The Global Ucmas, Malaysia conducted its 18th Ucmas International Abacus & Mental Arithmetic Competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, recently. Around 3,000 students from different parts of the world took part in the competition.
The competition tested the caliber of students in two categories – Visual Competition: To test the speed and accuracy of calculation, where in students have to solve 150 to 200 arithmetic calculations including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of varied difficulty level depending on their level of training and Listening Skill Competition: Where irrespective of the level of training, students are required to calculate mentally (addition and subtraction) with increasing level of difficulty as the rounds progress.
Twenty-three students from various schools in Qatar took part in different levels of the International Abacus Championship.
Students from Qatar secured the third position in the Arab World and fifth worldwide.
Aged between 5 and 13, the students were trained extensively for four months by Ucmas Abacus, a programme which helps children calculate fast and accurately with abacus.
Saad bin Saffer was declared a ‘Champion’ in the basic level of the Visual Competition.The Peninsula
