2026 in Indian sports

Date	Venue / Event	Status
6–22 February	2026 Winter Olympics	International
22–30 April	2026 Asian Beach Games	Continental
23 July – 2 August	2026 Commonwealth Games	International
19 September – 4 October	2026 Asian Games	Continental
18–24 October	2026 Asian Para Games	Continental
31 October – 13 November	2026 Summer Youth Olympics	International
28 November – 7 December	2026 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games	Continental

• Winter Olympics – India sent two athletes with Stanzin Lundup finishing 104th^[1] and Arif Khan finishing at 39th position^[2] in their respective events.

Date	Venue / Event	Status
10 January	2026 World Athletics Cross Country Championships	International
6 January – 8 February	2026 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships	Continental

• World Athletics Cross Country Championships – India participated in the competition with seven athletes but did not win any medals.^[3]
• Asian Indoor Athletics Championships – Tejaswin Shankar won gold in the men's heptathlon event.^[4] Tajinderpal Singh Toor won silver in the men's shot put event. Pooja Singh won silver in the women's high jump event. Jothi Aadarsh Ram won bronze in the men's high jump event.^[5] Ancy Sojan won bronze in the women's long jump event.

Date	Venue / Event	Status	Medals / Winners
6 January – 13 December	2026 BWF World Tour 2026 India Open (Super 750) 2026 Syed Modi International (Super 300) 2026 Guwahati Masters (Super 100) 2026 Odisha Masters (Super 100)	International	—N/a
3–8 February	2026 Badminton Asia Team Championships	Continental	Japan (M)  South Korea (W)
8–14 February	2026 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships	International	China
7–12 April	2026 Badminton Asia Championships	Continental	‹See Tfd› 0 | ‹See Tfd› 0 | ‹See Tfd› 0
24 April – 3 May	2026 Thomas & Uber Cup	International	‹See Tfd› 0 | ‹See Tfd› 0 | ‹See Tfd› 0
17–23 August	2026 BWF World Championships	International	‹See Tfd› 0 | ‹See Tfd› 0 | ‹See Tfd› 0
5–18 October	2026 BWF World Junior Championships	International	‹See Tfd› 0 | ‹See Tfd› 0 | ‹See Tfd› 0
TBD	2026 Premier Badminton League	Domestic

• World Tour – P.V. Sindhu finished in 3/4 position in the Malaysia Open after losing to Wang Zhiyi in the semis.^[6] Devika Sihag won the women's singles title in the 2026 Thailand Masters and became the third Indian WS player to win a Super 300 title.^[7] Lakshya Sen finished as the runner-up in the 2026 All England Open after losing to Lin Chun-yi in the final.^[8] Isharani Baruah and Tanvi Sharma finished in the 3/4 position respectively in the women's singles of the 2026 Orléans Masters.^[9]
• Asia Team Championships – Defending champions India crashed out in the quarterfinals in the women's team event, losing to China by 0–3 and finished in seventh position.^[10] In the men's team event, India lost to South Korea in the quarterfinals by 1–3, finishing eighth in the tournament.tournament.^[11]
• World Para Championships – India secured 15 medals, consisting of 2 gold, 5 silver, and 8 bronze, finishing second in the medal standings.^[12]

Date	Venue / Event	Status
28 March – 16 April	Candidates Tournament 2026 Women's Candidates Tournament 2026	International
September–September	46th Chess Olympiad	International
TBA	World Chess Championship 2026	International

Candidates Tournament 2026-Vaishali Rameshbabu finished in 1st Position in Women's Candidates Tournament 2026 and qualified for the Women's World Chess Championship 2025.R Praggnanandhaa finished in fifth and Divya Deshmukh finished in seventh position in their events.

Date	Venue / Event	Format	Status	Winner
15 October 2025 – 28 February	2025–26 Ranji Trophy	First-class	Domestic	Jammu and Kashmir
24 December 2025 – 18 January	2025–26 Vijay Hazare Trophy	List-A	Domestic	Vidarbha
9 January – 5 February	2026 Women's Premier League	WT20	Domestic	Royal Challengers Bengaluru
9 January – 6 February	2026 Indian Street Premier League	T10 cricket	Domestic	Chennai Singams
11–31 January	2026 New Zealand men's tour of India	T20I/ODI	Bilateral	New Zealand (ODI)  India (T20I)
15 January – 6 February	/ 2026 Under-19 Men's Cricket World Cup	One-day	International	India
6–28 February	2025–26 Senior Women's One Day Trophy	List-A	Domestic	Delhi
7 February – 8 March	/ 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup	Twenty-20	International	India
13–22 February	2026 Women's Asia Cup Rising Stars	WT20I	Continental	India-A
15 February – 9 March	2026 India women's tour of Australia	WT20I/WODI/W-Test	Bilateral	India (T20I)  Australia (ODI & Test)
5–15 March	2025–26 Senior Women's Inter Zonal One-Day Trophy	List-A	Domestic	West Zone
26 March – 31 May	2026 Indian Premier League	Twenty-20	Domestic
17–27 April	2026 India women's tour of South Africa	WT20I	Bilateral
28 May – 13 July	2026 India women's tour of England	WT20I/W-Test	Bilateral
6–20 June	2026 Afghanistan men's tour of India	ODI/Test	Bilateral
12 June – 5 July	/ 2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup	WT20I	International
1–19 July	2026 India men's tour of England	T20I/ODI	Bilateral

Indian Premier League – Punjab Kings will face Rajasthan Royals in the 40th match on 28th April 2026, 19:30 IST.

• Ranji Trophy – Jammu and Kashmir defeated Karnataka by virtue of a first-innings lead to win their maiden title.^[13]
• Vijay Hazare Trophy – Vidarbha defeated Saurashtra by 38 runs to win their maiden title.^[14]
• IND v NZ – New Zealand won the ODI series against India 2–1, achieving their first-ever ODI series victory on Indian soil.^[15] India won the T20I series by 4–1, achieving their seventh consecutive bilateral T20I series title after the 2024 World Cup.^[16]
• Men's U-19 World Cup – India crushed England by 100 runs to win their sixth Men's Under-19 World Cup title.^[17]
• Men's T20 World Cup - India defeated New Zealand by a commanding 96 runs to win their second consecutive and third overall T20 World Cup title.^[18]
• Indian Street Premier League – Chennai Singams defeated Tiigers of Kolkata by 29 runs to clinch their maiden title.^[19]

• Women's Premier League – Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Delhi Capitals by 6 wickets to win their second WPL title, after 2024.^[20]

Date	Venue / Event	Status	Winner(s)
9 December 2025 – 28 June	2025–26 Men's FIH Pro League	International
28 December 2025 – 26 January	2025–26 Hockey India League (Men & Women)	Domestic	Kalinga Lancers (Men) Delhi SG Pipers (Women)
8 – 14 March	2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup Qualifiers (India Leg)	International	England
14 – 30 August	/ 2026 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup	International

• Men's Pro League –  India will face  Netherlands in their league-stage match on 14 June, 16:00 IST.
• Men's World Cup –  India will face  Wales in their league-stage match on 15 August, 17:30 IST.
• Women's World Cup –  India will face  China in their league-stage match on 16 August, 17:30 IST.

• Men's Hockey India League – Kalinga Lancers defeated Ranchi Royals to win their second title in HIL history.^[21]
• Women's Hockey India League – SG Pipers Hockey defeated Shrachi Bengal Tigers in penalty shoot-off to clinch their maiden title.^[22]
• Women's World Cup Qualifier – India finished as the runners-up, losing to England in the final by 0–2 and qualified for the 2026 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup.^[23]

Date	Venue / Event	Status	Winner
14 February – 17 May	2025–26 Indian Super League	Domestic
1 – 21 March	2026 AFC Women's Asian Cup	Continental	Japan
1 – 18 April	2026 AFC U-20 Women's Asian Cup	Continental	Japan
30 April – 17 May	2026 AFC U-17 Women's Asian Cup	Continental
7 – 24 May	2026 AFC U-17 Asian Cup	Continental
25 May – 5 June	2026 SAFF Women's Championship	Sub-Continental

• Indian Super League – Mohun Bagan SG will face Bengaluru FC on 14 March, 19:30 IST.
• AFC Women's Asian Cup –  India will face  Vietnam in their first group-stage match on 4 March 2026, 16:30 IST.

Date	Venue / Event	Status	Winner
13 – 25 January	2026 SAFF Women's Futsal Championship	Regional	Bangladesh
14 – 26 January	2026 SAFF Futsal Championship	Regional	Maldives

• SAFF Men's Futsal Championship – India finished as the runners-up in the tournament with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.^[24]
• SAFF Women's Futsal Championship – India finished as the runners-up in the tournament with 4 wins and 2 losses.^[25]

Date	Venue / Event	Status	Winner
15 – 29 January	2026 Asian Men's Handball Championship	International	Bahrain

• Asian Men's Handball Championship – India finished in fifteenth place and did not win any matches in the tournament.^[26]

Date	Venue / Event	Status
24 January – 8 February	2026 World Pickleball League	Domestic

• World Pickleball League –

Date	Venue / Event	Status	Medals / Winners
2 – 14 February	2026 Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships	Continental	India
16 – 26 February	2026 Shooting League of India	Domestic
25 March – TBD	2026 ISSF World Cup	International
15 – 26 June	2026 ISSF Junior World Championships	International
3 – 14 September	2026 World Para Shooting Championships	International

• Asian Rifle/Pistol Championships – India achieved a total of 94 medals, including 51 gold, 23 silver, and 20 bronze, across both senior and junior events, finishing at the top of the medal tally.^[27]

Date	Venue / Event	Status
4 – 8 February	2026 ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup	Continental
28 April – 10 May	2026 World Team Table Tennis Championships	International
13 – 19 November	2026 World Para Table Tennis Championships	International

• ITTF-ATTU Asian Cup – India did not win any medals, with Akash Pal being the only player to qualify for the knockouts before he was eliminated in the round of 16.^[28]