DR1 Daily News - Dominican Republic

The Dominican Republic secured its best-ever performance at the Iberoamerican Mathematics Olympiad (IMO), landing in 14th place among 21 participating nations in the 2025 edition held in Chile, the Ministry of Education (Minerd) announced.

The DR team won a bronze medal and two honorable mentions competing against 81 students from 21 Iberoamerican countries (Latin America, Spain and Portugal).

Student Emil Alejandro Peralta Cabrera of Colegio Inmaculada Concepción was the nation’s standout performer, earning the bronze medal. Further cementing the historic result, William Gabriel Evertz Adames (Sunrise School) and Johnny Ho Chen (Colegio Los Palmares) each received an Honorable Mention.

The four-member Dominican delegation also included Héctor Manuel Mercedes Ferreras (Colegio Divina Pastora) and was coordinated by delegation head, Professor César Abel Santil Glass.

Minerd highlighted that this latest accomplishment follows another historic result achieved in July...