Vietnam bags two gold medals in international junior science Olympiad

The Vietnamese team won two gold medals at the 11th International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Mendoza city, Argentina, from December 3-10.

Vietnamese team at the 11th International Junior Science Olympiad in Mendoza city, Argentina

Mai Dang Quan Anh and Dinh Anh Dung won the two gold medals for Vietnam while Nguyen Bang Thanh Lam and Nguyen Duc Quang secured two silver medals and Nguyen Minh Chinh took the bronze.

All of the students are 10th graders from the Hanoi – Amsterdam high school.

The Vietnamese delegation was comprised of six Hanoi high school students who were selected after a two-round competitive examination.

Last year, the Vietnamese team won a gold and five silver medals at the competition in India.

IJSO, initiated in 2004 in Indonesia, is held annually for students under the age of 15 to compete in three subjects: physics, chemistry and biology.

This year’s competition drew the participation of 234 students from 41 countries and territories around the world.

(Source: nhandan.org.vn)