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2025 in Indian sports describes the year's events in Indian sport.

The 2025 National Games of India is the 38th edition of the National Games of India, which were held in the state of Uttarakhand from 28 January to 14 February. The games comprised over 10,000 athletes from 37 teams in 35 different sports. The games were inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while Home Minister Amit Shah was the chief guest of the closing ceremony.^{[1][2] [3]}

  *   Host nation (Host state)

2025 National Games medal table ^{[4] [5]}

Rank	State	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Services	68	26	27	121
2	Maharashtra	54	71	76	201
3	Haryana	48	47	58	153
4	Madhya Pradesh	34	26	22	82
5	Karnataka	34	18	28	80
6	Tamil Nadu	27	30	35	92
7	Uttarakhand*	24	35	44	103
8	West Bengal	16	13	18	47
9	Punjab	15	20	31	66
10	Delhi	15	18	29	62
11	Manipur	14	16	25	55
12	Odisha	14	15	17	46
13	Uttar Pradesh	13	20	23	56
14	Kerala	13	17	24	54
15	Rajasthan	9	11	23	43
16	Gujarat	8	10	20	38
17	Jharkhand	7	6	12	25
18	Andhra Pradesh	7	1	6	14
19	Jammu and Kashmir	5	6	13	24
20	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	5	3	2	10
21	Chandigarh	4	6	9	19
22	Himachal Pradesh	4	3	8	15
23	Arunachal Pradesh	4	3	6	13
24	Assam	3	15	16	34
25	Chhattisgarh	3	4	9	16
26	Telangana	3	3	12	18
27	Goa	2	4	4	10
28	Mizoram	2	0	1	3
29	Bihar	1	6	5	12
30	Meghalaya	1	2	2	5
31	Puducherry	0	1	1	2
32	Nagaland	0	0	2	2
	Sikkim	0	0	2	2
Totals (33 entries)		457	456	610	1,523

India competed at the 2025 Asian Winter Games in Harbin, China, from February 7 to 14.^[6][7] The final Indian team consisted of 59 athletes.^[8] Alpine skier Arif Khan and cross-country skier Bhavani Thekkada were the country's opening ceremony flagbearers.^[9] India finished the event with no medals.^[10]

India participated at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games held in Turin, Italy from 8 to 15 March 2025.^[11][12] India secured 33 medals - 8 Gold, 18 Silver and 7 Bronze - making it their most successful campaign in Special Olympics World Winter Games history.^[13][14]

The 2025 Khelo India Para Games were the 2nd edition of the Khelo India Para Games, held in New Delhi from 20 to 27 March 2025. The games featured 6 sports with 189 gold medal events. Haryana topped the medal tally with 104 medals (34 Gold, 39 Silver, 31 Bronze), followed by Tamil Nadu (28 Gold, 19 Silver, 27 Bronze), and Uttar Pradesh (23 Gold, 21 Silver, 20 Bronze) respectively.^[15]

  *   Host nation (Host state)

2025 Khelo India Para Games Medal Table^[16]

Rank	State	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Haryana	34	39	31	104
2	Tamil Nadu	28	19	27	74
3	Uttar Pradesh	23	21	20	64
4	Rajasthan	22	18	24	64
5	Maharashtra	18	13	12	43
6	Gujarat	12	24	23	59
7	Karnataka	10	5	7	22
8	Delhi*	8	11	20	39
9	Punjab	8	2	5	15
10	Andhra Pradesh	4	8	3	15
11	Telangana	4	1	2	7
12	Madhya Pradesh	3	5	3	11
13	Kerala	3	4	5	12
14	Bihar	3	3	4	10
15	Chhattisgarh	2	3	1	6
16	Odisha	2	2	8	12
17	Uttarakhand	1	4	8	13
18	Jammu and Kashmir	1	1	2	4
	Jharkhand	1	1	2	4
20	Goa	1	0	1	2
21	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	0	1
22	Himachal Pradesh	0	3	2	5
23	Chandigarh	0	1	2	3
24	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	0	1	1	2
25	West Bengal	0	0	3	3
26	Assam	0	0	1	1
	Nagaland	0	0	1	1
Totals (27 entries)		189	189	218	596

The 2025 edition of the Khelo India Youth Games (KIYG) was held from May 4 to May 15, 2025, marking the first time the event took place in Bihar. This national multi-sport event brought together over 10,000 athletes from 36 states and union territories, competing across 28 disciplines, including traditional Indian sports and esports as a demonstration category.^[17][18] Sepak takraw has been included for the first time on the back of India's gold medal in the 2025 ISTAF World Cup.^[19] Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually inaugurated the games on May 4, 2025, with the opening ceremony held at the Patliputra Sports Complex in Patna. The event aimed to promote sports culture and infrastructure development in Bihar.^[20][21]

Maharashtra secured its third consecutive KIYG title with a record 158 medals, including 58 golds, showcasing dominance across multiple disciplines. Haryana excelled in sports like fencing and athletics, finishing second with 107 medals. Rajasthan achieved its best-ever finish, clinching third place with 22 golds. Bihar, the host state, delivered a historic performance, securing 7 golds among 36 total medals, marking a significant improvement from its previous standings having a Jump from 28th rank to 15th rank marking its best ever performance in the all editions of KIYG, they doubled their all edition medal tally having total of 29 medals in previous 6 editions by securing 36 medals in the single seventh edition including victories in athletics, Thang-Ta, and rugby.^[22][23][24]

Rank	State/UT	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Maharashtra	58	47	53	158
2	Haryana	39	27	51	117
3	Rajasthan	24	12	24	60
4	Karnataka	17	26	15	58
5	Delhi	16	20	32	68
6	Tamil Nadu	15	21	29	65
7	Uttar Pradesh	14	20	18	52
8	Kerala	12	5	8	25
9	Manipur	11	8	11	30
10	Madhya Pradesh	10	9	13	32
11	Assam	10	5	10	25
12	Telangana	9	3	11	23
13	Punjab	8	14	25	44
14	Jharkhand	8	7	6	21
15	Bihar (Host)	7	11	18	36
16	Chandigarh	6	7	4	17
17	Odisha	5	6	3	14
18	Andhra Pradesh	3	11	10	24
19	Chhattisgarh	3	1	10	14
20	Uttarakhand	3	1	7	11
21	Gujarat	2	4	7	13
22	West Bengal	1	11	4	16
23	Jammu & Kashmir	1	2	2	5
24	Nagaland	1	1	4	6
25	Arunachal Pradesh	1	0	2	3
26	Mizoram	1	0	1	2
27	Himachal Pradesh	0	3	2	5
28	Puducherry	0	1	1	2
29	Meghalaya	0	0	2	2
29	Tripura	0	0	2	2
30	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	0	0	1	1
30	Goa	0	0	1	1
30	Sikkim	0	0	1	1

India competed at the 2025 Summer World Universiade, which was held from 16 July to 27 July 2025 in Rhine-Ruhr region, Germany. India sent its largest-ever delegation, comprising over 300 athletes from various colleges nationwide.^[25] India ended its campaign with 12 medals (2 gold, 5 Silver, 5 Bronze) and finished at 20th position in the medal tally.^[26]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date	Ref.
Gold	Kushal Dalal Parneet Kaur	Archery	Mixed Compound Team	25 July	[27]
Gold	Sahil Rajesh Jadhav		Men's Compound Individual	26 July	[28]
Silver	Hritik Sharma Kushal Dalal Sahil Rajesh Jadhav		Men's Compound Team	25 July	[29]
Silver	Parneet Kaur		Women's Individual	26 July	[30]
Silver	Praveen Chithravel	Athletics	Men's Triple Jump		[31]
Silver	Seema		Women's 5000 metres
Silver	Ankita Dhyani		Women's 3000 metres steeplechase	27 July	[32]
Bronze	India national badminton team Sathish Karunakaran Saneeth Dayanand Vaishnavi Khadkekar Tasnim Mir Devika Sihag Varshini Viswanath Sri	Badminton	Mixed Team	20 July	[33]
Bronze	Vaishnavi Adkar	Tennis	Women's Individual	24 July	[34]
Bronze	Avneet Kaur Madhura Dhamangaokar Parneet Kaur	Archery	Women's Compound Team	25 July	[35]
Bronze	Sejal Anil Singh Munita Prajapati Mansi Negi Shalini Mahima Choudhary	Athletics	Women's 20km Walk Team	27 July
Bronze	Mrutyam Dondapati Gurindervir Singh Lalu Prasad Bhoi Animesh Kujur Manikanta Hoblidhar		Men's 4 x 100m relay		[36]

India will compete at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025.^[37]

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date	Ref.
	Namrata Batra	Wushu	Women's 52 kg Sanda	12 August	[38]
	Rishabh Yadav	Archery	Men's Compound Individual	9 August	[39]
	Anandkumar Velkumar	Track speed skating	Men's 1,000 m sprint	15 August	[40]

India is participating in the 2025 Archery World Cup from 8 April to 19 October 2025.^[41][42] This will be India's 19th appearance at the tournament. India sent a team of 25 archers to compete in 9 events across 4 stages.^[43]

Medal	Player	Sport	Event	Date	Ref.
	Jyothi Surekha Vennam Rishabh Yadav	Compound	Mixed Team	12 April	[44]
	Abhishek Verma Rishabh Yadav Ojas Pravin Deotale		Men's Team	10 May	[45]
	Madhura Dhamangaonkar		Women's Individual		[46]
	Dhiraj Bommadevara Tarundeep Rai Atanu Das	Recurve	Men's Team	13 April	[47]
	Madhura Dhamangaonkar Jyothi Surekha Vennam Chikitha Taniparthi	Compound	Women's Team	10 May	[48]
	Jyothi Surekha Vennam Parneet Kaur Prithika Pradeep			12 July	[49]
	Jyothi Surekha Vennam		Women's Individual		[50]
	Rishabh Yadav Abhishek Verma Ojas Pravin Deotale	Compound	Men's Team	10 April	[51]
	Dhiraj Bommadevara	Recurve	Men's Individual	13 April	[52]
	Madhura Dhamangaonkar Abhishek Verma	Compound	Mixed Team	10 May	[53]
	Rishabh Yadav		Men's Individual		[54]
	Deepika Kumari	Recurve	Women's Individual	11 May	[55][56]
	Parth Salunkhe		Men's Individual
	Jyothi Surekha Vennam Rishabh Yadav	Compound	Mixed Team	12 July	[57]

The top 8 archers with the highest scores across all stages in each event will qualify for the final stage. A player winning a gold medal in any stage will automatically qualify for the final.^[58]

Men's Recurve

Archers	Step I		Step II		Step III		Step IV		Total	Rank
	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.
Dhiraj Bommadevara		22	33	0	17	1	33	0	23	14
Parth Salunkhe	33	0		18	33	0	—	—	18	16
Atanu Das	9	5	7	11	17	1	—	—	17	17
Tarundeep Rai	17	1	33	0	33	0	33	0	1	48
Neeraj Chauhan	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	1	1	48
Rahul Singh	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	0	0	79

Women's Recurve

Archers	Step I		Step II		Step III		Step IV		Total	Rank
	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.
Deepika Kumari	5	13		18	17	1	33	0	32	11
Simranjeet Kaur	33	0	33	0	5	13	—	—	13	20
Ankita Bhakat	17	1	9	5	33	0	17	1	7	26
Gatha Anandrao Khadake	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	5	5	34
Sharvari Somnath Shende	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	1	1	50
Anshika Kumari	17	1	33	0	—	0	—	—	1	50

Men's Compound

Archers	Step I		Step II		Step III		Step IV		Total	Rank
	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.
Rishabh Yadav	17	1		23	8	11	17	9	43	5Q
Abhishek Verma	4	15	17	9	9	5	—	—	29	11
Ojas Pravin Deotale	9	5	33	0	33	0	—	—	5	36
Uday Kamboj	—	—	17	1	17	1	—	—	2	43
Aman Saini	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	1	1	47
Priyansh	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	1	1	47
Prathamesh Bhalchandra Fuge	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	0	0	67

Women's Compound

Archers	Step I		Step II		Step III		Step IV		Total	Rank
	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.	Rank	Pts.
Jyothi Surekha Vennam	9	9	5	17	17	1		29	55	3Q
Madhura Dhamangaonkar	—	—		31	5	18	—	—	49	4Q
Parneet Kaur	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	17	17	15
Aditi Swami	—	—	17	1	7	11	—	—	12	20
Chikitha Taniparthi	—	—	17	1	17	1	9	5	7	28
Prithika Pradeep	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	0	0	78

Three Indian compound archers qualified for the final, with Dhamangaonkar securing a direct qualification after winning Stage 2, while Vennam and Yadav qualified after finishing in the top 8 of their respective events.

Athlete	Event	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Rishabh Yadav	Men's Individual	Girard
Jyothi Surekha Vennam	Women's Individual	Bernal
Madhura Dhamangaonkar		Han

India competed at the 2025 World Aquatics Championships in Singapore from July 11 to August 3, 2025.^[59] A total of 19 swimmers participated across 3 disciplines.^[60] India ended their campaign with no medals.^[61]

India is participating in the 2025 BWF World Tour from 7 January to 21 December.^[62]

• 2025 U.S. Open - Ayush Shetty (Super 300)

• 2025 Malaysia Masters - Srikanth Kidambi (Super 500)
• 2025 U.S. Open - Tanvi Sharma (Super 300)

• 2025 Malaysia Open - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Super 1000)
• 2025 India Open - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Super 750)
• 2025 German Open - Dhruv Kapila / Tanisha Crasto (Super 300)
• 2025 Orléans Masters - Ayush Shetty (Super 300)
• 2025 Swiss Open - Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand (Super 300)
• 2025 Taipei Open - Ayush Shetty (Super 300)
• 2025 Taipei Open - Unnati Hooda (Super 300)
• 2025 Singapore Open - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Super 750)
• 2025 Canada Open - Srikanth Kidambi (Super 300)
• 2025 China Open - Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty (Super 1000)
• 2025 Macau Open - Lakshya Sen (Super 300)
• 2025 Macau Open - Tharun Manepalli (Super 300)

India participated in the 2025 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships, which was held at the Conson Gymnasium, Qingdao, China, from 11 to 16 February 2025.^[63][64]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	2	2	0	8	2	+6	18	5	+13	457	329	+128	2	Knockout stage
2	India	2	1	1	7	3	+4	15	8	+7	434	357	+77	1
3	Macau	2	0	2	0	10	−10	0	20	−20	215	420	−205	0

India 5	Conson Gymnasium - Court 2 12 February 2025, 09:30 UTC+8 Report [65]		Macau 0
1 2 3 1 Sathish Karunakaran / Aadya Variyath Leong Iok Chong / Ng Weng Chi 21 10 21 9     2 Lakshya Sen Pui Pang Fong 21 16 21 12     3 Malvika Bansod Chan Hao Wai 21 15 21 9     4 Arjun M. R. / Chirag Shetty Pui Chi Chon / Vong Kok Weng 21 15 21 9     5 Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand Ng Weng Chi / Pui Chi Wa 21 10 21 5

South Korea 3	Conson Gymnasium - Court 2 13 February 2025, 09:30 UTC+8 Report [66]		India 2
1 2 3 1 Ki Dong-ju / Jeong Na-eun Dhruv Kapila / Tanisha Crasto 11 21 21 12 21 15   2 Sim Yu-jin Malvika Bansod 21 9 21 10     3 Cho Geon-yeop Sathish Karunakaran 21 17 18 21 19 21   4 Kim Min-ji / Kim Yu-jung Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand 21 19 16 21 11 21   5 Jin Yong / Na Sung-seung Arjun M. R. / Satwiksairaj Rankireddy 21 14 25 23

Japan 3	Conson Gymnasium - Court 2 14 February 2025, 09:30 UTC+8 Report [67][68]		India 0
1 2 3 1 Hiroki Midorikawa / Natsu Saito Dhruv Kapila / Tanisha Crasto 21 13 17 21 21 13   2 Tomoka Miyazaki Malvika Bansod 21 12 21 19     3 Kenta Nishimoto Prannoy H. S. 21 14 15 21 21 12   4 Arisa Igarashi / Ayako Sakuramoto Treesa Jolly / Gayatri Gopichand       not played 5 Takumi Nomura / Yuichi Shimogami Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty       not played

India participated in the 2025 Badminton Asia Championships which took place at the Ningbo Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Ningbo, China, from 8 to 13 April 2025.^[69] India entered with 31 players across five events. Indian athletes displayed a poor performance at the tournament, with no one except Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila reaching the quarter-finals, where they lost and ended the campaign with no podium finish.^[70]

India participated in the 2025 Sudirman Cup, held in Xiamen, China, between 27 April and 4 May 2025.^[71] India qualified for the tournament by world rankings and entered with a low-strength squad.^[72] India managed to win only one game in the group stage and was eliminated.^[73]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	28	7	+21	713	519	+194	3	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	21	11	+10	606	519	+87	2
3	India	3	1	2	13	22	−9	582	673	−91	1
4	England	3	0	3	6	28	−22	494	684	−190	0

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India participated in the 2025 Badminton Asia Junior Championships, held in Surakarta, Indonesia between 18 and 27 July 2025.^[74] India won two medals in the tournament, both bronze and won in girl's singles event by Tanvi Sharma and Vennala Kalagotla, and finished 5th at the medals tally.^[75]

India will participate in the 2025 BWF World Championships, which will be held in Paris, France between 25 and 31 August 2025. A total of 16 athletes will participate across 5 events.^[76]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
		Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Lakshya Sen	Men's Individual
Prannoy H. S.
P. V. Sindhu	Women's Individual
Malvika Bansod
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Chirag Shetty	Men's Doubles
Hariharan Amsakarunan Ruban Rethinasabapathi
Treesa Jolly Gayatri Gopichand	Women's Doubles
Rutaparna Panda Swetaparna Panda
Dhruv Kapila Tanisha Crasto	Mixed Doubles
Rohan Kapoor Ruthvika Gadde

India is competing in the 2025 FIBA Asia Cup, held in Saudi Arabia from 5-17 August 2025.^[77] India qualified for the tournament after topping Group H in the qualifying tournament.^[78] India were grouped with the sixteen-times winners China, the hosts Saudi Arabia and Jordan, all having higher FIBA ranking than India.^[79] In their first match against Jordan, India reached close to cause an upset but were ultimately defeated by their opponent in overtime by 84-91.^[80]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	283	225	+58	6	Quarterfinals
2	Saudi Arabia (H)	3	2	1	249	225	+24	5	Playoffs
3	Jordan	3	1	2	232	251	−19	4
4	India	3	0	3	212	275	−63	3

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India participated in the 2025 Asian Chess Championship, which were held in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates from 7 May to 16 May 2025.

Player	Rating	1	2	3	4	Total
Karthikeyan Murali	2658	Cao W 1½-½	½	½	1	2½
Nihal Sarin	2693	Bersamina D ½-½	Matinian W 1-0	½	0	1½

India participated in the Women's Chess World Cup 2025, which was a 107-player single-elimination chess tournament that took place in Batumi, Georgia, from 5 July to 29 July 2025.^[81]

Divya Deshmukh, seeded 15th, defeated 2nd seed Zhu Jiner in the fourth round, 10th seed Harika Dronavalli in the quarterfinals, and 3rd seed Tan Zhongyi in the semifinals.^[82] In the final, she defeated 4th seed Koneru Humpy in tiebreaks to win the tournament.^[83] With this win, she earned the grandmaster title, which is directly awarded to the winner of the World Cup without requiring the usual three norms. She became India's 88th grandmaster and the fourth Indian woman to become a grandmaster.^[84][85] Additionally, she qualified for the Women's Candidates Tournament 2026.^[86]

Athlete	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Kiran Manisha Mohanty	Song L 0.5-1.5	Did not advance to next round
Padmini Rout	Zhang W 2-0	Kosteniuk L 3.5-4.5	Did not advance to next round
Priyanka K	Gaal W 5-3	Kulon L 1-3	Did not advance to next round
Koneru Humpy	—	Khamdamova W 1.5-0.5	Kulon W 1.5-0.5	Kosteniuk W 2.5-1.5	Song W 1.5-0.5	Lei W 5-3	Deshmukh L 1.5-2.5
Vaishali Rameshbabu	—	Ouellet W 2-0	Yip W 4-2	Kamalidenova W 4.5-3.5	Tan L 0.5-1.5	Did not advance to next round
Vantika Agrawal	Shohradova W 1.5-0.5	Ushenina W 4.5-3.5	Lagno L 2.5-3.5	Did not advance to next round
P. V. Nandhidhaa	Ortiz Verdezoto W 2-0	Dronavalli L 0.5-1.5	Did not advance to next round
Harika Dronavalli	—	Nandhidhaa W 1.5-0.5	Tsolakidou W 4-2	Lagno W 3.5-2.5	Deshmukh L 1-3	Did not advance to next round
Divya Deshmukh	—	Mgeladze W 1.5-0.5	Injac W 1.5-0.5	Zhu W 2.5-1.5	Dronavalli W 3-1	Tan W 1.5-0.5	Koneru W 2.5-1.5

Seed	Name	Rating	1	2	TB1	TB2	Total
4	Koneru Humpy	2536	½	½	½	0	1½
15	Divya Deshmukh	2463	½	½	½	1	2½

The Ireland women's cricket team toured India in January 2025 to play three One Day International (ODI) matches against India women's cricket team.^[87][88] The series formed part of the 2022–2025 ICC Women's Championship.^[89][90] It was the Ireland women's side's first tour to India and first ever bilateral series between the two sides.^[91][92]

India won the first match by six wickets, with Pratika Rawal and Tejal Hasabnis' match winning performance.^[93][94] The hosts won the second match by 116 runs and secured the series 2–0, with Jemimah Rodrigues' maiden ODI century (102) India recorded their highest total in women's ODIs (370).^[95][96] Later it broke in third ODI when India scored 435.^[97][98] With the magnificent maiden century of Pratika Rawal (154) and Smriti Mandhana's 10th and fastest century, India won final ODI match by 304 run, which was India's biggest margin of victory in terms of runs.^{[99][100][101]}

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India entered as the defending champions^[118] in the 2025 Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup, held in Malaysia from 18 January to 2 February 2025.^[119][120] India won their second consecutive title by defeating South Africa by 9 wickets in the final.^[121][122]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	India	3	3	0	0	0	6	5.035	Advanced to the Super 6
2	Sri Lanka	3	2	1	0	0	4	2.667
3	West Indies	3	1	2	0	0	2	−2.119
4	Malaysia (H)	3	0	3	0	0	0	−5.261	Advanced to the play-offs

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	India	4	4	0	0	0	8	5.724	Advanced to the semi-finals
2	Australia	4	3	1	0	0	6	1.377
3	Sri Lanka	4	2	1	0	1	5	0.550
4	Bangladesh	4	2	2	0	0	4	−0.500
5	Scotland	4	0	3	0	1	1	−4.595
6	West Indies	4	0	4	0	0	0	−4.153

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The India cricket team hosted the England cricket team^[125] to play three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches from 22 January to 12 February 2025.^[126] The ODI series was used as preparation ahead of the 2025 ICC Champions Trophy.^[127]

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The 2025 Women's Premier League was the third season of the Women's Premier League, featuring five teams and was held from 14 February to 15 March 2025.^[147] The tournament was played across four venues: Bengaluru, Lucknow, Mumbai and Vadodara.^[148]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Delhi Capitals (R)	8	5	3	10	0.396	Advanced to the Final
2	Mumbai Indians (C)	8	5	3	10	0.192	Advanced to the Eliminator
3	Gujarat Giants (3rd)	8	4	4	8	0.228
4	Royal Challengers Bengaluru	8	3	5	6	−0.196	Eliminated
5	UP Warriorz	8	3	5	6	−0.624

	Eliminator					Final
						1	Delhi Capitals	141/9 (20 overs)
	2	Mumbai Indians	213/4 (20 overs)			EW	Mumbai Indians	149/7 (20 overs)
	3	Gujarat Giants	166 (19.2 overs)

India was one of the eight teams that participated in the 2025 Champions Trophy held in Pakistan and United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March 2025.^[150] India qualified for the tournament after finishing in the top eight of the 2023 Cricket World Cup.^[151] In November 2024, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) informed the International Cricket Council that India wouldn't travel to Pakistan for the tournament, citing security concerns.^[152] On 19 December 2024, following an agreement between BCCI and PCB, the ICC in an update issued on India and Pakistan hosted matches at ICC events, established that the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 will be played across Pakistan and a neutral venue.^[153]

India became the champions by defeating New Zealand in the final and also became the first team to win three Champions Trophy titles.^[154]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	India	3	3	0	0	6	0.715	Advanced to the knockout stage
2	New Zealand	3	2	1	0	4	0.267
3	Bangladesh	3	0	2	1	1	−0.443	Eliminated
4	Pakistan (H)	3	0	2	1	1	−1.087

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The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League. The tournament featured 10 teams competing in 74 matches. It began on 22 March and was held across 13 venues before being suspended on 9 May due to the 2025 India–Pakistan crisis.^[181] The matches resumed from 17 May across six venues, with the final rescheduled from 25 May to 3 June^[182], Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Punjab Kings by 6 runs to win their maiden title after 18 years.^[183][184]

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	A	Punjab Kings (R)	14	9	4	1	19	0.372	Advanced to Qualifier 1
2	A	Royal Challengers Bengaluru (C)	14	9	4	1	19	0.301
3	B	Gujarat Titans (4th)	14	9	5	0	18	0.254	Advanced to Eliminator
4	B	Mumbai Indians (3rd)	14	8	6	0	16	1.142
5	B	Delhi Capitals	14	7	6	1	15	0.011	Eliminated
6	B	Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	6	7	1	13	−0.241
7	B	Lucknow Super Giants	14	6	8	0	12	−0.376
8	A	Kolkata Knight Riders	14	5	7	2	12	−0.305
9	A	Rajasthan Royals	14	4	10	0	8	−0.549
10	A	Chennai Super Kings	14	4	10	0	8	−0.647

The 2025 Sri Lanka Women's Tri-Nation Series was a cricket series that took place in Sri Lanka in April and May 2025.^[188] It was a tri-nation series involving India, South Africa and Sri Lanka cricket teams, with the matches played in One Day International (ODI) format.^[189] In the final, India defeated Sri Lanka by 97 runs to win the series.^[190][191]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	India	4	3	1	0	0	6	0.457	Advanced to the final
2	Sri Lanka (H)	4	2	2	0	0	4	−0.542
3	South Africa	4	1	3	0	0	2	0.083

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The 2025 Bengal Pro T20 League was held from 11 to 28 June 2025, consisting of eight teams playing in both men's and women's events respectively.^[200] The Players' Draft was held at 19 May 2025.^[201] Adamas Howrah Warriors won their maiden men's event title^[202] whereas the Lux Shyam Kolkata Tigers won the women's event title for the consecutive second time.^[203]

The India cricket team toured England from June to August 2025 to play the England cricket team.^[204] The tour consisted of five Test matches.^[205][206] The series formed part of the 2025–2027 ICC World Test Championship.^[207] The Tendulkar-Anderson Trophy is awarded to the winner of the series. The trophy honours Sachin Tendulkar and James Anderson.^[208] The series was ended in 2-2, with both sides sharing the trophy and receiving the Pataudi medal of excellence.

The India women's cricket team toured England in June and July 2025 to play the England women's cricket team.^[245][246] The tour consisted of three One Day International (ODI) and five Twenty20 International (T20I) matches.^[247][248] The series ran alongside the men's series between England and India.^[249]

India won the T20I series by 3-2^[250], with the Women in Blue again dominating England with their ODI series victory by 2-1.^[251][252]

The 2025 season of the Delhi Premier League T20 (DPLT20) is scheduled to take place from 2 August to 31 August 2025. It consists of 8 men's and 4 women's teams respectively, with all matches hosted at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi.^[284]

The 2025 Andhra Premier League will be held from 8 to 23 August 2025, consisting seven teams representing parts of Andhra Pradesh.^[285] Andhra Pradesh High Court stays Andhra Premier League 2025 franchise auctions until further orders. Major relief for existing team owners challenging Andhra Cricket Association's unilateral and misleading auction process.^[286]

India will host the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup across five venues (with Sri Lanka hosting some of their matches and matches involving Pakistan).^[287] The tournament will be played in a round-robin format from 30 September to 2 November 2025.^[288]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Australia	0	0	0	0	0	—	Advance to the knockout stage
2	Bangladesh	0	0	0	0	0	—
3	England	0	0	0	0	0	—
4	India (H)	0	0	0	0	0	—
5	New Zealand	0	0	0	0	0	—
6	Pakistan	0	0	0	0	0	—
7	South Africa	0	0	0	0	0	—
8	Sri Lanka	0	0	0	0	0	—

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India's Nitin Kumar competed in the 2025 PDC World Darts Championship, held in London, England from 15 December 2024 to 3 January 2025 after qualifying for the tournament through nation qualifier.^[289][290] Kumar lost to Martin Lukeman by 1-3 and was eliminated in the first round of the tournament.

The 2024–25 I-League was the 18th season of the I-League and the third season as the second tier of the Indian football league system. Mohammedan were the reigning champions, having won the 2023–24 I-League. Churchill Brothers were initially declared the provisional champions of I-League by AIFF,^{[291][292][293][294]} but the decision was later overturned by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) who declared Inter Kashi the champions, allowing them promotion to the Indian Super League.^{[295][296][297][298]}

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Inter Kashi[300] (C, P)	22	12	6	4	42	31	+11	42[b]	Promotion to ISL and qualification for Super Cup
2	Churchill Brothers	22	11	7	4	45	25	+20	40[c]
3	Real Kashmir	22	10	7	5	31	25	+6	37[d]
4	Gokulam Kerala	22	11	4	7	45	29	+16	37[e]	Qualification for Super Cup[299]
5	Rajasthan United	22	9	6	7	34	33	+1	33
6	Dempo	22	8	5	9	35	33	+2	29[f]
7	Namdhari	22	8	5	9	28	30	−2	29[g]
8	Shillong Lajong	22	7	7	8	46	45	+1	28
9	Sreenidi Deccan	22	7	7	8	34	37	−3	28
10	Aizawl	22	6	5	11	35	46	−11	23[h]
11	Sporting Bengaluru	22	5	6	11	24	42	−18	21
12	Delhi	22	3	5	14	21	44	−23	14

The 2024–25 I-League 2 was the 17th season of the I-League 2, held from 25 January to 26 April 2025. It was also the 3rd season as the third tier of the Indian football league system. The top two clubs secured a place in the 2025–26 I-League season. In October 2024, Sudeva Delhi withdrew from the tournament. This brought the total number of teams participating in the league to nine.^[304][305] Diamond Harbour FC won the league and was promoted, along with Chanmari FC to the 2025–26 I-League.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Promotion or relegation
1	Diamond Harbour (C, P)	16	11	5	0	28	10	+18	38	Promotion to I-League
2	Chanmari (P)	16	10	3	3	36	10	+26	33
3	Sporting Goa	16	7	5	4	18	12	+6	26
4	Bengaluru United	16	6	5	5	21	11	+10	23
5	SAT	16	6	4	6	21	23	−2	22
6	United	16	5	6	5	15	17	−2	21
7	NEROCA	16	5	2	9	19	29	−10	17
8	TRAU (R)	16	3	3	10	14	30	−16	12	Relegation to I-League 3
9	KLASA (R)	16	2	1	13	8	38	−30	7

In July 2025, India secured a berth at the AFC Women's Asian Cup for the first time via qualification. India defeated group qualifiers host Thailand 2–1 to earn a berth at the 2026 edition set to be hosted in Australia.^[306][307]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	4	4	0	0	24	1	+23	12	Final tournament
2	Thailand (H)	4	3	0	1	23	2	+21	9
3	Timor-Leste	4	1	1	2	3	9	−6	4
4	Iraq	4	1	1	2	5	14	−9	4
5	Mongolia	4	0	0	4	3	32	−29	0

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The 2025 Durand Cup is the 134th edition of the Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia, and the fourth edition since the Asian Football Confederation supported it. The tournament is hosted by the Durand Football Tournament Society in co-operation with the AIFF, Eastern Command of the Indian Armed Forces and the Government of West Bengal, supported by the governments of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and Jharkhand.^[308] Initially, Indonesian Army had assured to participate in this tournament but later on they withdrew their name and was replaced by Malaysian Army.^[309]

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The 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two is the 22nd edition of the Asia's second-tier club football tournament, organized by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC), and the second under the AFC Champions League Two title.^[310][311] Mohun Bagan Super Giants qulaified directly for the group stage of West Region as the 2024–25 Indian Super League champions, while FC Goa qualified for the qualifying playoff for the West Region as they were the 2025 Indian Super Cup winners. Goa qualified for the group stages after defeating Oman's Al-Seeb.

The 2025 Pro Kabaddi League will be the 12th edition of the Pro Kabaddi League, a franchise-based Kabaddi league in India, organised by Mashal Sports since 2014. The season will begin on 29 August 2025 and will conclude on TBD.^[312]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	SD	Pts
1	Haryana Steelers	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualified for Semi-finals
2	Dabang Delhi	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	UP Yoddhas	0	0	0	0	0	0	Qualified for Eliminators
4	Patna Pirates	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	U Mumba	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Jaipur Pink Panthers	0	0	0	0	0	0
7	Telugu Titans	0	0	0	0	0	0
8	Puneri Paltan	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Tamil Thalaivas	0	0	0	0	0	0
10	Bengal Warriorz	0	0	0	0	0	0
11	Gujarat Giants	0	0	0	0	0	0
12	Bengaluru Bulls	0	0	0	0	0	0

India hosted the inaugural Kho Kho World Cup^[313][314], which was held at the Indira Gandhi Arena in New Delhi, India from 13 to 19 January 2025.^[315][316] India defeated Nepal in both the men's and women's competition to be crowned champions.^[317]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PS	PL	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	India (H)	4	4	0	0	249	143	+106	12	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Nepal	4	3	1	0	349	92	+257	9
3	Bhutan	4	2	2	0	196	207	-11	6
4	Peru	4	1	3	0	139	274	-135	3
5	Brazil	4	0	4	0	90	307	-217	0

13 January 2025 20:30 IST Result India  42–37    Nepal India won by 5 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

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14 January 2025 20:15 IST Result India  66–34  Brazil India won by 32 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

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15 January 2025 20:15 IST Result India  70–38  Peru India won by 32 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

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16 January 2025 20:15 IST Result India  71–34  Bhutan India won by 37 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

Quarter-Final 4 17 January 2025 20:15 IST Result India  100–40  Sri Lanka India won by 60 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi Player of the match: Ramji Kashyap (India)

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Semi-Final 2 18 January 2025 20:15 IST Result South Africa  42–62  India India won by 20 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi Player of the match: Gowtham MK (India)

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Final 19 January 2025 20:15 IST Result Nepal    36–54  India India won by 18 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi Player of the match: Mehul (India)

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PS	PL	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	India (H)	3	3	0	0	375	54	+321	9	Advanced to knockout stage
2	Iran	3	2	1	0	167	138	+39	6
3	South Korea	3	1	2	0	90	316	-226	3
4	Malaysia	3	0	3	0	80	204	-124	0

14 January 2025 19:00 IST Result India  175–18  South Korea India won by 157 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

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15 January 2025 19:00 IST Result India  100–16  Iran India won by 84 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

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16 January 2025 19:00 IST Result India  100–20  Malaysia India won by 80 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

Quarter-Final 4 17 January 2025 19:00 IST Result India  109–16  Bangladesh India won by 93 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi Player of the match: Ashwani Shinde (India)

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Semi-Final 2 18 January 2025 19:00 IST Result South Africa  16–66  India India won by 50 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi Player of the match: Vaishnavi Bajrang (India)

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Final 19 January 2025 19:00 IST Result Nepal    40–78  India India won by 38 points Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi Player of the match: Chaithra B (India)

The 2025 Rugby Premier League was the first season of the Rugby Premier League.^[318] It was held from 15 to 29 June 2025 with 6 city-based teams.^[319] Chennai Bulls defeated Delhi Redz 41–0 to win the inaugural title.^[320]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Hyderabad Heroes	10	9	0	1	36	Advance to playoffs
2	Chennai Bulls (C)	10	6	1	3	25
3	Bengaluru Bravehearts	10	5	1	4	21
4	Delhi Redz	10	3	2	5	14
5	Kalinga Black Tigers	10	2	2	6	10
6	Mumbai Dreamers	10	1	2	7	6

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India hosted the 2025 ISTAF World Cup, held at the Patliputra Indoor Stadium, Bihar.^[321][322] India secured their first men's team regu gold medal and their second overall gold in World Cup history.^[323] India ended with one bronze, one silver and five bronze medals, making it their most successful World Cup campaign.^[324]

Event	Group Stage					Quarter-finals	Semi-finals	Final
	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Men's Doubles	Poland W 2-0	Poland L 0-2	Chinese Taipei W 2-0	Vietnam W 2-1	2Q	—	Myanmar L 0-2	—
Men's Regu	New Zealand W 2-0	United States W 2-0	—		1Q	—	Iran W 2-0	Japan W 2-1
Men's Quadrant	New Zealand W 2-0	United States W 2-1	Iran W 2-1	—	1Q	Singapore W 2-1	Vietnam L 1-2	—
Women's Doubles	China w/o	France w/o	Japan W 2-0	—	1Q	—	Iran W 2-0	Myanmar L 0-2
Women's Regu	Malaysia W 2-0	Nepal W 2-0	Poland W 2-0	—	1Q	—	Vietnam L 0-2	—
Women's Quadrant	China w/o	Iran W 2-0	Nepal W 2-0	Malaysia L 1-2	2Q	—	Thailand L 0-2	—
Mixed Quadrant	Nepal W 2-0	Vietnam W 2-0	Japan W 2-0	—	1Q	—	Myanmar L 0-2	—

India is participating in the 2025 ISSF World Cup from 1 April to 9 December 2025, which is held across various locations.^[325][326]

Medal	Player	Event	Category	Date	Ref.
Gold	Sift Kaur Samra	Rifle	50m Rifle 3 Positions Women	4 April	[327]
Gold	Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil	Rifle	10m Air Men	6 April	[328]
Gold	Suruchi Inder Singh	Pistol	10m Air Women	8 April	[329]
Gold	Vijayveer Sidhu	Pistol	25m Rapid Fire Men	8 April	[330]
Gold	Suruchi Inder Singh	Pistol	10m Air Women	15 April	[331]
Gold	Suruchi Inder Singh Saurabh Chaudhary	Pistol	10m Air Mixed Team	16 April	[332]
Gold	Suruchi Inder Singh	Pistol	10m Air Women	13 June	[333]
Gold	Arya Borse Arjun Babuta	Rifle	10m Air Mixed Team	14 June	[334]
Silver	Esha Singh	Pistol	25m Women	5 April	[335]
Silver	Arya Borse Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil	Rifle	10m Air Mixed Team	9 April	[336]
Silver	Manu Bhaker	Pistol	10m Air Women	15 April	[337]
Silver	Arjun Babuta	Rifle	10m Air Men	19 April	[338]
Silver	Arya Borse Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil	Rifle	10m Air Mixed Team	20 April	[339]
Silver	Simranpreet Kaur Brar	Pistol	25m Women	21 April	[340]
Bronze	Chain Singh	Rifle	50m Rifle 3 Positions Men	4 April	[341]
Bronze	Suruchi Inder Singh Saurabh Chaudhary	Pistol	10m Air Mixed Team	10 April	[342]
Bronze	Saurabh Chaudhary	Pistol	10m Air Men	15 April	[343]
Bronze	Kynan Chenai Sabeera Haris	Shotgun	Trap Mixed Team	11 May	[344]
Bronze	Elavenil Valarivan	Rifle	10m Air Women	10 June	[345]
Bronze	Sift Kaur Samra	Rifle	50m Rifle 3 Positions Women	12 June	[346]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Amit Sharma	10m Air Pistol Men Individual	588-24x	1 RPO	Did not advance
Varun Tomar		584-24x	4 RPO	Did not advance
Anmol Jain		580-17x	9 Q	155.1	6
Aditya Malra		579-20x	13	Did not advance
Saurabh Chaudhary		576-15x	21	Did not advance
Anmol Jain Aditya Malra Saurabh Chaudhary	10m Air Pistol Men Team	—		1735-52x
Manu Bhaker	10m Air Pistol Women Individual	583-18x	3 Q	219.7
Esha Singh		577-14x	9 RPO	Did not advance
Suruchi Inder Singh		574-20x	12	Did not advance
Palak		573-14x	17	Did not advance
Surbhi Rao		570-15x	25 RPO	Did not advance
Manu Bhaker Suruchi Inder Singh Palak	10m Air Pistol Women Team	—		1730-52x
Suruchi Inder Singh Saurabh Chaudhary	10m Air Pistol Mixed Team	578-20x	5 QB	TPE 17-9
Palak Aditya Malra		575-20x	10	Did not advance
Maheshwari Chauhan	Skeet Women Individual	1135	5 Q	35	4
Ganemat Sekhon		109	11	Did not advance
Raiza Dhillon		107	12	Did not advance
Rashmmi Rathore		101	19 RPO	Did not advance
Maheshwari Chauhan Ganemat Sekhon Raiza Dhillon	Skeet Women Team	—		329

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Jonathan Anthony	10m Air Pistol Men Individual	582-20x	2 Q	220.7
Mukesh Nelavalli		582-18x	3 Q	157.8	6
Kapil		579-15x	4 Q	243.0
Chirag Sharma		577-18x	6	Did not advance
Shiva Narwal		575-16x	9	Did not advance
Vijay Tomar		562-18x	19	Did not advance
Jonathan Anthony Kapil Vijay Tomar	10m Air Pistol Men Team	—		1723-53x
Rashmika Sahgal	10m Air Pistol Women Individual	582-23x	1 Q	241.9
Vanshika Chaudhary		573-12x	2 Q	194.7	4
Urva Chaudhary		572-15x	4 Q	151.9	6
Lakshita		572-13x	5	Did not advance
Shikha Chaudhary		568-17x	7	Did not advance
Mohini Singh		565-15x	9	Did not advance
Rashmika Sahgal Vanshika Chaudhary Mohini Singh	10m Air Pistol Women Team	—		1720-50x
Vanshika Chaudhary Jonathan Anthony	10m Air Pistol Mixed Team	578-18x	2 QG	KOR 16-14
Rashmika Sahgal Kapil		576-14x	3	Did not advance

India will host the 2025 Asian Table Tennis Championships, held in Bhubaneshwar from 11 to 15 October 2025.^[347] Only team events will be played in this edition.^[348]

India participated in the 34th ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup held in Shenzhen, China from 19 to 23 February 2025.^[349] Six players were sent to participate in the tournament, with no one crossing the group stage mark and were thus eliminated.^[350]

The 2025 Bengaluru Open was a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It was the eighth edition of the tournament which was part of the 2025 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Bengaluru, from 24 February to 2 March 2025.^[351] Anirudh Chandrasekar and Taipei's Ray Ho won the men's doubles title after defeating Blake Bayldon and Matthew Romios 6–2, 6–4 in the final.^[352]