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In October 2025, Team India, led by Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur, won the KogniVera International Polo Cup 2025 by defeating Team Argentina 10-9. The match took place at the Jaipur Polo Ground, New Delhi, Delhi. The Indian team was led by Sawai Padmanabh Singh of Jaipur. The thrilling match showcased precision, strategy, and teamwork, reflecting the spirit of international polo — passion, power, and partnership. The event underscored India’s rising stature in global polo and celebrated the timeless elegance of the sport.

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Preetismita Bhoi, a young lifter from Dhenkanal, Odisha, won gold in the 44 kg category at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain. She lifted a total of 158 kg, setting Asian and World records in clean and jerk with 92 kg. The 16-year-old, who turns 17 in November, trains at the Weightlifting High Performance Centre, Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar. Earlier, she became the first Indian female lifter to win gold in the 40 kg category at the World Youth Championships 2024 in Peru, also setting a world record.

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Recently, India achieved a kabaddi double gold at the 2025 Asian Youth Games in Bahrain. Both Under-18 boys’ and girls’ teams remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. The girls’ team defeated Iran 75-21 in the final — the biggest victory margin in a Youth Games kabaddi final since 2013. Raider Neha Patel scored 28 points, and defender Riya Singh led a strong defence. India’s girls scored 312 points and conceded only 89 in five matches. The boys’ team beat Iran 35-32 in a close final at Isa Sports City, Riffa. The clean sweep reaffirmed India’s dominance as Asia’s youth kabaddi powerhouse and boosted its overall medal tally.

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India’s Sujeet Kalkal won gold at the Under-23 World Wrestling Championships 2025. He competed in the men’s freestyle 65 kg category and defeated Umidjon Jalolov of Uzbekistan. Kalkal secured a 10-0 victory in just 4 minutes and 54 seconds, winning by technical superiority. This marks his first-ever world title, showcasing his dominance on the mat. He earlier won two U-23 Asian titles and one U-20 Asian Championship gold, making him one of India’s rising wrestling stars.

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Bhubaneswar’s Kalinga Stadium will host the first-ever National Indoor Athletics Championships in January 2026. The event is part of the 2026 domestic calendar of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI), which includes around 40 competitions. The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) plans to introduce indoor events such as pole vault (men and women) and heptathlon (men). The men’s indoor heptathlon includes seven events—60m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 60m hurdles, pole vault, and 1,000m—spread over two days. AFI is also bidding for the 2028 Asian Indoor Championships.

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Samrat Rana won the men’s 10m air pistol gold at the ISSF World Championship 2025 in Cairo, becoming the first Indian to win an individual air pistol world title. He scored 243.7 points, narrowly defeating China’s Hu Kai by 0.4 points. Varun Tomar secured the bronze, making it a double podium finish for India.

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India recently won the inaugural T20 Blind Women’s World Cup 2025 by defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the final at the P Sara Oval, Colombo. Nepal scored 114/5, and India successfully chased 117/3 in just 12 overs, showing complete dominance with Nepal hitting only one boundary. Phula Saren was the top scorer for India with 44 not out, guiding the team to victory. India entered the final after defeating Australia in the first semifinal, while Nepal beat Pakistan in the second semifinal.

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In Badminton, Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen won the Australian Open 2025 men’s singles title in Sydney, marking his first title of the year. He defeated 26th-ranked Japanese player Yushi Tanaka 21-15, 21-11 in the final. Lakshya is a 2021 World Championships bronze medallist, showcasing his high-level consistency. His last title was a Super 300 in Lucknow in 2024, and a top-tier title had eluded him since the Canada Open 2024. He earlier came close at the Hong Kong Super 500 in September 2025, finishing runner-up before securing this major win.

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Indian squash prodigy Anahat Singh won the Indian Open women’s title in Indore. She defeated senior compatriot Joshna Chinappa in a tough 3–2 final (11-8, 11-13, 11-9, 6-11, 11-9) lasting 54 minutes. Anahat was the top seed and India’s No. 1 women’s squash player; Joshna entered as an unseeded veteran. In the semifinals, 17-year-old Anahat beat Irish third seed Hannah Craig 3–2. Joshna Chinappa upset Egyptian second seed Nadien Elhammamy 3–1 to reach the final. The event highlighted the rising dominance of young Indian talent in squash.

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India won the silver medal in hockey at the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2025 in Ipoh, Malaysia. Belgium defeated India 1-0, with Thibeau Stockbroekx scoring the only goal. This was Belgium’s first trophy in their second appearance at the tournament. India returned after a six-year gap and finished as runners-up for the second consecutive time, having lost the 2019 final to Republic of Korea. India, with five titles, remains the second-most successful team, after Australia who have 10 wins.