• 14/09/2021

Iraq’s First Medal in International Math Olympiad (IMO)

Phenomenal Success by Stirling Schools Student in International Math Olympiad (IMO) 2021


5 students of Stirling Schools represented the Iraq IMO team in the Olympiad. 


Muhammed Ali Othman of Stirling Schools Sulaymaniyah showed a great performance and won the bronze medal. 


This is the first medal won by Iraq in the history of the olympiad.


We congratulate our student, all Stirling IMO team who represented Iraq, his parents, and our dedicated teachers who supervised and prepared the IMO team.


International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is the most prestigious mathematics competition in the world. This year, 62nd IMO was held in St Petersburg, Russia on 19-20 July 2021. 600 students from more than 100 countries participated in the competition. Contestants tried to answer 6 problems for a total of 9 hours. IMO is the toughest competition in its field. 


Moreover, successful students of IMO usually have a chance to get scholarships from famous universities around the world. Last year, one of our former IMO students, Mustafa Hasan Khalil was accepted to MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) which is the 4th best university in the world.