Russian high-school students won two gold and two silver medals at the 36th International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI), which took place in Tashkent, the Russian government's press service reported on August 15.
Gold medals went to Maxim Kravchenko and Vladislav Zhiganov, who study at the Vorobyovy Gory Educational Complex and the Moscow State University Specialized Educational Scientific Center (SUNTS MSU) respectively. Zhiganov also placed second in the absolute individual ranking among all competitors.
Silver medals were awarded to Sergei Mukhanov, also from the Vorobyovy Gory Educational Complex, and Vladimir Zvezdin, a student at the Presidential Physics and Mathematics Lyceum No. 239 in St. Petersburg.
The IOI is an annual algorithmic programming competition for secondary-school students. Participants solve problems using the C++ programming language without access to the internet or external resources.
Telegram founder Pavel Durov congratulated the medalists and noted that the messaging platform would award them digital trophies with a combined nominal value of $177,000.
The competition marked the 36th edition of the IOI, which has been held annually since 1989.
The Russian team's result continues a pattern of strong performances by the country's students in international informatics olympiads.
No further details about the specific problems or scores were provided in the official statement.
Российские старшеклассники выиграли четыре медали на олимпиаде IOI
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