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Vietnam grabs 4 golds, 1 silver at Int’l Physics Olympiad

Vietnamese students brought home four gold and one silver medals won at the 48th International Physics Olympiad in Indonesia from July 16-24, the Ministry of Education and Training said on July 23.
Vietnam grabs 4 golds, 1 silver at Int’l Physics Olympiad ảnh 1Members of the Vietnamese team at the 48th International Physics Olympiad (Photo: Ministry of Education and Training)

Hanoi (VNA)– Vietnamese students brought home four gold and one silver medals won at the48th International Physics Olympiad in Indonesia from July 16-24,the Ministry of Education and Training said on July 23.

Overall, theVietnamese team came fifth, after China, the Republic of Korea, Russia andSingapore, the best result so far.

The gold medals wentto 12th graders Dinh Anh Dung from Hanoi – Amsterdam High School forthe Gifted, Ta Ba Dung from Natural Science Gifted High School, the NationalUniversity-Hanoi, Nguyen The Quynh from Vo Nguyen Giap Gifted High School in centralQuang Binh province and Tran Huu Binh Minh from Phan Boi Chau Gifted HighSchool in central Nghe An province.

Another 12th grader from Phan Boi Chau Gifted High School, Phan Tuan Linh, won the silver.

This year’scompetition was attended by 424 students from 86 countries and territoriesworldwide.-VNA
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