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Asia Cup 2025: A Historic Victory for India Against Pakistan

The Asia Cup 2025 finale concluded with a resounding victory by Team India. The thrilling finale ended with India defeating Pakistan by 5 wickets. The performance was packed with aggression, skill, and nerves of steel. From a blazing opening partnership to clinical bowling and flawless fielding, Team India dominated every phase of the game. With Tilak Verma and Shivam Dube leading the charge with the bat and the bowlers keeping Pakistan in check, this victory was as commanding as it was unforgettable. The Junior Age has all the details for you.

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Bringing the curtains down on the Asia Cup 2025, India roared to victory by beating Pakistan. Tilak Varma rose to the occasion with a gritty, match-winning knock as India clinched their record ninth Asia Cup title with a thrilling five-wicket win over Pakistan in Dubai.

Match Score:

  • Pakistan: 146 all out (20 overs)
  • India: 147/5 (19.4 overs)

Star Performances

Tilak Varma’s composed 69* off 53 balls, featuring three fours and four towering sixes, came under immense pressure as wickets fell around him. He stitched crucial partnerships with Sanju Samson (24 off 21 balls, with two fours and a six) and Shivam Dube (33 off 22 balls, with two fours and two sixes) to guide India home in a nail-biting finale.

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The tension was immense due to off-field events leading up to the final, but this Indian team, led by Suryakumar Yadav and guided by Gautam Gambhir, walked the talk when it came to upping the fearlessness quotient in a pressure-cooker scenario – with the stands at boiling point and fans engaging in fisticuffs.

Bowling Brilliance From Team India

On the bowling front, Kuldeep Yadav was the standout performer, taking 4 wickets for 30 runs. His spell was crucial in dismantling Pakistan’s batting lineup, which collapsed from a strong 113/1 to 146 all out. Supporting Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Varun Chakravarthy, and Axar Patel each claimed two wickets, maintaining pressure throughout the innings and ensuring Pakistan couldn’t recover.

Asia Cup 2025 A Historic Victory for India Against Pakistan
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Asia Cup 2025: Awards and Recognition

  • Player of the Match: Tilak Verma for his match-winning 69*.
  • Player of the Tournament: Abhishek Sharma, who scored 314 runs at a strike rate of 200, including 19 sixes.
  • Most Wickets in Tournament: Kuldeep Yadav, with 17 wickets.
  • Gamechanger of the Match: Shivam Dube, for his crucial 33 runs under pressure.
  • Most Sixes in Final: Tilak Verma, with 4 sixes.

In recognition of their achievement, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced a reward of ₹21 crore for the players and support staff, acknowledging their exceptional performance throughout the tournament.

India has dominated the competition, winning all their matches to reach the summit clash. Abhishek Sharma led the run-scoring charts, while Kuldeep Yadav sits on top of the wicket-takers’ list, underlining the team’s all-round strength. The Men in Blue continued their unbeaten run, secured a third win over Pakistan in this edition, and lifted the Asia Cup trophy for the ninth time.

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India’s Shooting Triumph: 99 Medals at the Asian Championship 2025

India has rewritten the history books in shooting at the 16th Asian Championship 2025 held in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, by clinching a record-breaking 99 medals, including an unprecedented 50 golds. This stellar performance not only marked India’s most successful outing at the championship but also underscored the nation’s growing dominance in the sport of shooting on the continental stage. The Junior Age has all the details below.

India’s shooting glory rounds up with a historic 99 medals haul at the Asian Championship 2025:

India’s shooting stars have etched their names in history with an unprecedented performance at the Asian Championship 2025 in Shymkent, Kazakhstan. The Indian contingent stormed the competition, securing a staggering 99 medals, including 50 golds, 26 silver, and 23 bronze, marking the country’s most successful campaign ever at this prestigious event. The championship witnessed a perfect blend of skill, precision, and nerves of steel, showcasing India’s growing dominance in the shooting arena.

India’s Shooting Triumph: 99 Medals at the Asian Championship 2025
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Here is a detailed list –

Asian Championship 2025: Indian Shooting medal winners

10m air pistol

  • Silver (men’s team): Anmol Jain, Saurabh Chaudhary, Aditya Malra
  • Bronze (mixed): Saurabh Chaudhary, Suruchi Singh
  • Bronze (women’s individual): Manu Bhaker
  • Bronze (women’s team): Manu Bhaker, Suruchi Singh, Palak Gulia

25m pistol

  • Bronze (women’s team): Manu Bhaker, Esha Singh, Simranpreet Kaur Brar

25m centre fire pistol

  • Gold (men’s individual): Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu
  • Gold (men’s team): Rajkanwar Singh Sandhu, Gurpreet Singh, Ankur Goel

25m rapid fire pistol

  • Silver (men’s individual): Anish Bhanwala
  • Silver (men’s team): Anish Bhanwala, Neeraj Kumar, Adarsh Singh

25m standard pistol

  • Gold (men’s individual): Gurpreet Singh
  • Gold (men’s team): Gurpreet Singh, Amanpreet Singh, Harsh Gupta
  • Silver (men’s individual): Amanpreet Singh

50m pistol

  • Silver (men’s team): Yogesh Kumar, Amanpreet Singh, Ravinder Singh

10m air rifle

  • Gold (men’s team): Rudrankksh Patil, Arjun Babuta, Kiran Jadhav
  • Gold (women’s individual): Elavenil Valarivan
  • Bronze (women’s team): Elavenil Valarivan, Mehuli Ghosh, Ananya Naidu
  • Gold (mixed): Elavenil Valarivan, Arjun Babuta

50m rifle prone

  • Bronze (women’s individual): Manini Kaushik
  • Silver (women’s team): Manini Kaushik, Surabhi Bharadwaj Rapole, Vidarsa Kochalumkal Vinod

50m rifle 3 positions

  • Gold (women’s team): Sift Kaur Samra, Ashi Chouksey, Anjum Moudgil
  • Gold (women’s individual): Sift Kaur Samra
  • Gold (men’s individual): Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar
  • Silver (men’s team): Aishwary Tomar, Chain Singh, Akhil Sheoran

Trap

  • Gold (women’s individual): Neeru Dhanda
  • Gold (women’s team): Neeru Dhanda, Aashima Ahlawat, Preeti Rajak
  • Silver (men’s individual): Bhowneesh Mendiratta
  • Bronze (women’s individual): Aashima Ahlawat

Double trap

  • Gold (men’s individual): Ankur Mittal\
  • Bronze (men’s team): Ankur Mittal, Bhanu Pratap Singh, Harshvardhan Kaviya
  • Gold (women’s individual): Anushka Singh Bhati
  • Silver (women’s individual): Rajkuwar Pranil Ingle
  • Bronze (women’s individual): Yeshaya Hafiz Contractor
  • Gold (women’s team): Anushka Singh Bhati, Rajkuwar Pranil Ingle, Yeshaya Hafiz Contractor

Skeet

  • Gold (men’s individual): Anantjeet Singh Naruka
  • Bronze (mixed): Ganemat Sekhon, Abhay Singh Sekhon
  • Bronze (women’s team): Maheshwari Chauhan, Ganemat Sekhon, Raiza Dhillon
India’s Shooting Triumph: 99 Medals at the Asian Championship 2025
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Junior Shooting – Asian Championships 2025: Indian medal winners

10m air pistol

  • Gold (men’s individual): Kapil Bainsla
  • Gold (women’s individual): Rashmika Sahgal
  • Gold (women’s team): Rashmika Sahgal, Vanshika Chaudhary, Mohini Singh
  • Gold (mixed): Vanshika Chaudhary, Jonathan Gavin Antony
  • Silver (men’s team): Kapil Bainsla, Jonathan Gavin Antony, Vijay Tomar
  • Bronze (men’s individual): Jonathan Gavin Antony

Youth 10m air pistol

  • Gold (women’s individual): Kanak Budhwar
  • Gold (women’s team): Kanak Budhwar, Agam Grewal, Gamberya Gowda
  • Gold (men’s individual): Girish Gupta
  • Gold (men’s team): Girish Gupta, Dev Pratap, Jonathan Gavin Antony
  • Gold (mixed): Ganesh Gupta, Gamberya Gowda
  • Silver (women’s individual): Agam Grewal

10m air rifle

  • Gold (men’s individual): Abhinav Shaw
  • Gold (men’s team): Abhinav Shaw, Naraen Pranav, Himanshu
  • Gold (women’s team): Shambhavi Kshirsagar, Hrudya Sri Kondur, Isha Anil Taksale

Skeet

  • Gold (women’s individual): Mansi Raghuwanshi
  • Gold (men’s team): Harmehar Singh Lally, Jyotiraditya Singh Sisodia, Atul Singh Rajawat
  • Silver (women’s individual): Yashasvi Rathore
  • Silver (men’s individual): Harmehar Singh Lally
  • Bronze (men’s individual): Jyotiraditya Singh Sisodia

25m pistol

  • Gold (women’s individual): Payal Khatri
  • Gold (men’s individual): Suraj Sharma
  • Silver (women’s individual): Naamya Kapoor
  • Silver (women’s team): Tejaswini, Payal Khatri, Riya Shirish Thatte
  • Silver (men’s individual): Abhinav Choudhary
  • Bronze (men’s individual): Mukesh Nelavalli
  • Bronze (men’s team): Mukesh Nelavalli, Abhinav Choudhary, Suraj Sharma
  • Bronze (women’s individual): Tejaswini

25m rapid fire pistol

  • Gold (men’s team): Sameer Gulia, Suraj Sharma, Abhinav Choudhary
  • Bronze (men’s individual): Sameer Gulia

25m standard pistol

  • Gold (men’s team): Mukesh Nelavalli, Suraj Sharma, Tanishq Naidu
  • Silver (men’s individual): Suraj Sharma
  • Bronze (men’s individual): Tanishq Naidu

50m 3 positions

  • Gold (women’s individual): Anushka Thokur
  • Gold (women’s team): Anushka Thokur, Prachi Gaikwad, Mahit Sandhu

Trap

  • Gold (women’s individual): Sabeera Haris
  • Gold (men’s team): Aryavansh Tyagi, Arjun, Udhav Singh Rathore
  • Gold (women’s team): Sabeera Haris, Addya Katyal, Bhavya Tripathi
  • Silver (men’s individual): Aryavansh Tyagi
  • Silver (women’s individual): Addya Katyal
  • Silver (mixed): Aryavansh Tyagi, Bhavya Tripathi

50m pistol

  • Gold (men’s team): Abhinav Choudhary, Umesh Choudhary, Mukesh Nelavalli

50m rifle prone

  • Gold (men’s team): Sami Ulah Khan, Adriyan Karmakar, Kushagra Singh Rajawat
  • Silver (women’s individual): Prachi Gaikwad
  • Bronze (women’s team): Prachi Gaikwad, Anushka Thokur, Tejal Nathawat

Double trap

  • Gold (men’s team): Hatim Khan Mohammed, Manavrajsinh Chudasama, Vinay Pratap Singh Chandrawat
  • Silver (men’s individual): Hatim Khan Mohammed
  • Silver (women’s team silver): Krishika Joshi, Avani Alankar Koli, Smita Sawant
  • Bronze (men’s individual): Manavrajsinh Chudasama
  • Bronze (women’s individual): Avani Alankar Koli

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Anandkumar Velkumar and Krish Sharma Strike Double Gold in Skating

India has two brand-new heroes on wheels! Anandkumar Velkumar and Krish Sharma both clinched gold medals in speed skating, making it a landmark moment for Indian sports. Their stunning performances brought cheers across the country and gave young skaters fresh dreams to chase. The Junior Age has all the details on how these champs raced their way to glory.

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Anandkumar Velkumar’s Golden Glide In Speed Skating

Anandkumar Velkumar, aged 22, etched his name in history by winning India’s first-ever gold at the Speed Skating World Championships in the senior men’s 1000 m sprint. His victory lap was timed at 1:24.924, leaving his rivals trailing in the final lap. Just a day earlier, Anandkumar had already made headlines by becoming the first Indian to clinch a senior Worlds medal with a bronze in the 500 m sprint, clocking 43.072 seconds.

Anandkumar Velkumar and Krish Sharma Strike Double Gold in Skating
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Krish Sharma’s Sprint to Glory

Racing in the junior men’s 1000 m sprint, Krish executed a perfectly timed move with two laps to go, powering ahead and building a lead that his rivals could not close. He held his nerve right till the finish line, securing gold for India in style. The silver medal went to Lu Dengbo of China, while Gabriel Reyes of Chile settled for bronze. Krish’s determined sprint not only earned him the top spot on the podium but also underlined the rising strength of India’s younger generation in the global speed skating scene.

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India Shines at International Astronomy Olympiad 2025 in Mumbai

India has made history by hosting the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) for the first time in Mumbai from August 11 to 21, 2025. This prestigious global event brought together nearly 300 talented students from 64 countries, who competed to solve challenging problems in space science, stars, and physics.

India’s Stellar Performance

The Indian team delivered an outstanding performance, winning four gold medals and one silver medal, earning India the top rank overall.

Medal Winners

  • Gold Medalists:
    • Banibrata Majee – Delhi
    • Akshat Srivastava – Kolkata
    • Aarush Mishra – Bengaluru
    • Panini – Patna
  • Silver Medalist:
    • Sumant Gupta – Gurugram

A Proud Moment for India

Hosting the IOAA for the first time marked a significant milestone for India’s contribution to global science education. The competition not only highlighted young Indian talent but also strengthened international collaboration in astronomy and astrophysics.

Inspiring the Next Generation

Events like the IOAA play a vital role in encouraging young minds to explore the mysteries of space, fostering scientific curiosity, and paving the way for future astronomers and astrophysicists.

Indian Hockey Celebrates 100 Years in 2025

Indian hockey is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2025, marking 100 years since the sport’s formal organisation in India. This milestone is being celebrated with various events, including a nationwide hockey festival scheduled for November 7, 2025, and enhanced financial grants for hockey development.

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The event will witness 1,000 simultaneous matches—with one men’s and one women’s match in every district of the country. The massive celebration aims to engage over 36,000 players, equally divided between men and women, symbolising inclusivity and unity in Indian hockey. Hockey India President Dilip Tirkey stated, “As we celebrate 100 years of Indian hockey, we not only honour our golden legacy but also lay a strong foundation for the future”.

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