Current Affairs

Asian Shooting Championships

The Indian mens air rifle team of Arjun Babuta, Rudrankksh Patil, and Kiran Jadhav clinched the gold medal in mens 10m Air Rifle at the Asian Shooting Championships in Shymkent, Kazakhstan on 21 August 2025.

Anantjeet Singh Naruka

Olympian Anantjeet Singh Naruka won Indias first senior gold medal at the ongoing Asian Shooting Championship 2025 as he bagged the mens skeet crown in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on 20 August 2025.

Girish Gupta

Indias Girish Gupta has clinched gold in the 10m air pistol men youth event of the 16th Asian Shooting Championship in Shymkent, Kazakhstan on 18 August 2025.

Skating Trophy

India will host the Asian Open Short Track Speed Skating Trophy 2025 for the first time.

Tanya Hemanth

Indian shuttler Tanya Hemanth clinched the womens singles crown at the Saipan International 2025 in the Northern Mariana Islands on 16 August 2025.

Anandkumar Velkumar

Anandkumar Velkumar won a bronze medal in the mens 1000m sprint inline speed skating track event at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, Peoples Republic of China, on 15 August 2025.

Gulveer Singh

Indias Gulveer Singh bettered his own national record in the mens 3000m race at the Gyulai István Memorial Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix 2025 meet in Budapest on 13 August 2025.

Ritika

Ritika clinched gold in the womens 80+kg category in the Under-22 category of the Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok on 11 August 2025.

Nisha and Muskan

Indias Nisha (54kg) and Muskan (57kg) clinched gold, and five others won silver, at the under-19 Asian Boxing Championships 2025 in Bangkok on 10 August 2025.

Katie Ledecky

American swimming star Katie Ledecky won her seventh world title in the womens 800-meter freestyle on 2 August 2025.

The All India Football Federation (AIFF)

The All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced Khalid Jamils appointment as the new head coach of the Indian mens football team on 1Augusrt 2025.