Vietnam win seven medals at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2018

5/24/2018 - 10:28:54 AM

Vietnamese students brought home one gold, four silver and two bronze medals in the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2018.

Students in an informatics lesson in Hanoi. Vietnam has achieved good results at the Asia Informatics Olympiad 2018. (Source: VNA)

With the result, Vietnam ranks third out of 31 countries and territories behind China and Russia.

The gold medal was carried off by Pham Duc Thang from the High School for Gifted Students under National University - Hanoi.

Hoang Xuan Nhat from the High School for Gifted Students under National University - HCM City, Nguyen Khanh from the High School for Gifted Students under National University - Hanoi, Trinh Huu Gia Phuc from the Lam Son High School for Gifted Students in the central province of Thanh Hoa and Nguyen Minh Tung from the High School for Gifted Students under National University - Hanoi won silver medals.

Nguyen Hoang Hai Minh from the High School for Gifted Students under National University - Hanoi and Duong Quoc Hung from the Thang Long High School for Gifted Students in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong won bronze medals.

The Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2018 was held online on May 13with 586 contestants from 31 countries and territories, including 15 Vietnamese students who joined the contest online at National University - Hanoi. A total of 87 contestants won medals.

In the previous Olympiad, Vietnam won five silver medals and one bronze medal, finishing seventh in the medal tally.

Source: VNA

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