1 / 10India's boxing quartet of Nikhat Zareen, Nitu Ganghas, Sweety Boora, and Lovlilna Borghain had a phenomenal run in the 2023 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships with each winning a gold medal in their respective weight categories. With four golds, India finished at the top of the medal tally at the event.
2 / 10Neeraj Chopra ended India's quest for a gold medal at the World Athletics Championships with a throw of 88.17 m in the men's javelin final in Budapest, Chopra finished at the top of the podium. It was India's first gold in the history of the World Athletic Championships and made Chopra the reigning Olympic and World Champion at the same time. (Image: Reuters)
3 / 10Indian Grandmaster and chess wunderkind Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa thrilled the world during the FIDE Chess World Cup. At the age of just 18, he became the world's youngest player to reach the final. Praggnanandhaa defeated Fabiano Caruana in tie-breaks in the semifinal. He also became the second Indian, after Viswanathan Anand, to reach the final in Chess World Cup history. Praggnanandhaa lost the final to Magnus Carlsen, but his run in the World Cup filled Indian sports fans with immense pride. (Image: FIDE Chess)
4 / 10Teenage sensation Aditi Gopichand Swami made history as she became the youngest World Archery Champion in the World Cup era (2006 onwards) and claimed India’s first-ever individual title at the 2023 Hyundai World Archery Championships with a compound women’s gold in Berlin. The 17-year-old beat Andrea Becerra, 149-147 in the showpiece event to become a double world champion, having earned compound women’s team gold. (Image: worldarchery.sport)
5 / 10India enjoyed its best-ever campaign of the Asian Games this year as the Indian contingent returned with a record-breaking medal tally of 107 which included 28 golds, 38 silver and 41 bronze from Hangzhou, China. Soon, Indian para-athletes also followed the suit as they won 111 medals at the Asian Para Games, making it India's best ever show at the quaderinal event. (Image: Reuters)
6 / 10The men's doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty became the first Indian doubles pair to bag the coveted top spot in the Badminton World Federation (BWF) world rankings. The duo rose to the top of the world rankings after their gold medal-winning feat at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. The duo, with this feat, joined an elite list of former world number ones, including the legendary Prakash Padukone, Saina Nehwal, and Kidambi Srikanth. (Image: Reuters)
7 / 10India's men's and women's hockey teams had an amazing run this year as both teams lifted the Asian Champions Trophy. First, the Harmanpreet Singh-led side defeated Malaysia 4-3 in the final of the men's competition in Chennai for India's fourth Asian Champions crown. A few months later, Savita Punia led the women's team to a win in the final of the Women's Asian Champions Trophy by defeating Japan 4-0 in Ranchi. It was India's second women's Asian Champions Trophy title.
8 / 10During the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023, Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli struck his 50th ODI hundred during India's semifinal encounter against New Zealand at the Wankhede Stadium. With that Kohli overtook Sachin Tendulkar's long-standing record of 49 ODI hundreds and became the batsman with the most centuries in the 50-over format. The record yet again established Kohli as arguably ODI cricket's most prolific batsman. (Image: Reuters)
9 / 10India's men's football team experienced a great run this year as it won three tournaments on the trot. The team first won the 2023 Tri-Nation Series and followed that by winning the 2023 Intercontinental Cup. But the biggest moment of the year came when the team clinched the won the 2023 SAFF championship, their third title in the year on home soil. The three tournament wins reignited interest in Indian football and made Indian fans believe that the team is on the right track under captain Sunil Chhetri and coach Igor Štimac. (Image: Twitter/X)
10 / 10This year, old warhorse Rohan Bopanna proved that age is just a mere number as, at 43, he became the oldest ATP Masters champion. The tennis star achieved the feat after winning the men's doubles final of the BNP Paribas Open with Matthew Ebden. Bopanna also became the oldest player to reach the finals of a Grand Slam at the 2023 US Open. To round off his achievements this year, Boppana also became the oldest player to win a match at the ATP Finals as he and Ebden beat Rinky Hijikata and Jason Kubler 6-4, 6-4 in a round-robin match. (Image: Reuters)
