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 have been cancelled or postponed, and changes are happening 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 include the Tokyo Summer Olympics and Paralympics, the Euro 2020 Football tournament, America's Cup sailing, Rugby League World Cup, the Women's Rugby World Cup, the World Urban Games, the World Combat Games (may be postponed), Summer & Winter Universiade, as well as the usual annual events.
See also the upcoming major sports calendars for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026+
Let me know if you think something is missing or needs updating.
| 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 | Gridiron/Football | Super Bowl | Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida |
| Feb 8-21 | Tennis | Australia 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 |
| May 3-9 (may be postponed until 2022) | Multi-sports | World Combat Games | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| Multi-sports | Arafura Games | Darwin, Australia | |
| Multi-sports | World Masters Games (Summer) | Kansai, Japan | |
| May 17-23 | Golf | US PGA | Kiawah Island Golf Resort, Ocean Course, Kiawah Island, SC |
| May 21 - June 6 | Ice Hockey | IIHF World Championship | Riga, Latvia |
| May 30 | Auto Racing | Indianapolis 500 | Indianapolis, USA |
| May 15 | Football (Soccer) | FA Cup final | Wembley Stadium, London |
| May 29 | Football (Soccer) | UEFA Champions League Final | Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |
| Multi-sports | Invictus Games | The Hague, The Netherlands | |
| May 30 - Jun 13 | Tennis | French Open | Paris, France |
| Jun? | Table Tennis | World Championship | Houston, United States |
| 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 | Argentina, Colombia |
| 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 |
| June-July | Football (Soccer) | African Cup of Nations | Cameroon |
| Jun 26 - Jul 18 | Cycling | Tour de France | France |
| Jun 28 - July 11 | Tennis | Wimbledon | London, England |
| 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 23 - Aug 8 | Multi-sports | Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
| Multi-sports | World Police and Fire Games | Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands | |
| Aug 18-29 | Multi-sports | Summer Universiade | Chengdu, China |
| Aug 21-22 (postponed from Jun 12-13) | Auto Racing | 89th 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France |
| 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 10-19 | Multi-sports | Islamic Solidarity Games | Konya, Turkey |
| Rugby | Womens World Cup | 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 | Melbourne, Australia |
| Oct 3 | Rugby League | NRL Grand Final | Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia |
| Oct? | Baseball | World Series | ? |
| Oct 13-17 | Cycling | World Track Championships | Achgabat, Turkmenistan |
| 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? | Football (Soccer) | 2021 FIFA Club World Cup | Japan |
| Dec 11-21 (postponed from January) | Multi-sports | Winter Universiade | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| 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 upcoming major sports calendars for 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026+
- See past 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.
- Sport-science conference 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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