JE Education Desk: India has topped the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2023 medal tally. India won the all-gold performance at the 34th edition of the competition conducted in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) from July 3 to 11.

A total of 29 gold medals were awarded in the International Biology Olympiad (IBO). Besides India, Singapore achieved four gold medals. As many as 293 students from 76 countries participated in this competition.

The Indian students who participated in the olympiad were Dhruv Advani from Bengaluru, Karnataka, Ishan Pednekar from Kota, Rajasthan, Megh Chhabda from Jalna, Maharashtra, and Rohit Panda from Risali, Chattisgarh.

”We congratulate all the Indian students, and the rest of the Indian delegation for this excellent performance. The teachers and mentors from across the country and the Biology Olympiad cell of HBCSE deserve appreciation for training the students during the orientation and pre-departure camps at HBCSE. We thank the National Steering Committee, all the teacher organizations, and the funding agencies of the Govt. of India for their continued strong support of the Olympiad programme,” said Anwesh Mazumdar, national coordinator of Science Olympiads.

The Indian team was accompanied by Madan M Chaturvedi, a former senior professor from Delhi University; Anupama Ronad from Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education (HBCSE) Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR); V V Binoy from the National Institute of Advanced Studies in Bengaluru, and Rambhadur Subedi from National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health (NIRRH) Mumbai.

International Biology Olympiad: List Of Winners

Dhruv Advani: Gold medal from Bengaluru, Karnataka

Ishan Pednekar: Gold from Kota, Rajasthan

Megh Chhabda: Gold from Jalna, Maharashtra

Rohit Panda: Gold from Risali, Chattisgarh