Indian Sports Update: May 9, 2025 – Chess, Archery, Badminton & More
Today’s Action-Packed Slate
Chess: The Superbet Chess Classic in Romania is underway, featuring Indian GM’s D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa.
Chess: Meanwhile, R Vaishali is competing in the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix in Austria.
Archery: India’s compound and recurve archers are battling it out in the Archery World Cup Stage II, with gold medal contests on the line against Mexico.
Badminton: Ayush Shetty and Unnati Hooda have made it to the quarter-finals at the BWF Taipei Open Super 300.
Yesterday’s Recaps
Archery: Compound archers Madhura and Rishabh reached the semi-finals, while the recurve teams bowed out in Shanghai.
Football: The Indian women’s football team is set to face Uzbekistan in two international friendlies.
Badminton: Ayush Shetty pulled off an upset against Kidambi Srikanth, and Unnati Hooda advanced to the Taipei Open quarter-finals.
Athletics: Neeraj Chopra is set to compete at the Ostrava Golden Spike 2025.
Chess: Gukesh and Praggnanandhaa secured draws in round 2 of the Superbet Chess Classic, while Vaishali leads the FIDE Grand Prix after a draw in round 3.
Archers in action at the World Cup. Source: World Archery
“Our archers are giving their best, and we’re confident they’ll bring home a medal.”
B zamir, coach, Indian Archery Team
Did You Know?
The BWF Taipei Open has been a happy hunting ground for Indian shuttlers in recent years. Will Ayush and Unnati continue the trend?
Upcoming Events in May
2025 Sports Calendar: See our comprehensive guide to Indian sports events happening this month and beyond.
