Year-Ender 2024: India’s Unforgettable Sporting Moments

Beautiful – if there’s one word that best describes the year 2024 in sports for India, it’s this. From a record-breaking medal haul at the Paris Games to lifting the T20 World Cup trophy after a 12-year hiatus, India excelled across every sport, giving countless reasons to celebrate throughout the year. (Year-Ender | More Sports News)

Be it badminton, hockey – India's ever-reliable sport, athletics, shooting, cricket – the nation's most beloved, tennis, and many more, India saw the rise of hundreds of stars. Each one shone brightly, securing remarkable moments worth reflecting on before we step into 2025.

India’s Good Moments In Sports In 2024

T20 World Cup - A Blue Sea

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma – two names that will forever be etched in the memories of this generation. They brought an end to their long and storied careers with a silverware India had not witnessed since 2012.

The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 was a defining chapter that showcased the most dominant form of the Indian national cricket team – defeated South Africa by seven runs in the final, and India not only secured their third World Cup trophy but remained unbeaten throughout the tournament. And guess what, India became the first team to win the T20 World Cup without losing a single match.

Flashbacks of November 19, 2023, when Kohli’s yearning eyes fell on a trophy that was not his, Sharma’s tear-filled eyes, Ravindra Jadeja’s chin down, and Mohammed Shami’s efforts going in vain, were washed away in the beautiful celebration as the nation basked in the blue sea of triumph in 2024. For every November 19, there is a June 29.

Paris 2024 - Smashing Records!

The journey of 117 Indian athletes and 84 para-athletes in France gave India another beautiful moment in 2024. India claimed six medals in Paris Olympics, and a remarkable 29 medals at the Paralympics in the 'City of Light', setting a new record.

Manu Bhaker made history at the Paris 2024 Olympics by claiming two medals, becoming the only Indian to secure such a feat in a single season. Swapnil Kusale, a 29-year-old ticket collector at Indian Railways, clinched bronze in the men’s 50m rifle 3-position event with a score of 451.4, becoming the first Indian to bag a medal in the event. The Indian men’s national team, the most successful hockey team in Olympic history with eight golds, also added a bronze to their medal tally.

In an incredible feat, India’s 29 medals at the 2024 Paralympics marked their most successful campaign ever, surpassing their previous record of 19 medals at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics.

Rohan Bopanna - Legend's Walk In Melbourne!

India erupted in celebration when the veteran Rohan Bopanna capped off a sensational run at the 2024 Australian Open. Partnering with Australian Matthew Ebden, Bopanna claimed the men’s doubles title, defeating the Italian pair Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets at the iconic Rod Laver Arena.

This victory marked the first Grand Slam title for the Bopanna-Ebden duo, but for Bopanna, it was a historic first men’s doubles Major. More than seven years after his 2017 French Open mixed doubles title with Canada’s Gabriela Dabrowski, Bopanna created tennis history by becoming the oldest man, at 43 years and nine months, to win a Grand Slam in the Open Era.

Chess Lives In Gukesh's World

In Budapest, the young Indian stars including D Gukesh, Arjun Erigaisi, R Praggnanandhaa, Vidit Gujrathi and Pentala Harikrishna clinched the country's first-ever Chess Olympiad (in-person) gold medal in the open section.

Gukesh, the challenger, then beat Ling Diren of China in the FIDE Chess World Championship 2024 showdown to become the youngest 'undisputed' world champion, and the second Indian to lift the trophy after legendary Viswanathan Anand.

Asian Champions Trophy 2024 - Hockey Never Disappoints!

Hockey, the national sport of India, gave the nation yet another beautiful moment this year. Led by Harmanpreet Singh, India retained their Asian Champions Trophy crown with a hard-fought 1-0 win over China in the final in Moqi.

With this victory, India extended their record by claiming a record fifth title at the Asia Men’s Champions Trophy, further cementing their dominance in Asian hockey.