Latest Sports Current Affairs October 2025

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Stay updated with the latest Sports Current Affairs of October 2025, covering all major national and international sports highlights. This summary includes key updates on recent tournaments, championships, records, awards, and India’s achievements in global events.

From cricket and football to athletics, badminton, and more, these updates are very useful for exams like UPSC, SSC, Banking, Railways, and Defence.
Knowing recent sports news not only improves your general awareness but also helps you score better in the current affairs section of competitive exams.

Read below for the most accurate, simple, and exam-focused sports news of October 2025 — all in one place!

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🏆 Sports Current Affairs October – 2025

⚽ Football

◾ FIFA unveiled the mascots for the 2026 FIFA World Cup — Leo is not one of them.

◾ India clinched the Asia Cup 2025, defeating Pakistan in the finals at Dubai — a record 9th title.

◾ India won the 10th SAFF U-17 Men’s Football Championship 2025 by defeating Bangladesh.

◾ The 2025 IBSA Women’s Blind Football World Championship will be hosted in Kochi, Kerala.

◾ India and Sri Lanka will co-host the first-ever Women’s T20 World Cup Cricket for the Blind (Nov 11–23, 2025).

◾ FIFA President Gianni Infantino unveiled the new FIFA ASEAN Cup, a regional tournament for Southeast Asia.

🏏 Cricket

◾ Mithun Manhas was elected as the 37th President of the BCCI.

◾ Shantha Rangaswamy became the first woman President of the Indian Cricketers’ Association (ICA).

◾ The 5th Khelo India University Games (KIUG) will be hosted by Rajasthan from Nov 24 – Dec 5, 2025.

🏹 Archery

◾ Sheetal Devi became the compound women’s world champion at the Gwangju 2025 World Archery Para Championships.

◾ Rajputana Royals won the inaugural Archery Premier League (APL) 2025.

♟ Chess

◾ Panneerselvam Iniyan won the 62nd National Chess Championship held in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh.

◾ Indian GMs Gukesh Dommaraju and Divya Deshmukh won gold at the European Chess Club Cup 2025 in Rhodes, Greece.

◾ The Total Chess World Championship Tour — combining Classic, Rapid, and Blitz — has been approved, organized by Norway Chess.

🏃‍♂️ Athletics & Para Sports

◾ India achieved its best-ever performance at the 12th World Para Athletics Championships 2025 with 18 medals (6 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze); Brazil topped the medal tally.

◾ The 11th World Para Powerlifting Championships 2025 was held in Cairo, Egypt.

◾ The mascot “Dalma” was unveiled for the 4th South Asian Senior Athletics Championships 2025.

🏋️ Weightlifting

◾ North Korea topped the medal tally at the 2025 IWF World Weightlifting Championships held in Førde, Norway.

🏸 Badminton

◾ Anders Antonsen won the men’s singles title at the Yonex French Open 2025.

◾ The BWF World Junior Championships 2025 will be held in Guwahati, Assam.

🏊 Aquatics

◾ China topped the medal tally with 54 medals at the 11th Asian Aquatics Championships 2025 held in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

🥇 Olympics & International Sports Governance

◾ Andrew Parsons was re-elected as President of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC); Vice Presidents – Leila Marques Mota (Portugal) and John Petersson (Denmark).

◾ Abhinav Bindra was named a torchbearer for the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy.