India Wins 5 Gold Medals at 56th International Physics Olympiad 2026

16 July 2026National

India recorded its best-ever performance at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2026), held in Bucaramanga, Colombia (4-12 July 2026), with all five Indian participants winning gold medals. India secured joint first place in the overall medal tally alongside Russia, China, Kazakhstan, South Korea and Taiwan. The gold medallists were Kanishk Jain, Riddhesh Anant Bendale, Rishit Garg, Shresth Suraiya and Svarit Joshi. It was India's 27th participation; the team was trained by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), a centre of TIFR under the Department of Atomic Energy. IPhO was established in 1967.

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IPhO founded 1967 | HBCSE (Mumbai) trains India's science olympiad teams | HBCSE is under TIFR / Department of Atomic Energy

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India won 5 gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad 2026 in Colombia — its best-ever showing — sharing joint first place with five other nations.

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