2021 World Sporting Event Calendar
Here is a list of the major sporting events for the year 2021. Not every sporting event can be listed here, though we have tried to include all the big sporting events of the major sports, mostly the international competitions, that are known so far.
Major events for this calendar year include the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the Euro 2020 Football tournament, Rugby League World Cup, the Women's Rugby World Cup, the World Urban Games, the Invictus Games, the World Combat Games, as well as the usual annual events.
See the current Major World Sporting Events Calendar.
Let me know if you think something is missing or needs updating.
| Date(s) | Sport | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14–31 | Handball | World Championships (men) | Egypt |
| Jan 18-31 | Tennis | Australia Open | Melbourne, Australia |
| Jan 21-31 | Multi-sports | Winter Universiade | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Jan 28-30 | Extreme Sports | Winter X Games 25 | Aspen, Colorado, USA |
| Feb 1-11 | Football (Soccer) | FIFA Club World Cup | Qatar |
| Feb 6-12 | Multi-sports | Special Olympics World Winter Games | Jämtland County, Sweden |
| Feb 6 - Mar 20 | Rugby | Six Nations | UK, Ireland, France & Italy |
| Feb 7 | Gridiron/Football | Super Bowl | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 9-21 | Skiing | World Alpine Ski Championships | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| Feb? | Cycling | World Track Championships | Achgabat, Turkmenistan |
| Feb 23-Mar 7 | Skiing (Nordic) | Nordic World Ski Championships | Oberstdorf, Germany |
| postponed from 2020 | Athletics | World Athletics Indoor Championship | Nanjing, China |
| Mar 9-23 | Baseball | World Baseball Classic | Japan, Taiwan, USA |
| Mar 23-28 | Multi-sports | Winter Military World Games | Berchtesgaden and Ruhpolding, Germany |
| Apr ? | Horse Racing | Grand National | Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool |
| Apr 17 - May 3 | Snooker | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England |
| Apr 8-11 | Golf | Masters | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| May 2 | Horse Racing | Kentucky Derby | Louisville, Kentucky, US |
| May 3-9 | Multi-sports | World Combat Games | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| May 14-22 | Multi-sports | Arafura Games | Darwin, Australia |
| May 14-30 | Multi-sports | World Masters Games (Summer) | Kansai, Japan |
| May 21 - June 6 | Ice Hockey | IIHF World Championship | co-hosted by Minsk, Belarus and Riga, Latvia |
| May ? | Auto Racing | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis, USA |
| May ? | Football (Soccer) | FA Cup final | Wembley Stadium, London |
| May ? | Tennis | French Open | Paris, France |
| May ? | Golf | US PGA | Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, SC |
| May 29 | Football (Soccer) | UEFA Champions League Final | ? |
| May 29 - Jun 5 (postponed from 2020) | Multi-sports | Invictus Games | The Hague, The Netherlands |
| Jun 11 - Jul 11 (postponed from 2020) | Football (Soccer) | Euro 2020 | tournament played across Europe, the final in London UK. |
| Jun 11 - Jul 11 (postponed from 2020) | Football (Soccer) | 47th Copa América | Argentina, Colombia |
| Jun 12-13 | Auto Racing | 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France |
| Jun | Ice Hockey | Stanley Cup finals | |
| Jun | Basketball | NBA Finals | USA/Canada |
| Jun 17-20 | Golf | US Open | Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, California |
| Football (Soccer) | FIFA Club World Cup | China | |
| Jun 26 - Jul 18 | Cycling | Tour de France | France |
| Jun 28 - July 11 | Tennis | Wimbledon | London, England |
| Jul 23 - Aug 8 | Multi-sports | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
| ? | Multi-sports | World Beach Games | |
| June-July | Football (Soccer) | African Cup of Nations | Cameroon |
| Multi-sports | World Games | Birmingham, Alabama, USA | |
| Jul 15–18 | Golf | British Open | Royal St George's Golf Club Sandwich Kent England |
| Swimming | World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Jul? | Extreme Sports | Summer X Games | Minneapolis, Minnesota? |
| Jul 30-Aug 8 | Multi-sports | World Police and Fire Games | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands |
| Athletics | IAAF World Championships | Eugene, Oregon USA | |
| Aug 8-19 | Multi-sports | Summer Universiade | Chengdu, China |
| Aug? | Boxing | AIBA World Championships (men) | New Delhi, India |
| Aug 24 - Sep 5 | Multi-sports | Paralympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| Aug 30 - Sep 12 (TBC) | Tennis | US Open | New York, USA |
| Aug 31-Sep 6 | Golf | Solheim Cup | Toledo, Ohio, USA |
| Sep? | Rowing | World Rowing Championships | ? |
| Sep? | Multi-sports | World Urban Games | Budapest, Hungary |
| Sep? | Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Bruges and Leuven, Belgium |
| Sept 10-19 | Multi-sports | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey |
| Sep 18 – Oct 16 | Rugby | Womens World Cup | New Zealand |
| Sep 24-26 (postponed from 2020) | Golf | Ryder Cup | Whistling Straits (Haven, Wisconsin) |
| Sept? | AFL | Grand Final | Melbourne, Australia |
| Sept? | Rugby League | NRL Grand Final | Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia |
| Oct? | Baseball | World Series | ? |
| Oct 18 - Nov 15 | Cricket | ICC World T20 (men) | India |
| Oct 23 - Nov 27 | Rugby League | World Cup | England |
| Nov 2 | Horse Racing | Melbourne Cup | Victoria, Australia |
| ? | Multi-sports | Lusophony Games | Luanda, Angola |
| Nov 21-Dec 2 | Multi-sports | South-East Asian Games | Hanoi, Vietnam |
| Dec 2-19 | Handball | World Championships (women) | Spain |
| Dec 13-18 (postponed from Dec 2020) | Swimming | FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
disclaimer: Please note that event dates are believed to be correct at the time of publication, though they are subject to change, particularly this far in advance.
Related Pages
- See the current Major World Sporting Events Calendar.
- specific sports calendars: football (soccer), American Football, rugby league, rugby union, tennis, motorsports, golf, cricket, athletics, horse racing, cycling, swimming, baseball, basketball.
- List of Major Sporting Events
- Advertising an Event on Topend Sports
- About the Topend Sports Calendar
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