Vietnamese students bag three gold medals at Int’l Chemistry Olympiad

The gold medals went to Dinh Cao Son from Ha Tinh Province’s Ha Tinh High School for Gifted Students, Nguyen Kim Giang from Bac Ninh Province’s Bac Ninh High School for Gifted Students, and Nguyen Manh Khoi from High School for Gifted Students of the University of Science under the Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

Vietnamese students attending the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2023 pose with their medals and teachers. Photo by the Ministry of Education and Training

The silver medal was secured by Mai Van Duc from Nghe An Province’s Phan Boi Chau High School for Gifted Students.

IChO 2023 took place in Switzerland from July 16-25 with the participation of 348 contestants from 89 countries and territories. The Vietnamese team ranked third in terms of the number of gold medals.

In previous editions, Vietnam won four gold medals in 2020, three golds and one silver in 2021, and four golds in 2022.