What did India achieve in sports this year?

India won two medals at the 2016 Rio Olympics held in August.

PV Sindhu won silver in the women's singles badminton event while Sakshi Malik won bronze in the women's freestyle wrestling in the 58kg category.

Athlete Lalita Babar finished 10th in the women's 3000m steeplechase event.

The Indian women's hockey team created history after they qualified for the Olympics after 36 years.

With 19 para-athletes representing India at the 2016 Paralympics, it was the best performance to date. Indian paralympians returned home with four medals, which included two golds.

Mariyappan Thangavelu won gold in the men's high jump T42 event, while Varun Singh Bhati won bronze in the same event.

Deepa Malik won a silver medal in the women's shot put F53 event.

The Indian cricket team visited the West Indies in July-August for a four match test series. India won two test matches, while two ended in a draw.

In September-October, New Zealand visited India for three test matches and five ODIs.

India crushed the Kiwis 3-0 in tests and won the ODI series 3-2.

India will now host England for a long tour.

India played its 500th test match at Kanpur and also won the match by 197 runs. It was a special match for off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who took his 200th wicket in the match and became the second quickest bowler in the world to reach the mark.

India reclaimed the number one spot in the test rankings after defeating NZ in the third test match.

The 2016 Kabaddi World Cup was held in Ahmedabad from 7-22 October 2016. 12 nations from all over the world participated in the tournament.

India defeated Iran in the finals of the tournament and won their third consecutive title.

The world cup did not feature the Pakistani team due to the deteriorating bilateral relations between India and Pakistan.

The Indian men's team defeated their arch rivals Pakistan in the finals of the 2016 Asian Champions Trophy in Malaysia to lift their second title.

In the women's tournament held in Singapore, the Indian women's team defeated China to clinch their maiden Asian Champions Trophy title.

India won 2-1 after the second goal was scored with just 17 seconds left in the game.

Bengaluru FC created history by becoming the first Indian football club to reach the finals of the Asian Football Confederation Cup finals by defeating Johor Darul Ta'zim in the semis.

Even though they were handed a loss by Iraq's Air Force Club in the finals, the club won the hearts of millions of football fans across the country with their performance.