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Still others may have gotten Gold at IOI (International Olympiad in Informatics).
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for anyone who is interested in competing in the olympiad, there are free training materials online, and a series of internet contests during the school year to select the US students who go to the training camp to prepare for possible int'l competitions. <a href="http://www.usaco.org%5B/url%5D">www.usaco.org</a></p>