Ready for the final battle

“Try every day to close the gap with the remaining candidates”

Winning the first quarter with 235 points, Tran Trung Kien, class 12A1, Le Hong Phong High School (Tay Hoa District) is one of the four contestants participating in the final round of the 24th Road to Olympia.

Coming from a district school, Kien always reminds himself to try harder. “I always remind myself to try harder, try harder every day to close the gap with the remaining contestants. They are very strong opponents, coming from schools with a long history in the Olympia movement, so I always take advantage of the time and energy to study for the past 10 months,” Kien shared.

Trung Kien actively reviews to prepare for the final match of the 24th Road to Olympia

PHOTO: TRAN BICH NGAN

Although she was busy preparing for the television final match of the Road to Olympia, Ms. Tran Thi Le Thuy, Principal of Le Hong Phong High School, still could not hide her emotions when her student was about to enter the race for the laurel wreath.

“Being present at the final match of the year, Kien is not only the honor of the school but also the pride of the students of the province. Over the past 10 months, witnessing Kien's tireless practice and training to prepare for the final match, I believe Kien will fight with all his might and create a miracle,” Ms. Thuy shared.

To best prepare Kien, Ms. Thuy said that the school has been working on all the work for the past several months. The school has established an advisory board with excellent teachers to help Kien improve his knowledge and practice his reflexes. Every week, Kien spends time practicing his typing skills, mouse clicking, quick reflexes in the obstacle course, acceleration, and quick question reading skills in the warm-up round.

In addition, the school also organized an art troupe that has been actively practicing for the past few weeks to perform cheerleading and cheering for Kien at the live television broadcast point at Nghinh Phong Tower Square on the morning of October 13.

Nghinh Phong Tower Square, where the live TV broadcast of Phu Yen province will take place on October 13.

“1,740 students of the school will be transported by 39 shuttle buses to the live TV broadcast point at Nghinh Phong tower to cheer for Kien. The whole school is working together, each person doing their own part to prepare for this event. We teachers and students feel joy and pride when the TV broadcast is brought to Phu Yen for the first time,” said Ms. Thuy.

Expecting a "double" victory from the champion

Having come second in the weekly and monthly competitions twice, Kien shared that he was quite disappointed and felt a bit lost. However, challenges forge his character, and entering the first quarter exam, Kien became more calm and experienced in dealing with situations.

Kien once shared that his idol is Argentine football player Messi. Messi's journey to consecutive championships in Copa America 2021 and World Cup 2022 after consecutive failures is an inspirational story that helps Kien determined to win the first quarter competition and further the year's final. Kien hopes that he can also complete the "double" of victories in the journey to conquer the Olympia peak.

Preparing himself mentally for the final, Kien shared that he is quite confident going into the final match. “I believe that Phu Yen will be the most brilliant destination of the year’s final, a source of pride and motivation for me to fight to bring victory to my home province,” Kien said.

Mr. Tran Khac Le, Director of the Department of Education and Training of Phu Yen, said: “By participating in the final match of the year and bringing the first television broadcast to Phu Yen, Trung Kien has been the pride and honor of the province’s education system. Entering the final match, I hope Kien will be ‘brave, confident, victorious’ and bring the highest achievement to Phu Yen.”

The final match of the 24th Road to Olympia took place at 8:30 a.m. on October 13. The four male students competing in the final match were Tran Trung Kien (Le Hong Phong High School, Phu Yen), Nguyen Quoc Nhat Minh (Hung Vuong High School for the Gifted, Gia Lai), Vo Quang Phu Duc (Quoc Hoc High School for the Gifted, Thua Thien - Hue), and Nguyen Nguyen Phu (National University of Education High School for the Gifted, Hanoi ).

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nam-sinh-dem-duong-len-dinh-olympia-ve-phu-yen-san-sang-cho-tran-dau-cuoi-cung-185241011182546373.htm