Sports

Thomas Cup 2026

China retained Thomas Cup for 12th title|Defeated France in final|India eliminated in quarter-finals by France

Gurindervir Singh

Reclaimed Indian men’s 100m national record|Time: 10.09 seconds|Beat Animesh Kujur at National Senior Athletics Federation Competition 2026, Ranchi

Vishal TK

First Indian man to run 400m under 45 seconds|Set national record: 44.98 seconds|From Kerala

Dev Meena and Kuldeep Kumar

Set joint men’s national pole vault record|Height: 5.45 metres|Athletics current affair

Pooja Singh

Broke senior national women’s high jump record|Cleared 1.93m at Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2026 in Hong Kong|Previous record: Sahana Kumari 1.92m in 2012

Esha Singh

Won India’s first individual ISSF World Cup 2026 Munich medal|Women’s 25m pistol|Beat Olympic champion Yang Ji-in

Mukesh Nelavalli and Palak Gulia

Won gold in 10m air pistol mixed team|Rifle/pistol World Cup in Granada, Spain|Shooting current affair

Vivaan Kapoor and Neeru Dhanda

Won bronze in mixed team trap|Shotgun event in Almaty, Kazakhstan|Shooting current affair

Italian Open 2026 Men

Jannik Sinner won men’s singles|Runner-up: Casper Ruud|First Italian man in 50 years to win Italian Open singles

Italian Open 2026 Women

Elina Svitolina won women’s singles|Runner-up: Coco Gauff|Tennis current affair

Jannik Sinner Career Golden Masters

Second man after Novak Djokovic to complete Career Golden Masters|Won all nine active ATP Masters 1000 tournaments|After Italian Open 2026 victory

Madrid Open 2026 Men

Jannik Sinner won men’s singles|Defeated Alexander Zverev|Tennis current affair

Madrid Open 2026 Women

Marta Kostyuk won women’s singles|Defeated Mirra Andreeva|Tennis current affair

World Yogasana Championship 2026

Inaugural edition from June 4-8|Venue: TransStadia/Eka Arena, Ahmedabad, Gujarat|Yogasana sports event

IBSF World Billiards Championship 2026

Sourav Kothari retained title|Defeated Pankaj Advani in final|Held in Carlow, Ireland

22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship

To be held July 27-August 2, 2026|Venue: Thyagaraj Stadium, New Delhi|Organised in India

Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026

Held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat|India hosted after 44 years; previous New Delhi 1982|Gyaneshwari Yadav won silver; India total 10 medals

Raja Randhir Singh

Former shooter, five-time Olympian and ex-IOA Honorary Secretary General passed away|Father: Raja Bhalindra Singh|Sports obituary

Asian Relays and 2028 Asian Indoor Championships

Chandigarh got hosting rights for Asian Relays|Bhubaneswar got hosting rights for 2028 Asian Indoor Championships|Awarded by Asian athletics governing body

Under-18 Asia Cup Hockey 2026

Began in Kakamigahara, Japan|Indian contingent participated|Hockey current affair

11th Sanda World Cup

Indian wushu team won 2 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze|Held in Macau|Wushu current affair

Batalik Volleyball Championship

Organised by Fire and Fury Corps under Operation Sadbhawna|Held in Ladakh border region|Indian Army sports initiative

IAU 24-Hour Asia and Oceania Championships

India won 5 medals and dominated men’s category|Held in Hirosaki City, Japan|Ultrarunning current affair

6th Asian Beach Games 2026

Concluded in Sanya, China on April 30, 2026|China ranked 1st|India ranked 6th with 6 medals: 3 Gold, 2 Silver, 1 Bronze

NADA Meldonium Ban

Ankit of Services and Jayesh Patil of Railways banned for 3 years|Tested positive for Meldonium|Anti-doping current affair