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India Set to Host Major Sports Events in 2026: Complete Schedule

Major sports events in India 2026

The Men’s T20 World Cup and the BWF World Championships headline a packed 2026 Indian sports calendar that also includes elite competition in hockey, shooting, athletics, and tennis.

January begins with the Women’s Premier League, the India Open badminton Super 750 in New Delhi, the Mumbai Marathon, and the Hockey India League in Chennai, Ranchi, and Bhubaneswar.

February appears to be both the busiest and most crucial month in Indian sports.

While India hosts the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup at a variety of venues, the Davis Cup Qualifiers will take center stage in Bengaluru. The WTT Star Contender competes in table tennis in Chennai.

The Asian Championship Rifle/Pistol in New Delhi puts shooting front and center, followed by the inaugural Shooting League of India. Hockey returns to the spotlight with FIH Pro League games on home turf.

The JSW Indian Open, squash’s greatest domestic event, will take place in March, while golf’s men’s Indian Open will be held in New Delhi. The Indian Premier League also begins in the same month and will last till May.

The Asian Weightlifting Championships 2026 will take place in Ahmedabad in April. India will host the continental weightlifting event for the second time, and the first since 1982.

In August, New Delhi hosts the BWF World Championships, one of the most important badminton competitions. The same month, Bhubaneswar will host India’s first-ever World Athletics Continental Tour Silver-level event, an improvement over the bronze-level competition staged at the same venue in 2025.

The National Open Athletics Championships in New Delhi and the Women’s Indian Open in golf in Gurugram are held in October, followed by the India International Challenge badminton tournament in Raipur.

The Syed Modi India International Super 300 will be held in Lucknow in November, and the Guwahati Masters and Odisha Masters will conclude the year in December.

Major sports events in India 2026 schedule

Dates Event Sport Location
Until April 30 I-League Football Various
Until January 26 Hockey India League Hockey Chennai, Ranchi and Bhubaneswar
January 5-10 Bengaluru Open ATP 125 Tennis Bengaluru
January 9-February 5 Women’s Premier League Cricket Various
January 13-18 India Open Super 750 Badminton New Delhi
January 18 Mumbai Marathon Athletics Mumbai
February 2-14 Asian Championship Rifle/Pistol Shooting New Delhi
February 7-8 Davis Cup Qualifiers Tennis Bengaluru
February 7-March 8 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket Various
February 9-15 Chennai Open ATP 50 Tennis Chennai
February 10-15 WTT Star Contender Chennai Table Tennis Chennai
February 11-15 FIH Pro League Hockey TBD
February 16-22 Delhi Open ATP 75 Tennis Delhi
February 16-26 Shooting League of India Shooting New Delhi
February 23-March 1 Pune Challenger ATP 75 Tennis Pune
March-May Indian Premier League Cricket Various
March 18-22 JSW Indian Open Squash TBD
March 26-29 Men’s Indian Open Golf New Delhi
April 1-10 Asian Weightlifting Championships Weightlifting Ahmedabad
August 17-23 BWF World Championships Badminton New Delhi
August 22 Indian Open World Athletics Continental Tour Silver Level Athletics Bhubaneswar
October 8-11 65th National Open Athletics Championships Athletics New Delhi
October 22-25 Women’s Indian Open Golf Gurugram
October 27-November 1 India International Challenge – I Badminton Raipur
November 2-8 WTA Chennai Open Tennis Chennai
November 3-8 India International Challenge – II Badminton Bengaluru
November 24-29 Syed Modi India International Super 300 Badminton Lucknow
December 1-6 Guwahati Masters Super 100 Badminton Guwahati
December 8-13 Odisha Masters Super 100 Badminton Cuttack
TBD Khelo India Youth Games and Para Games Multiple TBD
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