2026 in Indian sports

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The year 2026 in Indian sports describes the new sporting events that have happened, or will happen, in 2026. The main highlights for this year are: the 2026 Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka, 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland, the 2026 Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan and the 2026 Summer Youth Olympics in Dakar, Senegal respectively. This year, several honours have been awarded to the athletes who have contributed to the nation in various sporting disciplines. Vijay Amritraj (tennis) was awarded the Padma Bhushan. At the same time, the Padma Shri awardees include Baldev Singh (field hockey), Bhagwandas Raikwar (martial arts), Harmanpreet Kaur (cricket), K. Pajanivel (martial arts), Praveen Kumar (para-athletics), Rohit Sharma (cricket) and Savita Punia (field hockey) respectively. The Arjuna Awards were announced in August 2026 to felicitate 17 sportspersons. The recipients include Tejaswin Shankar, Muhammad Ajmal Variyathodi, Priyanka Goswami (athletics); Treesa...

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