Jakarta, Oct. 23 -- The Indonesian junior high school students emerged as the overall champions of the International Teenagers Mathematics Olympiad (ITMO) 2019 held in Lucknow, India, from October 13 to 17.

The Indonesian students bagged 19 medals comprising nine gold, nine silver and one bronze, and five trophies comprising trophies for one contender, two champions, two first runners-up and one second runner-up, the Indonesian Embassy in New Delhi said in a press statement released on Tuesday.

ITMO is a biennial competition being organized by the IMC Committee Board since 2015. The competition consists of the key stage II for elementary school students, and the key stage III for junior high school students. During each stage, participant...