RP math wizards win 31 medals in SK math contest
PANGASINENSE ONE OF BRONZE MEDALISTS
YOUNG Filipino math wizards won 31 medals — including two team gold medals, one silver, 28 bronze medals and 11 merit awards — in the International Math Competition (IMC) held in South Korea from July 25 to 29.
Among the individual bronze medalists of the Philippine team was Sarah Jane Cua of Pangasinan Universal Institute.
Cua was also part of the team that bagged a silver medal in the high school division or the Korea Invitational World Youth Mathematics Inter-City Competition.
Dr. Simon Chua, head of the RP delegation, said a total of 604 elementary and high school students competed, comprising 151 teams from 26 countries.
The two gold medals were courtesy of Philippine Teams A and B in the team contest in the Korea Elementary Mathematics International Competition (KEMIC), the contest for the elementary division.
The team leaders and coaches of the RP team are Rechilda Villame, MTG vice president; Dr. Eduardo Dela Cruz, dean of the Arellano University School of Education; Robert Degolacion, Joseph Wee, Isidro Aguilar, Jonathan Glorial, Manuel Kotah, Rodello De Asis and Eugenia Guerra.
China was declared overall champion.
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