&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203;&# 8203; The results of the 50th World Physics Olympiad were released on July 14, and the Chinese team won the first place after last year. In this competition, all the five contestants of the Chinese team won the gold medal, sun Xiangkai of the high school affiliated to the National People's Congress won the first place in the total score and theoretical score, and sun Yifan of Zhenhai middle school won the first place in the experimental score.
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Five middle school students won prizes in the International Physics Olympiad
Five middle school students represented Hong Kong in the 49th international physics Olympics, winning one gold medal, three silver medals and one bronze medal, the Hong Kong Business Daily reported. The Acting Secretary for education of Hong Kong, Jolie Choi, congratulated the Hong Kong team on its outstanding performance in the competition on the 30th.
It is reported that among the winners, Rahul Arya (King George V school) won the gold medal in the competition, GAURAV Arya (King George V school), Zou Junhong (St. magari boys' and girls' English primary and secondary school) and Liang Jie (LA Sha College) won one silver medal respectively, and the bronze medal winner was Wen Lixin (diocesan boys' College).
The international physics Olympics aims to promote physics education, strengthen the contact and cooperation between scientists and educators all over the world, and cultivate and motivate young people with superior potential in physics. This year's event was held in Lisbon, Portugal, from July 21 to 29, with about 400 students from 86 countries or regions participating.
Cai Ruolin said that the education bureau is committed to promoting stem (Science, technology, engineering and Mathematics) education, and will continue to work with the Hong Kong Gifted Education School and relevant professional groups to provide challenging learning experiences for potential students, including participating in stem related national and international competitions. In order to cultivate more talents, the education bureau is proposing to the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council to inject HK $800 million into the "gifted education fund" to support the optimization of services of Hong Kong Gifted Education schools, so as to further promote the development of Gifted Education in Hong Kong.
International Physics Olympiad
The full English name of the International Physics Olympiad is International Physics Olympiad, abbreviated as iPho. The purpose of iPho is to 'promote the development of international exchanges in school physics education' by organizing international physics competitions for middle school students, so as to emphasize 'the growing importance of physics in all science and technology and general education for young people'. After nearly 30 years of successful hosting of iPho, its international reputation has become higher and higher, and its role has been affirmed by UNESCO and the European Physical Society (EPS).
In view of the achievements of iPho in promoting the progress of physics education and promoting international exchanges, the International Committee on Physics Education (1cpe) awarded iPho a permanent copper medal in October 1991, which was kept by the host country in turn.
In July 2018, five middle school students participated in the 49th International Physics Olympiad on behalf of Hong Kong and won one gold medal, three silver medals and one bronze medal.