A fourth medal
The 2024 championship ran from 21 to 23 September with 84 competitors from 14 nations. In the under-20 senior division Maheshwari scored 2,515 out of a possible 2,866, behind Abhilakshya Arora of India on 2,730 and Walid Ksentini of Algeria on 2,580.
The organisers recorded two things about that result: it was her fourth medal at the championship, and it was her highest score ever. In a sport where most competitors appear once or twice and vanish, four medals across multiple years is a career rather than a result.
Winning the alumni division
The 2026 championship, held in Bielefeld from 4 to 7 September with 99 competitors from 15 nations, included an alumni division for former junior competitors. Maheshwari won it with 2,691 points, ahead of Mohammed El-Mir of Lebanon on 2,583 and Deepak Nagar of India on 2,178.
The organisers made the obvious point about that category: its competitors have professional responsibilities and must fit championship preparation around everything else. Alumni are not competing on a school timetable; they are training in whatever hours a job leaves them, against opponents who once did nothing else.
What the competitors do
The championship is contested across fixed tasks: addition problems, square-root identification, calendar calculations, and fractions and multiplication, each scored against a published maximum. That design makes the results directly comparable between competitors, divisions and years.
It also makes a score meaningful on its own. A total of 2,515 against a ceiling of 2,866 says precisely how much of a demanding paper a competitor completed under time pressure — more information than a medal colour carries. Two competitors separated by one place on the podium may be separated by a single correct answer, or by three hundred points.
India in the discipline
India is one of the sport's strongest nations. Indian competitors won the under-20 division in 2024 and finished second in 2026; Indian competitors appear on podiums across the age groups in the years covered here, and the 2024 senior World Cup was won by Aaryan Shukla of India.
Maheshwari's record sits inside that system and stands out within it, because she has stayed. Most junior calculators age out of the sport at twenty and are never heard of again; she moved into the alumni category and won it, against a field that included a five-time junior world champion from Lebanon.
What is documented — and what is not
Documented: the 2024 under-20 bronze with 2,515 points, described by the organisers as her fourth medal and her best score, and the 2026 alumni gold with 2,691 points.
Not documented in these sources: her age, her birth year, her home city, her studies or profession, and the years and divisions of her earlier three medals beyond the fact of them. This page reports the published scoreboards and nothing beyond them, because for a competitor who is still young that is the responsible limit.
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| Person | Country | Milestone | Age / Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wenzel Grüß | Germany | Most Versatile Calculator, 2018 Mental Calculation World Cup | Age 9 |
| Andrej Živanović | Serbia | Junior Mental Calculation World Championship titles | Age 11 |
| Marc Jornet Sanz | Spain | Second place at the 2010 and 2014 Mental Calculation World Cups | Age 16 |
| Freddis Reyes Hernández | Cuba | Winning multiplication and the Memoriad Trophy at the 2012 Mental… | Age 27 |
| Radhika Maheshwari | India | Four medals at the Junior Mental Calculation World Championship | — |
What is documented — and what is not
✓ Documented
- She won under-20 bronze at the 2024 Junior Mental Calculation World Championship with 2,515 points.
- The organisers described it as her fourth medal and her highest score at that point.
- She won the alumni division in 2026 with 2,691 points.
- She finished ahead of Mohammed El-Mir and Deepak Nagar in that division.
? Unverified, disputed or wrong
- Her age, birth year and home city.
- The years and divisions of her earlier medals.
- Her studies or profession.
- Her training routine.
Questions people ask about Radhika Maheshwari
How many medals has Radhika Maheshwari won?
At least five. The organisers described her 2024 under-20 bronze as her fourth championship medal, and she won the alumni division in 2026.
How old is Radhika Maheshwari?
The sources used here do not give her age or birth year. She competed in the under-20 division in 2024 and in the alumni division in 2026.
What is the alumni division?
A category at the junior world championship for former junior competitors, who the organisers note must balance preparation against professional commitments.
What was her best score?
2,691 points, winning the alumni division in 2026. Her 2024 bronze of 2,515 was described as her highest score at that time.
What tasks are set?
Addition, square roots, calendar calculation, and fractions and multiplication, each timed and marked against a published maximum.
Where is the championship held?
Bielefeld, Germany, in each of the years covered here.
Is Radhika Maheshwari on Wikipedia?
The research record finds no article under her name. Her results are published by the competition organisers.
How strong is India in mental calculation?
Among the strongest. Indian competitors won the under-20 division in 2024 and the senior World Cup the same year.
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What did Radhika Maheshwari win in 2026?
What was her 2024 score?
Where is the junior championship held?
Sources
- Junior Mental Calculation World Championship 2024: Results — World Mental Calculation, 2024-09-29
- Junior Mental Calculation World Championship 2026: Results — World Mental Calculation, 2026-09-15
- Junior Mental Calculation World Championship 2023: Results — World Mental Calculation, 2023-10-05
Checked by the Geniuses.club editorial team. Ages are given as of September 2026.
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