Japan Current Affairs One-liners — Last 7 days
Daily news by your exam, state and topic — each with a short summary, key facts and MCQs.
Yesterday
- India beat defending champions China 1-0 in the Asian Games 2026 women's hockey final on 2 October 2026 to win gold after 44 years and qualify directly for the LA 2028 Olympics.
- On 2 October 2026 India won three boxing golds at the Asian Games 2026: Lovlina Borgohain (women's 75 kg), Parveen (women's 65 kg) and Ankush (men's 80 kg).
- Sujeet won gold in men's 65 kg freestyle wrestling at the Asian Games 2026 on 2 October 2026 — India's first wrestling gold of this edition, on his Asian Games debut.
- Ankita Bhakat, Kumkum Anil Mohod and Kirti won India's first-ever gold in the women's recurve team event at the Asian Games, on 2 October 2026.
- India's men's quadrant team won bronze in Sepaktakraw at the Asian Games 2026 on 2 October 2026 — India's first-ever medal in this event at the Games.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026
- On 1 October 2026 Manu Francis and Prince Kurisinkal Noble won silver in the men's skiff sailing event at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026, India's first Asian Games silver in the event; Harshita Tomar and Shital Verma won bronze in the women's skiff.
- On 1 October 2026 archer Ganesh Mani Ratnam Thirumuru beat Vietnam's Dang Cong Duc 149-144 to win men's compound individual bronze at the Asian Games, as India ended compound archery with three golds and a bronze.
- India's women's squash team of Anahat Singh, Tanvi Khanna and Joshna Chinappa won bronze at the Asian Games 2026 after losing 1-2 to Hong Kong, China in the semi-final on 1 October 2026.
Wed, 30 Sept 2026
- On 30 September 2026 India won the men's, women's and mixed compound team golds at the Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026; the women's team beat China 238-234 to equal the world record.
- On 30 September 2026 Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai won India's first-ever Asian Games gold in the trap mixed team shooting event at Aichi-Nagoya, hitting 34 targets in the final, an Asian record.
- Wrestler Sunil Kumar won bronze in the men's Greco-Roman 87kg event at the Asian Games 2026 on 30 September, matching his 2022 Asian Games finish.
Tue, 29 Sept 2026
- On 29 September 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya, Neeru Dhanda won the women's trap gold with an Asian record 28 out of 30 in the final, hours after winning team silver with Manisha Keer and Aashima Ahlawat.
- On 29 September 2026, the final day of athletics at Aichi-Nagoya, Kiran Pahal, M.R. Poovamma, Prachi Choudhary and Vithya Ramraj won the women's 4x400 m relay in 3:29.69 — India's only athletics gold of the Games.
Mon, 28 Sept 2026
- On 28 September 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya, Vithya Ramraj clocked 54.75 s to win women's 400 m hurdles bronze and break P.T. Usha's 55.42 s national record set at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
- On 28 September 2026 at Aichi-Nagoya, shooter Esha Singh won silver in the women's 25 m pistol individual event and Pinkcy Balhara won bronze in the women's 78 kg kurash.
Sun, 27 Sept 2026
- On 27 September 2026 India won five athletics medals at Aichi-Nagoya: silvers for Sarvesh Kushare (high jump) and Ancy Sojan (long jump), and bronzes for Parul Chaudhary (3000 m steeplechase, national record), Tejaswin Shankar (decathlon) and Harita Bhadra (200 m).
- On 27 September 2026 Abhay Singh and Anahat Singh won silver in the men's and women's squash singles at Aichi-Nagoya, both losing their finals to Malaysian defending champions.
Sat, 26 Sept 2026
- On 26 September 2026 Sawan Barwal won men's marathon silver at Aichi-Nagoya in a national record 2:11:37, India's first Asian Games marathon medal since 1982; Tajinderpal Singh Toor won shot put silver and Prachi Choudhary 400 m bronze.
- On 26 September 2026 India's women beat Iran 37-34 and the men beat Iran 40-34 in the Asian Games kabaddi finals at Aichi, both retaining their titles.
- On 26 September 2026 India won silver in the women's 50m rifle 3 positions team event and bronzes in table tennis mixed doubles and the squash mixed team event at Aichi-Nagoya.