Bengaluru school boy bags gold at the International Maths Olympiad 2019

Pranjal Srivastava, a student of CBSE National Public School- Koramangala recently won gold medal in the International Maths Olympiad (IMO) 2019, which was held at United Kingdom this year. IMO is said to be the biggest and toughest of the science competitions across the world. Pranjal secured 18th rank this year and this was his second attempt at the International Maths Olympiad.

In 2018, when Pranjal appeared for the competitions, he won a silver medal and his rank was 87. This year he became the youngest student from India to win a gold medal. In conversation with the media, Ashish Srivastava, Pranjal’s father, said, “What makes Pranjal’s medal noteworthy is that he is youngest ever to win a gold medal from India and his win has ended the seven-year drought of gold for India. The competition that had 210 countries and more than 600 participants, proved to be a memorable experience for Pranjal.”  

The International Mathematical Olympiad, IMO is the World Championship Mathematics Competition for high school students that is held annually in a different country. The first IMO was held in 1959 in Romania, with 7 countries participating. It has gradually expanded to over 100 countries from 5 continents. The International Mathematical Olympiad is one of the most reputable mathematical competitions in the world.

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