Taiwan won 138 medals and was among the standout teams at the International Mathematics Contest in Singapore last week, the International Math Teaching Association said yesterday.
Taiwan secured 36 gold medals, 52 silvers, 50 bronzes and 24 merit awards, plus two grade champions, the association said.
Association head Lu Chien-min (盧建民) led the team of 162 to Singapore for the 21st edition of the competition.
Photo courtesy of the International Mathematics Contest Union
Students from grade two in elementary school to grade two in junior-high school participated in competitions including logical reasoning, English mathematics reading comprehension and problem-solving skills, it said.
The other teams at the event were from Australia, China, Hong Kong, Iran, India, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.
Of the five grade championships, Taiwanese students snagged two of the top awards, the association said.
A fifth-grade student named Yen Yu (嚴昱) from Yizai Elementary School in Tainan’s Anping District (安平) and Liu Hsuan-yu (劉軒佑), a fourth-grade student from Xiulang Elementary School in New Taipei City’s Yonghe District (永和) won their grade groups, it said.
At the awards ceremony, student Wang Chieh-yu (王婕羽) from Hsinchu introduced Taiwan in English while the team performed a dance incorporating elements of Taiwanese culture, it said.
The competition has been held since 2005, with Taiwan sending students every year since it joined in 2009, it added.
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