Vietnam wins four bronzes at Asian Physics Olympiad 2023

Vietnamese students were awarded four bronze medals and four Honourable Mention at the 23rd Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) recently held in Mongolia.

Vietnamese students were awarded four bronze medals and four Honourable Mention at the 23rd Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) recently held in Mongolia.

 

Eight Vietnamese students participating in the APhO 2023 in Mongolia have all won awards. (Photo: MOET)

The four bronze medals went to two 12th graders of a high school in Bac Ninh province and two 11th graders in Hanoi city and Bac Giang province.

The four Honourable Mention awardees were all the 12th graders in Hanoi, Thua Thien-Hue, Thanh Hoa and Hai Phong.

Vietnam was one of the seven countries with all members winning the awards at the contest, according to the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET).

The 23rd Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO) was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, from May 21 to 29. APhO 2023 attracted 195 contestants from 26 countries and territories. The contestants sit both theory and practical exams, each lasting for 300 minutes.

Last year, Vietnam won a silver medal, two bronze medals and five Honourable Mention certificates.