Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgarian students win four medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad in Dubai

Photo: Natural Sciences Olympic Teams Association

Bulgarian students won four medals at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO). They earned one gold, one silver and two bronze medals at the most prestigious chemistry competition of the year, said the Natural Sciences Olympic Teams Association. The 57th International Chemistry Olympiad took place from July 5 to 14 in Dubai. It brought together 360 of the best high school students from 90 countries.

Damyan Ivanov, a 10th-grade student from the Sofia High School of Mathematics, won a gold medal. Viktor Angelov, a 12th-grader from the same school, won a silver medal. The bronze medals went to Nikola Ninkov, an 11th-grader at the Sofia High School of Mathematics, and Teodor Kusev, an 11th-grade student at the National High School of Science and Mathematics.

The Bulgarian national team was led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Donka Tasheva and Prof. Dr. Penka Vasileva from Sofia University.

Edited by Ivo Ivanov

Published and translated by Kostadin Atanasov

Photo: Natural Sciences Olympic Teams Association



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Politics is a major source of instability, BNB governor says

The governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) warned in an interview with Bloomberg that politics is becoming a major source of instability and risk for central banks, rather than a factor of stability as it used to be. According..

published on 7/21/25 11:40 AM

Bulgarian language lessons for adults organized by the Bulgarian Center of New England

Online Bulgarian language courses for adults are organized by the Bulgarian Center of New England, the center's Facebook page informs. The classes will take place on the Zoom platform with cameras turned on - "think of it as a..

published on 7/21/25 11:08 AM

Fake sites offer vignettes with prices in euros and charge high fees

In the midst of the active summer season, when the number of travellers in the country is increasing, unlicensed web sites sell vignettes at high prices.  The prices are misleadingly displayed only in euros and high additional fees..

published on 7/21/25 10:34 AM