India wins four medals at International Linguistics Olympiad 2026

Exam-focused facts from the 12 August 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

India won one gold and three bronze medals at the International Linguistics Olympiad (IOL) 2026 held in Romania.
Shrilakshmi Venkatraman won the gold medal, while Aarav Anil Rao, Nishanth Shankar Lakshmanan, and Advay Misra secured bronze medals.
Soham Amit Pednekar received an honourable mention at the IOL 2026.
India has participated in the International Linguistics Olympiad since 2009.
India has won a total of 37 medals at the IOL so far, including six gold, nine silver, and 22 bronze medals.
The Indian contingent was selected through the Panini Linguistics Olympiad (PLO) at IIIT Hyderabad.
The IOL is a competition for pre-university students from more than 40 countries.