Mumbai siblings win five medals at Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge 2026

Two students from Don Bosco International High School in Mumbai secured a total of five medals at the Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge SIMOC 2026 an invitationonly international mathematics competition held in SingaporeThe winners siblings Hrishikesh Abhinandan Tulsian a Class VII student and Vedanshika Abhinandan Tulsian a Class III student represented India at the competition which brought together 2285 students from 40 countries and territoriesSIMOC 2026 featured an Individual Written Math Olympiad and two teambased eventsmdashMaths Warriors and Math Master Mindmdashtesting participants mathematical ability and problemsolving skillsHrishikesh won three silver medals securing one silver each in the Individual Written Math Olympiad Maths Warriors and Math Master Mind categoriesVedanshika earned one silver medal and one bronze medal contributing to Indias overall medal tally at the international competitionAccording to the school the siblings performed well in both individual and team events highlighting their mathematical skills and consistency throughout the competitionFollowing the medal ceremony the two students joined participants from other countries in displaying their respective national flags during the celebrationsMedal tallyHrishikesh Abhinandan Tulsian Class VIISilver ndash Individual Written Math OlympiadSilver ndash Maths WarriorsSilver ndash Math Master MindVedanshika Abhinandan Tulsian Class IIISilver ndash SIMOC eventBronze ndash SIMOC eventIndia finishes seventh at International Mathematical Olympiad 2026Separately the Indian team delivered a strong performance at the 67th International Mathematical Olympiad IMO 2026 held in Shanghai China winning two gold and four silver medalsIndia secured an unofficial seventh position among 117 participating countries A total of 666 students competed in this years event making it the largest International Mathematical Olympiad since the competition began in 1959The result continues Indias strong run at the Olympiad Since 2019 Indian teams have won at least one gold medal at every edition except the 2020 Olympiad when India did not participate because of the pandemic Of Indias 25 gold medals since its debut in 1989 14 have been won in the last seven editionsThe seventhplace finish marks the fourth time India has achieved this ranking at the IMO matching its performances in 1998 2001 and 2025 Indias bestever finish remains fourth place achieved at the 65th International Mathematical Olympiad in 2024This is also the fourth consecutive year that India has finished among the top 10 countries at the IMO Since making its debut in 1989 India has recorded eight top10 finishes in 36 appearances excluding 2020 when it did not participateOverall India has won 25 gold 80 silver and 80 bronze medals along with 29 honourable mentions in the history of the International Mathematical OlympiadIndian medal winners at IMO 2026Aarav Gupta Delhi ndash GoldAbel George Mathew Karnataka ndash GoldBairav Murugan Karnataka ndash SilverKanav Talwar Delhi ndash SilverSanjana Philo Chacko Kerala ndash SilverShreya Shantanu Mundhada Mumbai ndash Silver