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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Sharmila Dhankar clinched the gold medal and Shilpa Shyla got the bronze medal at the Women’s F57 Shot Put event. The win marks the first gold medal for India in the Para Athletics segment at the Commonwealth Games.
England will host Australia in the first-ever Mixed Disability Ashes in 2027. The Mixed Disability Ashes is the first bilateral Ashes cricket series between England and Australia featuring mixed disability men’s teams.
Rishikanta Singh creates history at Commonwealth Games 2026, winning India's first-ever silver in men's 60kg weightlifting with a record-breaking 121kg snatch.
Spain are the new FIFA World Cup 2026 champions after edging Argentina 1-0. The FIFA World Cup 2026 was the 23rd edition of the quadrennial flagship international men’s football tournament organized by FIFA.
Raja Muthupandi won the silver medal in the men's 65kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 with a total lift of 286kg.
Spain became the first nation to simultaneously hold both the Men’s and Women’s FIFA World Cup titles.
Anahat Singh has won for the first time ever the World Junior Squash title at the World Squash Junior Championships 2026. The 18-year-old girl defeated Egypt’s Ruqayya Salem.
Delhi has unveiled 'Mayur' as the official mascot of the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2026. It is scheduled to be held from 27th July to 2nd August, 2026 at the Thyagraj Stadium in New Delhi.
Indian Grandmaster Rohith Krishna won the gold medal at the Menuires International Chess Championship held in France.
Mirabai Chanu has won the gold medal in the women’s 48kg category at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Birmingham. Chanu lifted a total of 190kg to emerge champion for the third time in the consecutive Commonwealth Games.
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Pakistan will host the South Asian Federation (SAF) Games in early 2027. The SAF Games, established in 1981, held their first edition in Kathmandu, Nepal, in 1984.
Lovlina Borgohain confirmed India's first medal at the Commonwealth Games 2026 after receiving a direct entry into the semifinals of the women's 75 kg boxing event in Glasgow, Scotland.
Sourav Ganguly joins the ICC Hall of Fame in 2026, becoming the 12th Indian cricketer to receive the prestigious honour.
At only 15 years and 118 days, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has become the youngest batter to make a fifty in T20 International cricket.
Australia defeated England by seven wickets at Lord's to win the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026, claiming a record seventh title.
PV Sindhu scripted history by becoming the first Indian to win a BWF Super 750 title at the Japan Open 2026, by defeating world number 3 Akane Yamaguchi in the final.
Smriti Mandhana has been named in the TIME100 Most Influential People in Sports 2026 list. She is the only Indian to feature in this prestigious global ranking.
Sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik from Odisha became the first Indian to win the prestigious Russia Grand Sand Master Cup of 2026. He received this award at the II International Festival of Sand Sculpture in Russia.
The 23rd edition of the FIFA World Cup officially kicked off on June 11, 2026. The 2026 tournament is jointly hosted by three nations across 16 multi-national host cities:
United States: 11 host cities,
Mexico: 3 host cities (making Mexico the first country to host or co-host a World Cup three times, following 1970 & 1986) and
Canada: 2 host cities (marking Canada’s debut as a World Cup host nation).
Indian women football team has become the champion of SAFF Women’s Championship 2026 by defeating Bangladesh 3-1 in Goa. This victory has secured the sixth championship for the Blue Tigresses.
Cristiano Ronaldo created football history by becoming the first player to score in six different FIFA World Cup editions. His World Cup scoring journey spans the 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, and 2026 tournaments.
Harmanpreet Kaur achieved a historic milestone by becoming the first cricketer in international cricket, across both men's and women's formats, to play 200 T20 Internationals.
India's women's 4x100m relay team won the gold medal with a season's best time of 43.85 seconds. In addition to the gold, India secured a silver medal in the mixed 4x400m relay and a bronze medal in the mixed 4x100m relay.
India won their second FIH Hockey Women’s Nations Cup by defeating host nation New Zealand 2-0 in the final held in Auckland.
Deepti Sharma achieved a remarkable milestone in women’s cricket by becoming the joint-highest wicket-taker in women’s international cricket with 355 wickets. Deepti matched the tally of former Indian captain Jhulan Goswami and England’s Katherine Sciver-Brunt.
India secured its record third Men's U-18 Asia Cup hockey title by defeating host nation Japan 4-1 in the final held at Kakamigahara, Japan.
Ahmedabad hosted the First World Yogasana Championship 2026.
Esha Singh created history by winning the world record breaking gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event finishing with a remarkable score of 43 points.
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian men's doubles pair to win the Singapore Open title by securing the championship in 2026.
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi broke the record of Chris Gayle for most sixes (65 sixes) in a single edition of IPL. He also became the youngest player to score 600 runs in an IPL season.
Lionel Messi reached billionaire status. He became only the second footballer ever to achieve this status after Cristiano Ronaldo.
Lionel Messi has officially become a billionaire, joining Cristiano Ronaldo as only the second footballer to achieve the milestone.
Gurindervir Singh became the fastest ever Indian sprinter as he clocked an incredible 10.09 seconds in the men's 100m final at the Federation Cup in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
East Bengal have won the Indian Super League title for the first time, ending a 22-year wait for a top-tier domestic league crown.
India delivered an impressive performance at the Asian Boxing U15 Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, by winning a total of 27 medals. The medal tally included 9 gold medals.
The Indian U-15 girls’ team dominated the tournament by securing 7 gold medals and topping the overall standings.
Sahdev Yadav has been elected unopposed as President of the South Asian Weightlifting Federation (SAWF).
India's legend cricketer Rahul Dravid become the owner of the Dublin franchise in the European T20 Premier League (ETPL).
Yashasvi Jaiswal and Urvil Patel hold the record for the fastest fifty in IPL history. Both players reached their half-centuries in just 13 balls.
Apaar Saxena has earned the prestigious International Master (IM) title after achieving all three required norms through impressive performances in European chess tournaments.
International Olympic Committee (IOC) has lifted its restrictions on Belarusian athletes ahead of the Los Angeles 2028 Summer Olympics, while Russia continues to remain under suspension.
Punjab FC defeated Zinc Football Academy 3-0 to retain the AIFF Elite Youth League 2025–26 crown.
Rithika Sri from the State of Tamil Nadu has become the first transgender cricket umpire in India.
Abhishek Sharma has become the first Indian cricketer to score multiple centuries in under 50 balls. His remarkable 135-run unbeaten innings against the Delhi Capitals came off just 47 balls.
Olympic medallist P. V. Sindhu has been elected Chair of the Athletes’ Commission and has secured a voting position on the Badminton World Federation Council.
R. Vaishali emerged as the winner of the FIDE Women’s Candidates Tournament 2026 held in Cyprus, securing 8.5 points out of 14.
Virat Kohli has become the first cricketer to score 9000 runs in the Indian Premier League. Kohli reached this milestone in his 275th IPL match.
Shreyas Iyer has been appointed as the brand ambassador for the F1 Programme in India by Mumbai Falcons Racing Limited.
Sabastian Sawe stunned the world by finishing the London Marathon 2026 in 1:59:30, becoming the first athlete to run an official marathon under two hours and setting a new world record.
Marta Kostyuk of Ukraine won the 2026 Madrid Open women’s singles title after defeating Russia’s Mirra Andreeva.
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