From 9 to 14 June, the first Avicenna International Biology Olympiad was held in Bukhara, Uzbekistan. Over 100 schoolchildren from 18 countries took part in the competition, El.kz reports.
According to the Ministry of Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kazakh national team, consisting of eight members of the Olympic reserve in biology, showed outstanding results, winning eight medals.
The head of the team Askar Mazhikenov is a master, winner of republican and international Olympiads, coach of the national team in biology.
The winners and prize-winners demonstrated a high level of training and knowledge, representing Kazakhstan in the international arena.