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48Olympiads are for competition, find or inspire talent, not to open new fields of research.– GregCommented Mar 14, 2017 at 3:57
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10If you participated, that means you will be in demand by top universities. After you get in, which shouldn't be a problem, you get better resources ($ or other liked people), and hence you will be in a better position to make significant contributions. You basically have the Matthew Effect.– Prof. Santa ClausCommented Mar 14, 2017 at 4:52
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5Several academic colleagues I know did these types of competitions. They demonstrate interest, motivation, out-of-box thinking and many other qualities useful for research. In addition, of course, you need also long-term thinking to be successful, but some essential aspects of personality can be seen already in competitions.– Captain EmacsCommented Mar 14, 2017 at 9:16
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8Closely related: math.stackexchange.com/questions/4846/…– SarastroCommented Mar 14, 2017 at 11:29
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2The first part of @Greg's comment supports a positive answer to the first question (interpreted broadly): yes, IMO problems contribute to math research because they inspire smart young people to pursue mathematics.– KimballCommented Mar 14, 2017 at 21:10
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