Vietnam in third place at International Chemistry Olympiad
VOV.VN - Vietnam ranked third in the 55th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2023, with all four students winning medals, including three golds and one silver, according to the Vietnamese Ministry of Education and Training on July 25.
The gold medals went to Cao Dinh Son, a 12th grader from Ha Tinh High School for Gifted Students in the central province of Ha Tinh; Nguyen Kim Giang, a 12th grader from Bac Ninh High School for Gifted Students in the northern province of Bac Ninh; and Nguyen Manh Khoi, a 12th grader from the High School for the Gifted of Natural Sciences under the University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
Elsewhere, Mai Van Duc, a 12th grader from Phan Boi Chau High School for Gifted Students in the central province of Nghe An, grabbed a silver medal.
Most notably, two of the Vietnamese students, were named in the list of the top 10 contestants who scored the highest points in the competition.
The 55th International Chemistry Olympiad 2023 was held in Switzerland from July 16 to July 25, attracting the participation of 800 contestants from more than 90 countries and territories globally.
In recent years, the Vietnamese team has achieved impressive results, including four golds in 2020, two golds and one silver in 2021, and four golds in 2022.