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Opening "physical challenge" in Okayama
The 19th, contest of physics junior and high school students across the country gather "Physical Challenge 2014" (NPO corporation Physics Olympiad organized by Japan Committee) began in Okayama Prefecture. The challenge to test the theory and experiment in the camp format until the 22nd and compete grades.
(5 of whom prefecture) 98 people that have passed through the qualifying from applicants of 1762 people across the country participated. There is a opening ceremony in Okayama city, Italian wood Ryuta governor of the prefecture, which was co-hosted encouraged "to look forward to. Stay fellow of life rather than a rival, there's next to it are active," he said.
Both days 20 and 21, participants face the test county youth education center Shizutani school (Bizen). I'm also planning to tour the large synchrotron radiation facility "spring 8" of (Hyogo Sayo). And published the results on the final day. August next year, winners will be Japanese representative candidate of International Physics Olympiad to be held in India.
Was talking about it with a "work hard with the aim of. Higher've been studying as much as possible" (16) Men's Okayama Prefectural High two years.
To celebrate the World Year of Physics in 2005, the physical challenge began in Okayama Prefecture. To change the venue every year and Ibaraki Prefecture from '07, 10th this year.
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「物理チャレンジ」岡山で開幕
全国の中学・高校生が集う物理のコンテスト「物理チャレンジ２０１４」（ＮＰＯ法人物理オリンピック日本委員会主催）が１９日、岡山県内で始まった。２２日まで合宿形式で理論と実験の試験に挑み、成績を競う。
全国１７６２人の応募者から予選を通過した９８人（うち県内５人）が参加。岡山市内で開会式があり、共催する県の伊原木隆太知事が「隣にいるのはライバルではなく一生の仲間。滞在を楽しみ、活躍して」と激励した。
参加者は県青少年教育センター閑谷学校（備前市）で２０、２１の両日、試験に臨む。大型放射光施設「スプリング８」（兵庫県佐用町）の見学も予定している。最終日に結果を発表。優秀者は来年８月、インドで開かれる国際物理オリンピックの日本代表候補となる。
岡山県立高２年男子（１６）は「できる限りの勉強をしてきた。上位を目指して頑張る」と話していた。
物理チャレンジは２００５年の世界物理年を記念し、岡山県で始まった。０７年から茨城県と１年ごとに開催地を交代し、今年１０回目。
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