The year 2025 established India as a multi-disciplinary sporting powerhouse, defined by historic maiden titles, the rise of teenage prodigies, and "Nari Shakti" (women power) across diverse games,,. The following table consolidates the major sporting results and achievements drawn from the sources, spanning senior, youth, and para categories:
| Sport | Event / Category | Winner / Achievement | Key Result / Information |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | IPL 2025 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | Won their maiden title after 18 years, beating Punjab Kings by 6 runs,,. |
| WPL 2025 | Mumbai Indians | Won their second title, defeating Delhi Capitals by 8 runs,,. | |
| ICC Champions Trophy | India (Men) | Undefeated champions; defeated New Zealand by 4 wickets in the final,,. | |
| ICC Women’s ODI World Cup | India (Women) | Historic maiden title won on home soil, defeating South Africa by 52 runs,,. | |
| U19 Women's T20 World Cup | India | Won their second consecutive title, beating South Africa in the final,. | |
| Women’s Blind T20 World Cup | India | Champions of the inaugural edition, defeating Nepal by 7 wickets,,. | |
| Chess | World Chess Championship | Gukesh Dommaraju | 18-year-old became the youngest undisputed world champion in history,. |
| Women’s Chess World Cup | Divya Deshmukh | 19-year-old won the title and instantly earned the Grandmaster (GM) title,,. | |
| FIDE World Junior (U20) | Pranav Venkatesh | Winner in the open category,. | |
| World School Chess (U-7) | Pragnika Vaka Lakshmi | Won the Under-7 Girls title at age seven in her first international event,. | |
| Archery | World Championships | Indian Men's Compound Team | Won India's first-ever gold medal at the World Archery Championships,,. |
| World Youth Archery (U18 & U21) | Indian Compound Teams | India finished 3rd in the medal tally; golds for U18 and U21 men's compound teams,,. | |
| World Para Archery Champ. | Sheetal Devi | First armless female world champion; also qualified for an able-bodied team,,. | |
| Football | Indian Super League (ISL) | Mohun Bagan Super Giant | Won the League Shield and ISL Cup double, beating Bengaluru FC 2–1 in the final,,. |
| SAFF U-17 Championship | India | Champions after defeating Bangladesh on penalties,. | |
| National U-19 Boys Champ. | Kerala | Crowned champions. | |
| Hockey | Men's Hockey Asia Cup | India | Won fourth title, defeating South Korea 4–1 in the final,,. |
| FIH Junior World Cup (Men) | India | Won the Bronze Medal at the event held in Chennai,. | |
| Combat Sports | World Boxing Championships | Jaismine Lamboria & Minakshi Hooda | Both won gold medals; India won 13 golds at the World Boxing Cup Finals,,. |
| U23 World Wrestling | Sujeet Kalkal | Won gold in 65kg freestyle,. | |
| U20 World Wrestling | Tapasya Gahlawat & Kajal Dochak | Both athletes won individual gold medals,. | |
| Indigenous & Other | Kho-Kho World Cup | India | Swept the inaugural edition, winning both men’s and women’s titles,,. |
| Women’s Kabaddi World Cup | India | Successfully defended their title, beating Chinese Taipei 35–28,,. | |
| Squash World Cup | India | Won its first-ever Squash World Cup title, defeating Hong Kong China 3-0,,. | |
| Snooker (Women's World) | Anupama Ramachandran | First Indian woman to win the IBSF World Snooker Championship,. |
Summary of Results:
- Multi-Sport Dominance: At the National Games 2025 in Uttarakhand, Services topped the gold tally (68), while Maharashtra led the total medal count with 201,. In the Khelo India Youth Games, Maharashtra secured its third consecutive title with 158 medals,.
- Para-Sports Excellence: India hosted the World Para Athletics Championships for the first time in Delhi, finishing 10th with 22 medals; Sumit Antil secured a hat-trick of world titles in javelin,,. At the Asian Youth Para Games, India finished 2nd overall with 102 medals,.
- Historic Breakthroughs: 2025 saw India's first ever international medals in cross-country skiing (TN Bhavani) and ice hockey (Women's Asia Cup bronze),,.
India's sports landscape in 2025 can be likened to a well-orchestrated symphony, where long-standing icons provided the steady rhythm while a new generation of teenage virtuosos delivered the soaring solos that defined the year.