Sport Events

🏆 Khelo India Games & Related Events

Khelo India Youth Games 2025 (7th Edition)

Host: Bihar (Patna, Rajgir, Gaya, Begusarai, Bhagalpur) & Delhi
Dates: 4–15 May 2025
Inaugurated by: PM Narendra Modi (virtually)
Mascot: Gajsimha
Tagline: Khel ke Rang, Bihar ke Sang
New Sports: Sepak Takraw and E-sports introduced (Total 28 Sports)
Top Performer: Maharashtra – 158 medals (58 Gold)

Bihar Medal

Position: 15th; Medals: 36 (7 Gold, 11 Silver, 18 Bronze)
Ujjwal Singh – Bronze (Weightlifting; Bihar’s 1st medal in weightlifting)
Khushi Yadav – Gold (2000m Steeplechase)
Alka Singh – Gold (Shot put)
2 Bronzes in Boxing
5 Medals in Thang-Ta event
Youngest women athlete: Nilanjana Sharma (Muzaffarpur, Table Tennis, 8 years old)

Khelo India Para Games 2025 (5th Edition)

Host: New Delhi
Top Performer: Haryana – 104 medals (34 Gold)
Bihar’s Position: 14th; Medals: 10 (3 Gold, 3 Silver, 4 Bronze)

Khelo India Winter Games 2025 (5th Edition)

Hosts: Leh & Gulmarg
Top Performer: Indian Army – 18 medals (7 Gold)
Bihar’s Medals: 0

Khelo India Beach Games 2025 (1st Edition)

Host: Diu (Ghoghla Beach)
Top Performer: Manipur – 14 medals (5 Gold)
Bihar’s Position: 28th; Medals: 3 (3 Bronze)

Khelo India Water Sports 2025

Dal Lake, Srinagar; Winner: MP

Khelo India Water Sports Festival

India’s first Khelo India Water Sports Festival: Dal Lake, Srinagar (August 2025)

Khelo India University Games

5th Khelo India University Games: Jaipur, Rajasthan (November 2025)

🏆 National Games 2025

38th National Games 2025

Uttarakhand, 28 Jan – 14 Feb 2025
Theme: Green Games
Torch Name: Tejaswini
Mascot: Mouli
Best Male Sportsperson: Shri Hari Nataraj (Swimming)
Best Female Sportsperson: Dhinidhi Desighu (Swimming)

Top 3 States:

Services – 121 medals (68 Gold)
Maharashtra – 201 medals (54 Gold)
Haryana – 153 medals (48 Gold)

Bihar Rank: 29th (1 Gold, 6 Silver, 25 Bronze = 29 Total)

First medal: Aprajita Mishra – Bronze (Wushu)
First gold in 25 years: Lawn Ball Women’s Triple Team – Khusboo Kumari, Nikhat Khatoon, Payal Preeti
Anshika (Munger) – Silver (Archery)
Chandan – Bronze (Lawn Ball)
Women’s Rugby Team – Silver
Akash Kumar – 2 medals: Silver (Fencing individual), Bronze (Team Fencing)

🏑 Hockey

Hero Asia Cup 2025 (Hockey) – Rajgir, 29 Aug–7 Sept, 8 nations, Mascot ‘Chand’
Hockey Asia Cup 2025 – Rajgir; 29 August-7 September
FIH Hockey World Cup 2024 (Oman) – Men’s: Netherlands (Winner), Malaysia (Runner-up); Women’s: Netherlands (Winner), India (Runner-up)
Asian Hockey Championship Trophy 2024 – Men’s Host: China; Winner: India; Women’s Host: Rajgir (Bihar); Winner: India
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup 2024 (Malaysia): Japan defeated Pakistan
Men’s Hockey Junior Asia Cup 2024 (Oman): Winner – India defeated Pakistan
Jharkhand Women Hockey – Won Junior National
Retirements: Lalit Upadhyay & Vandana Katariya

♟️ Chess

Harikrishnan: India’s 87th Grandmaster (France)
D Gukesh: won rapid title at Grand Chess Tour (Croatia)
India to host FIDE Chess World Cup 2025 (2nd after Hyderabad 2002)
Rohith Krishna – 89th Indian Chess GM
Divya Deshmukh – Beat China’s Lei Tingjie, Speed Chess
45th Chess Olympiad (Budapest): India Men & Women → Gold
FIDE World Championship 2024: D. Gukesh became youngest World Champion (18 yrs)
FIDE Women’s World Champion 2025: Ju Wenjun (China)
FIDE World Junior 2025: Pranav Venkatesh
FIDE Rapid & Blitz 2024: Koneru Humpy
Arjun Erigaisi: World No. 2
Praggnanandhaa: Won UzChess Masters 2025
Divya Deshmukh: Became 88th Grandmaster (4th Indian woman)
Gukesh defeated Magnus Carlsen (2025)

🏏 Cricket

IPL 2025 (18th Edition): RCB Champion, MVP Suryakumar Yadav, Orange Cap Sai Sudharsan, Purple Cap Prasidh Krishna
WPL 2025: Mumbai Indians Winner, Nat Sciver-Brunt MVP & Orange Cap, Amelia Kerr Purple Cap
ICC World Test Championship Final (2023–25): Winner – South Africa
ICC Champions Trophy 2025: Winner – India
Men’s T20 WC 2024: Winner – India
Women’s T20 WC 2024: Winner – New Zealand
U-19 World Cup 2024: Winner – Australia
U-19 Women’s T20 WC 2025: Winner – India
Domestic Cricket: Ranji Trophy – Vidarbha; Duleep – India A; Irani – Mumbai; Vijay Hazare – Karnataka
Honors & Updates: Tendulkar–Anderson Trophy, Rohit Sharma Stand, Rural Cricket League Bihar, Dhoni & Sana Mir ICC Hall of Fame

🎾 Tennis

Australian Open 2025: Jannik Sinner, Madison Keys
French Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz, Coco Gauff
Wimbledon 2025: Jannik Sinner, Iga Swiatek
US Open 2024: Jannik Sinner, Aryna Sabalenka
Davis Cup 2024: Winner – Italy
Canadian Open: Winner – Victoria Mboko
Cincinnati Open 2025: Men: Alcaraz; Women: Swiatek
Venus Williams: oldest WTA match winner since 2004
Honors: Djokovic 100th ATP title, Nadal Retirement, Vijay Amritraj & Leander Paes → Tennis Hall of Fame

⚽ Football

Santosh Trophy 2025: Winner – West Bengal
Durand Cup 2024: Winner – Northeast United
SAFF U-19 Championship 2025: Winner – India
Indian Super League 2024–25: Winner – Mohun Bagan
Kalinga Super Cup 2025: Winner – Goa FC
FIFA Talent Academy (Girls) – Hyderabad
Global Events: FIFA WC 2026 (US, Canada, Mexico), WC 2030, WC 2034, Women’s WC 2027 (Brazil), Euro 2024 – Spain

🏸 Badminton

India Open 2025: Viktor Axelsen, An Se-Young
Malaysia Masters 2025: Li Shi Feng beat Kidambi Srikanth
Sudirman Cup 2025: Winner – China
Thomas Cup 2024: Winner – China
Uber Cup 2024: Winner – China
Asian Para-Badminton Championship 2025: India 27 medals (Best ever)
Syed Modi International 2024: PV Sindhu & Lakshya Sen won
Retirement: B. Sai Praneeth

🤼 Wrestling

Asian Wrestling Championship 2025 (Jordan): India 10 Medals (1 Gold – Manisha Bhanwala)
U-23 Asian Wrestling Championship 2025 (Vietnam): India 17 Medals (10 Gold)
Senior World Wrestling Championship (Albania): Mansi Ahlawat – Bronze
U-23 World Wrestling Championship 2024: India 9 Medals (1 Gold – Chirag Chikara)

🥊 Boxing

World Boxing Cup 2025: Kazakhstan – India 11 medals (3 Gold); Brazil – India 6 medals (1 Gold)
U-19 World Boxing Championship 2024: India 17 Medals (4 Gold)
Elorda Cup 2024: Gold – Nikhat Zareen & Minakshi
Mandeep Jangra: Intercontinental Super Featherweight Champion
Asian U19 & U22 Boxing – Bangkok; India 27 medals (3 Gold in U19, 1 Gold in U22)

🏹 Javelin – Neeraj Chopra

Neeraj Chopra Classic (Bengaluru): Gold (86.18m)
Doha Diamond League 2025: Silver (90.23m)
Paris Diamond League 2025: Gold (88.16m)
Ostrava Golden Spike 2025: Gold (85.29m)
Lausanne Diamond League 2025: Silver (89.49m)
Award: Best Javelin Thrower of 2024

🏟️ Olympics & Paralympics

Paris Olympics 2024

Motto: Games Wide Open
Medal Table: USA, China, Japan
India: Rank 71 → 1 Silver + 5 Bronze (Neeraj Chopra, Manu Bhaker, Swapnil Kusale, Men’s Hockey, Aman Sehrawat)
Pakistan: Rank 62 → Gold in Javelin (Arshad Nadeem)

Paris Paralympics 2024

India Rank: 18 (29 Medals: 7 Gold, 9 Silver, 13 Bronze)

🏆 Other Major Sports

15 Medals to Bihar Police – Independence Day
Asia Rugby U-20 Sevens – Rajgir; Mascot ‘Ashok’; India women bronze
World Games 2025 – Chengdu, China; India 3 medals (No gold)
Asian Squash Doubles 2025 (Malaysia) – India won all 3 titles
World Para Athletics Championship 2025 (New Delhi) – Logo & Mascot “Viraaj”
World Police & Fire Games 2029 – India to host (Gujarat)
Asian Surfing Championship – Mahabalipuram; India 1st medal by Ramesh
Yogasana Asian Championship 2025 – India topped with 87 medals
Kho-Kho World Cup 2025 – India beat Nepal
Kabaddi – India won Asian Women’s Kabaddi 2025
Archery – India medals at Archery World Cup & Para Archery Asia Cup
Billiards – IBSF World Billiards 2025 – Saurav Kothari
Gymnastics – Pranati Nayak Bronze (Asian Gymnastics 2025)
Swimming – Takshashila Ganga Swim & Para achievements
Snooker – Zhao Xintong World Champion
Squash – Anahat Singh PSA & British Junior Open titles
University Sports – India ranked 20th at FISU World University Games 2025

📅 Upcoming Major Events

Olympics: Summer 2028 (Los Angeles), Winter 2026 (Milan–Cortina), Youth Olympics 2026 (Dakar)
Cricket: ICC Men’s T20 WC 2026 (India & SL), ICC Champions Trophy 2029 (India), ICC Women’s ODI WC 2025 (India & SL)
Football: FIFA WC 2026, 2030, 2034; Women’s WC 2027 (Brazil)
Hockey: Junior Men’s WC 2025 (India), Men’s Asia Cup 2025 (Rajgir)
Multi-sports: Commonwealth Games 2026 (Glasgow), South Asian Games 2025 (Pakistan)
Kabaddi: Women’s WC 2025 (India)
Shooting: ISSF World Cup 2027 (India), ISSF Junior WC 2028 (India)
World Police & Fire Games 2029 – Gujarat, India