helps Blind Identify Colours With Sensation
A young Saudi inventor, Khaled Ahmed Atif, is being showered with accolades on social media for having won the gold medal at the Geneva Inventions Exhibition 2018. But it’s not only his prize or the pride he has brought back to Kingdom, after beating more than 900 other participants from 45 countries.
Atif’s invention helps the blind identify colours with sensation through a device.
(Image Credits: Social Media)
Khaled Atif called out his biggest wish to meet either the Crown Prince MBS or King Salman in a video
In the video shared by Khaled Atif below, he announces that he’s won something very special and wishes to meet the King or the Crown Prince. He further added that he had been trying for a long time and now that he has won, he hopes people will spread the video and make his wish come true.
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An Upcoming Ice Cube Hotel Has Everyone Buzzing With Excitement!Residents, naturally, are retweeting the video in hopes of getting the royals’ attention. The retweets have turned into a full-on trending hashtag with supportive Saudis spreading love and praise towards the young inventor.
المخترع خالد عطيف من #جازان يحصل على أفضل اختراع على مستوى العالم من جمهورية الصين، وينال الميدالية الذهبية في معرض جنيف الدولي من بين أكثر من 900مشارك و 45دولة.
عن اختراعه (احساس الالوان) لمساعدة المكفوفين على تحديد الألوان بالإحساس. #اختراعات_سعودية pic.twitter.com/QDuUi0qIvE— Ꭻ0oDᎽ™ (@jo____fy) April 17, 2018
The 46th International Exhibition Of Inventions of Geneva had 1,000 other inventions on display
هو عموما 1000 اختراع من 40 بلد ” هذا هو الحدث بصفة عامه يادكتور” ويستاهل الأخ خالد عطيف على آية حال ” لو لم يكن اختراعه مجدي لما استدعي وكرّم ولكن نحتاج اكثر تفصيل من المخترع الفذ خالد عطيفي pic.twitter.com/vT1uIdwZBP
— صالح العنزي (@desrtgodfather) April 17, 2018
Saudis are congratulating him for his academic excellence
…and many are thanking him for the motivation!
“We are very proud of you”
#المخترع_خالد_عطيف
Khalid bin Atif
Saudi inventor wins and takes first place in Switzerland
Khalid We are proud of you and every Saudi inventor pic.twitter.com/YzRuVpEC03— عبدالله (@111ABO0D) April 16, 2018
“You proved you can break the rules of the impossible”
A nifty suggestion by a Saudi user is totally agreeable
#المخترع_خالد_عطيف
Congrats! People like him should be given research centers and labs to invest in their intelligence.— هلا✨ (@halaharbi7) April 16, 2018
Congratulations ????????
— Nafi ???????? (@Nafi1o) April 16, 2018
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