The 53rd International Maths Olympiads (IMO) got underway in Mar del
Plata of Argentina on July 9, with over 500 competitors from 100
nations and territories, including six from Vietnam.
The contestants will battle it out over two days from July 10-11, with the results being announced on July 15.
The IMO is held annually for high school pupils under 20 years old, to
encourage an enthusiasm for mathematics in young students and to give
them the opportunity to meet other young mathematicians and share their
experiences of learning and teaching mathematics across the world.
Many former winners of the IMO have gone on to become famous
mathematicians, including Vietnamese Professor Ngo Bao Chau, who won the
Fields prize.
Vietnam hosted the IMO for the
first time in 2007, attracting 523 candidates from 95 nations and
territories across the world.-VNA