Olympia Champion Dang Le Nguyen Vu: "Next year, I will go to Australia to study AI"

(Dan Tri) - The 2022 Olympia champion has achieved 8.0 IELTS and is ready to go to study in Australia in February 2024. Over the past year, the championship title has given Dang Le Nguyen Vu many memorable experiences.

While sitting in the stands watching the final match of Road to Olympia 2023, Dang Le Nguyen Vu (born in 2005) - the 22nd champion - felt like he was reliving his victory a year ago: Very emotional and dramatic in the final minutes. The moment his junior Le Xuan Manh (Ham Rong High School, Thanh Hoa) wore the laurel wreath of glory, the Thai Binh male student also officially became the "former champion". Sharing with Dan Tri reporter after this "transition", Nguyen Vu said: "I feel satisfied with what I have done during the time after winning the championship, as well as satisfied with the eye-catching Olympia 2023 final that I attended".

Nguyen Vu won a prize of 40,000 USD (about 980 million VND) after winning Olympia 2022 (Photo: Huu Nghi).

Will study AI (artificial intelligence) in Australia

For Dang Le Nguyen Vu, winning Olympia was a boost to help him achieve successful results in many different competitions, as well as complete all the necessary conditions to study abroad. The most recent important competition that Nguyen Vu participated in was the national high school exam. He achieved a total score of 28.95 in block A01 (9.4 points in math; 9.75 in physics; 9.8 in English), becoming the top scorer in this block in Thai Binh province and ranked 11th nationwide. After a short break, the young man focused on IELTS, while also relaxing and discovering new things. Nguyen Vu is expected to leave for Australia to study in February 2024. Currently, he has achieved 8.0 in IELTS and is qualified, while other procedures are waiting to be completed. Everything is fine so far.

Regarding his major, Nguyen Vu chose AI at Swinburne University of Technology, Australia. This was a decision that the 2022 Olympia champion "almost took no second to make" with an awareness of current trends, as well as his own strengths and weaknesses. "Hopefully, with the companionship and help of previous champions, I will be able to adapt better to the new environment," the young man said. Of course, with a completely different experience from what he had before waiting for him, Nguyen Vu was a bit worried. However, it was not too significant and he was mentally prepared.

Find it interesting to have the same name as the "coffee king"

Becoming an Olympia champion means starting to be a "public figure", Nguyen Vu understands this but is not too pressured. Although every word and action will be noticed and scrutinized more than before, he still feels grateful to be followed and supported by the audience.

Nguyen Vu always wants to be himself, to express his personal color on social networks (Photo: FBNV).

"I always want to be myself, to express my personal color through social networks, to connect with the audience who follows me, of course there are still considerations. In addition, this is also the motivation for me to try harder in the goals I set," the young man confided. Until now, the media still talks about the coincidence of the names of Dang Le Nguyen Vu and the "coffee king" Trung Nguyen. When asked, the Olympia champion said that this brought a lot of laughter and interesting stories for himself as well as everyone, not causing trouble. "He is someone I admire very much. I hope that in the future, I can be successful like him," the male student expressed.

To reach the finals, every contestant needs to have a "spirit of steel".

After the final match of Olympia 2023, the audience argued about contestant Nguyen Minh Triet (Quoc Hoc High School, Hue) giving the last question to the two leading players to decide the result. While many people praised the male student for "fair play", others said that he did not respect the program because he did not compete with all his might. Looking at this incident, Nguyen Vu said that in such a situation, each contestant would have a different way of competing. Moreover, it was the last question that would determine the winner or loser in a final match where Minh Triet really had no chance of winning. The line between different opinions towards the male student in Hue is extremely thin. "For me, partly because this is a situation I have never experienced, partly because I understand that all 4 of you had to try very hard to be there, I would like to not give my opinion on whether the action was good or not. Simply, Triet and his 3 friends completed their final round completely," he said.

Nguyen Vu believes that expectations for Olympia contestants always come with pressure and will require a spirit of steel (Photo: Anh Thang).

According to Nguyen Vu, the scrutiny that the audience gives to the "climbers" who reach the final match is completely normal. Because the final match brings together the 4 best contestants of the entire competition year, along with the 4 points that they have excellently brought home. Of course, everyone wants to see how they compete in the biggest and most attractive match. "For contestants like us, of course, expectations come with pressure and will require a strong spirit. However, expectations are definitely only for those who are truly talented and when they overcome all those difficulties, the victory will be truly worthy and welcomed by the audience," Nguyen Vu shared.

Admire Xuan Manh for his fighting spirit

Olympia 2023 Champion Le Xuan Manh once publicly congratulated Dang Le Nguyen Vu when he achieved impressive results in the national high school exam. He also revealed that he learned from his senior's playing style. The audience discovered that the two boys had an interesting coincidence: They were both "hardcore" fans of the English football club - Manchester United. Sharing about this friendship, Nguyen Vu said that he had known Xuan Manh since he was a 22nd year contestant. It was not until the third quarter of this year that he met his junior and wished him good luck before the contest. What made Nguyen Vu admire Xuan Manh was his steadfast fighting spirit in the Finishing round, especially in the recent final match. In addition, the way the two champions won was somewhat similar in the final minutes, both very emotional and dramatic.

Nguyen Vu admires his junior Xuan Manh for his steadfast fighting spirit (Photo: Manh Quan).

"Before the final, when I was standing next to the stage, Manh, who was standing on machine 4, looked over and recognized me. We had a few small gestures to greet each other, but I felt that Manh was in a comfortable mood. That is very important in a big match," Nguyen Vu said. Therefore, for the male student, Xuan Manh's victory bears the mark of bravery, a bit of luck, and is especially convincing and complete. Nguyen Vu hopes that in the future, he will continue to achieve many more wonderful things. At the same time, the audience will always love Olympia and its talented contestants. Thu An

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