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Swami Vivekananda Mahila Chess Mahotsav: With historic achievements in chess, cricket, athletics, shooting, Para-sports, boxing, wrestling, tennis, and table tennis, 2024 significantly brought into focus India's rise as a sporting nation with ambitions of hosting the Summer Olympics in 2036.

From Manu Bhaker's historic twin bronze medals and Neeraj Chopra's silver in javelin throw highlighting India's strong performance at the Paris Olympics followed by the country's most successful Paralympic campaign in the French capital to double gold medals in the Chess Olympiad followed by Gukesh Dommaraju becoming the youngest-ever classical World Chess Champion and the 37-year-old Koneru Humpy ending the year with a historic second title in Women's World Rapid Chess Championship -- 2024 was a year of brilliant performances and pathbreaking achievements.

With the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi showing a lot of interest, sports have evolved from being a mere pastime to a respected career option, inspiring millions of young Indians to pursue their athletic dreams.