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Vietnamese team bag six medals at 13th Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad

All six members of the Vietnamese team competing at the 13th Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) 2020 online have won medals, the Ministry of Education and Training said on August 22, citing sources from the event’s host Indonesia.
Vietnamese team bag six medals at 13th Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad ảnh 1The six Vietnamese students (centre) winning medals at the 13th Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad 2020 (Source: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) - All sixmembers of the Vietnamese team competing at the 13th Asia-Pacific InformaticsOlympiad (APIO) 2020 online have won medals, theMinistry of Education and Training said on August 22, citing sources from theevent’s host Indonesia.

The team brought home one gold, four silver and a bronzemedals, ranking sixth in the event, after China, Russia, Iran, the Republic ofKorea and Japan.

Vietnam is among 10 teamswinning gold at the competition.

In the previous event, Vietnamwon 7 silver medals./.
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