2015 in sports


2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them.

Calendar by month

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Air sports

  • February 13 – October 13: 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship
  • * February 13 & 14: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi in Abu Dhabi
  • ** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme
  • ** Open Challenger Class winner: Cristian Bolton
  • * May 16 & 17: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba in Chiba
  • ** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme
  • ** Open Challenger Class winner: Petr Kopfstein
  • * May 30 & 31: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Rovinj in Rovinj
  • ** Open Master Class winner: Hannes Arch
  • ** Open Challenger Class winner: Daniel Ryfa
  • * July 4 & 5: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Budapest in Budapest
  • ** Open Master Class winner: Hannes Arch
  • ** Open Challenger Class winner: Daniel Ryfa
  • * August 15 & 16: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot in Ascot
  • ** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme
  • ** Open Challenger Class winner: Petr Kopfstein
  • * September 5 & 6: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Spielberg in Spielberg
  • ** Open Master Class winner: Matt Hall
  • ** Open Challenger Class winner: Mikaël Brageot
  • * September 26 & 27: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Fort Worth in Fort Worth
  • ** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme
  • ** Open Challenger Class winner: Mikaël Brageot
  • * October 17 & 18: 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Las Vegas in Las Vegas
  • ** Open Master Class winner: Matt Hall
  • ** Open Challenger Class winner: Mikaël Brageot

    World Championships

  • January 13–24: AirSports FAI Paragliding World Championships 2015 in Roldanillo
  • * Open Individual Cross Country winner: Honorin Hamard
  • * Women's Individual Cross-Country winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville
  • * Open Team Cross Country winners:
  • February 28 – March 13: AirSports FAI Hang Gliding Class 1 World Championships 2015 in Valle de Bravo
  • * Open Individual Hang Gliding winner: Christian Ciech
  • * Open Team Hang Gliding winners:
  • June 27 – July 2: Air Sports FAI Paramotor Slalom World Championships 2015 in Legnica
  • * Open Paraglider Control Foot Launched Flown Solo winner: Jérémy Penone
  • * Open Team winners:
  • * Open Paraglider Control Landplane Flown Solo winner: Wojtek Bógdał
  • * Mixed Paraglider Control Landplane Flown winners:
  • July 20–24: Air Sports FAI Precision Flying World Championships 2015 in Skive
  • * Open Individual winner: Damien Vadon
  • * Open Individual Landing Trophy winner: Mauri Hälinen
  • * Open Individual Navigation Trophy winner: Marcin Skalik
  • * Open Team Trophy winners:
  • * Open Team Landing Trophy winners:
  • August 2–13: Women's Air Sports FAI Gliding World Championships 2015 in Arnborg
  • * Women's 15 meters Class winner: Anne Ducarouge
  • * Women's Club Class winner: Sabrina Vogt
  • * Women's Standard Class winner: Aude Grangeray
  • August 2–15: Air Sports FAI 13.5m Class Gliding World Championships 2015 in Pociūnai Airport
  • * Open 13.5m Class winner: Stefano Ghiorzo
  • August 5–15: Air Sports FAI Glider Aerobatic World Championships 2015 in Zbraslavice Airport
  • * Open Unlimited winner: Ferenc Tóth
  • * Open Team Unlimited winners:
  • * Open Advanced winner: Miroslav Černý
  • * Open Team Advanced winners:
  • August 9–16: Air Sports FAI Aerobatic Model Aircraft World Championships 2015 in Dübendorf
  • * Open F3A winner: Christophe Paysant-Leroux
  • * Open Junior F3A winner: Joseph Szczur
  • * Open Team F3A winners:
  • August 9–17: Air Sports FAI Paragliding Accuracy World Championships 2015 in Puncak
  • * Men's Individual winner: Dede Supratman
  • August 13–16: Air Sports FAI Helicopter World Championships 2015 in Przylep
  • * Open Helicopter winners:
  • * Women's Helicopter winners:
  • * Open Team winners:
  • August 20–29: Air Sports FAI Aerobatic World Championships 201 in Châteauroux
  • * Men's Unlimited winner: Alexandre Orlowski
  • * Women's Unlimited winner: Aude Lemordant
  • August 26–28: Air Sports FAI F1E For Free Flight Model Aircraft World Championships 2015 in Zlatibor
  • * Open Junior Individual F1E winner: Viktoria Drmlova
  • * Open Junior Team F1E winners:
  • * Open Individual F1E winner Jaromir Orel
  • * Open Team F1E winners:
  • September 5–12: Air Sports FAI Sailplane Grand Prix World Championships 2015 in Varese
  • * Open Individual winner: Maximilian Seis
  • October 21–24: Air Sports FAI Indoor Skydiving World Championships 2015 in Prague
  • * Open Freestyle winners:
  • * Open Junior Freestyle winners:
  • * Open Formation Skydiving 4-Way winners:
  • * Women's Formation Skydiving 4-Way winners:
  • * Open Vertical Formation Skydiving winners:
  • December 1–12: Air Sports FAI Junior Gliding World Championships 2015 in Narromine
  • * Open Club Class winner: Tom Arscott
  • * Open Standard Class winner: Matthew Scutter
  • December 1–12: FIA World Air Games 2015 in Dubai
  • * Gold and total medal winner:

    Alpine skiing

Amateur boxing

American football

Archery

Indoor

  • November 8, 2014 – February 8, 2015: 2014–15 WA Indoor Archery Calendar
  • * November 8 & 9, 2014: Indoor Archery World Cup #1 in Marrakesh
  • ** and won 2 gold medals each. France won the overall medal tally.
  • * December 6 & 7, 2014: Indoor Archery World Cup #2 in Bangkok
  • ** and the won 2 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
  • * January 23–25, 2015: Indoor Archery World Cup #3 in Nîmes
  • ** and won 2 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
  • * February 6 – 8, 2015: Indoor Archery World Cup #4 in Las Vegas
  • ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

    Other indoor archery championships

  • December 8 & 9, 2014: Indoor Para Archery World Cup in Bangkok
  • * and the won 1 gold medal each. won the overall medal tally.
  • February 24 – 28: European Indoor Archery Championships in Koper
  • *,,,, and won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.

    Outdoor

  • May 5 – October 25: 2015 WA Outdoor Archery Calendar
  • * May 5 – 10: Outdoor Archery World Cup #1 in Shanghai
  • ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * May 26 – 31: Outdoor Archery World Cup #2 in Antalya
  • ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * August 11–16: Outdoor Archery World Cup #3 in Wrocław
  • ** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • * September 8–13: Outdoor Archery World Cup #4 in Medellín
  • ** won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally.
  • * October 24 & 25: Outdoor Archery World Cup Final in Mexico City
  • ** won the gold medal tally. South Korea and won 3 overall medals each.

    Other outdoor archery championships

  • June 8–14: 2015 World Archery Youth Championships in Yankton, South Dakota
  • * won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally.
  • July 26 – August 2: 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 23–30: 2015 World Archery Para Championships in Donaueschingen
  • * won the gold medal tally. China and won 10 overall medals each.
  • September 1–5: 2015 World Archery 3D Championships in Terni
  • * and won 3 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
  • September 15–22: Aquece Rio International Archery Challenge 2015 in
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 3 & 4: European Club Team Cup in Riom
  • * Men's Team winners: Archers Riomois
  • * Women's Team winners: La Sentinelle Brienon
  • October 6–10: 2015 European Field Archery Championships in Rzeszów
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 1–8: 2015 Asian Archery Championships in Bangkok
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 10–19: 2015 Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok
  • * won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

    Association football

Athletics (track and field)

Badminton

Bandy

Baseball

Basketball

Beach soccer