A history specialist from Hanoi takes Vietnam's Olympia crown — and a $50,000 prize

Đoàn Lê Anh Đức, a history specialist at Hanoi–Amsterdam High School for the Gifted, has won the final of Đường lên đỉnh Olympia, Vietnam's beloved national student quiz, finishing with 240 points — 60 clear of runner-up Nguyễn Huy Quang Minh on 180. Broadcast live on VTV3 on 1 November, the final linked the studio with supporters in Hanoi, Hưng Yên, Phú Thọ and Khánh Hòa. Anh Đức trailed after the opening rounds, then surged in the speed round and gambled successfully on a literature question. Alongside the laurel wreath he receives a prize worth $50,000 and a chance to study abroad — and gives his school its second consecutive Olympia championship.