Math whizzes win 19 gold medals in Bangkok contest

Other Filipino players snare 52 silver medals and 67 bronze

Nineteen young Filipino mathematics wizards brought honor to the Philippines by winning 19 gold medals in the just concluded World International Mathematical Olympiad in Bangkok, Thailand.

Leading the gold medalists are three world champions who topscored in their respective grade levels, namely Alexandra Brianne Gochian of St. Jude Catholic School in the Senior Secondary Group, Harvey James Dolar of Philippine Science High School Main Campus in the Secondary 3 Group, and Mateo Inigo Espocia of Genesis Christian Academy in the Primary 5.

The other gold medal winners were Caiser Charleton Chua So, Skyler Ioan B. Uy, Linaiah Amethyst O. Flores, Lourd Grey M. Latido, Liam Spark Peña Palarca, Lineth Mikaela B. Muldez, Agatha Maria Eden O. Nunag, Skyler Ycaruz O. Flores, Zac Andre E. De Lara, Jenelle Nyka G. Lee, Princess Abbey Cziarah A. Aquino, Arwin Peter C. Castro, Evan Justin E. Panergo, Matt Raymond Ayento, Matthew Charles C. Carpio and Rey Stephen Chua.

The Philippine delegates to the competition consisted of 178 players from kinder to senior high school and they also won 52 silver and 67 bronze medals.

WIMO participation is strictly by invitation to the gold medalists in the final rounds of the Hong Kong International Mathematical Olympiad, Thailand International Mathematical Olympiad and the Guangdong Greater Bay Area Mathematical Olympiad.

Fourteen countries qualified in this year’s WIMO including Australia, Hongkong, Bulgaria, Iran, the Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, India, Myanmar, Cambodia, Azerbaijan, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

A panel of international experts prepared the WIMO test questions covering standard math topics such as logical thinking, arithmetic, number theory, geometry and combinatronics.

WIMO is sponsored by the WIMO Foundation and is presented in the Philippines by the Math Olympiads Training League Inc.