Five Indian students won gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026, held in Bucaramanga, Colombia, from 4–12 July 2026. The gold medal winners are Kanishk Jain (Pune), Riddhesh Anant Bendale (Indore), Rishit Garg (New Delhi), Shresth Suraiya (Mumbai), and Svarit Joshi (Ahmedabad).
With this achievement, India secured the joint first position along with Russia, China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, and Taiwan, among 381 participants from 87 countries. The success highlights the excellence of India’s Olympiad programme, conducted by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) under the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR).
