Gihun initially passed the elimination rounds of the contest which was held virtually for him to secure his place in the final rounds.
He then hurdled tough mathematical questions, including square roots, polynomials, linear functions, quadratic equations, word problems, math puzzles, logical reasoning, series, and sequences, and other prominent areas in the subject to win the silver medal.
Gihun, in a media interview, admitted that the competition was tough, noting that he did not expect to win the silver medal.
“I was expecting somewhere like Bronze, but I got silver so I was mostly surprised,” he said about his result.
Meanwhile, his coaches, Irish Mae Palomo and Albert Gumana, noted that Gihun came to school thrice a week for his review wherein they used reviewers from previous math competitions, as well as other resource materials similar to the contest, in order to prepare.
However, shortly before he left the country for the contest, Gihun contracted dengue fever and was under medication, but Gihon persisted to go despite his health condition.
