2021 World Sporting Event Calendar
Here is a list of the major sporting events for the year 2021. Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, many major sporting events were canceled or postponed, and changes to this listing happened regularly. Also note that 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 senior competitions.
Major events for this calendar year included the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the Euro 2020 Football tournament, America's Cup sailing, Ryder Cup, as well as the usual annual events.
See the current Major World Sporting Events Calendar.
| Date(s) | Sport | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13–31 | Handball | World Championships (men) | Egypt |
| Jan 29-31 | Extreme Sports | Winter X Games 25 | Aspen, Colorado, USA |
| Feb 4-11 | Football (Soccer) | 2020 FIFA Club World Cup | Doha, Qatar |
| Multi-sports | Special Olympics World Winter Games | ||
| Feb 6 - Mar 20 | Rugby | Six Nations | UK, Ireland, France & Italy |
| Feb 7 | Football (American) | Super Bowl | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 8-21 | Tennis | Australian Open | Melbourne, Australia |
| Feb 8-21 | Skiing | World Alpine Ski Championships | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
| Feb 23-Mar 7 | Skiing (Nordic) | Nordic World Ski Championships | Oberstdorf, Germany |
| Mar 6-21 | Sailing | America's Cup | Waitemata Harbour, New Zealand |
| Baseball | World Baseball Classic | Japan, Taiwan, USA | |
| Multi-sports | Winter Military World Games | Berchtesgaden and Ruhpolding, Germany | |
| Multi-sports | Asian Beach Games | Sanya, China | |
| Apr 8-11 | Golf | Masters | Augusta, Georgia, USA |
| Apr 10 | Horse Racing | Grand National | Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool |
| Apr 17 - May 3 | Snooker | World Snooker Championship | Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England |
| May 1 | Horse Racing | Kentucky Derby | Louisville, Kentucky, US |
| Multi-sports | Arafura Games | Darwin, Australia | |
| Multi-sports | World Masters Games (Summer) | Kansai, Japan | |
| May 15 | Football (Soccer) | FA Cup final | Wembley Stadium, London |
| May 20-23 | Golf | US PGA | Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, SC |
| May 21 - June 6 | Ice Hockey | IIHF World Championship | Riga, Latvia |
| May 29 | Football (Soccer) | UEFA Champions League Final | Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal |
| Multi-sports | Invictus Games | The Hague, The Netherlands | |
| May 30 | Auto Racing | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis, USA |
| May 30 - Jun 13 | Tennis | French Open | Paris, France |
| Jun 11 - Jul 11 (postponed from 2020) | Football (Soccer) | Euro 2020 | tournament played across Europe, the final in London UK. |
| Jun 13 - Jul 10 (postponed from 2020) | Football (Soccer) | 47th Copa América | |
| Jun 17-20 | Golf | US Open | Torrey Pines Golf Course, La Jolla, California |
| Jun 26 - Jul 18 | Cycling | Tour de France | France |
| Jun 28 - July 7 | Ice Hockey | Stanley Cup finals | Montreal & Tampa |
| Jun 28 - July 11 | Tennis | Wimbledon | London, England |
| July 6–20 | Basketball | NBA Finals | Milwaukee & Phoenix |
| July 14-18 | Extreme Sports | Summer X Games | Southern California |
| Multi-sports | World Games | Birmingham, Alabama, USA | |
| Jul 15–18 | Golf | The Open Championship | Royal St George's Golf Club Sandwich Kent England |
| Swimming | World Aquatics Championships | Fukuoka, Japan | |
| Jul 23 - Aug 8 | Multi-sports | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
| Multi-sports | World Police and Fire Games | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands | |
| Aug 21-22 (postponed from Jun 12-13) | Auto Racing | 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France |
| Aug 24 - Sep 5 | Multi-sports | Paralympic Games | Tokyo, Japan |
| Aug 30 - Sep 12 | Tennis | US Open | New York, USA |
| Sep 4-6 | Golf | Solheim Cup | Toledo, Ohio, USA |
| Multi-sports | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Türkiye | |
| Rugby | World Cup (women) | New Zealand | |
| Sep 19-26 | Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Bruges and Leuven, Belgium |
| Sep 24-26 (postponed from 2020) | Golf | Ryder Cup | Whistling Straits (Haven, Wisconsin) |
| Sept 25 | AFL | Grand Final | Perth, WA |
| Oct 3 | Rugby League | NRL Grand Final | Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia |
| Oct 17 - Nov 14 | Cricket | ICC World T20 (men) | UAE and Oman |
| Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Shanghai, China | |
| Oct 20-24 | Cycling | World Track Championships | |
| Rugby League | World Cup | England | |
| Oct 26 - Nov 2 | Baseball | World Series | Truist Park (Atlanta), Minute Maid Park (Houston) |
| Oct 25 - Nov 6 | Boxing | IBA World Championships (men) | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Nov 2 | Horse Racing | Melbourne Cup | Victoria, Australia |
| Multi-sports | South-East Asian Games | Hanoi, Vietnam | |
| Nov 23-29 | Table Tennis | World Championship | Houston, United States |
| Dec 2-19 | Handball | World Championships (women) | Spain |
| Dec 7-17 | Weightlifting | World Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| Multi-sports | Winter FISU World University Games | Lucerne, Switzerland | |
| Dec 16-21 (postponed from Dec 2020) | Swimming | FINA World Swimming Championships (25m) | Abu Dhabi, UAE |
Related Pages
- See the current Major World Sporting Events Calendar.
- See the following major sports calendars for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026+
- See the previous major sports calendars for 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020
- Specific sports calendars: football (soccer), American Football, rugby league, rugby union, tennis, motorsports, golf, cricket, athletics, horse racing, cycling, swimming, baseball, basketball.
- Ballon D'or Winners for 2021
- Sport-science conference calendar
- Multi-Sport Events (Games) Calendar
- Fitness testing calendar
- List of the World's Major International Sporting Events and Multi-Sport Events.
- Sports Calendar template — complete list of sports for the calendar
- Advertising an Event on Topend Sports
- About the Topend Sports Calendar
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