
For the 2026 World Championships, qualification and seeding were based on different ranking dates. Players and pairs earned qualification based on their world rankings on April 28, 2026.

PV Sindhu remains India’s biggest name at the championships. The two-time Olympic medallist won the world title in 2019.


India finished fourth at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with 39 medals, including 13 gold, 17 silver and nine bronze.

As the medallists met PM Modi, he shared a short video of his interaction with the athletes across social media platforms, and called the meeting a special occasion.

R Praggnanandhaa clinched the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz 2026 title with 23.5 points, finishing 1.5 points clear of Javokhir Sindarov after an impressive week in the Grand Chess Tour event.
The boxer added that Kohli's backing gave her confidence to keep chasing success on the international stage despite the challenges that came her way.

Bhaker, who bagged two bronze medals for India at the 2024 Paris Olympics, recently clinched a third-podium finish in the Women’s 25m Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup in Hangzhou.

India's boxers stole the show at the Commonwealth Games 2026, winning a record 10 medals with seven gold and three silver to emerge as the country's most successful sport in Glasgow.

India's 10 boxing medals played a key role in the country's fourth-place finish with seven of those medals being gold.