The International Physics Olympiad, which was held for the first time in Japan, where high school students from all over the world gather to compete in physics ability, concluded on the 17th, and two Japan won gold medals for the first time in six years.
The International Physics Olympiad has been held in various countries around the world since 1967 to deepen young people's interest in physics, and this year was the 53rd time it was held in Japan for the first time.
This time, athletes from about 80 countries and regions around the world participated in physics experiments and theoretical tests. On the last day of the tournament, the 17th, the closing ceremony was held in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, and the results were announced.
The top 36 players were awarded gold medals, while China and Korea won gold medals for all five members of the Olympic team. Russia also competed individually, but all five individuals won gold medals.
On the other hand, for the first time in six years since the 5 Olympics in Indonesia, two Japan won gold medals and the remaining three won silver medals.
Teams with a gender balance were also recognized, with four countries with good results, including Ukraine, where a female athlete won a silver medal.
Kotaro Imamura, a third-year student at Otemae-Marugame High School in Kagawa Prefecture, who won the gold medal, expressed his joy, saying, "I'm really happy to be able to win the gold medal."
Yuki Tanaka, a third-year student at Nada High School in Hyogo Prefecture, who also won a gold medal, said, "I like being able to explain phenomena in everyday life using physics."
Makoto Kobayashi, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics in 3 and chairman of the organizing committee of the conference, said, "It was a valuable experience for young people from all over the world who share the same aspirations to meet face-to-face, and I hope that it will be useful in the future."
The International Physics Olympiad will be held in Iran next year.