Current Affairs - Sports

India won the Asian Champions Trophy title in 2023, securing their fourth championship in the tournament's history. The Indian hockey team on 12 August defeated Malaysia 4-3 to win for the fourth time at the Asian Champions Trophy 2023 final, at the Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium in Chennai on Saturday. With four Asian Champions Trophy titles, India is the most successful team in the history of the tournament.

The 132nd edition of the Durand Cup, Asia's oldest football tournament, started on August 3, 2023, featuring 24 teams from the Indian Super League, I-League, and the Armed Forces.

China has been selected as the host country for the Asian Games 2023. This will be the third time China will be hosting the Event. Earlier events were in Beijing and Guangzhou, the cities in China, in 1990 and 2010.

Prarthana Thombare has clinched the doubles title at the women's tennis hardcourt event in Barcelona, Spain. The Asian Games bronze medallist, combined with Russian Anastasia Tikhonova, edged out France’s Estelle Cascino and Latvia’s Diana Marcinkevica 3-6, 6-1, 10-7 in the final.

Aditi Swami became the first-ever Indian to win an individual World Title at the World Archery Championships held in Berlin.