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Grandmaster (GM) Iniyan P of Tamil Nadu won the 62nd National Chess Championship and a cash prize of ₹6 lakh. International Master (IM) H Goutham Krishna, 15, from Kerala secured second place with ₹5 lakh, earning widespread admiration. Grandmaster Krishnan Sasikiran, representing the Petroleum Sports Promotion Board (PSPB), finished third with ₹4 lakh. The championship was held at Vignan’s University and organised by the Andhra Chess Association under the All India Chess Federation (AICF). The event was supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) and the Sports Authority of Andhra Pradesh (SAAP).

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Sri Lanka and India will co-host the first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup – Cricket for the Blind from 11 to 23 November 2025. The tournament will open in New Delhi with inauguration and five matches, followed by four matches in Bengaluru. Colombo, Sri Lanka, will host the concluding leg with 15 matches, including semi-finals, final, and closing ceremony on 23rd November.

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Star Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam made history by becoming the first Indian woman compound archer to win a medal at the Archery World Cup Final. She clinched the bronze medal in Nanjing, China by defeating second seed Ella Gibson of Great Britain 150-145. Jyothi shot a perfect 15 tens across five ends. She won her quarterfinal 143-140 against Alexis Ruiz of USA, then lost narrowly 143-145 to world number one Andrea Becerra of Mexico in the semifinal. This medal marks India’s first-ever women’s compound medal at the season-ending World Cup Final. Another Indian archer, Madhura Dhamangaonkar, lost 142-145 in the first round.

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Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant launched the official logo and anthem of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025. The anthem, sung by Daler Mehndi, and the logo, inspired by Goa’s culture and chess, were unveiled at the event. The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 will be held in Goa from October 31 to November 17, returning to India after 23 years. Around 206 players from 82 countries will compete for $2 million in prize money. Top players like Gukesh D, Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Vincent Keymer, Hans Niemann, and Faustino Oro will participate.

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Abhinav Bindra, Olympic gold medallist, has been chosen as a torch-bearer for the 2026 Winter Olympics. The 2026 Winter Olympics will be held in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, from February 6 to February 22, 2026. Bindra won India’s first individual Olympic gold in the 10m air-rifle event at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The 2026 Games will feature 116 medal events across 16 disciplines, increasing by seven events and one discipline from Beijing 2022. The Olympic Torch Relay symbolises unity, inspiration, and the Olympic spirit globally.

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Recently, India emerged as the overall champion at the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships 2025 held at Birsa Munda Stadium, Ranchi. The event took place from October 24 to 26, 2025, with participation from all South Asian nations. India topped the medal tally with 20 gold and 58 total medals, followed by Sri Lanka with 16 gold and 40 total medals. Nepal stood third, while Bangladesh and Maldives followed; Bhutan finished without a medal.

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India achieved its best-ever performance at the 2025 Asian Youth Games held in Manama, Bahrain, with a total of 48 medals- 13 gold, 18 silver, and 17 bronze. This surpassed India’s previous tallies from 2009 and 2013 editions. 222 Indian athletes participated in the event. The girls’ kabaddi team won India’s first gold medal by defeating Iran. Priteesmita Bhoi set a world youth record in the 44kg clean and jerk to win India’s first individual gold in weightlifting. Khushi earned India’s first medal — a bronze in girls’ kurash, and Ranjana Yadav won silver in the 5000m race walk. The overall performance also served as a qualifier for the 2026 Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal, marking a historic milestone for Indian youth sports.

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International Cricket Council (ICC) launched a new eight-team global event called the ICC Women’s Emerging Nations Trophy after the success of the Women’s World Cup in India. The inaugural edition will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 20–30 November as part of a new three-tier development pathway to boost women’s cricket. The competing teams are Thailand, Netherlands, Papua New Guinea, UAE, Scotland, Namibia, Tanzania, and Uganda. The recent Women’s ODI World Cup saw India win its maiden title, drawing 500 million viewers and record stadium attendance.

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Sarwagya Singh Kushwaha from Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh became the youngest chess player in history to earn an official FIDE rating at 3 years, 7 months, and 20 days. He broke the previous record held by Anish Sarkar of Kolkata, who achieved it at 3 years, 8 months, and 19 days. Kushwaha is currently enrolled in nursery school and holds a rapid rating of 1,572. To earn a FIDE rating, a player must defeat at least one international opponent; Kushwaha defeated three international players in events across Madhya Pradesh and India.

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The 5th Khelo India University Games concluded with a grand ceremony in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Chandigarh University, Punjab topped the medal tally, followed by Lovely Professional University (LPU), Punjab in second place and Guru Nanak Dev University in third place. The games were held from 24 November to 5 December 2025 across seven cities of Rajasthan: Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota, and Bharatpur. Khelo India University Games 2025 was the fifth edition conducted under the Government of India’s Khelo India initiative.