Filipino Young Mathematicians Bring Honor to Country

A group of young math geniuses from the Philippines snagged the honor of placing second in the Asia Inter-Cities Teenagers Mathematics Olympiad (AITMO) held in Kavre, Nepal. Among the participants are South Korea, China, Indonesia, India, Iran, South Africa, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Taiwan.

The kids brought home 5 gold medals, 7 silvers and 4 bronzes.  

Competing against 32 other teams, to place second just behind Thailand who topped the competition, it is quite an achievement. Bulgaria took home the 3rd place honor.

I am Pinay and proud indeed especially that two among the medalists were from my high school alma mater.  

Photo Courtesy of NTG

Here are the list of the medalists (Source: abs-cbnnews.com): 

Dr. Simon Chua has said, "With proper training and guidance, Filipino students proved that they can compete with students from other countries in international math competitions such as this [AITMO]." 

Congratulations Team Philippines!