- 2002 Commonwealth Games – Indian Women’s Hockey team wins Gold.
- 2002 World Women’s Boxing Championship: Mary Kom becomes World Champion for the first time at 2002 Antalya World Championship. In the next 16 years, she wins World Championship for a record 6 times.
- 2003 World Athletics Championship – Anju bobby George wins India’s 1st ever medal at 2003 World Athletics Championships. She wins Bronze in Women’s Long jump.
- 2004 Athens Olympics – Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore becomes the 1st Indian to win a medal in Shooting at Olympics. He wins Silver in men’s Double Trap event.
- Formula 1 – Narain Karthikeyan becomes first Indian driver to race in Formula 1 in 2005.
- 2005 Women’s Cricket World Cup – India reach finals of Women’s cricket World Cup for the 1st time. They lost the final to Australia.
- 2006 World Shooting Championships – Abhinav Bindra and Ronjan Singh Sodhi win Gold at 2006 World Shooting Championships.
- Jeev Milkha Singh becomes the first Indian golfer to play on the European Tour in 1998. His first title win comes eight years later at the Volvo China Open in 2006.
- 2007 T20 World Cup – India win the inaugural T20 World Cup after beating Pakistan in a thrilling final.
- First Indian Golfer to play at Augusta Masters: Jeev Milkha Singh becomes 1st Indian to play at the prestigious Augusta Masters in 2007.
- 2008 – Indian Premier League starts with its 1st edition. In the next 15 years, it goes on to become one of the largest sports league in the World.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics – Abhinav Bindra wins India’s first ever individual Gold medal. He wins Gold in 10m Air Rifle event.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics – Vijender Singh wins India’s ever Olympic medal in Boxing. He wins Silver in Men’s 75 kg category.
- 2008 Beijing Olympics – 56 years after KD jadhav’s medal, Sushil Kumar wins a medal in Wrestling. He wins Bronze in Men’s 66 kg category.
- 2009 Australian Open: Sania Mirza becomes the 1st Indian Woman to win a Grand Slam. She wins 2009 Australian Open Mixed Doubles title with Mahesh Bhupathi.
- 2010 Commonwealth Games: India hosts Commonwealth Games for the 1st time ever. Indian athletes win a record 101 medals.
- 2010 World Wrestling Championship: Sushil Kumar becomes the 1st Indian to win Gold at World Wrestling Championship.
- 2011 Cricket World Cup: 28 years after 1st triumph, India win the 50 over cricket World Cup in Mumbai. The legend of MS Dhoni gets etched in Indian sports history.
- 2012 London Olympics: Saina Nehwal becomes first India badminton players to win a medal at Olympics. She wins Bronze in Women’s Singles.
- 2012 London Olympics: Mary Kom becomes first Indian female boxer to win a medal at Olympics. She wins Bronze in women’s flyweight category.
- 2012 London Olympics: Sushil Kumar becomes the 1st Indian to win 2 individual Olympic medals. He wins Silver in men’s 66 kg freestyle event.
- 2012 London Olympics: India win 2 medals in Shooting – Vijay Kumar wins Silver in Men’s 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol and Gagan Narang wins Bronze in Men’s 10m Air Rifle event.
- Sachin’s 100th International Century: In March 2012, Sachin becomes the first cricketer to reach 100 International centuries.
- 2014 Uber Cup: India win Bronze at 2014 Uber Cup. They go on to win another Bronze at 2016 Uber Cup.
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