India shares No. 1 spot as all 5 of its students win gold in physics olympiad
Mumbai: India made a clean sweep at the 56th International Physics Olympiad , with all five students in its contingent winning gold medals and placing the country jointly at the top of the medals table.
The olympiad was held in Bucaramanga , Colombia , from July 5-12. The gold medallists are Shresth Suraiya from Mumbai, Kanishk Jain from Pune, Riddhesh Anant Bendale from Indore, Rishit Garg from Delhi, and Svarit Joshi from Ahmedabad.
India shared the first position with China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan. The competition drew 381 students from 85 countries. A total of 51 gold, 80 silver and 97 bronze medals were awarded. The prize for the overall top performer went to a South Korean student, while an Iranian student was recognised for the best performance in experimental examination. This is only the second time after 2018 that all five members of the Indian team have returned with gold medals from the olympiad.
“Shresth’s deep questioning, patience and composure distinguish him. His passion for physics will take him to greater heights,” said his mentor, Prof Vishal Singh of Narayana Co campus school.
The five-hour theoretical examination included problems on the thermodynamics of paramagnetic cooling, patterns known as caustics and cusps formed by light reflected inside a coffee cup, the photoionisation of ozone and the dynamics of electron-positron pairs. Several Indian students came close to securing perfect scores in the theory component.
The olympiad was held in Bucaramanga , Colombia , from July 5-12. The gold medallists are Shresth Suraiya from Mumbai, Kanishk Jain from Pune, Riddhesh Anant Bendale from Indore, Rishit Garg from Delhi, and Svarit Joshi from Ahmedabad.
India shared the first position with China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan. The competition drew 381 students from 85 countries. A total of 51 gold, 80 silver and 97 bronze medals were awarded. The prize for the overall top performer went to a South Korean student, while an Iranian student was recognised for the best performance in experimental examination. This is only the second time after 2018 that all five members of the Indian team have returned with gold medals from the olympiad.
“Shresth’s deep questioning, patience and composure distinguish him. His passion for physics will take him to greater heights,” said his mentor, Prof Vishal Singh of Narayana Co campus school.
The five-hour theoretical examination included problems on the thermodynamics of paramagnetic cooling, patterns known as caustics and cusps formed by light reflected inside a coffee cup, the photoionisation of ozone and the dynamics of electron-positron pairs. Several Indian students came close to securing perfect scores in the theory component.
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