Young geniuses: 2 Pupils to represent SA in Russia for maths Olympiad
- Six South African pupils are on their way to Russia next month for the 61st International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO)
- Amongst the learners are two 17-year-old Grade 12 pupils from Gauteng, Kgaogelo Bopape and Andi Qu
- South Africans are inspired by the young men who have mastered one of the most difficult subjects
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Two Gauteng pupils are amongst the six learners who will represent South Africa in the International Mathemetical Olympiad (IMO) next month.
Kgaogelo Bopape, who is a learner at the Horizon International School, and St John's Collegen matric pupil Andi Qu have been been chosen to represent the country in the maths Olympiad, which is being held in Russia in October.
Bopape told the SA Maths Foundation (SAMF) how he is preparing for IMO:
"It is a continuous effort throughout high school. Finding new insights and perspectives on Math Olympiad problems and continuous growth by trying intriguing new problems which push my mathematical and creative abilities to their limit."
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The 17-year-old added that while many would describe maths as being difficult or complicated, he is drawn to the abstract equations.
"Rather, how it is used to gain new fascinating insights and ideas about the world around us. It is also how one can tackle highly challenging problems by applying ideas from seemingly unrelated concepts and unravelling how all these ideas link together. Lastly, it is the sudden jolt of adrenaline that comes after solving a problem that one has been morbidly staring at for days," he explained.
Bopape is currently in matric and he hopes to study Mathematics at the University of Waterloo when he finished high school.
St John's College took to its official social media page to praise Qu for his achievement.
The post was captioned:
South Africans were inspired by the young men and they applauded them on social media.
Kefuwe Sekomporoti commented:
"Good news for a change... good luck."
Musky Musmo Phasha added:
"Bring it home."
In other news, Briefly.co.za earlier reported EFF leader Julius Malema is showing his followers that he's still with the trends as he posted a picture of his new shoes. The shoes were purchased from dripsa.co.za and retail for R900.
The 39-year-old posted the image to Instagram a few days ago. The image received almost 10 000 likes and almost 200 comments, some of which were from celebrities and other politicians. Juju has been very active on social media since the start of lockdown in South Africa and has shared many aspects of his life.
The all-black sneakers have the Drip SA logo in white and as some of his followers say, it looks dope. He is definitely proud of his "black drip" and so are his followers.
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