RI gets physics Olympiad gold medal<\/p>\n
JAKARTA: The Indonesian team won five medals, including a gold
\nmedal in physics, during the world's 34th Physics Olympiad held
\nin Taipei, Taiwan.<\/p>\n
The gold medal was a repeat of the 1999 record, when Balinese
\nstudent Made Agus Wirawan won a gold medal, Indonesia's first
\ngold medal in the annual Olympiad.<\/p>\n
Held in Taipei from Aug. 2 through Aug. 11, the Indonesian
\nteam was represented by Widadgo Setiawan from the Bali-based
\nDenpasar 1 Senior High School, Rangga Perdana Budoyo from the
\nMagelang-based Taruna Nusantara Senior High School, Bernardus
\nRichardo from the Bogor-based Regina Pacis Senior High School,
\nTriwiyono Darsowiyono from Yogyakarta-based Senior High School
\nNo. 3, and Yudhistira Virgus from the Palembang-based Xaverius
\nSenior High School No. 1 .<\/p>\n
Widagdo won the only gold medal, while the other Indonesians
\ntook one bronze medal.<\/p>\n
The five were selected after a rigorous selection process
\nnationwide since October last year.<\/p>\n
Some 54 countries were competing in the Olympiad this year.
\nIndonesia, with its human development index ranked 112th out of
\n170 countries surveyed by the United Nations Development Program
\n(UNDP), was nevertheless able to get itself into the top six
\ncountries with the most medals, along with the U.S., South Korea,
\nTaiwan, Iran and India.<\/p>\n
Indonesia first joined the competition in 1993, when it won a
\nbronze medal. -- Antara<\/p>",
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