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Savitha Shri Baskar won the 2026 Women’s Asian Individual Chess Championship. The championship was held in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The 19-year-old Chennai-based International Master finished with 7.5 points from 9 rounds. With this victory, she qualified for the 2027 FIDE Women’s World Cup. The title gave India its 13th Women’s Asian Chess Championship crown.

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Former Kane Williamson has announced his retirement from international cricket after a career spanning more than years. The New Zealand national cricket team batting legend retires as New Zealand’s highest international run-scorer across all formats with 19,346 runs. In Test cricket, he scored more than 9,500 runs, including 33 centuries and 6 double centuries. His retirement marks the end of an era in New Zealand cricket.

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Chandigarh has been selected to host the 3rd Asian Relays Championships 2027. The championship flag was handed over to Chandigarh during the closing ceremony of the 2nd Asian Relays Championships 2026 held in Shaoxing, China. This will be the second-largest international sporting event in Chandigarh since 1989, when the Asian Rowing Championships were held. The event is organised by the Asian Athletics Association.

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India topped the medal tally at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior World Championship 2026 held in Germany. India secured a total of 24 medals, including 7 gold, 8 silver, and 9 bronze, finishing ahead of all participating nations. The Indian shooters performed strongly in both pistol and rifle events throughout the championship. Strong performances were recorded by shooters such as Sameer, Rohit Kanyan, and Pritam Kendre, who won individual gold medals in their respective events. India also secured several silver and bronze medals in events like 10m air pistol, 50m rifle 3 positions, and 25m pistol categories.

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Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth won the silver medal in the US Open men’s singles. He lost the final to Su Li-yang (Chinese Taipei) in a three-game match: 15–21, 21–16, 9–21
This result extended Srikanth’s wait for a Badminton World Federation (BWF title). His last international title came in the 2017 French Open (BWF Superseries era).

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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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The ISSF World Cup 2026 begin in Hangzhou, China. Sainyam won the silver medal in the women’s 10m air pistol event. She scored 243.4 points in the final to secure the silver medal. Suruchi Inder Singh also qualified for the eight-shooter final and finished 7th with 137.6 points. Sainyam’s silver marked India’s first medal at the tournament.

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Recently, Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated Mirabai Chanu for winning the gold medal in the women’s 48 kg event at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Mirabai Chanu won her third consecutive Commonwealth Games gold medal (2018, 2022, 2026). The victory gave India its first gold medal at the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games. Chanu set a Commonwealth record with an 85 kg snatch. She also set a new Commonwealth Games and Commonwealth record in the clean and jerk by lifting 85 kg.

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Esha Singh won the gold medal and Manu Bhaker won the bronze medal in the women’s 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou, China. Manu topped the qualification round, while Esha qualified in second place before winning the final. Earlier this year, Esha set senior and junior world records in the 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Munich. Manu Bhaker is the first athlete from independent India to win two medals at a single Olympic Games (Paris 2024).

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Valluri Ajaya Babu won the silver medal in the men’s 79 kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow. He hails from Andhra Pradesh. He lifted a total of 330 kg (149 kg Snatch + 181 kg Clean & Jerk). He missed the gold medal by just 1 kg. Malaysia’s Erry Hidayat Muhammad won gold with a Games record total of 331 kg. Ajaya Babu set a Commonwealth Games record in the snatch (149 kg). He won double gold at the 2024 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships (Suva, Fiji).