27-07-16 Two bronze medals, honourable mention at 27^th Biology Olympiade in Vietnam.

Greek students achieved significant successes at the 27^th International Biology Olympiade, which was held between 17-23 July in Hanoi, Vietnam.

The Greek delegation returned home with two bronze medals, clinched by Telemachos Koutouratsa of the 4^th General High School of Chania, Crete, and Achilleas Laskaratos of the Model Experimental School Evangeliki Scholi. Theodoras Tsampras of the Varvakeios Model Experimental School was received an honourable mention.

"The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is a competition for secondary school students, who are winners of their respective National Biology Olympiad.Their skills in tackling biological problems, and dealing with biological experiments are tested. Interest in biology, inventiveness, creativity and perseverance are necessary.In bringing together gifted students, the IBO tries to challenge and stimulate these students to expand their talents and to promote their career as scientists," the IBO website states.

The students were accompanied by Professor Eleftheria Kravvariti of Athens University and secondary school teacher Asimakis Talamangas.

The four students were selected to represent Greece at the International Olympiade, from a pool of three thousand high school students nationwide, who competed in The Pan-Hellenic Biology Competition of 2016, which is held under the auspices of the Ministry of Education.

Greece has participated in the IBO from 1975, and this is the third time that the Greek delegation has won distinctions.