Four students represent Cuba at the Ibero-American Chemistry Olympiad in Costa Rica.

Four young people represent Cuba at the Ibero-American Chemistry Olympiad, which takes place until this Monday in Costa Rica.

The Cuban team consists of four talented students: Juan Carlos Yepes from Havana; Ernesto Barreras from Sancti Spíritus; and Marcos Asin López and Roger González Faxas, both from Camagüey, who are accompanied by their coach, Rafael Rodríguez, as reported by Juventud Técnica on their Facebook profile.

In this edition of the competition, around 20 countries from the region are participating, with the aim of promoting knowledge and excellence in the field of chemistry.

Of the four students, three will be competing for the first time in this type of international contest, stated the officialist Canal Caribe.

"It's a great opportunity," Barrera said, acknowledging that it is his first Olympics. "It's a challenge because these are countries that have very good results."

Asin, from Camagüey, noted that he combined his professor's training with the CIGB from his province, which supported him a lot with the experimental part. "The exam consists of an experimental part and a theoretical part," explained the pre-university student.

Physical chemistry is the hardest part of the exam, so young Díaz thought. "I don't think organic will be that difficult, but we are still preparing."

José Miguel Cabrera, one of the coaches, told the official Canal Caribe that the competition will be very complex.

The young contestants trained for more than two months in the Cuban capital, where the University of Havana had to compensate for the inadequate practical training they brought from their provinces.

Despite the problems that Cuba faces in its education system, evidenced by material shortages and professional migration in the sector, the country obtained three gold medals and one silver medal in the XVII Ibero-American Biology Olympiad 2024 (OIAB 2024), held at the University of Havana, with representatives from 15 countries participating.

The young people Elio Manuel Rodríguez Rivero (Villa Clara), Christian Darío Blanco (Pinar del Río), Cristian Barrero (Santiago de Cuba), and Ana Liz Ramírez (Sancti Spíritus) won three gold medals and one silver medal, respectively, reported the official broadcaster CMHW.

In July, the team that represented Cuba at the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad received five honorable mentions in this demanding and competitive event, which concluded this Sunday in Bath, United Kingdom.

Karla Yisel Ramírez Garcel, Ricardo Molano Domínguez, Ailema Matos Rodríguez, Ián David Lorenzo García, and Marcel Gámez Salvo were the young people who received honorable mentions.