Following the preliminary rounds, 100 outstanding students outshone over 11,000 students from 12 secondary schools in My Tho city to advance to the final round.

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Students participating in the final round

In the final round, the 100 students participated in a game show scenario titled "Ring the Golden Bell." They went through four rounds: Setting Sail, Riding the Waves, Landing, and Asserting Sovereignty. In each round, the students answered multiple-choice questions and learned basic knowledge about Vietnam's sea and islands, the Vietnam People's Army and the Vietnam Coast Guard, the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982, the Law of the Sea of Vietnam, and the Law on Vietnam Coast Guard, regulations on combating illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing, as well as local history, culture, and geography.

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Awarding certificates to students participating in the final round
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The organizing committee presents awards to outstanding contestants in the final round.

During this event, the organizing committee awarded 20 bicycles and 60 scholarships, valued at VND 1 million each, to students in difficult circumstances.

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Representatives from Coast Guard Region 3 and the local authorities present bicycles to needy students.

Senior Colonel Cao Xuan Quan, Deputy Political Commissar of Coast Guard Region 3, shared that the contest aimed to instill patriotism and love for the country's sea and islands among students, while also fostering unity, understanding, and connection among officers, soldiers, teachers, students, and people in the locality.

Translated by Trung Thanh