Selection of 100 First and Second-Year High School Students… Final 8 Selected Next Year
Korean Delegation at the Asian Physics Olympiad, 5 Golds, 1 Silver, 2 Bronzes…All Members Win
(Seoul=Yonhap News) The Ministry of Science and ICT announced on the 11th that all eight members of the Korean delegation at the 24th Asian Physics Olympiad held from May 3rd to 10th (local time) in Kampar, Malaysia, won medals with 5 golds, 1 silver, and 2 bronzes. The photo shows students holding the Korean flag for a commemorative photo: Lee Min-seob (Seoul Science High School, from left), Ko Min-jae (Seoul Science High School), Kim Min-jae (Seoul Science High School), Lee Hyuk-jun (Seoul Science High School), Lee Woong-joo (Gyeonggi Science High School), Lee Yeon-woo (Seoul Science High School), Joo Hyung-jo (Seoul Science High School), Lee Seung-heon (Seoul Science High School). 2024.6.11 [Provided by the Ministry of Science and ICT. Resale and database storage prohibited] [email protected]
, “(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Cho Seung-han = The Ministry of Science and ICT and the Korea Foundation for the Advancement of Science and Creativity announced on the 21st that they are recruiting students to participate as national representatives in the ’26th Asian Physics Olympiad’ to be held in Busan next year.”,
“This competition is a place for students under the age of 20 to test their physics knowledge, with eight representative students from each Asian country competing.”,
“As the host country, Korea is allowed to enter two teams, and therefore, in addition to science and gifted high schools, another team will be selected from first and second-year high school students nationwide.”,
“This team will compete alongside the team selected through the International Physics Olympiad training program.”,
“The recruitment of students will continue until the 16th of next month, with about 100 students selected through document screening.”,
“Students will participate in online education and Olympiad problem-solving as part of the training curriculum, and the final evaluation in February next year will select eight students.”,
“The education will be conducted by the Korean Physical Society, and information about student recruitment and selection can be found on the Korean Physics Olympiad Committee website (newkpho.kps.or.kr/apho2026).”,