Top 50 Sports Current Affairs Questions for All Competitive Exams

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Padma Shri Dr. P.T. Usha, President of the Indian Olympic Association, inaugurated the National Maritime Games 2025 at Indian Maritime University (IMU), Navi Mumbai. The event was attended by key dignitaries, including Shyam Jagannath (DG Shipping), Deependra Singh Bisen (DDG Shipping), and DIG Syed Mohammed (Indian Coast Guard). More than 20 sports like Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, and Chess are featured. Dr. Usha inaugurated Swimming and Table Tennis events at Thakur International Sports Complex on March 24.

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Sunil Kumar won India’s first medal at the 2025 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship in Amman, Jordan, securing a bronze in the 87kg Greco-Roman category. He defeated China’s Jiaxin Huang 3-1 after an initial 10-1 win over Tajikistan’s Sukhrob AbdulKhaev but lost the semifinal to Iran’s Yasin Ali Yazdi. This is Sunil’s fifth senior Asian Championship medal, including a 2020 gold, 2019 silver, and bronze in 2022 and 2023.

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India’s Nihal Sarin won the 2025 Tashkent Open Agzamov Memorial Chess title in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The 20-year-old Indian Grandmaster remained unbeaten, scoring 8 out of 10 points. He outperformed a strong field, including eight players rated above 2600 Elo. With this victory, Nihal gained 7.1 Elo rating points. His live rating now stands at 2694, bringing him close to the prestigious 2700 Elo mark.

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Indian women’s hockey stalwart Vandana Katariya has announced her retirement from international hockey after a career spanning over 15 years. She played 320 international matches and scored 158 goals, making her the most-capped player in Indian women’s hockey history. Vandana made her senior team debut in 2009. She became the first and only Indian woman to score a hat-trick at the Olympics. She received the Arjuna Award in 2021 and the Padma Shri in 2022 for her contributions to Indian hockey. She received the Hockey India Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year in 2021 and 2022.

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Uttar Pradesh won the 47th National Junior Girls’ Handball Championship by defeating Himachal Pradesh 19-17 at KD Singh ‘Babu’ Stadium. UP made a strong comeback after trailing 10-8 at halftime, showing greater intensity and agility in the second half. Himachal Pradesh missed crucial opportunities, while UP goalkeeper Niharika played a key role by stopping multiple attacks. The 47th National Junior Girls’ Handball Championship took place in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, from March 26 to 30, 2025.

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India’s Hitesh Gulia won the gold medal in the men’s 70 kilogram category at the World Boxing Cup 2025 held in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil. He fought in the red corner and defeated Odel Kamara of England in the final match. Indian boxer Abhinash Jamwal secured the silver medal in the men’s 65 kilogram category after losing to Yuri Reis of Brazil with a score of 0-5. Earlier, Manish Rathore won the bronze medal in the men’s 55 kilogram category, adding to India’s medal tally at the international tournament.

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Former world champion Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil won gold in the men’s 10-metre air rifle event at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2025 in Buenos Aires. This is his second individual ISSF World Cup gold, the first being in Cairo in 2023. The ISSF World Cup is organized by the International Shooting Sport Federation.

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World number one Magnus Carlsen won the Freestyle Chess Grand Slam held in Paris. He defeated Hikaru Nakamura 1.5–0.5 by winning the first game and drawing the second. This was Carlsen’s first Grand Slam title in this new freestyle format. He won a prize of $200,000, showing his strength in a format blending creativity with classical chess. Caruana earned a spot in the next Grand Slam event in the United States of America (USA) this July. The Paris event featured top-level players and a fresh approach to chess.

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Recently, Indian shooters ended their campaign at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Lima 2025 with seven medals. These included two gold, four silver, and one bronze, placing India third behind China and the United States of America (USA) in the medal tally. The ISSF World Cup for Rifle and Shotgun was held in Lima, the capital city of Peru, from April 13 to 22, 2025. This was the second ISSF World Cup of 2025, following the first event in Buenos Aires, Argentina, held from April 1 to 10, 2025.

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The Asian Games 2026 will be held in Aichi and Nagoya, Japan, from September 19 to October 4. This will mark the third time the Asian Games is being hosted in Japan, after Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994. Cricket has been officially retained for the Asian Games 2026. Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) will make its debut in the 2026 edition of the continental event.