The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports announced the National Sports Awards 2025 to recognise and reward excellence in sports. The awards are conferred annually by the President...
Indian chess players Vignesh Vermula and Saranya Devi won the Open and Girls’ gold medals, respectively, in the Asian Junior Blitz Chess Championship on 17 August 2026. The...
Three UAE-based Indian skydivers took part in a Guinness World Record skydive over Benghazi, Libya, on 7 August 2026. The jump involved 65 international skydivers from 38 nationalities,...
India won its maiden overall title at the Commonwealth Fencing Championships 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, after finishing with 35 medals across the Under-23 and Senior divisions. The final...
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports suspended recognition of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI) on 12 August 2026 over governance deficiencies. The order cited the...
Jammu and Kashmir is scheduled to host the Irani Cup match at Sher-I-Kashmir Stadium in Srinagar from 1 to 5 October 2026. The fixture will be played between...
Indian para-cyclists won 12 medals at the UCI Parasport Denmark Grand Prix in Odense, Denmark, after a three-day track cycling competition that began on 7 August 2026 and...
India won five medals on the third day of the Commonwealth Fencing Championship 2026 in Lagos, Nigeria, including three gold, one silver and one bronze in senior individual...
Indian-origin chess players Bodhana Sivanandan and Shreyas Royal won major titles at the 2026 British Chess Championships on 9 August 2026. The nine-day event was held at the...
Indian badminton player Ashmita Chaliha won the women’s singles title at the Korea Masters on 9 August 2026. She became the first Indian to win the Korea Masters...
Basant Kumar Meghwal, a 19-year-old high jumper from Anupgarh in Rajasthan’s Sri Ganganagar district, won silver in the men’s high jump at the World Athletics U20 Championships in...
Indian athlete Ashish Yadav won the silver medal in the men’s javelin throw at the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in 2026. His best throw measured...
