Governor of Irkutsk Region Sergei Eroshchenko signed a decree to award two schoolboys who brought fame to the region at international olympiads. Alexander Kalmynin, who won gold at the international math olympiad in Argentina, and Egor Shustov, who won bronze at the International Geography Olympiad in Cologne, will receive the award.
The relevant decree was signed by the Governor of the Irkutsk Region, Sergei Eroshchenko. As the region’s Minister of Education, Viktor Basyuk, reported, in 2012 the award will be given to Lyceum-Boarding School No. 1 graduate Alexander Kalmynin, who won a gold medal at the 53rd International Mathematical Olympiad, which took place on July 17 in Mar del Plata, Argentina. Russia was represented there by 6 schoolchildren, including Irkutsk native Alexander Kalmynin. He and three other schoolchildren from Kazan and St. Petersburg won gold. In addition, in January of this year Alexander Kalmynin won a gold medal at the final stage of the Chinese National School Mathematics Olympiad.Another award will be given to a student from Slyudyanka, Yegor Shustov, who brought back a bronze medal from the International Geography Olympiad, which took place in Cologne, Germany, from August 21 to 26. Russia was represented at the competition by four schoolchildren. Two of them brought back medals: Maria Samoletova from St. Petersburg – a silver medal, and Yegor Shustov – a bronze medal.