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.
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India has formally submitted a 'Letter of Intent' to host the 2036 Olympics and Paralympics Games, to the International Olympic Committee's Future Host Commission.
Mandeep Jangra has become the first Indian professional boxer to win a world championship, claiming the World Boxing Federation (WBF) super featherweight title in the Cayman Islands.
New Zealand created history on 3 Nov 2024 and became the first team to whitewash India in a three-match Test series.
Rodri and Aitana Bonmati of Spain won the Ballon d’Or award for the best male and female footballer, respectively. The Ballon d’Or, or the Golden Ball Award, is considered one of the most prestigious awards in football and has been awarded since 1956.
For the 2026 CWG, which will be held in Glasgow, badminton, cricket, hockey, squash, table tennis and wrestling have been omitted.
Former India spinner Neetu David became only the second female Indian cricketer to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. Ab de Villiers and former England captain Alastair Cook were also inducted along with David.
Rafael Nadal has announced his retirement from professional tennis. The 38-year-old will make his final appearance for Spain at Davis Cup Finals in Malaga.
Indian star gymnast Dipa Karmakar announced her retirement from gymnastics at the age of 31. Dipa is one of only five women worldwide who has mastered the Produnova vault.
India scripted history as its men's and women's teams clinched their maiden gold medals in the 45th Chess Olympiad.
India beat China to clinch a record-extending fifth Asian Champions Trophy Hockey title.
Neeraj Chopra finished second with 87.86m throw in the men's javelin throw event at the Diamond League Final.
India finished 18th with 7 gold, 9 silver and 13 bronze medals at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games. China topped with 94 Golds.
Former shooter and veteran sports administrator Raja Randhir Singh became the first Indian president of the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).
Cristiano Ronaldo has created history as Portugal football legend became first men soccer player to score 900 official goals.
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Harvinder Singh made history at the 2024 Paris Paralympics by winning India's first-ever gold medal in archery.
Deepthi Jeevanji became the first intellectually impaired Indian athlete to win a Paralympic medal. She won a bronze medal in the women's 400m T20 event at the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Instagram
Sumit Antil wins gold in javelin throw F64 at Paris 2024 Paralympics. With this win, he became the first Indian manand second Indian after Avani Lehka to defend the title in Paralympics.
Avani Lekhara won gold in women’s 10m air rifle shooting standing SH1 at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, becoming the first Indian woman to win two back to back gold medals in the Games’ history.
Preethi Pal made history at the Paris 2024 Paralympics, becoming the first Indian athlete to win a Paralympic medal in track events by securing a bronze in the women's 100m T35 class.
Jay Shah, the 35-year-old BCCI secretary, has been elected unopposed as the youngest ICC chairman in Dubai. Shah will succeed 62-year-old Greg Barclay.
Neeraj Chopra finishes second in Lausanne Diamond League with season's best 89.49m.
Archana Kamath retires from professional table tennis. Archana was part of the Indian women's table tennis team that reached the quarter-finals at Paris 2024 for the first time.
India won six medals in this edition, in comparison to seven in Tokyo three years ago, which was the best medal haul for the country ever in its Olympic history. Instagram
Phil Wizard, a Canadian B-Boy, emerged victorious in the first-ever Olympic men's breaking competition.
Indian wrestler Aman Sehrawat wins his bronze medal bout to win India's fifth bronze and sixth overall medal at Paris 2024. With this win, Aman became India's youngest Olympic medalist.
Neeraj Chopra won silver in Olympics javelin throw with a best attempt of 89.45m, Pakistan's Arshad Nadeem (92.97m) took home the gold. Instagram
Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement following disqualification from the Paris Olympics 2024. Instagram
India secured back-to-back medals at the Olympics, having also won bronze in Tokyo three years back, for the first time in 52 years. The last time India won back-to-back hockey medals at the Olympics was in 1968 and 1972. Instagram
Novak Djokovic beat Carlos Alcaraz to win maiden Olympic singles gold. With this win, Novak Djokovic joins Andre Agassi, Rafael Nadal, Steffi Graf & Serena Williams as the only players to win all four Grand Slam tournaments and Olympic singles gold.
SrI Lanka won the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 title after beating India by eight wickets in the final.
Manu Bhaker & Sarabjot Singh won the 10m air pistol mixed team bronze defeating South Korea. This win made Manu the first Indian post independence to bag two medals in a single edition of the Olympic Games.
Manu Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win an Olympic medal (bronze) in shooting. Manu won a bronze medal in the Women's Air Pistol event at the Paris Olympics 2024.
The French Alps have been selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the Winter Games in 2030.
India's Yuki Bhambri and his French partner Albano Olivett clinched the men's doubles title at the Swiss Open ATP Tour tennis tournament.
India won the youth and junior category titles in the International Handball Federation (IHF) Trophy, India outclassed Bangladesh 56-36.
India Champions emerged as the winners of the inaugural edition of the World Championship of Legends as they beat Pakistan Champions by 5 wickets in the final.
The Indian cricket team scripted history by becoming the first T20I side to register 150 wins in the shortest format of the sport following the 23-run triumph over Zimbabwe.
BCCI honorary secretary Jay Shah announced that former India opener Gautam Gambhir has been named as the head coach of the Indian men's national team.
The UP govt has signed an agreement with Dorna Sports to hold the prestigious MotoGP event in UP for next 3 years until 2029.
Hardik Pandya rose two places to become the first Indian to occupy the number one spot in the ICC's T20I all-rounders' rankings.
The final of the T20 World Cup 2024 was played between India and South Africa. Team India won the title by 7 runs. With this, India lifted the second T20 WC title after 17 years. India last won the first edition of T20 World Cup in 2007.
Neeraj Chopra won gold at the Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku, Finland with a throw of 85.97m.
Indian athlete Nayana James clinched the gold medal in the women’s long jump event at the Taiwan Athletics Open 2024 in Chinese Taipei.
Sahil Silwal won the gold medal in the men’s javelin throw event at the Winckelmann Games 2024 athletics meet in Stendal, Germany. Compatriot Vikrant Malik won the silver medal with a distance of 72.65m.
Deepthi Jeevanji clinched the gold medal with a world record time of 55.07 seconds in the women's 400m T20 category race at the World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe.
55 year old Jyoti Ratre, an entrepreneur and fitness enthusiast from Madhya Pradesh, has become the oldest Indian woman to conquer Mount Everest.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty clinched the Thailand Open 2024 badminton men’s doubles title.
Nepali Sherpa climber Kami Rita has scaled Everest for the 29th time, surpassing his own record of 28 ascents. He now holds the record for the most ascents of the world's tallest peak.
The Indian men’s recurve team won a historic gold medal at the Archery World Cup Stage-1 by defeating the world-champion South Korean team for the first time ever.
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