After 51 matches with 144 contestants from all over the country, the 4 contestants with the highest scores are about to enter the final round of the Road to Olympia taking place on the morning of October 8.
The four male students who will compete in the final round of Road to Olympia 2023 are Nguyen Viet Thanh (Soc Son High School, Hanoi), Nguyen Minh Triet (Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted - Thua Thien Hue), Le Xuan Manh (Ham Rong High School, Thanh Hoa), and Nguyen Trong Thanh (Tran Phu High School for the Gifted, Hai Phong).
| Candidates | Week | Month | Quarter |
| Nguyen Viet Thanh | 280 | 310 | 325 |
| Nguyen Minh Triet | 330 | 305 | 290 |
| Le Xuan Manh | 345 | 265 | 160 |
| Nguyen Trong Thanh | 260 | 255 | 330 |
According to the announcement of the organizing committee, this year's winning contestant will receive a prize worth 50,000 USD (about 1.2 billion VND). This is the highest prize in the history of the Road to Olympia program in the past 23 years. At the same time, the prize for the contestants who won the second and third prizes has also doubled compared to last year (200 million VND for the second prize and 100 million VND for the third prize).
Record score
Le Xuan Manh, grade 12, Ham Rong High School, Thanh Hoa Province, won a dramatic victory in the third quarter competition of the Road to Olympia program with 160 points. After 12 years, Thanh Hoa has had a student participating in the Olympia finals, this is also the first time Ham Rong High School has had students participating in this playground.
Along with that, up to this point, Manh still holds the record for the highest total score in a match at Road to Olympia 23 with 345 points in the match of week 3, month 1, quarter 3 (April 24, 2023).
To prepare for the Road to Olympia contest, Xuan Manh often won points in questions in the fields of Literature, History, and general knowledge thanks to his good memory.
Self-assessing that his mentality was not stable, English and Physics and Chemistry practice questions were his weaknesses, the Thanh Hoa male student also practiced more to improve his competitive spirit, practiced listening to foreign languages, reviewed practice instructions in textbooks, and on Youtube.
Determined to win the laurel wreath
Nguyen Minh Triet, class 12 Physics, Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted, Thua Thien Hue, won convincingly in the second quarter match of the program Road to Olympia with 290 points.
The Hue boy admits that he is strong in questions about sports, art, music and social knowledge. This is clearly shown in each part of the test that Triet goes through, he rarely misses questions in these areas.
To prepare for the final, Triet focused a lot of time studying the recent finals, maintaining the habit of reading newspapers and watching news to supplement his social knowledge and improve his English ability. He will also seek the support of teachers and seniors to study more effectively. To balance, Triet still maintains his hobbies of listening to music, reading books and meeting friends.
Practice more than 300 matches
Nguyen Viet Thanh, grade 12, Soc Son High School (Hanoi) won overwhelmingly in the first quarter match, becoming the first contestant to win a ticket to the final round of the Road to Olympia with 325 points.
Thanh believes that besides luck, this is the result of a year of training with nearly 300 practice matches.
Nguyen Viet Thanh's journey to the top of Olympia.
In addition to the Olympia Soc Son club, Viet Thanh also joined the community of former contestants and students who wanted to participate in this program. During his 10th grade year, Thanh maintained a weekly practice match with his clubmates and competed with members of the Olympia community.
Male students self-assess their strengths in questions about History, Society and General Knowledge. This is most clearly demonstrated in each round of the exam.
The male student shared and learned from his seniors' calm playing style and diverse knowledge. In addition to studying and practicing for Olympia, in his free time, Thanh plays soccer, watches the news and reads books. He often reads famous literary works, most of all "A Fierce Childhood" by author Phung Quan, and science books.
The last ticket
Nguyen Trong Thanh, class 12 English 1, Tran Phu High School for the Gifted, Hai Phong, won overwhelmingly in the fourth quarter exam of the program Road to Olympia with 330 points, winning the last ticket to the final round.
Trong Thanh believes that Olympia is a playground for knowledge, so there is no better preparation than reading textbooks carefully and watching newspapers and TV. At the same time, he connects with friends who share the same passion to practice. From the end of 10th grade until now, Thanh plays an average of one match a day. If he encounters questions that he cannot answer, he will write them down and spend time to learn them when he has free time.
As an English major, the student from Hai Phong found himself strong in language, history, and social studies. Thanh often scored well on questions in this area, which once became a turning point, helping him reach the finals.
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