Leander Paes, a former Indian professional tennis player and Olympic medallist, has been appointed as the Player Ambassador of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF).
Leander Paes, a former Indian professional tennis player and Olympic medallist, has been appointed as the Player Ambassador of the Asian Tennis Federation (ATF).
International Olympic Day
Day – June 23
Theme 2026 – 'You Can Do This. Let’s Move'
Observed since – 1948
Commemorating – The day commemorates the founding of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on 1894 in Paris led by Baron Pierre de Coubertin
The Indian women's cricket team has secured direct qualification for the Los Angeles (LA) 2028 Olympic Games, following the group stage of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Women's T20 World Cup in England.
Other teams that have qualified for the tournament include Australia (representing Oceania), South Africa (representing Africa), and Great Britain (represented by England in ICC events). The USA is anticipated to receive the host quota for the Olympic tournament.
Raja Randhir Singh, a renowned Indian shooter and five-time Olympian, passed away at the age of 79.
He was honoured with the Arjuna Award in 1979 by the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) for his contributions to shooting sports.
World Football Day:
Day – 25 May
Observed by – 2024
Shyam Lal Meena, a veteran Indian Olympian archer, passed away at the age of 61. He was a recipient of the Arjuna Award in 1989.
PT Usha, the President of Indian Olympic Association, and Dr. Dilip Tirkey, the President of Hockey India, have released a book titled “India’s Olympic Gold: Hockey Triumph at Amsterdam” in New Delhi.
Authored by hockey historian K Arumugam and published by Stick2Hockey, the book commemorates the 98th anniversary of the Indian Men’s Hockey Team winning their first Olympic Gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya has attended the 75th anniversary celebrations of the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) at the Dr. Karni Singh Shooting Range (DKSSR) in New Delhi. A commemorative logo was unveiled to mark 75 years of competitive shooting in India.
The NRAI launched the “MyNRAI Athlete App”, making it the first fully digitised sports federation in India. Additionally, a nationwide grassroots programme was announced to introduce 7.5 lakh school and college students to shooting through a “10-shot experience” before the 2028 Olympics.
Gurbax Singh Grewal, a former Indian hockey player and Olympian, passed away at 84. He was a member of the Indian team that won the bronze medal in the 1968 Mexico City Olympics.
Narayana Ramachandran, the former president of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) and the World Squash Federation (WSF), passed away at the age of 77.
He served as the 12th president of IOA from 2014 to 2017. During his tenure as the WSF president (2008-16), he became the first Indian to lead an International Olympic Committee (IOC) recognized international federation.