Bulgarian Students Won 12 Medals at Prestigious International Math Olympiads

Students from the 21st Century Academy in the city of Plovdiv brought a total of 12 medals to Bulgaria from prestigious international maths competitions in Malaysia and Singapore, BNT viewers also supported talented children by helping with contributions for the mathematicians’s participation in the world forums.

10-year-old Demira Nedeva returns from Malaysia with a gold medal. Behind it is the daily solving of over 100 complex maths problmes.

“This year I took part in about 30 competitions - international and national. I have about 30 medals, most of them gold, but that's probably one of my greatest achievements”, Demira said.

In Malaysia, the Plovdiv team of 8 students competed with more than 1,400 representatives from 11 other countries. The tests contained 30 problems.

Ivan Shilev, silver medalist: “The problems were quite difficult, but we were prepared. Many hours of preparation - every day.”

The children spent almost all their summer vacation solving math problems.

Bozhidar Bozhikov, a teacher in mathematics at a 21st Century Academy says the students were ranked among the best in their age group.

“We are very happy that all children from Plovdiv have won medals, and all children from Bulgaria who participated in Malaysia have also won medals”, he said.

The young mathematicians from Plovdiv are already preparing for the World Competition in Hong Kong. In order to support them in September, Frank Sinatra’s nephew, tom, arrives in Plovdiv to record a charity album.