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Students from India have bagged three gold and two silver medals at the International Physics Olympiad (IPhO), 2023, which was held in Tokyo, Japan from July 10 to July 17, 2023.
The Indian team is comprised of five boys, who have all achieved either gold or silver medal. Aditya from Pitampura, (Delhi), Dhruv Shah from Pune and Mehul Borad from Kachiguda (Telangana) bagged gold medals each. Raghav Goyal from Chandigarh and Rhythm Kedia from Raipur (Chhattisgarh) earned silver medals each.
This year’s Indian team was led by two leaders from India — Prof Arun V Kulkarni (Professor, BITS Pilani, Goa), Dr Shirish Pathare (HBCSE, TIFR). There were also two Scientific Observers — Prof. Anwesh Mazumdar (HBCSE, Mumbai), Dr Leena Joshi (St Xaviers’ College, Mumbai).
“The outstanding performances of the Indian teams are a testament to their exceptional abilities and the rigorous training provided by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education, TIFR, an aided Institute of DAE,” Department of Atomic Energy, India said in a post, while congratulating the students.
In addition to IPhO, India has also brought laurels in International Biology Olympiad (IBO) and International Mathematics Olympiad (IMO). In IBO, each student has bagged a gold medal. This is the first time that India has achieved an all-gold performance and topped the medal tally in the IBO. In IMO, the Indian team has secured two gold, two silver, and two bronze medals.
