Vietnam in top eight at International Olympiad in Informatics; student wins two golds in week

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, all four members of Vietnam's International Olympiad in Informatics team won awards: one gold medal, two silver medals, and one honorable mention.

Nguyen Huu Tuan, a 12th-grade student at the High School for Gifted Students under the Hanoi University of Science, Vietnam National University, won a gold medal.

Dang Huy Hau, an 11th-grade student at Thang Long High School for the Gifted in Lam Dong Province, and Nguyen Bui Duc Dung, a 12th-grade student at the High School for Gifted Students under the Hanoi University of Science, both won silver medals.

Nguyen Khanh Phuc, a 10th-grade student at Luong Van Tuy High School for the Gifted in Ninh Binh Province, received an honorable mention.

The 38th IOI is being held in person from August 9 to 16 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with 375 contestants from 92 countries and territories taking part. 

Russia, Belarus, Israel, and Turkmenistan are competing under the Olympic flag.

With all four Vietnamese contestants winning awards, Vietnam ranks among the top eight countries and territories in the medal standings, behind China, South Korea, the United States, Malaysia, Japan, Poland, and Turkey, according to results published on the IOI 2026 organizing committee's website.