26/10/2020

Brazil wins 27 medals at the Ibero-American Games.

Brazil shone at the 12th Ibero-American Inter-University Mathematics Competition (CIIM), winning the highest number of gold medals in this year's competition: five medals. The country also registered ten silver and 12 bronze medals in the Olympiad, which had 102 participants. Organized by Colombia, this year's competition was held online , with tests taking place on Thursday (22) and Friday (23). In addition to the team selected by the Brazilian Mathematics Olympiad (OBM), the Olympic teams from Unicamp, USP São Paulo, FGV-Rio, ITA, IME, PUC-Rio and USP São Carlos participated.

Andrey Jhen Chen, from Campinas (SP); and George Lucas Diniz Alencar, from Rio de Janeiro (RJ); won gold for the team selected by the OBM. Eduardo Ventilari Sodré, from São Paulo (SP), won a silver medal; and André Yuji Hisatsuga, also from São Paulo (SP), took the bronze. The team was led by Davi Lopes, from Fortaleza (CE).

Despite not being a "fan" of the virtual format, which reduces contact between participants and imposes a new testing environment, Andrey was pleased with the results. "I expected to have fun with the test, as always, but I didn't expect to do so well. It was a pleasant surprise! Brazil did very well, in terms of quantity and quality," celebrates the competitor, who is currently studying mathematics at Unicamp.

Launched in 2009, the CIIM seeks to encourage the study of mathematics and academic excellence in the Ibero-American university community. Contributing to the social, cultural, and economic development of participating countries is also one of the Olympiad's objectives.

Check the results on the CIIM website .