Sports Day is celebrated every year on 29 August in the country on the birth anniversary of Hockey Magician Major Dhyanchand. Before Dhyanchand's 120th birth anniversary, Indian players hoisted the tricolor on the world stage. The Indian men's cricket team won the Champions Trophy for the third time while D Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion. Divya Deshmukh won the women's chess world title. Apart from this, the men's and women's teams won gold medals in the Chess Olympiad. These performances of Indian players made this National Sports Day historic.
Men and women won gold in the Chess Olympiad
India's women's and men's teams created history by winning gold medals in the Chess Olympiad held in Budapest. The women's team included Harika Dronavalli, Vaishali Rameshbabu, Divya Deshmukh, Vantika Agarwal, and Tania Sachdev. The men's team created history by winning gold in the open category. The Indian men's team included Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Arjun Erigaisi, Vidit Gujrathi, Pentala Harikrishna, and Srinath Narayanan (captain).
Gukesh became the youngest world chess champion, creating history at the age of 18
Indian Grandmaster D Gukesh won the title by defeating China's Ding Liren in the 14th and final round of the World Chess Championship on December 12 (Thursday). He became the youngest world chess champion by defeating Liren. He created history at the age of 18. The game started with 6.5 points. The final match also seemed to be heading towards a draw when a mistake by Liren proved costly for him and gave Gukesh the victory. The young Indian star won the world title by defeating Liren 7.5-6-5. After 12 years, an Indian succeeded in capturing this title.
India won the Champions Trophy title for the third time, defeating the Kiwis in the final
India has won the title by defeating New Zealand by four wickets in the final (March 9 - Sunday) of the Champions Trophy 2025. This is India's second consecutive ICC tournament title. Earlier in 2024, Team India won the T20 World Cup. Winning the toss and batting first, New Zealand scored 251 runs in 50 overs for the loss of seven wickets. In reply, India achieved the target in 49 overs for the loss of six wickets. Rohit played a captaincy innings. He took India out of trouble by scoring 76 runs. This is India's seventh ICC trophy. Earlier, the team won the 1983 and 2011 ODI World Cup, 2007 and 2024 T20 World Cup and 2002, 2013 and 2025 Champions Trophy. India remained unbeaten throughout this tournament. It won five consecutive matches. After defeating Bangladesh, Pakistan, and New Zealand in the group stage, it defeated Australia in the semi-finals and the Kiwis again in the final.
Divya Deshmukh won the Women's Chess World Cup title
Divya Deshmukh won the Women's Chess World Cup final match by defeating Grandmaster and compatriot Koneru Humpy on July 28 (Monday) this year. Koneru Humpy had a small chance to make a comeback, but she could not take advantage of it, and Divya registered a brilliant victory on the black pieces. Born on December 9, 2005, in Nagpur, Divya started playing chess at the age of five. Her parents are doctors. Her father's name is Jitendra, and her mother's name is Namrata.
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