First success of Azerbaijani schoolchildren at international Olympiad in 2020

Azerbaijani schoolchildren won a total of 8 medals - 1 gold, three silver, and four bronze at the 16th International Zhautykov Olympiad in Almaty.

Report says, citing the Ministry of Education, that 588 students from 20 countries took part in the competition. Abutalib Namazov, a student of the 11th grade of the Lyceum with a bias in physics, mathematics, and computer science, won the gold medal, Murad Eynizada won silver, and student of Ganja Secondary School No. 15 won a bronze medal in computer science.

In turn, pupils of the 11th grade of the Lyceum with a bias in physics, mathematics, and computer science Murad Agazade and Abbas Mammadov won silver medals. Student of the 9th grade Togrul Abbasov and the pupil of the 11th grade of the secondary school No. 1 of Malbeyli village of Shusha district Vugar Guliyev claimed bronze in math. The student of the 11th grade of the Lyceum of physics, mathematics, and computer science, Muhammad Yusifov, was awarded a bronze medal in physics.

Azerbaijani schoolchildren have been taking part in the International Zhautykov Olympiad since 2006. Over the years, they have won 49 awards, including three gold, 19 silver, and 27 bronze medals.