This article covers all the important Current Affairs related to various Sports News & Events. Sports Current Affairs play an important role in almost every competitive exam including UPSC Prelims PCS Pre NDA, CDS, CAPF AC, AFCAT, INET and various other competitive exams of India.
Apart from its importance in various government exams, these Important Sports Current Affairs 2024 can be very helpful in your personal interview in the SSB Interview as the interviewing officer often asks Sports related Important Current Affairs from aspirants.
MOST IMPORTANT SPORTS CURRENT AFFAIRS 2024 FOR UPSC CDS, NDA, CAPF AC & AFCAT
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India defeated Bangladesh by 41 runs to win the inaugural edition of the ACC Women's U-19 Asia Cup title. Reel
India will host the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) Junior Shooting World Cup for the first time in 2025.
India’s wicket keeper-batter Richa Ghosh smashed the joint-fastest fifty in women’s T20Is equalling the records of Sophie Devine (New Zealand) & Phoebe Litchfield (Australia).
For the first time, India is set to host the 20th Para Athletics World Championships in 2025. This will be the 4th time that the event is being held in Asia.
Smriti Mandhana became the first player in the history of women’s T20I cricket to score three consecutive fifties.
The 38th National Games will take place in Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14, 2025. The tagline for the Games is “Sankalp Se Shikhar Tak”.
Grandmaster Pranav Venkatesh clinched double gold at the FIDE World Youth Under-18 Open Rapid and Blitz Championships in Slovenia.
National Sciver-Brunt became the first and only woman cricketer to score a Test century in less than 100 balls (96 balls).
The Indian men’s hockey team has ranked fifth in the latest FIH world rankings. The Netherlands retains the top position.
International Cricket Council (ICC): India and Pakistan will play their matches at neutral venues for ICC events hosted by their rival for at least the next three years.
Real Madrid beat Mexico’s Pachuca in the final of FIFA’s first Intercontinental Cup.
Emiliano "Dibu" MartÃnez bags the Best Men’s Goalkeeper Award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024.
Real Madrid forward Vinicius Jr wins the Best Men’s Player Award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024.
Aitana Bonmati of Barcelona Femeni and Spain wins the Best Women’s Player Award at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2024. This is Bonmati’s second win in a row.
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India will host the World Boxing Cup Final and the World Boxing Congress, both scheduled to take place in November 2025.
Ravichandran Ashwin announced his retirement from all forms of International Cricket.
The Indian students team emerged as the Best-performing Nation after they clinched six gold medals at the 21st International Junior Science Olympiad (IJSO) held in Bucharest, Romania.
The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) approved the National Dope Testing Laboratory (NDTL) in New Delhi, enabling NDTL to manage the Athlete Biological Passport (ABP).
India will host its first ever World Athletics Continental Tour competition (a bronze level global meet) in Bhubaneswar on August 10, 2025.
Mumbai registered a five-wicket victory over Madhya Pradesh to win the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. This was Mumbai’s 2nd title. Mumbai’s first title came in 2022.
Jasprit Bumrah has surpassed great Kapil Dev in terms of getting the most fifers (5 wickets) against SENA nations (South Africa, England, New Zealand, and Australia).
Bumrah is also the second Indian with the most five-wicket haul in Tests for India after Kapil Dev. Bumrah now has 12 five-wicket hauls while Kapil Dev has 23 fifers.
India defeated three-time champions China in penalty shoot out to lift Women's Junior Asia Cup for the second successive time.
World football's governing body FIFA confirmed that Saudi Arabia will host the men's football World Cup in 2034.
Sathish Karunakaran clinched the men's singles title of the BWF Super 100 Guwahati Masters 2024.
The 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup will take place in Brazil, marking the first time the tournament will be hosted in South America.
Khelo India Winter Games 2025 will be held in two phases: Leh, Ladakh will host ice events in January, while Gulmarg, Jammu & Kashmir will host snow events in February.
India's javelin throw star Neeraj Chopra's t-shirt, worn during his silver medal-winning performance at the Paris 2024 Olympics, has been inducted into the prestigious World Athletics Heritage Collection.
India’s 18-year-old GM D. Gukesh became the youngest World Chess Champion after beating Ding Liren of China in the 14th and last game. He is the second Indian after the legendary Viswanathan Anand to win the global title.
Japan won the 20th Asian Women's Handball Championship. This is the first time that India has hosted the Asian Women’s Handball Championships.
Smriti Mandhana has become the first female cricketer to score 4 ODI centuries in a calendar year.
18-year-old batter Neelam Bhardwaj became the youngest Indian woman to score a double century in a List A match.
Kush Maini has created history by becoming the first ever Indian racer to win the FIA Constructors Championship. Maini drives for Invicta Racing team in the Formula 2.
Declan and Anas won India's first-ever Teqball medal (Bronze) at the 2024 World Championships in Vietnam. Teqball is played with a football on a curved table and is similar to table tennis.
Aarit Kapil becomes the youngest Indian to defeat a Grandmaster in a classical chess match. At 9 yrs, 2 months, & 18 days old, he is also the third youngest globally to achieve this distinction.
Bangladesh defeated India by 59 runs in the final of the ACC U19 Men's Asia Cup Final in Dubai.
India will host the first-ever Women's T20 World Cup for Blind in 2025.
Lionel Messi has been named the Most Valuable Player of the Major League Soccer (MLS) for the 2024 season.
Indu Chandhok passed away. Indu was the doyen of Indian Motorsports, with which he was actively associated for over six decades.
Sri Lanka's Shammi Silva has taken over as the president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), succeeding India's Jay Shah, who recently became the youngest chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC).
Norwegian decathlete Sander Skotheim has been named winner of the International Fair Play Award as part of the World Athletics Awards 2024.
India produced a stellar performance at the Hong Kong leg of the World Pickleball Championship, securing a total of 6 medals, including 1 gold, 3 silvers, and 2 bronze.
Filipino legend Manny Pacquiao has been inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Pacquiao is the only eight-division champion in boxing history. He is also the only fighter in the entire history of boxing to reign as champion in four separate decades.
Shooting, weightlifting and hockey have been named among 10 non-medal sports, which will be part of the “engagement programme” in the 2026 Youth Olympics Games in Dakar, Senegal.
The Indian junior men’s hockey team defeated Pakistan in the final of the Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2024 in Muscat, Oman, to win its fifth title.
Aishwarya Pissay made history by becoming the first and only Indian to win three medals at the World Championships in Motorsport. In 2019, she became the first-ever Indian to win a World Championship in motorsport.
Legendary Indian squash player Raj Manchanda, a six-time national champion and Arjuna Awardee, passed away.
Pavan Kampelli secures a bronze medal in the eFootball event at the 2024 Asian Esports Games in Bangkok, Thailand. This is the first-ever medal for India at the Asian Esports Games.
Grandmaster Arjun Erigaisi became the 2nd Indian after legendary Viswanathan Anand and 16th worldwide to reach the gold-standard ELO rating of 2800.
Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu broke her long title drought by clinching the Syed Modi International women's singles crown.
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