- Sania Mirza becomes World No. 1 – In April 2015, Sania Mirza becomes World No. 1 player in Women’s Doubles. in her career, she remained World No. 1 for 91 weeks.
- Saina Nehwal becomes World No. 1 – Saina Nehwal became the first Indian female player to reach World No. 1 position in Women’s Singles.
- 2016 Rio Olympics – PV Sindhu becomes 1st Indian player to reach finals of Badminton in Olympics. She eventually wins Silver after losing out to Carolina Marin in a thrilling final.
- 2016 Rio Olympics: Sakshi Malik becomes 1st Indian female wrestler to win a medal at Olympics. She wins Bronze in Women’s 58 kg category.
- 2016 Rio Olympics: Dipa Karmakar finishes 4th in Women’s vault event and puts Indian gymnastics on the map. She is one of the only five women who have successfully landed the Produnova (commonly known as death vault).
- 2018 Asian Games – India wins its 1st ever medal in Table Tennis. The Men’s team win a Bronze.
- 2018 World Junior Track Cycling Championship: Esow Alben becomes the 1st Indian cyclist to win a medal at World Cycling Junior Championship. He won Silver in Men’s Keirin event.
- 2018 Commonwealth Games: Manika Batra becomes 1st Indian to win Gold in Women’s Singles at Commonwealth Games.
- Chess: Koneru Humpy wins FIDE Women’s Rapid Chess Championship in 2019.
- PV Sindhu becomes World Champion – PV Sindhu wins Gold at 2019 Badminton World Championship.
- 2019 World Archery Championship: Indian Men’s Recurve team wins Silver.
- 2019 Shooting World Cups – In an utter domination, India wins 21 Golds & 30 overall medals at 2019 Shooting World Cup. They finish on top in the medal standings for the 1st time.
- Breaching the Gabba fortress: In an epic Day 5 chase, India beat Australia in 4th Test to win the series 2-1. In doing so, Team India becomes the first side to defeat the Aussies at the Gabba in 32 years.
- Tokyo Olympics: Aditi Ashok encapsulates the nation with her game. She finishes 4th in Women’s Golf tournament.
- Tokyo Olympics: Bhavani Devi becomes first Indian fencer to qualify for Olympics.
- Tokyo Olympics: Ravi Dahiya (Silver) & Bajrang Punia (Bronze) win medals in Wrestling.
- Tokyo Olympics: Lovlina Borgohain wins Bronze in Women’s welterweight category.
- Chak De Moment: Indian Women’s Hockey team finishes 4th at Tokyo Olympics. They produce unbelievable performances against higher ranked opponents.
- Hockey Medal after 4 decades: Indian Men’s Hockey team win Bronze to end a 4 decade wait for Olympics medal in Hockey.
- Tokyo Olympics: Mirabai Chanu wins Silver in Women’s 49 kg event.
- World Test Championships: India finish runners-up at the first ever World Test Championships.
- History in Athletics: Neeraj Chopra becomes only the second Indian individual Gold medalist. He wins Gold in Men’s Javelin Throw.
- Commonwealth Games 2022: Avinash Sable ends an almost 3 decade Kenyan dominance in Men’s 3000m Steeplechase. He wins Silver and misses out on Gold by 0.05 seconds.
- 2022 World Athletics Championship: Neeraj Chopra becomes the 1st Indian to win Silver at World Athletics Championship. He wins Silver in Men’s Javelin Throw.
- India win 2022 Thomas Cup: India win the Thomas Cup for the first time to send the nation into jubilation.
Leave a Reply