New DeIhi, July 31: Indian students have outshined in the International Olympiads in Biology, Maths, Physics and Chemistry held this month in various parts of the world.
The students sponsored by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) clinched a number of gold medals for their outstanding performances.
The glorious journey of the Indian contingents began with the 35th International Biology Olympiad (IBO – July 7-13) held in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan.Here,the Indian team bagged one gold achieved by Vedant Sakre of Mumbai and three silvers.
In the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO – July 11-22) held in Bath, United Kingdom the Indian contingents bagged four golds achieved by Adhitya M. V. Ganesh of Pune.
In the 54th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO – July 21-29), held in Isfahan, Iran, the Indian team secured 2 golds (Rhythm Kedia of Raipur and Ved Lahoti of Indore), plus 3 silvers (Akarshraj Sahay of Nagpur; Bhavya Tiwari of NOIDA and Jaiveer Singh of Kota).
Similarly, in the 56th International Chemistry Olympiad (IchO – July 21-30) was held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Indian students secured gold (Devesh P. Bhaiya of Jalgaon) with two silvers.
