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Anandkumar Velkumar, an Indian speed skater, won a silver medal in the men’s 1000-metre sprint at the 2026 World Skate Games in Paraguay. He clocked 1 minute 21.922 seconds, finishing just 4 milliseconds behind the gold medallist. Velkumar also won a bronze medal in the men’s 500-metre sprint at the same event. With these achievements, he had secured two medals at the 2026 World Skate Games at the time of the report. He was scheduled to compete in the marathon event on Sunday, offering another opportunity to win a medal.

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Bodhana Sivanandan scripted history by becoming the youngest female player to achieve the International Master (IM) title in chess. She secured her third and final IM norm at the European Club Cup. The International Master title is an open title awarded by FIDE, available to players of any gender, sitting just below the Grandmaster title. Achieving this title requires consistent high-level performances against internationally ranked opposition, making her record a groundbreaking landmark in international chess history and setting a new benchmark for young prodigies worldwide.

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The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) announced that Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India, will host the 2029 Senior World Weightlifting Championships. This will be the first time India hosts the Senior World Weightlifting Championships. Moscow, Russia, was awarded the hosting rights for the 2030 Senior World Weightlifting Championships. Prishtina, Kosovo, will host the 2028 World Youth Weightlifting Championships. Caracas, Venezuela, was awarded the hosting rights for the World Junior Weightlifting Championships. The announcement highlights India’s growing role in hosting major international sporting events.

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Nilakanta Sharma, an Indian hockey Olympian and midfielder from Manipur, announced his retirement from international hockey after a nine-year career. He announced his retirement following India’s 13–0 victory over Bangladesh in the opening match of the Asian Champions Trophy at the Olympian Surjit Singh Hockey Stadium in Jalandhar, Punjab. Nilakanta was a member of India’s gold medal-winning team at the 2016 Men’s Hockey Junior World Cup. He was also part of the Indian team that won the bronze medal at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, held in 2021. He contributed to India’s gold medal victory at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.

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Indian boxer Ankushita Boro recently won a gold medal in the women’s 65 kg category at the 46th Tammer Boxing Tournament in Tampere, Finland. Ankushita Boro is an Indian amateur boxer from Assam. She won gold in the women’s 65 kg category at the 46th Tammer Boxing Tournament held in Tampere, Finland. India concluded its campaign at the tournament with a total of 14 medals. She earlier gained recognition by winning gold at the 2017 AIBA World Youth Women’s Boxing Championships. Her achievements highlight the contribution of athletes from Northeast India to international boxing.

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Sayantani Dey, a taekwondo player from Habra, West Bengal, won gold in the Under-17, above-68 kg category at the 70th National School Games. The competition was held in Jammu and Kashmir and brought together participants from across India. Dey competed against 36 participants and secured the gold medal after winning six bouts. She is a Class 10 student at Habra Kamini Kumari Girls High School. She began taekwondo training at the age of five and started participating regularly in competitions in 2018. In 2024, she won a bronze medal at the national-level School Games competition.

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Jeet Jhabakh created history by becoming the first Indian driver to win the overall FIA Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) title. Additionally, he achieved the distinction of being the first driver to secure the overall championship driving a two-wheel-drive (2WD) car. Partnering with co-driver Musa Sherif, the duo also formed the first all-Indian pairing to clinch this prestigious international rally title. The victory highlights India’s growing prominence in regional motorsport competitions organized under the International Automobile Federation (FIA).

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Tanvi Patri, a 15-year-old badminton player from Odisha, won the silver medal in the women’s singles event at the 2026 Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, Senegal. She became the first Indian woman to win a badminton medal at the Youth Olympic Games. In the gold-medal match, she lost to China’s reigning World Junior Champion Zhang Yi Xin with a score of 15–21, 21–13, 24–26. The final lasted 82 minutes, during which Tanvi saved five consecutive match points and fought back from a 10–19 deficit in the deciding game. She defeated Thailand’s Kakanik Kungkaew in the quarterfinal with a score of 21–17, 21–13.

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Indian shooter Niveditha Veloor Nair won a bronze medal in the women’s 25-metre standard pistol event at the ISSF World Championship held in Doha, Qatar. Niveditha secured third place with a score of 567-13x. China’s Xiao Jiaruixuan won the gold medal, while Hungary’s Veronika Major secured silver. India’s Manvi Jain and Simranpreet Kaur Brar finished eighth and tenth, respectively, in the individual event. In the team event, the Indian trio of Niveditha Nair, Manvi Jain and Simranpreet Kaur Brar won silver with a combined score of 1,682-33x.

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President Droupadi Murmu conferred the National Sports Awards 2025 at a ceremony held at Rashtrapati Bhavan, New Delhi. The National Sports Awards are presented annually to recognise excellence and outstanding contributions in sports. A total of 17 sportspersons were selected for the Arjuna Awards 2025 for their outstanding sporting performances. Veteran Indian footballer Isaiah Arumainayagam received the Arjuna Award (Lifetime). Five coaches received the Dronacharya Award 2025 for their contribution to sports coaching. Army Paralympic Node, Pune, received the Rashtriya Khel Protsahan Puruskar for promoting and developing sports.