Sports · 12 October 2026
Aditya Mehta Defeats Dhvaj Haria to Claim Commonwealth Snooker Gold in Ahmedabad
Exam-focused facts from the 12 October 2026 current affairs briefing.
Key facts
- Indian cueist Aditya Mehta won the gold medal in men's snooker at the Commonwealth Cue Sports Championships 2026 in Ahmedabad, defeating compatriot Dhvaj Haria 3-0 in the final.
- This was Mehta's first international title on Indian soil; his previous home international medal was a silver at the Asian Championship in Indore in 2011.
- The Championships in Ahmedabad brought together 144 players from 42 Commonwealth nations across five cue sports disciplines.
- India topped the medal table with 13 medals: three gold, five silver and five bronze; Anupama Ramachandran and Rayaan Razmi won India's other gold medals in the women's and men's English billiards titles respectively.