International Physics Olympics 2008, Ha Noi , Vietnam
Congratulations to the Japan IPhO Team!
They won gold, silver, bronze and the encouragement award

(Photo ・IphO opening ceremony: the Japan team enters)

The 39 th International Physics Olympics (IPhO 2008) was held in Ha Noi Vietnam from July 10 th to 20 th , 2008 . The Japan Physics Challenge - Olympics Committee sent to the even 5 high school students and their leader. The members won one each of gold, silver and bronze medals, and 2 encouragement awards, resulting in the good result of each member a winner.

(Photo ・The Japan team after the awarding ceremony. From left to right, Akabori Shotaro, Yoshida Shuhei, Murashita Wakune, Matsumoto Ei'ichi and Matsuhisa Katsuhiko)

In the 2008 event, 370 young physicists gathered from 82 countries to compete in solving problems of both theoretical and experimental nature. It is the third time a Japanese team, this year comprising 5 high school students chosen last spring, entered the contest.

The first IPhO took place in Warsaw , Poland , in 1967. From all over the world, youth yet to enter higher education participate with the objective of furthering interest and knowledge in physics and through international exchange to strengthen physics education in the participant countries.

Japan sent 5 high school students chosen in the 1 st National Physics Contest of Physics Challenge 2005 to the 37 th IPhO held in Singapore in 2006, resulting in 1 silver medal, 3 bronze medals and 1 prize. In the IPhO 2007 held in Iran , the Japan team also left a good record, winning 2 golds, 2 silvers and 1 bronze.