Sports Current Affairs MCQs

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Recently, sportspersons from Uttar Pradesh Police won the highest number of medals for India at the World Police and Fire Games 2025 held in Alabama, USA. The global event witnessed participation from police and fire personnel representing 63 countries. India ranked third in the overall medal tally with a total of 560 medals. Uttar Pradesh Police athletes secured 95 medals, including 45 gold, 34 silver, and 16 bronze. The medals were won in events like athletics, wrestling, shooting, weightlifting, and swimming.

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Recently, Jannik Sinner won the men’s single title at the 2025 Wimbledon Tennis Championships and fourth Grand Slam, defeating Carlos Alcaraz. The match ended with a score of 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Sinner became the first Italian to win the men’s singles title at Wimbledon (SW19).

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The Fédération Internationale des Échecs (FIDE) confirmed that India will host the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 from October 30 to November 27. This marks the second time India is hosting the World Cup after 2002 in Hyderabad. The event will feature 206 players in a knockout format, competing for qualification spots in the 2026 Candidates Tournament. In 2002, Viswanathan Anand won the title when India first hosted the event.

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England will host the World Test Championship (WTC) Finals in 2027, 2029, and 2031, as decided by the International Cricket Council (ICC). This was confirmed at the ICC Annual Conference held in Singapore in 2025. The decision rewards the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) for its success in hosting the 2021 and 2023 WTC Finals.

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Recently, Ramesh Budhial became the first Indian to win a medal in the Asian Surfing Championships, clinching bronze in the Open Men’s category in Chennai with 12.60 points. Gold in this category went to Korea’s Kanoa Heejae (15.17 points) and silver to Indonesia’s Pajar Ariyana (14.57 points). In the Open Women’s category, Japan’s Anri Matsuno won gold (14.90), Sumomo Sato silver (13.70), and Thailand’s Isabel Higgs bronze (11.76).

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India’s Namrata Batra made history by winning a silver medal in the women’s 52 kg Wushu final at the 2025 World Games in Chengdu, China. The 24-year-old, a four-time national champion and 2024 Asian Championships silver medallist, lost 2-0 to China’s Mengyue Chen in the final. This was India’s first-ever medal in Wushu at the World Games. It was also India’s second medal at the 2025 edition after Rishabh Yadav’s bronze in men’s compound archery.

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The Khelo India Water Sports Festival (KIWSF) mascot and logo were unveiled in Srinagar ahead of the inaugural water games. The festival will be held at Dal Lake, Jammu and Kashmir, from 21–23 August 2025. The official mascot is the Himalayan Kingfisher, representing adventure, eco-sports, and Kashmir’s natural beauty. The event is hosted by the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Sports Council, supported by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports and Sports Authority of India (SAI).

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More than 500 humanoid robots from 16 countries, including Japan, took part in the World Humanoid Robot Games 2025 in Beijing, China. The four-day event featured competitions in sports, tasks, and real-world scenarios. Robots competed in 26 events such as track and field, soccer, dancing, and kickboxing. A robot completed the 100-meter sprint in 21.5 seconds, showing remarkable speed. Robots also showed agility in kickboxing by regaining balance after hits. Some robots collapsed in soccer and collided during the 400-meter relay. The event highlighted both rapid progress and challenges in humanoid robotics.

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India’s Girish Gupta won gold in the 10m air pistol men youth event at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The 17-year-old scored 241.3 in the final, surpassing compatriot Dev Pratap, 14 years old, who shot 238.6 to win silver. India ended Day One with two gold and three silver medals. Kapil Bainsla from Palwal, Haryana, won gold in the junior men’s air pistol with a score of 243.0. Uzbekistan’s Ilkhombek Obidjonov secured silver, while Jonathan Gavin Antony of India won bronze with 220.7. Kapil, Jonathan, and Vijay Tomar together won team silver with 1723 points, while Korea took gold and Kazakhstan bronze.

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A 24-member Indian archery squad is participating in the World Archery Youth Championships 2025 starting 19 August in Winnipeg, Canada. The tournament runs until 24 August and features 570 youth archers from 63 countries. Competitions include recurve and compound disciplines across Under-18 (U18) and Under-21 (U21) categories. Event formats include individual, team, and mixed team for both men and women. India aims to repeat its 2023 performance in Limerick, Ireland, where it won 11 medals, including six golds.