Indian Sports Calendar May 2025: IPL, French Open, Neeraj Chopra Classic and more events to watch

The month of May in Indian Sports Calendar will have several key events for Indian athletes.

Indian athletes achieved remarkable success across multiple tournaments in April in cricket, archery, athletics, chess and shooting among other sports. With new events being announced for the Los Angeles Olympics 2028, athletes have already begun their preparations as they target the next Olympic Games cycle.

In May, Neeraj Chopra Classic, Indian Premier League, ISSF Shooting World Cups, ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals, and Asian Weightlifting Championships are some prominent competitions that are scheduled to take place. With this, let’s look at the Indian calendar for the month of May in details:

Key events to watch in Indian sports calendar for May

Archery

The Archery World Cup Stage 2 is one of the biggest competitions in archery happening in May in Shanghai, scheduled from May 6 to 11. With the mixed team event in compound archery now included in the Los Angeles Olympics 2028, archers will be eager to make a strong impression as they set their sights on the sport’s biggest stage.

• May 6-11: Archery World Cup Stage 2

Athletics

The inaugural Neeraj Chopra Classic is the most prestigious tournament happening in Sree Kanteerava Stadium, Bengaluru, on May 24. This event will see the two-time Olympic medalist Chopra up against other top javelin throwers in the world. In addition, here are the other meetings to watch out for in May: 

• May 3: Shanghai Diamond League
• May 10-11: World Athletics Relays, China
• May 16: Doha Diamond League
• May 17: Indian Grand Prix 2 – Thiruvananthapuram
• May 24: Neeraj Chopra Classic
• May 25: Rabat Diamond League
• May 27-31: Asian Athletics Championship, South Korea

Badminton

After disappointment at the Sudirman Cup and Badminton Asia Championships where only Tanisha Crasto and Dhruv Kapila advanced to the quarters, Indian shuttlers will hope to redeem themselves in a series of BWF World Tour Super 750, 500 and 300 events taking place in May.

• May 6-11: Taipei Open
• May 13-18: Thailand Open
• May 20-25: Malaysia Masters
• May 27-1 June: Singapore Open

Chess

There are several chess events to look forward to in the month of May, including the sixth leg of the FIDE Women’s Grand Prix.

• May 5-16: FIDE Women’s Grand Prix Series 6th leg, Austria
• May 6-16: Asian Individual Men’s and Women’s Chess Championships, UAE
• May 7-17: Grand Chess Tour: Superbet Chess Classic Romania – Bucharest
• May 17-26: Sharjah Masters
• May 18-24: Champions Chess Tour
• May 26-8 June: Norway Chess

Cricket

The Indian Premier League, the world’s biggest cricket league, is set to conclude on May 25. Meanwhile, the Indian women’s cricket team continues its campaign in a tri-series against Sri Lanka and South Africa.

• March 22-25 May: Indian Premier League
• April 27-11 May: India vs South Africa vs Sri Lanka Women’s Tri Series

Fencing

Indian athletes will compete across multiple World Cup and Grand Prix events in the month of May. Take a look at these events here:

• May 1-4: Foil World Cup, Vancouver
• May 2-4: Sabre Grand Prix, Seoul
• May 9-11: Epee Grand Prix, Bogota
• May 16-18: Foil Grand Prix, Shanghai
• May 23-25: Sabre World Cup, Lima
• May 23-25: Epee World Cup, Wuxi

Golf

India’s golfers are expected to feature in multiple golf competitions in April. Those are as follows:

• May 2-4: Korea Individual
• May 8-11: Truist Championship
• May 9-11: Aramco Team Series- Korea
• May 15-18: PGA Championship
• May 16-18: Dutch Ladies Open
• May 22-24: Jabra Ladies Open
• May 22-25: Riviera Maya Open
• May 29-June 1: US Women’s Open
• May 29-June 1: The Memorial Tournament

Gymnastics

Indian gymnasts will be in action across two FIG World Challenge Cup, slated to be held in May in Varna and Koper.

• May 5-11: FIG World Challenge Cup, Varna
• May 15-18: FIG World Challenge Cup, Koper

Hockey

The Indian women’s hockey team are currently touring Australia for a five-match test series. Despite putting up a fight against the hosts, they have yet to taste success with a victory.

• April 26-4 May: India vs Australia Women’s Test Series (Ongoing)

Sailing

The World Sailing Championships is scheduled to be held in China later this month.

• May 10-17: World Sailing Championships

Shooting

After finishing inside the top three in the medal table in both ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun in Argentina and Peru, Indian shooting stars will look to impress in the Cyprus Shotgun World Cup and Junior World Cup, slated this month.

• May 3-12: ISSF World Cup Shotgun, Cyprus
• May 19-27: ISSF Junior World Cup Rifle/ Pistol/ Shotgun, Germany

Squash

• May 9-17: PSA World Championships – Chicago, USA

Table Tennis

Indians will participate across various WTT, ITTF tournaments in May where they feature in youth and senior competitions. The ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals are among the events to watch out for this May.

• May 2-4: WTT Youth Star Contender Bangkok
• May 12-16: ITTF World Para Elite Lasko presented by I FEEL SLOVENIA
• May 13-16: WTT Youth Contender Monteria
• May 15-18: WTT Youth Contender Panagyurishte
• May 17-25: ITTF World Table Tennis Championships Finals
• May 20-23: WTT Youth Contender Platja D’Aro
• May 28-31: WTT Youth Contender Tashkent
• May 29-1 June: WTT Youth Contender Prishtina
• May 29-15 June: UTT Season 6

Tennis

Following are the tennis competitions where Indians are expected to feature:

• April 21-May 5: Madrid Open (Ongoing)
• April 27-May 5: L’Open 35 de Saint Malo (Ongoing)
• April 28-May 4: Catalonia Open
• May 6-19: Internazionali BNL d’Italia
• May 12-19: Trophée Clarins
• May 12-18: Parma Ladies Open
• May 18-25: Internationaux de Strasbourg
• May 18-25: Hamburg Open
• May 18-25: Gonet Geneva Open
• May 25-June 9: French Open

Weightlifting

The Asian Weightlifting Championships will be taking place in Jiangshan City, China, from May 9 to 15.

• May 9-15: Asian Weightlifting Championships

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