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India finished top of the medal tally at the ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun held in Cairo. The Indian team won a total of 16 medals, including 5 gold, 6 silver, and 5 bronze. The event highlighted strong performance by Indian junior shooters at the global level. Indian athletes will next participate in the ISSF Junior World Championship in Germany.

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India won gold medal in women’s kabaddi and silver in men’s kabaddi at the Asian Beach Games 2026 held in Sanya. The Indian women’s team defeated Sri Lanka 47–31 in the final to win the gold medal. This is India’s first gold medal in the current edition of the games. The Indian men’s team lost to Iran 31–44 and secured the silver medal. The event is organised by the Olympic Council of Asia. In the 2016 edition, India won 24 medals (2 gold, 4 silver, 18 bronze).

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India will host the inaugural World Yogasana Championship from 4 to 8 June 2026 at TransStadia in Ahmedabad with participation from more than 40 countries. The championship is organised under World Yogasana and hosted by Yogasana Bharat. Selection trials for the Indian Yogasana team were held at the Sports Authority of India (SAI) Centre in Sonepat, Haryana. Yogasana combines yoga with competitive sports and performances are judged on balance, flexibility, precision, stability, and difficulty level under standardised rules.

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Sourav Kothari won the IBSF World Billiards Championship title in Carlow. He defeated fellow Indian player Pankaj Advani in the final match. The victory marked Sourav Kothari’s second consecutive IBSF World Billiards Championship title. He dedicated the title to his late father Manoj Kothari, who was also a former World Billiards champion. The International Billiards & Snooker Federation (IBSF) is the world governing body for snooker and English billiards.

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Elina Svitolina won the women’s singles title at the Italian Open 2026 by defeating Coco Gauff. Svitolina defeated Gauff 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 in the final. During the tournament, she also defeated top-ranked players Elena Rybakina and Iga Swiatek.

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India finished the Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026 in Gandhinagar with 10 medals — one silver and nine bronze. Gyaneshwari Yadav won India’s only silver medal in the women’s 53kg snatch event and also secured an overall bronze medal. Komal Kohar opened India’s medal tally in the women’s 48kg category. Ajith Narayana won two bronze medals in the men’s 71kg category. Harjinder Kaur and Sanjana also won bronze medals. The championship was hosted in Gandhinagar and marked only the second time India hosted the event after 1982.

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The fifth edition of the Farmers’ Market was held in Shillong, Meghalaya. Farmers and local food producers from Meghalaya showcased organic produce, indigenous ingredients, and traditional food products. The event is an initiative of the Farmers’ Mission aimed at empowering farmers through direct marketing and reducing dependence on middlemen.

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Legendary Indian shot putter Balwinder Singh Dhaliwal, popularly known as Baba Dhaliwal, passed away recently at the age of 67. He was a 10-time national shot put champion, dominating the event from 1981 to 1992. Dhaliwal won a bronze medal at the 1982 Asian Games held in New Delhi.
He also secured gold, silver, and bronze medals at the Asian Athletics Championships. In 1986, he set an Asian record of 18.71 metres in shot put. He received the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Award (1983) and the prestigious Arjuna Award (1987).

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The Indian Women’s Hockey Team won the FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup 2025–26, defeating host New Zealand 2–0 in the final held at Auckland. With this win, India also qualified for the next season of the FIH Hockey Women’s Pro League. Lalremsiami was named Player of the Match in the final. Deepika emerged as the joint-highest scorer of the tournament with 6 goals. India remained undefeated throughout the tournament, beating USA, Japan, and Uruguay in the group stage. In the semi-final, India defeated Chile 6–0 before winning the final against New Zealand. Hockey India announced a cash reward of ₹3 lakh for each player and ₹1.5 lakh for support staff for the title win.

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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.