IMO / EGMO Reports

Keiran Lewellen: IMO 2017 Brazil Report

The 58th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) was the culmination of years of studying. Since I first heard about the IMO in year 9 it has been a driving force for me to improve my skill in mathematics. To get to the level needed to make the IMO team, I had to focus my …Read more

Andrew Chen: IMO 2017 Rio de Janeiro Report

About IMO 2017 The International Mathematics Olympiad, widely regarded as the most prestigious mathematics competition worldwide for pre-university students, was held in Rio de Janeiro this year from the 12th to the 23rd of July, 2017. Participating countries were …Read more

Introduction The 57th International Mathematical Olympiad 2016 was held in Hong Kong and we were hosted by the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). This year there was a record number of contestants at the IMO (602) and I am glad to have had the …Read more

Miles Lee: IMO 2016 Hong Kong Report

This year, the 57th International Mathematical Olympiad was held at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST). As our team took the first steps off the plane, we were hit by a puff of hot air which had infiltrated the gap between the plane and jet bridge. …Read more

On the 8th of July, six eager young mathematicians set off on an 11-hour flight to Hong Kong for the 57th International Mathematical Olympiad. We had just completed one week of intensive training. Upon arrival, we were quickly greeted by stifling heat of a typical tropical …Read more

Barnard Patel: IMO 2016 Hong Kong Report

Introduction The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is an annual maths competition in which over 100 different countries participate, each sending a team typically comprised of six secondary school students. The 57th IMO took place in Hong Kong from 6-16 July …Read more

Andrew Chen: IMO 2016 Hong Kong Report

Introduction The International Mathematics Olympiad, widely regarded as the most prestigious mathematics competition worldwide for pre-university students, was held in Hong Kong this year from the 6th to the 16th of July, 2016. Participating countries are permitted to …Read more

I have been working on competition maths for the past three years, and I am thrilled to have made it to the IMO team for New Zealand this year. Competition maths, unlike the maths taught in schools, does not focus on content or repetition but rather on solving new problems, …Read more