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Sumit Antil broke his own world record in the Men’s Javelin Throw F64 category at the Indian Open International Para Athletics Championships 2026 in Bengaluru. Representing Haryana, he won gold with a throw of 74.82 metres, surpassing his previous world record of 73.29 metres set at the Asian Para Games 2022. Sandip Sargar won silver, while Sandeep secured bronze in the event. Praveen Kumar won gold in the Men’s High Jump T64 event with a clearance of 2.00 metres, while Varun Singh Bhati took silver. Deepthi Jeevanji won gold in the Women’s 400m T20 event, and Dilip Gavit secured gold in the Men’s 400m T47 category.

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India delivered its best-ever performance at the 22nd Asian Under-20 Athletics Championships by finishing second in the medal tally. India won a total of 19 medals, including 10 gold, 5 silver, and 4 bronze medals. Mogali Venkatram won the gold medal in the men’s 800 metres event. The Indian women’s 4×100 metre relay team won silver and created a junior national record with a timing of 45.05 seconds. India also secured gold in the women’s 4×400 metre relay and bronze in the men’s 4×400 metre relay event.

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Fifteen-year-old Indian table tennis player Divyanshi Bhowmick created history by winning the World Table Tennis (WTT) Feeder women’s singles title at Prishtina in Kosovo. She became the youngest Indian ever to win a WTT Feeder women’s singles title. Divyanshi defeated Yeh Yi-Tian of Chinese Taipei in the final with a scoreline of 8-11, 11-8, 11-5, 7-11, 11-7. Divyanshi was ranked World No. 211, while her opponent was ranked No. 38 in the world rankings. According to the Table Tennis Federation of India, she is the second-youngest player globally to win a WTT Feeder women’s title after Japan’s Miwa Harimoto.

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R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win the Norway Chess title. He secured the title in Oslo with a final-round victory over Vincent Keymer. Praggnanandhaa finished with 18 points to clinch the championship. The 20-year-old Chennai Grandmaster achieved a feat that had eluded Viswanathan Anand and D Gukesh. During the tournament, he recorded two classical wins over Magnus Carlsen.

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South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Women’s Championship 2026 was won by India after defeating Bangladesh 3–1 in the final. The final was played in Madgaon. India won the title for a record sixth time and lifted the trophy after a gap of seven years. Goals for India were scored by Pyari Xaxa, Sanfida, and Linda Kom. Bangladesh’s goal was scored by Ritu Porna Chakma.

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The Fencing Association of India has announced India’s senior team for the Senior Asian Fencing Championships 2026. The championship is scheduled to take place in New Delhi from June 19 to 24, 2026. India is hosting the prestigious continental fencing event for the first time. More than 30 countries and over 400 athletes are expected to participate in the tournament. India’s 24-member squad includes 12 women and 12 men players. The Indian team will be led by C. A. Bhavani Devi, India’s first and only fencing Olympian.

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Kerala’s athlete Ancy Sojan set a new Indian record with a 6.88m long jump at the National Inter-State Senior Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar. She broke Anju Bobby George’s 2004 national record of 6.83m. The jump also secured qualification for the 2026 Asian Games. Ancy is a serving Chief Petty Officer in the Indian Navy. She is a 2023 Asian Games silver medallist and one of India’s top long jumpers. The performance marks a major milestone in Indian women’s long jump history.

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Aswath S from Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, became India’s 98th Chess Grandmaster. He achieved his final Grandmaster norm at the 2026 Pune International Grandmaster Round Robin. Aswath secured the title by defeating FM Kannan Vaidyanathan (USA) in the final round. He finished the tournament with 7 points from 9 rounds, securing second place. He had earned his first GM norm at the Grenke Open and his second at the First Saturday GM Round Robin in Budapest. Aswath also crossed the 2500 Elo rating, fulfilling the requirements for the Grandmaster title.

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The 2026 Esports World Cup (EWC) commenced in Paris, France, marking the first time the tournament is being hosted outside Saudi Arabia. The event is being held at Paris Expo Porte de Versailles and will run until 23 August 2026. It features over 2,000 players, 25 tournaments, and a record prize pool of USD 75 million. More than 200 elite clubs from over 100 countries are participating.

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Gyaneshwari Yadav won the silver medal in the women’s 53 kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games Glasgow 2026.
She secured the medal with a personal-best total lift of 199 kg (88 kg snatch + 111 kg clean & jerk). Gyaneshwari set a Commonwealth Games record in the snatch (88 kg) before it was surpassed by Nigeria’s Onome Omolola Didih, who won gold. She became India’s third weightlifting medallist at the Glasgow Games after Mirabai Chanu and Raja Muthupandi.