Armenian schoolchildren win silver at International Chemistry  Olympiad

ArmInfo. Armenian students won silver medals at the International Mendeleev Chemistry Olympiad held  in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, from May 5 to 13.  A total of 190 students from 40 countries took part in the Olympiad, which was held in three stages (two theoretical and one practical).

The Armenian team was represented by Arman Kharatyan, a 12th-grader  from Vanadzor Specialized School with Advanced Education of  Mathematics and Natural Sciences, and Sevada Harutyunyan, a 12th-  grader from Gyumri College <Photon> The team leader was Andranik  Davinyan, an employee of the Scientific and Technological Center for  Organic and Pharmaceutical Chemistry of the National Academy of  Sciences of the Republic of Armenia and Chairman of the Republican  Commission for the Chemistry Olympiad.

As reported by the press service of the Ministry of Education,  Science, Culture and Sports, during the previous 58th Mendeleev  Olympiad in China, the Armenian team won one silver and two bronze  medals.  Armenia's teams  have taken home a total of 45 medals (1  gold, 9 silver and 35 bronze), from the International Mendeleev  Chemistry Olympiad.