{
  "id": 1860811,
  "title": "Korea takes 4 medals at International Olympiad in Informatics",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/korea-takes-4-medals-at-international-olympiad-in-informatics-1860811",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-19T04:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/education/20260819/korea-takes-4-medals-at-international-olympiad-in-informatics"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Korea's national team secured four medals at the International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) held in Uzbekistan from August 9 to 11, according to the Ministry of Science and ICT. The team achieved two gold medals, one silver medal, and one bronze medal, out of a total of 327 students representing 92 countries in the two-day competition. The IOI, which began in 1989, is an annual international science Olympiad where participants are required to solve algorithmic problems within a five-hour timeframe to maximize their score.",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Korea takes 4 medals at International Olympiad in Informatics",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/korea-takes-4-medals-at-international-olympiad-in-informatics",
        "published": "2026-08-19T04:02:03.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}