India are placed alongside Japan, Australia and Chinese Taipei in Group C of the AFC U20 Women's Asian Cup Thailand 2026 in the final draw held in Bangkok, on Monday.
The UAE jiu-jitsu national team (U16), sponsored by Mubadala Investment Company, raised its total medal tally to 11 at the 2025 World Youth jiu-jitsu Championship - U16-U18-U21 in Bangkok, Thailand, taking place from 8th to 14th November.
The Indian U23 men's team will travel to Bangkok to play a friendly match against Thailand U23 on November 15 during the FIFA International Match Window
The India U20 women's team drew 1-1 against Kazakhstan U19 in the second and final friendly at the BIIK Sports Complex in Shymkent, Kazakhstan, on Tuesday.
Competitions were held in 10 weight categories each in men's and women's freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, with India entering one athlete per category, except in men's freestyle 125kg. Around 700 wrestlers from across the globe competed in the Serbian city.
The India U20 women's football team began their preparatory tour of Kazakhstan on a winning note, defeating the Kazakhstan U19 side 3-2 in the first of two friendly matches at the BIIK Sports Complex in Shymkent on Saturday.
India U20 women's team head coach Joakim Alexandersson has named a 23-member squad to face Kazakhstan U19 in two friendlies during the October FIFA Women's International Match Window, as per the official website of the All India Football Federation (AIFF).
Indian women's football has never seen a better year. Completing a hat-trick of AFC Women's Asian Cup qualifications in 2025, the senior, the U20, and the U17 women's national teams will all set foot among the crème de la crème of the continent next year.
Argentina's 12-year-old sensation Faustino Oro, fondly known as the "Messi of Chess," has emerged victorious in the Prodigy (U21) category of the GCL Contenders 2025 Knockout Challengers Round, alongside GM Jose Martinez (Male) and WGM Mai Narva (Female). The trio will now serve as official
India U23 men's team defeated Indonesia 2-1 in the first of two U23 international friendlies at the Gelora Bung Karno Madya Stadium in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Friday.