Key Facts

  • Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026: 17-year-old Lairenlakpam Ambekar Meetei (Manipur, 50 kg) and Gunjan (48 kg) won India's first-ever Youth Olympic boxing gold medals.
  • ISSF World Championships (Doha): Vivaan Kapoor won silver in men's trap and secured a Paris/LA28 Olympic quota place; Ankur Goyal won silver in 25m centre-fire pistol and team bronze.
  • FIFA Player Impact Programme 2026: Former Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri became the first male participant in the 2nd edition (12 women + 1 man; reconvening in London in Dec 2026).
  • Other Sports Updates: India beat Afghanistan (Lakshya Raichandani 93) to enter U-19 Asia Cup final vs Pakistan (Nov 14); Srikanth & Lakshya Sen reached Kumamoto Masters QFs; Shreyas Iyer made ODI captaincy debut vs NZ; PT Usha nominated by IHAI for IOA Executive Council; Man Utd sacked Michael Carrick (Mauricio Pochettino to replace).

GK Context

  • 2026 Summer Youth Olympics: (4th edition) is hosted in Dakar, Senegal—the first Olympic event ever held in Africa.
  • FIFA was established on: 21 May 1904 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

Static GK

  • ISSF (International Shooting Sport: Federation): Headquartered in Munich, Germany.
  • Next Summer Olympics (LA28): Los Angeles, USA (2028).