2018 in combat sports
This article lists the 12 different combat sports and their results for 2018.
[Boxing]
Amateur boxing
- March 24 – April 2: 2018 EUBC Under 22 European Boxing Championships in Târgu Jiu
- *,, and won 3 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
- April 17 – 26: 2018 European Youth Boxing Championships in Roseto degli Abruzzi
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 19 – 28: 2018 Asian Youth Boxing Championships in Bangkok
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 5 – 13: 2018 African Youth Boxing Championships in Casablanca
- * won the gold medal tally. Morocco,, & won 11 overall medals each.
- May 19 – 27: 2018 Pan American Youth Boxing Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 29 – June 2: 2018 Oceania Youth Boxing Championships in Apia
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 20 – 31: 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Budapest
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- September 2 – 7: 2018 FISU World University Boxing Championships in Elista
- November 15 – 24: 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
[Fencing]
World fencing events
- April 1 – 10: 2018 World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in Verona
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- July 19 – 27: 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi
- * won the gold medal tally. Italy,, and won 7 overall medals each.
Continental fencing events
- February 24 – March 4: 2018 Asian Junior Fencing Championships in Dubai
- * Junior Épée winners: KIM Myeong-ki / YU Sihan
- * Junior Foil winners: Yudai Nagano / Yuka Ueno
- * Junior Sabre winners: SONG Eun-gyun / JO Ye-won
- * Junior Team Épée winners: /
- * Junior Team Foil winners: /
- * Junior Team Sabre winners: /
- February 27 – March 11: 2018 Pan American Junior Fencing Championships in San José
- * Junior Épée winners: Alexandre Camargo / GUO Zishan
- * Junior Foil winners: Kenji Bravo / Delphine Devore
- * Junior Sabre winners: Andrew Doddo / Natalia Botello
- * Junior Team Épée winners: /
- * Junior Team Foil winners: /
- * Junior Team Sabre winners: /
- March 1 – 5: 2018 African Junior Fencing Championships in Lagos
- * Junior Épée winners: Ahmed Elsayed / Lma Huzayen
- * Junior Foil winners: Mohamed Hamza / Yara Elsharkawy
- * Junior Sabre winners: Ahmed Ferjani / Chaima Benadouda
- * Junior Team Épée winners: /
- * Junior Team Foil winners: /
- * Junior Team Sabre winners: /
- March 2 – 11: 2018 European Junior Fencing Championships in Sochi
- * Junior Épée winners: Davide di Veroli / Federica Isola
- * Junior Foil winners: Kirill Borodachev / Martina Favaretto
- * Junior Sabre winners: Maxime Pianfetti / Alina Mikhailova
- * Junior Team Épée winners: /
- * Junior Team Foil winners: /
- * Junior Team Sabre winners: /
- June 5 – 9: 2018 African Fencing Championships in Tunis
- * Épée winners: Houssam Elkord / Aya Medany
- * Foil winners: Alaaeldin Abouelkassem / Inès Boubakri
- * Sabre winners: Farès Ferjani / Azza Besbes
- * Team Épée winners: /
- * Team Foil winners: /
- * Team Sabre winners: /
- June 15 – 20: 2018 Pan American Fencing Championships in Havana
- * Épée winners: Jesús Andrés Lugones Ruggeri / Kelley Hurley
- * Foil winners: Race Imboden / Lee Kiefer
- * Sabre winners: Eli Dershwitz / Dagmara Wozniak
- * Team Épée winners: /
- * Team Foil winners: /
- * Team Sabre winners: /
- June 16 – 21: 2018 European Fencing Championships in Novi Sad
- * Épée winners: Yannick Borel / Katrina Lehis
- * Foil winners: Aleksey Cheremisinov / Inna Deriglazova
- * Sabre winners: Max Hartung / Sofya Velikaya
- * Team Épée winners: /
- * Team Foil winners: /
- * Team Sabre winners: /
- June 17 – 22: 2018 Asian Fencing Championships in Bangkok
- * Épée winners: Jung Jin-sun / Vivian Kong
- * Foil winners: CHEUNG Siu Lun / Komaki Kikuchi
- * Sabre winners: Gu Bon-gil / Kim Ji-yeon
- * Team Épée winners: /
- * Team Foil winners: /
- * Team Sabre winners: /
2017–18 Fencing Grand Prix
Épée Grand Prix- * December 8 – 10, 2017: Qatari Grand Prix in Doha
- ** Winners: Park Sang-young / Ana Maria Popescu
- * March 23 – 25: Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest
- ** Winners: Max Heinzer / Mara Navarria
- * May 25 – 27: Colombian Grand Prix in Cali
- ** Winners: Yannick Borel / Emese Szász-Kovács Foil Grand Prix
- * December 1 – 3, 2017: Italian Grand Prix in Turin
- ** Winners: Alexander Massialas / Inna Deriglazova
- * March 16 – 18: United States Grand Prix in Long Beach, California
- ** Winners: Race Imboden / Inna Deriglazova
- * May 18 – 20: Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai
- ** Winners: Richard Kruse / Inna Deriglazova Sabre Grand Prix
- * December 15 – 17, 2017: Mexican Grand Prix in Cancún
- ** Winners: Oh Sang-uk / Olha Kharlan
- * March 30 – April 1: Korean Grand Prix in Seoul
- ** Winners: Áron Szilágyi / Olha Kharlan
- * May 11 – 13: Russian Grand Prix in Moscow
- ** Winners: Oh Sang-uk / Sofya Velikaya
[2017–18 Fencing World Cup]
Men's Épée World Cup- * October 27 – 29, 2017: Swiss World Cup in Bern
- ** Individual: Park Sang-young
- ** Team:
- * November 17 – 19, 2017: Italian Men's Épée World Cup in Legnano
- ** Individual: András Rédli
- ** Team:
- * January 25 – 27: German Men's Épée World Cup in Heidenheim an der Brenz
- ** Individual: Kazuyasu Minobe
- ** Team:
- * February 16 – 18: Canadian World Cup in Vancouver
- ** Individual: Bohdan Nikishyn
- ** Team:
- * May 11 – 13: French Men's Épée World Cup in Paris
- ** Individual: Nikolai Novosjolov
- ** Team: Women's Épée World Cup
- * October 20 – 22, 2017: Estonian World Cup in Tallinn
- ** Individual: Mara Navarria
- ** Team:
- * November 10 – 12, 2017: Chinese World Cup in Suzhou
- ** Individual: Sun Yiwen
- ** Team:
- * January 19 – 21: Cuban World Cup in Havana
- ** Individual: Coraline Vitalis
- ** Team:
- * February 9 – 11: Spanish Women's Épée World Cup in Barcelona
- ** Individual: ZHU Mingye
- ** Team:
- * May 4 – 6: Emirati World Cup in Dubai
- ** Individual: Sun Yiwen
- ** Team: Men's Foil World Cup
- * October 20 – 22, 2017: Egyptian World Cup in Cairo
- ** Individual: Richard Kruse
- ** Team:
- * November 10 – 12, 2017: Japanese World Cup in Tokyo
- ** Individual: Erwann Le Péchoux
- ** Team:
- * January 19 – 21: French Men's Foil World Cup in Paris
- ** Individual: Alessio Foconi
- ** Team:
- * February 9 – 11: German Men's Foil World Cup in Bonn
- ** Individual: Aleksey Cheremisinov
- ** Team:
- * May 4 – 6: Russian World Cup in Saint Petersburg
- ** Individual: Maxime Pauty
- ** Team: Women's Foil World Cup
- * October 13 – 15, 2017: Mexican World Cup in Cancún
- ** Individual: Lee Kiefer
- ** Team:
- * November 3 – 5, 2017: French Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
- ** Individual: Hong Hyo-jin
- ** Team:
- * January 12 – 14: Polish Women's Foil World Cup in Gdańsk
- ** Individual: Inna Deriglazova
- ** Team:
- * February 2 – 4: Algerian Women's Foil World Cup in Algiers
- ** Individual: Alice Volpi
- ** Team:
- * April 27 – 29: German Women's Foil World Cup in Tauberbischofsheim
- ** Individual: Inna Deriglazova
- ** Team: Men's Sabre World Cup
- * November 3 – 5, 2017: Algerian Men's Sabre World Cup in Algiers
- ** Individual: Eli Dershwitz
- ** Team:
- * December 1 – 3, 2017: Hungarian World Cup in Győr
- ** Individual: OH San-guk
- ** Team:
- * February 2 – 4: Italian Men's Sabre World Cup in Padua
- ** Individual: Eli Dershwitz
- ** Team:
- * February 23 – 25: Polish Men's Sabre World Cup in Warsaw
- ** Individual: Gu Bon-gil
- ** Team:
- * May 18 – 20: Spanish Men's Sabre World Cup in Madrid
- ** Individual: Enrico Berrè
- ** Team: Women's Sabre World Cup
- * October 27 – 29, 2017: French Women's Sabre World Cup in Orléans
- ** Individual: Rossella Gregorio
- ** Team:
- * November 17 – 19, 2017: Belgian World Cup in Sint-Niklaas
- ** Individual: Olha Kharlan
- ** Team:
- * January 26 – 28: American World Cup in Baltimore
- ** Individual: Martina Criscio
- ** Team:
- * March 16 – 18: Greek World Cup in Athens
- ** Individual: Bianca Pascu
- ** Team:
- * June 1 – 3: Tunisian World Cup in Tunis
- ** Individual: Manon Brunet
- ** Team:
[Judo]
World and continental judo events
- April 6 & 7: 2018 Oceania Judo Championships in / Nouméa
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 12 – 15: 2018 African Judo Championships in Tunis
- * and won 4 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- April 21 & 22: 2018 Pan American Judo Championships in San José
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 26 – 28: 2018 European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 19 & 20: 2018 Kata European Judo Championships in Koper
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- July 18: 2018 European Mixed Team Judo Championships in Yekaterinburg
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 20 – 27: 2018 World Judo Championships in Baku
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2018 Grand Slam
- February 10 & 11: Grand Slam #1 in Paris
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 23 – 25: Grand Slam #2 in Düsseldorf
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 17 & 18: Grand Slam #3 in Yekaterinburg
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 27 – 29: Grand Slam #4 in Abu Dhabi
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- November 23 – 25: Grand Slam #5 in Osaka
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2018 Grand Prix
- January 19 – 21: GP #1 in Tunis
- * and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- March 9 – 11: GP #2 in Agadir
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 30 – April 1: GP #3 in Tbilisi
- * and won 5 gold medals each. Georgia won the overall medal tally.
- April 6 – 8: GP #4 in Antalya
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- May 25 – 27: GP #5 in Hohhot
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 27 – 29: GP #6 in Zagreb
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 10 – 12: GP #7 in Budapest
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 12 – 14: GP #8 in Cancún
- *,, and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- November 9 – 11: GP #9 in Tashkent
- * and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- November 16 – 18: GP #10 in The Hague
- * and won 2 gold medals each. The won the overall medal tally.
2018 European Open
- February 3 & 4: European Open #1 in Odivelas & Sofia
- * Men: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Women: and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- February 17 & 18: European Open #2 in Rome & Oberwart
- * Men: and won 2 gold medals each. Azerbaijan won the overall medal tally.
- * Women: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- March 3 & 4: European Open #3 in Warsaw & Prague
- * Men: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Women: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 2 & 3: European Open #4 in Madrid
- * and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- August 18 & 19: European Open #5 in Minsk
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- October 6 & 7: European Open #6 in Glasgow
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2018 European Cup
- March 10 & 11: European Cup #1 in Uster-Zürich
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 7 & 8: European Cup #2 in Dubrovnik
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 5 & 6: European Cup #3 in Sarajevo
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 12 & 13: European Cup #4 in Orenburg
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 9 & 10: European Cup #5 in Belgrade
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 23 & 24: European Cup #6 in Celje-Podčetrtek
- * and won 4 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- July 14 & 15: European Cup #7 in Saarbrücken
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- September 1 & 2: European Cup #8 in Bratislava
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 27 & 28: European Cup #9 in Málaga
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2018 EJU Kata Tournaments
- February 25: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #1 in Brussels
- * Nage No Kata winners:
- * Ju No Kata winners:
- * Katame No Kata winners:
- * Kime No Kata winners:
- * Goshin Jutsu winners:
- March 24: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #2 in Pordenone
- * Nage No Kata winners:
- * Katame No Kata winners:
- * Ju No Kata winners:
- * Kime No Kata winners:
- * Goshin Jutsu winners:
- April 29: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #3 in Tours
- * Nage No Kata winners:
- * Katame No Kata winners:
- * Ju No Kata winners:
- * Kime No Kata winners:
- * Goshin Jutsu winners:
2018 Pan American Open
- March 10 & 11: Pan American Open #1 in Santiago
- * and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- March 17 & 18: Pan American Open #2 in Lima
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 24 & 25: Pan American Open #3 in Buenos Aires
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- September 1 & 2: Pan American Open #4 in Santo Domingo
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2018 Asian Open
- July 7 & 8: Asian Open #1 in Taipei
- * and won 5 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
- November 3 & 4: Asian Open #2 in Aktau
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- December 1 & 2: Asian Open #3 in
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2018 African Open
- November 17 & 18: African Open #1 in Dakar
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 24 & 25: African Open #2 in Yaoundé
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
2018 Oceania Open
- November 17 & 18: Oceania Open in Perth
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
[Karate]
World & Continental Karate Events
- February 2 – 4: 45th EKF Junior, Cadet & U21 Championships in Sochi
- *,, and won 5 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- May 10 – 13: 53rd EKF Senior Championships in Novi Sad
- * and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- May 10 – 13: 17th AKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in Okinawa
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 18 – 20: 18th OKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in Auckland
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 15 – 17: 32nd PKF Senior Championships in Santiago
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 11 – 15: 15th AKF Senior Championships in Amman
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 19 – 22: 11th World University Karate Championship in Kobe
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 22 – 25: PKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in Rio de Janeiro
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 31 – September 2: UFAK Senior Championships in Kigali
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 6 – 11: 24th WKF Senior Championships in Madrid
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
WKF Premier League
- January 26 – 28: Karate 1-Premier League #1 in Paris
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- February 16 – 18: Karate 1-Premier League #2 in Dubai
- * won the gold medal tally. Turkey and won 6 overall medals each.
- March 16 – 18: Karate 1-Premier League #3 in Rotterdam
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- April 6 – 8: Karate 1-Premier League #4 in Rabat
- *,, and won 2 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
- June 8 – 10: Karate 1-Premier League #5 in Istanbul
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 14 – 16: Karate 1-Premier League #6 in Berlin
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 12 – 14: Karate 1-Premier League #7 in Tokyo
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
WKF Series A
- February 9 – 11: Karate 1 - Series A #1 in Guadalajara
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 2 – 4: Karate 1 - Series A #2 in Salzburg
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 21 – 23: Karate 1 - Series A #3 in Santiago
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- December 7 – 9: Karate 1 - Series A #4 in Shanghai
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
WKF Youth League
- May 25 – 27: Karate 1 - Youth League #1 in Sofia
- * Cadet: and won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior: and won 2 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally.
- * U14: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 6 – 8: Karate 1 - Youth League #2 in Umag
- * Cadet:,, and won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * U14: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 26 – 28: Karate 1 - Youth League #3 in Cancún
- * Cadet: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * U14: and won 3 gold medals each. Mexico won the overall medal tally.
- December 14 – 16: Karate 1 - Youth League #4 in Caorle
- * Cadet:,, and won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * U14: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
[Mixed martial arts]
International mixed martial arts championships
- March 16 – 18: 2018 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships in Melbourne
- * Men's Lightweight winner: Jordan Thomas
- * Men's Welterweight winner: Darian Weeks
- * Men's Middleweight winner: Joseph Luciano
- * Men's Featherweight winner: Kohei Maeda
- * Men's Lightweight winner: Teruhiko Kato
- * Men's Welterweight winner: Darian Weeks
- * Men's Bantamweight winner: Reo Yamaguchi
- * Women's Bantamweight winner: Amber Thompson
- * Women's Flyweight winner: Anne Wilson
- * Women's Bantamweight winner: Amber Thompson
- March 23 – 26: World Amateur Junior and Youth MMA Championships in Saint Petersburg
- May 24 – 26: 2018 IMMAF Africa Open Championships in Johannesburg
- June 17 – 23: 2018 IMMAF European Championships and European Youth Open in Bucharest
- September 3 – 8: 2018 IMMAF Asian Open and Junior MMA World Championships in Beijing
[Muay Thai]
- May 10 – 19: 2018 IFMA World Championships in Cancún
- June 29 – July 8: 2018 European Championships in Prague
- July 23 – 29: 1st World University Muaythai Championship in Pattaya
- August 3 – 11: 2018 Youth World Championships in Bangkok
- October 26 – 29: 2018 Pan American Championships in Acapulco
- December 3 – 11: 2018 Asian Championships in
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World and Continental Championships
- April 11 & 12: Southeast Asian SAMBO Championships in Jakarta
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 13 – 15: 2018 European Youth and Junior Championships in Prague
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 11 – 13: 2018 Asian Sambo Championships & Asian Youth and Junior Championships in Ulaanbaatar
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 18 – 20: European Sambo Championships in Athens
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 23 & 25: African Sambo Championships in Tunis
- July 21 & 22: Pan American Sambo Championships in Acapulco
- August 23 & 24: World Schools Sambo Championships in Oryol
- September 28: European Union Sambo Cup in Riga
- October 12 – 14: World Youth & Junior Sambo Championships in Tbilisi
- October 20 & 21: World Masters Sambo Championships in
- November 9 – 11: World Sambo Championships in Bucharest
- December 6 & 7: World Cadets Sambo Championships in Novi Sad
- December 7 – 9: 2nd World University Sambo Championships in Novi Sad
- December 16: European Sambo Cup in Madrid
World Cup
- March 23 & 24: WC #1 in Moscow
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
[Taekwondo]
International Taekwondo championships
- February 6 – 9: 2018 European Clubs Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 29 & 30: 2018 African Taekwondo Championships in Agadir
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 31: 2018 President's Cup - African Region in Agadir
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- April 9 – 13: 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Hammamet
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 23 & 24: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Club Championships in Karaj
- * won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally.
- April 25 – 28: 2018 World Taekwondo Beach Championships in Rhodes
- * Recognized Poomsae
- * Under 17 winners: Michelangelo Sampognaro / Eva Sandersen
- * Under 30 winners: Frans Salmi / Kubra Dagli
- * Under 30 winners: Othman Boularas / LI Wenqi
- * Pair Under 17 winners:
- * Pair Under 30 winners:
- * Pair Over 30 winners:
- * Team Under 17 winners: /
- * Team Over 17 winners: /
- * Freestyle Poomsae
- * Under 17 winners: Thanaphat Bompenthomnumsuk / Anastasiia Sumenkova
- * Over 17 winners: Christian Kamphuis / Soraya Wahjudi
- * Pair Over 17 winners:
- * Team winners:
- * Technical Breaking
- * Jumping Multiple Kick winner: SEO Jae-won
- * Spinning Kick winner: JANG Jong-pil
- * Free Style Breaking winner: KIM Min-song
- * High Kick Performance winners: Kübra Dağlı / PARK Seung-jin
- * Free Style Dynamic Kicks & Breaking Challenge
- * Winners: LEE Chan-min / CHOE Han-na
- April 25 – 29: 2018 President's Cup - European Region in Athens
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 10 – 13: 2018 European Taekwondo Championships in Kazan
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 26 – 28: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Ho Chi Minh City
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 31 – June 10: 2018 World Taekwondo Europe Open Multi European Games in Plovdiv
- * Senior: and won 3 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior: and won 5 gold medals each. Greece won the overall medal tally.
- * Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 1 – 3: 2018 Rome World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- July 5 – 8: 2018 El Hassan Cup International Open in Amman
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 13 – 15: 2018 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships in Spokane, Washington
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- July 27 – 29: 2018 World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships in Wuxi
- * Men's winners:
- * Women's winners:
- * Mixed winners:
- August 3: 2018 President's Cup - Oceania Region in Mahina
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 5: 2018 Oceania Taekwondo Championships in Mahina
- * Senior: won all the gold medals and won the overall medal tally, too.
- * Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 10 – 12: 2018 Moscow World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 11 – 15: 2018 Kimunyong Cup International Open Taekwondo Championships in Seoul
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 7 – 9: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Open Championships in Atyrau
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- September 19 – 21: Taoyuan 2018 World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 12 – 14: 2018 President's Cup - Pan American Region in Las Vegas
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- October 19 – 21: 2018 Manchester World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 11 – 13: 2018 President's Cup - Asian Region in Taipei
- * Senior: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 22 & 23: 2018 World Taekwondo Grand-Prix Final in Fujairah
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 24 & 25: 2018 World Taekwondo Team Championships in Fujairah
- * Men -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: &
- * Women -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: &
- * Mixed -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: &
- December 9 – 16: 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Series in Wuxi
- * and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
2018 WTF Open
- February 10 – 14: Turkish Open in Istanbul
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- February 16 – 18: Fujairah Open in the
- * won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally.
- February 24 & 25: Slovenia Open in Maribor
- * and won 4 gold medals each. Croatia won the overall medal tally.
- February 24 & 25: Egypt Open in Alexandria
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- March 1 – 4: Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 3 & 4: Sofia Open in
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- March 8 – 11: Mexico Open in Monterrey
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 10 & 11: Dutch Open in Eindhoven
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- March 16 – 18: Belgian Open in Lommel
- * and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- March 16 – 18: Ukraine Open in Kharkiv
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 25: Spanish Open in Alicante
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 7 & 8: German Open in Hamburg
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 21 & 22: Fajr Open in Karaj
- * won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally.
- May 26 & 27: Austrian Open in Innsbruck
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 16 & 17: LuxOpen in Luxembourg City
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 18 – 24: Korea Open in Jeju City
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 3 – 5: Argentina Open in Buenos Aires
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 30 – September 2: Costa Rica Open in San José
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- September 3 – 6: Russia Open in Moscow
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 6 – 8: Palestinian Open in Ramallah
- * Senior: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 13 – 16: Canada Open in Richmond
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- September 14 – 16: Polish Open Cup in Warsaw
- * and won 4 gold medals each. Croatia won the overall medal tally.
- September 21 – 23: Lebanon Open in Beirut
- * won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- October 6 & 7: Riga Open in
- * Senior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 19 – 21: Greek Open in Athens
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 27 & 28: Serbian Open in Belgrade
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 10 & 11: Croatia Open in Zagreb
- * and won 4 gold medals each. Croatia won the overall medal tally.
- November 24 & 25: Israel Open in Ramla
- * Senior: and won 4 gold medals each. France and won 10 overall medals each.
- * Junior:,, and won 3 gold medals each. Israel won the overall medal tally.
- * Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Wrestling">Amateur wrestling">Wrestling
World wrestling championships
- May 14 – 20: 2018 World Military Wrestling Championships in Moscow
- * Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 2 – 8: 2018 World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Zagreb
- * Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Greco-Roman:,,, & won 2 gold medals each. Iran won the overall medal tally.
- September 5 – 9: 2018 World University Wrestling Championships in Goiana
- * Men's Freestyle:,, & won 3 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally.
- * Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 17 – 23: 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Trnava
- * Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Junior Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Junior Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- September 28 – 30: 2018 World Veterans Wrestling Championships in Skopje
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 5 – 7: 2018 World Veterans Wrestling Championships in Perm
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 20 – 28: 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest
- * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 12 – 18: 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Bucharest
- * Men's U23 Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Women's U23 Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * U23 Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
[Wrestling World Cup]
- March 17 & 18: 2018 Women's Freestyle World Cup in Takasaki, Gunma
- * Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
- April 7 & 8: 2018 Men's Freestyle World Cup in Iowa City, Iowa
- * Champions: ; Second: ; Third:
- December 13 & 14: 2018 World Men's Wrestling Clubs Cup in Babol
- * Champions: #1; Second: ; Third: #2
- December 20 & 21: 2018 World Men's Wrestling Clubs Cup in Ardabil
- * Champions: Bimeh Razi Ardabil; Second: ; Third: Sina Sanat Izeh
Wrestling Grand Prix
- February 3: 2018 Grand Prix of Croatia in Zagreb
- * Greco-Roman:,,, and won 2 gold medals each. Hungary won the overall medal tally.
- June 23 & 24: 2018 Grand Prix of Hungary in Győr
- * Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- July 14 & 15: 2018 Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid
- * Men's Freestyle: and won 2 gold medals each. Spain won the overall medal tally.
- * Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 18 & 19: 2018 Grand Prix of Germany in Dortmund
- * Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Continental wrestling championships
- February 7 – 11: 2018 African Wrestling Championships in Port Harcourt
- * Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior Men's Freestyle:,, and won 3 gold medals each. Nigeria won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Tunisia and won 8 overall medals each.
- * Junior Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Egypt and won 8 overall medals each.
- * Cadet Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. and won 6 overall medals each.
- * Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Greco-Roman: and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- February 27 – March 4: 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bishkek
- * Men's Freestyle: and won 3 gold medals each. Uzbekistan won the overall medal tally.
- * Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- March 20 – 25: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Wrestling Championship in Havana
- * Men's Freestyle: won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally.
- * Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 29 – 31: 2018 Mediterranean Wrestling Championship in Algiers
- * Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Tunisia and won 7 overall medals each.
- * Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Greco-Roman: and won 3 gold medals each. Algeria won the overall medal tally.
- April 20 & 21: 2018 Arab Cadet Wrestling Championship in Baghdad
- * Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 30 – May 6: 2018 European Wrestling Championships in Kaspiysk
- * Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Russia and won 8 overall medals each.
- * Women's Freestyle:,, and won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
- * Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 3 – 6: 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Lima
- * Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Cuba and the won 6 overall medals each.
- May 10 – 13: 2018 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships in Tashkent
- * Cadet Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Iran and won 8 overall medals each.
- * Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Iran and won 7 overall medals each.
- May 14 – 20: 2018 European Cadet Wrestling Championships in Skopje
- * Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 18 – 20: 2018 Oceania Wrestling Championships in Yigo
- * Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Women's Freestyle: All events were won by default.
- * Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior Men's Freestyle:,, & won 2 gold medals each. American Samoa won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior Women's Freestyle: All events here were won by default.
- * Junior Greco-Roman:,, & won 2 gold medals each. American Samoa won the overall medal tally.
- * Cadet Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. New Zealand and won 4 overall medals each.
- * Cadet Women's Freestyle: All individual women's wrestlers here won a gold medal by default.
- * Cadet Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 19: 2018 Nordic Senior Wrestling Championships in Västerås
- * Men's Freestyle: and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
- * Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 25 – 27: 2018 Pan American Cadet Wrestling Championships in Guatemala City
- * Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- May 26 & 27: 2018 Nordic Junior and Cadet Wrestling Championships in Kajaani
- * Note: There were no junior freestyle events in this championship.
- * Junior Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Estonia and won 7 overall medals each.
- * Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Cadet Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Cadet Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- June 4 – 10: 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Istanbul
- * Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Women's Freestyle: and won 3 gold and 6 overall medals each.
- * Greco-Roman: and won 3 gold medals each. Russia and won 7 overall medals each.
- July 17 – 22: 2018 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships in New Delhi
- * Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 25 & 26: 2018 Arab Senior Wrestling Championships in Sharm El Sheikh
- * Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Greco-Roman: won all the gold medals and won the overall medal tally, too.
- July 30 – August 5: 2018 European Junior Wrestling Championships in Rome
- * Junior Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
- * Junior Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- August 17 – 19: 2018 Pan American Junior Wrestling Championships in Fortaleza
- * Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Junior Women's Freestyle: and won 3 gold medals each. Mexico and won 7 overall medals each.
- * Junior Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. The United States and won 7 overall medals each.
- November 1 – 4: 2018 Balkan Junior Wrestling Championships in Tirana
- * Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- * Junior Women's Freestyle: won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally, too.
- * Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Wushu">Wushu (sport)">Wushu
- August 2 – 5: 2018 World University Wushu Championship in
- * won the gold medal tally. China and won 8 overall medals each.