Two male students from Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted won medals at the Mendeleev International Chemistry Olympiad
(Baonghean.vn) - This is the first time students of Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted have participated in this exam.
Mendeleev International Chemistry Olympiad(IMChO) is one of the largest and most prestigious tournaments for young chemists and is considered a pivotal competition before the International Chemistry Olympiad.
2024 is the first year that Vietnam has students participating in this competition with 10 students selected from the National Excellent Student Competition. The competition was held in Shenzhen (China) with the presence of 151 candidates from 26 countries.
As a result, all 10 contestants of the Vietnamese delegation won medals. Among them, there was 1 Gold Medal, 5 Silver Medals and 4 Bronze Medals. Student Giang Duc Dung - grade 11, High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, Hanoi National University was the only contestant of the Vietnamese delegation to win a Gold Medal.
Nghe An’s student delegation had 2 contestants from Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted and both of them won prizes. Among them, Nguyen Ngo Duc – class 11A4 won the Silver Medal and Le Xuan Anh Quan – class 12A4 won the Bronze Medal.
Nguyen Ngo Duc was a student at Dang Thai Mai Secondary School (Vinh City) and an 11th grader who won first prize at the National Excellent Student Competition in the 2023-2024 school year.
Le Xuan Anh Quan was a student at Bach Lieu Secondary School (Yen Thanh). For two consecutive years, Quan was awarded the title of National Excellent Student, in which he won Second Prize in 11th grade and First Prize in 12th grade./.
