Vietnam has won one gold medal at the 2014 Asian Physics Olympiad (AphO) which is being held in Singapore from May 11-19, announced the Ministry of Education and Training.

The gold medalist is Cao Ngoc Thai from the Phan Boi Chau High School in the central province of Nghe An.

This year, all eight members of the Vietnamese team won awards, including one gold, four silvers, two bronzes and one certificate of merit.

Cao Ngoc Thai (fourth from the right). Photo: dantri.com.vn

The silver medalists are Dao Phuong Khoi and Do Thi Bich Hue from the University of Natural Science’s High School for Gifted Students under the Vietnam National University-Hanoi, Vu Thanh Trung Nam from the Hanoi Amsterdam High School, and Pham Nguyen Tuan Anh from the High School for Gifted Students of Vietnam National University-Ho Chi Minh City.

Cao Van Nam from the High School for Gifted Students of Vietnam National University- Ho Chi Minh City and Nguyen Ngoc Khanh from the Phan Boi Chau High School won bronze medals.

At last year’s AphO in Indonesia, Vietnamese students brought home two gold medals, two silvers, one bronze and three certificates of merit.

Source: VNA