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The Premier League launched its first Premier League Park in Chattarpur, New Delhi, on 1 October 2026. The venue is a football-focused destination developed for watching, playing, and socialising around the Premier League.
Sujeet Kalkal, a 23-year-old freestyle wrestler from Imlota village in Haryana, won the gold medal in the men’s 65kg category at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. He defeated Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiev 10-9 in the final on 2 October 2026 after trailing 2-9 with 1 minute and 40 seconds remaining.
Aman Sehrawat and Antim Panghal reached the gold-medal bouts in freestyle wrestling at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 3 October 2026. Aman entered the men’s 57kg final after defeating Tajikistan’s Aiaal Belolyubskii 14-8 in the semifinal, while Antim advanced to the women’s 53kg final after beating China’s Jin Zhang 6-1.
Lhuan-dre Pretorius, a 20-year-old South African batter, scored 188 not out off 79 balls in a CSA T20 Challenge match at Bloemfontein, South Africa, on 2 October 2026. The innings became the highest individual score in men’s T20 cricket and surpassed Chris Gayle’s 175 not out, made in 2013 for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Lovlina Borgohain won the gold medal in the women’s 75 kg boxing category at the Asian Games 2026 on 2 October 2026. She defeated China’s Bao Ziyi by a unanimous 5-0 decision in the final at Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
Parveen Hooda won the women’s 65 kg boxing gold medal at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 2 October 2026. She defeated Chen Nien-Chen of Chinese Taipei in the final by a 3-2 split decision.
Indian boxer Ankush Panghal won the gold medal in the men’s 80 kg boxing category at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya on 2 October 2026. He defeated South Korea’s Kim Min-seong 4-0 in the final bout. This was India’s first Asian Games gold medal in the men’s 80 kg boxing category.
India won its maiden Asian Games gold medal in the women’s recurve archery team event on 2 October 2026 at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan. The Indian team of Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma, and Kumkum Mohod defeated South Korea 5-3 in the final at the Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Okazaki.
Nethra Kumanan won a bronze medal in the women’s dinghy event at the Aichi-Nagoya Games on 2 October 2026. The 29-year-old sailor from Chennai won her first Asian Games medal in her fourth appearance at the continental multi-sport event.
Indian archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru won the men’s individual bronze medal in compound archery at the Asian Games 2026 on 1 October 2026. He defeated Cong Duc Dang of Vietnam 149-144 in the bronze-medal match at Okazaki Chuo Sogo Park Multipurpose Square in Aichi, Japan.
Indian archers Chikitha Taniparthi and Sahil Jadhav won the gold medal in the compound mixed team event at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 30 September 2026. The pair also secured India a qualification quota for the compound mixed team event at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics, where compound archery will make its Olympic debut.
India won its first athletics gold medal at the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on 29 September 2026. The gold medal came in the women’s 4x400m relay, and the Indian team finished in 3:29.69 minutes at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.