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The Indian Premier League was first launched in 2008 as a domestic Twenty20 cricket league and has since become one of the most popular T20 leagues globally.

Punjab has produced a significant number of Olympic medalists including Abhinav Bindra, Gurbachan Singh Randhawa, and several wrestlers.

Carlos Alcaraz successfully defended his Wimbledon title in 2024, defeating Novak Djokovic in the final.

Abhinav Bindra won India's first individual Olympic gold medal in shooting (10m air rifle) at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Jannik Sinner won the Australian Open 2024 men's singles title, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final.

Rohit Sharma continues as the captain of the Indian men's Test and ODI cricket team into 2024-2025, having taken over from Virat Kohli.

India hosted the first Asian Games in Delhi in 1951. This was the inaugural edition of the Asian Games, also known as Asiad.

Australia won the ICC ODI World Cup 2023 held in India, defeating India in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

The ancient Olympic Games were held in Olympia, Greece, starting from 776 BC. They were dedicated to Zeus and remained a major sporting event for over 12 centuries.

Virat Kohli surpassed 50,000 international runs in 2023, becoming the first player to achieve this milestone across ODI, Test, and T20I formats combined.