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

Multi-sport

National Games of India

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.

Medal table

Asian Winter Games

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

Special Olympics World Winter Games

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

Khelo India Para Games 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.

Medal Standings

Khelo India Youth Games

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. Sepak takraw has been included for the first time on the back of India's gold medal in the 2025 ISTAF World Cup. 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.

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.

Medal tally RankState/UTGoldSilverBronzeTotal1Maharashtra5847531582Haryana3927511173Rajasthan241224604Karnataka172615585Delhi162032686Tamil Nadu152129657Uttar Pradesh142018528Kerala1258259Manipur118113010Madhya Pradesh109133211Assam105102512Telangana93112313Punjab814254414Jharkhand8762115Bihar (Host)711183616Chandigarh6741717Odisha5631418Andhra Pradesh311102419Chhattisgarh31101420Uttarakhand3171121Gujarat2471322West Bengal11141623Jammu & Kashmir122524Nagaland114625Arunachal Pradesh102326Mizoram101227Himachal Pradesh032528Puducherry011229Meghalaya002229Tripura002230Andaman & Nicobar Islands001130Goa001130Sikkim0011

2025 Summer World University Games

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 student-athletes from various colleges nationwide. India ended its campaign with 12 medals (2 gold, 5 Silver, 5 Bronze) and finished at 20th position in the medal tally. MedalNameSportEventDate Gold Kushal DalalParneet KaurArcheryMixed Compound Team  Gold Sahil Rajesh JadhavMen's Compound Individual  Silver Hritik SharmaKushal DalalSahil Rajesh JadhavMen's Compound Team Silver Parneet KaurWomen's Individual Silver Praveen ChithravelAthleticsMen's Triple Jump Silver SeemaWomen's 5000 metres Silver Ankita DhyaniWomen's 3000 metres steeplechase BronzeIndia national badminton team BadmintonMixed Team BronzeVaishnavi AdkarTennis Women's Individual  Bronze Avneet KaurMadhura DhamangaokarParneet KaurArcheryWomen's Compound Team  Bronze Sejal Anil SinghMunita PrajapatiMansi NegiShaliniMahima ChoudharyAthleticsWomen's 20 km Walk Team Bronze Mrutyam DondapatiGurindervir SinghLalu Prasad BhoiAnimesh KujurManikanta HoblidharMen's relay

World Games

India will compete at the 2025 World Games held in Chengdu, China from 7 to 17 August 2025. They sent a contingent comprising 17 athletes across five sports. India won 3 medals (1 Silver and 2 bronze) and finished at 65th position in the medal table. This was India's second-best performance at the World Games, behind the 2013 edition. MedalNameSportEventDate Namrata Batra Wushu Women's 52 kg Sanda Rishabh Yadav Archery Men's Compound Individual Anandkumar Velkumar Track speed skating Men's 1,000 m sprint

Archery

2025 World Archery Championships

India is participating in the 2025 edition of the World Archery Championships, being held from 5 to 12 September 2025 in Gwangju, South Korea. The Indian delegation will consist of a total of 12 players across 2 disciplines. India won their first-ever gold medal in the men's compound team event and a silver in the mixed team event. With one gold and a silver, India finished fourth in the medal tally.

Medallists MedalPlayerDisciplineEventDateRishabh YadavAman SainiPrathamesh Fuge CompoundMen's team7 September GMM - Won vs by 235–233SF - Won vs by 234–232QF - Won vs by 234–233R16 - Won vs by 23030-230Jyothi Surekha VennamRishabh Yadav CompoundMixed Team7 September GMM - Lost to de Laat / Schloesser by 155–157SF - Won vs Huang / Chang by 157–155QF - Won vs Paiz / Hernández by 157–153R16 - Won vs Raab / Kunsch by 160–152

2025 World Archery Youth Championships

India participated in the 2025 World Archery Youth Championships, held in Winnipeg, Canada from 20 August (earlier scheduled to begin from 17 August) to 24 August 2025. India finished their campaign winning eight medals - four gold, two silver and two bronze and are placed third in the medal tally. MedalPlayerSportCategoryEventDate Mohit DagarDevansh SinghYogesh Joshi Compound Under-18Men's Team22 August Kushal DalalApar NitinGanesh Thirumuru Under-21Men's Team Chikitha TaniparthiWomen's individual23 August Sharvari Shende Recurve Under-1824 AugustPrithika PradeepMohit DagarCompoundUnder-18Mixed Team23 AugustPrithika PradeepWomen's individualGatha KhadakeJiana KumarSharvari ShendeRecurveUnder-18Women's Team21 AugustGatha KhadakeAgastay SinghMixed Team24 August

2025 Archery World Cup

India is participating in the 2025 Archery World Cup from 8 April to 19 October 2025. 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.

Medallists MedalPlayerSportEventDate Jyothi Surekha VennamRishabh Yadav CompoundMixed Team12 April Abhishek VermaRishabh YadavOjas Pravin DeotaleMen's Team10 May Madhura DhamangaonkarWomen's IndividualDhiraj BommadevaraTarundeep RaiAtanu DasRecurveMen's Team13 AprilMadhura DhamangaonkarJyothi Surekha VennamChikitha TaniparthiCompoundWomen's Team10 MayJyothi Surekha VennamParneet KaurPrithika Pradeep12 JulyJyothi Surekha VennamWomen's IndividualRishabh YadavAbhishek VermaOjas Pravin DeotaleCompoundMen's Team10 AprilDhiraj BommadevaraRecurveMen's Individual13 AprilMadhura DhamangaonkarAbhishek Verma CompoundMixed Team 10 MayRishabh YadavMen's IndividualDeepika Kumari RecurveWomen's Individual 11 MayParth SalunkheMen's IndividualJyothi Surekha VennamRishabh Yadav Compound Mixed Team 12 July

World Cup Rankings 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. + Men's RecurveArchers Step I Step II Step III Step IV Total RankRank Rank Rank Rank Dhiraj Bommadevara 22 33 0 17 1 33 0 23 14 Parth Salunkhe 33 0 18 33 0 style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 18 16 Atanu Das 9 5 7 11 17 1 style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 17 17 Tarundeep Rai 17 1 33 0 33 0 33 0 1 48 Neeraj Chauhan style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 17 1 1 48 Rahul Singh style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 33 0 0 79

+ Women's RecurveArchers Step I Step II Step III Step IV Total RankRank Rank Rank Rank Deepika Kumari 5 13 18 17 1 33 0 32 11 Simranjeet Kaur 33 0 33 0 5 13 style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 13 20 Ankita Bhakat 17 1 9 5 33 0 17 1 7 26 Gatha Anandrao Khadake style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 9 5 5 34 Sharvari Somnath Shende style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 17 1 1 50 Anshika Kumari 17 1 33 0 — 0 style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 1 50

+ Men's CompoundArchers Step I Step II Step III Step IV Total RankRank Rank Rank Rank Rishabh Yadav 17 1 23 8 11 17 9 43 5Q Abhishek Verma 4 15 17 9 9 5 style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 29 11 Ojas Pravin Deotale 9 5 33 0 33 0 style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 5 36 Uday Kamboj style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 17 1 17 1 style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 2 43 Aman Saini style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 17 1 1 47 Priyansh style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 17 1 1 47 Prathamesh Fuge style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 33 0 0 67

+ Women's CompoundArchers Step I Step II Step III Step IV Total RankRank Rank Rank Rank Jyothi Surekha Vennam 9 9 5 17 17 1 29 55 3QMadhura Dhamangaonkar style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 31 5 18 style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 49 4Q Parneet Kaur style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 4 17 17 15 Aditi Gopichand Swami style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 17 1 7 11 style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 12 20 Chikitha Taniparthi style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 17 1 17 1 9 5 7 28 Prithika Pradeep style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center style="text-align:center 33 0 0 78

Final 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. AthleteEventQuarterfinalsSemifinals Final / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRishabh Yadav Men'sIndividual GirardJyothi Surekha VennamWomen'sIndividual BernalMadhura Dhamangaonkar Han

Aquatics World Aquatics Championships