All Vietnamese students get medals at 2019 Int’l Biology Olympiad

July 26, 2019 - 00:07

All four Vietnamese students who participated in the 2019 International Biology Olympiad in Hungary brought home medals, with one silver and three bronze, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on Sunday.

Việt Nam's biology team at 2019 International Biology Olympiad in Hungary. — Photo Courtesy of IBO organiser

HÀ NỘI – All four Vietnamese students who participated in the 2019 International Biology Olympiad in Hungary brought home medals, with one silver and three bronze, the Ministry of Education and Training announced on Sunday.

Hoàng Minh Trung from Lam Sơn High School for Gifted Students in the central province of Thanh Hóa won a silver medal, while the bronze medals went to Dương Tùng Lâm from Phan Bội Châu High School for Gifted Students in central Nghệ An province, Hà Vũ Huyền Linh from Hanoi University of Science (HUS) High School for Gifted Students, and Hoàng Thị Huyền Trang from Hùng Vương High School for Gifted Students in the northern province of Phú Thọ.
The 2019 International Biology Olympiad was held in Szeged city from July 14-21 with the participation of students from 74 countries and territories.

Vietnamese students won three gold and one silver at last year’s contest. — VNS

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