Students of Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted entered the top 10 of the International Chemistry Olympiad

(NLDO)- The Vietnamese team has excellently won 4 gold medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad, including two gold medals in the top 10.

The Ministry of Education and Training announced on July 14 that at the 57th International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO) held from July 5 to 14 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), the Vietnamese student team won four gold medals, including two in the top 10.

The Vietnamese team has excellently won 4 gold medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad, including two gold medals in the top 10.

Ngo Quang Minh, a 12th grade student at Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, Bac Ninh province, ranked 7th; Nguyen Hoang Khoi, a 12th grade student at Hanoi National University of Education High School for the Gifted, ranked 10th.

Giang Duc Dung, a 12th grade student at the High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences , University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, ranked 14th.

Nguyen Manh Tuan, 11th grade student, Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi, ranked 37th.

In the medal tally, the Vietnamese team ranked equal with the Chinese and American teams in terms of number of gold medals.

Large-scale and prestigious International Chemistry Olympiad

The International Chemistry Olympiad is the largest and most prestigious competition in the world , held annually for high school students in the field of chemistry.

This year's competition has the participation of delegations from 90 countries and territories, with 354 contestants.

This is also the first time in history that the Vietnamese team won 4 gold medals in an ICHO competition held live.

The ICHO exam consists of a theory test and a practical test, each lasting 5 hours.

At ICHO 2025, the practical exam requires candidates to master basic to advanced experimental skills, such as synthesizing and analyzing complexes, identifying amino acids, identifying organic compounds using thin layer chromatography techniques, titration, and UV-Vis absorption spectroscopy. This exam requires precision, logical thinking, and proficient laboratory operations.

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