Gairat Ibragimov, an 11th-grade student at General Education School No. 20 in the Khodjeyli district of Karakalpakstan, won a bronze medal at an international physics olympiad.
He competed as part of Uzbekistan’s national team at the 2nd International Ahmad al-Farghani Physics Olympiad, held in Samarkand from October 10 to 17, 2026.
Two other students from Karakalpakstan were also on the Uzbek team: 11th-graders Elbek Sharipbayev and Begzad Kurbanbayev from a specialized school in the Turtkul district.