London, Aug. 6 (CNA) Taiwanese high school students have excelled at the just concluded International Linguistic Olympiad (IOL) held in Dublin, Ireland, snatching gold in the team competition and winning three medals plus two honorable mentions in individual contests.
The IOL is one of 12 International Science Olympiads for secondary school students and has been an annual event since 2003.
This year, 176 students aged 14-19 in 44 teams from 28 countries gathered in Dublin from July 31-Aug. 4, to pit their wits against the toughest language and linguistics puzzles.
No prior knowledge of linguistics or languages is required: with even the hardest problems require only the application of logic, patience and willingness to think around corners, according to the organizers.
The Taiwan team, made up of Alex Ruei-hung Lee, Julian Chih-lun Liu, Pan Tung-le and Tseng Yuan -- won the team competition held on Thursday, followed by Poland's Team A and the Slovenian team.
In individual competitions, Lee won a second gold, with Liu and Yao Yung-jui winning silvers. Pan and Willie Jeng earned honorable mentions.
Taiwan first participated in IOL last year in Mysore, India, winning a silver and two honorable mentions.
