In China, many excellent students in mathematics take an active part in various mathematical contests, and each year, the best six senior high school students are selected to form the IMO National Team to compete in the International Mathematical Olympiad. In the past ten years, China's IMO Team has achieved outstanding results they won first place almost every year.The authors of this book are coaches of the China national team. They are Xiong Bin, Xiao Liang, Yu Hongbing, Yao Yijun, Qu Zhenhua, Li Ting, Ai Yinhua, Wang Bin, Fu Yunhao, He Yijie, Zhang Sihui, Wang Xinmao, Lin Tianqi, Xu Disheng, et al. Those who took part in the translation work are Chen Haoran and Zhao Wei.The materials of this book come from a series of two books (in Chinese) on Forward to IMO: a collection of mathematical Olympiad problems (2021-2022). It is a collection of problems and solutions of the major mathematical competitions in China. It provides a glimpse of how the China national team is selected and formed.
