India’s sports calendar 2026: Major sporting events for India in the new year listed

India’s sports calendar 2026: Major sporting events for India in the new year listed


The Indian sporting fraternity celebrated massive successes in 2025. 

While cricket dominated the narrative with the women’s team clinching their first-ever ICC World Cup, archery, para athletics, and javelin maestro Neeraj Chopra also had their moments of brilliance in the previous year.

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The masters will be back in action across several disciplines in 2026, desperate to savour glory and keep the tri-colour flying high on the global stage. 

The Winter Olympics in February are the first marquee event of the year. Whereas the Commonwealth Games and the Asian Games are the subsequent major events later this year. 

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As we head into 2026, The Sporting News ​​​​takes a look at the major sporting events throughout the calendar. 

India sports calendar for 2026

Here are the major sporting events for India this year:

January:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Tennis Jan 18-Feb 1 Australian Open
Badminton Jan 13-18 India Open
Badminton Jan 20-25 Indonesia Masters
Badminton Jan 27-Feb 1 Thailand Masters
Hockey Jan 3-26 Hockey India League (men)

February:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Badminton Feb 24-March 1 German Open
Tennis Feb 2-8 Mumbai Open WTA 125
Tennis Feb 7-8 Davis Cup – India vs Netherlands
Hockey Feb 11-25 FIH Pro League (Men)

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March:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Badminton Mar 3-8 All England Open
Badminton Mar 10-15 China Masters
Hockey Mar 8-14 Women’s World Cup qualifiers

April:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Tennis April 6 Billie Jean King Cup

May:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Tennis May 24-Jun 7 French Open
Badminton May 12-17 Thailand Open
Badminton May 19-24 Malaysia Masters
Badminton May 26-31 Singapore Open
Athletics May 08 Doha Diamond League

June:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Football June 11-July 19 FIFA World Cup 2026
Tennis June 29-July 12 Wimbledon
Badminton June 9-14 Australian Open
Badminton June 16-21 Macau Open
Badminton June 30-Jul 5 Canadian Open
Hockey June 14-28 FIH Pro League (Men)
Athletics June 04 Golden Gala Rome 
Athletics June 26 Paris Diamond League

July:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Multi-discipline July 23-Aug 2 Commonwealth Games
Athletics July 04 Eugene Diamond League
Badminton July 14-19 Japan Open
Badminton July 21-26 China Open
Badminton July 28-Aug 2 Taipei Open

August:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Badminton Aug 17-23 World Championships
Athletics Aug 27 Zurich Diamond League
Tennis Aug 31-Sep 13 US Open
Hockey Aug 14-30 Women’s/Men’s Hockey World Cup

September:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Multi-discipline Sep 19-Oct 4 Asian Games
Tennis Sep 21 Billie Jean King Cup Finals
Tennis Sep 18-20 Davis Cup Qualifiers
Badminton Sep 1-6 China Masters
Badminton Sep 8-13 Korea Open
Badminton Sep 29-Oct 4 Abu Dhabi Masters
Athletics Sept 4-5 Diamond League final

October:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Badminton Oct 6-11 Arctic Open
Badminton Oct 13-18 Denmark Open
Badminton Oct 20-25 French Open
Badminton Oct 27-Nov 1 German Open

November:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Badminton Nov 3-8 Korea Masters
Badminton Nov 10-15 Japan Masters
Badminton Nov 17-22 Hong Kong Open
Badminton Nov 24-29 Syed Modi International

December:

Sport Dates Series/Tournament
Badminton Dec 9-13 BWF World Tour Finals

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