APAO is a relatively new Olympiad which was founded in the spring 2005 as an international regional programme in line with the International Astronomy Olympiad. So in 2008 the 4 th Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (IV APAO) took place. ... 40 students from 6 teams took part in the Olympiad: . ... Korea - 8 students . ... Kazakhstan - 10 students . ... Singapore - 7 students . ... Dr. Michael G. Gavrilov, Founding Chairman and Coordinator of the Asian-Pacific Astronomy Olympiad (APAO) . ...