The third edition of the CII Sports Business Awards, held in 2025, arrived at a defining moment for Indian sport. With the National Sports Policy 2025 in place and India actively positioning itself as a serious contender to host the 2036 Olympic Games, the focus is steadily shifting from intent to execution. Against this backdrop,…
The Infosys Foundation and GoSports Foundation have taken a significant step forward in India’s high-performance sports ecosystem by expanding their athlete sponsorship programme from Girls for Gold to the more inclusive Gear for Gold. The move marks an evolution from a targeted, women-centric initiative to a broader, system-driven model that now supports male, female and…
India’s preparation for the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi–Nagoya marks a decisive shift in how the country approaches multi-sport events. Scheduled from September 19 to October 4, 2026, the Games come on the back of India’s historic outing at Hangzhou 2023, where the contingent crossed the 100-medal mark for the first time. That breakthrough has…
The shooting arena at the Khelo India University Games, KIUG witnessed a day of high-quality marksmanship, tactical discipline and emerging university stars making their mark across pistol, shotgun and rifle events. Led by standout performances from Simranpreet Kaur Brar, Raiza Dhillon, Neeru and Sakshi Padekar, the competition showcased depth across both individual and team categories,…
The first two days of athletics action at the Khelo India University Games delivered a series of gripping contests, breakout performances, and multiple Games Records (GR) as emerging university athletes stepped up under pressure. From fiercely contested middle-distance races to commanding throws and high-quality sprints, the momentum of this year’s edition has already underlined the…
India’s journey as a host of international multi-sport events spans more than seven decades, reflecting a steady evolution in ambition, capacity, and strategic intent. What began in the early years of independence as a nation defining its regional sporting identity has grown into a sophisticated, future-oriented pursuit aimed at securing a place among the world’s…
In a landmark moment for Indian sport, Ahmedabad was unanimously awarded the hosting rights for the 2030 Commonwealth Games on November 26, 2025, during the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF) General Assembly in Glasgow. Every member nation endorsed India’s bid, marking a resounding vote of confidence in what will be the Centenary Edition of the Games…
The university swimming arena witnessed a day of high-calibre competition as athletes delivered strong performances across individual and relay events at Khelo India University Games 2025 Jain University, Chandigarh University, KIIT, and Christ University finished among the standout institutions, with several swimmers producing national-level timings and asserting their class across strokes and distances. Bhavya Sachdeva…
The latest day of competition at the national university circuit delivered outstanding performances across cycling and fencing, with athletes from Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), University of Jammu, and several other top institutions capturing medals in Khelo India University Games. From dominant road race displays to precision on the fencing piste, the day showcased the…
Amdavad, India has officially been confirmed as the host of the 2030 Centenary Commonwealth Games, marking a landmark moment for both the nation and the global Commonwealth Sport Movement. The announcement was ratified today at the Commonwealth Sport General Assembly in Glasgow, where delegates from 74 Commonwealth nations and territories gave their approval to India’s…
Tamil Nadu has taken a decisive step toward transforming Chennai into one of India’s premier multi-sport hubs with the sanctioning of the ₹261-crore Global Sports City project in Semmancheri. Envisioned as a world-class, Olympic-standard training and competition zone, the initiative marks one of the most ambitious sports infrastructure undertakings in the country. Backed by strong…
The Khelo India University Games KIUG 2025 continued to deliver compelling sporting action as the judo and weightlifting arenas witnessed intense battles, tactical brilliance, and standout individual performances. With universities from across the country competing in tightly contested divisions, Day 3 of the Games highlighted the depth and diversity of talent emerging from India’s university…
The Khelo India University Games, KIUG 2025 saw intense competition on the piste and at the shooting range, with universities delivering standout performances in fencing and women’s 10m air rifle events. Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU) asserted near-total dominance in fencing, sweeping multiple podiums across women’s épée and sabre, while Lovely Professional University (LPU) produced…
The swimming events at the Khelo India University Games, KIUG 2025 opened with a display of depth, consistency and emerging talent, with Jain University stamping their authority across multiple finals on an action-packed day in Jaipur. From long-distance endurance battles to high-speed sprints and tactical medley performances, the day showcased the rapid rise of university-level…
The Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2025 moved into full competitive rhythm on Tuesday as the Judo events officially commenced at 10:00 am at the Atal Bihari Vajpayee Indoor Stadium inside BN College, Udaipur. With Rajasthan hosting India’s largest university sporting event for the first time, the smooth start of the Udaipur cluster marks an…
The Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2025, India’s biggest university-level multi-sport event, has returned for its fifth edition this time unfolding across an unprecedented seven host cities in Rajasthan. From November 24 to December 5, Jaipur, Ajmer, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Kota and Bharatpur will collectively host close to 5000 athletes representing more than 230 universities,…
The Khelo India University Games (KIUG) 2025 India’s premier multi-sport university competition returns for its fifth edition with its most ambitious format yet, spanning seven host cities across Rajasthan. From November 24 to December 5, thousands of university athletes will compete for national supremacy in 23 medal sports, with the university securing the most gold…
The Khelo India University Games, KIUG Rajasthan 2025 mark a major milestone in India’s national sports roadmap. Scheduled from November 24 to December 5, 2025, this fifth edition of the Games is unfolding as the most ambitious KIUG yet both in scale and strategic importance. With over 5,000 athletes (and projections going as high as…
Indian golfer Diksha Dagar has achieved a feat unmatched in the history of Deaflympics and global golf. At the 25th Summer Deaflympics in Tokyo (2025), she clinched her third career medal and her second consecutive gold in the Women’s Individual Golf event becoming the only golfer ever to win three Deaflympics medals since the sport’s…
In one of the most consequential policy reversals in modern Olympic history, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has shifted from an inclusion-first transgender participation framework to a centralized, restrictive model designed to protect the integrity of the female category. The change, formalized in mid-2025 under the leadership of newly elected IOC President Kirsty Coventry, marks…
India’s sports economy is projected to soar to $130 billion by 2030, positioning the nation as one of the world’s most dynamic emerging sports markets. But beneath the headline numbers lies a deeper structural shift: the true engine of long-term enterprise value is moving away from in-season media revenues and toward year-round commercial monetization driven…
South Africa has announced its most ambitious sporting vision in decades: a formal bid to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in either 2036 or 2040. If successful, it would make South Africa not only the first country on the continent to stage the Summer Olympics, but also a symbolic standard-bearer for Africa’s growing presence…
Indian sports economy is entering a decade-defining transformation one where brands must make a strategic choice about how to allocate capital across two diverging but equally compelling ecosystems. On one side stand the Olympic-aligned legacy sports such as football, hockey, tennis, wrestling and athletics. On the other side are fast-growing recreational and indigenous movements pickleball…
For more than six decades, the Laloor region of Thrissur symbolised one of Kerala’s most persistent municipal failures. The city’s primary dumping ground, now I M Vijayan Sports Complex spread over 8–10 acres and receiving nearly 60 tons of waste a day had devolved into a humanitarian and environmental crisis. The stench travelled for kilometres….
Team India delivered a commanding performance in the opening rounds of the Deaflympics 2025 badminton competition, winning every singles match across men’s and women’s events on a highly successful day. With clinical execution, discipline under pressure and a clear focus on advancing deep into the tournament, Indian shuttlers set the tone early in their respective…
The LA28 Olympic Games (LA28) will mark a historic turning point not just for the Olympic movement but for India’s own sporting ambitions. Scheduled from July 14 to July 30, 2028, LA28 is officially the largest Olympic Games in history, featuring 51 sports across 49 competition venues, and achieving an unprecedented 50.5% participation of women…
In one of the most ambitious institutional reforms in recent Indian sporting history, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports has approved the recruitment of 320 Assistant Coach across 25 disciplines under the Sports Authority of India (SAI). This massive expansion part of a two-phase plan that will ultimately appoint 640 new coaches marks the…
India is preparing for the biggest transformation of a sports facility in its history. The Union Sports Ministry’s proposal to dismantle the iconic Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium (JLN) and rebuild the 102-acre complex as a modern Sports City marks a decisive shift in the country’s approach to elite sports infrastructure. This move is deeply strategic closely…
When the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) arrive in Senegal, Dakar 2026 from 31 October to 13 November 2026, it will mark a historic milestone: the first Olympic event ever hosted on African soil. But Dakar 2026 is not simply about symbolism or continental firsts. It represents a strategic rethinking of what the Youth Olympic Games…
The LA2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games are preparing to redefine what global sporting ceremonies can represent in the 21st century. With the appointment of award-winning producer Ben Winston and Olympic ceremonies veteran Scott Givens to jointly lead the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, LA28 is signaling a transformative shift from traditional, protocol-heavy presentations to grand, cinematic,…
The Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are set to redefine how major sporting events are financed and presented. For the first time in Olympic history, venue naming rights will be permitted during the Games, marking a significant departure from a century of tradition under the International Olympic Committee’s long-standing “clean venue” policy….
The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has hailed the country’s young athletes for their record-breaking performance at the 3rd Asian Youth Games (AYG) held in Manama, Bahrain, where India clinched an impressive 48 medals, marking its most successful outing in the event’s history. The IOA’s statement, released on Monday, praised the athletes’ “dedication, discipline, and commitment…
For decades, Australia has punched far above its weight in global sport. With a population smaller than Delhi NCR, it consistently finishes among the top ten at the Olympics. This disproportionate success isn’t luck or geography it’s strategy and what Indian Sports can learn. Since a humiliating zero-gold return at the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Australia…
India’s youth athletes scripted a historic chapter in the nation’s sporting journey at the 3rd Asian Youth Games (AYG) 2025, finishing with a record 48 medals (13 Gold, 18 Silver, 17 Bronze) and securing 6th place overall among 45 competing nations. The performance marked India’s best-ever finish in the history of the Games, surpassing its…
India’s young wrestlers delivered a historic performance at the Asian Youth Games, dominating the sands of Sanya with a record-breaking haul of three gold and two silver medals in beach wrestling. The stellar show not only placed India atop the medal standings but also underlined the nation’s growing strength in alternative wrestling formats. It was…
India’s young boxers delivered a landmark performance at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025, producing their best-ever medal tally in the sport at the continental event. With four golds, two silvers, and one bronze, the Indian contingent stamped their authority in Manama, Bahrain, and announced the arrival of a new generation of boxing talent. It…
India’s young boxing contingent delivered one of its finest performances at the 3rd Asian Youth Games in Bahrain, with three gold medals and one silver adding to the nation’s growing dominance in youth boxing. The trio of Khushi Chand, Ahaana Sharma, and Chandrika Pujari clinched top honours in their respective weight categories, while Lanchenba Moibungkhongbam…
India’s young wrestlers capped off a remarkable campaign at the 2025 Asian Youth Games, finishing with a rich haul of three gold, two silver, and two bronze medals. The week-long wrestling competition in Tashkent saw several of India’s brightest teenage talents stamp their authority on the continental stage, displaying technical excellence, resilience, and a hunger…
India’s wrestling contingent continued its impressive run at the Asian Youth Games 2025, with four wrestlers advancing to the gold medal matches and two others securing spots in bronze medal bouts. The young Indian grapplers showed remarkable skill, control, and composure across both boys’ and girls’ divisions, marking another strong day for the team in…
India’s young paddlers Syndrela Das and Sarthak Arya etched their names into the history books at the Asian Youth Games 2025 in Bahrain, winning India’s first-ever doubles medal in table tennis at the continental youth event. The duo clinched a bronze medal after an intense semifinal battle against China’s Tang Yiren and Hu Yi, going…
The Indian table tennis team kicked off its singles campaign at the Asian Youth Games (AYG) 2025 in Manama, Bahrain, with a series of commanding performances in the group stages. A total of six players three boys and three girls representing India and all six advanced to the knockout rounds, confirming the nation’s growing depth…
India’s next generation of boxing stars continued to light up the ring at the Asian Youth Games 2025, producing one of the most dominant collective performances in recent memory. With five boxers storming into the finals from the morning session and two more semifinal bouts still to come in the evening, Indian boxing’s depth and…
India’s young wrestlers started the campaign at the Asian Youth Games 2025 in Manama, Bahrain, with Yashita producing a commanding performance to storm into the final of the girls’ 61kg category, ensuring at least a silver medal for India. Her dominance on the mat stood out as she registered emphatic wins in the earlier rounds,…
In Bahrain, at the 2025 Asian Youth Games, 15-year-old Dhinidhi Desinghu once again underlined why she is regarded as the future of Indian swimming. Clocking 4:21.86 in the women’s 400m freestyle, she not only broke her own national record (India Best Time ) but also registered a fifth-place finish in a field stacked with Asia’s…
India’s young boxing brigade continued its strong run at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025, with another day of stellar performances in Manama. The country’s next generation of pugilists displayed impressive control, power, and tactical maturity as Lamchemnba Moibungkhongbam, Raghav Udham Singh, and Anant Deshmukh registered comprehensive wins on Saturday, following equally dominant victories from…
India’s young swimming contingent continued to make waves at the 3rd Asian Youth Games 2025, putting up an encouraging display on Day 4 of competition at the Khalifa Sports City Aquatic Centre in Manama, Bahrain. The day saw strong results across freestyle, butterfly, and backstroke events, with several Indian swimmers advancing to finals, while others…
India’s young track and field contingent delivered a promising all-round performance at the 2025 Asian Youth Games, finishing with a total of nine medals (five silver, four bronze) across both track and field disciplines. The results underline the depth and emerging potential of India’s junior athletics system, which continues to produce world-class talent in sprints,…
India’s Divyanshi Bhowmick produced a stunning performance in the group stage of the 2025 Asian Youth Games table tennis competition, defeating China’s Wei 3-0 in what is being seen as one of the biggest upsets of the tournament so far. The Indian teenager, who is competing in the Girls’ Singles event, displayed remarkable control, composure,…
India’s young lifters continued their strong showing at the 2025 Asian Youth Games with Maharajan Arumugapandian delivering a brilliant performance to clinch two silver medals in the Boys’ 60 kg category, while Priteesmita Bhoi added a gold and a silver in the Girls’ 44 kg event, including a world youth record lift. Competing in a…
At just 16, Priteesmita Bhoi has become a beacon of India’s next generation in weightlifting a story that merges raw power with strategic precision. Her rise from the small town of Dhenkanal, Odisha, to becoming a Youth World Record holder and continental champion encapsulates how India’s revamped athlete development pipeline is producing world-class performers. However,…
