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Lovlina Borgohain won the women’s 75kg boxing gold medal at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games 2026. She defeated China’s Bao Ziyi by a score of 5-0 in the final, securing the title on her 29th birthday. Borgohain became the second Indian woman boxer to win an Asian Games gold medal, following MC Mary Kom’s achievement in the women’s 51kg category at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon. Earlier, Borgohain had won silver in the same 75kg category at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. Her 2026 victory marked a significant progression from silver to gold on the Asian Games stage.

South Africa, Zimbabwe and Namibia will co-host the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027. The tournament is scheduled to be held from October 2 to November 21, 2027, with 14 teams competing in 57 matches across 12 venues. South Africa and Zimbabwe have automatically qualified for the tournament as host nations, while Namibia will also host matches. The tournament will begin with a three-team Super Series in Windhoek, Namibia, from October 2 to 6. The Group Stage will start on October 7, with India facing defending champions Australia in Cape Town. The final is scheduled for November 21 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

Parveen Hooda won the gold medal in the women’s 65kg boxing category at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya. She defeated Chinese Taipei’s Nien-chin Che in the final to secure her maiden Asian Games medal. Parveen dominated the opening round with a 5-0 score, lost the second round 0-5, and then remained composed to win the decisive third round 3-2. Her victory made her the third Indian woman boxer to win an Asian Games gold medal, after MC Mary Kom and Lovlina Borgohain. India also secured two women’s boxing gold medals at the 2026 Asian Games through Parveen Hooda and Lovlina Borgohain.

India won its maiden Asian Games gold medal in the women’s recurve archery team category at the 19th Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games. The Indian team of Ankita Bhakat, Kirti Sharma and Kumkum Anil Mohod defeated South Korea 5-3 in the gold medal final. India had earlier secured a bronze medal in the same event at the 2023 Hangzhou Asian Games. Before reaching the final, the Indian team defeated China 5-1 in the semifinal. The historic victory marked India’s first-ever gold medal in the women’s recurve team event at the Asian Games and highlighted the strong performance of Indian archers on the international stage.

Sujeet Kalkal won the men’s freestyle 65kg wrestling gold medal at the Asian Games 2026, securing India’s first wrestling gold at the Games. In the final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Centre, Kalkal defeated Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiyev 10-9 after making a remarkable comeback from a 2-9 deficit. He scored eight successive points to overturn the result in his favour and claim his maiden Asian Games gold medal. Earlier in the tournament, Kalkal defeated wrestlers from Afghanistan and Iran before overcoming Japan’s Olympic champion Kotaro Kiyooka in the semifinal. The victory marked a significant achievement for the 23-year-old Indian wrestler.