{
  "id": 12444626,
  "title": "8-Year-Old Colombian Boy Enters the World’s Top 10 in Mental Math",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/8-year-old-colombian-boy-enters-the-worlds-top-10-in-mental-math",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-06T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Colombia One",
    "slug": "colombia-one",
    "url": "https://colombiaone.com/2026/10/06/colombian-boy-world-top-10-mental-math/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Domenico Reina Villegas, an 8-year-old Colombian boy, has achieved a remarkable feat by reaching the top 10 in the Mental Math World Cup in 2026. The competition, organized by Live Math Competitions & League (LiveMCL), attracted thousands of participants from various countries. Reina Villegas, a student at Colegio Colombo Britanico in Cali, Colombia, completed 100 mental math problems in under four minutes, finishing sixth globally. His success is especially impressive considering he was the only child representative from Ibero-America to make it to the final. The challenge required solving 100 problems in 10 minutes or less, emphasizing both speed and accuracy under pressure. Reina Villegas' performance, completed in 3 minutes and 53 seconds, not only showcased his exceptional mental math skills but also highlighted his advanced reasoning abilities, according to evaluations from Universidad ICESI. Beyond mental math, the young prodigy is also a skilled golfer, having competed internationally. The 2026 Mental Math World Cup, held online, featured participants across different age categories, with Reina Villegas demonstrating extraordinary talent and skills in this specialized field.",
  "summary": "Domenico Reina Villegas, an 8-year-old Colombian boy, achieved an outstanding result at the 2026 Mental Math World Cup, finishing sixth and placing among the 10 best participants in the world. His performance made him one of Colombia’s youngest representatives to reach this stage of an international competition focused on speed and accuracy in mental arithmetic. […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}