Vietnam achieved unprecedented feat in the International Chemistry Olympiad

Members of the Vietnamese delegation. (Photo: Ministry of Education and Training)

According to information from the Ministry of Education and Training on July 14, all four students of the Vietnam International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO) team won four gold medals, including two in the top 10.

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

The prize-winning students include Ngo Quang Minh, a 12th grader from Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, Bac Ninh province (ranked 7th); Nguyen Hoang Khoi, a 12th grader from High School for the Gifted, Hanoi National University of Education (ranked 10th); Giang Duc Dung, a 12th grader from High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences , University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (ranked 14th); Nguyen Manh Tuan, a 11th grader from 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 the number of gold medals.

This year’s achievements of the Vietnamese team continue the impressive achievements at ICHO competitions in recent years. With a total of 24 contestants participating from 2020-2025, the Vietnamese team excellently won 24/24 medals, including 21 gold medals and 3 silver medals.

This achievement also continues to affirm the quality of general education alongside mass education. At the same time, it affirms the right direction in the work of discovering, selecting and nurturing excellent students of the Ministry of Education and Training.

The 57th ICHO was held from July 5 to 14 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). The competition was attended by delegations from 90 countries and territories with 354 contestants.

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.

Meanwhile, the theoretical exam revolves around environmental issues, technology or applications of chemistry in life such as: seawater desalination, solar energy, tennis balls, lanterns ... requiring candidates to apply general knowledge and critical thinking to solve problems. The structure of this year's exam is considered creative, close to real life but still ensures scientific depth.

The International Chemistry Olympiad (ICHO) is the world’s largest and most prestigious competition, held annually for high school students in the field of chemistry. Vietnam participated in the competition for the first time in 1996 and won four gold medals twice in 2020 and 2022, but both competitions were held online. In 2023 and 2024, the Vietnamese team won three gold medals and one silver medal.

Previously, last May, Vietnam also achieved excellent results when all four students participating in the 59th Mendeleev International Chemistry Olympiad won medals, including two gold medals and two silver medals.

The students who won gold medals include Tran Trung Kien (grade 12, Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi) and Nguyen Ngo Duc (grade 12, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An province).

Students Dinh Trong An (grade 12, High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, Hanoi National University) and Tran Hoang Nam (grade 11, Hanoi-Amsterdam High School for Gifted Students, Hanoi) won Silver medals.

The Mendeleev International Chemistry Olympiad is known as “the most difficult chemistry exam on the planet.” In 2025, the exam will gather 192 candidates from 40 countries and territories, including countries with strongly developed chemistry education such as China, Russia, South Korea, Japan, etc../.

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