8/8 Vietnamese students won medals at the 2025 Asian Physics Olympiad

The Ministry of Education and Training has just announced the results of the Vietnamese team participating in the 2025 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) held in Saudi Arabia.

Accordingly, all 8 Vietnamese students participating in the 2025 Asian Physics Olympiad won medals, including 3 gold medals, 3 silver medals and 2 bronze medals. All 8 students are 12th graders.

Vietnam team competing in the 2025 Asian Physics Olympiad. (Photo: Ministry of Education and Training )

Specifically, the three gold medals went to Nguyen The Quan (Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An Province); Nguyen Cong Vinh (Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, Bac Ninh Province) and Truong Duc Dung (High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences , Hanoi National University).

The three silver medals went to Ly Ba Khoi (High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University , Hanoi ); Tran Le Thien Nhan (grade 12, Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted, Thua Thien Hue province); Phan Quang Triet (Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An province).

The two bronze medals went to Tran Trung Hieu (Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted, Thua Thien Hue Province) and Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Anh (Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi).

With this result, the Vietnamese delegation is in the top 5 with the best achievements, along with China, South Korea, Taipei (China), and Russia. The Ministry of Education and Training assessed that this year's achievements of the students were superior to last year (1 gold medal, 1 silver medal, and 6 bronze medals).

The 2025 Asian Physics Olympiad will be held from May 4 to May 12 in Saudi Arabia with 30 delegations from 29 countries and territories participating, with 208 contestants.

Here, students take two theoretical (5 hours) and practical (5 hours) exams. This year's theoretical exam is built on practical and modern applications of Physics such as: the precession of the Earth's axis causing global climate effects; spin waves related to quantum computers and the greenhouse effect.

The practical test is based on the electromagnetic induction effect and its application in induction cookers.

Kim Nhung

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