26 September 2026
Malaysia's S. Sivasangari beat Hong Kong's Chan Sin Yuk 11-6, 11-8, 11-7 in the women's singles semi-final at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games on 26 September.
Ng Eain Yow beat Pakistan's Noor Zaman 11-7, 11-2, 11-4 in the men's singles semi-final.
The matches were played at the Nagoya Kinjofuto Arena in Japan.
Sivasangari set up a final against India's Anahat Singh.
Eain Yow set up a final against India's Abhay Singh.
Both were seeking to defend the titles they won at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games.
Sivasangari semi-final score:
11-6, 11-8, 11-7
Eain Yow semi-final score:
11-7, 11-2, 11-4
Venue:
Nagoya Kinjofuto Arena
Why it matters for exams: Asian Games results and venues, and Asia's squash powers, are asked in sports current affairs.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Aichi-Nagoya 2026 20th Asian Games, Aichi-Nagoya — The Asian Games held in 2026 in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan.
26 September 2026
India won silver in the women's 50m rifle three positions team event at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan on Saturday, 26 September 2026.
The team of Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa K Vinod and Ashi Chouksey scored 1763.
China won gold with a Games record 1773 and Kazakhstan took bronze with 1754.
Kozhikode-based Vidarsa qualified sixth for the individual final with 588; Tilottama Sen qualified with 590.
It was Vidarsa's second medal of the Games, after silver in the 10m air rifle team event.
In the individual final, Tilottama Sen finished fourth and Vidarsa Vinod fifth, with Jiayu Han of China winning gold.
India's team score:
1763
Gold:
China, 1773 (Games record)
Bronze:
Kazakhstan, 1754
Vidarsa's qualification score:
588
Why it matters for exams: Medals won by Kerala athletes at major multi-sport events are a staple of Kerala PSC sports questions.
Kerala PSCSSC
In plain words
Rifle three positions — A shooting event fired from the kneeling, prone and standing positions.
26 September 2026
Filipino weightlifter Albert Ian Delos Santos won the bronze medal in the men's 70kg category at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan, on 26 September 2026. He lifted 141kg in the snatch and 183kg in the clean and jerk for a total of 324kg. North Korea's Ri Won Ju won gold with 349kg and Japan's Masanori Miyamoto took silver with 342kg. Delos Santos, 20, is the Asian junior champion and was competing in his first Asian Games. His father and coach, Alvin, a Southeast Asian Games medallist, died in March.
Event:
Men's 70kg weightlifting
Medal:
Bronze
Total lifted:
324kg (141kg snatch, 183kg clean and jerk)
Gold medallist:
Ri Won Ju (North Korea), 349kg
Why it matters for exams: Asian Games medallists, host cities and events are frequently asked in sports current affairs.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Snatch Snatch — The weightlifting lift in which the bar is raised from the floor to overhead in one continuous movement.
Clean and jerk Clean and jerk — The two-part lift in which the bar is first brought to the shoulders and then driven overhead.
26 September 2026
Sawan Barwal won silver in the men's marathon at the Asian Games on 26 September 2026. The Prime Minister's Office said the run set a new National Record. It is India's first medal in the event in over four decades. It is also the country's first-ever Asian Games marathon medal won outside India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated him on the achievement.
Event:
Men’s Marathon
Medal:
Silver
Record:
National Record
Why it matters for exams: Record-setting and first-time medals at the Asian Games are frequently asked sports facts.
Kerala PSCUPSC
26 September 2026
India's men's kabaddi team retained its Asian Games gold on 26 September 2026. The women's kabaddi team also won gold the same day in what the Prime Minister described as a thrilling final. Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated both teams, calling the men "Champions once again". He said the women's team displayed remarkable courage, composure and teamwork.
Men's kabaddi:
Gold
Women's kabaddi:
Gold
Why it matters for exams: Asian Games medal results, especially in kabaddi, are standard sports questions in PSC exams.
Kerala PSCUPSC
State Focus
Himachal Pradesh
Sports
Sports
26 September 2026
India's women's kabaddi team beat Iran 37-34 in the final of the 2026 Asian Games to win the gold medal. The win successfully defended the title India won at the Hangzhou edition. The team was captained by Pushpa Rana of Himachal Pradesh. Captain Pushpa Rana, Jyoti Thakur and Bhawna Thakur are associated with the Sports Authority of India's National Centre of Excellence in Dharamshala. Another member, Ritu Negi, hails from Sirmaur district. Players at SAI Dharamshala watched the final together and celebrated the win.
Final score:
India 37, Iran 34
Captain:
Pushpa Rana
Previous title:
Hangzhou edition
Training centre:
SAI National Centre of Excellence, Dharamshala
Why it matters for exams: Asian Games medal winners, finals and captains are standard sports questions; the State link makes it a State Focus fact.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
SAI Sports Authority of India — The Union government body that runs national training centres for athletes.
25 September 2026
On 25 September 2026, Thai sprinter Puripol Boonson won the men's 100m gold at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026.
He clocked 9.90 seconds in the final at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium.
In the semi-final he ran 9.91, breaking Su Bingtian's Games record; he lowered it again in the final.
The 9.90 moved him to second on the Asian all-time list.
Oman's Ali Al Balushi took silver in 10.04.
He became Thailand's first Asian Games champion in the event for 48 years, after Anat Ratanapol in 1974 and Suchart Jairsuraparp in 1978.
Winning time:
9.90 seconds
Semi-final time:
9.91
Silver:
Ali Al Balushi (Oman), 10.04
Why it matters for exams: Asian Games hosts, record-setting champions and medal events are standard sports questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
25 September 2026
Sports Minister O. J. Janeesh inaugurated the organising committee office of the 68th State School Sports Meet at Chinmaya Auditorium near the NIT campus, Kozhikode.
The meet will be held on the synthetic track at the NIT campus.
The minister said a proposal for a National Kalaripayattu Academy has been sent to the Union Sports Ministry; if approved it would be set up in the Malabar region.
The Sports Department has recommended a government job for shooting silver medallist Vidarsha Vinod of Thiruvambady.
A Sports Award Night honouring athletes who won medals for Kerala will be held in Thiruvananthapuram on October 31, in connection with G. V. Raja's birth anniversary.
Olympian P. R. Sreejesh spoke at the function.
Edition:
68th
Venue:
NIT campus, Kozhikode
Sports Award Night:
October 31, Thiruvananthapuram
Why it matters for exams: Venues and editions of State meets, the Kalaripayattu academy proposal and G. V. Raja, after whom Kerala's sports honours are linked, are standard Kerala PSC sports questions.
Kerala PSC
In plain words
NIT National Institute of Technology — A centrally funded engineering institute; Kerala's is at Chathamangalam, Kozhikode.
Kalaripayattu — Kerala's traditional martial art.
24 September 2026
Indonesia won the men's team badminton gold at the Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan on 24 September 2026.
It beat China 3-2 in the final after losing the first two matches.
Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah won the deciding fifth match 23-21, 21-13 against China's Weng Hongyang.
It was Indonesia's first gold medal of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games.
Final score:
Indonesia 3-2 China
Deciding match:
Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah beat Weng Hongyang 23-21, 21-13
Games:
Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games, Japan
Why it matters for exams: Asian Games results, host cities and medal-winning teams are regular sports questions in PSC and SSC papers.
Kerala PSCUPSCSSCBank
24 September 2026
The 65th Subroto Cup International Football Tournament 2026 concluded at the Dr. BR Ambedkar Stadium, Delhi, on 24 September 2026. Minerva Public School (MPS) CISCE, Mohali, defeated MIC EMHSS (Maqdoomiya Islamic Cultural English Medium Higher Secondary School), Kerala, 3–2 to win the Junior Boys (U-17) title. Chetan Tiwari, Punshiba Meitei and Md Azam Khan scored for Mohali; Thoufeeq scored one of Kerala's goals. Air Chief Marshal AP Singh, Chief of the Air Staff and Chairman of the Subroto Mukerjee Sports Education Society, presented the trophy; former cricketer Suresh Raina was Guest of Honour. The winners received Rs 5,00,000 and the runners-up Rs 3,00,000. A total of 83 matches were played in this category at five venues in Delhi. Saint Patrick's High School, Gumla, Jharkhand won the Junior Girls (U-17) title, and Manik Para Vivekanand Vidyapeeth, Jhargram, West Bengal won the Sub Junior Boys (U-15) title.
Edition:
65th
U-17 boys final:
MPS Mohali 3–2 MIC EMHSS, Kerala
Prize money (winners / runners-up):
Rs 5,00,000 / Rs 3,00,000
Matches in category:
83
Why it matters for exams: The Subroto Cup, run under the Indian Air Force's aegis, is a standard sports question, and a Kerala school reached the U-17 boys' final.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Subroto Cup — An inter-school football tournament started in 1960 and named after Air Marshal Subroto Mukerjee.
CISCE Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations — The national board that conducts the ICSE and ISC examinations.
24 September 2026
India won silver in the mixed 4x400m relay at the Asian Games on 24 September 2026.
The team of T S Manu, M R Poovamma, Vishal T K and Vithya Ramraj clocked 3 minutes 14.46 seconds.
Bahrain won gold in a Games-record 3:12.87.
Manu is a native of Karinkanikunnu near Muttil in Wayanad district.
The result was confirmed after the UAE, which had lodged a protest, was disqualified.
India has now won a medal in the event at all three editions in which it has been held: gold in 2018 and silver at Hangzhou in 2023.
India's time:
3:14.46
Gold:
Bahrain (3:12.87)
Manu's district:
Wayanad
Why it matters for exams: Medal winners from Kerala at the Asian Games, with event, timing and district, are frequent Kerala PSC sports questions.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Mixed 4x400m relay — A relay in which two men and two women each run one 400-metre lap.
21 September 2026
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Himanshu Dhillon and Parth Rakesh Mane won the silver medal in the 10m Air Rifle Men’s Team event at the Asian Games 2026.
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil also won a bronze in the individual 10m Air Rifle Men’s event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the shooters on both medals on 21 September 2026.
The 20th Asian Games are being held at Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, from 19 September to 4 October 2026.
Team event:
Silver Medal in the 10m Air Rifle Men’s Team event
Individual medal:
Rudrankksh Balasaheb Patil, Bronze
Host:
Aichi-Nagoya, Japan
Why it matters for exams: Indian medal winners and the host of the Asian Games are standard sports questions in PSC and SSC papers.
Kerala PSCUPSC
20 September 2026
Calicut FC defender Rijohn Jose, 29, died after a road accident on the Gandhi Road flyover in Kozhikode on Sunday night, 20 September 2026.
Another motorcycle collided with the bike on which he and teammate Gani Ahammed Nigam were riding.
He suffered severe chest injuries and could not be saved; Gani Ahammed Nigam was under treatment.
Rijohn, from Olloor in Thrissur, was part of the Calicut FC squad that won the inaugural Super League Kerala trophy in 2024.
He had also played for George Telegraph SC and FC Deccan.
Club:
Calicut FC
Age:
29
Inaugural Super League Kerala title:
2024
Why it matters for exams: The Super League Kerala and its first champions are a Kerala sports question.
Kerala PSCUPSC