Five Vietnamese students walked away with honors at the 13th Russian Olympiad which was wrapped up in Moscow on June 11. First prize in public speaking went to Nguyen Thi Minh Nguyet, an 11th grader from Nam Dinh-based Le Hong Phong high school. She was also presented a certificate of merit for the best answer in the “Reading Comprehension” category. Another 11th grader Nghiem Ba Tri from Hanoi-Amsterdam high school swept the poetry reading and general examination categories with two first prizes. The six-day gruelling contest attracted over 200 students from 29 countries around the globe competing in an array of educational categories including lectures on western topics, Russian pronunciation, young speaker and young poetry reader. (vov.vn Jun 12)
