The International Olympiad in Informatics (IOI) is an annual international competition in the field of information science, open to participants from various countries. Contestants are selected on an individual basis, and each country can send up to 4 contestants to participate. Half of the participants won the award, with a ratio of 1:2:3 for gold, silver, and bronze medals. This year's medal situation: Australia 1 gold 2 silver, China 4 gold, United States 4 gold, Canada 1 gold 2 silver 1 bronze, Hong Kong 3 silver 1 bronze, Singapore 1 gold 2 silver 1 bronze, Macau 1 bronze. The competition includes two days of computer program design to solve algorithm problems. Solve three questions for 5 hours every day, with real-time online rankings for watching battles. The process is very intense and exciting. Xiao L usually doesn't do a lot of questions and gradually catches up with his scores through his thinking ability. The first day, it was zero for an hour and a half, and then until two hours, it was only five minutes. And then we started chasing points. Within the last 15 minutes, the first question will receive a bonus of 9 points, and the second question will receive a bonus of 15 points. Chinese athletes are already proficient and there is no suspense about constantly improving their strength and scoring points. Based on years of observation, various subject competition camps in Australia have gathered the top brains of Australia, who are Australian talents whether they join the national team or not. It is common to study medicine or attend prestigious universities in the UK and the US, and graduate into investment banks or IT companies. Even if you don't join the national team, the camping experience and networking development are still quite worthwhile. Of course, this is just a professional elite circle, suitable for middle-class families. The wealthy second generation should still go to private schools and blend into the business elite circle. Society is diverse, everyone needs what they need, as long as it suits them.
