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SAI Gandhinagar held a ceremony for medallists and coaches linked to the National Centre of Excellence. Athletes contributed 16 medals to India's Asian Para Games haul, with names including Tejalben Damor, Prachi Pandey and Shailesh Kumar.
Neelam Sirohi won silver medal at Wrestling World Championships in 50kg category. She lost to Japan's Yui Susaki in the final.
The Union Cabinet has approved the Khelo India Sports Goods Manufacturing Scheme worth Rs 1,856.67 crore. The scheme runs from 2026 to 2033-34 and aims to boost domestic manufacturing and global competitiveness.
Neeraj Yadav, a three-time Asian Para Games gold medallist, has died by suicide after consuming poison at his home. Hindustan Times reported the postmortem examination was underway at a Delhi hospital.
PT Usha congratulated India’s para-athletes after the country won a record 114 medals at the Asian Para Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, finishing fourth overall. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also praised the contingent’s achievement.
Aditya beat Russia’s Islam Magomedov 4:1 to claim men’s 55kg gold at the World U-19 Boxing Championships in Budva, Montenegro. Megha Sheokand lost her women’s 80kg final 0:5 to Ekaterina Frolova of Russia, while Harshika and Prachi Tokas won bronze.
Anahat Singh advanced to the Canadian Women's Open quarterfinals after beating England's Saran Nghiem 11-6, 4-11, 11-5, 11-7 in the second round of the USD 103,750 PSA Silver-level tournament in Toronto.
Kajal Dhochak and Neelam Sirohi reach finals in 76kg and 50kg categories. The Bridge reported this historic achievement.
Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said amendments to the National Anti-Doping Act will be brought in the next Parliament session to criminalise trafficking and distribution of prohibited substances, with suppliers facing up to five years in jail.
Poonam recovered from two opening fouls to win the women's U-20 javelin title with 51.48m at the National Junior Athletics Championships in Chennai. Juin Mantusa took high jump gold with 1.71m and S. Alice Deva Prasanna won bronze with 1.65m.
Mirabai Chanu will spearhead India's campaign at the 2026 World Weightlifting Championships in China, the first of ten qualifying events for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics. The Indian squad includes four women and one man across five categories.
Ayush Badoni scored his sixth First Class hundred as Delhi reached 309 for five at stumps on day one against Jharkhand at JSCA International Stadium. Sumit Mathur made 50 in an unbroken 128-run sixth-wicket stand.
Sumit Antil defended his Asian Para Games javelin F64 title and arrived at IGI Airport on Monday. Devdiscourse reported that Antil said his sole focus was to defend his title and that India surpassed previous records despite a smaller contingent.
Manu Bhaker and Neeru Dhanda will headline India's 54-member shooting squad at the ISSF World Championship in Doha, Qatar, which begins on 1 November. The championship offers 36 Olympic quotas for the Los Angeles 2028 Games.
Pornanong Phatlum won the Women's Indian Open 2026 at the DLF Golf and Country Club, ending a 12-year wait for a fourth title. She shot a four-day total of 277 to finish four strokes ahead of Vani Kapoor.
Ahmedabad will host the senior World Weightlifting Championships in 2029, the IWF announced on 25 October 2026. It will be the first time India hosts the senior event.
India finished fourth at the 2026 Asian Para Games in Aichi-Nagoya with 114 medals, of which para-athletics contributed 65, including 22 gold, 19 silver and 24 bronze.
India won six para archery medals at the 2026 Asian Para Games, including three gold. Sportstar reported India finished fourth overall with 114 medals, its best-ever tally.
On the first day of apparatus finals at the 2026 World Gymnastics Championships, Fred Richard won floor, Rebeca Andrade won vault and Kaylia Nemour retained her uneven bars title.
Skye Blakely of the United States won the women's all-around title at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Rotterdam on 23 October with 55.733, her first individual world medal.
Suhas Yathiraj won bronze at the Asian Para Games 2026 and says he wants gold next. India finished fourth with 114 medals at the event in Aichi-Nagoya.