Imo the quote “mathematics is a young man’s game” should better be read as “mathematics is a game for someone with ample spare time”. As people grow older they

Imo the quote “mathematics is a young man’s game” should better be read as “mathematics is a game for someone with ample spare time”. As people grow older they have less time to devote themselves to singularly pursuing a goal (ie training for the olympiad). If you look at how people train for Olympiads, they spend an insane amount of time on it.