The year 2025 is going to be exciting for Indian sports fans as it promises an action-packed calendar. This includes world events in hockey, squash, boxing, badminton, shooting and cricket, alongside the National Games and Khelo India competitions. The country is set to witness a wide range of sporting events this year.

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After bidding goodbye to an eventful 2024, an exciting 2025 awaits sports fans as far as India are concerned. India will host several big competitions across sports this year, including the Women’s ODI World Cup and the Para World Athletics Championships.

Apart from hosting competitions, India will also take part in several multi-nation tournaments internationally, including the ICC Champions Trophy which will be held in a hybrid model with matches taking place in Pakistan and UAE.

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Several Indian athletes and teams, including the likes of Neeraj Chopra and Manu Bhaker, will be in action this year. The India women’s cricket team will hope to end a long wait to possibly clinch the Women’s ODI World Cup.

Here’s the complete list of major sports events in India 2025.

Major sports events in India 2025

Event	Sport	Location	Dates
Ireland Women tour of India	Cricket	Various	January 10-15
Kho Kho World Cup	Kho Kho	New Delhi	January 13-19
India Open	Badminton	New Delhi	January 14-19
Mumbai Marathon	Athletics	Mumbai	January 19
Khelo India Winter Games	Multiple	Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir	January 23 - February 25
England tour of India	Cricket	Various	January 22 - February 12
National Games	Multiple	Uttarakhand	January 28 - February 14
Davis Cup World Group I play-offs	Tennis	New Delhi	February 1-2
Chennai Open	Tennis	Chennai	February 3-9
Delhi Open	Tennis	New Delhi	February 10-16
FIH Pro League	Hockey	Bhubaneswar	February 15-25
Pune Challenger	Tennis	Pune	February 17-23
Women’s Premier League	Cricket	Various	February 21 - March 16
Bengaluru Open	Tennis	Bengaluru	February 24 - March 2
WTT Youth Contender Vadodara	Table Tennis	Vadodara	February 26 - March 1
World Para Athletics Grand Prix	Athletics	New Delhi	March 11-13
Indian Premier League	Cricket	Various	March 14 - May 25
Indian Open	Golf	New Delhi	March 27-30
Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games	Multiple	Bihar	April
First Indian Open World Athletics Bronze Level Continental Tour	Athletics	Bhubaneswar	August 10
Men's Asia Cup	Hockey	Rajgir	August 27 - September 7
ICC Women's Cricket World Cup	Cricket	Various	August - September
ISSF Junior World	Shooting	TBD	TBD
World Para Athletics Championships	Athletics	New Delhi	September 26 - October 5
BWF World Junior Championships	Badminton	Guwahati	October 6-19
ITTF-ATTU Asian Teams Championships	Table Tennis	TBD	October 11-15
World Boxing Cup Final	Boxing	New Delhi	November
Syed Modi India International	Badminton	Lucknow	November 25-30
Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup	Hockey	TBD	December
WSF World Cup	Squash	Chennai	December 9-14

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