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Kajal Dhochak of India won her second consecutive U20 World Wrestling Championship title in the women’s 76 kg category. She defeated China’s Jingru Sun 7–0 in the final to secure the gold medal. Tanu Sharma won a silver medal in the women’s 72 kg category after losing 3–5 to Japan’s Chisato Yoshida. Savita also secured silver in the 62 kg category after losing to Japan’s Sakura Onishi by technical superiority (2–12).

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Aromal Chundan won the 72nd Nehru Trophy Boat Race at Punnamada Lake, Alappuzha, Kerala. It secured victory with a timing of 4 minutes, 23 seconds and 328 milliseconds. Nadubhagom Chundan finished second, while Veeyapuram Chundan secured third place. The race featured 71 boats, including 22 traditional snake boats. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race is a major sporting and cultural festival of Kerala, attracting thousands of spectators and tourists.

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R Praggnanandhaa became the first Indian to win the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) title. He defeated Fabiano Caruana of the USA by 15–13 in the grand finale at the Saint Louis Chess Club. Praggnanandhaa staged a remarkable comeback after trailing Caruana by six points at the start of the final day. The victory earned him a USD 200,000 prize and a place in the 2027 Grand Chess Tour. Earlier in 2026, Praggnanandhaa also became the first Indian to win the Norway Chess title, including two victories over Magnus Carlsen.

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The ICC Women’s Champions Trophy 2027, initially scheduled in Sri Lanka, has been shifted to India due to governance issues in Sri Lanka. The inaugural tournament will be held from 14–28 February 2027 in Mumbai and Vadodara. Six teams—Australia, England, India, New Zealand, South Africa and Sri Lanka—have qualified based on their ICC Women’s T20I Team Rankings as of the 6 July 2026 cut-off. The teams will play a round-robin league, with the top two advancing to the final on 28 February.

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The World Archery Para Series Stage III was held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. India finished the World Archery Para Series Stage III in Ahmedabad with a strong performance, winning two gold and four bronze medals on the final day. Sheetal Devi won gold in the para compound women’s individual event after a dramatic shoot-off. Harvinder Singh and Bhawna won gold in the para recurve mixed team event, defeating China 6–0. Bhawna also won bronze in the para recurve women’s individual event, while Sarita secured bronze in the para compound women’s event. Toman Kumar added another bronze in the para compound men’s individual event, defeating Iraq’s Abbas Kadhim.

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India finished 4th among 82 nations at the Pickleball World Cup 2026 held in Da Nang, Vietnam. India won a total of 41 medals — 7 gold, 17 silver and 17 bronze. India improved significantly from its 7th-place finish in the 2025 World Cup. The Indian contingent consisted of 48 athletes. Indian players competed in Kids, Juniors, Open, Seniors and Masters team events.

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Indian athlete Tanya Chaudhary created history by setting a new national record in the women’s hammer throw event. During the Indian Athletics Series Final held in New Delhi, she registered a massive throw of 68.35 metres. This performance eclipsed the previous national mark, establishing her as the premier thrower in the country. The hammer throw is a highly technical field event governed nationally by the Athletics Federation of India (AFI) and internationally by World Athletics, requiring a balance of physical strength, rotational mechanics, and precise release.

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The Archery Premier League (APL) will hold its second season in Hyderabad from 8 to 18 October 2026. The tournament will feature 36 leading Indian archers and 12 international stars from 10 countries. The competition will have six mixed-gender franchise teams competing in the Recurve and Compound categories. Indian recurve stars include Deepika Kumari, Atanu Das and Dhiraj Bommadevara, the reigning Asian champion. The compound category will feature Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Abhishek Verma and Ojas Pravin Deotale.

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Suchika Tariyal created history by winning India’s first Asian Games medal in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). She won a bronze medal in the women’s Traditional -60 kg category at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. Tariyal lost to Singapore’s Hui Hoon Teo in the semifinals after the bout went into overtime. Tariyal is a national-level judoka and had represented India at the 2022 Commonwealth Games and 2023 Asian Games in kurash. She won a world title in Fighting Jiu-Jitsu in 2024.

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England fast bowler Mark Wood announced his retirement from international cricket on September 22, 2026. The 36-year-old right-arm pacer made his international debut against New Zealand in the Lord’s Test in 2015. He finished his Test career with 119 wickets from 38 matches. Wood was part of England’s 2019 ODI World Cup-winning team, taking 18 wickets in the tournament. He also played a key role in England’s 2022 T20 World Cup-winning campaign, taking 9 wickets in 4 matches. In ODIs, he took 80 wickets from 70 matches, while in T20Is he claimed 54 wickets from 38 matches. He featured in four Ashes campaigns for England.