Archive · 6 Oct 2026
Indian Students Win Four Golds, One Silver at Astronomy Olympiad
Five students represented India at an international astronomy contest in Vietnam.
Four of them won gold medals, and one won a silver medal.
The gold medal winners were Pranjal Dixit, Sumant Gupta, Akshat Srivastava and Arnav Sehrawat.
Harshil Amitkumar Patel won silver.
India tied with Vietnam for third place in the medal tally.
Iran and South Korea each won five gold medals.
The contest brought together 307 students from 64 countries.
The articles describe this as the largest IOAA so far by the number of students and countries.
India’s five-member team won four gold medals and one silver at the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics.
Pranjal Dixit, Sumant Gupta, Akshat Srivastava and Arnav Sehrawat won gold; Harshil Amitkumar Patel won silver.
The event was held in Hanoi, Vietnam, and concluded on October 5, 2026.
India tied with Vietnam for third place; Iran and South Korea each won five gold medals.
The competition included 307 students from 64 countries, the largest IOAA to date by both participation measures.
- Who
- Five students representing India; Vietnam also shared third place in the medal tally.
- What
- India won four gold medals and one silver at the 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics.
- When
- The event ran from September 25 to October 5, 2026, and concluded on October 5.
- Where
- Hanoi, Vietnam.
- Why
- Students competed in the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics; the articles do not give a specific reason for the event.
- Competition
- 19th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) 2026
- India's medals
- Four gold and one silver
- Gold medalists
- Pranjal Dixit, Sumant Gupta, Akshat Srivastava and Arnav Sehrawat
- Silver medalist
- Harshil Amitkumar Patel
- India's standing
- Joint third with Vietnam
- Top gold medal counts
- Iran and South Korea each won five gold medals
- Participation
- 307 students from 64 countries
- Dates and location
- September 25 to October 5, 2026; Hanoi, Vietnam
