International Biology Olympiad

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The International Biology Olympiad (IBO) is the world's premier biology competition for secondary school students. It is one of the International Science Olympiads.

In bringing together gifted students, the IBO competition challenges and stimulates these students to expand their talents and promote their future careers as scientists.[1]

Logo of the International Biology Olympiad.

Overview[change | change source]

No. Year City Country Participating countries
1 1990 Olomouc Czechoslovakia 6
2 1991 Makhachkala Soviet Union 9
3 1992 Poprad Czechoslovakia 13
4 1993 Utrecht Netherlands 15
5 1994 Varna Bulgaria 18
6 1995 Bangkok Thailand 22
7 1996 Artek Ukraine 23
8 1997 Ashgabad Turkmenistan 28
9 1998 Kiel Germany 33
10 1999 Uppsala Sweden 36
11 2000 Antalya Turkey 38
12 2001 Brussels Belgium 38
13 2002 Jurmala and Riga Latvia 40
14 2003 Minsk Belarus 41
15 2004 Brisbane Australia 40
16 2005 Beijing China 50
17 2006 Rio Cuarto Argentina 48
18 2007 Saskatoon Canada 49
19 2008 Mumbai India 55
20 2009 Tsukuba Japan 56
21 2010 Changwon South Korea 58
22 2011 Taipei Taiwan 58
23 2012 Singapore Singapore 59
24 2013 Bern Switzerland 62
25 2014 Bali Indonesia 61
26 2015 Aarhus Denmark 62
27 2016 Hanoi Vietnam 68
28 2017 Coventry United Kingdom 64
29 2018 Tehran Iran 68
30 2019 Szeged Hungary 72
31 2020 Nagasaki Japan 47 (remotely conducted)
32 2021 Lisbon Portugal 72 (remotely conducted)
33 2022 Yerevan Armenia 62
34 2023 Al Ain United Arab Emirates 76[2]
35 2024 Astana Kazakhstan
36 2025 Quezon City Philippines
37 2026 Vilnius Lithuania
38 2027 Uzbekistan
39 2028 Netherlands
40 2029 Czech Republic [3]

References[change | change source]

  1. "What is the International Biology Olympiad". International Biology Olympiad. Retrieved 2022-08-12.
  2. "Past IBOs". International Biology Olympiad. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
  3. "Future IBOs". International Biology Olympiad. Retrieved 2023-07-30.