The final match of the 25th Road to Olympia began at 8:30 a.m. on October 26. Surpassing hundreds of competitors, the four finalists are all 12th graders, including:
Le Quang Duy Khoa, student of Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted - Hue (Hue City), ranked number 1.
Doan Thanh Tung, student of Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted - Nam Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa province, ranked 2nd.
Tran Bui Bao Khanh, student of Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi, ranked 3rd.
Nguyen Nhat Lam, Cai Be High School, Dong Thap , position number 4.
Each contestant has their own strengths, but all four show extensive knowledge and great determination, promising an explosive final match.
The contestants go through 4 rounds: Warm-up, Overcoming obstacles, Acceleration and Finish line.
Bao Khanh temporarily took the lead after the Warm-up part.
At 9:10, the four climbers entered the Warm-up round. This round was divided into two separate rounds and a group round. In the separate round, each contestant answered six questions. A correct answer earned the contestant 10 points, while an incorrect answer did not result in a deduction of points.
In the final round, 4 contestants will press the bell to answer 12 questions. Each correct answer brings 10 points. Those who answer incorrectly or press the bell without answering after 3 seconds will have 5 points deducted.
In order, in his turn, Duy Khoa was the first contestant. The male student went through the first 6 questions with 40 points, showing calmness and confidence right from the first round.
Thanh Tung took the second exam, and was a bit nervous so his performance was not really good. He answered 3/6 questions correctly, bringing home 30 points.
Meanwhile, Bao Khanh answered the first questions correctly. His determination was evident in each answer. The excellent student earned 50 points amidst the cheers of the fans.
Nhut Lam took the last test, the male student leaned closer to the computer screen to read the questions faster. Lam got 40 points, equal to Duy Khoa.
In the final round, all four contestants showed tension on their faces. Nhut Lam and Bao Khanh took advantage of their strengths to win the right to ring the bell and answer the first questions. However, Duy Khoa quickly caught up with his partner.
At the end of the Warm-up round, Bao Khanh temporarily took the lead with 65 points. Next was Duy Khoa with 60 points, Nhut Lam with 35 points and Thanh Tung with 30 points.
Thanh Tung excellently answered the question of Overcoming Obstacles
The Obstacle Course section requires finding the hidden number with 21 letters, through 4 horizontal words with suggested images.
Duy Khoa chose row number 1, consisting of 7 letters, and asked to fill in the missing information in a question related to literature. All 4 candidates gave the correct answer, “folklore”, and opened a corner of the suggested image.
Thanh Tung chose row number 3, consisting of 7 letters, and asked which type of theatrical art the works White Night, Ungrateful Circle, Ghost Catcher… belonged to. Only Thanh Tung won points with the correct answer Spoken Drama.
Just as the MC was about to read question number 3, Thanh Tung pressed the bell to answer the mystery question, “Truong Ba’s soul, butcher’s skin”. However, Thanh Tung seemed unsure of his answer as he exclaimed “oh” right after giving the answer.
The whole studio was nervous about Tung's answer. At this time, Thanh Tung had 60 points, if he stopped playing here, it would be a big disadvantage for the male student.
“You are excellent”, MC Khanh Vy shouted loudly, the whole studio and Khanh Hoa bridge exploded.
Thanh Tung said yesterday he read through Luu Quang Vu's work. He had a feeling this was a mystery answer so he quickly pressed the bell to reply.
With an excellent performance in the second round, the male student from Le Quy Don High School for the Gifted - Nha Trang temporarily took the lead in the mountain climbing group.
At the end of the competition, Thanh Tung scored 100 points, Nhut Lam 45 points, Duy Khoa 70 points and Bao Khanh 75 points.
Candidates Speed Up to Chase for Scores
The four climbers moved on to the Speed Test, which had four questions. The contestants answered them using computers. The fastest and most correct answer was awarded 40 points, followed by 30 points, then 20 points. The fourth fastest and most correct answer was awarded 10 points.
The first question presented a simplified diagram of a power plant, asking candidates to name the power plant. Bao Khanh and Duy Khoa answered "Nuclear". Due to computer problems, Thanh Tung had to answer using a table, with the same answer.
The three candidates got 40, 30 and 20 points respectively. Nhut Lam got no points for this question due to wrong answer.
Question 2 presented 4 pictures of parade blocks and asked the contestants to arrange the pictures with their corresponding names. Bao Khanh continued to answer the fastest, all 4 contestants gave the answer “CADB” - this was the correct answer, all 4 climbers were awarded points.
The third question required the contestants to use the images to find a two-word code. The faces were very focused. Duy Khoa was the fastest to answer, followed by Thanh Tung, Bao Khanh and Nhut Lam. All four agreed that the answer was "Stretch" - that was the correct answer.
The scores of the candidates were quite close after the first 3 questions. The last question asked for many facts such as innovation, fun science, support tools... Candidates had to find the answer from the facts.
All 4 contestants gave the correct answer, STEM. Thanh Tung was excellent in answering the fastest, getting 40 more points. Duy Khoa was 1 second slower, getting 30 points, Nhut Lam 20 points and Duy Khoa 10 points.
The game changed. After the Acceleration round, Thanh Tung continued to lead with 210 points, Bao Khanh 185 points, Duy Khoa 150 points, and Nhut Lam temporarily ranked last with 135 points.
Bao Khanh made a spectacular breakthrough in the Finish Line
In the final round - Finish Line, the four climbers performed impressively. In this round, each contestant will be given a choice of three questions with scores of 10, 20 and 30. The difficulty of the questions increases with the score value.
In addition, for each question the main player does not answer correctly, three players have the right to ring the bell and answer. If they give the correct answer, they win points, but if they answer incorrectly, the bell ringer is deducted, and the main player keeps his points.
With the highest score, Thanh Tung "finished" first. Before entering his competition, Tung expressed his emotions, thanking his relatives, teachers and friends for their support. The male student chose the 3-question package worth 20 points.
The first question asked about the principles of electing National Assembly and People's Council deputies. Tung answered "democratic, transparent" but wrongly. Nhut Lam pressed the bell to answer "equality, democracy, direct and secret ballot". However, this was the wrong answer, the correct answer should be "equality, universal, direct and secret ballot". Nhut Lam regretfully had 10 points deducted, while Tung kept his score.
Question number 2, Tung did not choose the star of hope. This question was related to Mathematics, asking to find three triangular numbers whose sum was 50. Tung continued to answer incorrectly. Duy Khoa took the right to answer with the answer “5-21-28”. However, because he continued to be incorrect, Khoa was deducted 10 points.
On the last question, Tung continued to play it safe, not choosing the hopeful star. Question number three was in the field of Chemistry, asking which substance is used in high voltage electrical switching equipment. Tung answered SO2, then changed to SO3 at the last seconds, but still incorrect.
Khanh quickly pressed the bell to gain the right, continuing to give SO2, but still wrong. The correct answer is SF6. Like the two previous players, Khanh was also deducted 10 points.
Bao Khanh “finished” second. After the enthusiastic aerobic cheering and support from 4 teachers from kindergarten to high school, the male student decided to choose the 70-point question package (20-30-20 points).
The first question on the History and Literature field asked about the same verse in two works of President Ho Chi Minh: "Ten Policies of Viet Minh" and "History of Our Country", Khanh answered "agree, join forces, unite, ally". This is the correct answer, scoring 20 points.
The last question asked about the elements that make up the R-45B refrigerant. Khanh was still very confident when giving the answer “chlorine, carbon, hydrogen”. With no chance against other candidates, Khanh excelled when temporarily leading with 245 points.
The third “finisher” was Duy Khoa. At this time, the male student had 140 points. Khoa chose the 20-30-30 point package.
The first question asked the candidate to answer what CQ stands for. Khoa answered incorrectly, leaving the answer to Nhut Lam. The male student gave the “sovereign” answer - winning 20 points from Duy Khoa.
Question number 2 was about Physics, requiring calculation of the speed of sound in cast iron. Khoa knelt down to calculate but could not give the correct answer. Bao Khanh was the one who won the right to answer, with the answer "180 m/s". However, the program's answer was "3.194 m/s", which was also Duy Khoa's answer but he forgot to round it. Khoa held his head in regret, and Bao Khanh was deducted 15 points.
For the last question worth 30 points, Khoa chose the star of hope. This question asked about the 19th century reformer who had given his views on the ethics of officials. Khoa pondered and gave the answer in the last seconds - "Dang Huy Tru". The whole audience was excited, when the MC shouted "60 points to Duy Khoa", everyone exploded. Khoa finished his performance with 180 points.
Nhut Lam finished last with 3 questions worth 30 points. The first question asked about the author of “Dai Nam Quoc Am Tu Vi”. Lam answered “Dao Duy Anh”, but had to give the right to answer to other contestants.
Nhut Lam excelled in the second English question. Although the question was long, the male student did not miss a single word. Lam confidently read the answer very quickly and correctly, he won 60 points by placing the star of hope, rising to 205 points, 25 points ahead of the leader.
The last question asked about viruses with DNA genome. Lam quickly answered but wrongly. Bao Khanh rang the bell, the whole hall exploded, giving the answers “hepatitis B virus” and “smallpox virus”.
Khanh answered incorrectly, but still maintained his leading position with 215 points - becoming the new champion of Road to Olympia. In the end, Thanh Tung ranked second with 210 points, Nhut Lam 205 and Duy Khoa 180.
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