The International Chemistry Olympiad is an annual academic competition for high school students. About 300 students from about 75 countries participate in it each year – four participants from each country. The Olympiad has been held for over 50 years in different countries in the world including: the United States, France, Thailand, Great Britain, Russia, Vietnam, and more. It is usually held in July/August. Israel joined the competition in 2006 and since then the Israeli national team has been training at the Technion. The achievements of the members of the Israeli national team improve year by year even though the difficulty of the tests is constantly increasing. Since entering the competition, the team has won a large number of medals, including gold medals.