Finals

At the current Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, the Indian men's table tennis team advanced to the final after defeating Nigeria in the semifinal on August 1. Indian players Harmeet Desai, Sathiyan Gnanasekaran, and Achanta Sharath Kamal helped India secure a 3-0 lead in the table tennis men's team semi-final. India will play Singapore in… read-more

Eldhose Paul became the first triple jumper from India to go to the World Athletics Championships final on July 21. The 25-year-old qualified for the top battle with a personal best of 16.68 meters, placing him in 12th slot overall. The other two Indians competing in the event, Praveen Chithravel (Group A) and Abdulla Aboobacker (Group B), both failed to qualify. The men's triple jump finals are slated for July 23. 

Murali Sreeshankar became India's first male long jumper to reach the World Athletics Championships finals. Avinash Sable, a 3000m steeplechaser, also made the cut on the first day of events in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Two additional Indians, Jeswin Aldrin, and Muhammed Anees Yahiya finished tenth and eleventh in the Group A qualification round with best jumps of 7.79m and 7.73m, respectively. The finals will take place on July 17. 

India's table tennis player Bhavina Patel entered the finals at the Tokyo Paralympics and became the first Indian player to do so on August 27. Patel defeated China's Zhang Miao in the semi-final and also secured a medal for India. She will now face China's Ying Zhou for gold on August 28. ''I'd win my final match due to the support of the people of India,'' Patel said.

Saurabh Chaudhary became the first Indian to reach the finals of 10m Air Pistol in the Tokyo Olympics. The Asian Games and Youth Olympics gold medallist secured the first spot in the Men's Qualification five series round. The 19-year-old appeared in his maiden Olympics with 586 points in the qualifications. Abhishek Verma, the other Indian in the competition however couldn't make it after finishing at the 17th rank.