Padma Awards, Sports Honors & Important National/International Awards
High-yield Padma Awards, Sports Honors & Important National/International Awards current-affairs and static-GK facts for 2025-2026, curated for RRB, SSC, Railway and banking exam preparation. Revise the key positions, names and details below, then test your recall with the timed active-recall quiz in our interactive dashboard.
97. Multi-Sport Events, Grand Slams & Games Venues
| Topic / Position | Name / Detail | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 33rd Paris Olympics 2024 Event | Held in Paris, France (July 26 - August 11, 2024) | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics Mascot & Motto | Mascot: Phrygian Cap | Motto: Games Wide Open | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics Theme | Let's Move and Celebrate | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics Flag Bearers (Opening) | PV Sindhu & Sharath Kamal | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics Flag Bearers (Closing) | Manu Bhaker & P.R. Sreejesh | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics First Indian Medal | Manu Bhaker (Bronze, Women's 10m Air Pistol) | Paris Olympics |
| 33rd Paris Olympics First Rank & India Rank | 1st: America | India: 71st Rank (6 Medals total) | Paris Olympics |
| Paris Olympics Medalist - Neeraj Chopra | Silver Medal in Javelin Throw (89.45m) | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalist - Manu Bhakar | Bronze Medal in Women's 10m Air Pistol | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalists - Mixed Team | Manu Bhakar & Sarabjot Singh (Bronze, Mixed 10m Air Pistol) | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalist - Swapnil Kusale | Bronze Medal in Men's 50m Rifle 3 Position | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalists - Men's Hockey | Bronze Medal, defeated Spain (Captain: Harmanpreet Singh) | Olympic Medalists |
| Paris Olympics Medalist - Aman Sehrawat | Bronze Medal in Wrestling (Freestyle 57kg) | Olympic Medalists |
| 17th Paris Paralympics 2024 Mascot | Held in France | Mascot: Phrygian Cap | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics Flag Bearers (Opening) | Sumit Antil & Bhagyashree Jadhav | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics Flag Bearers (Closing) | Harvinder Singh & Preeti Pal | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics Chef-de-mission | Satya Prakash Sangwan | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics Indian Gold Record | Avani Lekhara became first Indian woman to win 2 Paralympic gold medals | Paris Paralympics |
| 17th Paris Paralympics First Rank & India Rank | 1st: China | India: 18th Rank (29 Medals total) | Paris Paralympics |
| Australian Open 2026 Men's Singles | Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Runner Up: Novak Djokovic (Serbia) | Grand Slams |
| Australian Open 2026 Women's Singles | Winner: Elena Rybakina (Kazakhstan) | Runner Up: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) | Grand Slams |
| Australian Open 2026 Men's Doubles | Winner: C. Harrison (USA) & N. Skupski (UK) | Runner Up: J. Kubler & M. Polmans (Australia) | Grand Slams |
| Australian Open 2026 Women's Doubles | Winner: E. Mertens (Belgium) & Zhang Shuai (China) | Runner Up: A. Danilina & A. Krunic | Grand Slams |
| Australian Open 2026 Mixed Doubles | Winner: O. Gadecki & John Peers (Australia) | Runner Up: K. Mladenovic & M. Guinard | Grand Slams |
| French Open 2025 Men's Singles | Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Runner Up: Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Grand Slams |
| French Open 2025 Women's Singles | Winner: Coco Gauff (USA) | Runner Up: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) | Grand Slams |
| French Open 2025 Men's Doubles | Winner: M. Granollers (Spain) & H. Zeballos (Argentina) | Runner Up: J. Salisbury & N. Skupski | Grand Slams |
| French Open 2025 Women's Doubles | Winner: Sara Errani & Jasmine Paolini (Italy) | Runner Up: A. Danilina & A. Krunic | Grand Slams |
| Wimbledon 2025 Men's Singles | Winner: Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Runner Up: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Grand Slams |
| Wimbledon 2025 Women's Singles | Winner: Iga Swiatek (Poland) | Runner Up: Amanda Anisimova (USA) | Grand Slams |
| Wimbledon 2025 Men's Doubles | Winner: Julian Cash & Lloyd Glasspool (UK) | Runner Up: Rinky Hijikata & David Pel | Grand Slams |
| Wimbledon 2025 Women's Doubles | Winner: Veronika Kudermetova (IOA) & Elise Mertens (Belgium) | Runner Up: Hsieh Su-wei & J. Ostapenko | Grand Slams |
| US Open 2025 Men's Singles | Winner: Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) | Runner Up: Jannik Sinner (Italy) | Grand Slams |
| US Open 2025 Women's Singles | Winner: Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) | Runner Up: Amanda Anisimova (USA) | Grand Slams |
| US Open 2025 Men's Doubles | Winner: M. Granollers (Spain) & H. Zeballos (Argentina) | Runner Up: J. Salisbury & N. Skupski | Grand Slams |
| US Open 2025 Women's Doubles | Winner: G. Dabrowski (Canada) & E. Routliffe (New Zealand) | Runner Up: K. Siniakova & T. Townsend | Grand Slams |
| Grand Slam Tennis Court Surfaces | Hard: Australian & US Open | Clay: French Open | Grass: Wimbledon | Court Surfaces |
| 38th National Games 2025 Venue | Uttarakhand (11 cities, January 28 - February 14, 2025) | National Games |
| 38th National Games Mascot & Motto | Mascot: Mauli | Motto: Sankalp se Shikhar Tak | National Games |
| 38th National Games Theme & Torch | Theme: Green Games | Torch Name: Tejaswini | National Games |
| 38th National Games Sponsor | Indian Oil Corporation | National Games |
| 38th National Games New Sports | Yogasana and Malkhamb included for the first time | National Games |
| 38th National Games Top Standings | 1st: Services (68G, 26S, 27B, Total 121) | Wins Raja Bhalindra Singh Trophy | National Games |
| 38th National Games State Ranks | 1st: Services | 2nd: Maharashtra | 3rd: Haryana | National Games |
| 38th National Games Bihar Rank | 29th Rank: Bihar (1 Gold, 5 Silver, 12 Bronze, Total 12 medals) | National Games |
| 39th National Games 2027 Venue | Meghalaya (2027) | National Games |
| 5th Khelo India Winter Games 2025 Venue | Held in Leh (Ladakh) & Gulmarg (J&K) in two stages (Jan & Mar 2025) | Winter Games |
| 5th Khelo India Winter Games Mascot | Sheen-e-Shee (Snow Leopard) | Winter Games |
| 5th Khelo India Winter Games Stage-I Standings | 1st: Ladakh (4G, 2S, 1B, Total 7) | 2nd: Tamil Nadu | 3rd: Maharashtra | Winter Games |
| 5th Khelo India Winter Games Stage-II Standings | 1st: Indian Army | 2nd: Himachal Pradesh | 3rd: Ladakh | Winter Games |
| 4th Khelo India University Games 2024 | Guwahati | Mascot: Ashtalakshmi | 1st: Chandigarh Univ (32G, 18S, 21B, Total 71) | 2nd: Lovely Professional Univ (20G, 14S, 8B, Total 42) | University Games |
| Future Summer Olympics Venues | 34th (2028): Los Angeles, USA | 35th (2032): Brisbane, Australia | Global Venues |
| Future Winter Olympics Venues | 25th (2026): Milan & Cortina, Italy | 26th (2030): France | 27th (2034): Salt Lake City, USA | Global Venues |
| Future Youth Olympics & e-sports Venues | 4th Summer Youth Olympics (2026): Dakar, Senegal | Olympic e-sports games (2025): Saudi Arabia | Global Venues |
| Future Asian & Commonwealth Games Venues | 20th Asian Games (2026): Aichi & Nagoya, Japan | 21st (2030): Doha, Qatar | 22nd (2034): Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 23rd Commonwealth (2026): Glasgow, Scotland | Global Venues |
| Future FIFA Football World Cup Venues | 23rd (2026): USA, Mexico, Canada | 24th (2030): Morocco, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay | 25th (2034): Saudi Arabia | Global Venues |
| Future FIFA Women's World Cup Venues | 2027: Brazil | 2031: USA | 2035: United Kingdom (UK) | Global Venues |
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