Armenian school students claim bronze at International Chemistry Olympiad
The Armenian school students’ team has achieved the first victory at the 49th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) held in Nakhon Pathom, Thailand, on 6-15 July, claiming two bronze medals and one certificate.
As the press service of Armenia’s Foreign Ministry told Panorama.am, 12th grade students Hamlet Khachatryan and Spartak Saghyan from Vanadzor Special School of Advanced Studies in Mathematics and Natural Sciences grabbed bronze medals, with Susanna Kirakosyan, a 12th grade student of Yerevan High School No.184, winning a certificate.
The Armenia team was headed by representatives of Yerevan State Medical University Andranik Davinyan and Hrachya Khachatryan.
The International Chemistry Olympiad was the first one held in this year. The next Olympiad will be held in mathematics subject in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 12-23 July.