Vietnam team wins big at the International Youth Mathematics Olympiad

The International Junior Mathematics Olympiad (the first letter of the host country's name X+ IMC) is a very prestigious competition, with a committee of 10 members from the countries that run the 3 X+IMC International Mathematics Competitions; IMSO and IMAS cooperate witheducational institutions in more than 30 countries to organize the X+IMC competition in rotation among countries such as SAIMC 2019 South Africa, IIMC 2021-2022 Indonesia, BIMC 2023 Bulgaria,...

In 2024, the competition was hosted by India, so it was called InIMC (India + IMC). InIMC received the participation of more than 600 excellent candidates from 30 countries.

IMC exam questions are proposed by countries and selected by a panel of experts including experienced international examiners and examiners from the host country. In addition, 10-20% of the problems are set by the exam board, so they are very objective.

At Key Stage 2, Year 6 and below, the test consists of 15 written tasks and takes 90 minutes. At Key Stage 3, Year 8 and below, the test consists of 12 written tasks and 3 essay tasks and takes 120 minutes. The team test is a competition between small teams of four students each. They will work together to solve 10 problems in 70 minutes.

According to the Vietnamese delegation, student Nguyen Dang Khanh (Newton Secondary School - High School) has won the gold medal. At the Key Stage 2 level, there are 2 students who won gold medals: Nguyen Phong Chau (Newton Secondary School 5) and Nguyen Duc Minh ( Hanoi - Amsterdam Secondary School and High School for the Gifted).

Notably, student Nguyen Phong Chau scored 140/150 points, the highest score at the entire Key Stage 2 level, surpassing many candidates in teams with strengths in Math such as the US team with a candidate scoring the highest score of 130 and followed by the Chinese team with a candidate scoring 120 points.

Last year, Vietnam had 14/17 students winning prizes, including 2 gold medals, 7 silver, 5 bronze and 2 consolation prizes. This year, the excellent team surpassed many "mathematical powerhouses" and was among the top teams among all participating countries with many strong "competitors".

Below is the list of students who won the InIMC 2024 individual awards:

Grade 6 Level:

- 2 gold medals:

• Nguyen Phong Chau - 6th grade student at Newton 5 Secondary School (Hanoi)

• Nguyen Duc Minh - 6th grade student, Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted (Hanoi)

- 3 silver medals:

• Nguyen Hung Minh - 6th grade student at Ngo Si Lien Secondary School, Hoan Kiem District (Hanoi)

• Phan Hoang Minh - 6th grade student at Ngoi Sao Hoang Mai Primary, Secondary and High School (Hanoi)

• Nguyen Khoi Minh - Grade 6 student at Vietnam Australia International School ( Ho Chi Minh City)

- 2 bronze medals:

• Tran Lam Dao - 5th grade student at Kim Lien Primary School (Hanoi)

• Vo Manh Quoc - 5th grade student at Hanoi Star Primary and Secondary School (Hanoi)

- 1 consolation prize belongs to Nguyen Huu Minh Khoi - 5th grade student of Nguyen Sieu Primary School (Hanoi)

Grade 8 level :

- 1 gold medal: Nguyen Dang Khanh - 8th grade student of Newton Secondary and High School (Hanoi)

- 3 silver medals:

• Nguyen Phuc Lam - 8th grade student of Hanoi Star Primary and Secondary School (Hanoi)

• Nguyen Duc Khai - 8th grade student at Archimedes Academy Secondary School (Hanoi)

• Nguyen Minh Huyen - 8th grade student of Hanoi Star Primary and Secondary School (Hanoi)

- 4 bronze medals:

• Vu Anh Duc - 7th grade student at Archimedes Academy Secondary School (Hanoi)

• Nguyen Dang Khoa - 8th grade student at Newton Secondary and High School (Hanoi)

• Phi Nhat Minh - 8th grade student at Archimedes Academy Secondary School (Hanoi)

• Le Anh Minh - 8th grade student at Cau Giay Secondary School (Hanoi)

Vietnam began participating in the X+IMC competition in 2011. In 2015, the Ministry of Education and Training officially recognized this exam and allowed Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted to form a team representing Vietnam to participate.

In 2021, authorized by the International IMC Organizing Committee, the Hanoi Department of Education and Training and the IEG Education Development Fund organized the selection of teams from schools in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. Students selected for the team had to go through two very strict domestic selection rounds with the best candidates, then trained for six weeks to adapt to the competitions.

Source: https://nhandan.vn/viet-nam-dat-thang-lon-tai-cuoc-thi-olympic-toan-hoc-tre-quoc-te-post821976.html