Vietnam won 3 gold medals at the 2025 Asian Physics Olympiad

All 8 students of the Vietnamese national team competing in the Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) in 2025 won prizes with excellent results including 3 Gold medals, 3 Silver medals, 2 Bronze medals, surpassing last year (1 Gold medal, 1 Silver medal, 6 Bronze medals).

This is the information just announced by the Ministry of Education and Training this morning, May 11.

The students who won the Gold medals include Nguyen The Quan (grade 12, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An province), Nguyen Cong Vinh (grade 12, Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted) and Truong Duc Dung (grade 12, High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences , University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi).

Silver medals were awarded to students Ly Ba Khoi (grade 12, High School for the Gifted in Natural Sciences, University of Natural Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi ), Tran Le Thien Nhan (grade 12, Quoc Hoc Hue High School for the Gifted, Hue city) and Phan Quang Triet (grade 12, Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An province).

The students who won Bronze medals included Tran Trung Hieu (grade 12, Quoc Hoc Hue High School for the Gifted, Hue city) and Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Anh (grade 12, Hanoi - Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, Hanoi).

The 25th Asian Physics Olympiad was held from May 4 to 12 in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, with 30 delegations from 29 countries and territories participating with 208 contestants.

According to the APhO Olympic regulations, students will take two theoretical (5 hours) and practical (5 hours) exams. This year's theoretical exam is based 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 exam is based on the electromagnetic induction effect and its application in induction cookers.

The Vietnamese delegation ranked in the group of 5 countries and territories with the highest achievements, including China, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, the Russian Federation and Vietnam.

The APhO 2025 Organizing Committee will hold the closing ceremony and award ceremony on May 12.

Source: VNP

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