Vietnam was also one of five teams at the competition whose every contestant earned a medal.

Notably, five members of the Vietnamese team were 11th-grade students, highlighting the country’s strong pipeline of young talent for future international competitions.

The Asian Physics Olympiad is one of the region’s most competitive annual academic contests for high school students. This year’s event brought together 28 teams from 27 countries and territories, with a total of 209 contestants.