Quoc Hoc - Hue students win medals at Asian Physics Olympiad

Vietnamese national team participating in the Asian Physics Olympiad 2025. Photo: MOET

Vietnamese national team had 8 participating students. As a result, 8 out of 8 students won medals, including 3 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals, and 2 Bronze Medals. Among them, 3 students who won Gold Medals are Nguyen The Quan from Phan Boi Chau High School for the Gifted, Nghe An province; Nguyen Cong Vinh from Bac Ninh High School for the Gifted, Bac Ninh province; and Truong Duc Dung from the High School for Gifted Students in Natural Sciences, University of Sciences, Vietnam National University, Hanoi.

Quoc Hoc - Hue High School for the Gifted had 2 students participating in the APhO 2025 and both won medals. Specifically, Tran Le Thien Nhan won a Silver Medal, and Tran Trung Hieu won a Bronze Medal.

The 25th Asian Physics Olympiad was held from May 4 to 12 in Dhahran city, Saudi Arabia. The competition saw the participation of 30 teams from 29 countries and territories, with 208 contestants.

According to the APhO regulations, participating students complete two exams: a theoretical exam (5 hours) and a practical exam (5 hours). This year's theoretical exam was based on real-world and modern applications of Physics such as the precession of the Earth's axis causing global climate impacts; spin waves related to quantum computers; and the greenhouse effect. The practical exam was based on the electromagnetic induction effect and its application in induction cookers.

Vietnamese delegation ranked among the top 5 countries with the highest achievements. With 3 Gold Medals, 3 Silver Medals, and 2 Bronze Medals, this year's achievement of Vietnamese team is considered outstanding compared to the previous year (there were 1 Gold Medal, 1 Silver Medal, and 6 Bronze Medals in 2024).

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