Monday, 28/09/2020 16:46 (GMT+7)
Each of the six members of the Vietnamese team participating in the virtual 61st International Mathematical Olympiad 2020 (IMO 2020) brought home a medal or a certificate of merit, including two golds, one silver, two bronzes and a certificate of merit.
Vietnamese team participating in the 61st International Mathematical Olympiad 2020
(Source: The Ministry of Education and Training)
With this achievement, the Vietnamese national team ranks 17th out of 105 participating countries and territories with teams participating in the Olympiad this year.
Gold medals went to Ngo Quy Dang, a 10th grader, and Truong Tuan Nghia, an 11th grader, of the school for talented students, the University of Science – Vietnam National University, Hanoi.
Nguyen Nam Trung, a 12th grader of the high school for gifted students under the Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, clinched a silver medal, while Chu Thi Thanh, a 12th grader from the Vinh Phuc school for gifted students and Tran Nhat Minh, a 12th grader of the Le Hong Phong high school (Nam Dinh province) for the gifted, earned bronzes.
Dinh Vu Tung Lam, a 11th grader of the high school for the gifted under the University of Science – Vietnam National University, Hanoi, was awarded a certificate of merit.
The competition was hosted by Russia, attracting 616 contestants. Up to 316 of them won medals, including 49 golds, 112 silvers and 155 bronzes./.
Compiled by BTA