Vietnam participates in International Mathematical Olympiad in Argentina

On July 9, the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) opened in Mar del Plata, Argentina, with the participation of more than 500 contestants from 100 countries and territories. The Vietnamese delegation had 6 students led by Associate Professor, Doctor of Science Vu Dinh Hoa.

Vietnam delegation attending IMO.

This is the 36th time Vietnam has participated in the IMO competitions. According to the program, the contestants will take the exams on July 10 and 11. The results of the competition will be announced on July 15.

IMO is held annually for students under 20 years old and at a level not exceeding high school level, aiming to encourage young people's passion for mathematics, develop relationships between young mathematicians around the world, and create opportunities to exchange information on programs and practices of teaching mathematics in secondary schools around the world.

The IMO was first held in 1959 in Romania with only 7 delegations participating.

The Vietnamese delegation has 6 students attending IMO, led by Associate Professor, Doctor of Science Vu Dinh Hoa. Photo: Quang Son

In 2007, Vietnam hosted the IMO for the first time. With the participation of 523 students from 95 countries and territories, this was the largest competition up to that time.

Many IMO winners later became famous mathematicians, including those – like Professor Ngo Bao Chau – who won the Fields Medal, considered the Nobel Prize in Mathematics.

This is the second time Argentina has hosted the world's most important competition in the field of Mathematics for high school students, after organizing this competition in 1997, also in the famous tourist city of Mar del Plata.

According to Tintuc-M