The 10th grade student Daler Pirov and the 11th grade student Farahmand Hasanov have won two bronze medals at the 50th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) that was held in Tel Aviv, Israel from July 7 to July 15. Both of them attend the Dushanbe-based Tajik-Russian Lyceum “Hotam and PV.”
Another Tajik school student – the 11th grade student at the Lyceum for Talented Children Izatullo Yusufov – was awarded a diploma.
Altogether, 360 students from 78 countries reportedly came to Israel for the event, along with 250 additional guests.
Tajikistan’s delegation was represented by five students, including Daler Pirov, Farahmand Hasanov, Izatullo Yusufov, Timur Salomatshoyev (10th grade student, Tajik-Russian Lyceum “Hotam and PV”) and Yahyo Shamsiyev (10th grade student, Tajik-Russian Lyceum “Hotam and PV”).
The Tajik team reportedly reached the 43rd place in the international competition.
The International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) is an annual competition in physics for high school students, which involves individual theoretical and experimental contests in Physics.
The 50th IPhO was organized and supported by the Ministry of Education of Israel, and the School of Physics and Astronomy at Tel Aviv University hosted the Olympiad and was responsible for its academic program.
The Physics Olympiad is important since it introduces physics to many young students around the world, popularizes the field and therefore guarantees that talented young people will join this important branch of science. During the Physics Olympiad, students exchange ideas with each other in a friendly atmosphere. Thus, the seeds of cooperation and friendship among students from all over the world are planted during the event.
