At the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia on July 23, 2026, Chinese mathematicians Wang Hong (b.1991) and Deng Yu (b.1989) were awarded Fields Medals. Both completed their undergraduate studies at Peking University. This is the

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At the International Congress of Mathematicians in Philadelphia on July 23, 2026, Chinese mathematicians Wang Hong (b.1991) and Deng Yu (b.1989) were awarded Fields Medals. Both completed their undergraduate studies at Peking University. This is the first time Chinese mathematicians have won the Fields Medal and the first instance of two Chinese recipients being named at the same ICM.