SUNDAY 2ND AUGUST, 2015 – UWI TODAY
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PrasannaRamakrishnan
, a student of the International
School of Port of Spain won a SilverMedal at this year’s
International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) held in
Chiang Mai, Thailand, from 4 -16 July. Prasanna was
part of a 5-member team led by Dr Indra Haraksingh,
Lecturer in Environmental Physics atThe University of
theWest Indies (UWI) St. Augustine.The teen received
his prize at the Closing Ceremony, held on 16 July.
“We are elated that Prasanna has brought home a
silver medal this year,” said Dr Haraksingh. Last year
Prasanna won a Bronze medal at the competition
and that, coupled with this year’s win makes him the
first person from T&T to win two medals at the IMO.
“This will be a great inspiration for many high-school
students in T&T that they too can aspire to not only
participate in this challenging competition but also to
win,” she added.
The IMO is held in different countries each year
and T&T has been participating since 1991. Over
the past 25 years, T&T has won 2 silver medals, 5
bronze medals and 23 honourable mentions (where a
participant gets full marks for solving one problem).
T&T is the only country from the English-speaking
Caribbean to compete in the global competition and
is the smallest country to win this many medals over
the years.This year the T&T team comprised Prasanna
Ramakrishnan, Alex Navarro, Arjun Isa Mohammed
and Adam Superville. Dr Haraksingh jointly led the
team with Jagdesh Ramnanan, also of The UWI.
For further information, please contact
Dr Haraksingh at
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T&T TeenWins Silver at
International Mathematical Olympia
Dr Indera Haraksingh (centre) accompanied by Prasanna Ramakrishnan on her left and the other members of
the Trinidad & Tobago IMO team.
