Sports

Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) 2026

Inaugural edition | 25 March–3 April 2026 | Host: Chhattisgarh | Host Cities: Raipur, Jagdalpur & Surguja

Morueer (KITG Mascot)

Derived from Chhattisgarhi words 'Mor' (our own) & 'Veer' (bravery) | Symbolises pride, spirit & tribal identity

KITG 2026 Medal Sports

Athletics | Football | Hockey | Weightlifting | Archery | Swimming | Wrestling

KITG 2026 Demonstration Sports

Mallakhamb | Kabaddi

FIH Hockey Women's World Cup 2026

India qualified by reaching Qualifying Tournament semifinals | Defeated Thailand 1–0 | Scheduled: 15–30 August 2026

Mayank Chakraborty

India's 94th Grandmaster | First-ever Grandmaster from Northeast India

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026

India topped New Delhi leg medal tally | 208 medals (75 Gold | 69 Silver | 64 Bronze)

World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2026 Legs

1-UAE | 2-India | 3-Morocco | 4-Switzerland | 5-Tunisia | 6-Czechia | 7-Mexico | 8-Colombia

Indian Wells Open 2026 (Men's Singles)

Winner: Jannik Sinner | Runner-up: Daniil Medvedev

Jannik Sinner ATP Masters Record

Third player to win all six hard-court ATP Masters 1000 titles | After Roger Federer & Novak Djokovic

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026

Host: Poland | Medal Tally Topper: USA (5 Gold | 7 Silver | 6 Bronze)

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2028

Host: Bhubaneswar, Odisha | First time in India | Venue: Kalinga Stadium Indoor Facility

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2030

Host: Kazakhstan

49th Yonex Sunrise Junior National Badminton Championship

Host: Sikkim | U-19 Individual & Team | 14–21 November 2026

First Indian to Win All England

Prakash Padukone (1980)

First Indian Woman Olympic Badminton Medallist

Saina Nehwal | Bronze | London 2012

First Indian BWF World Champion

P. V. Sindhu (2019)

India's Thomas Cup Achievement

First-ever title in 2022 | Defeated Indonesia

87th Senior National Table Tennis Championships (Singles)

Champions: Manav Thakkar (Men) | Yashaswini Ghorpade (Women)

24th National Para Athletics Championships 2026

Kipa Mero won Women's Javelin Throw F12 Gold | Broke her own National Record | Techi Meta won Women's 400 m T13 Silver

LeBron James

NBA record for most regular-season games played (1612) | Surpassed Robert Parish | Plays for Los Angeles Lakers

Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships

Venue: Utilita Arena, Birmingham

Major International Badminton Tournaments

Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup | BWF World Championships

2026 Indian Open Squash (Singles)

Winners: Anahat Singh (Women) | Abhay Singh (Men)

Gurjant Singh

Indian hockey player | Olympic Bronze Medallist (Tokyo 2020 & Paris 2024) | Announced retirement at Hockey India Awards