Vietnamese students win 6 medals at Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad

(PLVN) - All 6 contestants of the Vietnamese national team excellently won medals at the Asia-Pacific Informatics Olympiad (APIO) 2025.

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The 19th Asia- Pacific Olympiad in Informatics, hosted by Uzbekistan, took place from May 17 to 18, attracting 868 contestants from 42 countries and territories. This year, the exam was highly appreciated for its creativity, closely following the orientation of the International Olympiad in Informatics with many flexible and creative approaches.

The Vietnamese national team had 6 students competing, all of whom won medals, including: 1 gold medal, 2 silver medals and 3 bronze medals.

The gold medal belongs to Nguyen Bui Duc Dung, grade 11, High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences (University of Natural Sciences - Hanoi).

Le Kien Thanh (grade 12, Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted - Binh Dinh) and Dang Huy Hau (grade 10, Thang Long High School for the Gifted - Lam Dong ) won silver medals.

Three students, including Ninh Quang Thang (grade 12, Ha Long High School for the Gifted - Quang Ninh), Nguyen Huy Phong (grade 11, Lao Cai High School for the Gifted - Lao Cai), Nguyen Xuan Chi Thanh (grade 11, High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences - Hanoi) won bronze medals.

Notably, contestant Nguyen Bui Duc Dung won the gold medal with 236/300 points, including two perfect scores. Dung was also one of only three contestants in the entire competition to achieve the maximum score in problem number 1. Another mark came from Dang Huy Hau - a 10th grade student - when he won the silver medal with a unique way of solving the test, achieving a perfect score in problem number 3 with only 4 lines of code, making a strong impression on the jury.

With this achievement, the Vietnamese team ranked 5th overall, after China, Russia, Japan and South Korea. At the same time, it continued to maintain its leading position in Southeast Asia in the field of Informatics Olympiad.

Minh Trang

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