The Chinese team ranks first place for second straight time at 61st IMO
The 61st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2020), which was planned to be held in St. Petersburg, Russia, was held online from September 18 to 28, 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
After two days of hard work solving six mathematical problems, 6 contestants of the Chinese team won 5 gold and 1 silver medals, which defended China's top place in gold medal tally.
With 30 points ahead of the team at the second place, the Chinese team ranked the first place of group performance for the second straight time.
The contestants of the Chinese team swept top three prizes of individual scores in the competition. Li Jinmin of Bashu Secondary School in Chongqing won the first prize of individual scores with the only perfect score in this year's competition.
A total of 616 contestants from 104 countries and regions participated in this year's mathematical Olympiad.
The Russian team ranked the second place of group performance with two gold and four silver medals, and the U.S. team ranked the third place with three gold and three silver medals.
The leader and deputy leader of the Chinese team were Xiong Bin and He Yijie of East China Normal University. The members include Li Jinmin, Han Xinmiao of Zhejiang Yueqing Zhilin High School, Yi Jia of the High School Affiliated to Renmin University of China, Liang Jingxun of Hangzhou Xuejun High School in Zhejiang Province , Rao Rui of the Affiliated High School of South China Normal University, and Yan Binwei of High School Affiliated to Naning Normal University (female).
The IMO begins in 1959. The contest problems are difficult and flexible. Participants need to have good mathematical literacy and basic skills, correct modes of thinking, resilience and creativity to achieve great results in the competition.
Since 1985, the Children & Youth Science Center (CYSC) of the China Association for Science and Technology (CAST) has selected a total of 206 young students to participate in the competition through Chinese Mathematical Olympiad.
The Chinese contestants have won 162 gold, 36 silver and 6 bronze medals. They have ranked the first place of group performance for 21 times.
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