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Indonesian students win gold medals at math competition in Bulgaria
For the team competitions, Indonesian delegates took home one gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
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For the team competitions, Indonesian delegates won one gold, two silver and two bronze medals. (Shutterstock/File)
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lementary school students have taken home a total of 10 medals from the Bulgaria International Mathematics Competition (BIMC) held from July 1 to 5 in Burgas.
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Tempo.co reported that the students had won both individual and team competitions.
For the team competitions, Indonesian delegates took home one gold, two silver and two bronze medals.
Meanwhile, in individual competitions, Felicia Grace Angelyn Ferdianto from Cahaya Nur elementary school in Kudus, Central Java, won a gold medal, and Yedija Nicholas Kurniawidi from Karangturi elementary school in Semarang, Central Java, received a silver medal.
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In addition to Felicia and Yedijo, Ahmad Fikri Azhari from Muhammadiyah Plus elementary school, Batam; Mafazi Ikhwan Dhandi Hibatullah from Al Furqon elementary school in Jember, East Java; Matthew Allan from Kristen 10 Penabur elementary school, Jakarta; and Ryan Suwandi, a student from Tzu Chi elementary school, Jakarta, also won the team competitions and returned home with a total of four bronze medals.
The team’s coach director for elementary schools, Khamim, said the youngsters were the winners of the 2017 Indonesian National Science Olympiad.
Prior to competing in BIMC 2018, the students attended debriefing sessions in May and July.
“This achievement proved that we can compete in a global setting,” said Khamim.
Meanwhile, the team's chaperone, Ibnu Hadi, said Indonesian students could compete globally with students from developed countries, adding that it was a challenge for the teachers to discover their hidden talents. (jes/kes)
