India Shines at International Maths Olympiad: PM Modi Celebrates
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed happiness over India’s exceptional performance in the International Maths Olympiad (IMO), where the country secured its best-ever 4th place finish.
Taking to the microblogging site on X on Sunday, the Prime Minister posted, “It’s a matter of immense joy and pride that India has come in 4th in its best-ever performance in the International Maths Olympiad.”
“Our contingent has brought home 4 golds and one silver medal. This feat will inspire several other youngsters and help make mathematics even more popular,” read the post by the Prime Minister.
A six-member student team from India secured its best performance in the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2024. The Indian team came in fourth globally, securing four gold medals, one silver medal, and one honourable mention at the just concluded 65th IMO held in Bath, United Kingdom.
This is the best performance by an Indian in IMO since the country’s debut in 1989, both in terms of the number of gold medals won and rank achieved. India’s previous best rank achieved until 2024 was rank 7 at IMO 1998 and IMO 2001.
Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Modi also extended greetings to countrymen on the holy festival of Guru Purnima.
Doubts Revealed
Prime Minister Narendra Modi -: He is the leader of India, like a head teacher in a school, but for the whole country. He makes important decisions and represents India in other countries.
International Maths Olympiad (IMO) -: This is a big competition where students from many countries solve very hard math problems. It’s like a sports competition, but for math.
4th place finish -: This means India was the fourth best out of all the countries that took part in the competition.
gold medals -: These are awards given to the best performers in the competition. Winning a gold medal means you did an excellent job.
silver medal -: This is an award given to the second-best performers in the competition. It’s like coming in second place in a race.
honourable mention -: This is a special recognition given to students who did very well, even if they didn’t win a gold or silver medal.
65th IMO -: This means it was the 65th time the International Maths Olympiad has been held. It started a long time ago.
Bath, United Kingdom -: Bath is a city in a country called the United Kingdom, which is far away from India. The competition was held there.
debut in 1989 -: This means the first time India took part in the International Maths Olympiad was in the year 1989.
young mathematicians -: These are students or kids who are very good at math and enjoy solving math problems.