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October will see Indian athletes in action across a number of tournaments, which you can see in detail in our 2024 sporting calendar.
Here are all the updates from October 8, 2024.
What's on today?
Badminton: PV Sindhu Lakshya Sen return to action after the post-Olympics break, headlining the Indian contingent at the Arctic Open Super 500.
Chess: The second season of the Global Chess League is underway in London.
What happened yesterday?
Gymnastics: Dipa Karmakar, who blazed a trail by becoming the first Indian woman gymnast to compete at the Olympics and finish a historic fourth, announced her retirement
Football: Mohun Bagan weree withdrawn from the AFC Champions League Two competition after the club failed to report in Iran.
Chess: The PBG Alaskan Knights continued their winning run in the Global Chess League while Visawanathan Anand's Ganges Grandmasters struggled again.
Shooting: India topped the medal tally at the Junior World Championship in Lima.
Tennis: India were drawn against Togo in Davis Cup World Group I Play-offs.
Football: Odisha FC president called for more support after AFC Women's Champions League defeat.