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National Sports Day is celebrated every year on 29 August in India.

Recently, India’s star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu won the gold medal at the 2025 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship held in Ahmedabad. With this victory, she also directly qualified for the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.

Indian Olympian shooter Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar brought glory to the nation by winning the gold medal in the 50m Rifle Three-Position event at the 16th Asian Shooting Championship 2025, held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan.

At the 2025 World Youth Archery Championship held in Winnipeg, Canada, India’s young archers delivered an outstanding performance by winning gold medals.

Ahmedabad in 2025 will host three major international sports events – the Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship, the Asian Aquatics Championship, and the AFC Under-17 Asian Cup Qualifiers.

President Draupadi Murmu has given assent to the National Sports Governance Act 2025. With this, the bill has become an Act and will officially come into force as an important step towards reforming sports Governance in India.

Indian shuttler Tanya Hemanth won the Women’s Singles title at the Saipan International 2025 on Saturday, 16 August.

According to the Brand Finance Football 50-2025 report, Real Madrid has achieved a brand value of €1.921 billion and an almost perfect brand strength score of 94.9.

Commonwealth Sport has announced that Malta will host the 8th Commonwealth Youth Games (CYG) to be held in late 2027.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar unveiled the mascot ‘Ashok’ for the upcoming Asia Rugby Under-20 (Sevens) Championship in Rajgir on August 1, 2025.