Here are the sports events you can look forward to watching in May.

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Cricket

In Men’s cricket, the IPL will conclude on 25th May.

In Women’s cricket, India will be touring Sri Lanka for an ODI tri-series.

27 Apr: India v Sri Lanka
29 Apr: India v South Africa
4 May: India v Sri Lanka
7 May: India v South Africa
11 May: Final

Hockey

The Indian Women’s Hockey team will be touring Australia for a 5 match series. The matches are scheduled on following days: 26 Apr, 27 Apr, 1 May, 3 May, 4 May.

Badminton

The 2025 BWF World Tour will return in Asia with many key tournaments scheduled:

6-11 May: Taipei Open (BWF 300)
13-18 May: Thailand Open (BWF 500)
20-25 May: Malaysia Masters (BWF 500)
27 May-1 Jun: Singapore Open (BWF 750)

Table Tennis

The 2025 World Table Tennis Championship is scheduled in Doha between 17-25 May.

Tennis

The 2nd Grand slam of the year – French Open will kick-off in Paris on 26 May.

Weightlifting

2025 Asian Weightlifting Championships will take place in China between 9-15 May.

Shooting

3rd Shotgun World Cup of the year is scheduled in Cyprus between 5-11 May.

Archery

The 2nd Archery World Cup of the year takes place in Shanghai between 6-11 May.

Athletics

3 events are scheduled in May for 2025 Diamond League season. Neeraj will start his season at Doha Diamond League.

3 May – Shaoxing Diamond League
16 May – Doha Diamond League
25 May – Rabat Diamond League

2025 World Athletics Relays is scheduled in China between 10-11 May. This is also a qualifying event for World Championships 2025.

Apart from this, Asian Athletics Championship is scheduled between 27-31 May in South Korea.

The 1st ever Neeraj Chopra Classic (A world Athletics A category event) will take place in Panchkula on 24th May.

Sailing

2025 World Sailing Championships is scheduled in China between 10-17 May.

Fencing

Lots of events scheduled in May:

Seoul Grand Prix – Sabre: 2-4 May
Vancouver World Cup – Foil: 1-4 May
Bogota Grand Prix – Epee: 9-11 May
Shanghai Grand Prix – Foil: 16-18 May
Lima World Cup – Sabre: 23-25 May
Vila de Marid – Sabre: 23-25 May
Wuxi World Cup – Epee: 23-25 May

Wishing all Indian athletes success!