2020 in sports


2020 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Many sporting events around the world were postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, which eventually took place in 2021.

[Air sports]

[Aeromodelling]

  • March 26 – 29: 2020 FAI F1D World Championship for Indoor Model Aircraft in Slanic Prahova
  • July 27 – August 1: 2020 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Tønsberg
  • August 3 – 8: 2020 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in Tekovsky Hradok
  • August 10 – 15: 2020 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Włocławek
  • August 21 – 29: 2020 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Buzău
  • September 12 – 19: 2020 FAI F5B World Championship for Electric Model Aircraft in Dupnitsa
  • October 5 – 10: 2020 FAI F3F World Championship for Model Gliders in Limoux

[Air Racing]

  • TBD: 2020 Air Race 1 World Cup
  • TBD: 2020 Air Race E World Cup

Ballooning">Hot air ballooning">Ballooning

[Drone racing]

;FAI World Drone Racing Championships
  • TBD: FAI World Drone Racing Championships
;FAI Drone Racing World Cup
  • March 13: Race of Drones Oulu in Oulu
  • May 16 & 17: Seoul Drone Race World Cup in Seoul
  • May 16 & 17: MajFlaj in Skopje
  • June 5 – 7: Drone World Cup El Yelmo in El Yelmo
  • June 27 & 28: Drone Extreme Racing in Bela Crkva
  • July 4 & 5: Partouche Drone Race II in Forges-les-Eaux
  • July 11 & 12: World Cup Cubillos Del Sil in Cubillos del Sil
  • July 11 & 12: DRWC in Lier
  • July 17 & 19: Drone Race San Marino World Cup F9U in Serravalle
  • July 25 & 26: Mitteldeutscher FPV Race Cup in Bitterfeld
  • July 25 & 26: Belarus Drone Racing World Cup in Minsk
  • August 29 & 30: F9U World Cup in RAF Barkston Heath
  • September 5 & 6: F9U World Cup Italy in Magreta di Sassuolo
  • September 5 & 6: PAM Cup in Plovdiv
  • September 19 & 20: Daegu Drone Race World Cup in Daegu
  • October 3 & 4: Danish Drone Nationals in Central Jutland
  • October 10 & 11: Argentina Open World Cup F9U in Buenos Aires
  • October 10: Dutch Drone Race World Cup in Assen
  • October 10 & 11: Phoenix Drone Racing - Trophy of Prilep in Prilep

[General aviation]

  • November 15 – 20: 2020 FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in Stellenbosch

[Gliding]

  • January 3 – 18: 2020 FAI Women's World Gliding Championship in Lake Keepit
  • * 18 metre winner: Mélanie Gadoulet
  • * Standard winner: Sarah Arnold
  • * Club winner: Elena Fergnani
  • July 19 – 31: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Stendal
  • August 8 – 22: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Écury-sur-Coole

[Parachuting]

  • August 8 – 22: 2020 World Parachuting Championships in Novosibirsk

[American football]

Aquatics">Aquatic sports">Aquatics

2020 Summer Olympics (Aquatics)

  • April 21 – 26: 2020 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo
  • April 30 – May 3: FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020 in Tokyo
  • May 30 – 31: FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2020 in Fukuoka

[Archery]

International and continental competitions

  • March 23 – 29: 2020 Pan American Archery Championships in Monterrey
  • April 5 – 6: 2020 Oceanian Archery Championships in Suva
  • May 20 – 26: 2020 European Archery Championships in Antalya

[2020 Archery World Cup]

[Association football]

2020 Summer Olympics (Association football">Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Association football)

[FIFA]

;International
;Clubs

[UEFA]

;National teams
;Clubs

[CONMEBOL]

;National teams
;Clubs

AFC">Asian Football Confederation">AFC

;Clubs

CAF">Confederation of African Football">CAF

;National teams
;Clubs

[CONCACAF]

;National teams
;Clubs

OFC">Oceania Football Confederation">OFC

;National teams
;Clubs

Athletics">Sport of athletics">Athletics

International and continental events

[World Marathon Majors]

[2020 Diamond League]

2020 Race walking Challenge

[Aussie rules]

[Badminton]

2020 International badminton events (Grade 1)

2020 Continental badminton events

[2020 BWF season] (Grade 2)

Level Two (Super 1000)

[Bandy]

[Baseball]

2020 Summer Olympics (Baseball">Baseball at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Baseball)

  • March 22 – 26: Americas Qualifying Event in Arizona
  • April 1 – 5: Final Qualifying Tournament in

International and continental events

[Major League Baseball]

[Caribbean Series]

CEB">Confederation of European Baseball">CEB

[Basketball]

2020 Summer Olympics (Basketball)

[FIBA]

[FIBA Europe]

[FIBA Africa]

[FIBA Asia]

  • TBD: 2020 FIBA Asia Champions Cup

[FIBA Americas]

  • October 28, 2019 – March 14, 2020: 2019-20 BCLA season
  • TBD: 2020 South American Women's Club Championship

[National Basketball Association]

WNBA">Women's National Basketball Association">WNBA

FIBA 3X3

  • June 26 – 28: 2020 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in Antwerp
  • TBD: 2020 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Changsha
  • TBD: 2020 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup

[FIBA 3x3 World Tour]

  • April 10 & 11: 3x3 WT #1 in Doha
  • May 30 & 31: 3x3 WT #2 in Chengdu
  • August 1 & 2: 3x3 WT #3 in Prague
  • August 21 & 22: 3x3 WT #4 in Lausanne
  • August 29 & 30: 3x3 WT #5 in Debrecen
  • November 14 – 20: 3x3 WT #6 in Los Angeles

[Beach volleyball]

2020 Summer Olympics (Beach volleyball">Beach volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Beach volleyball)

International and continental events

[2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour]

  • TBD: FIVB World Tour Finals

2020 World Tour Five Star BV events

  • June 10 – 14: Five Star #1 in Rome
  • July 7 – 12: Five Star #2 in Gstaad
  • August 12 – 16: Five Star #3 in Vienna
  • August 19 – 23: Five Star #4 in Hamburg

[Boules]

[Boule Lyonnaise]

  • September 23 – 26: 2020 Women's Boule Lyonnaise World Championships in Alassio

[Pétanque]

  • July 16 – 19: 2020 Petanque World Championships in Lausanne

[Canoeing]

2020 Summer Olympics (Canoeing">Canoeing at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Canoeing)

  • March 26 – 29: 2020 Canoe Sprint Asian Olympic Qualifier in Pattaya
  • May 6 & 7: 2020 Canoe Sprint European Olympic Qualifier in Račice
  • May 21 – 24: 2020 ICF Canoe Sprint Final Olympic Qualifier in Duisburg

2020 Summer Paralympics (Paracanoeing">Paracanoeing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics">Paracanoeing)

  • May 21 – 24: 2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships & Paralympic Qualifier in Duisburg

[Cheerleading]

  • April 27 – 29: 2020 ICU World Cheerleading Championships

[Chess]

International events

[FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–20]

[Cricket]

World Cups

[Curling]

2019–20 International curling championships

2019–20 [World Curling Tour] & [Grand Slam of Curling]

[Cycle ball]

;World cup
  • February 29: UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup #1 in Koblach
  • *Mixed Artistic Cycling ACT4 Winner: Germany
  • *Women Pair Artistic Cycling Women Winner: Germany
  • *Mixed Pair Artistic Cycling Mix Winner: Germany
  • *Men Single Artistic Cycling Men Winner: Lukas Kohl
  • *Women Single Artistic Cycling Women Winner: Maren Hasse
  • April 4: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #1 in Winterthur
  • April 25: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #2 in Wendlingen
  • June 20: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #3 in Svitávka
  • June 27: UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup #2 in Komárno
  • September 5: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #4 in Dornbirn
  • September 19: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #5 in Hardt
  • October 10: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #6 in St. Gallen
  • October 31: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #7 in Sangerhausen
  • November 21: UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup in Erlenbach
  • December 5: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup in Prague
;International competitions

Cycling — BMX">BMX racing">Cycling — BMX

International BMX events

  • May 26 – 31: 2020 UCI BMX World Championships in Houston

2020 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup

  • February 1 & 2: SCWC #1 & #2 in Shepparton
  • *Men Elite Winner: Niek Kimmann & Connor Fields
  • *Women Elite Winner: Alise Willoughby
  • February 8 & 9: SCWC #3 & #4 in Bathurst
  • *Men Elite Winner: Connor Fields
  • April 18 & 19: SCWC #5 & #6 in Manchester
  • May 2 & 3: SCWC #7 & #8 in Papendal
  • May 16 & 17: SCWC #9 & #10 in Rock Hill

Cycling – Cyclo-cross">Cyclo-cross">Cycling – Cyclo-cross

2019–20 International Cyclo-cross events

[2019–20 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup]

[2019–20 Cyclo-cross Superprestige]

2019–20 [DVV Trophy]

Cycling – Mountain Bike">Mountain bike racing">Cycling – Mountain Bike

International mountain biking events

[2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup]

Cycling – Road">Road bicycle racing">Cycling – Road

2020 Grand Tour">Grand Tour (cycling)">Grand Tour events

[2020 UCI World Tour]

[2020 UCI Women's World Tour]

Cycling – Track">Track cycling">Cycling – Track

International track cycling events

[2019–20 UCI Track Cycling World Cup]

[Darts]

[Professional Darts Corporation]

[British Darts Organisation]

[Equestrianism]

2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping

  • April 4, 2019 – November 24, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – South League
  • * Winner: José Roberto Reynoso Fernandez Filho with horse Azrael W
  • April 18, 2019 – December 1, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – League
  • * Winner: Masami Kawaguchi with horse Samurai Blue
  • April 25, 2019 – November 10, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – Central Asian League
  • * Winner: Gairat Nazarov with horse Quatro Junior
  • April 28, 2019 – October 7, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – League
  • * Winner: Jirigala Erdeng with horse Brikibo Vd Bosbeek
  • May 2, 2019 – February 7, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Caucasus-Caspian League
  • May 2, 2019 – March 15, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Central European League
  • * North CEL winner:
  • * South CEL winner:
  • ** March 12 – 15: 2020 Central European League Final in Warsaw
  • *** Winner:
  • ** Overall winner:
  • May 8, 2019 – October 27, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – South African League
  • * Winner: Christopher Van Der Merwe with horse Chantilly
  • July 12, 2019 – November 10, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – South East Asian League
  • * Winner: Jaruporn Limpichati with horse Irregular Choice
  • July 27, 2019 – February 2, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Australian League
  • August 20, 2019 – March 8, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – North American League
  • * Western winner:
  • * Eastern winner:
  • October 3, 2019 – February 8, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Arab League
  • * North African winner:
  • * Middle East winner:
  • October 16, 2019 – February 23, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Western European League
  • October 25, 2019 – January 5, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – League

2019–20 FEI World Cup Dressage

  • March 22, 2019 – December 15, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Dressage – Pacific League
  • * Winner: Wendi Williamson with horse Don Amour MH
  • April 10, 2019 – April 26, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Dressage – North American League
  • April 17, 2019 – April 26, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Dressage – Central European League
  • October 16, 2019 – March 15, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Dressage – Western European League

2020 [Show Jumping World Cup] and [Dressage World Cup] Finals

  • April 15 – 19: 2020 FEI World Cup Show Jumping and Dressage Finals in Las Vegas

[Figure skating]

[Figure skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics]

January 10 – 15: in Lausanne

International figure skating events

[2019–20 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating]

[2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix] of Figure Skating

  • August 21 – 24, 2019: JGP #1 in Courchevel
  • * Note: There was no junior pairs event here.
  • * Junior Men's winner: Yuma Kagiyama
  • * Junior Ladies' winner: Kamila Valieva
  • * Junior Ice Dance winners:
  • August 28 – 31, 2019: JGP #2 in Lake Placid
  • * Junior Men's winner: Shun Sato
  • * Junior Ladies' winner: Alysa Liu
  • * Junior Pairs winners:
  • * Junior Ice Dance winners:
  • September 4 – 7, 2019: JGP #3 in Riga
  • * Note: There was no junior pairs event here.
  • * Junior Men's winner: Andrei Mozalev
  • * Junior Ladies' winner: Lee Hae-in
  • * Junior Ice Dance winners:
  • September 11 – 14, 2019: JGP #4 in Chelyabinsk
  • * Junior Men's winner: Petr Gumennik
  • * Junior Ladies' winner: Kamila Valieva
  • * Junior Pairs winners:
  • * Junior Ice Dance winners:
  • September 18 – 21, 2019: JGP #5 in Gdańsk
  • * Junior Men's winner: Daniil Samsonov
  • * Junior Ladies' winner: Alysa Liu
  • * Junior Pairs winners:
  • * Junior Ice Dance winners:
  • September 25 – 28, 2019: JGP #6 in Zagreb
  • * Junior Men's winner: Andrei Mozalev
  • * Junior Ladies' winner: Lee Hae-in
  • * Junior Pairs winners:
  • * Junior Ice Dance winners:
  • October 2 – 5, 2019: JGP #7 in Egna
  • * Note: There was no junior pairs event here.
  • * Junior Men's winner: Daniel Grassl
  • * Junior Ladies' winner: Ksenia Sinitsyna
  • * Junior Ice Dance winners:
  • December 5 – 8, 2019: 2019–20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Turin
  • * Junior Men's winner: Shun Sato
  • * Junior Ladies' winner: Kamila Valieva
  • * Junior Pairs winners:
  • * Junior Ice Dance winners:

[Floorball]

[Futsal]

International futsal events

  • July 19 – 26: 2020 World University Futsal Championships in Poznań

[FIFA] (futsal)

[UEFA] (futsal)

[CONMEBOL] (futsal)

;National teams
;Clubs

AFC">Asian Football Confederation">AFC (futsal)

CAF">Confederation of African Football">CAF (futsal)

[Golf]

2020 Summer Olympics (Golf)

  • Postponed to 2021

2020 [Men's major golf championships]

Three of the four major championships were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and one was canceled.

2020 [World Golf Championships] (WGC)

One of the four championships was rescheduled due to the pandemic, and one was canceled.

2020 [Women's major golf championships]

Three of the five major championships were rescheduled due to the pandemic.

2020 [Senior major golf championships]

Two of the five major championships were canceled due to the pandemic.

2020 [Legends Tour] (Senior women's major golf championships)

One of the two major championships were canceled due to the pandemic.

Other major professional golf events

Major amateur golf events

[Gymnastics]

[Acrobatic gymnastics]

  • May 29 – 31: 2020 FIG Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Geneva

[Aerobic gymnastics]

  • May 14 – 16: 2020 FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku

[Artistic gymnastics]

[Rhythmic gymnastics]

[Trampolining] & Tumbling">Tumbling (gymnastics)">Tumbling

  • February 15 & 16: FIG TRA World Cup 2020 #1 in Baku
  • March 14 & 15: Dutch Trampoline Open 2020 in Alkmaar
  • April 24 & 25: FIG TRA World Cup 2020 #2 in Brescia
  • July 3 & 4: FIG TRA World Cup 2020 #3 in Arosa

[Handball]

International handball events

  • June 15 – 21: 2020 World University Handball Championship in Łódź

Continental handball championships

EHF">European Handball Federation">EHF

;Other competitions
  • August 30, 2019 –: 2019–2020 MOL Liga
  • September 3, 2019 – April 4: 2019–20 SEHA League
  • * In the final, Telekom Veszprém defeated Vardar 1961, 35–27, to win their 3rd SEHA League title.
  • * Meshkov Brest took third place.
  • September 7, 2019 –: 2019–2020 BeNe League
  • September 22, 2019 –: 2019–2020 Baltic Handball League

South and Central America">South and Central America Handball Confederation">South and Central America

;National teams

[Horse racing]

United States

;US Triple Crown
;Breeders' Cup

United Kingdom

;British Classic Races

[Ice hockey]

2020 Winter Youth Olympics (Ice hockey)

Main world ice hockey championships

2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships Divisions

2020 IIHF World U20 Championships (Junior) Divisions

  • December 8 – 14, 2019: Division I – Group A in Minsk
  • * Final Round Robin Ranking: 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6.
  • * Austria was promoted to Top Division for 2021. Slovenia was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2021.
  • December 12 – 18, 2019: Division I – Group B in Kyiv
  • * Final Round Robin Ranking: 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6.
  • * Hungary was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2021. Italy was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2021.
  • January 6 – 12: Division II – Group A in Vilnius
  • * Final Round Robin Ranking: 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6.
  • * Japan was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2021. Serbia was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2021.
  • January 13 – 19: 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III in Sofia
  • * Final Round Robin Ranking: 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6., 7., 8.
  • * Iceland was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2021.
  • January 28 – February 3: Division II – Group B in Gangneung
  • * Final Round Robin Ranking: 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6.
  • * South Korea was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2021. Israel was relegated to Division III for 2021.

2020 IIHF World U18 Championships Divisions

2020 IIHF Women's World Championships Divisions

2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships Divisions

  • January 2 – 8: Division I – Group B in Katowice
  • * Final Ranking: 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6.
  • * Norway was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2021. Great Britain was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2021.
  • January 3 – 9: Division I – Group A in Füssen
  • * Final Ranking: 1., 2., 3., 4., 5., 6.
  • * Germany was promoted to Top Division for 2021. Denmark was relegated to Division I – Group B for 2021.
  • January 25 – 28: Division II – Group A in Eindhoven
  • * Final Ranking: 1., 2., 3., 4.
  • * Chinese Taipei was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2021. Kazakhstan was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2021.
  • January 30 – February 2: Division II – Group B in Mexico City
  • * Final Ranking: 1., 2., 3., 4.
  • * Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2021.

[National Hockey League] (NHL)

North America (Ice hockey)

United States (AHL">American Hockey League">AHL/[ECHL]/USHL">United States Hockey League">USHL)

Junior (OHL">Ontario Hockey League">OHL/QMJHL">Quebec Major Junior Hockey League">QMJHL/WHL">Western Hockey League">WHL)

College (USA">United States">USA–NCAA">National Collegiate Athletic Association">NCAA–Division I">NCAA Division I">Division I)

Women (NWHL">National Women's Hockey League">NWHL)

Europe (Ice hockey)

Finland

Asia (Ice hockey)

  • August 31, 2019 – February 16: 2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey season
  • * February 22 – March 8: 2019–20 Asia League Ice Hockey Playoffs
  • TBA: 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Challenge Cup of Asia
  • TBA: 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia
  • TBA: 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey U20 Challenge Cup of Asia Division I
  • TBA: 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia
  • TBA: 2020 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I

[Lacrosse]

International lacrosse events

[National Lacrosse League]

[Modern pentathlon]

International modern pentathlon events

  • July 7 – 11: 2020 World University Modern Pentathlon Championships in Vila Real

[Motorsport]

[2020 Formula One World Championship]

[2020 Formula 2 Championship]

[2020 FIA Formula 3 Championship]

[2019–20 Formula E season]

[2019–20 FIA World Endurance Championship]

[Dakar Rally]

[Multi-sport event]s

[Netball]

;International tournaments
DateTournamentWinnersRunners up
19–26 January2020 Netball Nations Cup
28 Oct–1 Nov2020 Taini Jamison Trophy Series
26–29 November2020 South Africa Malawi netball series

;Major national leagues
HostLeagueWinnersRunners up
AustraliaSuncorp Super NetballMelbourne VixensWest Coast Fever
New ZealandANZ PremiershipCentral PulseMainland Tactix
United KingdomNetball Superleague

[Pickleball]

[Racquetball]

Men’s Professional [International Racquetball Tour]

[Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour]

[Roller sport]

2020 Summer Olympics (Skateboarding">Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Skateboarding)

  • March 16 – 22: World Skate Lima Open Street & Park - Tokyo 2020 Qualification Event SEASON #2 in Lima
  • April 6 – 12: ISO Yangcheng Street and Park 2020 - 5 STAR Tokyo 2020 Qualification Event SEASON #2 in Yancheng
  • April 14 – 19: ISO Nanjing Street 2020 - 5 STAR - Tokyo 2020 Qualification Event SEASON #2 in Nanjing
  • April 22 – 26: ARK League - Street - 5 STAR -Tokyo 2020 Qualification Event SEASON #2 in Samukawa
  • May 4 – 10: Dew Tour 2020 5 Star Street, Pro Tour Park - Tokyo 2020 Qualification Event SEASON #2 in Long Beach
  • May 19 – 24: World Skate SLS World Championship 2020 - Tokyo 2020 Qualification Event SEASON #2 in London
  • May 26 – 31: Park World Championship 2020 - Tokyo 2020 Qualification Event SEASON #2 in Nanjing

World Skate Europe

FIRS

;Artistic
  • January 16 – 20: Americas Cup Championship of Clubs in Orlando
  • May 4 – 10: Portugal Cup in Sines
  • May 18 – 24: Sedmak Cup in Trieste
  • June 2 – 6: 2020 Artistic World Cup Final in Bremerhaven
  • June 6 – 14: Filippini International 2020 - World Skate 23rd edition in Misano Adriatico
;Inline freestyle
  • August 27 – 30: Inline Freestyle World Championships in Shanghai
;Inline Hockey
;Skate Cross
  • August 27 – 30: Skate Cross World Championship in Shanghai
;Speed

Oceania Skate

  • April 10 – 15: 2020 World Skate Oceania Speed Championships in Timaru

Rowing">Rowing (sport)">Rowing

2020 Summer Olympics (Rowing">Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Rowing)

  • April 2 – 5: 2020 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro
  • April 27 – 29: 2020 FISA European Olympic Qualification Regatta in Varese
  • April 27 – 30: 2020 FISA Asia & Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Chungju
  • May 17 – 19: 2020 FISA Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne

2020 Summer Paralympics (Rowing">Rowing at the 2020 Summer Paralympics">Rowing)

  • May 8 – 10: 2020 FISA Final Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Gavirate

[Rugby league]

[Rugby union]

[World Rugby]

[Rugby Europe]

[Asia Rugby]

[Rugby Africa]

[Americas Rugby]

[Rugby sevens]

[2019–20 World Rugby Sevens Series]

[2019–20 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series]

International rugby sevens events

  • September 17 – 19: 2020 World University Rugby Sevens Championships in La Plata

[Shooting sports]

2020 Summer Olympics (Shooting">Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Shooting)

  • April 15 – 27: All Guns Olympic Test Event in Tokyo

2020 Summer Paralympics (Shooting">Shooting at the 2020 Summer Paralympics">Shooting)

World and continental shooting events

[2020 ISSF World Cup]

  • March 4 – 13: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Nicosia
  • March 15 – 26: All Guns World Cup #1 in New Delhi
  • June 2 – 9: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Munich
  • June 22 – July 3: All Guns World Cup #2 in Baku

[Snowboarding]

[Speed skating]

2020 Winter Youth Olympics (Speed skating">Speed skating at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics">Speed skating)

[2019–20 ISU Speed Skating World Cup]

Other long track speed skating events

[2019–20 ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup]

Other short track speed skating events

[Sport climbing]

International sport climbing championships

  • TBA: 2020 World University Sport Climbing Championships in Turin

Squash">Squash (sport)">Squash

[2019–20 PSA World Tour]

;World Tour Platinum
;World Tour Gold
;World Tour Silver
;World Tour Bronze
;World Championship

[Table tennis]

2020 Summer Olympics (Table tennis">Table tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Table tennis)

  • April 6 – 12: Asian 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament
  • TBA: Latin American Singles and Mixed Qualification to Tokyo 2020 in Havana

World table tennis events

;Senior
;Junior & Cadet

Continental table tennis championships

Americas (TT)

;Senior
;Junior & Cadet
  • June 22 – 27: 2020 Pan American Junior Table Tennis Championships

Asia (TT)

;Senior
;Junior & Cadet
  • September 29 – October 4: 2020 Asian Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championships

Europe (TT)

;Senior
;U-21, Junior & Cadet

[2020 ITTF World Tour]

;World Tour Platinum events
;World Tour events
;Grand Finals

2020 ITTF Challenge Series

;Plus events
  • February 12 – 16: Portugal Open in Lisbon
  • March 11 – 15: Oman Open in Muscat
  • June 3 – 7: Belarus Open in Minsk
  • August 18 – 22: Nigeria Open in Lagos
  • September 9 – 13: Pyongyang Open in
  • October 27 – 31: Belgian Open in De Haan
  • December 1 – 5: Canada Open in Vancouver
;Regular events
  • February 4 – 8: Spanish Open in Guadalajara
  • March 11 – 15: Polish Open in Gliwice
  • April 1 – 5: Italian Open in Riccione
  • April 22 – 26: Slovenia Open in Otočec
  • April 28 – May 2: Croatia Open in Zagreb
  • April 29 – May 3: Thailand Open in Bangkok
  • June 9 – 13: Mexico Open in Cancún

[Tennis]

Grand Slam

[2020 WTA Tour]

;WTA Premier
;WTA International

[Triathlon]

2020 Summer Olympics (Triathlon">Triathlon at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Triathlon)

  • May 9 & 10: 2020 Chengdu ITU Mixed Relay Olympic Qualification Event in

[2020 ITU World Triathlon Series]

  • March 6 & 7: WTS #1 in Abu Dhabi
  • April 18 & 19: WTS #2 in
  • May 16 & 17: WTS #3 in Yokohama
  • June 6 & 7: WTS #4 in Leeds
  • June 27 & 28: WTS #5 in Montreal
  • July 11 & 12: WTS #6 in Hamburg
  • August 20 – 23: WTS Grand Final in Edmonton

World triathlon championships

2020 [ITU Triathlon World Cup]

2020 ITU World Triathlon Mixed Relay Series

2020 ITU World [Paratriathlon] Series

2020 ITU Paratriathlon World Cup

[World Triathlon Corporation]

;Main Ironman Championships
;Main Ironman 70.3 Championships
  • June 21: 2020 Ironman 70.3 European Championship in Elsinore
  • November 28: 2020 Ironman 70.3 World Championship in Taupō
  • TBA: 2020 Ironman 70.3 South American Championship
  • TBA: 2020 Ironman 70.3 North American Championship
  • TBA: 2020 Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific Championship
  • TBA: 2020 Ironman 70.3 Middle East Championship

[Volleyball]

2020 Summer Olympics (Volleyball">Volleyball at the 2020 Summer Olympics">Volleyball)

  • April 21 – 26: 2020 Olympic Volleyball Test Events in Tokyo

FIVB Challenger Cup

  • June 24 – 28: 2020 FIVB Volleyball Challenger Cup for Men and Women in Gondomar

FIVB Nations League

NORCECA">North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation">NORCECA

  • January 10 – 12: 2020 NORCECA Men's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Vancouver
  • January 10 – 12: 2020 NORCECA Women's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Santo Domingo

CSV">Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol">CSV

  • January 7 – 9: 2020 CSV Women's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Bogotá
  • January 10 – 12: 2020 CSV Men's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Santiago

CEV">European Volleyball Confederation">CEV

;Teams competitions
  • January 5 – 10: 2020 CEV Men's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Berlin
  • January 7 – 12: 2020 CEV Women's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Apeldoorn
  • May 23 – June 21: 2020 CEV Men's Volleyball European Golden League
  • May 23 – June 21: 2020 CEV Women's Volleyball European Golden League
;Club competitions
;Other competitions
  • October 2, 2019 – March 14: 2019–20 Baltic Men Volleyball League
  • October 12, 2019 –: 2019–20 Baltic Women Volleyball League
  • October 5, 2019 –: 2019–20 MEVZA League
  • October 12, 2019 –: 2019–20 MEVZA Women League

AVC">Asian Volleyball Confederation">AVC

  • January 7 – 12: 2020 AVC Men's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Jiangmen
  • January 7 – 12: 2020 AVC Women's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Nakhon Ratchasima

CAVB">African Volleyball Confederation">CAVB

  • January 4 – 9: 2020 CAVB Women's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Yaoundé
  • January 6 – 12: 2020 CAVB Men's Tokyo Volleyball Olympic Qualification in Cairo

[Water polo]

  • March 22 – 29: 2020 Men's Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament in Rotterdam

[Water skiing] & [Wakeboarding]

IWWF World Championships

  • March 21 & 22: 2020 IWWF World Waterski Show Tournament in Mulwala
  • April 11 – 18: 2020 IWWF World Barefoot Waterski Championships in Liverpool
  • August 18 – 23: 2020 IWWF World Junior Waterski Championships in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida
  • September 14 – 20: 2020 IWWF World Cable Wakeboard Championships in Pathum Thani
  • September 14 – 20: 2020 IWWF World Over 35 Waterski Championships in Baurech
  • September 22 – 27: 2020 FISU World University Waterski & Wakeboard Championships in Dnipro

Wrestling">Amateur wrestling">Wrestling

2020 Wrestling Continental Championships

2020 Wrestling International Tournament