CHAPTER 394: THE COMPETITION BEGINS

The next day, under the witness of the international organizing committee, this year’s Mathematical Olympiad officially began.

As this competition was a national competition, the checks in all aspects were especially strict. Not only did the students who entered the venue had to have their personal information checked strictly, but even the teachers of the various universities who entered as supervisors had to show relevant certificates before they were allowed to enter.

Just as the news that was revealed previously, the competition this time was composed of two parts. The first part was a personal competition, and the second part was teaming up to answer the questions. After removing the highest and lowest marks of the two parts, the total score was divided by the number of judges in order to obtain the final score.

This competition was valued by many countries and media, so it was broadcasted live. The official media of the various countries were present to participate in the recording, there were also the people from the various families who had spent a lot of money to enter the venue to watch the competition. All of this was done so they could take more photos of the young masters and young ladies of the families to be used in the future.

After the invigilator of Country H took his seat, on the high seat in front of the hall, he coughed twice and took the microphone to announce the official start of the competition.

Someone was in charge of blowing the whistle. After the whistle rang, the candidates from various countries who had come to participate entered the venue in an orderly manner. They sat at the table marked with their examination numbers and names. There were already staff members who had placed the test questions and draft papers on the table. After the candidates were in position, another whistle rang. The invigilator held the microphone and said in a low voice, “Start answering the questions.”

The difficulty of the Mathematics competition questions today could be said to be very uniform. In order to take into account the knowledge and answering ability of every participating student, the entire exam paper was divided into four parts.