Vietnam wins two golds at Asian Physics Olympiad

Vietnam has won two gold medals at the 2013 Asian Physics Olympiad (AphO) in Indonesia , announced the Ministry of Education and Training.

The Vietnamese team at the International Physics Olympiad
The Vietnamese team at the International Physics Olympiad

The gold medalists are Bui Quang Tu from the Hanoi Amsterdam Gifted High School and Ngo Phi Long from the Son La Gifted High School, both at the 12 th grade.

In 2012, Long bagged home a gold medal at the International Physics Olympiad.

This year, all eight members of the Vietnamese team were awarded, including two golds, two silvers, one bronze and three certificates of merit.

The two silver medals went to Tran Minh Vu from the Hanoi Amsterdam Gifted High School and Vu Tran Dinh Duy from the Ho Chi Minh City-based Le Hong Phong Gifted High School, both at the 12 th grade.

The bronze medal was given to My Duy Hoang Long, the 12 th grade of the Lam Son Gifted High School in Thanh Hoa province.

At last year’s AphO in India , Vietnam won one medals, five silvers and two bronzes.

VNA
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