World Cup Quiz

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Simranpreet Kaur Brar won the gold medal in the women’s 25-meter pistol event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Final 2025 in Doha, Qatar. She equalled the Junior World Record of the Paris Olympics champion by hitting 41 out of 50 shots in the finals. In the men’s 50m rifle 3-positions event, Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar won the silver medal with a score of 413.3, just 0.9 points behind the gold medalist. India is second on the medal tally with six medals: two golds, three silvers, and one bronze.

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Vishnu Kumar Shrivastava from Chhattisgarh has been nominated as the first-ever jury member for Squash World Cup 2025. The event is held in Chennai from 9–14 December 2025. It is organised by the Squash Rackets Federation of India (SRFI) under the World Squash Federation (WSF). Squash has recently been included in the Olympics.

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Uzbek star Javokhir Sindarov was crowned 2025 FIDE Chess World Cup Champion, becoming the youngest FIDE World Cup Champion. The tournament in Goa started on 1 November 2025 with 206 players and ended with Sindarov vs Chinese Number 1 Wei Yi. After two classical draws, the final went into tiebreaks, showcasing their rapid and blitz skills. Andrey Esipenko secured third place and qualification to the FIDE Candidates Tournament with a 2–0 victory over Nodirbek Yakubboev.

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India won the Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 defeating Chinese Taipei 35–28 in the final held in Dhaka, Bangladesh. This is India’s second consecutive title showing strong dominance in women’s kabaddi. Team maintained control from start to finish with disciplined defence and sharp raiding combinations. India shifted to a fully attacking strategy in the second half preventing any comeback from Chinese Taipei. Captain Ritu Negi and vice-captain Pushpa Rana led with tactical maturity and consistent performance.

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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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India concluded their debut campaign at the World Boxing Cup Finals 2025 in Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh with 9 gold medals. Indian women boxers won 7 golds: Jaismine Lamboria (57 kg), Nikhat Zareen (51 kg), Parveen Hooda (60 kg), Arundhati Choudhary (70 kg), Preeti Pawar (54 kg), Minakshi Hooda (48 kg), Nupur Sheoran (80+ kg). Indian men boxers won 2 golds: Sachin Siwach (60 kg) and Hitesh Gulia (70 kg). Indian men also won 4 silver medals: Ankush Panghal (80 kg), Abhinash Jamwal (65 kg), Pawan Bartwal (55 kg), Jadumani Singh (50 kg). This marks a historic performance for India in international boxing.

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India’s Under-19 cricket team will start their 2026 ICC Under-19 Men’s Cricket World Cup campaign against the United States on January 15 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The tournament will be co-hosted by Zimbabwe and Namibia from January 15 to February 6 with 16 teams playing 41 matches. India is placed in Group A with the USA, Bangladesh, and New Zealand, playing all group matches at Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo.

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On 2nd November 2025, India’s Women’s Cricket Team won its first-ever ICC Women’s ODI World Cup title, defeating South Africa by 52 runs at Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai. The ICC Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 was held from September 30 to November 2, 2025. Shefali Verma (21 years) was named Player of the Match. Deepti Sharma became Player of the Tournament.

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Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant launched the official logo and anthem of the FIDE Chess World Cup 2025. The anthem, sung by Daler Mehndi, and the logo, inspired by Goa’s culture and chess, were unveiled at the event. The FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 will be held in Goa from October 31 to November 17, returning to India after 23 years. Around 206 players from 82 countries will compete for $2 million in prize money. Top players like Gukesh D, Arjun Erigaisi, Anish Giri, Wesley So, Vincent Keymer, Hans Niemann, and Faustino Oro will participate.

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Star Indian archer Jyothi Surekha Vennam made history by becoming the first Indian woman compound archer to win a medal at the Archery World Cup Final. She clinched the bronze medal in Nanjing, China by defeating second seed Ella Gibson of Great Britain 150-145. Jyothi shot a perfect 15 tens across five ends. She won her quarterfinal 143-140 against Alexis Ruiz of USA, then lost narrowly 143-145 to world number one Andrea Becerra of Mexico in the semifinal. This medal marks India’s first-ever women’s compound medal at the season-ending World Cup Final. Another Indian archer, Madhura Dhamangaonkar, lost 142-145 in the first round.