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The 2026 Chess Olympiad ended with the determination of the winners in the men's and women's competitions.
In the final round, the Indian team played a draw with the Hungarian team (2-2), after which the Uzbek chess players guaranteed themselves first place in the table ahead of schedule, regardless of the result of the match against the Ukrainian team (2.5-1.5).
The winner of the 2026 Women's Chess Olympiad was the Chinese team, which defeated the Vietnamese team in the final round and finished the tournament with 20 points. The second place was taken by the Kazakhstan team (18), and the third by the US Indian team (17).

The Czech national tennis team defeated the Ukrainian team with a score of 2-0 in the final of the Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzhen. The Czech team won the trophy for the 12th time in its history, for the first time since 2018.

Russian gymnast Ilya Zaika has developed a new element for exercises on the rings, officially recognized by the International Gymnastics Federation. The element was called “Stutterer” and was rated at 0.8 difficulty points (group H).

The FIDE General Assembly has voted to maintain the suspension of the Chess Federation of Russia. Delegates rejected reinstatement proposals from four nations, citing the need to comply with Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rulings.

During a children's futsal match in Campo Grande, Brazil, the referee pulled out a firearm after a conflict with parents. The judge said he was defending himself from insults.

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British footballer Martin Jackson, who underwent an emergency heart transplant in 2024, won the World Cup among organ transplant teams as part of the England national team.