Echo Hu/ Shanghai Daily news

The five Shanghai teams who won prizes in the 28th World Brain Olympics Competition returned home last night to a warm welcome from people in their hometown.

The 28th World Brain Olympics Competition ran from May 23 to 26 at the University of Michigan in the United State, with the prize giving ceremony staged on May 27. A total of 805 teams from more than 10 countries such as China, US, Canada, Mexico, Singapore, South Korea, Poland, and Japan participated in the Olympics.

Of the five Shanghai teams who brought honor to their city, the Shanghai Jinyuan Senior High School won a gold medal and the Shanghai Guangqi Primary School won a bronze in their respective contests.

Leader of the Chinese teams, and deputy executive chief of the Shanghai Brain Olympics Competition Association, Yao Huiqi, said the Chinese teams were praised by jury members from different countries for their creativity.