India bags four gold medals at International Chemistry Olympiad 2026

India delivered another stellar performance at the International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2026, winning four gold medals and sharing the top rank globally. The outstanding achievement comes just days after India's clean sweep at the International Physics Olympiad, highlighting the country's growing dominance in international science competitions. The 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2026  held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The four Indian students who secured gold medals are Debadatta Priyadarshi from Bhubaneswar, Odisha; Harshit Singla from Mandi Gobindgarh, Punjab; Kabeer Chillar from Delhi; and Sandeep Kuchi from Hyderabad, Telangana.
The Olympiad, held from July 10 to 19, witnessed participation from 363 students representing 93 countries, making it the largest edition of the competition to date. India finished joint first in the country-wise medal tally alongside China, Vietnam and the Individual Participants Group B (Russia), achieving its first-ever clean sweep of gold medals at the event. The Indian delegation was led by Prof. Subhajit Bandyopadhyay as Head Mentor, with Dr. Indrani Sen of Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE), Mumbai, serving as Mentor. Dr. Anubendu Adhikary of IIT Kharagpur and Dr. Jayasree Gopalakrishnan of NES Ratnam College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Mumbai, participated as Scientific Observers.
India delivered another impressive performance on the global academic stage, with all four members of its team winning medals at the 37th International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2026 held in Vilnius, Lithuania, from July 12 to 19. The Indian contingent secured one gold medal and three silver medals in the prestigious international competition, which brought together 307 students from 78 countries. A total of 31 gold, 61 silver and 91 bronze medals were awarded at this year’s Olympiad. Bhavyaa Gunwal from Mahendragarh, Haryana, won the gold medal, while Soumil Maity from Howrah, West Bengal, Nishit Kalani from Pali, Rajasthan, and Anmol Kumar from Mansa, Punjab, each secured silver medals.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian team for its outstanding performance. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “It is a matter of immense happiness that in the 37th International Biology Olympiad held in Vilnius, Lithuania, all four Indian team members secured medals, including one Gold.” PM Modi also said, “India’s Yuva Shakti continues to make a mark globally! Congratulations to our team of Debadatta Priyadarshi, Harshit Singhal, Kabeer Chhillar and Sandeep Kuchi for winning Gold Medals at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad. This was India’s best performance at this prestigious platform.”