Global Mental Math Olympiad 2026 |07 November 2026

Joined by other winners, Daivik Goel (second from right, back row) emerged as the international champion in the Master category with a perfect score of 1,000 points (Photo: Contributed)

 Goel crowned global

mental math champ

with perfect score

Seychelles has a new reason to celebrate after young mathematician Daivik Goel emerged as the international champion in the Master category at the Global Mental Math Olympiad 2026 in Dubai, securing a perfect score of 1,000 points in just four minutes and four seconds.

Daivik’s outstanding performance earned him first place in the Master (9-11) age category, bringing international recognition to himself, Independent School Seychelles and the country.

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