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12-y-o Bulgarian boy wins world mental calculation contest for second year running

Kaloyan Geshev
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12-year old Kaloyan Geshev from Sofia has defended his world title in mental calculation. For the second year running he won the gold, the organizers of the Mental Calculation World Cup say. The silver and the bronze went to contenders from India. In the history of the competition, in which more than 50 children from 13 countries took part, the boy from Bulgaria is the second competitor from Europe to have won the gold medal. 



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