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India sweeps International Earth Science Olympiad 2026 with historic 9-medal haul
According to a statement issued by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the Union Minister reiterated the government's commitment to empower the youth through student-centric outreach programmes during the meet and also encouraged a foundational scientific temperament.
Indian team won a total of 9 medal, nine medals, including four gold, three silver, and two bronze medals (Photo: AI Generated)
Indian students a historic milestone at the 19th International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO) 2026, securing a record haul of nine medals: four gold, three silver, and two bronze. The global competition, held in Italy from August 20 to August 27, witnessed competition from 39 participating countries.
Explaining the procedure of shortlisting students for IESO 2026, in a statement from the Ministry of Earth Sciences, the minister said students had gone through a rigorous national selection and training pipeline before they participated in the olympiad. Under the ministry’s outreach and awareness programme, a national-level Earth Science Olympiad was conducted with an all-India test, in which nearly about 17,800 students appeared across 500 centres.
As per the statement, the top 25 meritorious students were then selected to undergo an intensive three-week training camp in June 2026 at Maharaja Sayajirao University (M S University), Vadodara, Gujarat. The training was conducted as proposed by the Union Minister to rotate camp locations across different regions of the country.
Indian students sweep the board
Earlier this year, five Indian students clinched gold medals in July at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026, held in Bucaramanga, Colombia.
India also bagged four gold medals at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2026, organized from July 10 to 19 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The winners also included Kabeer Chhillar, an All India Rank (AIR) 2 in JEE Advanced 2026 who scored 329 out of 360 marks and secured 100 percentile in JEE Main 2026.
Registering another major win in the same month, the Indian team, that participated in the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO), held in Shanghai, China, came home after winning 2 Gold and 4 Silver medals.
— with inputs from PTI
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