Vietnamese team ranks 8th at 2022 Asian Physics Olympiad

According to the Ministry of Education and Training, the Vietnamese team ranked 8th at the 2022 Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) after those from China, Russia, Australia, Taiwan (China), Kazakhstan, India, and Thailand.

All eight Vietnamese students participating in the Olympiad have won prizes, bringing home one silver, two bronze medals and five certificates of merit.

12th-grader Le Minh Hoang from the Hanoi University of Science (HUS)’s High School for Gifted Students earned the silver medal. Also from the school, 10th-grader Vo Hoang Hai and 11th-grader Vu Ngo Hoang Duong, secured the bronze medals, while 11th-grader Nguyen Tuan Minh and 12th-grader Cao Van Dong each received a certificate of merit.

The remaining three certificates went to students from high schools for the gifted in the northern provinces of Vinh Phuc and Bac Ninh, and the south-central province of Phu Yen.

The Olympiad took place in India from May 23 to 31 with the participation of 218 contestants.