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Esha Singh won the gold medal in the women's 25m pistol event at the ISSF World Cup 2026 held in Hangzhou, China. The 21-year-old shooter delivered an outstanding performance in the final by scoring 40 hits, defeating China's Zhang Yueyue, who secured the silver medal with 37 hits. Her victory also earned her direct qualification for the ISSF World Cup Final 2026 in Rome, Italy, as gold medalists automatically qualify for the season-ending event. Meanwhile, Manu Bhaker added another international achievement by winning the bronze medal, highlighting the continued excellence of India's women's pistol shooting team on the global stage.

Sarvesh Kushare won the silver medal in the men's high jump at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow with a best jump of 2.25 metres. He cleared the height on his final attempt, demonstrating remarkable composure under pressure. Although he could not clear 2.28 metres, his performance earned him the first major multi-sport medal of his career. The achievement also surpassed India's previous best result of a bronze medal in the event at the Commonwealth Games. Earlier, Sarvesh had set a new Indian national record of 2.31 metres at the Inter-State Athletics Championships, confirming his place among the country's finest high jumpers.

Ajaya Babu won the silver medal in the men's 79kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 in Glasgow with a combined lift of 330kg, consisting of 149kg in the snatch and 181kg in the clean and jerk. He narrowly missed the gold medal by just 1kg, as Malaysia's Erry Hidayat Muhammad secured first place with a Games record total of 331kg. During the competition, Ajaya also equalled the Commonwealth Games record with his total lift. His silver medal became India's sixth weightlifting medal at the Games, further strengthening the country's reputation as a leading force in international weightlifting.

Raja Muthupandi won the silver medal in the men's 65kg weightlifting event at the Commonwealth Games 2026 held in Glasgow. He achieved a total lift of 286kg across the snatch and clean & jerk events. Despite recovering from an early failed attempt and briefly setting a Commonwealth Games record in the clean & jerk, he finished behind Malaysia's Aznil Bin Bidin Muhamed, who secured the gold with a Games record total of 299kg. Raja's remarkable comeback from a serious elbow injury and years of perseverance made his silver medal a significant achievement, further strengthening India's impressive weightlifting medal tally at the Games.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi became the youngest player to score a half-century in T20 International cricket during the first T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on July 23, 2026. At just 15 years and 118 days of age, he reached his fifty in only 19 balls, breaking the previous record held by Gibraltar's Louis Bruce. His explosive innings included four boundaries and four sixes at a strike rate of over 263. The achievement also made him the youngest player to score a fifty in international cricket, the youngest cricketer from an ICC Full Member nation to reach the milestone, and the youngest Indian to score an international fifty, surpassing records held by Sachin Tendulkar and Rohit Sharma.