Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
The results of the Abu Rayhan Biruni International Chemistry Olympiad (ARBIChO 2025) were summed up in Tashkent. The Russian team of four schoolchildren participated in the competition in person and received three gold and one silver medal.
The medalists were congratulated by Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Chernyshenko and Minister of Education of Russia Sergei Kravtsov.
“Friends! You have brilliantly completed the Olympiad tasks, leaving behind the strongest competitors from other countries. Three gold and one silver medal are the result of your talent, perseverance and competitive passion. We are proud of your achievements and thank your teachers and mentors for these victories. As President Vladimir Putin noted, we need to achieve excellence in chemistry and in the creation of new materials. The future in these areas is yours!” the Deputy Prime Minister said.
Gold medals were won by:
§ Said Nurgayanov, Lyceum No. 131, Kazan;
§ Arseny Sysoev, Scientific Research Center of Moscow State University, Moscow;
§ Azamat Sharafiev, Secondary School No. 9 with in-depth study of the English language, Kazan.
Silver went to Vladimir Rurenko from the CPM School, Moscow.
“At the International Chemistry Olympiad named after Abu Rayhan Biruni, our schoolchildren once again demonstrated a high level of training and confirmed the quality of the national education system. Such results were possible thanks to the talent and determination of the children, as well as the professionalism, experience and dedication of their mentors. I sincerely thank everyone who contributed to this success. I am sure that new victories, bright discoveries and significant achievements in science await us ahead,” commented Minister of Education Sergey Kravtsov.
The head of the Russian national team was Vasily Krasnobrov, a methodologist at the Center for Pedagogical Excellence. He spoke about the level of the international intellectual competition.
“Next year Tashkent is hosting the International Chemistry Olympiad, and therefore the format of the tasks, their complexity and evaluation criteria have been brought closer to the standards of this competition. In this regard, the Olympiad becomes both easier and more difficult for our students. For example, the tasks of the All-Russian School Olympiad require a significantly greater volume of knowledge and a significantly higher level of complexity of logical reasoning. In each round, the participants of the All-Russian Olympiad need to solve only four problems. Here, the students need to complete eight relatively simple but voluminous problems in the same amount of time,” he noted.
The Abu Rayhan Biruni International Chemistry Olympiad includes two rounds. The practical round consists of two problems, each of which takes 2 hours and 10 minutes to complete, with a 20-minute interval for answering. The maximum score for the practical round is 40. The theoretical round includes eight problems, calculated for five hours. Each problem is worth 7.5 points, the total score for the theoretical round is 60. The format of the problems and the assessment system are as close as possible to the structure of the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO).
The competition is held among students of schools, academic lyceums and vocational schools with the aim of identifying and supporting children with outstanding abilities in the field of chemistry. The Russian team participated in the competition as part of the preparation of candidates for the team for the International Chemistry Olympiad.
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