All four members of Kazakhstan's national team won medals at the 58th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO 2026) in Tashkent, reports infohub.kz.
Aizere Zheniskhanova, an 11th-grade student at the Nazarbayev Intellectual School in Ust-Kamenogorsk, won the gold medal. Silver medals went to Abilmansur Kali (11th grade, Nazarbayev Intellectual School (NIS) of Nura district, Astana), Danil Poletaev (11th grade, Lyceum No. 134, Almaty), and Ansar Zhaksylykov (11th grade, Spectrum International School, Astana).
The Olympiad gathered over 350 top students from more than 90 countries. The competition consisted of two five-hour rounds: theoretical and practical. Participants solved complex chemistry problems and performed laboratory work. The national team was prepared by Sanzhar Samatuly Begdair, a student at KAIST (South Korea) and winner of international and national olympiads, as well as Anuar Nurtazin, a master's in chemistry and economics and winner of international and national olympiads.
The International Chemistry Olympiad is one of the seven most prestigious subject olympiads for school students worldwide. Kazakhstan has been participating since 1998 and consistently ranks among the top-performing countries. Earlier, it was reported that a student from Shymkent received invitations from 74 universities worldwide.