BIMO and IMONST timeline
Malaysia first competed at the IMO in 1995. The documented Bengkel IMO workshops predate IMONST, which became the national selection route in 2020.
Early IMO participation and training
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1994–95
Malaysia joins the IMO
Malaysia sent observers in 1994 and its first competing team to the IMO in Canada the following year.
IMO Malaysia history · International IMO record -
2009–10
Workshops in Shah Alam
PERSAMA records a series of Bengkel IMO workshops for the 2010 team. The first workshop in that series ran from 18 to 22 December 2009. The programme’s founding date remains open.
PERSAMA, Warkah Berita, vol. 16, no. 2, p. 20.
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2012–13
Training at UKM in Bangi
PERSAMA’s notices place workshops at the PERMATApintar centre at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia in March 2012 and January 2013.
2012 workshop notice · 2013 workshop notice -
2014
PERMATApintar takes over programme management
PERSAMA records the handover on 11 June 2014 and notes its continued contribution to training.
PERSAMA, Warkah Berita, vol. 21, no. 1, p. 10.
IMONST and later milestones
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2020–21
IMONST becomes the national selection route
The Malaysia IMO Committee dates its formation to February 2020. The team’s 2021 report traces that cycle from IMONST 2020 through Round 2, further tests and training camps.
Committee history · Selection overview · 2021 team report -
2025–26
Malaysia’s team score reaches 142
The committee records 139 points in 2025. At the 2026 IMO in Shanghai, Malaysia scored 142 and finished tied for 19th.
Committee report · Official 2026 results