Bengaluru boy becomes the first Indian to win three gold medals at International Mathematical Olympiad

Indian students have been obtaining glory to the nation by succeeding in the international Olympiads, especially in these current years. The latest addition to this club is 18-year-old Pranjal Srivastava, who is the first Indian to brag three gold medals at the International Mathematical Olympiad, which was held in Oslo on July 11 and 12, 2022.

Pranjal’s name emerges in the IMO hall-of-fame, as only 11 people in the 63-year-old history of IMO have won more medals than him. He said, “My family noticed my inclination towards maths right from class 1. Not just did I get to read the most interesting books on this subject but

I also had plenty of fun conversations about it. My father told me interesting stories, while my mother and grandfather would tell me about the beauty of math in geometry.”

Pranjal triumphed in this year’s International Mathematical Olympiad with a total score of 34. He earned the first gold medal in 2019, scoring 35, then in 2021 with a score of 31. India did not partake in IMO in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. His winning streak started in 2018 when he earned a silver medal.

Now that he has evolved into a well-seasoned participant, the champ does not need to put his hours into the standard form of studies now. He has inculcated his love and inclination towards mathematics in several of his daily actions now.