Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO): 2026 Results and 2027 Host

Q: What is the current APhO status? A: APhO 2026 concluded in Busan, Republic of Korea, after running from 17 to 25 May 2026. The official host site publishes results, problems, and solutions. Its host history confirms Thailand for 2027, but no city or dates were published on the pages checked.

APhO 2026 is complete

The 26th Asian Physics Olympiad was held in Busan from 17 to 25 May 2026. The official 2026 host site now provides the completed-cycle information, including results and competition papers.

Students looking for preparation material should use those released papers rather than a guessed 2027 syllabus or schedule.

Confirmed 2027 information

The official host history lists Thailand for the 27th APhO in 2027. It does not give a host city or competition dates. Until a 2027 host site or circular publishes them, do not reuse Busan's May dates as a forecast.

Format and delegation rules

APhO is an international competition entered by national delegations, not by direct individual registration. The statutes provide for teams of up to eight students and include a five-hour theoretical examination and a five-hour experimental examination.

Medal boundaries are decided using the official rules and the year's results. Students should read the current statutes rather than relying on an informal claim that a particular raw score guarantees a medal.

Singapore selection: what can safely be said

Singapore students do not apply directly to APhO. A national process selects the delegation.

The public IPS page provides historical APhO context, but the checked sources do not publish a complete current Singapore selection formula. They do not support treating "SPhO Open", a fixed December-to-March SPOT programme, or a specific medal as a guaranteed route for every cycle.

If a student receives a training or selection invitation through school or the national organisers, that current notice controls. The