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Hungarian students won four medals on the International Chemistry Olympiad 2018 – video, photos
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Among them, there is one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals – reported szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu. According to the official website of the event, the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) is an annual competition for the world’s most talented chemistry students at the secondary school level.
A student from Miskolc acquired gold
Based on the unofficial ranking of the 76 competing nations,
the Hungarian team acquired the tenth position
on the 50th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) on Sunday – said the head mentor of the Hungarian delegation Gábor Magyarfalvi, assistant professor of ELTE University, Budapest. The tournament was co-organized by the Czech Republic and Slovakia, starting in Bratislava and ending in Prague.
Mátyás Sajgó, a student of Földes Ferenc Secondary School (Miskolc) won a gold
while Bence Botlik from ELTE Apáczai Csere János Secondary School (Budapest) won a silver medal. Besides, both Eszter Arany, a student of Lovassy László Secondary School (Veszprém) and, Áron Czakó from the Krúdy Gyula Secondary School (Nyíregyháza) won a bronze medal.
According to the competition’s website, all participants are ranked based on their individual scores. Gold medals are awarded to the top 12% of students, silver medals to the next 22% while bronze to the next 32% of students. In fact, each country can send a team consisting of four students. The participating students are tested on their chemistry knowledge and skills in a
five-hour laboratory practical and five-hour written theoretical examination.
