The International Physics Olympiad, in which high school students from all over the world participate to compete for knowledge of physics, was scheduled to be held in Belarus, but it was canceled due to the invasion of Ukraine.
The International Physics Olympiad is a gathering of high school students from all over the world to compete for knowledge of physics almost every year for about a week. It was supposed to be held in.
In addition to Japan, several countries had decided not to participate due to the invasion of Ukraine, but after that, a board meeting of the International Physical Olympic Committee was held and it was decided to cancel the tournament.
According to Japanese officials, there were many opinions requesting cancellation because it was difficult to ship the experimental equipment necessary for the tournament and the communication environment for online holding was unstable. ..
Shuji Hasegawa, President of the International Physics Olympiad Japan Committee, said, "I think it is unavoidable to cancel the tournament, but I would like to see an alternative tournament that will be a place where students can demonstrate the abilities they have prepared over the course of a year. I was talking.