India achieved joint first rank at the 56th International Physics Olympiad (IPhO) 2026, held at Bucaramanga in Colombia, as all five members of the Indian team won gold medals. India shared the top position with China, Kazakhstan, Russia, South Korea and Taiwan. A total of 381 students from 87 countries took part in the competition, making a clean sweep of golds by the Indian team a notable achievement for the country's science talent programmes.