The 2024 International Junior Mathematics Olympiad (IMC) is being hosted by India (InIMC for short). According to the results from the organizing committee, 16/17 Vietnamese students participating in the competition won individual awards, including 3 gold medals, 6 silver medals, 6 bronze medals and 1 consolation prize.
The contestants will take part in two individual and team tests on July 28, and the award ceremony will take place on the afternoon of July 30, Indian time.
Vietnamese students win big at the 2024 International Junior Mathematical Olympiad in India
At the Key Stage 3 level, student Nguyen Dang Khanh (Newton Secondary School - High School, Hanoi) won a gold medal. At the Key Stage 2 level, there were 2 students who won gold medals: Nguyen Phong Chau (Newton Secondary School 5) and Nguyen Duc Minh (Secondary School of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted).
Notably, student Nguyen Phong Chau scored 140/150 points, the highest score at the entire Key Stage 2 level, surpassing many candidates in teams with strengths in math such as the US team with a candidate scoring the highest score of 130 and followed by the Chinese team with a candidate scoring 120 points.
Nguyen Phong Chau scored 140/150 points, the highest score at the entire Key Stage 2 level, winning a gold medal at the competition.
In the team competition of InIMC, the Vietnamese team won 2 championships, 1 first prize and 2 second prizes.
This year's competition in India was held at CMS (City Montessori School), Gomti Nagar Campus, Lucknow City, the world's largest inter-level school, with the participation of more than 600 excellent candidates from 30 countries.
Vietnamese students began participating in the international youth mathematics competition in 2011. Students who were selected for the team had to go through two very strict domestic selection rounds with the best candidates, then trained for 6 weeks to adapt to the competition.
IMC exam questions are proposed by countries and selected by a panel of experts including experienced international judges and 3 judges from the host country. In addition, 10 - 20% of the problems are created by the exam board.
At Key Stage 2, Year 6 and below, the test consists of 15 written tasks and takes 90 minutes. At Key Stage 3, Year 8 and below, the test consists of 12 written tasks and 3 essay tasks and takes 120 minutes. The team test is a competition between small teams of 4 students each. Candidates work together to solve 10 problems in 70 minutes.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/hoc-sinh-viet-nam-gianh-nhieu-huy-chuong-tai-olympic-toan-hoc-tre-quoc-te-185240731135540953.htm
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