International Physics Olympiad 2026 held in Bucaramanga, Colombia

Exam-focused facts from the 14 July 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India won five gold medals at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026 held in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
India shared the World No. 1 rank with China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea, and Taiwan.
The competition involved 381 students from 87 countries.
The Indian gold medalists were Kanishk Jain (Pune, Maharashtra), Riddhesh Anant Bendale (Indore, Madhya Pradesh), Rishit Garg (Dwarka, New Delhi), Shresth Suraiya (Mumbai, Maharashtra), and Svarit Joshi (Ahmedabad, Gujarat).
The Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) serves as the nodal centre for the Olympiad programme in India.
HBCSE is a National Centre of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), which is an aided institution under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).