Vietnam won 5 medals and 1 certificate of merit at the 2024 International Mathematical Olympiad

The Vietnamese national team has just won 2 Silver Medals and 3 Bronze Medals at the 2024 International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO) in the UK.

On July 20, the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET) received information about the official results of the Vietnam national team competing in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2024. The Vietnam national team had 6 students competing. As a result, 6/6 students won medals and certificates of merit; including: 2 Silver Medals, 3 Bronze Medals, 1 Certificate of Merit.

2 Silver Medals went to Tran Duy, a 12th grader at the High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi National University of Education, and Tran Minh Hoang, an 11th grader at Ha Tinh High School for Gifted Students, Ha Tinh province.

Bronze medals were awarded to Pham Tran Minh Duc, 12th grader, Tran Phu High School for the Gifted, Hai Phong city; Nguyen Dang Dung, 11th grader, High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi; and Nguyen Van Hoang, 12th grader, Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, Bac Ninh province.

Ta Duc Anh, a 12th grade student at the High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi National University of Education, received a Certificate of Merit.

The 65th International Mathematical Olympiad will be held from July 11 to July 22, 2024 in the United Kingdom, with 109 delegations from 109 countries and territories and 609 contestants participating. The contestants will go through 2 official competition days, with a duration of 4.5 hours/day.

According to the regulations, the Organizing Committee officially awards prizes to 50% of the participating contestants. In addition, the Organizing Committee awards certificates of merit to students who achieve the maximum score for a math problem.

This year's exam has a challenging structure for participating students, including Vietnamese students, when there are 2 combination problems, 1 at an average level and 1 at a difficult level.

Despite certain difficulties in both the exam questions and the health of some students taking the exam, the Vietnamese student delegation achieved good results and was highly appreciated in the region. This result continues to affirm the right direction in the work of discovering, selecting, nurturing and training excellent students of the Ministry of Education and Training.

The IMO 2024 Organizing Committee will hold the Closing and Awards Ceremony on 21 July 2024, starting at 16:00 (UK time).

Source: https://phunuvietnam.vn/viet-nam-gianh-5-huy-chuong-1-bang-khen-tai-olympic-toan-quoc-te-2024-20240721091309037.htm