Codex scraped the ICM website and discovered 2026 Fields Medal winner list
5 hours ago
- #Mathematics
- #China
- #Fields Medal
- A leak from the ICM 2026 schedule front-end code revealed the 2026 Fields Medal winners: Yu Deng, John Pardon, Jacob Tsimerman, and Hong Wang.
- Peking University alumni Hong Wang and Yu Deng are among the recipients, marking the first time two Chinese mathematicians win in the same edition.
- Hong Wang would become the third female mathematician in history to receive the Fields Medal if officially confirmed on July 23, 2026.
- The leak was discovered via 'HIDDEN' laureate lecture fields in the official schedule code and a curl command from Codex.