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Phublished on August 23 ,2007

Held in Croatia, the international competition attracted top students from various countries.

The Thai gold medallist was Phoomchanit Wattanaprakornkul from Triam Udom Suksa School.

"It's great to meet people who share my interest so we can work together. I have also been exposed to various new ideas," said Phoomchanit, recalling his experiences dur¬ing the academic Olympiads project.

He admitted he was "not good with a computer" when he was younger.

"Every Olympiad participant has to start from zero to pursue the subject of his or her interest," Phoomchanit said, and urged every¬one to abandon the "I can't do it" concept.

The silver medal winners  were Pichaya Pholimthana from Mahidol Wittayanusorn School, Taksaporn Kittiakrasathien from Chulalongkorn University's demonstration school and Thana Wattanawarun from Triam Udom Suksa School.

"I hope I will be able to cre¬ate new knowledge that will bring benefits to humanity and the world," said Pichaya, who also won a bronze medal at the 2006 Computer Olympiads held in Turin, Italy.

Taksaporn said she was interested in computers because she loved playing games and realised how useful the computer was. "Do not pressure yourself. You just need to listen to your teachers in class and ask your friends when you don't understand," she said when asked about achieving success.

Thana also reckoned it was very important to pay attention in class. "Also, revise your lessons on a regular basis," he said.

The Nation