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All five students on India’s team won medals at the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA): four gold and one silver. The competition took place in Hanoi, Vietnam, from September 25 to October 5, 2026, according to the Department of Atomic Energy’s announcement published by the Press Information Bureau.
Who won medals for India?
The Department of Atomic Energy named four gold medalists and one silver medalist:
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- Gold: Pranjal Dixit of Hyderabad, Telangana; Sumant Gupta of Delhi; Akshat Srivastava of Gurugram, Haryana; and Arnav Sehrawat of Faridabad, Haryana.
- Silver: Harshil Amitkumar Patel of Vadodara, Gujarat.
The release said all five Indian participants won medals. Read the government announcement.
How did India place in the standings?
India finished joint third with Vietnam, which the government release identified as the guest team. Iran and South Korea each won five gold medals, one more than India. Across the competition, organizers awarded 51 gold, 48 silver, and 60 bronze medals, according to the IOAA 2026 results information.
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The joint-third description is the reported team placement; individual scores and the detailed ranking method are not established in the cited results information.
What did the competition involve?
Akashvani News reported that the event drew 307 students from 64 countries and included three components: theory, observation, and data analysis. The broadcaster reported their weightings as follows:
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| Component | Reported weighting |
|---|---|
| Theory | 50% |
| Observation | 25% |
| Data analysis | 25% |
These participation and format figures were reported by Akashvani News on October 5, 2026.
How does this fit India’s science Olympiad programme?
Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) describes India’s science Olympiad programme as a five-stage process in each subject, with astronomy offered at junior and senior levels. That is general programme context; it does not establish the selection or preparation path followed by these five medalists. See HBCSE’s Olympiad programme overview.
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