Nelushi Vithanachchi of Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo won a silver medal while three other team members; Benuljith Mindula Karunarathne of Royal College, Colombo, Vasanthamohan Sasangan of St. Michael’s College, Batticaloa and Ranasinghege Kavinda Chathuranga of Nalanda College, Colombo 10 won bronze medal each at the 54th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) competition 2022 hosted by China. In addition, all four team members won the “Golden Monkey Award” for their outstanding performances in the virtual simulation experiment examination. This is one of the best team performances by a Sri Lankan team at any international high school Science/Mathematics Olympiad competitions held so far.
This year’s competition was held from 10th July to 18th July and the theory examination was conducted as a remote examination on 13th July 2022. A total of 323 highly talented high school students from 84 countries participated in the IChO 2022. In Sri Lanka, the remote theory examination was conducted at the Headquarters of the Institute of Chemistry Ceylon (ICHEMC), Rajagiriya. This is the third time Sri Lanka has participated in the IChO. In both previous competitions, Sri Lankan students won 3 Bronze medals and an honorable mention.
Chemistry Olympiad Sri Lanka committee of the ICHEMC, which locally organizes this event, congratulates the winners of the IChO 2022 for bringing glory to the country.