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In a post-competition episode of Campus Highlights with GEMA Education, the Constellation level winner of the Python Olympiad 2025, 12-year old Archimedes Riupassa opened up about his passion for coding and preparations leading up to his win. Answering every question with quick wit, Archie talked about his passion for coding since he was in third grade since he wanted to entertain people with his games. He called his mother his biggest motivator, who always urged him to believe in himself and try new projects. His mother, who was also present during the interview called him a hardworking child who worked till late at night, and someone she never had discipline because of his passion towards coding. His effort and interest for coding truly spoke for itself when he opened up about his preparations and the obstacles he faced. He claimed he would create coding challenges for himself as practice and had to schedule his practice to still focus on school. During the process of creating his project, he admitted to feeling frustration at times. But Archie did not panic when faced with problems and with quick thinking, he overcame all his problems by the end. He quoted Sam Hogan as his biggest inspiration in the field of coding and technology, whose videos have always motivated him to create and code. His interests and hobbies other than coding and programming include swimming, drawing, and a keen interest in music. Not only is the Python Olympiad 2025 winner a technological genius but also a good athlete and artist. On being asked how he felt about being the winner, Archie said he began believing in his skills more and felt he had improved and got better at coding than before given that Python was a new coding language to him. In five to ten years, Archie sees himself developing games on Unity or C++; most probably a life simulator. His advice to anyone looking forward to joining the Python Olympiads next time is to never give up even when faced with difficult situations. In his own words Archie said: “If you face a problem that you seemingly can’t solve, don’t give up and just keep trying.” With the interview drawing to a close, Archie looked back at the competition as a good experience that helped him build his confidence with coding.