On Wednesday, Le Thi Nguyet Hang, the 18-year-old pupil of Da Nang’s Le Quy Don Senior High School for Gifted Students, received a warm welcome home at the Da Nang International Airport from representatives of the municipal Department of Education and Training, her teachers, friends and family members.

Hang won a silver medal at the 26^th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) which took place in Denmark from 12 - 19 July. 

Hang (third right) with her teachers and leaders of the city’s Department of Education and Training

The Deputy Director of the Department and Headmaster of the school, Mr Nguyen Dinh Vinh, said that Hang had achieved outstanding study results over the past 3 academic years.  In Year 10, she was placed first in the municipal-level biology competition.  In Year 11, she was one of the school’s excellent pupils, and she won second prize at the national biology contest and a silver medal at the 25^th IBO held in Bali, Indonesia last year.  In Year 12, the talented pupil received the first prize in the municipal-level biology competition.

Hang was one of 4 Vietnamese pupils competing in this year’s international IBO competition.  Between them, they won one silver, 2 bronze medals and a consolation prize.