Gallery: Teen Mathletes Do Battle at Algorithm Olympics

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    Rafael Schimassek, Portugal
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    Eyman Gabril, Libya
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    John Chen, Trinidad and Tobago
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    Cecil Arthur, Ghana
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    Umyt Gurbanov, Turkmenistan
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    Mikhail Panyavin, Tajikistan
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    Jules Pondard, France
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    Sunoo Park, United Kingdom
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