Astana to host 45th International Physics Olympiad
21:08, 15 July 2013
ASTANA. July 15. KAZINFORM The Kazakh capital - Astana will host the 45th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO). The last city to welcome the 44th Physics Olympiad was Copenhagen, Denmark. Now, the baton has been passed to Astana, according to the Republican Scientific Practical Center "Daryn" under the Ministry of Education and Science of Kazakhstan.

It was "Daryn" Center Director Sholpan Kirabayeva who made the presentation of Kazakhstan as the next host country of the Olympiad at the closing ceremony of the 44th IPhO. Kazakhstani high school students, the participants of the Olympiad in Copenhagen, received their awards and the flag of the 45th IPhO.
In Denmark, young physicists from Kazakhstan won four silver and one bronze medals. The event brought together 381 high school students from 83 countries of the world.