SINGAPORE clinched the top spot at the 8th International
Geography Olympiad (iGeo) held in Taipei, beating 105 students from
27 countries.
The Singapore team received two Gold medals and two Silver
medals at the iGeo held from July 29 to Aug 4. This is Singapore's
first participation in the competition.
The Gold medalists are Wan Jian Yang Darren and Lim Zhi Yuan
Martin from Raffles Institution (Junior College) and the Silver
medalists are Koh Lock Leong and Kweh Ren Hao Clement, also from RI
(JC).
The team was led by Mrs Ong Wai Ling, Subject Head (Geography)
at RI (Secondary) and Madam Delphine Tan Su-Ling, a Ministry of
Eeucation Curriculum Planning Officer.
The iGeo consisted of written, multimedia and fieldwork
tests.
The International Geography Olympiad is an annual
competition,which is organised under the auspices of the
International Geographical Union. It is a competition for the best
16 to 19 year old geography students who are selected from national
geography competitions in their home countries.
The RI (JC) team was the champion team of the National
University of Singapore Geography Challenge in 2009.
-- ST
