Two Chinese Mathematicians Win Fields Medal on July 23, First-Time Achievement for China

According to Odaily, on July 23, 2026, Chinese mathematicians Wang Hong (born 1991) and Deng Yu (born 1989) won the Fields Medal at the International Congress of Mathematicians opening in Philadelphia. Both graduated from Peking University. This marks the first time Chinese mathematicians have won the Fields Medal, and the first time two Chinese recipients won simultaneously in a single congress, representing a historic breakthrough in Chinese mathematics development. The Fields Medal, awarded by the International Mathematical Union every four years to mathematicians under 40, is regarded as the "Nobel Prize" of mathematics.
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