From traditional sports to global arenas, Indian sport reached new heights in 2025. India clinched both the men’s and women’s Kho Kho World Cups, Divya Deshmukh crowned herself Women’s Chess Champion, and Neeraj Chopra shattered the 90-metre mark at the Doha Diamond League. The Indian men’s cricket team delivered a year to remember with major limited-overs triumphs, before India’s women sealed the ultimate prize — a historic ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup victory that capped a year of sporting joy.