The International Olympiad in Informatics in 2026 will take place in Uzbekistan.

From August 28 to September 3, the 35th International Olympiad in Informatics took place in Hungary.

A delegation from Uzbekistan, led by Mahliyo Muksinova, Deputy General Director of IT Park Uzbekistan, participated in the event. The delegation presented before the IOI Commission and submitted an application to host the Olympiad in Uzbekistan in 2026. During the presentation, the country's potential, favorable and safe conditions, as well as measures being implemented to establish Uzbekistan as a Central Asian IT hub, were showcased.

At the closing ceremony of IOI 2023, the Commission officially announced that the International Olympiad in Informatics will be held in Uzbekistan in 2026.

This year, 346 students from 89 countries participated in the IOI. As a result of the two-stage competition, representatives of Uzbekistan won bronze medals for the first time in history. The prize winners of the Olympiad were:

— Dilorbek Valijonov, an 11th-grade student at the Presidential School in Andijan

— Dilshodbek Khodjaev, an 11th-grade student at the specialized school in the Almazor district of Tashkent.

Source: it-park.uz