Mega awards wrong trophies four times

PEKANBARU: President Megawati Soekarnoputri handed over the wrong trophy to winning students in the third national science olympiad four times on Saturday.

In the first instance, she handed over a trophy to the winner of the senior high school category, but to the chagrin of Megawati, the student refused to accept it by saying: "Bu, this is not my trophy."

The trophy, which should have been given to the winner from the junior high school category, was given back to the organizers.

After the first glitch was settled, Mega was asked to hand over the trophy to the winner from the senior high category. Once again the student gave it back. "This is for winner of the elementary student category," the student said.

To the amusement of the spectators, the same incident occurred when Megawati gave the trophies for junior high and elementary school students. --Antara