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Siddhant Banthia of India and Alexander Donski of Bulgaria won the doubles title at the 2025 Rwandan Challenger tennis tournament. This was Siddhant Banthia’s first ATP Challenger title. Valentin Foyer of France won the singles title. The Rwandan Challenger was an ATP 100 tournament with a $160,000 prize pool, held in Kigali from 3-9 March 2025. Singles and doubles winners earned 100 ATP points each. The singles winner received $22,730, while the doubles winners shared $7,960. The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) organizes tournaments for professional men’s tennis players, with the ATP Tour being the highest level.

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Hockey Jharkhand won the 15th Hockey India Senior Women National Championship 2025, defeating Hockey Haryana 4-3 in a shootout after a 1-1 draw in regulation time. Pramodni Lakra (44′) scored for Hockey Jharkhand, while Captain Rani (42′) netted for Hockey Haryana. The match was closely contested, with both teams missing penalty corner opportunities in the first half. In the shootout, Rajni Kerketta, Nirali Kujur, Binima Dhan, and Captain Alebla Rani Toppo scored for Hockey Jharkhand. Goalkeeper Anjali Bhinjia made two crucial saves, securing the victory. Hockey Mizoram won the bronze medal, defeating Hockey Maharashtra 2-1.

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India topped the medals table at the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2025 with 134 medals, including 45 golds, 40 silvers, and 49 bronzes. Indian athletes excelled across track and field events, proving their strength in global para-athletics. India’s dominance in field events and multiple podium finishes confirmed their rising status in para-athletics. The event was held in New Delhi.

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India won both the Men’s and Women’s Kabaddi World Cup 2025 in Wolverhampton, England. The Men’s team defeated England in the final with a score of 44-41. The Women’s team also beat England in the final with a dominating 57-34 score. For the first time outside Asia, top kabaddi teams competed across West Midlands in Birmingham, Coventry, Walsall, and Wolverhampton. The inaugural edition was hosted by Malaysia in 2019, where India also won both the Men’s and Women’s titles.

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Padma Shri Dr. P.T. Usha, President of the Indian Olympic Association, inaugurated the National Maritime Games 2025 at Indian Maritime University (IMU), Navi Mumbai. The event was attended by key dignitaries, including Shyam Jagannath (DG Shipping), Deependra Singh Bisen (DDG Shipping), and DIG Syed Mohammed (Indian Coast Guard). More than 20 sports like Athletics, Swimming, Cricket, and Chess are featured. Dr. Usha inaugurated Swimming and Table Tennis events at Thakur International Sports Complex on March 24.

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Indian women’s hockey stalwart Vandana Katariya has announced her retirement from international hockey after a career spanning over 15 years. She played 320 international matches and scored 158 goals, making her the most-capped player in Indian women’s hockey history. Vandana made her senior team debut in 2009. She became the first and only Indian woman to score a hat-trick at the Olympics. She received the Arjuna Award in 2021 and the Padma Shri in 2022 for her contributions to Indian hockey. She received the Hockey India Dhanraj Pillay Award for Forward of the Year in 2021 and 2022.

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India won 8 medals at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup 2025 in Buenos Aires, finishing second behind China. The medal tally included 4 golds, 2 silvers, and 2 bronzes. Golds were won by Sift Kaur Samra (women’s 50m rifle 3 positions), Rudrankksh Patil (men’s 10m air rifle), Suruchi Singh (women’s 10m air pistol), and Vijayveer Sidhu (men’s 25m rapid fire pistol). Silvers went to Esha Singh (women’s 25m pistol) and Arya Borse/Rudrankksh Patil (mixed 10m air rifle). Bronzes were claimed by Saurabh Chaudhary/Suruchi Singh (10m air pistol mixed team) and Chain Singh (men’s 50m rifle 3 positions).

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The Indian archery team won four medals at the Archery World Cup 2025 Stage 1 held in Auburndale, Florida, United States of America from 8 to 13 April 2025. India secured one gold, one silver, and two bronze medals, finishing fourth in the overall medal tally behind Mexico, China, and the United States of America (USA). Rishabh Yadav and Jyothi Surekha Vennam won the gold medal in the Compound mixed team event by defeating Chinese Taipei’s I-Jou Huang and Chieh-Lun Chen. The Indian men’s Recurve team of Dhiraj Bommadevara, Tarundeep Rai, and Atanu Das won silver after losing to China. Dhiraj Bommadevara also won bronze in Men’s Recurve by defeating Spain’s Andres Temino. Rishabh Yadav, Abhishek Verma, and Ojas Deotale won bronze in Men’s Compound team event.

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Indian athletes won 11 medals at the 6th Asian Under-18 (U18) Athletics Championship 2025 held in Saudi Arabia from April 15 to 18. The event was organised by the Asian Athletics Association at Prince Naif Bin Abdulaziz Sports City. Athletes under 18 years from 31 Asian countries took part in the championship. India won one gold, five silver, and five bronze medals in total. Himanshu won the gold medal in the boys’ javelin throw event. In the previous 5th edition held in 2023 at Tashkent, Uzbekistan, India had won 24 medals.

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Brazil has won the bid to host the 10th edition of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Women’s World Cup 2027. Brazil received the maximum votes at the FIFA Congress held in Bangkok, Thailand, on 25 April 2025. This is the first time a South American country will host the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The 9th edition of the FIFA Women’s World Cup was jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand in 2023. Spain won the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup by defeating England in the final. Brazil had earlier hosted the FIFA Men’s World Cup in 1950 and 2014.