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15-Yr-Old African Wonderkid Wins World Math Championship by Solving 19 Math Problems in 1 Minute and Beating Students from 193 Countries

 

A young Nigerian teenager, Faith Odunsi, recently beat out contestants from around the globe in a mathematics competition.

Faith, who represented Nigeria in the Global Open Mathematics Tournament, dominated countries including the United States, United Kingdom, China and more throughout the stages of the competition.

According to AfroTech, the 15-year-old Nigerian student, took part in the Global Open Mathematics competition and emerged victorious as she beat competitors from China, the UK, the US, Africa, Europe, Asia, and Australia in a global math competition. As the winner of this competition, Odunsi not only walked away with the title, but she has also secured the top prize of $1,000.

Odunsi is currently in her final year as a high school student as she is attending the Ambassadors School, Ota Ogun State. Her father is a doctor and her mother is a businesswoman and she attributes her math s𝓀𝒾𝓁𝓁s to her father, which she thanks him for.

In an exclusive interview with Punch magazine, Odunsi mentions that she has taken part in numerous competitions that have, in part, prepared her for this latest one. She also spoke of the medals she has won in previous competitions.

“Yes. I have been taking part in the national

Olympiad since I was in JSS2. I have also taken part in Kangourou Sans Frontieres, South African mathematics Olympiad, American Mathematics Competition, and Pan-African mathematics Olympiad. For the national Olympiad, I was made the Queen of Mathematics from JSS3 to SS2. For the South African Mathematics Olympiad, I got medals. I got a silver medal in the Pan-African mathematics Olympiad in 2019. I was also made an ambassador of my school.”

She also stated she wants to study abroad.

“I would like to study outside Nigeria because the facilities are better abroad and the experience is better. I don’t think I will be limited in Nigeria; I just think the opportunities will be better abroad.”

Soucre:  reportersatlarge.com

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