India recorded its best-ever result at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) 2026, hosted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, with all four members of the national team winning gold medals. The team was made up of Debadatta Priyadarshi from Odisha, Harshit Singla from Punjab, Kabeer Chillar from Delhi and Sandeep Kuchi from Telangana. A clean sweep of four golds marks the highest achievement by an Indian contingent in the history of the competition, which brings together top school-level chemistry students from many countries every year.