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India won the silver medal in the men’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games on 25 September 2026. The Indian team of Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar, Niraj Kumar, and Rudrankksh Patil scored 1762-94x and finished second behind China at the Aichi Pref. General Shooting Gallery in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.
India won the silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 24 September 2026. The Indian team finished the final in 3:14.46 at the Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
Roshibina Devi won the silver medal in the women’s 60 kg sanda event at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on 24 September 2026. She became the first Indian to win medals in wushu at three consecutive Asian Games.
Satnam Singh and Salman Khan won the bronze medal in the men’s double sculls at the Asian Games 2026 on 24 September 2026. The Indian pair finished in 6:13.25 at the Nagaragawa International Regatta Course. China won gold through Yi Xudi and Yide Nie in 6:09.77, and Uzbekistan won silver through Pavel Sorin and Mekhrojbek Mamatkulov in 6:10.49.
India won bronze medals in both the men’s and women’s skeet team events at the Asian Games 2026 on 23 September 2026. The men’s team scored 346 points and defeated Kazakhstan in a shoot-off, while the women’s team scored 331 hits across five qualification rounds.
Pune in Maharashtra has been awarded the hosting rights for the 2032 UCI Cycling Road World Championships. It will be the first time that India hosts the UCI Road World Championships, which are organised by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI).
Mirabai Chanu won the silver medal in the women’s 49 kg weightlifting event at the Asian Games on 23 September 2026. The competition was held at the Nagoya City Trade and Industry Center in Aichi, Japan, and Chanu lifted a total of 198 kg, including 87 kg in the snatch and 111 kg in the clean and jerk.
England fast bowler Mark Wood announced his retirement from international cricket on 22 September 2026. The 36-year-old ended an 11-year international career for England after recurring knee injury problems.
Smriti Mandhana became the first woman cricketer to complete 11,000 runs in international cricket on 22 September 2026. She reached the milestone during India’s Asian Games gold-medal final against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park in Aichi-Nagoya.
The Indian women’s cricket team won the gold medal at the Asian Games on 22 September 2026 by defeating Sri Lanka in the final at Korogi Sports Park in Nisshin. India won by 147 runs after scoring 216 for 3 in 20 overs and dismissing Sri Lanka for 69 in 15.4 overs.
Shafali Verma became the highest run-scorer in a calendar year in Women’s Twenty20 Internationals on 22 September 2026. She reached the mark during India’s Asian Games gold-medal match against Sri Lanka at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, and finished the year with 863 runs in 24 T20Is.
India’s goalkeeper Savita Punia became the most-capped player in the history of Indian women’s hockey on 21 September 2026. She surpassed the previous record of 320 senior international appearances held by former India striker Vandana Katariya during India’s Pool B match against Indonesia at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan.