Vietnam grabs 4 physics Olympiad gold medals
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Host Vietnam won four gold medals and one bronze at the annual 39th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) which wrapped up in Hanoi Monday, the nation’s best ever performance at the event.
At the event, China and Chinese Taiwan gained five gold medals each, followed by the Republic of Korea, India and the US with four gold medals and one silver medal each.
The four Vietnamese gold medalists were Huynh Minh Toan from central Da Nang City, Nguyen Tat Nghia from central Nghe An Province and Do Hoang Anh and Nguyen Duc Minh from Hanoi.
Tran Anh Vu, also from Hanoi, took home the bronze medal.
A total of 376 high school students from 82 countries and regions sat intensive theoretical and experimental exams, which began on July 20.
The 40th IPhO will be held in Mexico in 2009.
Reported by Bao Van
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