Pakistani student wins bronze medal in International Chemistry Olympiad

A Pakistani student from Karachi won a bronze medal at the 50th International Chemistry Olympiad 2018 (IChO), it was reported on Wednesday.

According to details, Muhammad Suleman Thaniana of the Karachi Grammar School bagged the bronze medal at the event held in Slovakia and Czech Republic from July 19 to July 29, in which over 300 students from 76 countries participated.

The four-member Pakistani delegation was led by HEJ faculty.

Last year, a Pakistani student Maaha Ayub had won a bronze medal at the event.

The IChO is an annual competition for chemistry students at the secondary school level from all over the world. Nations around the world send a team of four students who are tested on their chemistry knowledge and skills in a five-hour laboratory practical and five-hour written theoretical examination.