APLO 2026
The 8
th edition of the Asia-Pacific Linguistics Olympiad will take place on 29 March 2026.
Invitation Letter to APLO 2026
The registration deadline for APLO 2026 is 31 January 2026.
I represent a local organisation.
How do I host APLO in my country?
First time in APLO?
Please kindly review the invitation letter and the eligibility section of the constitution thoroughly. Should you determine that your organisation eligible for accreditation, please contact us to proceed with the application process.
Registration for APLO 2026
All countries and regions, including those that participated in APLO last year, are required to register for participation in APLO 2026. Please check the email notifications.
I am a student.
How do I participate in APLO?
Please select the country/region you are in.
You cannot take part in APLO individually. In case your country is not listed here, please refer to our
FAQ page.
If you have any questions, please reach out to your local organising committee. The APLO Board does not accept individual inquiries from contestants.
The list on the right show the currently accredited official delegations.
The delegations marked with an asterisk (*) were inactive in the previous APLO edition.
| Name | Description | Link | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 | Australia | To participate in the APLO as a representative of Australia, candidates must first qualify through OzCLO (Australian Computational and Linguistics Olympiad). The APLO serves as individual contest practice for students already selected for IOL. | Link | |
| 🇨🇳 | China | 中国 | To participate in APLO as a representative of China, candidates must first qualify through IOLC (IOL China). 要代表中国参加亚太语言学奥林匹亚竞赛 (APLO)，考生必须先通过全国语言学奥林匹克学术活动 (IOLC) | Link | Contact |
| 🇭🇰 | Hong Kong | 香港 | To participate in APLO as a representative of Hong Kong, candidates must first qualify through HKLO (Hong Kong Linguistics Olympiad). APLO serves as the final selection stage for the IOL team. 要代表香港參加亞太語言學奧林匹亞競賽 (APLO)，考生必須先通過香港語言學奧林匹亞競賽 (HKLO)。APLO 是參加國際語言學奧林匹亞 (IOL) 港隊的最終選拔階段。 | Link | Contact |
| 🇮🇳 | India | भारत | To participate in APLO as a representative of India, candidates must first qualify through PLO (Panini Linguistics Olympiad). APLO partially serves as the final selection stage for the IOL team. | Link | |
| 🇮🇷 | Iran | ایران | To participate in APLO as a representative of Iran, candidates must first qualify through ILLO (Iranian Literature and Linguistics Olympiad). برای شرکت در المپیاد آسیایی زبانشناسی بهعنوان نمایندهٔ ایران، داوطلبان ابتدا باید از طریق المپیاد زبان و ادبیات فارسی گزینش شوند. | Link | Contact |
| 🇮🇱 | Israel | ישראל | To participate in APLO as a representative of Israel, candidates must first qualify through the Israeli Linguistics Olympiad. APLO serves as the final stage for selection to IOL. כדי לייצג את ישראל ב-APLO, על המועמדים להיבחר תחילה דרך אולימפיאדת הבלשנות הישראלית. APLO תהיה השלב האחרון לבחירת הנבחרת ל-IOL. | Link | Contact |
| 🇯🇵 | Japan | 日本 | To participate in APLO as a representative of Japan, candidates must first qualify through JOL (Japan Linguistics Olympiad). APLO serves as the final stage for selection to IOL. 日本からAPLOに参加するためには、あらかじめ日本言語学オリンピック(JOL)を通過し選抜される必要があります。APLOはIOL日本代表選抜の最終予選を兼ねます。 | Link | |
| 🇰🇿 | Kazakhstan | Қазақстан | To participate in APLO as a representative of Kazakhstan, candidates must first qualify through KazLO. APLO serves as the final stage for selection to IOL. Қазақстаннан APLO-ға қатысу үшін үміткерлер KazLO (Республикалық олимпиада) арқылы өтуі керек. APLO IOL-ға іріктеудің соңғы кезеңі болып табылады. | Link | Contact |
| 🇲🇴 | Macau | 澳門 | To participate in the APLO as a representative of Macau, candidates must first qualify through the Macau Linguistics Olympiad (MOL). APLO serves as the final stage for selection to the IOL. 成為亞太語言學奧林匹亞競賽 (APLO) 澳門代表，考生必須先通過澳門語言學奧林匹亞選拔賽 (MOL)。APLO 是參加國際語言學奧林匹亞 (IOL) 澳門代表的最終選拔。 | Link | |
| 🇲🇾 | Malaysia | To participate in APLO as a representative of Malaysia, candidates must first qualify through the Language Explorer Competition and MyCLO (Malaysian Computational Linguistics Olympiad). Untuk bertanding di APLO sebagai wakil Malaysia, calon-calon perlu melayakkan diri melalui pertandingan Language Explorer Competition dan MyCLO (Malaysian Computational Linguistics Olympiad). | Link | Contact |
| 🇰🇷 | Republic of Korea | 대한민국 | To participate in APLO as a representative of the Republic of Korea, candidates must first qualify through KLO (Korea Linguistics Olympiad). APLO serves as the final stage for selection to IOL. 대한민국을 대표하여 APLO를 참가하기 위해서는 먼저 한국언어학올림피아드(KLO)를 통해 선발되어야 합니다. APLO는 IOL 국가대표 선발을 위한 본선전 역할을 합니다. | Link | |
| 🇸🇬 | Singapore | To participate in the APLO as a representative of Singapore, candidates must first qualify through the initial round of the SLO (Singapore Linguistics Olympiad). | Link | Contact |
| 🇹🇼 | Taiwan | 臺灣 | To participate in the APLO as a representative of Taiwan, candidates must first qualify through the initial round of the TOL (Taiwan Olympiad in Linguistics). The APLO then serves as the final stage for these selected Taiwanese participants before participating in the IOL. 要代表台灣參加亞太語言學奧林匹亞競賽 (APLO)，候選人必須先通過台灣語言學奧林匹亞競賽 (TOL) 的初賽。APLO 然後作為這些選定的台灣參賽者在參加國際語言學奧林匹亞競賽 (IOL) 之前的最終階段。 | Link | |
| 🇹🇭 | Thailand | ประเทศไทย | To participate in APLO as a representative of Thailand, candidates must qualify through LOT (Linguistics Olympiad of Thailand). APLO serves as the final stage for selection to IOL. ตัวแทนประเทศไทยในการแข่งขัน APLO จะต้องเป็นผู้ที่ได้รับคัดเลือกจากการแข่งขันภาษาศาสตร์โอลิมปิกระดับชาติ (LOT) การแข่งขัน APLO เป็นรอบคัดเลือกผู้แทนประเทศไทยเพื่อไปแข่งขันภาษาศาสตร์โอลิมปิกระหว่างประเทศ (IOL) | Link | Contact |
Previous Participants
| Name | Description | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇩 | Bangladesh | বাংলাদেশ | Last Participated in 2019 | — |
| 🇳🇵 | Nepal | नेपाल | Last Participated in 2024 | — |
Guest delegations
To learn the differences between the official and guest participations, please refer to our FAQ page.
The list on the right show the currently accredited guest delegations.
The delegations marked with an asterisk (*) were inactive in the previous APLO edition.
| Name | Description | Link | Contact | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇦 | Anglophone Canada | To participate in the APLO as a representative of Canada (Anglophone), candidates must first qualify through NACLO (North American Computational Linguistics Olympiad). Both students studying in Canada and Canadian citizens abroad are eligible. The APLO serves as individual contest practice for students who have qualified for the Invitational round of NACLO, and especially for those selected for the IOL team. | Link | Contact |
| 🇧🇷 | Brazil* | Link | ||
| 🇧🇬 | Bulgaria | България | To participate in the APLO as a representative of Bulgaria, candidates must qualify through the second (regional) round of the National Linguistics Olympiad. The APLO serves as individual contest practice for students running for selection for IOL. За да участват в APLO като представители на България, кандидатите трябва да се класират чрез втория (областен) кръг на Националната олимпиада по лингвистика. APLO служи като подготовка за индивидуалното състезание за учениците, които се явяват на селекция за МОЛ. | Link | Contact |
| 🇨🇴 | Colombia | To participate in APLO as a representative of Colombia, candidates must first qualify through the first stage of COL (Colombian Linguistics Olympiad). APLO serves as the second stage for selection to IOL. Para participar en la APLO como representante de Colombia, los candidatos deben primero clasificarse a través de la primera etapa de la OCL (Olimpiada Colombiana de Lingüística). La APLO sirve como la segunda etapa para la selección hacia la IOL. | Link | Contact |
| 🇨🇿 | Czechia | Participation in APLO as a representative of Czechia is open to all students eligible for ČLO (Czech Linguistics Olympiad), but it is primarily offered to the contestants who qualify for the second (regional) round of ČLO. APLO serves as individual contest practice for IOL. Účast v APLO za Českou republiku je umožněna všem studentům splňujícím podmínky pro účast v ČLO (České lingvistické olympiádě), ale je primárně nabídnuta soutěžícím, kteří postoupili do krajského kola ČLO. APLO slouží jako příprava na soutěž jednotlivců na IOL. | Link | Contact |
| 🇫🇮 | Finland | To participate in APLO as a representative of Finland, candidates must first qualify through KiOl (Finnish Linguistics Olympiad). APLO serves as the final selection stage for the IOL team. Osallistuakseen APLOon Suomen edustajana kilpailijan tulee ensin selvittää KiOlin (Suomen kielitieteen olympialaiset) alkukarsinta. APLO toimii KiOlin loppukilpailuna, jossa valitaan Suomen joukkue kielitieteen kansainvälisiin olympialaisiin (IOL). | Link | Contact |
| 🇩🇪 | Germany* | Link | ||
| 🇭🇺 | Hungary | Link | ||
| 🇳🇱 | Netherlands* | To participate in the APLO as a representative of The Netherlands, candidates must qualify through the final round of the National Linguistics Olympiad. Om namens Nederland mee te doen met de APLO moeten kandidaten zich kwalificeren via de finale van de Nationale Taalkundeolympiade. | Link | Contact |
| 🇲🇩 | Republic of Moldova | Link | ||
| 🇷🇴 | Romania | Link | ||
| 🇸🇮 | Slovenia | To participate in the APLO as a representative of Slovenia, candidates must qualify through the Slovenian Olympiad in Logic and Linguistics. The APLO serves as individual contest practice for students eligible for selection for IOL. Na APLO se predstavniki Slovenije uvrstijo preko državnega tekmovanja iz logike in lingvistike. APLO služi kot vaja za povabljene na izbirni test za IOL. | Link | Contact |
| 🇺🇦 | Ukraine | Україна | To participate in APLO as a representative of Ukraine, candidates must first qualify through the Ukrainian Linguistics Olympiad. APLO serves as a part of the final selection stage for the IOL team. Учасників APLO від України обирають за результатами Української олімпіади з лінгвістики. APLO є частиною фінального етапу відбору команди України на МОЛ. | Link | Contact |