The Vietnamese team of four students won two silvers and one bronze medal at the 21st International Biology Olympiad, held in Changwon City, the Republic of Korea, from July 11-18.
Bui Thuy Anh of Amsterdam High School in Hanoi and Cao Bao Anh from Ho Chi Minh City’s National University’s Gift High School won silver medals; both are 12th graders.
Another 12th grader, Vu Thi Ngoc Oanh, from the Practical Secondary School under the Hanoi Teachers’ University, took home a bronze medal.
Vietnam will host the International Biology Olympiad in 2016.
In related news, a Vietnamese team including five students Friday went to Tokyo, Japan to take part in the 2010 International Chemistry Olympiad, held from July 19-28.
