2016 in sports

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2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Calendar by month

January

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Ice hockey	2016 NHL Winter Classic	Domestic	Montreal Canadiens
1–10	Cross-country skiing	// 2016 Tour de Ski	International	Men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby Women: Therese Johaug
17 December 2015–3	Darts	2016 PDC World Darts Championship	International	Gary Anderson
3–9	Tennis	2016 Hopman Cup	International	Australia (Nick Kyrgios / Daria Gavrilova)
3–12	Association football	2016 Granatkin Memorial	International	Slovenia
3–16	Rallying	/ 2016 Dakar Rally	International	Bikes: Toby Price Quads: Marcos Patronelli Cars: Stéphane Peterhansel Trucks: Gerard de Rooy
26 December 2015–5	Ice hockey	2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International	Finland
29 December 2015–6	Ski jumping	/ 2015–16 Four Hills Tournament	International	Peter Prevc
7–14	Squash	Tournament of Champions 2016 (PSA WS #4) Women's Tournament of Champions 2016	International	Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy Women: Nour El Sherbini
8–15	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship	International	United States
8–24	Bowls	2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship	International	Men: Nick Brett Women: Ellen Falkner Pairs: Stewart Anderson / Darren Burnett
9–10	Speed skating	2016 European Allround Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Sven Kramer Women: Martina Sáblíková
10–16	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I	International	Japan was promoted to the Top Division  Denmark was relegated to Division I Qualification
10–17	Snooker	2016 Masters	International	Ronnie O'Sullivan
10–22	Water polo	2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship	Continental	Hungary
10–23	Water polo	2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship	Continental	Serbia
11	American football	2016 College Football Playoff National Championship	Domestic	Alabama Crimson Tide
12–30	Association football	2016 AFC U-23 Championship	Continental	Japan
13–23	Association football	2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship	Continental	New Zealand
14–17	Ski flying	FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2016	International	Individual: Peter Prevc Team:  Norway
15–24	Ice hockey	2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III	International	Mexico was promoted to Division II – Group B
15–28	Handball	2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Qatar
15–31	Handball	2016 European Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Germany
16	Rowing	2016 European Rowing Indoor Championships	Continental	Poland
16–7 February	Association football	2016 African Nations Championship	Continental	DR Congo
17–23	Ice hockey	2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group B	International	Romania was promoted to Division II – Group A  China was relegated to Division III
17–23	Association football	2016 CIS Cup	International	Russia
18–31	Tennis	2016 Australian Open (Grand Slam #1)	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Angelique Kerber
19–24	Road bicycle racing	2016 Tour Down Under	International	Simon Gerrans ( Orica-GreenEDGE)
21–30	Handball	2016 African Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Egypt
22–24	Rallying	2016 Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1)	International	Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia ( Volkswagen Motorsport)
22–24	Speed skating	2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Semen Elistratov Women: Elise Christie
25–31	Figure skating	2016 European Figure Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Evgenia Medvedeva Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
26–30	Track cycling	2016 Asian Cycling Championships	Continental	South Korea
26–2 February	Biathlon	2016 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships	International	Norway
26–23 April	Association football	2016 OFC Champions League	Continental	Auckland City FC
27–26 November	Association football	2016 AFC Champions League	Continental
29–31	Luge	2016 FIL World Luge Championships	International	Men's Singles: Felix Loch Men's Sprint: Felix Loch Women's Singles: Natalie Geisenberger Women's Sprint: Martina Kocher Doubles: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt Doubles Sprint: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt
29–31	Speed skating	2016 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Ren Ziwei Women: Qu Chunyu Medal tallies:  China
30–31	Cyclo-cross	2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships	International	Men: Wout Van Aert ( Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace) Women: Thalita de Jong ( Rabo–Liv Women Cycling Team)
30–31	Darts	2016 Masters	International	Michael van Gerwen
30–31	Rugby sevens	2016 Wellington Sevens (WRSS #3)	International	New Zealand
31	American football	2016 Pro Bowl	Domestic	Team Irvin Offensive MVP: Russell Wilson ( Seattle Seahawks) Defensive MVP: Michael Bennett ( Seattle Seahawks)
31	Ice hockey	2016 NHL All-Star Game	Domestic	Team Pacific MVP: John Scott ( St. John's IceCaps)

February

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
2–13	Futsal	UEFA Futsal Euro 2016	Continental	Spain
3–7	Snooker	2016 German Masters	International	Martin Gould
5–16	Multi-sport	2016 South Asian Games	International	India
6	Formula E	2016 Buenos Aires ePrix	International	Sam Bird ( Virgin Racing)
6–7	Luge	2016 FIL Junior World Championships	International	Men: Roman Repilov Women: Julia Taubitz Doubles: David Trojer/Philip Knoll Team:  Germany
6–7	Rugby sevens	2016 Sydney Sevens (WRSS #4)	International	New Zealand
6–6 March	Rugby union	///// 2016 Americas Rugby Championship	Continental	Argentina XV
6–19 March	Rugby union	///// 2016 Six Nations Championship	Continental	England
7	American football	Super Bowl 50	Domestic	Denver Broncos MVP: Von Miller (Denver Broncos)
7–13	Snooker	2016 European Under-18 Snooker Championship 2016 European Under-21 Snooker Championship	Continental	U-18: Tyler Rees U-21: Josh Boileau
8–13	Futsal	2016 OFC Futsal Championship	Continental	Solomon Islands
8–21	Bobsleigh & Skeleton	IBSF World Championships 2016	International	Germany
10–21	Futsal	2016 AFC Futsal Championship	Continental	Iran
11–14	Speed skating	2016 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships	International	Netherlands
12–14	Canoe sprint	2016 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships	Continental	Australia
12–14	Rallying	2016 Rally Sweden (WRC #2)	International	Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia ( Volkswagen Motorsport)
12–21	Multi-sport	2016 Winter Youth Olympics	International	United States
12–23 October	Association football	2016 CAF Champions League	Continental
12–6 November	Association football	2016 CAF Confederation Cup	Continental
13–14	Luge	2016 FIL European Luge Championships	Continental	Men: Felix Loch Women: Tatjana Hüfner Doubles: Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken Team Relay:  Germany
14	Basketball	2016 NBA All-Star Game	Domestic	Western Conference (NBA) MVP: Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder)
15–19	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III – Group B	International	New Zealand was promoted to Division III – Group A
15–21	Snooker	2016 Welsh Open	International	Ronnie O'Sullivan
16–21	Figure skating	2016 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships	International	Men: Patrick Chan Ladies: Satoko Miyahara Pairs: Sui Wenjing/Han Cong Ice dance: Maia Shibutani/Alex Shibutani
17–21	Amateur wrestling	2016 Asian Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's freestyle:  Iran Greco-Roman:  Iran Women's freestyle:  China Overall:  Iran
19–21	Whitewater slalom	2016 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental	Slovakia
20	Association football	2016 CAF Super Cup	Continental	TP Mazembe
21–28	Curling	2016 World Wheelchair Curling Championship	International	Russia (Skip: Andrey Smirnov)
22–28	Biathlon	2016 IBU Open European Championships	Continental	Russia
22–28	Shooting	10m European Shooting Championships	Continental	Russia
25–2 March	Squash	Windy City Open 2016 (PSA WS #5) Women's Windy City Open 2016	International	Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy Women: Raneem El Weleily
26–28	Amateur wrestling	2016 Pan-American Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's Freestyle:  United States Women's Freestyle:  United States Greco-Roman:  Cuba
26–16 July	Rugby union	//// 2016 Super Rugby season	International
27–28	Speed skating	2016 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Pavel Kulizhnikov Women: Brittany Bowe
28	Marathon	2016 Tokyo Marathon (WMM #1)	International	Men: Feyisa Lilesa Women: Helah Kiprop
28–6 March	Table tennis	2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships	International	China
29–6 March	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group B	International	Australia was promoted to Division II – Group A  Turkey was relegated to Division II – Group B Qualification

March

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–6	Archery	2016 World Indoor Archery Championships	International	Italy
1–12	Cross-country skiing	2016 Ski Tour Canada	International	Men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby Women: Therese Johaug
2–6	Track cycling	2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships	International	Great Britain
3–6	Golf	2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship	International	Adam Scott
3–13	Association football	2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship	Continental	United States
3–13	Biathlon	Biathlon World Championships 2016	International	France
4–5	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #1	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Jodie Stimpson
4–6	Amateur wrestling	2016 African Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's Freestyle:  Tunisia Women's Freestyle:  Nigeria Greco-Roman:  Egypt
4–6	Darts	2016 UK Open	International	Michael van Gerwen
4–6	Rallying	2016 Rally Mexico (WRC #3)	International	Jari-Matti Latvala / Miikka Anttila ( Volkswagen Motorsport)
4–6	Rugby sevens	2016 USA Sevens (WRSS #5)	International	Fiji
5–6	Speed skating	2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Sven Kramer Women: Martina Sáblíková
5–13	Curling	2016 World Junior Curling Championships	International	Men:  Scotland (Skip: Bruce Mouat) Women:  Canada (Skip: Mary Fay)
6–12	Multi-sport	/ 2016 Arctic Winter Games	Regional	Alaska
6–13	Road bicycle racing	Paris–Nice	International	Geraint Thomas ( Team Sky)
8–13	Amateur wrestling	2016 European Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's freestyle:  Russia (medals),  Georgia (points) Women's freestyle:  Azerbaijan (medals),  Ukraine (points) Greco-Roman:  Russia (medals and points) Overall:  Russia (medals),  Ukraine (points)
8–13	Snooker	2016 World Grand Prix	International	Shaun Murphy
8–3 April	Cricket	2016 ICC World Twenty20	International	West Indies
9–15	Road bicycle racing	Tirreno–Adriatico	International	Greg Van Avermaet ( BMC Racing Team)
9–20	Tennis	2016 BNP Paribas Open	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Victoria Azarenka
11–12	Amateur wrestling	2016 Oceania Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's Freestyle:  New Zealand Women's Freestyle:  Australia Greco-Roman:  New Zealand
11–13	Athletics	2016 World University Cross Country Championships	International	Men: Hicham Amghar Women: Sevilay Eytemiş
11–13	Speed skating	2016 World Junior Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Benjamin Donnelly Women: Elizaveta Kazelina
11–13	Speed skating	2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Han Tianyu Women: Choi Min-jeong
11–30	Chess	Candidates Tournament 2016	International	Sergey Karjakin
12	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #1	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Jodie Stimpson
12	Formula E	2016 Mexico City ePrix	International	Jérôme d'Ambrosio ( Dragon Racing)
12–13	Rugby sevens	2016 Canada Sevens (WRSS #6)	International	New Zealand
13–18 September	INDYCAR	/ 2016 IndyCar Series season	Regional
14–20	Figure skating	2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships	International	Men: Daniel Samohin Ladies: Marin Honda Pairs: Anna Dušková / Martin Bidař Ice Dance: Lorraine McNamara / Quinn Carpenter
14–20	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III – Group A	International	Australia was promoted to Division II – Group B  Mexico was relegated to Division III – Group B
15–3 April	Cricket	2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20	International	West Indies
15–4 April	Basketball	2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament	Domestic	Villanova Wildcats
16–20	Modern pentathlon	2016 Pan American Modern Pentathlon Championships	Continental	Men: Nathan Schrimsher Women: Leidis Laura Moya
17–20	Athletics	2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships	International	United States
19	Road bicycle racing	Milan–San Remo	International	Arnaud Démare ( FDJ)
19–27	Curling	2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship	International	Switzerland (Skip: Binia Feltscher)
19–5 April	Basketball	2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament	Domestic	Connecticut Huskies
20	Formula One	2016 Australian Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
20	Motorcycle racing	2016 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten) Moto3: Niccolò Antonelli ( Ongetta-Rivacold)
20–24	Table tennis	2016 Oceania Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Men: Chris Yan Women: Jian Fang Lay
21–27	Road bicycle racing	Volta a Catalunya	International	Nairo Quintana ( Movistar Team)
21–27	Squash	2016 Men's British Open (PSA WS #6) 2016 Women's British Open	International	Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy Women: Nour El Sherbini
21–3 April	Tennis	2016 Miami Open	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Victoria Azarenka
23–27	Golf	2016 WGC-Dell Match Play	International	Jason Day
25	Road bicycle racing	E3 Harelbeke	International	Michał Kwiatkowski ( Team Sky)
25–27	Rowing	2016 South American Rowing Championship	Continental	Brazil
26	Athletics	2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships	International	Men: Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Women: Peres Jepchirchir
26	Horse racing	2016 Dubai World Cup	International	California Chrome (Jockey: Victor Espinoza)
26–31	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group A	International	Germany was promoted to Top Division  Slovakia was relegated to Division I - Group B
26–1 April	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group B	International	Estonia was promoted to Division II - Group A  China was relegated to Division III - Group A
27	Road bicycle racing	Gent–Wevelgem	International	Peter Sagan ( Tinkoff)
28–3 April	Figure skating	2016 World Figure Skating Championships	International	Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Evgenia Medvedeva Pairs: Meagan Duhamel/Eric Radford Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis/Guillaume Cizeron
28–3 April	Snooker	2016 China Open	International	Judd Trump
28–4 April	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF Women's World Championship	International	United States
31–3 April	Golf	2016 ANA Inspiration	International	Lydia Ko
31–6 April	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship Division III	International	Turkey was promoted to Division II - Group B

April

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–3	Acrobatic Gymnastics	2016 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships	International	Russia
1–4	Canoe sprint	2016 Canoe Sprint African Championships	Continental	South Africa
2	Formula E	2016 Long Beach ePrix	International	Lucas di Grassi ( ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport)
2–8	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group A	International	Poland was promoted to Division I – Group B  Croatia was relegated to Division II – Group B
2–10	Curling	2016 World Men's Curling Championship	International	Canada (Skip: Kevin Koe)
3	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #2	International	Men: Richard Murray Women: Gwen Jorgensen
3	Formula One	2016 Bahrain Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
3	Motorcycle racing	2016 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Khairul Idham Pawi ( Honda Team Asia)
3	Road bicycle racing	Tour of Flanders	International	Peter Sagan ( Tinkoff)
3	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of France	International	Race 1: Robert Huff (/ Castrol Honda) Race 2: José María López ( Citroën Racing)
3–2 October	Baseball	/ 2016 Major League Baseball season	Domestic
4–9	Road bicycle racing	Tour of the Basque Country	International	Alberto Contador ( Tinkoff)
7 October 2015–10	Ice hockey	/ 2015-16 NHL season	Domestic	Presidents' Trophy: Washington Capitals
4–10	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group A	International	Poland was promoted to Division I – Group B The  Netherlands was relegated to Division II – Group B
4–10	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group B	International	Hungary was promoted to Division I – Group A The  Netherlands was relegated to Division II – Group A
7–10	Golf	2016 Masters Tournament	International	Danny Willett
8–10	Rugby sevens	2016 Hong Kong Sevens (WRSS #7)	International	Fiji
9	Horse racing	2016 Grand National	International	Rule The World (Jockey: David Mullins)
9–10	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #2	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Helen Jenkins
9–15	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group A	International	The  Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group B  China was relegated to Division II – Group B
9–15	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I – Group A	International	Belarus was promoted to Top Division  Austria was relegated to Division I – Group B
10	Motorcycle racing	2016 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Álex Rins ( Páginas Amarillas HP 40) Moto3: Romano Fenati ( Sky Racing Team VR46)
10	Road bicycle racing	Paris–Roubaix	International	Mathew Hayman ( Orica-GreenEDGE)
10–16	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group B	International	Australia was promoted to Division II – Group A  Bulgaria was relegated to Division III
10–16	Weightlifting	2016 European Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Men:  Turkey Women:  Armenia Overall:  Armenia
10–17	Tennis	2016 Monte Carlo Masters	International	Rafael Nadal
27 October 2015–13	Basketball	/ 2015–16 NBA season	Domestic	Top regular season team: Golden State Warriors
13–18	Fencing	2016 Asian Fencing Championships	Continental	South Korea
14	Basketball	2016 WNBA draft	Domestic	#1 pick: Breanna Stewart from the University of Connecticut to the Seattle Storm
14–24	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championships	International	Finland
15–24	Futsal	2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations	Continental	Morocco
16	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #3	International	Men: Rodrigo González Women: Summer Cook
16–17	Rugby sevens	2016 Singapore Sevens (WRSS #8)	International	Kenya
16–23	Curling	2016 World Senior Curling Championships	International	Men:  Sweden (Skip: Mats Wranå) Women:  Scotland (Skip: Jackie Lockhart)
16–23	Curling	2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship	International	Russia (Alexander Krushelnitskiy & Anastasia Bryzgalova)
16–24	Croquet	2016 AC World Championship	International	Stephen Mulliner
16–2 May	Snooker	2016 World Snooker Championship	International	Mark Selby
17	Formula One	2016 Chinese Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
17	Road bicycle racing	Amstel Gold Race	International	Enrico Gasparotto ( Wanty–Groupe Gobert)
17	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia	International	Race 1: Tiago Monteiro (/ Castrol Honda) Race 2: José María López ( Citroën Racing)
17–23	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B	International	Ukraine was promoted to Division I – Group A  Romania was relegated to Division II – Group A
18	Association football	2015–16 UEFA Youth League Final	Continental	Chelsea
18	Marathon	2016 Boston Marathon (WMM #2)	International	Men: Berhanu Lemi Women: Atsede Baysa
18–24	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group B	International	Hungary was promoted to Division I – Group A  South Korea was relegated to Division II – Group A
20	Road bicycle racing	La Flèche Wallonne	International	Alejandro Valverde ( Movistar Team)
20–27	Association Football	2016 CONCACAF Champions League Finals	Continental	Club América
21–24	Judo	2016 European Judo Championships	Continental	Men:  Georgia Women:  France Overall:  France
22–24	Rallying	2016 Rally Argentina (WRC #4)	International	Hayden Paddon ( Hyundai Motorsport N)
23	Association football	2016 OFC Champions League Final	Continental	Auckland City
23	Formula E	2016 Paris ePrix	International	Lucas di Grassi ( ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport)
23–24	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #3	International	Men: Fernando Alarza Women: Non Stanford
23–24	Whitewater slalom	2016 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental	China
23–29	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A	International	Slovenia was promoted to Top Division  Japan was relegated to Division I – Group B
23–30	Squash	2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship	International	Nour El Sherbini
24	Marathon	2016 London Marathon (WMM #3)	International	Men: Eliud Kipchoge Women: Jemima Sumgong
24	Motorcycle racing	2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Sam Lowes ( Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
24	Road bicycle racing	Liège–Bastogne–Liège	International	Wout Poels ( Team Sky)
24	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of Hungary	International	Race 1: Mehdi Bennani ( Sébastien Loeb Racing) Race 2: José María López ( Citroën Racing)
24–29	Squash	El Gouna International 2016 (PSA WS #7)	International	Mohamed El Shorbagy
25–27	Fencing	2016 World Fencing Championships	International	Men's team sabre:  Russia Women's team foil:  Russia
25–30	Weightlifting	2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Men's:  Uzbekistan Women's:  China Overall:  China
26–1 May	Badminton	2016 Badminton Asia Championships	Continental	Men's: Lee Chong Wei Women's: Wang Yihan Men's doubles: Lee Yong-dae/Yoo Yeon-seong Women's doubles: Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei
26–1 May	Badminton	2016 European Badminton Championships	Continental	Men's: Viktor Axelsen Women's: Carolina Marín Men's doubles: Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding Women's doubles: Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl Mixed doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen
26–1 May	Road bicycle racing	Tour de Romandie	Continental	Nairo Quintana ( Movistar Team)
28–30	American football	2016 NFL Draft	Domestic	#1 pick: Jared Goff from the University of California, Berkeley to the Los Angeles Rams
28–30	Table tennis	2016 Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament	Continental	Men: Xu Xin Women: Liu Shiwen
28–1 May	Triathlon	2016 ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships	Continental	Men: Hirokatsu Tayama Women: Ai Ueda
30	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Slovenia	International	Peter Kildemand

May

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Formula One	2016 Russian Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
2–8	Tennis	2016 Madrid Open	International
4–16	Association football	2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship	Continental
5–21	Association football	2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Continental
6	Athletics	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix (DL #1)	International
6–8	Rowing	2016 European Rowing Championships	Continental
6–22	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship	International
6–29	Road bicycle racing	2016 Giro d'Italia	International
7	Horse racing	2016 Kentucky Derby (US Triple Crown #1)	Domestic
7–8	Athletics	2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships	International
7–8	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #4	International
8	Motorcycle racing	2016 French motorcycle Grand Prix	International
8	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of Morocco	International
8	Road running	Wings for Life World Run 2016	International
8–14	Futsal	2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship	Continental
9–15	Tennis	2016 Italian Open	International
9–22	Aquatics	2016 European Aquatics Championships	Continental
11–16	Beach volleyball	2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships	International
12–15	Basketball	2016 Euroleague Final Four	Continental
12–15	Golf	2016 Players Championship	International
12–20	Weightlifting	2016 African Weightlifting Championships	Continental
13–15	Rugby sevens	2016 Paris Sevens (WRSS #9)	International
13–15	Whitewater slalom	2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental
14	Athletics	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix (DL #2)	International
14	Rugby union	2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final	Continental
14	Speedway	2016 FIM Warsaw Grand Prix of Poland	International
14–15	Triathlon	World Triathlon Series #4	International
14–15	Amateur wrestling	2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle	International
15	Formula One	2016 Spanish Grand Prix	International
15–22	Badminton	2016 Thomas & Uber Cup	International
18	Association football	2016 UEFA Europa League Final	Continental
19–22	Canoe sprint	2016 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships	Continental
19–22	Golf	The Tradition	International
19–27	Amateur boxing	2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships	International
20–22	Rallying	2016 Rally de Portugal (WRC #5)	International
20–22	Rugby sevens	2016 London Sevens (WRSS #10)	International
21	Formula E	2016 Berlin ePrix	International
21	Horse racing	2016 Preakness Stakes (US Triple Crown #2)	Domestic
21–22	Amateur wrestling	2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Greco-Roman	International
22	Athletics	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat (DL #3)	International
22	Motorcycle racing	2016 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	International
22–29	Modern pentathlon	2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships	International
22–5 June	Tennis	2016 French Open (Grand Slam #2)	International
23–29	Archery	2016 European Archery Championships	Continental
24–28	Squash	2016 Men's PSA World Series Finals 2016 Women's PSA World Series Finals	International
25–29	BMX racing	2016 UCI BMX World Championships	International
26	Association football	2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final	Continental
26–29	Golf	Senior PGA Championship	International
26–29	Golf	2016 BMW PGA Championship	International
26–29	Triathlon	2016 ETU Triathlon European Championships	Continental
28	Association football	2016 UEFA Champions League Final	Continental
28	Athletics	Prefontaine Classic (DL #4)	International
28–29	Athletics	2016 Hypo-Meeting	International
28–11 June	Association football	2016 OFC Nations Cup	Continental
29	Formula One	2016 Monaco Grand Prix	International
29	INDYCAR	2016 Indianapolis 500	Domestic
29	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of Germany	International
31–5 June	Amateur wrestling	2016 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships	Continental

June

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–5	Jiu-Jitsu	2016 World Jiu-Jitsu Championship	International
2	Athletics	Golden Gala (DL #5)	International
2–5	Darts	2016 PDC World Cup of Darts	International
3–26	Association football	Copa América Centenario	Continental
3–10 July	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix	International
4	Formula E	2016 Moscow ePrix	International
4	Horse racing	2016 Epsom Derby	International
4–5	Triathlon	2016 ITU Duathlon World Championships	International
4–11	Weightlifting	2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships	Continental
5	Athletics	British Grand Prix (DL #6)	International
5	Motorcycle racing	2016 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	International
5–12	Road bicycle racing	Critérium du Dauphiné	International
7–12	Water polo	2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Superfinal	International
7–25	Rugby union	2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship	International
9	Athletics	Bislett Games (DL #7)	International
9–12	Golf	2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship	International
9–12	Golf	Senior Players Championship	International
10–12	Amateur wrestling	2016 Pan-American Junior Wrestling Championships	Continental
10–12	Rallying	2016 Rally di Sardegna (WRC #6)	International
10–10 July	Association football	UEFA Euro 2016	Continental
11	Horse racing	2016 Belmont Stakes (US Triple Crown #3)	Domestic
11	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Denmark	International
11–12	Triathlon	World Triathlon Series #5	International
11–19	Field hockey	2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy	International
11–19	Road bicycle racing	Tour de Suisse	International
12	Formula One	2016 Canadian Grand Prix	International
12	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of Portugal	International
13–19	Basketball	2016 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament	International
13–19	Shooting	2016 European Junior Shooting Championships	Continental
14–18	Horse racing	Royal Ascot 2016	International
16	Athletics	Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics (DL #8)	International
16–19	Golf	2016 U.S. Open	International
16–17 July	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball World League	International
17–26	Baseball	2016 WBSC 21U Baseball World Cup	International
18–19	Rugby sevens	2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament	International
18–19	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #5	International
18–19	WEC	24 Hours of Le Mans	International
18–26	Field hockey	2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy	International
19	Formula One	2016 European Grand Prix	International
20–25	Fencing	2016 European Fencing Championships	Continental
21–26	Amateur wrestling	2016 European Junior Wrestling Championships	Continental
22–3 July	Basketball	2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women	International
23	Basketball	2016 NBA Draft	International
24–25	Ice hockey	2016 NHL Entry Draft	International
24–26	Canoe sprint	2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships	Continental
25	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Czech Republic	International
25–26	Mountain bike racing	2016 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships	International
25–26	Rugby sevens	2016 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament	International
26	Motorcycle racing	2016 Dutch TT	International
26–3 July	Basketball	2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries	Continental
27–10 July	Tennis	2016 Wimbledon Championships (Grand Slam #3)	International
28–3 July	Mountain bike racing	2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (XCO & XCE only)	International
30–3 July	Golf	2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	International
30–3 July	Amateur wrestling	2016 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships	Continental

July

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–3	Rallying	2016 Rally Poland (WRC #7)	International
2–3	Formula E	2016 London ePrix	International
2–3	Triathlon	World Triathlon Series #6	International
2–24	Road bicycle racing	2016 Tour de France	International
3	Formula One	2016 Austrian Grand Prix	International
4–10	Basketball	// 2016 Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments	International
4–11	Modern pentathlon	2016 European Modern Pentathlon Championships	Continental
4–13	Shooting	2016 European Shotgun Championships	Continental
6–10	Athletics	2016 European Athletics Championships	Continental
7–10	Golf	2016 U.S. Women's Open	International
8–10	Amateur wrestling	2016 Pan-American Cadet Wrestling Championships	Continental
8–10	BMX racing	2016 European BMX Racing Championships	Continental
8–17	Table tennis	2016 Table Tennis European Youth Championships	Continental
9	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Great Britain	International
9–10	Rowing	2016 European Rowing Junior Championships	Continental
9–10	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #6	International
10	Formula One	2016 British Grand Prix	International
11–24	Association football	2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Continental
12	Baseball	2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game	Domestic
12–17	Beach volleyball	2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U17 World Championships	International
12–18	Road bicycle racing	Tour de Pologne	International
14–17	Golf	2016 Open Championship	International
14–17	Whitewater slalom	2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships	International
14–18	Modern pentathlon	2016 World Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships	International
15	Athletics	Herculis (DL #9)	International
15–23	Shooting	2016 World Running Target Championships	International
15–24	Softball	2016 Women's Softball World Championship	International
16–17	Triathlon	World Triathlon Series #7	International
16–17	Triathlon	2016 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships	International
16–24	Darts	2016 World Matchplay	International
17	Motorcycle racing	2016 German motorcycle Grand Prix	International
19–24	Athletics	2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics	International
19–24	Golf	2016 International Crown	International
19–24	Amateur wrestling	2016 European Cadet Wrestling Championships	Continental
19–31	Association football	2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship	Continental
21–24	Golf	Senior Open Championship	International
22–23	Athletics	London Grand Prix (DL #10)	International
22–13 August	Association Football	// 2016 International Champions Cup	International
23	Speedway	2016 World Cup Event 1	International
23–24	Triathlon	2016 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships	International
24	Formula One	2016 Hungarian Grand Prix	International
25–4 August	Pool	2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship	International
26	Speedway	2016 World Cup Event 2	International
26–31	Beach volleyball	2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships	International
27–2 August	Modern pentathlon	2016 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships	International
28–31	Golf	2016 PGA Championship	International
28–31	Golf	2016 Women's British Open	International
29	Speedway	2016 World Cup Race Off	International
29–31	Rallying	2016 Rally Finland (WRC #8)	International
29–7 August	Baseball	2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup	International
30	Road bicycle racing	Clásica de San Sebastián	International
31	Speedway	2016 World Cup Final	International
31	Formula One	2016 German Grand Prix	International

August

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
4–7	Canoe sprint	2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships	International
5–21	Multi-sport	2016 Summer Olympics	International
6–7	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #7	International
7	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of Argentina	International
9	Association football	2016 UEFA Super Cup	Continental
10–14	Modern pentathlon	2016 European Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships	Continental
11–14	Golf	U.S. Senior Open	International
13	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Sweden	International
14	Motorcycle racing	2016 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	International
15–22	Snooker	2016 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship 2016 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship	International
19–21	Rallying	2016 Rallye Deutschland (WRC #9)	International
20–11 September	Road bicycle racing	Vuelta a España	International
21	Motorcycle racing	2016 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	International
21	Road bicycle racing	Hamburg Cyclassics	International
21–28	Rowing	2016 World Rowing Championships	International
21–28	Rowing	World Rowing Junior Championships 2016	International
21–28	Rowing	2016 World Rowing U23 Championships	International
25	Athletics	Athletissima (DL #11)	International
26–3 September	Water polo	2016 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships	International
27	Speedway	2016 FIM Gorzow Grand Prix of Poland	International
27	Athletics	Meeting Areva (DL #12)	International
27–8 October	Rugby union	/// 2016 Rugby Championship	International
28	Formula One	2016 Belgian Grand Prix	International
28	Road bicycle racing	GP Ouest-France	International
29–3 September	Trial cycling	2016 UCI Trials World Championships	International
29–12 September	Tennis	2016 US Open (Grand Slam #4)	International
30–4 September	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships	International

September

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Athletics	Weltklasse Zürich (DL #13)	International
3–4	Triathlon	World Triathlon Series #8	International
3–11	Baseball	2016 WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup	International
3–10 December	American football	2016 NCAA Division I FBS season	Domestic
4	Formula One	2016 Italian Grand Prix	International
4	Motorcycle racing	2016 British motorcycle Grand Prix	International
4	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of Japan	International
5–10	Snooker	2016 Six-red World Championship	International
6–11	Mountain bike racing	2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DHI & 4X only)	International
7–18	Multi-sport	2016 Summer Paralympics	International
8–1 January 2017	American football	2016 NFL season	Domestic
9	Athletics	Memorial Van Damme (DL #14)	International
9	Road bicycle racing	GP de Québec	International
9–11	Rallying	2016 China Rally (WRC #10)	International
10	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Germany	International
10–1 October	Futsal	2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup	International
11	Athletics	2016 Great North Run	International
11	Motorcycle racing	2016 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix	International
11	Road bicycle racing	GP de Montréal	International
11–18	Triathlon	World Triathlon Series Grand Final	International
11–18	Triathlon	2016 ITU Aquathlon World Championships	International
13–18	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Cadet Wrestling Championships	International
13–3 June 2017	Association football	2016-17 UEFA Champions League	Continental
15–18	Golf	2016 Evian Championship	International
15–2 October	Association football	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Continental
15–24 May 2017	Association football	2016-17 UEFA Europa League	Continental
17–1 October	Ice hockey	2016 World Cup of Hockey	International
18	Formula One	2016 Singapore Grand Prix	International
19–25	Road bicycle racing	/ Eneco Tour	International
23–25	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman only)	International
24	Speedway	2016 FIM Stockholm Grand Prix of Sweden	International
24–25	Triathlon	2016 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships	International
24–25	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #8	International
24–3 October	Multi-sport	2016 Asian Beach Games	Continental
25	Marathon	2016 Berlin Marathon (WMM #4)	International
25	Motorcycle racing	2016 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	International
25	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of China	International
30–2 October	Golf	2016 Ryder Cup	International
30–2 October	Rallying	2016 Tour de Corse (WRC #11)	International
30–21 October	Association football	2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup	International

October

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Road bicycle racing	Il Lombardia	International
1	Speedway	2016 FIM Torun Grand Prix of Poland	International
1–3	Table tennis	2016 Men's World Cup	International
2	Formula One	2016 Malaysian Grand Prix	International
2	Horse racing	2016 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe	International
2–6	Shooting	2016 World University Shooting Championships	International
2–8	Darts	2016 World Grand Prix	International
3–8	Amateur boxing	2016 World University Boxing Championships	International
4–23	Baseball	2016 Major League Baseball postseason	Domestic
7–9	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Men's & Women's Freestyle only)	International
8	Multi-sport	Cybathlon	International
9	Formula One	2016 Japanese Grand Prix	International
9	Marathon	2016 Chicago Marathon (WMM #5)	International
9–16	Road bicycle racing	2016 UCI Road World Championships	International
11–15	3x3 Basketball	2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships	International
13–30	Association football	2016 AFC U-19 Championship	Continental
14–16	Rallying	2016 Rally de Catalunya (WRC #12)	International
16	Motorcycle racing	2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	International
18–23	Table tennis	2016 European Table Tennis Championships	Continental
18-23	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Women's Club World Championship	International
20–30 April 2017	Basketball	2016–17 Basketball Champions League	Continental
21–23	Rowing	2016 World Rowing Coastal Championships	International
22	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Australia	International
22–23	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #9	International
23	Formula One	2016 United States Grand Prix	International
23	Motorcycle racing	2016 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	International
24–30	Table tennis	2016 African Table Tennis Championships	Continental
25–30	Amateur wrestling	2016 World University Wrestling Championships	International
25–30	Karate	2016 World Karate Championships	International
25–2 November	Baseball	2016 Major League Baseball World Series	Domestic
27–30	Golf	2016 WGC-HSBC Champions	International
28–30	Darts	2016 European Championship	International
28–30	Rallying	2016 Wales Rally GB (WRC #13)	International
29–30	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #10	International
30	Motorcycle racing	2016 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	International
30	Formula One	2016 Mexican Grand Prix	International
30–6 November	Squash	2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship	International

November

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Horse racing	2016 Melbourne Cup	International
4–5	Horse racing	2016 Breeders' Cup	International
5	Association football	2016 AFC Cup Final	Continental
6	Marathon	2016 New York City Marathon (WMM #6)	International
6	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of Thailand	International
7–12	Snooker	2016 Champion of Champions	International
8–13	Badminton	2016 BWF World Junior Championships	International
8–16	Weightlifting	2016 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships	Continental
10–19	Snooker	2016 World Amateur Snooker Championship	International
11–30	Chess	World Chess Championship 2016	International
12–20	Darts	2016 Grand Slam of Darts	International
13	Formula One	2016 Brazilian Grand Prix	International
13	Motorcycle racing	2016 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	International
13–17	Weightlifting	2016 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships	International
13–20	Tennis	2016 ATP World Tour Finals	International
14–27	Amateur boxing	2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships	International
18–20	Rallying	2016 Rally Australia (WRC #14)	International
19–20	Triathlon	2016 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships	International
19–3 December	Association Football	2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations	Continental
19–17 December	Association Football	/ 2016 AFF Championship	Regional
22–4 December	Snooker	2016 UK Championship	International
24–4 December	Field hockey	2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup	International
25	WTCC	FIA WTCC Race of Qatar	International
25–27	Darts	2016 Players Championship Finals	International
25–27	Tennis	2016 Davis Cup Final	International
27	Canadian football	104th Grey Cup	Domestic
27	Formula One	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	International
27	Horse racing	2016 Japan Cup	International
30–7 December	Table tennis	2016 World Junior Table Tennis Championships	International

December

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	winner/s
1–11	Field hockey	2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup	International
4–18	Handball	2016 European Women's Handball Championship	Continental
5–11	Water polo	2016 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships	International
6–9	Pool	Mosconi Cup XXIII	International
6–11	Swimming	2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	International
8–18	Association football	2016 FIFA Club World Cup	International
11	Horse racing	2016 Hong Kong International Races	International
14–18	Squash	2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship	International
26–5 January 2017	Ice hockey	2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International

Alpine skiing

Amateur boxing

2016 Summer Olympics (AIBA)

• August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro

World and continental boxing championships

• March 11 – 19: 2016 AIBA American Continental Championships in Buenos Aires^[1]
  • The  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 11 – 19: 2016 AIBA African Continental Championships in Yaoundé^[2]
  •  Morocco won the gold medal tally. Morocco and  Algeria won 7 overall medals each.
• March 25 – April 2: 2016 AIBA Asia/Oceania Continental Championships in Qian'an, Hebei^[3]
  •  Uzbekistan won the gold medal tally.  China won the overall medal tally.
• April 9 – 17: 2016 AIBA European Continental Championships in Samsun^[4]
  •  Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 19 – 27: 2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Astana^[5]
• June 14 – 26: AIBA's Final World Olympic Qualification Event in Baku
• October 3 – 8: 2016 World University Boxing Championships in Chiang Mai
• November 14 – 27: 2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Saint Petersburg

American football

Aquatics

2016 Summer Olympics (FINA–Aquatics)

• February 19 – 24: 2016 FINA Diving World Cup in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[6]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[7]
• March 2 – 6: Aquece Rio Synchronized Swimming 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[8][9]
  • Duet winners:  Spain (Gemma Mengual, Ona Carbonell, Paula Klamburg)
  • Team winners:  Ukraine
• April 15 – 20: Aquece Rio Swimming 2016 (Maria Lenk Trophy) in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium (Olympic Test Event)^[10]
  • For results, click here.
• August 6 – 13: Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium
• August 7 – 19: Diving at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center
• August 15: Women's 10km marathon swimming in Rio de Janeiro at Fort Copacabana
• August 15 – 20: Synchronized swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center
• August 16: Men's 10km marathon swimming in Rio de Janeiro at Fort Copacabana

2016 FINA 10 km Marathon Swimming World Cup & World Events

• February 6 & 7: World Cup and Event #1 in Carmen de Patagones-Viedma, Río Negro^[11]
  • Men's winner: Alex Meyer
  • Women's winner: Rachele Bruni
• February 26 & 27: World Cup and Event #2 in Abu Dhabi^[12]
  • Men's winner: Marc Antoine Olivier
  • Women's winner: Aurélie Muller
• June 18: World Cup and Event #3 in Balatonfüred
  • Men's winner:
  • Women's winner:
• July 23 & 28: World Cup and Event #4 in Lac Saint-Jean
• August 12 & 13: World Cup and Event #5 in Lake Mégantic
• October 9: World Cup and Event #6 in Chun'an County-Hangzhou
• October 15 & 16: World Cup and Event #7 (final) in  Hong Kong

2016 FINA Open Water Swimming Grand Prix

• July 30: Grand Prix #1 in Lac Saint-Jean
• August 20: Grand Prix #2 in Lake Ohrid
• September 4: Grand Prix #3 (final) in Capri, Campania-Naples

Diving

2016 FINA Diving World Series

• March 11 – 13: DWS #1 in Beijing^[13][14]
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Cao Yuan
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: Shi Tingmao
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Chen Aisen
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Si Yajie
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (Cao Yuan, Qin Kai)
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (He Zi, Wang Han)
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (Lin Yue, Chen Aisen)
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (Liu Huixia, Si Yajie)
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (Wang Han, Yang Hao)
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (TAI Xiaohu, CHANG Yani)
• March 17 – 19: DWS #2 in Dubai^[15][16]
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Cao Yuan
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: Shi Tingmao
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Yang Hao
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Liu Huixia
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (Cao Yuan, Qin Kai)
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (He Zi, Wang Han)
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (Lin Yue, Chen Aisen)
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (Liu Huixia, Si Yajie)
  • Mixed Sychronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (Wang Han, Yang Hao)
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (TAI Xiaohu, CHANG Yani)
• April 15 – 17: DWS #3 in Windsor, Ontario^[17][18]
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Cao Yuan
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: He Zi
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Chen Aisen
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Ren Qian
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (Qin Kai, Cao Yuan)
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (He Zi, Wang Han)
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (Lin Yue, Chen Aisen)
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (Chen Ruolin, Liu Huixia)
  • Mixed Sychronized 3m Springboard winners:  Canada (Jennifer Abel, François Imbeau-Dulac)
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (TAI Xiaohu, CHANG Yani)
• April 22 – 24: DWS #4 (final) in Kazan^[19][20]
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Cao Yuan
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: He Zi
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Chen Aisen
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Ren Qian
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  Russia (Ilya Zakharov, Evgeny Kuznetsov)
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (He Zi, Wang Han)
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (Lin Yue, Chen Aisen)
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (Chen Ruolin, Liu Huixia)
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners:  China (Wang Han, Yang Hao)
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners:  China (TAI Xiaohu, CHANG Yani)

2016 FINA Diving Grand Prix

• January 15 – 17: DGP #1 in Madrid^[21]
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Constantin Blaha
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: XU Zhihuan
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Yang Hao
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: XIA Bingqing
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Zhao Dong / Li Jiawei
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: XU Zhihuan / Wang Han
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: JIE Lianjun / Yang Hao
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XIA Bingqing / XIA Yujie
• January 29 – 31: DGP #2 in Rostock^[22]
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Patrick Hausding
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: HE Xiaojie
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Yang Jian
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: DING Yaying
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Philippe Gagné / François Imbeau-Dulac
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: CHEN Jiayu / HE Xiaojie
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XU Zewei / TAI Xiaohu
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: DING Yaying / SUO Miya
• March 31 – April 3: DGP #3 in San Juan, Puerto Rico^[23]
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Matthieu Rosset
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: WU Chunting
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: LIAN Junjie
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Samantha Bromberg
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: PENG Jianfeng / SUN Zhiyi
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: WU Chunting / XU Zhihuan
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: HUANG Bowen / XU Zewei
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: SUO Miya / LI Jinming
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: HUANG Bowen / WU Chunting
• April 7 – 10: DGP #4 in Gatineau^[24]
  • Men's 3m Springboard winner: Matthieu Rosset
  • Women's 3m Springboard winner: WU Chunting
  • Men's 10m Platform winner: Vincent Riendeau
  • Women's 10m Platform winner: Roseline Filion
  • Men's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: Philippe Gagné / François Imbeau-Dulac
  • Women's Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: WU Chunting / XU Zhihuan
  • Men's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: XU Zewei / HUANG Bowen
  • Women's Synchronized 10m Platform winners: Meaghan Benfeito / Roseline Filion
  • Mixed Synchronized 3m Springboard winners: WU Chunting / HUANG Bowen
  • Mixed Synchronized 10m Platform winners: SUO Miya / LIAN Junjie
• July 15 – 17: DGP #5 in Bolzano^[25]
• October 21 – 23: DGP #6 in Kuching
• October 27 – 30: DGP #7 in Gold Coast, Queensland
• November 4 – 6: DGP #8 (final) in  Singapore

Other diving events

• February 27 – 29: 2016 FINA High Diving World Cup in Abu Dhabi^[26]
  • Men's (27 metres) winner: Gary Hunt
  • Women's (20 metres) winner: Lysanne Richard
• June 28 – July 3: 2016 European Junior Diving Championships in Rijeka

Swimming

• July 6 – 10: 2016 European Junior Swimming Championships in Hódmezővásárhely
• December 6 – 11: 2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Windsor, Ontario

2016 FINA Swimming World Cup

• August 26 & 27: SWC #1 in Paris-Chartres
• August 30 & 31: SWC #2 in Berlin
• September 3 & 4: SWC #3 in Moscow
• September 30 & October 1: SWC #4 in Beijing
• October 4 & 5: SWC #5 in Dubai
• October 8 & 9: SWC #6 in Doha
• October 21 & 22: SWC #7 in  Singapore
• October 25 & 26: SWC #8 in Tokyo
• October 29 & 30: SWC #9 (final) in  Hong Kong

Synchronized swimming

• June 21 – 26: 2016 European Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships in Rijeka
• July 9 – 13: 2016 FINA World Junior Synchronized Swimming Championships in Kazan

LEN events

• May 9 – 22: 2016 European Aquatics Championships in London
• July 10 – 14: 2016 European Open Water Swimming Championships in Hoorn
• July 16 – 18: 2016 European Junior Open Water Swimming Championships in Dunkirk

Archery

• November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page^[27]

2016 Summer Olympics (WA)

• August 5 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí

Indoor archery

• November 21 & 22, 2015: IA World Cup #1 in Marrakesh (junior & senior individual events)^[28]
  •  Ireland and  Italy won 2 gold medals each.  France won the overall medal tally.
• December 9 & 10, 2015: IA World Cup #2 in Bangkok (senior individual events only)^[29]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's Recurve winner: Aída Román
  • Men's Compound winner: Reo Wilde
  • Women's Compound winner: Toja Cerne
• January 15 – 17: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes (junior & senior individual events)^[30]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Luca Melotto
  • Women's Recurve winner: Guendalina Sartori
  • Men's Compound winner: Braden Gellenthien
  • Women's Compound winner: Linda Ochoa-Anderson
  •  Italy and  France won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
• January 29 – 31: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas^[31]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's Recurve winner: Khatuna Lorig
  • Men's Compound winner: Jesse Broadwater
  • Women's Recurve winner: Sarah Holst Sonnichsen
• March 1 – 6: 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in Ankara^[32]
  •  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Outdoor archery

• January 28 – 31: 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek
  •  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 26 – May 1: WA World Cup #1 in Shanghai^[33]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Sjef van den Berg
  • Women's Recurve winner: JU Hye-bhin
  • Men's Compound winner: Mike Schloesser
  • Women's Compound winner: Sara López
• May 9 – 15: WA World Cup #2 in Medellín^[34]
• May 23 – 29: 2016 European Archery Championships in Nottingham^[35]
• June 13 – 19: WA World Cup #3 in Antalya
• September 24 & 25: WA World Cup #4 (final) in Odense
• September 27 – October 2: 2016 World Field Archery Championships in Dublin

Association football

2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA)

• August 3 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (finals takes place at Maracanã Stadium)
  • August 3 – 19: Women's football
  • August 4 – 20: Men's football

2016 FIFA tournaments

• September 30 – October 21: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in  Jordan
• November 13 – December 3: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in  Papua New Guinea
• December 8 – 18: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in  Japan

UEFA

• June 30, 2015 – May 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League (final at St. Jakob-Park, Basel)
• June 30, 2015 – May 28, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League (final at San Siro, Milan)
• August 11, 2015 – May 26, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League (final at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia)
• September 15, 2015 – April 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Youth League (final at Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Nyon)
  • Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 2–1, to win their second consecutive UEFA Youth League title.
• May 4 – 16: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in  Belarus
• May 5 – 21: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in  Azerbaijan
• June 10 – July 10: UEFA Euro 2016 in  France (final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis)
• July 11 – 24: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in  Germany
• July 19 – 31: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in  Slovakia
• August 9: 2016 UEFA Super Cup in Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim

CONMEBOL

• January 30 – February 14: 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Luque and Asunción
  • São Paulo defeated Liverpool, 1–0, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. Cortuluá took third place.
• February 2 – July 27: 2016 Copa Libertadores
• March 1 – 20: 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in Barquisimeto
  • Note: All the teams listed below qualified to compete in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
  • Champions:  Venezuela (second consecutive South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship title)
  • Second:  Brazil
  • Third:  Paraguay
• May 31 & June 6: 2016 Recopa Sudamericana
• June 3 – 26: 2016 Copa Centenario in the  United States
• August 10: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship in Kashima, Ibaraki
• TBA: 2016 Copa Sudamericana
• TBA: 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina

CAF

• November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
  •  Cameroon,  Ghana, and  Nigeria all qualified to compete at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
• January 16 – February 7: 2016 African Nations Championship in  Rwanda
  • The  DR Congo defeated  Mali, 3–0, to win their second African Nations Championship title. The  Ivory Coast took the bronze medal.
• February 12 – October 23: 2016 CAF Champions League
• February 12 – November 6: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
• February 20: 2016 CAF Super Cup
  • TP Mazembe defeated Étoile Sportive du Sahel, 2–1, to win their third CAF Super Cup title.
• November 19 – December 3: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in  Cameroon

AFC

• August 11, 2015 – November 5, 2016: 2016 AFC Cup
• January 12 – 30: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in  Qatar
  •  Japan defeated  South Korea, 3–2, to win their first AFC U-23 Championship title.  Iraq took third place.
• February 29 – March 9: 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (final) in Osaka
  •  Australia win the tournament. Australia and  China PR qualified from 2016 Summer Olympics.
• January 27 – November 26: 2016 AFC Champions League
• September 15 – October 2: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in  India
• October 13 – 22: 2016 AFF Championship qualification in  Cambodia
• October 13 – 30: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in  Bahrain
• November 19 – December 17: 2016 AFF Championship in  Myanmar and the  Philippines
• TBA: 2016 WAFF Championship in Manama

CONCACAF

• February 10 – 21: 2016 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Frisco and Houston
  • The  United States defeated  Canada, 2–0, to win their fourth consecutive CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament title.
  • Note: The United States and Canada have qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
• August 4, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 CONCACAF Champions League
  • Club América defeated fellow Mexican team, Tigres UANL, 4–1 on aggregate, to win their second consecutive CONCACAF Champions League title.
  • Club América would represent CONCACAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
• March 3 – 13: 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship in  Grenada
  • The  United States defeated  Mexico, 2–1, to win their third CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship title.  Canada took third place.

OFC

• January 13 – 23: 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship in Matavera
  •  New Zealand defeated  Papua New Guinea, 8–0, to win their third consecutive OFC U-17 Women's Championship title.  Fiji took third place.
• January 26 – April 23: 2016 OFC Champions League
  • Auckland City FC defeated fellow New Zealand team, Team Wellington, 3–0, to win their seventh OFC Champions League title.
  • Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
• May 28 – June 11: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in  Papua New Guinea
• September 2 – 16: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in Port Vila

Athletics (track and field)

2016 Summer Olympics (IAAF)

• May 14 – 16: Aquece Rio Athletics 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[36]
• August 12 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Estádio Olímpico João Havelange

World athletics championships

• March 11 – 13: 2016 World University Cross Country Championships in Cassino^[37]
  • Men's 10.7 km winner: Hicham Amghar
  • Women's 6.2 km winner: Sevilay Eytemis
• March 17 – 20: 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Portland, Oregon^[38]
  • The  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 26: 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships in Cardiff^[39]
  • Men's winner: Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor
  • Women's winner: Peres Jepchirchir
  • Men's team winners:  Kenya
  • Women's team winners:  Kenya
• May 7 & 8: 2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships in Rome^[40]
  • Note: This event was taken away from Cheboksary, due to WADA and the IAAF report and votes against ARAF.
• July 19 – 24: 2016 World Junior Championships in Athletics in Bydgoszcz^[41]
  • Note: This event was taken away from Kazan, due to WADA and the IAAF report and votes against ARAF.

2016 World Marathon Majors

• February 28: 2016 Tokyo Marathon^[42]
  • Winners: Feyisa Lilesa (m) / Helah Kiprop (f)
• April 18: 2016 Boston Marathon^[43]
  • Winners: Lemi Berhanu Hayle (m) / Atsede Baysa (f)
• April 24: 2016 London Marathon^[44]
  • Winners: Eliud Kipchoge (m) / Jemima Sumgong (f)
• September 25: 2016 Berlin Marathon
• October 9: 2016 Chicago Marathon
• November 6: 2016 New York City Marathon (final)

2016 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Gold)

• January 2: Xiamen International Marathon^[45]
  • Winners: Vincent Kipruto (m) / Worknesh Edesa (f)
• January 17: Hong Kong Marathon^[46]
  • Winners: Mike Kiprotich Mutai (m) / Letebrhan Haylay Gebreslasea (f)
• January 22: Dubai Marathon^[47]
  • Winners: Tesfaye Abera (m) / Tirfi Tsegaye (f)
• February 28: World's Best 10K^[48]
  • Winners: Bedan Karoki (m) / Mary Wacera Ngugi (f)
• March 6: Lake Biwa Marathon (men only)^[49]
  • Winner: Lucas Rotich
• March 13: Roma-Ostia Half Marathon^[50]
  • Winners: Solomon Kirwa Yego (m) / Workenesh Degefa (f)
• March 13: Nagoya Women's Marathon (women only)^[51]
  • Winner: Eunice Kirwa
• March 20: Seoul International Marathon^[52]
  • Winners: Wilson Loyanae (m) / Rose Chelimo (f)
• March 20: Lisbon Half Marathon^[53]
  • Winners: Sammy Kitwara (m) / Ruti Aga (f)
• April 2: Prague Half Marathon^[54]
  • Winners: Daniel Wanjiru (m) / Violah Jepchumba (f)
• April 3: Paris Marathon^[55]
  • Winners: Cyprian Kimurgor Kotut (m) / Visiline Jepkesho (f)
• April 10: Rome Marathon^[56]
  • Winners: Amos Kipruto (m) / Rahma Tusa (f)
• April 10: Vienna City Marathon^[57]
  • Winners: Robert Chemosin (m) / Shuko Genemo (f)
• April 10: Rotterdam Marathon^[58]
  • Winners: Marius Kipserem (m) / Letebrhan Haylay Gebreslasea (f)
• April 24: Yangzhou Jianzhen International Half Marathon^[59]
  • Winners: Mosinet Geremew (m) / Peres Jepchirchir (f)
• May 8: Prague Marathon
• May 21: Mattoni Karlovy Vary Half Marathon
• May 22: Great Manchester Run
• May 28 & 29: Ottawa Race Weekend
• June 4: České Budějovice Half Marathon
• June 25: Olomouc Half Marathon

2016 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Silver)

• January 31: Osaka International Ladies Marathon (women only)^[60]
  • Winner: Kayoko Fukushi
• February 7: Kagawa Marugame Half Marathon^[61]
  • Winners: Goitom Kifle (m) / Eunice Kirwa (f)
• April 3: Daegu Marathon^[62]
  • Winners: James Kwambai (m) / Caroline Kilel (f)
• April 10: Great Ireland Run^[63]
  • Winners: Andy Maud (m) / Fionnuala McCormack (f)
• April 10: Hannover Marathon^[64]
  • Winners: Lusapho April (m) / Edinah Kwambai (f)
• April 17: DOZ Marathon Lodz with PZU^[65]
  • Winners: Abraraw Misganaw (m) / Racheal Mutgaa (f)
• April 24: Madrid Marathon^[66]
  • Winners: Peter Kiplagat Chebet (m) / Askale Alemayehu (f)
• April 24: Warsaw Marathon^[67]
  • Winners: Artur Kozłowski (m) / Kumesci Sichala (f)
• May 8: Yellow River Estuary International Marathon
• May 15: Gifu Seiryu Half Marathon
• September 18: Cape Town Marathon
• September 18: Dam tot Damloop
• September 18: Copenhagen Half Marathon

2016 IAAF Road Race Label Events (Bronze)

• January 17: Houston Marathon^[68]
  • Winners: Gebo Burka (m) / Biruktayit Degefa Eshetu (f)
• February 14: eDreams Mitja Marató de Barcelona^[69]
  • Winners: Vincent Kipruto (m) / Florence Kiplagat (f)
• February 21: Zurich Marató de Sevilla^[70]
  • Winners: Cosmas Kiplimo Lagat (m) / Paula González (f)
• March 13: Barcelona Marathon^[71]
  • Winners: Dino Sefir (m) / Valerie Aiyabei (f)
• March 20: Taipei International Marathon^[72]
  • Winners: William Chebon Chebor (m) / Olha Kotovska (f)
• March 20: Chongqing International Marathon^[73]
  • Winners: Kelkile Gezahegn Woldaregay (m) / Liu Ruihuan (f)
• April 3: Milano City Marathon^[74]
  • Winners: Ernest Kiprono Ngeno (m) / Brigid Kosgei (f)
• April 17: Nagano Olympic Commemorative Marathon^[75]
  • Winners: Jairus Chanchima (m) / Shasho Insermu (f)
• April 17: Brighton Marathon^[76]
  • Winners: Duncan Maiyo (m) / Grace Momanyi (f)
• April 24: Vodafone Istanbul Half Marathon^[77]
  • Winners: Ali Kaya (m) / Violah Jepchumba (f)
• May 7: Okpekpe International 10km Road Race
• May 8: Geneva Marathon
• May 15: Riga Marathon
• May 29: Edinburgh Marathon
• June 12: Lanzhou International Marathon
• June 18: Corrida de Langueux
• June 26: B.A.A. 10K

European Athletics Association (EAA)

• July 6 – 10: 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam
• July 14 – 17: 2016 European Athletics Youth Championships in Tblisi (debut event)
• December 11: 2016 European Cross Country Championships in Chia, Italy

Confederation of African Athletics (CAA)

• March 12: 2016 African Cross Country Championships in Yaoundé^[78]
  • Senior Men: James Gitahi Rungaru
  • Senior Women: Alice Aprot Nawowuna
  • Junior Men: Isaac Kipsang
  • Junior Women: Miriam Cherop
• June 20 – 26: 2016 African Championships in Athletics in Durban

NACAC

• March 4 & 5: 2016 NACAC Cross Country Championships in Vargas^[79]
  • Men's winner: Donald Cowart
  • Women's winner: Allison Grace Morgan
• June 17 – 19: 2016 Pan American Combined Events Cup and NACAC Championships in Ottawa
• June 17 – 19: 2016 Central American Championships in Athletics in San Salvador
• July 1 – 3: 2016 NACAC Under-20 Championships in Athletics in Hamilton, Bermuda
• July 15 – 17: 2016 NACAC Under-23 Championships in Athletics in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico

CONSUDATLE

• April 10: 2016 South American Marathon Championships in Montevideo
  • Men's winner: Aguelmis Rojas^[80]
  • Women's winner: Gladys Machacuay
• May 29: 2016 South American Half Marathon Championships in Asunción
• September 24 & 25: 2016 South American Under-23 Championships in Athletics in Lima
• November 4 – 6: 2016 South American Youth Championships in Athletics in Concordia, Entre Ríos
• TBA: 2016 South American Cross Country Championships

Asian Athletics Association (AAA)

• February 19 – 21: 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships in Doha
  •  Qatar won the gold medal tally.  China won the overall medal tally.
• February 29: 2016 Asian Cross Country Championships in Manama^[81]
  • Men: Albert Kibichii Rop
  • Women: Eunice Chumba
  • Junior Men: Ali Abdi
  • Junior Women: Dalila Abdulkadir
• June 2 – 6: 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships in Ho Chi Minh City

Oceania Athletics Association (OAA)

• Note: The Oceania Athletics Championships were divided into Polynesian, Micronesian, and Melanesian regional athletics championships.
• April 7 – 9: 2016 Polynesian Regional Championships in Athletics in Papeete (indoor)
  • For results, click here.
• June 3 – 5: 2016 Micronesian Regional Championships in Athletics in Pohnpei
• July 2 & 3: 2016 Oceania Marathon and Half Marathon Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland
• July 7 – 9: 2016 Melanesian Regional Championships in Athletics in Suva
• August 7: 2016 Oceania Cross Country Championships in Auckland
• TBA: 2016 Oceania Junior Athletics Championships

2016 IAAF Diamond League

• Note: The Adidas Grand Prix event in New York City has been replaced by Rabat here.
• May 6: Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix in Doha
• May 14: Shanghai Golden Grand Prix in  China
• May 22: Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat in  Morocco (debut event)^[82]
• May 28: Prefontaine Classic in Eugene, Oregon
• June 2: Golden Gala in Rome
• June 5: British Grand Prix in Birmingham
• June 9: Bislett Games in Oslo
• June 16: Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics in  Sweden
• July 15: Herculis in Fontvieille, Monaco
• July 22 & 23: London Grand Prix in  Great Britain
• August 25: Athletissima in Lausanne
• August 27: Meeting Areva in Saint-Denis
• September 1: Weltklasse Zürich in   Switzerland
• September 9: Memorial Van Damme (final) in Brussels

2016 IAAF World Indoor Tour

• Note: The Russian Winter Meeting event, scheduled for February 14, has been suspended, due to WADA's reports and the IAAF votes against the ARAF.
• February 6: Weltklasse in Karlsruhe in  Germany^[83]
  • The  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 14: New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Roxbury, Boston^[84]
  • The  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 17: XL Galan in Stockholm^[85]
  • Eight nations won a gold medal each.  Ethiopia won the overall medal tally.
• February 20: Sainsbury's Glasgow Indoor Grand Prix (final) in  Great Britain^[86]
  •  Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2016 IAAF Cross Country Permit

• November 15, 2015: Cross de Atapuerca in Atapuerca, Province of Burgos^[87]
  • Winners: Imane Merga (m) / Belaynesh Oljira (f)
• January 6: Campaccio in San Giorgio su Legnano^[88]
  • Winners: Imane Merga (m) / Alice Aprot (f)
• January 16: Antrim International Cross Country in Antrim, County Antrim^[89]
  • Winners: Aweke Ayalew (m) / Alice Aprot (f)
• January 17: Cross Internacional de Itálica in Seville^[90]
  • Winners: Tamirat Tola (m) / Faith Kipyegon (f)
• January 24: Cross Internacional Juan Muguerza in Elgoibar^[91]
  • Winners: Aweke Ayalew (m) / Irene Chepet Cheptai (f)
• January 31: Cinque Mulini in San Vittore Olona^[92]
  • Winners: Jairus Birech (m) / Faith Kipyegon (f)
• February 13: IAAF Permit/Athletics Kenya Cross Country in Nairobi^[93]
  • Winners: Geoffrey Kipsang (m) / Alice Aprot (f)
• March 13: Almond Blossom Cross Country (final) in Albufeira^[94]
  • Winners: Nelson Cruz (m) / Carla Salome Rocha (f)

2016 IAAF Race Walking Challenge

• February 21: Oceania 20 km Race Walk Championships in Adelaide^[95]
  • Men's winner: Dane Bird-Smith
  • Women's winner: Rachel Tallent
• March 6: Circuito Internacional de Marcha 2016 in Ciudad Juárez^[96]
  • Men's 50 km walk winner: Andrés Chocho
  • Men's 20 km walk winner: Horacio Nava
  • Men's 10 km walk winner: Andrés Olivas
  • Women's 20 km walk winner: María Guadalupe González
  • Women's 10 km walk winner: Valeria Ortuño
• March 19: IAAF Race Walking Challenge Permit Meeting Dudinska 50 in Dudince^[97]
  • Men's 50 km walk winner: Rafał Augustyn
  • Men's 20 km walk winner: Tom Bosworth
  • Women's 20 km walk winner: Eleonora Giorgi
• March 20: Asian 20 km Race Walking Championships in Nomi, Ishikawa^[98]
  • Men's winner: Daisuke Matsunaga
  • Women's winner: WANG Na
• April 3: South American Race Walking Cup in Guayaquil^[99]
  • Men's winner: Andrés Chocho
  • Women's winner: Érica de Sena
• April 9: 25º Grande Prémio Internacional de Rio Maior em Marcha Atlética in  Portugal^[100]
  • Men's winner: Álvaro Martín
  • Women's winner: Qieyang Shenjie
• April 23: 2016 IAAF Race Walking Challenge in Taicang^[101]
  • Men's winner: Pedro Daniel Gomez
  • Women's winner: WANG Yingliu
• May 28: XXX Gran Premio Cantones de La Coruña in  Spain
• June 22 – 26: Part of the 2016 African Championships in Athletics (final) in Durban

2016 IAAF Combined Events Challenge

• March 31 & April 1: Oceania Combined Events Championships in Sydney^[102]
  • Decathlon winner: Cedric Dubler (8,114 points)
  • Heptathlon winner: Sophie Stanwell (5,572 points)
• April 2 & 3: African Combined Events Championships in Moka (Réduit)^[103]
  • Decathlon winner: Guillaume Thierry (7,481 points)
  • Heptathlon winner: Marthe Koala (5,771 points)
• April 29 & 30: 29th Multistars - Trofeo Zerneri Acciai in Florence^[104]
  • Decathlon winner: Lars Rise (7,868 points)
  • Heptathlon winner: Vanessa Spínola (6,100 points)
• May 28 & 29: 42nd Hypo-Meeting in Götzis
  • Decathlon winner:
  • Heptathlon winner:
• June 10 & 11: 10th TNT Express Meeting in Kladno
• June 17 – 19: 2016 Pan American Combined Events Cup in Ottawa
• June 25 & 26: 20th Mehrkampf-Meeting Ratingen in  Germany
• July 1 – 10: Part of the U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene, Oregon
• July 6 – 10: Part of the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam
• September 17 & 18: Décastar (final) in Talence

2016 IAAF World Challenge & IAAF Hammer Throw Challenge

• Note: The event for Rabat here has been promoted to the 2016 IAAF Diamond League.^[82]
• March 5: Melbourne Track Classic in  Australia^[105]
  • World Challenge:  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Hammer Throw winner: Matthew Denny
• May 7: Jamaica International Invitational in Kingston, Jamaica
• May 8: Golden Grand Prix in Kawasaki, Kanagawa (World Challenge only)
• May 18: IAAF World Challenge Beijing in  China
• May 20: Golden Spike Ostrava in the  Czech Republic
• May 22: Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo
• May 25: Meeting Grand Prix IAAF de Dakar in  Senegal
• June 18: Janusz Kusociński Memorial in Szczecin (Hammer Throw Challenge only)
• June 23: Meeting de Atletismo Madrid in  Spain (World Challenge only)
• June 26: Grande Premio Brasil Caixa de Atletismo in São Bernardo do Campo
• June 29: Paavo Nurmi Games in Turku (Hammer Throw Challenge only)
• July 18: István Gyulai Memorial in Székesfehérvár (Hammer Throw Challenge only)
• September 3: ISTAF Berlin in  Germany (World Challenge only)
• September 6: Hanžeković Memorial in Zagreb
• September 11: Rieti Meeting (final) in  Italy

Badminton

2016 Summer Olympics (BWF)

• August 11 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro

International badminton championships

• February 15 – 21: 2016 Africa Continental Team Championships in Beau-Bassin Rose-Hill^[106]
  • Men:  South Africa defeated  Mauritius, 3–1, in the final.  Algeria and  Ghana were placed third and fourth respectively.
  • Women:  Mauritius defeated  Egypt, 3–0, in the final.  Ghana and  Uganda were placed third and fourth respectively.
• February 15 – 21: 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad^[107]
  • Men:  Indonesia defeated  Japan, 3–2, in the final.  Korea and  India were placed third and fourth respectively.
  • Women:  China defeated  Japan, 3–2, in the final.  Korea and  Thailand were placed third and fourth respectively.
• February 16 – 18: 2016 Oceania Continental Mixed Team Championships in North Harbour, New Zealand (Auckland)^[108]
  •  Australia defeated  New Zealand, 3–2, in the final.  French Polynesia and  New Caledonia were placed third and fourth respectively.
• February 16 – 21: 2016 European Men's & Women's Team Championships in Kazan^[109]
  • Men:  Denmark defeated  France, 3–1, in the final.  England and  Germany were placed third and fourth respectively.
  • Women:  Denmark defeated  Bulgaria, 3–1, in the final.  Germany and  Spain were placed third and fourth respectively.
• February 17 – 20: 2016 Pan Am Team Continental Championships in Guadalajara^[110]
  • Men:  Mexico defeated  Canada, 3–0, in the final.
  • Women:  United States defeated  Canada, 3–2, in the final.
• February 19 & 20: 2016 Oceania Continental Men's and Women's Team Championships in Auckland^[111]
  • Men:  New Zealand defeated  Australia, 4–1, in the final.  French Polynesia and  New Caledonia were placed third and fourth respectively.
  • Women:  Australia defeated  New Zealand, 4–1, in the final.  New Caledonia and  French Polynesia were placed third and fourth respectively.
• February 19 – 21: 2016 European U15 Championships in Kazan^[112]
  • Men's Singles: Harry Huang
  • Men's Doubles: Kenji Lovang / Christo Popov
  • Women's Singles: Mathilde Cramer Ahrens
  • Women's Doubles: Bengisu Erçetin / Zehra Erdem
  • Mixed Doubles: Sebastian Grønbjerg / Clara Graversen
• March 17 – 21: 2016 European U17 Team Championships in Lubin^[113]
  •  Denmark defeated  England, 3–0 in matches played, in the final.  France and  Turkey were the third and fourth placed teams.
• March 21 – 25: 2016 European U17 Championships in Lubin^[114]
  • Men's Singles: Nhat Nguyen
  • Men's Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Mads Thøgersen
  • Women's Singles: Line Christopher
  • Women's Doubles: Alexandra Boje / Amalie Mage Krogh
  • Mixed Doubles: Paw Eriksen / Alexandra Boje
• April 25 – 27: 2016 Pan American Team Badminton Championships in Campinas^[115]
  •  Canada defeated  Brazil, 3–2 in matches played, in the final.  Peru took third place.
• April 26 – 28: 2016 Oceania Individual Championships in Papeete^[116][117]
  • Men's Singles: Ashwant Gobinathan
  • Men's Doubles: Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe
  • Women's Singles: Wendy Hsuan-Yu Chen
  • Women's Doubles: Tiffany Ho / Jennifer Tam
  • Mixed Doubles: Robin Middleton / Leanne Choo
• April 26 – May 1: 2016 European Badminton Championships in La Roche-sur-Yon^[118]
  • Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen
  • Men's Doubles: Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding
  • Women's Singles: Carolina Marín
  • Women's Doubles: Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl
  • Mixed Doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen
• April 26 – May 1: 2016 Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan^[119]
  • Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei
  • Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong
  • Women's Singles: Wang Yihan
  • Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
  • Mixed Doubles: Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei
• April 28 – May 1: 2016 Pan American Individual Championships in Campinas^[120]
  • Men's Singles: Jason Anthony Ho-Shue
  • Men's Doubles: Jason Anthony Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura
  • Women's Singles: Brittney Tam
  • Women's Doubles: Michelle Tong / Josephine Wu
  • Mixed Doubles: Nyl Yakura / Brittney Tam
• May 15 – 22: 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup in Kunshan^[121]
• July 9 – 17: 2016 Badminton Asia Junior Championships in Bangkok
• July 19 – 23: 2016 Pan American U19 Championships in Lima
• November 2 – 6: 2016 World Junior Mixed Team Championships in Bilbao
• November 8 – 13: 2016 BWF World Junior Championships in Bilbao

2016 BWF Super Series

• March 8 – December 18: 2016 BWF Super Series Calendar of Events^[122]
  • March 8 – 13: 2016 All England Super Series Premier in Birmingham^[123]
    • Men's Singles: Lin Dan
    • Men's Doubles: Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov
    • Women's Singles: Nozomi Okuhara
    • Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
    • Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto
  • March 29 – April 3: 2016 India Super Series in New Delhi^[124]
    • Men's Singles: Kento Momota
    • Men's Doubles: Markus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
    • Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon
    • Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
    • Mixed Doubles: Lu Kai / Huang Yaqiong
  • April 5 – 10: 2016 Malaysia Super Series Premier in Shah Alam^[125]
    • Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei
    • Men's Doubles: Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang
    • Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon
    • Women's Doubles: Tang Yuanting / Yu Yang
    • Mixed Doubles: Tontowi Ahmad / Liliyana Natsir
  • April 12 – 17: 2016 Singapore Super Series in  Singapore^[126]
    • Men's Singles: Sony Dwi Kuncoro
    • Men's Doubles: Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan
    • Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon
    • Women's Doubles: Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii
    • Mixed Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na
  • May 30 – June 5: 2016 Indonesia Super Series Premier in Jakarta^[127]
    • Men's Singles:
    • Men's Doubles:
    • Women's Singles:
    • Women's Doubles:
    • Mixed Doubles:
  • June 7 – 12: 2016 Australian Super Series in Sydney
  • September 20 – 25: 2016 Japan Super Series in Tokyo
  • September 27 – October 2: 2016 Korea Open Super Series in Seoul
  • October 18 – 23: 2016 Denmark Super Series Premier in Odense
  • October 25 – 30: 2016 French Super Series in Paris
  • November 15 – 20: 2016 China Open Super Series Premier in Fuzhou
  • November 22 – 27: 2016 Hong Kong Super Series in Kowloon
  • December 14 – 18: 2016 BWF Super Series Masters Finals in Dubai

2016 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix

• January 19 – December 4: 2016 BWF Grand Prix Gold and Grand Prix Calendar of Events^[128]
  • January 19 – 24: 2016 Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold in Penang^[129]
    • Men's Singles: Lee Chong Wei
    • Men's Doubles: Markus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
    • Women's Singles: P. V. Sindhu
    • Women's Doubles: Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
    • Mixed Doubles: ZHENG Siwei / LI Yinhui
  • January 26 – 31: 2016 Syed Modi International Grand Prix Gold in Lucknow^[130]
    • Men's Singles: Srikanth Kidambi
    • Men's Doubles: Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong
    • Women's Singles: Sung Ji-hyun
    • Women's Doubles: Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan
    • Mixed Doubles: Praveen Jordan / Debby Susanto
  • February 8 – 13: 2016 Thailand Masters Grand Prix Gold in Bangkok^[131]
    • Men's Singles: Lee Hyun-il
    • Men's Doubles: Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan
    • Women's Singles: Ratchanok Intanon
    • Women's Doubles: Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei
    • Mixed Doubles: ZHENG Siwei / CHEN Qingchen
  • March 1 – 6: 2016 German Open Grand Prix Gold in Mülheim^[132]
    • Men's Singles: Lin Dan
    • Men's Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol
    • Women's Singles: Li Xuerui
    • Women's Doubles: Huang Yaqiong / Tang Jinhua
    • Mixed Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na
  • March 15 – 20: 2016 Swiss Open Grand Prix Gold in Basel^[133]
    • Men's Singles: Prannoy Kumar
    • Men's Doubles: Kim Astrup / Anders Skaa Rasmussen
    • Women's Singles: He Bingjiao
    • Women's Doubles: Shizuka Matsuo / Mami Naito
    • Mixed Doubles: WANG Yilyu / CHEN Qingchen
  • March 22 – 27: 2016 New Zealand Open Grand Prix in Auckland^[134]
    • Men's Singles: HUANG Yuxiang
    • Men's Doubles: Ko Sung-hyun / Shin Baek-cheol
    • Women's Singles: Sung Ji-hyun
    • Women's Doubles: Yuki Fukushima / Sayaka Hirota
    • Mixed Doubles: Chan Peng Soon / Goh Liu Ying
  • April 19 – 24: 2016 China Masters Grand Prix Gold in Changzhou (Jiangsu)^[135]
    • Men's Singles: Lin Dan
    • Men's Doubles: Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong
    • Women's Singles: Li Xuerui
    • Women's Doubles: Luo Ying / Luo Yu
    • Mixed Doubles: Xu Chen / Ma Jin
  • June 28 – July 3: 2016 Chinese Taipei Open Grand Prix Gold in Taipei^[136]
  • June 28 – July 3: 2016 Canada Open Grand Prix in Calgary^[137]
  • July 18 – 24: 2016 Vietnam Open Grand Prix in Ho Chi Minh City
  • August 30 – September 4: 2016 Brazil Open in Foz do Iguaçu
  • September 6 – 11: 2016 Indonesian Masters (location TBA)
  • October 4 – 9: 2016 Thailand Open Grand Prix Gold (location TBA)
  • October 4 – 9: 2016 Russia Open Grand Prix in Vladivostok
  • October 11 – 16: 2016 Chinese Taipei Masters in Taipei
  • October 11 – 16: 2016 Dutch Open Grand Prix in Almere
  • November 1 – 6: 2016 Bitburger Open Grand Prix Gold in Saarbrücken
  • November 8 – 13: 2016 Korea Masters Grand Prix Gold (location TBA)
  • November 23 – 27: 2016 Scottish Open Grand Prix in Glasgow
  • November 29 – December 4: 2016 Macau Open Grand Prix Gold (final) in  Macau

Bandy

Baseball

Major League Baseball

• April 3 – October 2: 2016 Major League Baseball season
• June 9 – 11: 2016 Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, New Jersey
• July 12: 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego at Petco Park
• October 25: 2016 World Series

WBSC

• July 29 – August 7: 2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup in Iwaki, Fukushima
• September 3 – 11: 2016 WBSC Women's Baseball World Cup in Gijang County (Busan)
• October 28 – November 6: 2016 WBSC 23U Baseball World Cup in Monterrey (replaces the 21U Baseball World Cup)^[138]

Little League Baseball

• July 26 – August 2: 2016 Big League World Series in Easley, South Carolina
• July 31 – August 6: 2016 Little League Intermediate (50/70) in Livermore, California
• July 31 – August 6: 2016 Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine
• August 14 – 21: 2016 Junior League World Series in Taylor, Michigan
• August 18 – 28: 2016 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania

Basketball

2016 Summer Olympics (FIBA)

• January 15 – 17: Aquece Rio International Women’s Basketball Tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[139]
  • Overall,  Australia defeated  Brazil in the final standings.  Argentina took the bronze medal.
• August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center

International FIBA championships

• June 1 – 5: 2016 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships in Astana
• June 13 – 19: 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women in Nantes
• June 22 – July 3: FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Men and Women in Zaragoza
• July 4 – 10: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #1 in Turin
• July 4 – 10: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #2 in Manila
• July 4 – 10: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #3 in Belgrade
• October 11 – 15: 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou

NBA

• October 27, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 NBA season
  • Top regular season team: Golden State Warriors
• February 14: 2016 NBA All-Star Game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto
  • Note: This NBA All-Star Game was held outside the United States for the first time.
  • The Western Conference (NBA) defeat the Eastern Conference (NBA) 196–173.
  • MVP: Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder)
  • NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Team  Canada defeated Team  United States 74–64.
  • Rising Stars Challenge: Team USA defeated Team World 157–154.
  • NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge winner: Karl-Anthony Towns ( Minnesota Timberwolves)
  • Three-Point Contest winner: Klay Thompson ( Golden State Warriors)
  • Slam Dunk Contest winner: Zach LaVine ( Minnesota Timberwolves)
• April 16 – TBD: 2016 NBA Playoffs
• June 23: 2016 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (New York City)

WNBA

• April 14: 2016 WNBA draft at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
  • #1: Breanna Stewart, from the Connecticut Huskies, to the Seattle Storm
• May 14 – September 18: 2016 WNBA season

NCAA

• March 15 – April 4: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at Reliant Stadium in Houston)
  • The Villanova Wildcats defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels, 77–74, to win their second NCAA Men's Division I Basketball title.
• March 19 – April 5: 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
  • The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Syracuse Orange, 82–51, to win their fourth consecutive and 11th overall NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament title.

FIBA Americas

• January 15 – March 12: 2016 FIBA Americas League^[140]
  • Guaros de Lara defeated Bauru, 84–79, to win their first FIBA Americas League title. Mogi das Cruzes took third place.
• May 20 – 26: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Women in Barquisimeto
• June 19 – 25: 2016 Centrobasket in Panama City
• June 26 – July 2: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Men in Caracas
• July 3 – 9: 2016 CBC U16 Championship in Georgetown, Guyana
• July 13 – 23: 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in Valdivia
• July 26 – 30: 2016 Centrobasket Women (location TBA)
• August 17 – 28: 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship for Men and Women in Patillas, Puerto Rico
• August 22 – September 2: 2016 COCABA U16 Championship for Men and Women in San José, Costa Rica
• September 20 – December 7: 2016 South American League for Men's Clubs (location TBA)
• September 25 – 30: 2016 South American U15 Championship for Men in Asunción
• October 19 – 23: 2016 Central American League for Clubs (location TBA)
• November 22 – 27: 2016 South American U15 Championship for Women in Guayaquil

FIBA Europe

• October 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 Euroleague^[141]
• October 7, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 EuroCup Women^[142]
  • CJM Bourges Basket defeated fellow French team, ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 105–93 in two matches, to win their first EuroCup Women title.
• October 13, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball^[143]
  • Galatasaray Odeabank defeated Strasbourg IG, 140–133 on aggregate, to win their first Eurocup Basketball title.
• October 14, 2015 – April 17, 2016: 2015–16 EuroLeague Women^[144]
  • UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated fellow Russian team, Nadezhda Orenburg, 72–69, to win their third EuroLeague Women title. Fenerbahçe took third place.
• October 21, 2015 – May 1, 2016: 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup (debut event and replaced the EuroChallenge)^[145]
  • Skyliners Frankfurt defeated Pallacanestro Varese, 66–62, to win the inaugural FIBA Europe Cup title. Élan Chalon took third place.
• June 26 – July 3: 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Chișinău^[146]
• June 28 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries in  Gibraltar^[147]
• July 9 – 17: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Matosinhos^[148]
• July 16 – 24: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Helsinki^[149]
• July 23 – 31: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Sopron^[150]
• July 30 – August 7: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Samsun^[151]
• August 6 – 14: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Udine^[152]
• August 12 – 20: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Radom^[153]
• September 9 – 11: 2016 FIBA Under-18 3x3 European Championships in Debrecen

FIBA Asia

• July 15 – 24: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Men in  Iran (location TBA)^[154]
• September 9 – 18: 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in  Iran (location TBA)
• October 7 – 16: 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup (location TBA)
• November 13 – 20: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women in  Thailand (location TBA)^[155]

FIBA Africa

• TBA for July: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men in Kigali
• TBA for July: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women (location TBA)

FIBA Oceania

• TBA for June: 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Men and Women (location TBA)

2016 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

• July 16 & 17: 3x3 #1 in Mexico City
• July 30 & 31: 3x3 #2 in Utsunomiya
• August 6 & 7: 3x3 #3 in Prague
• August 26 & 27: 3x3 #4 in Lausanne
• September 7 & 8: 3x3 #5 in Debrecen
• September 16 & 17: 3x3 #6 in Beijing
• September 23 & 24: 3x3 #7 in Rio de Janeiro
• October 27 & 28: 3x3 World Tour Final in Abu Dhabi

Beach volleyball

Biathlon

BMX racing

• January 1 – December 11: 2016 UCI BMX Events Calendar^[156]

2016 Summer Olympics (UCI–BMX)

• August 17 – 19: 2016 Summer Olympics (BMX) in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic BMX Center

International BMX championships

• January 31: 2016 Oceania BMX Continental Championships in Auckland
  • Men's Elite winner: Trent Jones
  • Women's Elite winner: Sarah Walker
  • Men's Junior winner: Maynard Peel
  • Women's Junior winner: Saya Sakakibara
• March 28: 2016 Pan American BMX Continental Championships in Santiago del Estero
  • Men's Elite winner: Gonzalo Molina
  • Women's Elite winner: Mariana Pajón
  • Men's Junior winner: Wilson Goyes Larrea
  • Women's Junior winner: Paola Reis
• April 24: 2016 North American BMX Continental Championships in Rock Hill, South Carolina
  • Men's Elite winner: Nicholas Long
  • Women's Elite winner: Alise Post
  • Men's Junior winner: Deven Kawa (default)
• May 25 – 29: 2016 UCI BMX World Championships in Medellín
• July 8 – 10: 2016 UEC European BMX Continental Championships in Verona

2016 BMX Supercross World Cup

• March 25 & 26: 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #1 in Santiago del Estero
  • Men's Elite winner: Corben Sharrah
  • Women's Elite winner: Caroline Buchanan
• April 9 & 10: 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #2 in Manchester
  • Men's Elite winner: Liam Phillips
  • Women's Elite winner: Caroline Buchanan
• May 7 & 8: 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #3 in Papendal
  • Men's Elite winner:
  • Women's Elite winner:
• September 24 & 25: 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #4 in Rock Hill, South Carolina
• October 8 & 9: 2016 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup #5 (final) in Sarasota, Florida

2016 BMX European Cup

• April 1 – 3: European Cup #1 and #2 in Heusden-Zolder
  • Men's Elite #1 winner: Rihards Veide
  • Men's Elite #2 winner: Dave van der Burg
  • Men's Junior #1 winner: Thomas Jouve
  • Men's Junior #2 winner: Kevin van de Groenendaal
  • Women's Elite #1 winner: Judy Baauw
  • Women's Elite #2 winner: Daina Tuchscherer
  • Women's Junior #1 winner: Merel Smulders
  • Women's Junior #2 winner: Merel Smulders
• April 29 – May 1: European Cup #3 and #4 in Kampen
  • Men's Elite #1 winner: Kristens Krigers
  • Men's Elite #2 winner: Rihards Veide
  • Men's Junior #1 winner: Léo Avril
  • Men's Junior #2 winner: Thomas Jouve
  • Women's Elite #1 winner: Judy Baauw
  • Women's Elite #2 winner: Judy Baauw
  • Women's Junior #1 winner: Ruby Huisman
  • Women's Junior #2 winner: Merel Smulders
• June 11 – 13: European Cup #5 and #6 in Weiterstadt
• September 16 – 18: European Cup #7 and #8 in Calais

Bobsleigh and skeleton

Boccia

• March 19 – 26: BISFed 2016 World Individual Championships in Beijing^[157]
  • Individual BC1 winner: Pattaya Tadtong
  • Individual BC2 winner: Worawut Saengampa
  • Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
  • Individual BC4 winner: Stephen McGuire
• April 26 – May 2: BISFed 2016 World Open #1 in Montreal
• May 17 – 24: BISFed 2016 World Open #2 in Dubai
• June 14 – 19: BISFed 2016 World Open #3 in Póvoa de Varzim

Canoeing

• February 12 – September 11: 2016 ICF Events Calendar^[158]

2016 Summer Olympics (ICF)

• May 18 & 19: 2016 Canoe Sprint European Continental Olympic Qualifier in Duisburg
• August 7 – 11: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Whitewater Stadium (Whitewater slalom)
• August 15 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon (Canoe sprint)

Canoe sprint (flatwater)

• February 12 – August 20: 2016 ICF Events Calendar for Canoe Sprint^[158]

Continental and world canoe sprint championships

• February 12 – 14: 2016 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships in Adelaide
  •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 1 – 4: 2016 African Canoe Sprint Championships in Durban
  •  South Africa won the gold medal tally.  Tunisia won the overall medal tally.^[159]
• May 19 – 22: 2016 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships in Gainesville, Georgia
• June 24 – 26: 2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Moscow
• July 28 – 31: 2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships in Minsk
• September 24 – 27: 2016 ICF Canoe Sprint World University Championships in Cuemanca

2016 Canoe Sprint World Cup

• May 20 – 22: CSF World Cup #1 in Duisburg
• May 27 – 29: CSF World Cup #2 in Račice (Litoměřice District)
• June 3 – 5: CSF World Cup #3 (final) in Montemor-o-Velho

Whitewater slalom (canoe)

• February 19 – September 11: 2016 ICF Events Calendar for Canoe Slalom^[158]

Continental and world whitewater slalom championships

• February 19 – 21: 2016 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships in Penrith^[160]
  • Men's C1 winner: Matej Beňuš
  • Men's C2 winners:  Germany (Franz Anton, Jan Benzien)
  • Men's K1 winner: Vavřinec Hradilek
  • Women's C1 winner: Jessica Fox
  • Women's K1 winner: Jana Dukátová
• April 23 & 24: 2016 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships in Toyama^[161]
  • Men's C1 winner: SHU Jianming
  • Men's C2 winners:  Japan (Shota Sasaki, Tsubasa Sasaki)
  • Men's K1 winner: TAN Ya
  • Women's C1 winner: Chen Wei-han
  • Women's K1 winner: LI Lu
  • Men's C1 team winners:  China (WANG Sheng, SHU Jianming, CHEN Fangjia)
  • Men's C2 team winners:  Uzbekistan
  • Men's K1 team winners:  Japan (Kazuya Adachi, Tsubasa Sasaki, Taku Yoshida)
  • Women's C1 team winners:  Kazakhstan (Xeniya Kondratenko, Kamilla Safina, Yekaterina Smirnova)
  • Women's K1 team winners:  Japan (Yuriko Takeshita, Haruka Okazaki, Ren Mishima)
• May 13 – 15: 2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Liptovský Mikuláš
• July 14 – 17: 2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships in Kraków

2016 Canoe Slalom World Cup

• June 3 – 5: CS World Cup #1 in Ivrea
• June 10 – 12: CS World Cup #2 in La Seu d'Urgell
• June 16 – 19: CS World Cup #3 in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
• August 26 – 28: CS World Cup #4 in Augsburg
• September 2 – 4: CS World Cup #5 in Prague
• September 9 – 11: CS World Cup #6 (final) in Tacen-Ljubljana

Other canoeing events

• May 17 – 19: 2016 ICF Paracanoe World Championships in Duisburg
• June 1 – 5: 2016 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in Banja Luka
• August 29 – September 4: 2016 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Syracuse, Sicily
• September 8 – 11: 2016 ICF Dragon Boat World Championships in Moscow

Chess

• February 13–December 18: 2016 FIDE World Chess Federation Calendar

World Events

• October 3 – 15, 2015: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #1 in Monte Carlo
  • Winner: Hou Yifan
• February 10 – 24, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #2 in Tehran
  • Winner: Ju Wenjun
• April 19 – May 3, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #3 in Batumi
  • Winner: Valentina Gunina
• July 1 – 15: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #4 in Chengdu
• February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
  • Winners: Rauf Mamedov (m) / Kateryna Lagno (f)
• March 1 – 19: Women's World Chess Championship 2016 in Lviv
  • Winner: Hou Yifan
• March 10 – 30: Candidates Tournament in Moscow
  • Winner: Sergey Karjakin
• April 8 – 15: 14th World University Chess Championship in Abu Dhabi
  • Winners: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / Ni Shiqun (f)
• April 18 – 28: World Amateur Championship 2016 in Chalkidiki
  • Under 2300 winner: Zhuban Bigabylov
  • Under 2000 winner: Enkhsaikhan Khulan
  • Under 1700 winner: Jatin SN
• June 26 – July 4: World Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ 2016 in Dresden
• July 21 – 31: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016 in Poprad
• July 30 – August 7: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 in Wadduwa
• August 7 – 21: World Junior and Girls U20 Championship 2016 in Bhubaneswar
• September 1 – 14: 42nd World Chess Olympiad 2016 in Baku
• September 20 – October 4: World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk
• October 18 – 31: World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships 2016 in Batumi
• November 18 – December 1: World Senior Championships 2016 in Mariánské Lázně

European Events

• April 1 – 11: 2nd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship in Luxembourg City
  • Winner: Helgi Ziska
• April 18 – 27: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2016 in  Greece
  • Seniors 50+ winners:  Israel (Alon Greenfeld, Yehuda Gruenfeld, Alexander Huzman, Ram Soffer)
  • Seniors 65+ winners:  Russia (Yuri Balashov, Nikolai M Mishuchkov, Nikolai Pushkov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir V Zhelnin)
• May 11 – 24: European Individual Chess Championship 2016 in Gjakova
• May 13 – 21: European Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Bratislava
• May 26 – June 8: European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2016 in Mamaia
• June 4 – 14: European Senior Individual Championship 2016 in  Armenia
• June 16 – 26: European School Chess Championship 2016 in Chalkidiki
• July 9 – 17: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2016 in Celje
• July 13 – 24: European Universities Games 2016 in Zagreb
• July 19 – 24: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in Novi Sad
• August 17 – 28: European Youth Chess Championship 2016 in Prague
• November 5 – 13: European Chess Club Cup 2016 for men and for women Novi Sad
• December 14 – 18: European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in Tallinn

American Events

• February 19 – 28: American Continental Women's Championship in Lima
  • Winner: Deysi Cori
• March 24 – 29: CARIFTA Chess Championships U20 in Saint Croix
  • U20 winner: Orlando Husbands
  • U16 winner: Alan-Safar Ramoutar
  • U12 winner: Nathan Smith
• June 19 – 26: Panamerican U20 Chess Championship 2016 in  Colombia
• October 8 – 14: South American Youth Festival 2016 in Santiago
• November 20 – 26: Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2016 in Cartagena
• December 2 – 10: South American Youth Festival 2016 in Santiago

Asian Events

• March 27 – April 8: Asian Nations Cup (Men and Women) 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winners:  India (Baskaran Adhiban, S. P. Sethuraman, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Krishnan Sasikiran, Deep Sengupta, Ramachandran Ramesh)
  • Women's winners:  China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi, Zhao Xue)
• April 5 – 15: Asian Youth U6, U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
  • U8 winners: Artin Ashraf (m) / Tôn Nữ Quỳnh Dương (f)
  • U10 winners: Ochirbat Lkhagvajamts (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
  • U12 winners: R Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
  • U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Mishra Anwesha (f)
  • U16 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Mobina Alinasab (f)
  • U18 winners: Mersad Khodashenas (m) / Nguyễn Thanh Thủy Tiên (f)
• April 6: Asian Nations Cup Rapid Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winner:  China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
  • Women's winner:  China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
• April 7: Asian Nations Cup Blitz Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winner:  China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
  • Women's winner:  China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
• April 9: Asian Youth Blitz Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Chin-Erdem Batbaatar (m) / Pagamdulam Munkhdemberel (f)
  • U8 winners: Dang Anh Minh (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
  • U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Nguyễn Hồng Nhung (f)
  • U12 winners: R Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
  • U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
  • U16 winners: Ortik Nigmatov (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
  • U18 winners: Arystanbek Urazayev (m) / V Varshini (f)
• April 10: Asian Youth Rapid Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Amarbat Baatar (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
  • U8 winner: Artin Ashraf (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
  • U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
  • U12 winners: Duc Tri Ngo (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f)
  • U14 winners: Yondonjamts Erdemdalai (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
  • U16 winners: Byambasuren Garidmagnai (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
  • U18 winners: Erdenepurev Boldoo (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
• May 2 – 11: Asian Juniors and Girls U-20 Championships 2016 in New Delhi
• May 3: Asian Juniors and Girls Rapid Championship 2016 in New Delhi
• May 11: Asian Juniors and Girls Blitz Championship 2016 in New Delhi
• May 25 – June 5: Asian Individual Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
• June 4: Asian Individual Blitz Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
• July 9 – 18: Asian Schools Chess Championships 2016 in Tehran
• July 10: Asian Schools Rapid Championships 2016 in Tehran
• July 17: Asian Schools Blitz Championships 2016 in Tehran
• September 1 – 6: South Asian Amateur Championship 2016 in Srinagar
• October 26 – November 5: Asian Seniors Chess Championship 2016 in Mandalay
• November 16 – 25: Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Kuwait City

African Events

• March 28 – April 6: African Zonal 4.4 in Accra (men only)
  • Winner: Oladapo Adu
• April 22 – May 1: African Zonal 4.2 in Dar-es-Salaam
  • Winners: Adham Kandil (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
• April 23 – May 2: African Zonal 4.3 in Le Morne
  • Winners: Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg (m) / Jesse Nikki February (f)
• May 23 – 31: African Zonal 4.1 in Taroudant
• May 20 – 31: African Individual Championships in Kampala
• May 28: African Blitz Championships in Kampala
• May 29: African Rapid Championships Kampala
• July 8 – 15: African Zonal 4.3 Youth Team U16 in Beira
• July 9 – 16: African Women's Challenge in Gaborone
• July 15 – 22: African Zonal 4.2 Youth Team U16 in Kigali
• July 22 – 31: African Zonal 4.4 Youth Team U16 in Ouagadougou
• July 24 – August 2: African Zonal 4.1 Youth Team U16 in Nouakchott
• August 4 – 13: African Amateur Individual Championships in Lome
• August 20 – 28: African Youth Championships in Port Elizabeth
• October 7 – 13: African Clubs Championships in Cape Town
• December 10 – 18: African Schools Individual Championships in Lusaka
• December 27 – January 6, 2017: African Junior Championships in Tunis

Arab Events

• February 1 – 9: 8th Arab Women Clubs Championship 2016 in Kuwait City
  • Overall winner club: Golden Team club
• October 1 – 10: Arab Individual Chess Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in  Sudan
• October 4: Arab Individual Blitz Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in  Sudan
• October 5 – 6: Arab Individual Rapid Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in  Sudan
• November 1 – 10: Arab Clubs Chess Championship 2016 in  Morocco

Cricket

• January 22 – February 14: 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Dhaka
  • The  West Indies defeated  India by 5 wickets in the final, to win their first Under-19 Cricket World Cup title.  Bangladesh took third place.
• March 8 – April 3: 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in  India
  • Men: The  West Indies defeated  England by 4 wickets to win their second ICC World Twenty20 title.
  • Women: The  West Indies defeated  Australia by 8 wickets to win their first ICC Women's World Twenty20 title.

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Cyclo-cross bike racing

• September 16, 2015: CC World Cup #1 in Las Vegas
  • Men's Elite winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Elite winner: Kateřina Nash
• October 18, 2015: CC World Cup #2 in Valkenburg aan de Geul
  • Men's Elite winner: Lars van der Haar
  • Women's Elite winner: Eva Lechner
  • Men's U23 winner: Gioele Bertolini
  • Men's Junior winner: Jappe Jaspers
• November 22, 2015: CC World Cup #3 in Koksijde
  • Men's Elite winner: Sven Nys
  • Women's Elite winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's Under 23 winner: Eli Iserbyt
  • Men's Junior winner: Jens Dekker
• December 20, 2015: CC World Cup #4 in Namur, Belgium
  • Men's Elite winner: Mathieu van der Poel
  • Women's Elite winner: Nikki Harris
  • Men's Under 23 winner: Eli Iserbyt
  • Men's Junior winner: Jappe Jaspers
• December 26, 2015: CC World Cup #5 in Heusden-Zolder
  • Men's Elite winner: Mathieu van der Poel
  • Women's Elite winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's Under 23 winner: Joris Nieuwenhuis
  • Men's Junior winner: Thomas Bonnet
• January 17: CC World Cup #6 in Lignières, Cher
  • Men's Elite winner: Mathieu van der Poel
  • Women's Elite winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's Under 23 winner: Eli Iserbyt
  • Men's Junior winner: Mitch Groot
• January 24: CC World Cup #7 (final) in Hoogerheide
  • Men's Elite winner: Mathieu van der Poel
  • Women's Elite winner: Sophie de Boer
  • Men's Under 23 winner: Quinten Hermans
  • Men's Junior winner: Jens Dekker
• January 30 & 31: 2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Heusden-Zolder
  • Men's Elite winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Elite winner: Thalita de Jong
  • Men's Under 23 winner: Eli Iserbyt
  • Women's Under 23 winner: Evie Richards
  • Men's Junior winner: Jens Dekker

Cyclo-Cross Cycling UCI Superprestige 2015 - 2016

• October 4, 2015: CC Superprestige #1 in Gieten
  • Men's Cyclo-Cross winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Jens Dekker
  • Men's Under 23 Cyclo-Cross winner: Daan Hoeyberghs
• October 25, 2015: CC Superprestige #2 in Zonhoven
  • Men's Cyclo-Cross winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Jens Dekker
  • Men's Under 23 Cyclo-Cross winner: Eli Iserbyt
• November 8, 2015: CC Superprestige #3 in Ruddervoorde
  • Men's Cyclo-Cross winner: Kevin Pauwels
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Jappe Jaspers
  • Men's Under 23 Cyclo-Cross winner: Eli Iserbyt
• November 15, 2015: CC Superprestige #4 in Gavere
  • Men's Cyclo-Cross winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Jens Dekker
  • Men's Under 23 Cyclo-Cross winner: Eli Iserbyt
• December 13, 2015: CC Superprestige #5 in Francorchamps
  • Men's Cyclo-Cross winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Helen Wyman
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Seppe Rombouts
  • Men's Under 23 Cyclo-Cross winner: Nicolas Cleppe
• December 27, 2015: CC Superprestige #6 in Diegem
  • Men's Cyclo-Cross winner: Mathieu van der Poel
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Ellen Van Loy
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Jappe Jaspers
  • Men's Under 23 Cyclo-Cross winner: Quinten Hermans
• February 7, 2016: CC Superprestige #7 in Hoogstraten
  • Men's Cyclo-Cross winner: Mathieu van der Poel
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's Under 23 Cyclo-Cross winner: Eli Iserbyt
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Jens Dekker
• February 13, 2016: CC Superprestige #8 (final) in Middelkerke
  • Men's Cyclo-Cross winner: Mathieu van der Poel
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's Under 23 Cyclo-Cross winner: Eli Iserbyt
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Jens Dekker

Cyclo-Cross Cycling UCI Bank BPost Trophy 2015 - 2016

• October 11: Bank BPost Trophy #1 in Ronse
  • Men's winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's winner: Pavla Havlíková
  • Men's U23 winner: Eli Iserbyt
  • Men's Junior winner: Jens Dekker
• November 1: Bank BPost Trophy #2 in Koppenberg
  • Men's winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Jolien Verschueren
  • Men's Under 23 Cyclo-Cross winner: Quinten Hermans
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Seppe Rombouts
• November 29: Bank BPost Trophy #3 in Hamme
  • Men's winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's winner: Helen Wyman
  • Men's U23 winner: Eli Iserbyt
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Florian Vermeersch
• December 5: Bank BPost Trophy #4 in Essen
  • Men's winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's U23 winner: Quinten Hermans
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Thijs Wolsink
• December 19: Bank BPost Trophy #5 in Antwerp
  • Men's winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's U23 winner: Quinten Hermans
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Reno Bauters
• December 29: Bank BPost Trophy #6 in Loenhout
  • Men's winner: Tom Meeusen
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's U23 winner: Daan Hoeyberghs
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Thijs Wolsink
• January 1: Bank BPost Trophy #7 in Baal
  • Men's winner: Wout Van Aert
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Sanne Cant
  • Men's U23 winner: Quinten Hermans
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Seppe Rombouts
• February 6: Bank BPost Trophy #8 (final) in Sint-Niklaas
  • Men's winner: Laurens Sweeck
  • Women's Cyclo-Cross winner: Thalita de Jong
  • Men's U23 winner: Daan Soete
  • Men's Junior Cyclo-Cross winner: Jens Dekker

Darts

• January
  • January 2 – 10: 2016 BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green
    • Men's winner: Scott Waites
    • Women's winner: Trina Gulliver
    • Youth winner: Josh Richardson
  • January 17: Quebec Open in Drummondville
    • Men's winner: Dawson Murschell
    • Women's winner: Cindy Hayhurst
  • January 22 – 24: Romanian Darts Festival in Bucharest
    • Men's Classic winner: Jamie Hughes
    • Women's Classic winner: Anette Tillbom
    • Men's Open winner: Fabian Roosenbrand
    • Women's Open winner: Rachel Brooks
  • January 22 – 24: Las Vegas Open in Las Vegas
    • Men's winner: Benny Dersch
    • Women's winner: Paula Murphy
  • January 29 – 31: Dutch Open in Assen
    • Men's winner: Martin Adams
    • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton
  • January 30 – 31: Kirchheim Open and Classic in Kirchheim unter Teck
    • Men's Classic winner: Daniel Zygla
    • Men's Open winner: Daniel Zygla
    • Women's Classic winner: Irina Armstrong
    • Women's Open winner: Irina Armstrong
    • Youth Classic winner: Nico Schlund
    • Youth Open winner: Nico Ziemann
    • Women's Youth Classic winner: Christina Schuler
    • Women's Youth Open winner: Christina Schuler
• February
  • February 13 – 14: Camellia Classic in  United States
    • Men's winner: Chris White
    • Women's winner: Stacey Pace
  • February 27 – 28: Port City Open in  United States
    • Men's winner: Leonard Gates
    • Women's winner: Cali West
• March
  • March 4 – 6: Halifax Open in  Canada
    • Men's winner: Jeff Smith
    • Women's winner: Patricia Farrell
  • March 11 – 13: Greater Vancouver Open in  Canada
    • Men's winner: Shawn Burt
    • Women's winner: Kim Bellay-Rouselle
  • March 11 – 13: Trakai Castle Cup in  Lithuania
    • Men's winner: Meelis Aule
    • Women's winner: Kornelija Lušaitė
  • March 12 – 13: Winmau Iceland Open in  Iceland
    • Men's winner: Göran Eriksson
    • Women's winner: Elin Mortensen
  • March 12 – 13: West Coast Classic in  Australia
    • Men's winner: Koha Kokiri
    • Women's winner: Kim Kelly
  • March 19: Gibraltar Open in  Gibraltar
    • Men's winner: Ian Jopling
    • Women's winner: Mercedes De Los Santos
    • Boy's winner: David Rodriguez
    • Girl's winner: Melanie Vilerio
  • March 26 – 27: Victorian Easter Open in  Australia
    • Men's winner: Harley Kemp
    • Women's winner: Natalie Carter
    • Boy's winner: Colby Dodge
    • Girl's winner: Kassandra Lee
  • March 26: Napoleon Games Top Of Waregem in  Belgium
    • Men's winner: Madars Razma
    • Women's winner: Anastasia Dobromyslova
    • Boy's winner: Levy Frauenfelder
    • Girl's winner: Tamara Van der Meirsch
  • March 26: Udmurtia Youth Cup in  Russia
    • Boy's winner: Mikhail Kuritcin
    • Girl's winner: Veronika Koroleva
  • March 27: Napoleon Games Masters Of Waregem in  Belgium
    • Men's winner: Danny Noppert
    • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
    • Boy's winner: Justin van Tergouw
    • Girl's winner: Kyana Frauenfelder
• April
  • April 1 – 3: Mediterranean Open in  Turkey
    • Men's winner: Cemal Gingi
    • Women's winner: Şennur Yaşlı
    • Boy's winner: Yunuscan Yildirim
    • Girl's winner: Emine Dursun
  • April 2: Virginia Beach Dart Classic in  United States
    • Men's winner: Darin Young
    • Women's winner: Paula Murphy
  • April 2: White Mountain Shootout in  United States
    • Men's winner: Tom Sawyer
    • Women's winner: Pam Briggs
• April 8 – 10: Silver Cup Youth Challenge in  Canada
  • Boy's winner: Roan Hebert
  • Girl's winner: Jaliah Kochie
• April 8 – 10: Charlotte Open in  United States
  • Men's winner: Joe Chaney
  • Women's winner: Sandy Hudson
• April 9 & 10: Kalashnikov Cup in Izhevsk
  • Men's winner: Alexey Pilipenko
  • Women's winner: Olga Fedulova
  • Boy’s singles winner: Mikhail Kuritcin
  • Girl’s singles winner: Anfisa Mikhailova
• April 16: Bull’s German Open in  Germany
  • Men's Singles winner: Danny Noppert
  • Women's Singles winner: Aileen de Graaf
  • Boy's winner: Justin van Tergouw
  • Girl's winner: Christina Schuler
• April 17: Bull’s Darts Masters in  Germany
  • Men's Singles winner: Wesley Harms
  • Women's Singles winner: Aileen de Graaf
• April 22 – 24: Murray Bridge Grand Prix in Adelaide
  • Men's winner: Peter Machin
  • Women's winner: Corrine Hammond
  • Boy's winner: Zaine Skelton
  • Girl's winner: Elleesha Jarrett
• April 24: Zakamsk Youth Cup in  Russia
  • Boy’s singles winner: Mikhail Kuritcin
  • Girl’s singles winner: Veronika Koroleva
• April 24: North Island Masters in  New Zealand
  • Men's winner: Craig Caldwell
  • Women's winner: Sha Hohipa
• April 29 – May 1: Estonia Open in  Estonia
• April 30: Cleveland Extravaganza in  United States
  • Men's winner: Tom Sawyer
  • Women's winner: Paula Murphy
• April 30: 2016 Denmark Open darts in  Denmark
  • Men's winner: Darius Labanauskas
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
• May
  • May 1: Denmark Masters in  Denmark
  • May 11–14: Nordic Cup (Invitation) in Tonsberg
  • May 14: Lithuania Open in  Lithuania
  • May 14: Darts for Arch in  United States
  • May 15: Nordic Cup Open in Tonsberg
  • May 21: Polish Open in  Poland
  • May 21 & 22: Sunshine State Classic in Brisbane
  • May 22: Polish Masters in  Poland
  • May 28: Finnish Open in  Finland
  • May 28: Australia SADA Youth in  Australia
  • May 29: Finnish Masters in  Finland

Equestrianism

2016 Summer Olympics (FEI)

• August 7 – 19: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the National Equestrian Center

2015–16 FEI World Cup Jumping

• March 26, 2015 – January 24, 2016: Australian League
  • Winner: Chris Chugg (with horses Cera Cassiago and Cristalline)^[162]
• April 4, 2015 – October 17, 2015:  Japan League
  • Winner: Tsuyoshi Ueno (with horse Verdi R.)^[163]
• April 23, 2015 – September 27, 2015: Central Asian League
  • Note: This league has now been labelled as incomplete by the FEI. Each winner won 26 total points.^[164]
  • Winner #1: Umid Kamilov (with horse L'Apechio)
  • Winner #2: Gairat Nazarov (with horse Quatro Junior)
  • Winner #3: Rinat Galimov (with horse Charlize)
• April 25, 2015 – October 7, 2015:  China League
  • Winner: Zhao Zhiwen (with horse Bolero)^[165]
• May 14, 2015 – November 15, 2015:  South America South League
  • Winner: Pedro Junqueira Muylaert (with horse Colorado)^[166]
• May 14, 2015 – November 29, 2015: South African League
  • Winner: Lisa Williams (with horse Campbell)^[167]
• May 14, 2015 – December 13, 2015: Central European League
  • May 14, 2015 – November 29, 2015: Central European League (South Subleague)
    • Winner: Mariann Hugyecz (with horses Chacco Boy and Never Last)^[168]
  • June 11, 2015 – December 13, 2015: Central European League (North Subleague)
    • Winner: Michal Kazmierczak (with Que Pasa 5)^[169]
    • February 25 – 28: Central European League FINAL in Warsaw
      • Winner: Jaroslaw Skrzyczynski (with horse Crazy Quick)^[170]
• June 11, 2015 – November 21, 2015: Caucasian League
  • Note: Two winners won 15 total points each.^[171]
  • Winner #1: Rahib Ismayilov (with horse ACO's First Boy)
  • Winner #2: George Kevkhishvili (with horse Raritet)
• August 5, 2015 – February 28, 2016: North American League (East Coast)
  • Winner: Kent Farrington (with 3 horses)^[172]
• August 12, 2015 – February 14, 2016: North American League (West Coast)
  • Winner: Karl Cook (with horse Tembla)^[173]
• September 3, 2015 – February 6, 2016:  Arab League
  • Winner: Abdullah Al-Sharbatly (with 4 horses)^[174]
• September 3, 2015 – November 15, 2015:  South America North League
  • Winner: Noel Vanososte (with horse Conrad D)^[175]
• October 2, 2015 – November 15, 2015: Southeast Asian League
  • Note: Three winners won 18 total points each.^[176]
  • Winner #1: Nattapron Triratanachat (with horse Kalindra)
  • Winner #2: Arinadtha Chavatanont (with horses Apanachi and Looppan)
  • Winner #3: Dhewin Manathanya (with horse Blue Boy T)
• October 15, 2015 – February 7, 2016: Western European League
  • Winner: Christian Ahlmann (with 4 horses)^[177]
• October 21, 2015 – January 17, 2016:  New Zealand League
  • Winner: Katie Laurie (with horse Breeze)^[178]
• March 23 – 28: Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping FINAL in Gothenburg
  • Winner: Steve Guerdat (with horse Corbinian)^[179][180]

2015–16 FEI World Cup Dressage

• March 26, 2015 – March 28, 2016: 2015–16 FEI World Cup Dressage Schedule^[181]
  • March 26, 2015 – December 13, 2015: Asia/Pacific League
    • Werribee #1 winner: Mary Hanna (with horse Umbro)
    • Werribee #2 winner: John Thompson (with horse Bates Antonello)
    • Boneo winner: Mary Hanna (with horse Umbro)
    • Sydney winner: Mary Hanna (with horse Umbro)
    • Werribee #3 (final) winner: Mary Hanna (with horse Umbro)
  • April 23, 2015 – March 6, 2016: North American League
    • Winner: Steffen Peters (with horse Legolas)^[182]
  • April 30, 2015 – October 18, 2015: Central European League
    • Winner: Inessa Merkulova (with horse Mister X)^[183]
  • October 15, 2015 – March 13, 2016: Western European League
    • Winner: Isabell Werth (with horses Weihegold Old and Don Johnson FRH)^[184]
• March 23 – 28: Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Final (Dressage) in Gothenburg
  • Winner: Hans Peter Minderhoud (with horse Glock’s Flirt)^[185][186]

2016 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Series

• February 16 – September 25: 2016 Jumping Calendar of Events^[187]
  • February 16 – 21: JS #1 in Ocala, Florida^[188]
    • Individual winner: Beezie Madden (with horse Breitling LS)^[189]
    • Team winners: The  United States (McLain Ward (Rothchild), Lauren Hough (Cornet), Todd Minikus (Babalou), Beezie Madden (Breitling LS))
  • February 17 – 20: JS #2 in Al Ain^[190]
    • Individual winner: Mathieu Billot (with horse Shiva D’Amaury)^[191]
    • Team winners:  France (Mathieu Billot (Shiva D’Amaury), Frederic David (Equador van’t Roosakker), Julien Gonin (Soleil de Cornu CH), Jerome Hurel (OHM de Ponthual))
  • April 27 – May 1: JS #3 in Lummen^[192]
    • Event cancelled, due to adverse weather conditions.
  • April 28 – May 1: JS #4 in Xalapa (Coapexpan)^[193]
    • Individual winner: Nicolas Pizarro (with horse Temascaltepec)^[194]
    • Team winners:  Mexico (Nicolas Pizarro (Temascaltepec), Juan Jose Zendejas Salgado (Tino la Chapelle), Federico Fernández (Guru), Jose Antonio Chedraui Eguia (La Bamba))
  • May 5 – 8: JS #5 in Linz-Ebelsberg
    • Winners:

2016 FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage

• March 29 – July 31: 2016 Dressage Calendar of Events^[195]
  • March 29 – April 3: NCD #1 in Wellington, Florida
    • Individual winner: Laura Graves with horse Verdades^[196]
    • Team winners: The  United States^[197]
      • Laura Graves with horse Verdades
      • Shelly Francis with horse Doktor
      • Arlene Page with horse Woodstock
      • Kasey Perry-Glass with horse Goerklintgaards Dublet
  • May 12 – 15: NCD #2 in Odense

2016 FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing

• March 23 – October 9: 2016 Eventing Calendar of Events^[198]
  • March 23 – 25: NCE #1 in Fontainebleau
    • Individual winner: Michael Jung with horse La Biosthetique - Sam FBW^[199]
    • Team winners:  Germany^[200][201]
      • Michael Jung with horse La Biosthetique - Sam FBW
      • Sandra Auffarth with horse Opgun Louvo
      • Jorg Kurbel with horse Brookfield de Bouncer
      • Andreas Ostholt with horse So Is ET
  • April 22 – 24: NCE #2 in Ballindenisk (near Watergrasshill)
    • Individual winner: Pippa Funnell with horse Mirage d'Elle^[202]
    • Team winners:  Great Britain^[203]
      • Oliver Townend with horse Cooley SRS
      • Franky Reid-Warrilow with horse Dolley Whisper
      • Wills Oakden with horse Merikano
      • Izzy Taylor with horse Briarlands Birdsong
  • May 26 – 29: NCE #3 in Houghton Hall (Houghton, Cambridgeshire)

2016 Longines™ Global Champions Tour

• April 7 – November 5: 2016 Longines™ Global Champions Tour Schedule^[204]
  • April 7 – 9: LGCT #1 in Miami Beach, Florida^[205] Winner: Edwina Tops-Alexander (with horse Lintea Tequila)^[206]
  • April 15 – 17: LGCT #2 in Mexico City^[207] Winner: Roger-Yves Bost (with horse Qoud'Coeur de la Loge)^[208]
  • April 21 – 24: LGCT #3 in Antwerp^[209] Winner: Pénélope Leprevost (with horse Flora de Mariposa)^[210]
  • April 29 – May 1: LGCT #4 in Shanghai^[211] Winner: Abdullah Al-Sharbatly (with horse Tobalio)^[212]
  • May 4 – 7: LGCT #5 in Hamburg^[213]

Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

US Triple Crown

• May 7: 2016 Kentucky Derby
• May 21: 2016 Preakness Stakes
• June 11: 2016 Belmont Stakes

Canadian Triple Crown

• July 3: 2016 Queen's Plate
• July 26: 2016 Prince of Wales Stakes
• August 21: 2016 Breeders' Stakes

UK Triple Crown

• April 30: 2016 2000 Guineas Stakes
  • Horse: Galileo Gold; Jockey: Frankie Dettori; Trainer: Hugo Palmer
• June 6: 2016 Epsom Derby
• September 10: 2016 St Leger Stakes

Australian Triple Crown

• March 5: 2016 Randwick Guineas
  • Horse: Le Romain; Jockey: Christian Reith; Trainer: Kris Lees
• March 19: 2016 Rosehill Guineas
  • Horse: Tarzino; Jockey: Craig Newitt; Trainer: Mick Price
• April 2: 2016 Australian Derby
  • Horse: Tavago; Jockey: Tommy Berry; Trainers: Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young

Hong Kong Triple Crown

• January 31: 2016 Hong Kong Stewards' Cup
  • Horse: Giant Treasure; Jockey: Christophe Soumillon; Trainer: Richard Gibson
• February 28: 2016 Hong Kong Gold Cup
  • Horse: Designs On Rome; Jockey: Tommy Berry; Trainer: John Moore
• May 22: 2016 Hong Kong Champions & Chater Cup

Fencing

• September 19, 2015 – August 14, 2016: 2015–16 FIE Events Calendar^[214]

2016 Summer Olympics (FIE)

• August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center

International fencing championships

• April 1 – 10: 2016 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships in Bourges
  • Junior:  France and  Russia won 3 gold medals each. Russia and  Italy won 9 overall medals each.
  • Cadet:  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 13 – 18: 2016 Asian Fencing Championships in Wuxi
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 15 – 19: 2016 African Fencing Championships in Algiers
  •  Tunisia won the gold medal tally. Tunisia and  Egypt won 13 overall medals each.
• April 25 – 27: 2016 World Fencing Championships in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
  • Men's team sabre winners:  Russia
  • Women's team foil winners:  Russia
• June 20 – 25: 2016 European Fencing Championships in Toruń
• June 20 – 27: 2016 Pan American Fencing Championships in Panama City

2015–16 Fencing Grand Prix

• Épée Grand Prix
  • December 4 – 6, 2015: Qatari Grand Prix in Doha
    • Men's Individual winner: Vadim Anokhin
    • Women's Individual winner: Mara Navarria
  • March 18 – 20: Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest
    • Men's Individual winner: Gauthier Grumier
    • Women's Individual winner: Xu Anqi
  • April 22 – 24: Brazilian Grand Prix in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
    • Men's Individual winner: Bohdan Nikishyn
    • Women's Individual winner: Tatiana Logunova
• Foil Grand Prix
  • November 27 – 29, 2015: Italian Grand Prix in Turin
    • Men's Individual winner: Ma Jianfei
    • Women's Individual winner: Alice Volpi
  • March 11 – 13: Cuban Grand Prix in Havana
    • Men;s Individual winner: Richard Kruse
    • Women's Individual winner: Arianna Errigo
  • June 3 – 5: Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai
• Sabre Grand Prix
  • December 12 & 13, 2015: American Grand Prix in Boston
    • Men's Individual winner: Aldo Montano
    • Women's Individual winner: Shen Chen
  • March 25 & 26: Korean Grand Prix in Seoul
    • Men's Individual winner: Eli Dershwitz
    • Women's Individual winner: Yana Egorian
  • May 27 – 29: Russian Grand Prix in Moscow

2015–16 Fencing World Cup

• Men's Épée World Cup
  • October 23 – 25, 2015: Swiss World Cup in Bern
    • Individual: Bas Verwijlen
    • Team:  Russia
  • November 13 – 15, 2015: Estonian World Cup in Tallinn
    • Individual: Kazuyasu Minobe
    • Team:  France
  • January 21 – 23: German Épée World Cup in Heidenheim an der Brenz
    • Individual: Gauthier Grumier
    • Team:  Italy
  • February 12 – 14: Canadian World Cup in Vancouver
    • Individual: Enrico Garozzo
    • Team:  Hungary
  • May 20 – 22: French Épée World Cup in Paris
• Women's Épée World Cup
  • October 23 – 25, 2015: Italian Épée World Cup in Legnano
    • Individual: SUN Yiwen
    • Team:  Russia
  • November 13 – 15, 2015: Chinese Épée World Cup in Nanjing
    • Individual: Ana Maria Brânză
    • Team:  Russia
  • January 22 – 24: Spanish Épée World Cup in Barcelona
    • Individual: Mara Navarria
    • Team:  Estonia
  • February 12 – 14: Argentinian World Cup in Buenos Aires
    • Individual: Violetta Kolobova
    • Team:  Romania
  • May 20 – 22: South African World Cup in Johannesburg
• Men's Foil World Cup
  • October 16 – 18, 2015: American World Cup in San Jose, California
    • Individual: Timur Safin
    • Team:  France
  • November 6 – 8, 2015: Japanese World Cup in Tokyo
    • Individual: Alexander Massialas
    • Team:  United States
  • January 15 – 17: French Men's Foil World Cup in Paris
    • Individual: Race Imboden
    • Team:  United States
  • February 5 – 7: German Men's Foil World Cup in Bonn
    • Individual: James Davis
    • Team:  Russia
  • May 13 – 15: Russian World Cup in Saint Petersburg
• Women's Foil World Cup
  • October 16 – 18, 2015: Mexican World Cup in Cancún
    • Individual: Ysaora Thibus
    • Team:  Italy
  • November 6 – 8, 2015: French Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
    • Individual: Arianna Errigo
    • Team:  Italy
  • January 15 – 17: Polish Foil World Cup in Gdańsk
    • Individual: Arianna Errigo
    • Team:  Italy
  • February 5 – 7: Algerian World Cup in Algiers
    • Individual: Elisa Di Francisca
    • Team:  Russia
  • May 20 – 22: German Women's Foil World Cup in Tauberbischofsheim
• Men's Sabre World Cup
  • October 9 – 11, 2015: Georgian World Cup in Tbilisi
    • Individual: Aleksey Yakimenko
    • Team:  United States
  • October 30 – November 1, 2015: Hungarian World Cup in Budapest
    • Individual: Aleksey Yakimenko
    • Team:  Russia
  • January 29 – 31: Italian Sabre World Cup in Padua
    • Individual: Aldo Montano
    • Team:  Hungary
  • February 19 – 21: Polish Sabre World Cup in Warsaw
    • Individual: Gu Bon-gil
    • Team:  United States
  • May 13 – 15: Spanish Sabre World Cup in Madrid
• Women's Sabre World Cup
  • October 9 – 11, 2015: Venezuelan World Cup in Caracas
    • Individual: Mariel Zagunis
    • Team:  Russia
  • October 30 – November 1, 2015: French Sabre World Cup in Orléans
    • Individual: Yana Egorian
    • Team:  Ukraine
  • January 29 – 31: Greek World Cup in Athens
    • Individual: Mariel Zagunis
    • Team:  Ukraine
  • February 19 – 21: Belgian World Cup in Ghent
    • Individual: Olha Kharlan
    • Team:  Russia
  • May 13 – 15: Chinese Sabre World Cup in Beijing

Field hockey

• January 15 – December 11: 2016 FIH Calendar of Events^[215]

2016 Summer Olympics (FIH)

• August 7 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Hockey Center

International field hockey events

• June 10 – 17: 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in London
  • Note: This event was slated for San Miguel de Tucumán, but the contract was cancelled.^[216]
• June 18 – 26: 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in London
• November 23 – December 4: 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup in Santiago
• December 1 – 11: 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in New Delhi

European Hockey Federation (EHF)

• January 15 – 17: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Prague^[217]
  •  Germany defeated  Austria, 3–2, in the final.  Russia took third place.
• January 22 – 24: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Minsk^[218]
  • The  Netherlands defeated  Poland, 6–2, in the final.  Belarus took third place.
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Hamburg^[219]
  • Harvestehuder THC defeated SV Arminen, 2–1, in the final. Partille Sport Club took third place.
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Pavlovski Posad^[220]
  • Winner: AH&BC Amsterdam
  • Second: Dinamo Elektrostal
  • Third: Inverleith HC
• February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Dundee^[221]
  • Winner: HC Rotweiss Wettingen
  • Second: Royal Pingouin HC
  • Third: Bowdon Hightown
• February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockdey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Minsk^[222]
  • Düsseldorfer HC defeated Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 2–0, in the final. SK Slavia Prague took third place.
• May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Men's Club Champions Trophy in Glasgow
• May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Cup in Bilthoven
• May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Trophy in Barcelona
• May 14 & 15: 2016 EHL Final Four in Barcelona
• July 24 – 30: 2016 EuroHockey Boy's and Girl's U18 Championships in Cork

Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)

• March 29 – April 10: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Women in Tacarigua
  •  Argentina defeated the  United States, 6–0, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall Pan American Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
  •  Chile took the bronze medal.
• May 20 – 28: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Men in Toronto
• October 1 – 9: 2016 South American Championships for Men and Women in Chiclayo

Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)

• October 15 – 23: 2016 Women's AHF Cup in Bangkok
• November 19 – 27: 2016 Men's AHF Cup in  Hong Kong
• December 14 – 23: 2016 Boy's U18 Asia Cup in Muscat

African Hockey Federation (AfHF)

• March 18 – 28: 2016 Junior African Cup for Men and Women in Windhoek^[223]
  • Men:  Egypt defeated  South Africa, 3–2, in the final.  Zimbabwe took the bronze medal.
  • Women's winner:  South Africa
  • Women's runner-up:  Zimbabwe

Figure skating

Fistball

• January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Diepoldsau
  • TSV Dennach defeated Union Arnreit 4–1, in the final. Ahlhorner SV took third place.
• January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Rohrbach
  • TSV Pfungstadt defeated TuS Kremsmünster 4–0, in the final. TV Schweinfurt-Oberndorf took third place.
• July 1 – 2: EFA 2016 Fistball Men’s European Cup in Unterweitersdorf
• July 2 & 3: EFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Champions' Cup in Pfungstadt
• July 2 & 3: EFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup in Jona
• July 5 – 7: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Cup in Neuenbürg
• July 8 & 9: EFA 2016 Fistball U21 Men's European Championship in   Switzerland
• July 20 – 24: IFA 2016 Fistball U18 Men's and Women's World Championships in Nürnberg
• August 26 – 28: 2016 Fistball European Championships in Grieskirchen
• October 14 – 16: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's World Cup in Windhoek
• October 21 – 23: 2015 IFA Masters World Cup in  Brazil
• October 23 – 30: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Championship in Pomerode

Freestyle skiing

Futsal

• February 2 – 13: UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 in  Serbia
  •  Spain defeated  Russia, 7–3, to win their seventh UEFA Futsal Euro title.  Kazakhstan took third place.
• February 10 – 21: 2016 AFC Futsal Championship in  Uzbekistan
  •  Iran defeated  Uzbekistan, 2–1, to win their eleventh AFC Futsal Championship title.  Thailand took third place.
• April 15 – 24: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in  South Africa
  •  Morocco defeated  Egypt, 3–2, to win their first Africa Futsal Cup of Nations title.  Mozambique took third place.
• September 10 – October 1: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in  Colombia

Golf

2016 Summer Olympics (PGA and LPGA)

• August 11 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro
• August 17 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in Rio de Janeiro

2016 Men's major golf championships

• April 7 – 10: 2016 Masters Tournament
  • Winner: Danny Willett (first major win; first PGA Tour win)
• June 16 – 19: 2016 U.S. Open
• July 14 – 17: 2016 Open Championship
• July 28 – 31: 2016 PGA Championship

2016 World Golf Championships (WGC)

• March 3–6: 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship
  • Winner: Adam Scott (second WGC win, first WGC-Cadillac win)
• March 23–27: 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
  • Winner: Jason Day (second WGC-Match Play win)
• June 30 – July 3: 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
• October 27–30: 2016 WGC-HSBC Champions

Other men's golf events

• May 26 – 29: 2016 BMW PGA Championship (European Tour)
• September 30 – October 2: 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota^[224]

2016 Senior major golf championships

• May 19 – 22: Regions Tradition
• May 26 – 29: Senior PGA Championship
• June 9 – 12: Constellation Senior Players Championship
• July 21 – 24: Senior Open Championship
• August 11 – 14: U.S. Senior Open

2016 Women's major golf championships

• March 31 – April 3: 2016 ANA Inspiration
  • Winner: Lydia Ko (second consecutive major win, first ANA Inspiration win; second consecutive LPGA Tour win)
• June 9 – 12: 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
• July 7 – 10: 2016 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
• July 28 – 31: 2016 Women's British Open
• September 15 – 18: 2016 Evian Championship

2016 International Crown

• July 21 – 24: 2016 International Crown in the Merit Club at Libertyville, Illinois (Chicago metropolitan area)^[225]

Gymnastics

2016 Summer Olympics (FIG)

• April 16 – 24: Aquece Rio Final Gymnastics Qualifier in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[226]
  •  Ukraine won the gold medal tally.  Germany won the overall medal tally.
• August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Arena Olímpica do Rio
  • August 6 – 16: Artistic gymnastics
  • August 12 & 13: Trampolining
  • August 19 – 21: Rhythmic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics

• February 19 – 21: 2016 FIG World Artistic Gymnastics Challenge Cup AGF Trophy (#1) in Baku^[227][228]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 5: AT&T American Cup World Cup 2016 C II (#2) in Newark, New Jersey^[229][230]
  • Men's winner: Ryōhei Katō
  • Women's winner: Gabby Douglas
• March 12: World Cup 2016 C II (#3) in Glasgow^[231][232]
  • Men's winner: Max Whitlock
  • Women's winner: MyKayla Skinner
• March 19 & 20: EnBW DTB-POKAL World Cup 2016 C II (#4) in Stuttgart^[233][234]
  • World Cup:  Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Overall Men's Team Challenge winners:  Great Britain
  • Individual Men's Apparatus Team Challenge:  Brazil,  Great Britain, and  Ukraine won 2 gold medals each. Ukraine won the overall medal tally.
  • Overall Women's Team Challenge winners:  Russia
  • Individual Women's Apparatus Team Challenge:   Switzerland won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• March 23 – 26: 2016 African Artistic Gymnastics Championships for Men and Women in Algiers^[235]
  •  Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 24 – 26: 9th FIG ART Gymnastics World Challenge Cup (#5) in Doha^[236][237]
  •   Switzerland won the gold medal tally.  Brazil and  Slovenia won 4 overall medals each.
• March 31 – April 4: 40th "TURNIER DER MEISTER" FIG World Challenge Cup (#6) in Cottbus^[238][239]
  •  Ukraine won the gold medal tally. Ukraine and  Germany won 5 overall medals each.
• April 8 – 10: 12th Ljubljana FIG World Challenge Cup (#7) in  Slovenia^[240][241]
  •  Slovenia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 28 – May 1: FIG World Challenge Cup #8 in Osijek^[242][243]
  •  Great Britain won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• May 13 – 15: FIG World Challenge Cup #9 in Varna^[244]
• May 20 – 22: FIG World Challenge Cup #10 in São Paulo^[245]
• May 25 – 29: 2016 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships for Men and Women in Bern^[246][247]
• June 23 – 26: FIG World Challenge Cup Artistic Gymnastics (#11) in Anadia, Portugal
• July 1 – 3: FIG World Challenge Cup #12 in Mersin
• October 7 – 9: FIG World Challenge Cup #13 (final) in Szombathely

Rhythmic gymnastics

• February 26 – 28: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #1 in Espoo^[248][249]
  • All-Around: Aleksandra Soldatova
  • Hoop: Ganna Rizatdinova
  • Ball: Son Yeon-jae
  • Clubs: Aleksandra Soldatova
  • Ribbon: Ganna Rizatdinova
  • Group All-Around:  Russia
  • Five-Ribbon Group:  Spain
  • Three Clubs and Two Hoops Group:  Israel
• March 17 – 20: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #2 in Lisbon^[250][251]
  • All-Around: Aleksandra Soldatova
  • Hoop: Aleksandra Soldatova
  • Ball: Aleksandra Soldatova
  • Clubs: Ganna Rizatdinova
  • Ribbon: Ganna Rizatdinova
  • Group All-Around:  Russia
  • Five-Ribbon Group:  Russia
  • Three Clubs and Two Hoops Group:  Russia
• April 1 – 3: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #3 in Pesaro^[252][253]
  • All-Around: Yana Kudryavtseva
  • Hoop: Margarita Mamun
  • Ball: Ganna Rizatdinova
  • Clubs: Margarita Mamun
  • Ribbon: Ganna Rizatdinova
  • Five-Ribbon Group:  Italy
  • Six Clubs and Two Hoops Group:  Italy
• April 28 – May 1: 2016 Asian Junior Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships in Astana^[254][255]
  • Team:  Kazakhstan
  • Group:  Kazakhstan
  • All-Around: Sumire Kita
  • Hoop: Alina Adilkhanova
  • Ball: Alina Adilkhanova
  • Clubs: Sumire Kita
  • Ribbon: Sumire Kita
• May 13 – 15: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #4 in Tashkent^[256]
• May 20 – 22: BSB Bank World Cup 2016 Cat. B (#5) in Minsk^[257]
• May 27 – 29: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #6 in Sofia^[258]
• June 3 – 5: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #7 in Guadalajara, Castile-La Mancha
• June 17 – 19: 2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Holon^[259]
• July 1 – 3: Berlin Master 2016. Cat. B (#8) in  Germany
• July 8 – 10: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #9 in Kazan
• July 22 – 24: World Cup 2016 Cat. B #10 in Baku

Trampolining/Tumbling

• March 5 & 6: AGF Trophy World Cup 2016 Cat. A #1 in Baku^[260][261]
  • Men's individual trampoline winner: Dmitry Ushakov
  • Women's individual trampoline winner: Hanna Harchonak
  • Men's synchronized trampoline winners:  Russia (Nikita Fedorenko, Dmitry Ushakov)
  • Women's synchronized trampoline winners:  Belarus (Hanna Harchonak, Tatsiana Piatrenia)
• March 31 – April 3: 2016 European Trampoline Championships in Valladolid^[262]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 14 & 15: World Cup 2016 Cat. A #2 in Shanghai
• June 18 & 19: World Cup 2016 Cat. A #3 in Brescia
• June 24 & 25: World Cup 2016 Cat. A #4 in Arosa
• July 8 & 9: World Cup 2016 Cat. A #5 in Coimbra

Handball

• January 6 – TBD: 2016 IHF Calendar of Events^[263]

2016 Summer Olympics (IHF)

• April 29 – May 1: Aquece Rio International Men's Handball Tournament 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[264]
• August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center

International handball championships

• January 15 – 28: 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship in  Bahrain
  •  Qatar defeated  Bahrain, 27–22, to win their second consecutive Asian Men's Handball Championship title.  Japan took the bronze medal.
• January 15 – 31: 2016 European Men's Handball Championship in  Poland
  •  Germany defeated  Spain, 24–17, to win their second European Men's Handball Championship title.  Croatia took the bronze medal.
• January 21 – 30: 2016 African Men's Handball Championship in  Egypt
  •  Egypt defeated  Tunisia, 21–19, to win their sixth African Men's Handball Championship title.  Angola took the bronze medal.
• March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Astrakhan
  •  Russia and  Sweden both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[265]
• March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Metz
  •  France has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[266]
• March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Aarhus
  •  Romania and  Montenegro both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[267]
• April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Gdańsk
  •  Tunisia and  Poland both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[268]
• April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Malmö
  •  Sweden and  Slovenia both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[269]
• April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Herning
  •  Croatia and  Denmark both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[270]
• July 3 – 15: 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in  Russia (location TBA)
• July 12 – 17: 2016 Beach Handball World Championships for Men and Women in Budapest
• July 19 – 31: 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in  Slovakia (location TBA)
• December 4 – 18: 2016 European Women's Handball Championship in  Sweden

Ice hockey

Jorkyball

International competitions

• May 5–8: 14th JIF Super Champions League and JIF 11th Golden Cup in Valenciennes
• May 5–7: 9th World Cup for Clubs in Valenciennes
• May 5–7: 1st JIF Junior Cup Under–23 in Valenciennes
• May 5–8: 2nd JIF Senior Cup Over 35 in Valenciennes
• May 5–8: 5th JIF World Cup for Nations and 1st JIF Women World Cup for Nations in Valenciennes

Judo

2016 Summer Olympics (IJF)

• March 8 & 9: Aquece Rio International Judo Tournament 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[271]
  • Men's U66 winner: Joshiro Maruyama
  • Men's U81 winner: Eduardo Yudi Santos
  • Women's U52 winner: Chishima Maeda
  • Women's U63 winner: Kaho Yonezawa
• August 6 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center

International judo events

• April 8 – 10: 2016 African Judo Championships in Tunis^[272]
  •  Tunisia won the gold medal tally.  Algeria won the overall medal tally.
• April 8 – 10: 2016 Oceania Judo Championships in Canberra^[273]
  • Seniors:  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Cadet:  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior:  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 15 – 17: 2016 Asian Judo Championships in Tashkent^[274]
  •  Japan and  Mongolia won 4 gold and 11 overall medals each.
• April 21 – 24: 2016 European Judo Championships in Kazan^[275]
  •  France won the gold medal tally. France and  Georgia won 7 overall medals each.
• April 29 & 30: 2016 Pan American Judo Championships in Havana^[276]
  •  Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 27 – 29: 2016 Masters Judo Championships in Guadalajara^[277]
• September 3 & 4: 2016 Asian Open in Taipei
• October 22 & 23: 2016 World Club Team Judo Championships in Tbilisi
• October 29 & 30: 2016 Oceania Open (location TBA)

Judo Grand Slam

• February 6 & 7: Grand Slam #1 in Paris^[278]
  •  Japan won the gold medal tally. Japan and  France won 9 overall medals each.
• May 6 – 8: Grand Slam #2 in Baku^[279]
• July 16 & 17: Grand Slam #3 in Tyumen
• November 5 – 7: Grand Slam #4 in Abu Dhabi
• December 2 – 4: Grand Slam #5 (final) in Tokyo

Judo Grand Prix

• January 22 – 24: Grand Prix #1 in Havana^[280]
  •  Russia won the gold medal tally.  Hungary won the overall medal tally.
• February 19 & 20: Grand Prix #2 in Düsseldorf^[281]
  •  Japan and  South Korea won 3 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
• March 25 – 27: Grand Prix #3 in Tbilisi^[282]
  • The  Netherlands won the gold medal tally.  Georgia won the overall medal tally.
• April 1 – 4: Grand Prix #4 in Samsun^[283]
  •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 13 – 15: Grand Prix #5 in Almaty^[284]
• June 25 & 26: Grand Prix #6 in Budapest
• July 1 – 3: Grand Prix #7 in Ulaanbaatar
• September 23 – 25: Grand Prix #8 in Zagreb
• October 6 – 8: Grand Prix #9 in Tashkent
• November 18 – 20: Grand Prix #10 in Qingdao
• November 24 – 26: Grand Prix #11 (final) in  South Korea (location TBA)

European Judo Union (EJU)

• January 30 – October 30: 2016 EJU Open and Cup events^[285]

EJU Open

• January 30 & 31: EJU Open #1 in Sofia^[286]
  •  Russia and  Slovenia won 2 gold medals each.  Belarus won the overall medal tally.
• February 13 & 14: EJU Open #2 in Oberwart (men only)^[287]
  •  Mongolia won the gold medal tally.  Brazil won the overall medal tally.
• February 13 & 14: EJU Open #3 in Rome (women only)^[288]
  • Seven different nations won a gold medal each.  China won the overall medal tally.
• February 27 & 28: EJU Open #4 in Prague (men only)^[289]
  • The  Czech Republic won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• February 27 & 28: EJU Open #5 in Warsaw (women only)^[290]
  •  Poland won the gold medal tally.  Mongolia and  Russia won 5 overall medals each.
• June 4 & 5: EJU Open #6 in Madrid
• September 10 & 11: EJU Open #7 in Tallinn
• October 15 & 16: EJU Open #8 (final) in Glasgow

EJU Cup

• March 5 & 6: EJU Cup #1 in Uster^[291]
  •  Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 19 & 20: EJU Cup #2 in Sarajevo^[292]
  • Five different nations won 2 gold medals each.  Turkey won the overall medal tally.
• April 2 & 3: EJU Cup #3 in Dubrovnik^[293]
  •  Croatia won the gold medal tally. Croatia and  France won 9 overall medals each.
• May 14 & 15: EJU Cup #4 in Orenburg
• June 11 & 12: EJU Cup #5 in Celje-Podčetrtek
• July 9 & 10: EJU Cup in London (not confirmed yet)
• August 27 & 28: EJU Cup in Sindelfingen (not confirmed yet)
• September 3 & 4: EJU Cup in Bratislava
• September 24 & 25: EJU Cup in Belgrade (not confirmed yet)
• October 1 & 2: EJU Cup in Tampere
• October 22 & 23: EJU Cup in Málaga
• October 29 & 30: EJU Cup (final) in Lund

Pan American Judo Confederation (CPJ)

• March 5 & 6: CPJ Open #1 in Lima^[294]
  •  Brazil and  Russia won 2 gold medals each. Brazil won the overall medal tally.
• March 12 & 13: CPJ Open #2 in Buenos Aires^[295]
  •  Cuba and  Russia won 3 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
• March 19 & 20: CPJ Open #3 in Santiago^[296]
  •  France won the gold medal tally.  Chile won the overall medal tally.
• July 2 & 3: CPJ Open #4 (final) in San Salvador

African Judo Union (AJU)

• January 16 & 17: AJU Open #1 in Tunis^[297]
  •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 12 & 13: AJU Open #2 in Casablanca^[298]
  • 14 nations won a gold medal each.  France won the overall medal tally.
• November 12 & 13: AJU Open #3 (final) in Port Louis

Korfball

Europe

• January 13 – 16: IKF Europa Cup 2016 (final round) in Budapest
  • In the final PKC/SWKGroep defeated Boeckenberg KC 31–21. NC Benfica took third place.
• January 22 – 24: IKF Europa Shield 2016 in Castrop-Rauxel
  • In the final Korfbal Club Barcelona defeated Bec Korfball Club 15-14. Schweriner-Korfball-Club '67 e.V. took third place.

Asia

• August 26 – September 3: 4th IKF Asia Korfball Championship in  India

World championships and World Cups

• March 18 – 20: U17 Korfball World Cup in Schijndel
  •  Netherlands beating the  Belgium squad in the final 26–12.  England took third place
• March 25 – 27: U19 Korfball World Cup in Leeuwarden
  •  Netherlands beating the  Belgium squad in the final 22–18.  Chinese Taipei took third place
• July 9 – 16: IKF U23 World Korfball Championship in Olomouc

Lacrosse

• July 7 – 16: 2016 ILF Men's U-19 World Lacrosse Championship in Coquitlam
• July 28 – August 6: 2016 European Lacrosse Championships in Gödöllő

Major League Lacrosse

• April 23 – August 20: 2016 Major League Lacrosse season

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

• May 28 – 30: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
• May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
• May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
• May 27 – 29: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship in Bethlehem at the Talen Energy Stadium
• May 19 – 21: 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship in Denver
• May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia

WCLA

• May 4 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division I National Championship in Winston-Salem
• May 6 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division II National Championship in Winston-Salem

Luge

Modern pentathlon

• January 28 – October 23: 2016 UIPM Events Calendar^[299]

2016 Summer Olympics (UIPM)

• August 18 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park

International modern pentathlon events

• March 16 – 20: 2016 Pan American Modern Pentathlon Championships in Buenos Aires^[300]
  • Men's winner: Nathan Schrimsher
  • Women's winner: Leidis Laura Moya
  • Men's team winners:  United States (Nathan Schrimsher, Dennis Bowsher, Lucas Schrimsher)
  • Women's team winners:  United States (Samantha Achterberg, Margaux Isaksen, Isabella Isaksen)
• May 22 – 29: 2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Moscow
• July 4 – 11: 2016 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Sofia
• July 14 – 18: 2016 World Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships in Limerick
• July 27 – August 2: 2016 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships in Cairo
• August 10 – 14: 2016 European Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships in Barcelona

2016 Modern Pentathlon World Cup

• February 24 – 28: MP World Cup #1 in Cairo^[301]
  • Men's winner: Amro El Geziry
  • Women's winner: Lena Schöneborn
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Italy (Auro Franceschini, Lavinia Bonessio)
• March 9 – 14: MP World Cup #2 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[302]
  • Men's winner: JUN Woong-tae
  • Women's winner: Claudia Cesarini
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Germany (Lena Schöneborn, Patrick Douge)
• March 31 – April 3: MP World Cup #3 in Rome^[303]
  • Men's winner: Valentin Prades
  • Women's winner: Laura Asadauskaitė
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Italy (Lorenzo Michele, Lavinia Bonessio)
• April 14 – 18: MP World Cup #4 in Kecskemét^[304]
  • Men's winner: James Cooke
  • Women's winner: Anastasiya Prokopenko
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Guatemala (Charles Fernandez, Isabel Brand)
• May 6 – 8: MP World Cup #5 (final) in Sarasota, Florida

Motorcycle racing (FIM)

2016 MotoGP season

• March 20: (#1) Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix
  • MotoGP winner: Jorge Lorenzo ( Yamaha Motor Racing)
  • Moto2 winner: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten)
  • Moto3 winner: Niccolò Antonelli ( Ongetta–Rivacold)
• April 3: (#2) Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix
  • MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda)
  • Moto2 winner: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport)
  • Moto3 winner: Khairul Idham Pawi ( Honda Team Asia)
• April 10: (#3) Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas
  • MotoGP winner: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda)
  • Moto2 winner: Álex Rins ( Pons Racing)
  • Moto3 winner: Romano Fenati ( Sky Racing Team by VR46)
• April 24: (#4) Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix
  • MotoGP winner: Valentino Rossi ( Yamaha Motor Racing)
  • Moto2 winner: Sam Lowes ( Gresini Racing)
  • Moto3 winner: Brad Binder ( Ajo Motorsport)
• May 8: (#5) French motorcycle Grand Prix
  • MotoGP winner:
  • Moto2 winner:
  • Moto3 winner:
• May 22: (#6) Italian motorcycle Grand Prix
• June 5: (#7) Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix
• June 26: (#8) Dutch TT
• July 17: (#9) German motorcycle Grand Prix
• August 14: (#10) Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix
• August 21: (#11) Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix
• September 4: (#12) British motorcycle Grand Prix
• September 11: (#13) San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix
• September 25: (#14) Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix
• October 16: (#15) Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix
• October 23: (#16) Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix
• October 30: (#17) Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix
• November 13: (#18) Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix (final)

2016 Superbike World Championship

• February 27 & 28: #1 Phillip Island Grand Prix Circuit
  • R1 winner: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team)
  • R2 winner: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team)
• March 12 & 13: #2 Chang International Circuit
  • R1 winner: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team)
  • R2 winner: Tom Sykes ( Kawasaki Racing Team)
• April 2 & 3: #3 Ciudad del Motor de Aragón
  • R1 winner: Chaz Davies ( Ducati Corse)
  • R2 winner: Chaz Davies ( Ducati Corse)
• April 16 & 17: #4 TT Circuit Assen
  • R1 winner: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team)
  • R2 winner: Jonathan Rea ( Kawasaki Racing Team)
• April 30 & May 1: #5 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
  • R1 winner: Chaz Davies ( Ducati Corse)
  • R2 winner: Chaz Davies ( Ducati Corse)
• May 14 & 15: #6 Sepang International Circuit
  • R1 winner:
  • R2 winner:
• May 28 & 29: #7 Donington Park
• June 18 & 19: #8 Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli
• July 9 & 10: #9 Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca
• July 23 & 24: #10 Autodromo Nazionale Monza
• September 17 & 18: #11 EuroSpeedway Lausitz
• October 1 & 2: #12 Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours
• October 15 & 16: #13 Circuito de Jerez
• October 29 & 30: #14 Losail International Circuit (final)

Speedway

FIM World Championship

• April 30: Speedway Grand Prix of Slovenia in Krško
• May 14: Speedway Grand Prix of Warsaw, Poland in Warsaw
• June 11: Speedway Grand Prix of Denmark in Horsens
• June 25: Speedway Grand Prix of Czech Republic in Prague
• July 9: Speedway Grand Prix of Great Britain in Cardiff
• August 13: Speedway Grand Prix of Sweden in Målilla
• August 27: Speedway Grand Prix of Gorzów, Poland in Gorzów
• September 10: Speedway Grand Prix of Germany in Teterow
• September 24: Speedway Grand Prix of Stockholm, Sweden in Stockholm
• October 1: Speedway Grand Prix of Torun, Poland in Torun
• October 22: Speedway Grand Prix of Australia in Melbourne

FIM World Cup

• July 23: World Cup Event 1 in Vojens
• July 26: World Cup Event 2 in Västervik
• July 29: World Cup Race Off in Belle Vue, Manchester
• July 30: World Cup Final in Belle Vue, Manchester

Motorsport

2016 Formula One season

• March 20: 2016 Australian Grand Prix Winner: Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes-Benz in Formula One)
• April 3: 2016 Bahrain Grand Prix Winner: Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes-Benz in Formula One)
• April 17: 2016 Chinese Grand Prix Winner: Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes-Benz in Formula One)
• May 1: 2016 Russian Grand Prix Winner: Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes-Benz in Formula One)
• May 15: 2016 Spanish Grand Prix Winner:
• May 29: 2016 Monaco Grand Prix
• June 12: 2016 Canadian Grand Prix
• June 19: 2016 European Grand Prix
• July 3: 2016 Austrian Grand Prix
• July 10: 2016 British Grand Prix
• July 24: 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix
• July 31: 2016 German Grand Prix
• August 28: 2016 Belgian Grand Prix
• September 4: 2016 Italian Grand Prix
• September 18: 2016 Singapore Grand Prix
• October 2: 2016 Malaysian Grand Prix
• October 9: 2016 Japanese Grand Prix
• October 23: 2016 United States Grand Prix
• November 6: 2016 Mexican Grand Prix
• November 13: 2016 Brazilian Grand Prix
• November 27: 2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (final)

2015–16 Formula E season

• October 24, 2015: 2015 Beijing ePrix Winner: Sébastien Buemi ( DAMS)
• November 7, 2015: 2015 Putrajaya ePrix Winner: Lucas di Grassi ( Abt Sportsline)
• December 19, 2015: 2015 Punta del Este ePrix Winner: Sébastien Buemi ( DAMS)
• February 6: 2016 Buenos Aires ePrix Winner: Sam Bird ( Virgin Racing)
• March 12: 2016 Mexico City ePrix Winner: Jérôme d'Ambrosio ( Dragon Racing)
• April 2: 2016 Long Beach ePrix Winner: Lucas di Grassi ( Abt Sportsline)
• April 23: 2016 Paris ePrix Winner: Lucas di Grassi ( Abt Sportsline)
• May 21: 2016 Berlin ePrix Winner:
• June 4: 2016 Moscow ePrix
• July 2 & 3: 2016 London ePrix (final)

2016 FIA European Formula 3 Championship

• April 1 – 3: #1 Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet, Var
  • R1 winner: Lance Stroll ( Prema Powerteam)
  • R2 winner: Callum Ilott ( Van Amersfoort Racing)
  • R3 winner: Maximilian Günther ( Prema Powerteam)
• April 22 – 24: #2 Hungaroring in Mogyoród
  • R1 winner: Ralf Aron ( Prema Powerteam)
  • R2 winner: Maximilian Günther ( Prema Powerteam)
  • R3 winner: Ben Barnicoat ( Hitech Racing)
• May 13 – 15: #3 Pau Grand Prix in Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques
  • R1 winner:
  • R2 winner:
  • R3 winner:
• May 20 – 22: #4 Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria
• June 24 – 26: #5 Norisring in Nuremberg
• July 15 – 17: #6 Circuit Park Zandvoort in the  Netherlands
• July 28 – 30: #7 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in  Belgium
• September 9 – 11: #8 Nürburgring in Nürburg
• September 30 – October 2: #9 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola
• October 14 – 16: #10 Hockenheimring in Hockenheim (final)

Rallying & Rallycross

2016 Dakar Rally

• January 2 – 16: 2016 Dakar Rally in  Argentina and  Bolivia
  • Overall Bikes winner: Toby Price
  • Overall Quads winner: Marcos Patronelli
  • Overall Cars winner: Stéphane Peterhansel / Jean-Paul Cottret
  • Overall Trucks winner: Gerard de Rooy / Moi Torrallardona / Darek Rodewald

2016 World Rally Championship

• January 22 – 24: #1 Monte Carlo Rally
  • WRC-1 winners: Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia ( Volkswagen Motorsport)
  • WRC-2 winners: Elfyn Evans / Craig Parry ( M-Sport World Rally Team)
  • WRC-3 winners: Ole Christian Veiby / Jonas Andersson ( Printsport Oy)
• February 12 – 14: #2 Rally Sweden
  • WRC-1 winners: Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia ( Volkswagen Motorsport)
  • WRC-2 winners: Elfyn Evans / Craig Parry ( M-Sport World Rally Team)
  • WRC-3 winners: Michel Fabre / Maxime Vilmot ( Saintéloc Racing) (default)
• March 4 – 6: #3 Rally Mexico
  • WRC-1 winners: Jari-Matti Latvala / Miikka Anttila ( Volkswagen Motorsport)
  • WRC-2 winners: Teemu Suninen / Mikko Markkula ( TGS Worldwide OU)
  • WRC-3 winners: Michel Fabre / Maxime Vilmot ( Saintéloc Racing) (default)
• April 22 – 24: #4 Rally Argentina
  • WRC-1 winners: Hayden Paddon / John Kennard ( Hyundai Motorsport)
  • WRC-2 winners: Nicolás Fuchs / Fernando Mussano ( Wevers Sport)
  • WRC-3 winners: Michel Fabre / Maxime Vilmot ( Saintéloc Racing) (default)
• May 20 – 22: #5 Rally de Portugal
  • WRC-1 winners:
  • WRC-2 winners:
  • WRC-3 winners:
• June 10 – 12: #6 Rally di Sardegna
• July 1 – 3: #7 Rally Poland
• July 29 – 31: #8 Rally Finland
• August 19 – 21: #9 Rallye Deutschland
• September 9 – 11: #10 China Rally
• September 30 – October 2: #11 Tour de Corse
• October 14 – 16: #12 Rally de Catalunya
• October 28 – 30: #13 Wales Rally GB
• November 18 – 20: #14 Rally Australia (final)

2016 FIA World Rallycross Championship

• Note: The FIA European Rallycross Championship takes place here at the same time.
• April 16 & 17: #1 2016 World RX of Portugal
  • Note: No ERX Supercar, Touringcar, and RX Lites events here.
  • WRX Supercar winner: Petter Solberg ( Norway Petter Solberg World RX Team)
  • Super 1600 winner: Ulrik Linnemann
• May 7 & 8: #2 2016 World RX of Hockenheim
  • WRX Supercar winner:
• May 14 & 15: #3 2016 World RX of Belgium
• May 28 & 29: #4 2016 World RX of Great Britain
• June 11 & 12: #5 2016 World RX of Norway
• July 2 & 3: #6 2016 World RX of Sweden
• August 6 & 7: #7 2016 World RX of Canada
• September 3 & 4: #8 2016 World RX of France
• September 17 & 18: #9 2016 World RX of Barcelona
• October 1 & 2: #10 2016 World RX of Latvia (debut event)
• October 15 & 16: #11 2016 World RX of Germany
• November 26 & 27: #12 2016 World RX of Argentina (final)

2016 European Rally Championship

• March 10 – 12: (#1) 2016 Rally Islas Canarias
  • ERC-1 winners: Aleksey Lukyanuk / Alexey Arnautov
  • ERC-2 winners: Wojciech Chuchała / Daniel Dymurski
  • ERC-3 winners: Łukasz Habaj / Piotr Woś
• April 7 – 9: (#2) 2016 Circuit of Ireland Rally
  • ERC-1 winners: Craig Breen / Scott Martin
  • ERC-2 winners: Wojciech Chuchała / Daniel Dymurski
  • ERC-3 winners: Łukasz Pieniążek / Przemysław Mazur
• May 6 – 8: (#3) 2016 Acropolis Rally
  • ERC-1 winners:
  • ERC-2 winners:
  • ERC-3 winners:
• June 2 – 4: (#4) 2016 Rallye Açores
• June 23 – 25: (#5) 2016 Belgium Ypres Westhoek Rally
• July 15 – 17: (#6) 2016 Rally Estonia
• August 4 – 6: (#7) 2016 Rajd Rzeszowski
• August 26 – 28: (#8) 2016 Barum Rally Zlín
• September 16 – 19: (#9) 2016 Rally Liepāja–Ventspils
• October 7 – 9: (#10) 2016 Cyprus Rally (final)

2016 Asia-Pacific Rally Championship

• April 29 – May 1: #1 International Rally of Whangarei Winners: Gaurav Gill / Glenn Macneall
• June 17 – 19: #2 International Rally of Queensland Winners:
• August 6 & 7: #3 China Rally (Rally of Zhang Yie)
• September 23 – 25: #4 Rally Hokkaido
• October 29 & 30: #5 Malaysian Rally
• December 8 – 11: #6 Coffee Day India Rally (final)

2016 NACAM Rally Championship

• April 7 – 9: NACAM #1 in Oaxaca Winners: Ricardo Triviño / Marco Hernández
• May 5 – 8: NACAM #2 in Jalisco Winners:
• July 1 – 3: NACAM #3 in Quebec
• August 19 – 21: NACAM #4 in Guanacaste Province
• September 23 – 25: NACAM #5 in Aguadulce, Coclé
• November 25 – 27: NACAM #6 (final) in Kingston, Jamaica

2016 Codasur South American Rally Championship

• April 1 – 3: #1 Rally Trans Itapua Winners: Diego Domínguez / Edgardo Galindo
• May 13 – 15: #2 Rally de Erechim Winners:
• June 10 – 12: #3 Rally de Catamarca
• August 26 – 28: #4 Rally de Santa Cruz
• November 24 – 27: #5 Rally del Atlántico (final)

2016 African Rally Championship

• February 11 – 13: #1 Rallye Côte d'Ivoire Winners: Gary Chaynes / David Israel
• April 22 & 23: #2 Sasol Rally Winners: Leeroy Poulter / Elvene Coetzee
• May 27 – 29: #3 Zambia International Motor Rally Winners:
• July 8 – 10: #4 Rally of Tanzania
• August 12 – 14: #5 Rwanda Mountain Gorilla Rally
• September 16 – 18: #6 Pearl of Africa Rally
• November 11 – 13: #7 Rallye International de Madagascar (final)

2016 Middle East Rally Championship

• February 4 – 6: #1 Qatar International Rally Winners: Nasser Al-Attiyah / Matthieu Baumel
• March 24 – 26: #2 Kuwait International Rally Winners: Nasser Al-Attiyah / Matthieu Baumel
• May 5 – 7: #3 Jordan Rally Winners:
• September 2 – 4: #4 Rally of Lebanon
• October 7 – 9: #5 Cyprus Rally
• November 3 – 5: #6 Oman International Rally
• November 17 – 19: #7 Dubai International Rally (final)

Other FIA racing events

2016 FIA World Endurance Championship

• April 17: 6 Hours of Silverstone in  Great Britain
  • LMP1 winners: Marc Lieb, Neel Jani, and Romain Dumas ( Porsche)
  • LMP2 winners: Filipe Albuquerque, Bruno Senna, and Ricardo González ( Morand Racing)
  • LMGTE Pro winners: Davide Rigon and Sam Bird ( AF Corse)
  • LMGTE Am winners: François Perrodo, Emmanuel Collard, and Rui Águas ( AF Corse)
• May 7: 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps in  Belgium
  • LMP1 winners:
  • LMP2 winners:
  • LMGTE Pro winners:
  • LMGTE Am winners:
• June 18 & 19: 24 Hours of Le Mans in  France
• July 24: 6 Hours of Nürburgring in  Germany
• September 4: 6 Hours of Mexico City in  Mexico (debut event)
• September 17: 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas in the  United States
• October 16: 6 Hours of Fuji in  Japan
• November 6: 6 Hours of Shanghai in  China
• November 19: 6 Hours of Bahrain in  Bahrain (final)

2016 World Touring Car Championship

• April 3: FIA WTCC Race of France
  • R1 winner: Robert Huff ( JAS Motorsport)
  • R2 winner: José María López ( Citroën World Touring Car Team)
• April 17: FIA WTCC Race of Slovakia
  • R1 winner: Tiago Monteiro ( JAS Motorsport)
  • R2 winner: José María López ( Citroën World Touring Car Team)
• April 24: FIA WTCC Race of Hungary
  • R1 winner: Mehdi Bennani ( Sébastien Loeb Racing)
  • R2 winner: José María López ( Citroën World Touring Car Team)
• May 8: FIA WTCC Race of Morocco
  • R1 winner:
  • R2 winner:
• May 28: FIA WTCC Race of Germany
• June 12: FIA WTCC Race of Russia
• June 26: FIA WTCC Race of Portugal
• August 7: FIA WTCC Race of Argentina
• September 4: FIA WTCC Race of Japan
• September 25: FIA WTCC Race of China
• November 6: FIA WTCC Race of Thailand
• November 25: FIA WTCC Race of Qatar (final)

2016 FIA European Truck Racing Championship

• May 1: Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Styria
  • R1 winner: Jochen Hahn ( Team Reinert Adventure)
  • R2 winner: René Reinert ( Team Reinert Adventure)
  • R3 winner: Adam Lacko ( Buggyra Racing 1969)
  • R4 winner: Adam Lacko ( Buggyra Racing 1969)
• May 29: Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli in Misano Adriatico
  • R1 winner:
  • R2 winner:
  • R3 winner:
  • R4 winner:
• June 12: Nogaro in  France
• July 3: Nürburgring in Nürburg
• August 28: Hungaroring in Mogyoród
• September 4: Autodrom Most in the  Czech Republic
• September 18: Circuit Zolder in Heusden-Zolder
• October 2: Circuito del Jarama in Madrid
• October 9: Circuit de la Sarthe in Le Mans (final)

2016 International V8 Supercars Championship

• March 5 – December 4: 2016 International V8 Supercars Championship Series^[305]
  • Overall winner:

NASCAR

2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series

• February 21 – November 20: 2016 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Page^[306]
  • Overall winner:

2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series

• February 20 – November 19: 2016 NASCAR Xfinity Series Page^[307]
  • Overall winner:

2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series

• February 19 – November 18: 2016 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Page^[308]
  • Overall winner:

2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series (Canada)

• May 22 – September 17: 2016 NASCAR Pinty's Series (formerly called NASCAR Canadian Tire Series) Page^[309]
  • Overall winner:

2016 IndyCar Series

• March 13: Grand Prix of St. Petersburg Winner: Juan Pablo Montoya ( Team Penske)
• April 2: Phoenix Grand Prix Winner: Scott Dixon ( Chip Ganassi Racing)
• April 17: Grand Prix of Long Beach Winner: Simon Pagenaud ( Team Penske)
• April 24: Indy Grand Prix of Alabama Winner: Simon Pagenaud ( Team Penske)
• May 14: Grand Prix of Indianapolis Winner:
• May 29: 2016 Indianapolis 500
• June 4 & 5: Chevrolet Indy Dual in Detroit
• June 11: Firestone 600
• June 26: Champ Car Grand Prix of Road America
• July 10: Iowa Corn Indy 300
• July 17: Honda Indy Toronto
• July 31: Honda Indy 200
• August 21: ABC Supply 500
• September 4: Grand Prix of Boston (debut event)
• September 18: GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma (final)

2016 European Le Mans Series

• April 16: (#1) 4 Hours of Silverstone in  Great Britain
  • LMP2 winners: Simon Dolan, Giedo van der Garde, and Harry Tincknell ( Jota Sport)
  • LMP3 winners: Matthew Bell, Wayne Boyd, and Mark Patterson ( United Autosports)
  • GTE winners: Andrew Howard, Alex MacDowall, and Darren Turner ( Aston Martin Racing)
• May 15: (#2) 6 Hours of Imola in  Italy
  • LMP2 winners:
  • LMP3 winners:
  • GTE winners:
• July 17: (#3) 4 Hours of Red Bull Ring in  Austria
• August 28: (#4) 6 Hours of Castellet in  France
• September 25: (#5) 4 Hours of Spa in  Belgium
• October 23: (#6) 6 Hours of Estoril in  Portugal (final)

2016 International GT Open season

• April 23 & 24: #1 Autódromo do Estoril in  Portugal
  • R1 winners: Phil Keen / Shaun Balfe ( Balfe Motorsport)
  • R2 winners: Duncan Tappy / Michael Benham ( Garage 59)
• May 21 & 22: #2 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in  Belgium
• June 4 & 5: #3 Paul Ricard Circuit in  France
• July 23 & 24: #4 Silverstone Circuit in  Great Britain
• September 10 & 11: #5 Red Bull Ring in  Austria
• October 1 & 2: #6 Autodromo Nazionale Monza in  Italy
• October 29 & 30: #7 Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in  Spain (final)

2016 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters

• May 6 – 8: #1 Hockenheimring I
  • R1 winners:
  • R2 winners:
• May 20 – 22: #2 Red Bull Ring
• June 3 – 5: #3 EuroSpeedway Lausitz
• June 24 – 26: #4 Norisring
• July 15 – 17: #5 Circuit Park Zandvoort
• August 19 – 21: #6 Moscow Raceway
• September 9 – 11: #7 Nürburgring
• September 23 – 25: #8 Hungaroring
• October 14 – 16: #9 Hockenheimring II

Mountain bike racing

• January 15 – December 4: 2016 UCI Mountain Biking Events Calendar^[310]

2016 Summer Olympics (UCI–MB)

• August 20 & 21: 2016 Summer Olympics (MB) in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Mountain Bike Park

International mountain biking championships

• March 26 & 27: 2016 Oceania Mountain Bike Continental Championships in Queenstown, New Zealand
  • Men's XC winner: Anton Cooper
  • Women's XC winner: Rebecca Henderson
  • Men's Downhill winner: Bryn Dickerson
  • Women's Downhill winner: Alanna Columb
  • Men's XC Eliminator winner: Eden Cruise
  • Men's U23 (XC) winner: Ben Oliver
  • Women's U23 (XC) winner: Amber Johnston
  • Men's Junior (XC) winner: Kian Lerch-MacKinnon
  • Women's Junior (XC) winner: Jessica Manchester
• March 30 – April 3: 2016 American Mountain Bike Continental Championships in San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca
  • Men's XC winner: Catriel Soto
  • Women's XC winner: Daniela Campuzano
  • Men's U23 XC winner: Brandon Rivera
  • Women's U23 XC winner: Yossiana Quintero
  • Men's Junior XC winner: Wilson Pena
  • Women's Junior XC winner: Natalia Rojas Figueroa
  • Men's XC Eliminator winner: Ricky Morales
  • Women's XC Eliminator winner: Noelia Rodriguez
  • Mixed XC Team Relay winners:  Colombia (Jhon Fredy Gazzon, Brandon Rivera,Yossiana Quintero, Favio Castañeda)
• March 30 – April 3: 2016 African Mountain Bike Continental Championships in Afriski
  • Men's XC winner: Philip Buys
  • Women's XC winner: Mariske Strauss
  • Men's Downhill winner: Tiaan Odendaal
  • Men's U23 (XC) winner: Alan Hatherly
  • Women's U23 (XC) winner: Genevieve van Coller
  • Men's Junior (XC) winner: Herbert Peters
  • Women's Junior (XC) winner: Danielle Strydom
  • Men's Marathon winner: Yannick Lincoln
  • Women's Marathon winner: Amy McDougall
  • Mixed XC Team Relay winners:  Namibia (Michelle Vorster, Raul Costa Seibeb, Herbert Peters, Tristan de Lange)
• May 4 – 8: 2016 Asian Mountain Bike Continental Championships in Chai Nat
  • Mixed XC Team Relay winners:  Thailand (Klahan Master Athichanan, Peerapol Chawchiangkwang, Keerati Sukprasart, Supaksorn Nuntana)
• May 5 – 8: 2016 European Mountain Bike Continental Championships in Jönköping, Huskvarna
  • Mixed XC Team Relay winners:   Switzerland (Marcel Guerrini, Vital Albin, Jolanda Neff, Lars Förster)
• June 25 & 26: 2016 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Laissac
• June 28 – July 3: 2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (XCO & XCE only) in Nové Město na Moravě
• September 6 – 11: 2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DHI & 4X only) in Val di Sole

2016 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

• April 9 & 10: World Cup #1 in Lourdes
  • Men's Elite Downhill winner: Aaron Gwin
  • Women's Elite Downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
  • Men's Junior Downhill winner: Finnley Iles
• April 23 & 24: World Cup #2 in Cairns
  • Men's Elite Downhill winner: Loïc Bruni
  • Women's Elite Downhill winner: Rachel Atherton
  • Men's Elite XC winner: Nino Schurter
  • Women's Elite XC winner: Annika Langvad
  • Men's U23 XC winner: Samuel Gaze
  • Women's U23 XC winner: Kate Courtney
  • Men's Junior Downhill winner: Matt Walker
• May 21 & 22: World Cup #3 in Albstadt
  • Men's Elite XC winner:
  • Women's Elite XC winner:
  • Men's U23 XC winner:
  • Women's U23 XC winner:
• May 28 & 29: World Cup #4 in La Bresse
• June 4 & 5: World Cup #5 in Fort William, Highland
• June 11 & 12: World Cup #6 in Leogang
• July 9 & 10: World Cup #7 in Lenzerheide
• August 6 & 7: World Cup #8 in Mont-Sainte-Anne
• September 3 & 4: World Cup #9 (final) in Vallnord

Multi-sport events

• February 5 – 16: 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong^[311]
  • India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 6 – 11: 2016 Arctic Winter Games in / Nuuk^[312]
  •  Alaska won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 29 – July 3: 2016 IWAS U23 World Games in Prague^[313]
• September 24 – October 3: 2016 Asian Beach Games in Da Nang
• TBA: 2016 Bolivarian Beach Games in Iquique
• TBD: 2016 West Asian Games in Kish Island

Nordic combined

Olympic Games

• February 12 – 21: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[314]
  • The United States and South Korea won ten gold medals each. However, the United States finished first, due to winning more silver medals than South Korea.
  • Russia won the overall medal tally.
• August 5 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro^[315]

Paralympic Games

• September 7 – 18: 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro
  • September 8 – 10: Judo
  • September 8 – 11: Track cycling
  • September 8 – 14: Sailing
  • September 8 – 14: Shooting
  • September 8 – 15: Powerlifting
  • September 8 – 16: Football 7-a-side
  • September 8 – 16: Goalball
  • September 8 – 17: Sitting volleyball
  • September 8 – 17: Swimming
  • September 8 – 17: Table tennis
  • September 8 – 17: Wheelchair basketball
  • September 8 – 18: Athletics
  • September 9 – 12: Rowing
  • September 9 – 16: Wheelchair tennis
  • September 9 – 17: Football 5-a-side
  • September 10 & 12: Paratriathlon
  • September 10 – 16: Boccia
  • September 10 – 17: Archery
  • September 11 – 16: Equestrian dressage
  • September 13 – 17: Wheelchair fencing
  • September 14 – 16: Paracanoeing
  • September 14 – 17: Road cycling
  • September 14 – 18: Wheelchair rugby

Padel

2016 World Padel Tour

• March 27 – December 14: 2016 World Padel Tour

• March 27 – April 3: Gijón Open
  • Winners: Fernando Belasteguín / Pablo de Lima
• April 16 – 24: Valencia Master
  • Men's winners: Francisco Navarro Compán / Sanyo Gutiérrez
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar / Marta Marrero
• April 30 – May 8: Barcelona Master
• May 12 – 14: Rome Exhibition
• May 22 – 29: Las Rozas de Madrid Open
• May 30 – June 6: Lisbon Chellenger
• June 19 – 26: Palma Open
• June 26 – July 3: Barcelona Chellenger
• July 3 – 10: Valladolid Open
• July 24 – 31: Gran Canaria Open
• August 7 – 14: Costa del Sol Chellenger
• August 21 – 28: La Nucía Open
• September 5 – 11: Monte Carlo Master
• September 11 – 18: Madrid Chellenger
• September 18 – 25: Sevilla Open
• October 9 – 16: A Coruña Open
• October 23 – 30: Zaragoza Open
• November 7 – 13: Buenos Aires Master
• November 25 – 27: Miami Exhibition
• November 27 – December 4: Basque Country Open
• December 14 – 18: Madrid Master (final)

World Championship

• November 14 – 20: Padel Tennis World Championship

Raquetball

World Championships and Continental Championships

• March 19–26: Pan American Championships in San Luis Potosí
  • Men's Singles: Daniel De La Rosa def. Jake Bredenbeck 15–2, 15–1.
  • Men's Doubles: Javier Moreno / Alejandro Landa def. Fernando Rios / Jose Daniel Ugalde 15–11, 15–10.
  • Women's Singles: Paola Longoria def. Frédérique Lambert 15–3, 15–6.
  • Women's Doubles: Paola Longoria / Samantha Salas def. Michelle Key / Kelani Bailey 15–5, 15–10.
  • Boy's Singles U14: Jose Carlos Ramos Martinez def. Ari Wiessbrott 15–1, 15–7.
  • Boy's Singles U16: Rodrigo Rodriguez def. Eduardo Portillo 5–15, 15–7, 11–7.
  • Women's Singles U14: Guadalupe Griffin def. Delia Alejandra Aguilar 15–5, 11–15, 11–8.
  • Women's Doubles U16: Monserrat de la Mejia / Ana Laura Flores def. Delia Alejandra Aguilar / Guadalupe Griffin 15–8, 15–3.
• July 16–23: World Championships in Cali
• August 29 – September 3: Senior World Championships in Albuquerque
• November 13–19: Junior World Championships (Location to be Determined)
• Asian Racquetball Championships in Seoul

2016 World Racquetball Tour

• February 18 – December 18: 2016 World Racquetball Tour
  • February 18–21: WRT Mt Rainier Open in Seattle
    • Alejandro Cardona def. Jake Bredenbeck 15-3, 15-10.
    • Alejandro Cardona / Gerardo Franco def. Andree Parrilla / David Horn 15-9, 10-15, 11-6.

2015–16 International Racquetball Tour

• July 10, 2015 – August 14, 2016: 2015–16 International Racquetball Tour
  • September 17–20: Novasors Ghost of Georgetown Kansas City Open in Kansas City
    • Kane Waselenchuk def. Rocky Carson 11-5, 11-0, 11-13, 11-2
  • October 7 – 11: UnitedHealthcare US OPEN Racquetball Championships in Minneapolis
    • Kane Waselenchuk def. Daniel De La Rosa 11-5, 11-8, 11-3 to win his 11th UnitedHealthCare US Open Title.
    • Ben Croft / Kane Waselenchuk def. Jake Bredenbeck / Jose Diaz 15-0, 15-5.
  • October 22–25: Krowning Moment & Bobcat Open in San Marcos
    • Kane Waselenchuk def. Rocky Carson 11-6, 11-3, 11-2.
  • October 29 – November 1: Galaxy Custom Printing IRT Pro/Am in Lilburn
    • Álvaro Beltrán def. Rocky Carson 11-8, 8-11, 11-5, 11-4.
  • November 5–8: Red Swain Shootout in Davison
    • Rocky Carson def. Jose Rojas 11-2, 11-2, 11-8
  • November 12–15: 25th Annual Turkey Shootout in Garden City
    • Kane Waselenchuk def. Rocky Carson 11-3, 11-3, 11-8.
  • November 19–22: St. Louis Pro Racquetball Winter Rollout in St. Louis
    • Kane Waselenchuk def. Rocky Carson 11-2, 11-5, 11-2.
  • January 14–17: NYC Open 17th Annual IRT Pro Stop in Long Island
    • Kane Waselenchuk def. Rocky Carson 11-7, 11-5, 11-2.
  • January 21–24: Lewis Drug Pro/Am in Sioux Falls
    • Kane Waselenchuk def. Jose Rojas 12-10, 11-1, 11-6.
    • Álvaro Beltrán / Rocky Carson def. Felipe Camacho / Daniel De La Rosa 15-7, 15-3.
  • March 10 – 13: Shamrock Shootout Pro/AM in Lombard
    • Kane Waselenchuk def. Daniel De La Rosa 11-2, 11-4, 11-2.
  • March 31 – April 3: 2016 Raising Some Racquet for Kids in Huber Heights
    • Rocky Carson def. Álvaro Beltrán 11-7, 9-11, 11-6, 8-11, 11-9.
  • April 28 - May 1: Florida IRT Pro/Am in Sarasota
    • Rocky Carson def. Daniel De La Rosa 5-11, 7-11, 11-8, 11-4, 11-1.

2015–16 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour

• August 28, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour
  • August 28–30: Cali Open in Cali
    • Paola Longoria def. Maria Jose Vargas 11-13, 11-2, 11-6, 11-3.
    • Paola Longoria / Samantha Salas def. Michelle Key / Frédérique Lambert 10-15, 15-0, 11-5.
  • September 24–27: 3 Wall Ball World Championships in Las Vegas
    • Paola Longoria def. Janel Tisinger 15-11, 15-12, 11-6.
    • Paola Longoria / Michelle Key def. Aimee Ruiz / Janel Tisinger 15-11, 15-10.
  • October 7–11: UnitedHealthcare US OPEN Racquetball Championships in Minneapolis
    • Paola Longoria def. Rhonda Rajsich 11-7, 11-5, 9-11, 11-9.
    • Paola Longoria / Samantha Salas def. Alejandra Herrera / Monserrat Mejia 15-10, 15-2.
  • October 30 – November 1: 2015 Paola Longoria Experience in San Luis Potosí City
    • Paola Longoria def. Maria Jose Vargas 11-0, 11-1, 11-5.
    • Paola Longoria / Samantha Salas def. Susana Acosta / Jessica Parrilla 15-7, 15-5
  • November 13–15: 2015 Paola Longoria Invitational in Monterrey
    • Paola Longoria def. Rhonda Rajsich 9-11, 11-8, 11-1, 11-2.
    • Sheryl Lotts / Rhonda Rajsich def. Michelle Key / Frédérique Lambert 15-11, 15-14.
  • December 11–13: 24th Annual NES Associates Christmas Pro Am in Arlington County
    • Paola Longoria def. Maria Jose Vargas 11-1, 11-1, 11-0.
    • Alejandra Herrera / Paola Longoria def. Susana Acosta / Samantha Salas 15-8, 15-13.
  • January 29–31: Mercedes-Benz of Cincinnati Pro Am in Cincinnati
    • Paola Longoria def. Rhonda Rajsich 11-3, 11-8, 11-4.
    • Paola Longoria / Samantha Salas def. Michelle Key / Frédérique Lambert 15-3, 15-3.
  • February 19–21: Winter Classic in Overland Park
    • Paola Longoria def. Frédérique Lambert 11-2, 11-2, 11-4.
    • Frédérique Lambert / Sofia Rascon def. Alejandra Herrera / Monserrat Mejia 15-13, 15-4.
  • March 4–6: New Jersey Open in Warren Township
    • Paola Longoria def. Rhonda Rajsich 11-6, 7-11, 11-4, 11-2.
    • Frédérique Lambert / Paola Longoria def. Aimee Ruiz / Maria Jose Vargas 15-12, 13-15, 11-4.
  • April 1–3: AZ WOR VII Final Battle in Glendale
    • Round Robin: 1. Rhonda Rajsich, 2. Michelle Key, 3. Adrianna Moncada, 4. Susie Boulanger
  • April 22–24: Battle at the Alamo in San Antonio
    • Men's Singles: Daniel de la Rosa def. Jansen Allen 11-3, 11-8, 1-11, 11-9.
    • Women's Singles: Paola Longoria def. Maria Jose Vargas 11-8, 11-5, 11-6.
    • Women's Doubles: Paola Longoria / Samantha Salas def. Jessica Parrilla / Rhonda Rajsich 15-4, 15-6.

Road cycling

Summer Olympics

World Championships

Continental cycling championships

Grand Tours

• May 6 – 29: 2016 Giro d'Italia
• July 2 – 24: 2016 Tour de France
• August 20 – September 11: 2016 Vuelta a España

UCI World Tour

UCI Women's WorldTour

UCI Continental Tours

Rowing

• January 16 – November 13: 2016 FISA Events Calendar^[316]

2016 Summer Olympics (FISA)

• August 6 – 13: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Rodrigo de Freitas Lagoon

International rowing championships

• January 16: 2016 European Rowing Indoor Championships in Győr^[317]
  •  Poland won the gold medal tally. Poland,  Austria, and  Hungary won 6 overall medals each.
• February 28: 2016 FISA Indoor Rowing World Championships in Boston
  • Men's Lightweight winner: Steffen Bonde
  • Men's Heavyweight winner: James Letten
  • Women's Lightweight winner: Robyn Hart-Winks
  • Women's Heavyweight winner: Michelle Lazorchak
• March 22 – 24: 2016 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Valparaíso^[318][319]
  • M1x winner: Juan Carlos Cabrera Perez
  • W1x winner: Michelle Parson
  • LM2x winners: Xavier Vela Magi / Willian Giaretton
  • LW2x winners: Vanessa Cozzi / Fernanda Leal Ferreira
• March 25 – 27: 2016 South American Rowing Championship in Curauma^[320][321]
  •  Argentina won the gold medal tally. Argentina and  Brazil won 11 overall medals each.
• April 21 – 23: 2016 Paralympic Qualification Regatta in Gavirate^[322][323]
  • ASW1X winner: WANG Lili
  • ASM1X winner: Huang Cheng
  • TAMix2X winners:  China (LIU Shuang, FEI Tianming)
  • LTAMix4+ winners:  Australia
• April 23 – 25: 2016 FISA Asian and Oceania Olympic Qualification Regatta in Chungju (at Tangeum Lake)^[324][325]
  • M1x winner: KIM Dong-yong
  • W1x winner: Kim Ye-ji
  • LM2x winners:  China (SUN Man, WANG Chunxin)
  • LW2x winners:  Japan (Ayami Oishi, Chiaki Tomita)
• May 6 – 8: 2016 European Rowing Championships in Brandenburg an der Havel (at Lake Beetzsee)^[326]
• May 22 – 25: 2016 FISA European and Final Olympic Qualification Regatta in Lucerne (at Lake Rotsee)^[327]
• July 9 & 10: 2016 European Rowing Junior Championships in Trakai (at Lake Galvė)^[328]
• August 21 – 28: 2016 World Rowing Championships in Rotterdam (at the Willem-Alexander Baan)^[329]
• August 21 – 28: World Rowing Junior Championships 2016 in Rotterdam^[330]
• August 21 – 28: 2016 World Rowing U23 Championships in Rotterdam^[331]
• September 9 – 11: 2016 World Rowing Masters Regatta in Copenhagen (at Lake Bagsværd)^[332]
• October 21 – 23: 2016 World Rowing Coastal Championships in  Monaco^[333]

2016 World Rowing Cup

• April 15 – 17: WRC #1 in Varese (at Lake Varese)^[334]
  • The  Netherlands won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 27 – 29: WRC #2 in Lucerne (at Lake Rotsee)
• June 17 – 19: WRC #3 (final) in Poznań (at Lake Malta)

Rugby union

2016 Summer Olympics (WR)

• March 5 & 6: Aquece Rio International Women's Rugby Sevens 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[335]
  • Winner: Brazil
  • Second: Argentina
  • Third: Colombia
• August 6 – 11: 2016 Summer Olympics (rugby sevens) in Rio de Janeiro

International rugby events

• February 5 – March 18: 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship^[336]
  • Champions:  Wales (first Six Nations Under 20s Championship title)
  • Second:  France
  • Third:  Ireland
• February 5 – March 20: 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship^[337]
  • Champions:  France (fifth Women's Six Nations Championship title)
  • Second:  England
  • Third:  Ireland
• February 6 – March 6: 2016 Americas Rugby Championship (debut event)
  • Winner:  Argentina XV (inaugural Americas Rugby Championship title)
  • Second:  United States
  • Third:  Canada
• February 6 – March 19: 2016 Six Nations Championship^[338]
  • Champions:  England (fifth Six Nations Championship title)
  • Grand Slam:  England
  • Triple Crown:  England
  • Calcutta Cup:  England
  • Millennium Trophy:  England
  • Centenary Quaich:  Ireland
  • Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy:  France
• March 8 – 21: 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge in  Fiji^[339]
  • Champions: Fiji Warriors (sixth World Rugby Pacific Challenge title)
  • Second: Samoa A
  • Third: Tonga A
• June 7 – 25: 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Manchester
• August 27 – October 8: 2016 Rugby Championship

2016 Men's Internationals

• April 30 – TBD: WR's 2016 Men's Internationals Page^[340]
  • April 30:  Botswana defeated  Lesotho, 41–5, in Maseru
  • May 29:  England vs.  Wales in London
  • June 11:  Argentina vs.  Italy (location TBA)
  • June 11:  Canada vs.  Japan in Vancouver
  • June 18:  Argentina vs.  France #1 (location TBA)
  • June 18:  United States vs.  Italy in San Jose, California
  • June 18:  Canada vs.  Russia in Calgary
  • June 25:  Argentina vs.  France #2 (location TBA)
  • June 26:  Canada vs.  Italy in Toronto

2016 Women's Internationals

• TBD: WR's 2016 Women's Internationals Page^[341]
  • November 12:  Ireland vs.  England (location TBA)
  • November 19:  Ireland vs.  Canada (location TBA}

2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series

• December 4 & 5, 2015: Dubai Sevens (WRSS #1) in Dubai at The Sevens Stadium
  • Cup winner:  Fiji
  • Plate winner:  South Africa
  • Bowl winner:  France
  • Shield winner:  Canada
• December 12 & 13, 2015: South Africa Sevens (WRSS #2) in Cape Town at the Cape Town Stadium
  • Cup winner:  South Africa
  • Plate winner:  Fiji
  • Bowl winner:  Scotland
  • Shield winner:  Samoa
• January 30 & 31: Wellington Sevens (WRSS #3) in Wellington at the Wellington Regional Stadium
  • Cup winner:  New Zealand
  • Plate winner:  Australia
  • Bowl winner:  Samoa
  • Shield winner:  France
• February 6 & 7: Australian Sevens (WRSS #4) in Sydney at the Sydney Football Stadium
  • Cup winner:  New Zealand
  • Plate winner:  Argentina
  • Bowl winner:  Canada
  • Shield winner:  Wales
• March 4 – 6: USA Sevens (WRSS #5) in Las Vegas at the Sam Boyd Stadium
  • Cup winner:  Fiji
  • Plate winner:  New Zealand
  • Bowl winner:  Wales
  • Shield winner:  Samoa
• March 12 & 13: Canada Sevens (WRSS #6) in Vancouver at BC Place
  • Cup winner:  New Zealand
  • Plate winner:  Samoa
  • Bowl winner:  Canada
  • Shield winner:  Russia
• April 8 – 10: 2016 Hong Kong Sevens (WRSS #7) in  Hong Kong at Hong Kong Stadium
  • Cup winner:  Fiji
  • Plate winner:  England
  • Bowl winner:  Argentina
  • Shield winner:  Russia
• April 16 & 17: 2016 Singapore Sevens (WRSS #8) in  Singapore at the National Stadium
  • Cup winner:  Kenya
  • Plate winner:  Samoa
  • Bowl winner:  Scotland
  • Shield winner:  Russia
• May 14 & 15: 2016 Paris Sevens (WRSS #9) in  France at Stade Jean-Bouin
• May 21 & 22: 2016 London Sevens (WRSS #10; final) in  England at Twickenham Stadium

2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

• December 3 & 4, 2015: 2015 Dubai Women's Sevens (WRWSS #1) in Dubai at the Sevens Stadium
  • Cup winner:  Australia
  • Plate winner:  New Zealand
  • Bowl winner:  Japan
• February 20 & 21: 2016 São Paulo Women's Sevens (WRWSS #2) in São Paulo at Arena Barueri
  • Cup winner:  Australia
  • Plate winner:  France
  • Bowl winner:  Russia
• April 8 & 9: 2016 USA Women's Sevens (WRWSS #3) in Atlanta at the Fifth Third Bank Stadium (Kennesaw, Georgia)
  • Cup winner:  Australia
  • Plate winner:  United States
  • Bowl winner:  Ireland
• April 16 & 17: 2016 Canada Women's Sevens (WRWSS #4) in Langford, British Columbia at the Westhills Stadium
  • Cup winner:  England
  • Plate winner:  Canada
  • Bowl winner:  Fiji
• May 28 & 29: 2016 France Women's Sevens (WRWSS #5; final) in Clermont-Ferrand at the Parc des Sports Marcel Michelin

Sailing

2016 Summer Olympics (ISAF)

• August 5 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Marina da Glória

World sailing championships

• June 14 – 18: 2016 ISAF Youth Match Racing World Championships in / Nouméa^[342]
• December 14 – 20: 2016 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships in Auckland^[343]
  • Note: Was scheduled to be held in Oman. However, it withdrew, due to the alleged national discriminatory practices against Israel.^[344]
• TBA: 2016 ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship in Okinawa Prefecture

2016 ISAF Sailing World Cup

• December 7 – 13, 2015: SWC #1 in Melbourne (#1 and at Port Phillip)^[345]
  • Men's Laser winner: Colin Cheng
  • Men's Finn winner: Oliver Tweddell
  • Men's 470 winners:  Australia (Alexander Conway, Patrick Conway)
  • Men's 49er winners:  New Zealand (Logan Dunning Beck, Jack Simpson)
  • Men's 2.4 metre (disabled) winner: Damien Seguin
  • Women's Laser Radial winner: Ashley Stoddart
  • Women's RS:X winner: Joanna Sterling
  • Women's 470 winners:  Australia (Carrie Smith, Jaime Ryan)
  • Women's 49erFX winners:  Australia (Tess Lloyd, Caitlin Elks)
  • Mixed Formula Kite winner: Florian Gruber
  • Mixed Skud 18 (disabled) winners:  Australia (Daniel Fitzgibbon, Liesl Tesch)
  • Mixed Sonar (disabled) winners:  Australia (Colin Harrison, Jonathan Harris, Russell Boaden)
  •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• January 23 – 29: SWC #2 in Miami (at Biscayne Bay)^[346]
  • Men's 470 winners:  Spain (Onán Barreiros, Juan Curbelo Cabrera)
  • Men's 49er winners:  Spain (Diego Botín, Iago López Marra)
  • Men's Finn winner: Jorge Zarif
  • Men's Laser winner: Jean Baptiste Bernaz
  • Men's RS:X winner: Dorian van Rijsselberghe
  • Women's 470 winners:  Austria (Lara Vadlau, Jolanta Ogar)
  • Women's 49erFX winners:  New Zealand (Alexandra Maloney, Molly Meech)
  • Women's Laser Radial winner: Marit Bouwmeester
  • Women's RS:X winner: Bryony Shaw
  • Mixed Narca 17 winners:  Australia (Jason Waterhouse, Lisa Darmanin)
  • Mixed Sonar (disabled) winners:  Canada (Paul Tingley, Logan Campbell, Scott Lutes)
  • 2.4 metre (disabled) winner: Helena Lucas
  • The  Netherlands,  Great Britain, and  Spain won 2 gold medals each. The Netherlands won the overall medal tally.
• April 25 – May 1: SWC #3 in Hyères (at Rade de Hyères)^[347]
  • Men's 479 winners:  Croatia (Šime Fantela, Igor Marenić)
  • Men's 49er winners:  New Zealand (Peter Burling, Blair Tuke)
  • Men's Finn winner: Jake Lilley
  • Men's Laser winner: Philipp Buhl
  • Men's RS:X winner: Piotr Myszka
  • Women's 479 winners:  Great Britain (Hannah Mills, Saskia Clark)
  • Women's 49erFX winners:  Sweden (Lisa Ericson, Hanna Klinga)
  • Women's Laser Radial winner: Evi Van Acker
  • Women's RS:X winner: Zofia Klepacka
  • Mixed Narca 17 winners:  Spain (Fernando Echavarri, Tara Pacheco van Rijnsoever)
  • Mixed Sonar (disabled) winners:  Norway (Aleksander Wang-Hansen, Marie Solberg, Per Eugen Kristiansen)
  • 2.4 metre (disabled) winner: Matthew Bugg
  •  Australia and  Poland won 2 gold medals each. Australia won the overall medal tally.
• June 6 – 12: SWC #4 in Weymouth and Portland, Dorset (at both Portland Harbour and Weymouth Bay)^[348]
• September 12 – 18: SWC #5 in Qingdao (at Fushan Bay)
• December 4 – 11: SWC #6 (final) in Melbourne #2^[349]
  • Note: Abu Dhabi withdrew from hosting this event from October 24 – 28, due to the allocation of the World Sailing Annual Conference to Europe.^[350]

Shooting

• January 4 – November 20: ISSF Competition Calendar^[351]

2016 Summer Olympics (ISSF)

• August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the National Shooting Center

International shooting championships

• January 25 – February 3: 2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi^[352]
  • Note: This event was named as the alternate qualification one for Rio 2016 from the one staged in Kuwait last year.
  •  Japan won the gold medal tally.  South Korea won the overall medal tally.
• February 22 – 28: 10m European Shooting Championships in Győr^[353]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[354]
• June 13 – 19: 2016 European Junior Shooting Championships in Tallinn^[355]
• July 4 – 14: 2016 European Shotgun Championships in Lonato del Garda
• July 15 – 23: 2016 World Running Target Championships in Suhl
• September 14 – 18: 2016 World University Shooting Championship in Bydgoszcz

2016 ISSF World Cup

• March 1 – 9: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Bangkok^[356]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[357]
• March 17 – 25: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Nicosia^[358]
  • Men's skeet winner: Mykola Milchev
  • Men's trap winner: Alberto Fernández
  • Men's double trap winner: Alessandro Chianese
  • Women's skeet winner: Morgan Craft
  • Women's trap winner: Ray Bassil
• April 13 – 25: All Guns World Cup #1 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[359]
  •  China,  Spain,  Russia, and  Ukraine won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.^[360]
• May 19 – 26: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 in Munich^[361]
• June 1 – 11: Shotgun World Cup #2 in the City of San Marino
• June 17 – 27: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in Baku
• October 4 – 10: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #3 (final) in Bologna
• October 11 – 16: Shotgun World Cup #3 (final) in Rome

Ski jumping

Snooker

Players Tour Championship

• June 16, 2015 – March 26, 2016: Players Tour Championship 2015/2016
• July 29 – August 2: European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1 in Riga
  • Barry Hawkins defeated Tom Ford 4–1.
• August 26 – 30: European Tour – Event 2 in Fürth
  • Ali Carter defeated Shaun Murphy 4–3.
• October 7 – 11: European Tour – Event 3 in Mülheim
  • Rory McLeod defeated Tian Pengfei 4–2.
• October 19 – 23: Asian Tour – Event 1 in Haining
  • Ding Junhui defeated Ricky Walden 4–3.
• November 4 – 8: European Tour – Event 4 in Sofia
  • Mark Allen defeated Ryan Day 4–0.
• December 9 – 13: European Tour – Event 5 in  Gibraltar
  • Marco Fu defeated Michael White 4–1.
• February 23 – 28: European Tour – Event 6 in Gdynia
  • Mark Selby defeated Martin Gould 4–1.

Snooker season

• May 7, 2015 – May 2, 2016: Snooker season 2015/2016
• May 7, 2015 – May 10, 2015: Vienna Snooker Open in Vienna
  • Peter Ebdon defeated Mark King 5–3.^[362]
• June 22, 2015 – June 26, 2015: World Cup in Wuxi
  •  China defeated  Scotland 4–1
• July 29 – July 5: 2015 Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo
  • John Higgins defeated Martin Gould 9–8.
• July 15 – 19: Pink Ribbon in Gloucester
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Darryn Walker 4–2
• September 7 – 12: Six-red World Championship in Bangkok
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Liang Wenbo 8–2.
• September 14 – 20: Shanghai Masters in Shanghai
  • Kyren Wilson defeated Judd Trump 10–9.
• October 25 – November 1: 2015 International Championship in Daqing
  • John Higgins defeated David Gilbert 10–5.
• November 10 – 15: 2015 Champion of Champions in Coventry
  • Neil Robertson defeated Mark Allen 10–5.
• November 10–21: 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship in Hurghada
  • Pankaj Advani defeated Zhao Xintong 8–6.
• November 16–21: 2015 General Cup in Hong Kong
  • Marco Fu defeated Mark Williams 7–3.
• November 24 – December 6: 2015 UK Championship in York
  • Neil Robertson defeated Liang Wenbo 10–5.
• January 10 – 17: 2016 Masters in London
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Hawkins 10–1.
• January 30 & 31: 2016 World Seniors Championship in Preston
  • Mark Davis defeated Darren Morgan 2–1.
• February 3 – 7: 2016 German Masters in Berlin
  • Martin Gould def. Luca Brecel 9–5.
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Snooker Shoot-Out in Reading
  • Robin Hull def. Luca Brecel 1–0
• February 15 – 21: 2016 Welsh Open in Cardiff
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Neil Robertson 9–5.
• January 4 – March 4: 2016 Championship League (final) in Stock
  • Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2.
• March 8 – 13: 2016 World Grand Prix in Llandudno
  • Shaun Murphy defeated Stuart Bingham 10–9.

Others in Snooker

• June 2 – 13: 2015 EBSA European Snooker Championship in Prague^[363]
  • Michael Wild defeated Jamie Rhys Clarke 7–4.
• July 18 – 26: 2015 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in Bucharest
  • Boonyarit Keattikun defeated Jamie Rhys Clarke 7–6.
• October 3 – 11: 2015 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship in St. Petersburg
  • Ka Wai Cheung defeated Ming Tung Chan 5–2.
• February 7 – 12: 2016 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship in Wrocław
  • Tyler Rees defeated Jackson Page 5–2.
• February 7 – 12: 2016 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in Wrocław
  • Josh Boileau defeated Brandon Sargeant 6–1.
• February 12 – 21: 2016 EBSA European Snooker Championship in Wrocław
  • Jak Jones defeated Jamie Rhys Clarke 7–4.
• March 1 – 8: 2016 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Colombo
  • Wang Yuchen defeated Ratchayothin Yotharuck 6–5.

Snowboarding

Softball

Softball World Cup and Championships

• July 5 – 10: 2016 World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City
• July 15 – 24: 2016 Women's Softball World Championship in Surrey, British Columbia^[364]
• July 22 – 30: 2016 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Midland, Michigan

Little League Softball

• July 31 – August 6: 2016 Senior League Softball in Sussex County, Delaware
• July 31 – August 6: 2016 Junior League Softball in Kirkland, Washington
• July 31 – August 7: 2016 Big League Softball in Sussex County
• August 11 – 17: 2016 Little League Softball in Portland, Oregon

Speed skating

Squash

• January 2 – December 3: 2016 World Squash Federation Schedule^[365]

World squash championships

• April 23 – 30: 2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur^[366]
  • Nour El Sherbini defeated Laura Massaro 6–11, 4–11, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8, to win her first Women's World Open Squash Championship title.
• August 6 – 11: 2016 World Junior Squash Championships for Men and Women in Bielsko-Biała
• August 12 – 17: 2016 Men’s World Junior Team Squash Championship in Bielsko-Biała
• August 15 – 19: 2016 World International Doubles Squash Championships in Darwin, Northern Territory
• September 5 – 11: 2016 World University Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur
• September 24 – 30: 2016 World Masters Squash Championships in Johannesburg
• October 25 – November 4: 2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship in Cairo
• November 27 – December 3: 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Issy-les-Moulineaux

2015–16 PSA World Series

• October 10 – 17, 2015: 2015 U.S. Open in Philadelphia
  • Men: Grégory Gaultier defeated Omar Mosaad 11–6, 11–3, 11–5, to win his third U.S. Open title.
  • Women: Laura Massaro defeated Nour El Tayeb 11–6, 9–11, 6–11, 11–8, 11–7, to win her second U.S. Open title.
• October 31 – November 6, 2015: 2015 Qatar Classic in Doha
  • Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated Grégory Gaultier 11–5, 11–7, 5–11, 12–10, to win his second Qatar Classic title.
  • Women: Laura Massaro defeated Nour El Sherbini 11–8, 12–14, 11–9, 8–11, 11–9, to win her first Qatar Classic title.
• December 1 – 6, 2015: 2015 Hong Kong Open
  • Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated Cameron Pilley 11–8, 11–6, 11–8, to win his second consecutive Hong Kong Open title.
  • Women: Nicol David defeated Laura Massaro 15–13, 11–9, 11–3. to win her tenth consecutive Hong Kong Open title.
• January 7 – 14: 2016 Tournament of Champions in New York City
  • Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated Nick Matthew 8–11, 11–6, 11–8, 6–11, 11–6, to win his second consecutive Tournament of Champions title.
  • Women: Nour El Sherbini defeated Amanda Sobhy 11–4, 9–11, 12–10, 11–8, to win her first Tournament of Champions title.
• February 25 – March 2: 2016 Metro Squash Windy City Open in Chicago
  • Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated Nick Matthew by retirement. The score was 11–6, 11–3, and 1–0. Therefore, El Shorbagy won his first Windy City Open title.
  • Women: Raneem El Weleily defeated fellow Egyptian, Nour El Sherbini, 9–11, 11–6, 11–3, 11–6, to win her second consecutive Windy City Open title.
• March 21 – 27: 2016 British Open Squash Championships in Kingston upon Hull
  • Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated fellow Egyptian, Ramy Ashour, 11–2, 11–5, 11–9, to win his second consecutive British Open Squash Championships title.
  • Women: Nour El Sherbini defeated fellow Egyptian, Nouran Gohar, 11–7, 9–11, 7–11, 11–6, 11–8, to win her first British Open Squash Championships title.
• April 24 – 29: 2016 El Gouna International 2016 in  Egypt
  • Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated Grégory Gaultier, 7–11, 9–11, 11–3, 11–9, 11–8, to win his first El Gouna International title.
• May 24 – 28: 2016 PSA World Series Finals in Dubai

Table tennis

• December 30, 2015 – December 18, 2016: 2016 ITTF Events Calendar^[367]

2016 Summer Olympics (ITTF)

• August 6 – 17: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro

Table tennis World Cups & Championships

• February 28 – March 6: 2016 World Team Table Tennis Championships in Kuala Lumpur^[368]
  • Men's Team winners:  China
  • Women's Team winners:  China
• October 1 – 3: 2016 Men's World Cup in Saarbrücken
• October 7 – 9: 2016 Women's World Cup (location TBA)
• October 21 – 29: 2016 ITTF World Cadet Challenge in Shanghai
• November 30 – December 7: 2016 World Junior Table Tennis Championships in Cape Town

Continental table tennis championships

• February 1 – 7: 2016 Latin American Table Tennis Championships in San Juan, Puerto Rico^[369]
  • Men's Singles winner: Hugo Calderano
  • Women's Singles winner: Lin Gui
  • Men's U21 Singles winner: Brian Afanador
  • Women's U21 Singles winner: Adriana Diaz
  • Men's Doubles winners: Gaston Alto / Pablo Tabachnik
  • Women's Doubles winners: Gremlis Arvelo / Neridee Nino
  • Mixed Doubles winners: Vitor Ishiy / Caroline Kumahara
• February 5 – 7: 2016 Europe TOP 16 Cup in Gondomar, Portugal^[370]
  • Men's Singles winner: Dimitrij Ovtcharov
  • Women's Singles winner: Shen Yanfei
• February 14 & 15: 2016 Africa TOP 16 Cup in Khartoum^[371]
  • Men's Singles winner: Quadri Aruna
  • Women's Singles winner: Dina Meshref
• March 20 – 24: 2016 Oceania Table Tennis Championships in Bendigo^[372]
  • Men's Singles winner: Chris Yan
  • Women's Singles winner: Jian Fang Lay
  • Men's Doubles winners: Choy Freddy / Yoshua Shing
  • Women's Doubles winners:  New Zealand (Natalie Paterson, RAO Ruofei)
  • Mixed Doubles winners:  New Zealand (LIN Yi-Sien, RAO Ruofei)
• April 6 – 12: 2016 African Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championships in Algiers^[373]
  • Junior Boy's Singles winner: Youssef Abdel-Aziz
  • Junior Girl's Singles winner: Amira Yousry
  • Cadet Boy's Singles winner: Marwan Abdelwahab
  • Cadet Girl's Singles winner: Rinad Fathy
  • Junior Boy's Doubles winners: Youssef Abdel-Aziz / Karim Elhakem
  • Junior Girl's Doubles winners: Mariam Alhodaby / Amira Yousry
  • Junior Mixed Doubles winners: Youssef Abdel-Aziz / Mariam Alhodaby
• April 9 & 10: 2016 Oceania Junior Table Tennis Championships in Tweed Heads, New South Wales^[374]
  • Boy's Junior Singles winner: Benjamin Gould
  • Girl's Junior Singles winner: Holly Nicholas
  • Boy's Cadet Singles winner: Zhao Yanglun
  • Girl's Cadet Singles winner: Vong Hui Ling
  • Boy's Junior Team winners:  Australia
  • Girl's Junior Team winners:  Australia
  • Boy's Cadet Team winners:  New Zealand
  • Girl's Cadet Team winners:  Australia
• April 28 – 30: 2016 Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament in Dubai^[375]
  • Men's Singles winner: Xu Xin
  • Women's Singles winner: Liu Shiwen
• June 3 – 5: 2016 Latin American Cup Table Tennis Tournament in Guatemala City^[376]
• June 13 & 14: 2016 Oceania Cup Table Tennis Tournament in Melbourne^[377]
• June 24: 2016 North America Cup Table Tennis Tournament in Burnaby
• June 25 – 30: 2016 Pan American Junior Table Tennis Championships in Burnaby
• July 8 – 17: 2016 Table Tennis European Youth Championships in Zagreb
• September 10: 2016 North America Table Tennis Team Championships in  United States (location TBA)
• September 16 – 23: 2016 Asian Junior & Cadet Table Tennis Championships in Bangkok
• October 7 – 9: 2016 Europe Youth Top 10 in Prague
• October 18 – 23: 2016 European Table Tennis Championships in Budapest
• October 24 – 30: 2016 African Table Tennis Championships in Agadir

2016 ITTF World Tour

• January 20 – 24: Hungarian Open in Budapest^[378]
  • Men's Singles: Chuang Chih-yuan
  • Women's Singles: Tie Ya Na
  • Men's Doubles: Chuang Chih-yuan / HUANG Sheng-Sheng
  • Women's Doubles: JEON Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun
• January 27 – 31: German Open in Berlin^[379]
  • Men's Singles: Ma Long
  • Women's Singles: Wu Yang
  • Men's Doubles: Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima
  • Women's Doubles: JEON Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun
• February 10 – 14:  Philippines Open in Manila
  • Event cancelled.
• March 16 – 20:  Kuwait Open in Kuwait City^[380]
  • Men's Singles: Zhang Jike
  • Women's Singles: Li Xiaoxia
  • Men's Doubles: Xu Xin / Zhang Jike
  • Women's Doubles: Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen
• March 23 – 27:  Qatar Open in Doha^[381]
  • Men's Singles: Ma Long
  • Women's Singles: Liu Shiwen
  • Men's Doubles: Fan Zhendong / Zhang Jike
  • Women's Doubles: Ding Ning / Liu Shiwen
• April 5 – 9:  Chile Open in Santiago^[382]
  • Men's Singles: Antoine Hachard
  • Women's Singles: Rachel Moret
  • Men's Doubles: Antoine Hachard / Romain Ruiz
  • Women's Doubles: Maria Lorenzotti / Candela Molero (default)
• April 20 – 24: Polish Open in Warsaw^[383]
  • Men's Singles: Jun Mizutani
  • Women's Singles: Miu Hirano
  • Men's Doubles: Masataka Morizono / Yuya Oshima
  • Women's Doubles: JEON Ji-hee / Yang Ha-eun
• May 18 – 22:  Nigeria Open in Lagos^[384]
  • Men's Singles:
  • Women's Singles:
  • Men's Doubles:
  • Women's Doubles:
• May 24 – 28:  Croatia Open in Zagreb^[385]
• June 1 – 5:  Slovenia Open in Otočec
• June 8 – 12: Australian Open in Sydney
• June 15 – 19:  Japan Open in Tokyo
• June 22 – 26:  South Korea Open in Incheon
• June 29 – July 3:  North Korea Open in Pyongyang
• August 31 – September 4: Czech Open in Olomouc
• September 7 – 11:  Belarus Open in Minsk
• September 14 – 18:  China Open in Chengdu
• September 20 – 24:  Belgium Open in De Haan
• November 9 – 13: Austrian Open in Linz
• November 16 – 20: Swedish Open in Stockholm
• December 15 – 18: 2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals (location TBA)

Taekwondo

• January 16 – TBD: 2016 WTF Calendar of Events^[386]

2016 Summer Olympics (WTF)

• February 20 & 21: Aquece Rio International Taekwondo Tournament 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[387]
  • Four different nations won a gold medal each.  Chinese Taipei won the overall medal tally.
• August 17 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center

International taekwondo championships

• January 16 & 17: 2016 WTF European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Istanbul^[388]
  •  Azerbaijan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 6 & 7: 2016 WTF African Olympic Qualification Tournament in Agadir^[389]
  •  Ivory Coast,  Morocco, and  Tunisia won 2 gold medals each. Morocco and Tunisia won 3 overall medals each.
• February 18 – 20: 2016 Asian Club Taekwondo Championships in Dubai^[390]
  • Men's winners: Shahrdari Varamin
  • Women's winners: Team Kan
• February 27: 2016 WTF Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament in Port Moresby^[391]
  • Men's 58 kg winner: Safwan Khalil
  • Men's 68 kg winner: Maxemillion Kassman
  • Men's 80 kg winner: Hayder Shkara
  • Men's +80 kg winner: Pita Taufatofua
  • Women's 49 kg winner: Andrea Kilday
  • Women's 57 kg winner: Caroline Marton
  • Women's 67 kg winner: Carmen Marton
  • Women's +67 kg winner: Samantha Kassman
• March 10 & 11: 2016 WTF Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes City^[392]
  • The  Dominican Republic and the  United States won 2 gold medals each. The Dominican Republic,  Colombia, and  Cuba won 4 overall medals each.
• April 7 – 9: 2016 World Taekwondo President's Cup (European Region) in Bonn (debut event)^[393]
  •  Turkey won the gold medal tally.  Croatia,  Russia, and Turkey won 9 overall medals each.
• April 16 & 17: 2016 Asian Taekwondo Olympic Qualification Tournament in Pasay^[394]
  •  China won the gold medal tally.  Jordan,  Thailand, and  Chinese Taipei won 3 overall medals each.
• April 19 & 20: 2016 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Pasay
  • Men:  Iran and  South Korea won 3 gold medals each. Iran won the overall medal tally.^[395]
  • Women:  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[396]
• May 19 – 22: 2016 European Taekwondo Championships in Montreux
• May 20 & 21: 2016 African Taekwondo Championships in Port Said
• June 10 – 11: 2016 Pan American Taekwondo Championships in Monterrey
• July 16 & 17: 2016 WTF President's Cup (Oceania Region) in Canberra
• July 23 & 24: 2016 WTF World Beach Taekwondo Championships in Bali (debut event)
• September 30 – October 3: 2016 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships (location TBA)
• October 1 & 2: 2016 WTF Oceania Taekwondo Championships (location TBA)
• November 16 – 20: 2016 WTF World Junior Championships in Burnaby
• TBA for December: 2016 WTF World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships (location TBA)

WTF Open

• February 2 – 7: 2016 United States Open in Reno, Nevada^[397]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 11 – 14: 2016 Canada Open in Montreal^[398]
  •  Chinese Taipei won the gold medal tally.  Canada won the overall medal tally.
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Turkish Open in Belek^[399]
  •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 23 – 25: 2016 Fujairah Open in the  United Arab Emirates^[400]
  •  Egypt,  Iran,  Norway, and  Thailand won 2 gold medals each.  Kazakhstan won the overall medal tally.
• March 4 – 6: 2016 Luxor Open in  Egypt^[401]
  •  Belgium won the gold medal tally.  Egypt and  Germany won 7 overall medals each.
• March 11 – 13: 2016 Dutch Open in Eindhoven^[402]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 12 & 13: 2016 Mexican Open in Aguascalientes City^[403]
  •  Canada and  Mexico won 2 gold medals each. Mexico won the overall medal tally.
• March 12 – 15: 2016 Qatar Open in Doha^[404]
  •  France won the gold medal tally.  Jordan won the overall medal tally.
• March 18 – 20: 2016 Belgian Open in Lommel^[405]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 15 – 17: 2016 Spanish Open in Benicàssim^[406]
  •  Mexico won the gold medal tally.  Spain won the overall medal tally.
• April 23 & 24: 2016 German Open in Hamburg^[407]
  •  South Korea won the gold medal tally.  Canada won the overall medal tally.
• April 25 – 27: 2016 Ukraine Open in Lviv
• May 6 – 8: 2016 Fajr Open in Tehran
• June 4 & 5: 2016 Austrian Open in Innsbruck
• June 10 – 12: 2016 Greek Open in Thessaloniki
• June 30 – July 5: 2016 Korean Open (location TBA)
• July 9 & 10: 2016 Luxembourg Open (location TBA)
• July 15: 2016 Palestinian Open in Birzeit
• July 15 – 17: 2016 Australian Open
  • Event cancelled.
• August 26 – 28: 2016 Costa Rica Open in San José, Costa Rica
• September 1: 2016 Russian Open (location TBA)
• September 17 & 18: 2016 Polish Open in Warsaw
• October 1 & 2: 2016 Riga Open in  Latvia
• October 29 & 30: 2016 Serbia Open (location TBA)

Tennis

• January 3 – November 27: 2016 ATP World Tour (Men)^[408]
• January 3 – TBA in November: 2016 WTA Tour (Women)^[409]

2016 Summer Olympics (ATP and WTA)

• August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Tennis Center

International tennis competitions

• January 3 – 9: 2016 Hopman Cup in Perth^[410]
  •  Australia defeated  Ukraine, 2–0 in matches played, to win their second Hopman Cup title.
• February 1 – November 13: 2016 Fed Cup^[411]
• March 5 – November 28: 2016 Davis Cup^[412]
• TBA for October: 2016 WTA Finals in  Singapore
• November 13 – 20: 2016 ATP World Tour Finals in London^[413]
• TBA for November: 2016 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai

Grand Slam

• January 18 – 31: 2016 Australian Open in Melbourne^[414]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
  • Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• May 16 – June 5: 2016 French Open in Paris^[415]
  • Men's Singles:
  • Men's Doubles:
  • Women's Singles:
  • Women's Doubles:
• June 27 – July 10: 2016 Wimbledon Championships in London^[416]
• August 29 – September 11: 2016 US Open in New York City^[417]

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

• March 7 – 20: 2016 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California^[418]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• March 21 – April 3: 2016 Miami Open in the  United States^[419]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• April 9 – 17: 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin^[420]
  • Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• May 1 – 8: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open in  Spain^[421]
  • Men's Singles:
  • Men's Doubles:
• May 8 – 15: 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome^[422]
  • Men's Singles:
  • Men's Doubles:
• July 23 – 31: 2016 Rogers Cup in Toronto^[423]
• August 13 – 21: 2016 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati^[424]
• October 8 – 16: 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters in  China^[425]
• October 31 – November 8: 2016 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris (final)

ATP World Tour 500 series

• February 8 – 14: 2016 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam^[426]
  • Men's Singles: Martin Kližan
  • Men's Doubles: Nicolas Mahut / Vasek Pospisil
• February 15 – 21: 2016 Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro^[427]
  • Men's Singles: Pablo Cuevas
  • Men's Doubles: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
• February 22 – 28: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships in the  United Arab Emirates^[428]
  • Men's Singles: Stan Wawrinka
  • Men's Doubles: Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi
• February 22 – 28: 2016 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco^[429]
  • Men's Singles: Dominic Thiem
  • Men's Doubles: Treat Huey / Max Mirnyi
• April 16 – 24: 2016 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in  Spain^[430]
  • Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal
  • Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
• June 11 – 19: 2016 Gerry Weber Open in Halle^[431]
• June 13 – 19: 2016 Aegon Championships in London^[432]
• July 9 – 17: 2016 German Open in Hamburg^[433]
• July 16 – 24: 2016 Citi Open in Washington, D.C.^[434]
• September 25 – October 9: 2016 China Open in Beijing^[435]
• October 3 – 9: 2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo
• October 22 – 30: 2016 Erste Bank Open in Vienna^[436]
• October 22 – 30: 2016 Swiss Indoors in Basel (final)^[437]

ATP World Tour 250 series

• January
  • January 3 – 10: 2016 Brisbane International in  Australia^[438]
    • Men's Singles: Milos Raonic
    • Men's Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers
  • January 4 – 9: 2016 Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha^[439]
    • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
    • Men's Doubles: Feliciano López / Marc López
  • January 4 – 10: 2016 Aircel Chennai Open in  India^[440]
    • Men's Singles: Stan Wawrinka
    • Men's Doubles: Oliver Marach / Fabrice Martin
  • January 10 – 16: 2016 Apia International Sydney in  Australia^[441]
    • Men's Singles: Viktor Troicki
    • Men's Doubles: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
  • January 11 – 16: 2016 ASB Classic in Auckland^[442]
    • Men's Singles: Roberto Bautista Agut
    • Men's Doubles: Mate Pavić / Michael Venus
  • January 30 – February 7: 2016 Ecuador Open Quito in  Ecuador^[443]
    • Men's Singles: Víctor Estrella Burgos
    • Men's Doubles: Pablo Carreño / Guillermo Durán
  • January 31 – February 7: 2016 Open Sud de France in Montpellier^[444]
    • Men's Singles: Richard Gasquet
    • Men's Doubles: Mate Pavić / Michael Venus
• February
  • February 1 – 7: 2016 Sofia Open in  Bulgaria (returned to the ATP Tour)^[445]
    • Men's Singles: Bautista Agut
    • Men's Doubles: Wesley Koolhof / Matwé Middelkoop
  • February 6 – 14: 2016 Memphis Open in the  United States^[446]
    • Men's Singles: Kei Nishikori
    • Men's Doubles: Mariusz Fyrstenberg / Santiago González
  • February 6 – 14: 2016 Argentina Open in Buenos Aires^[447]
    • Men's Singles: Dominic Thiem
    • Men's Doubles: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
  • February 12 – 21: 2016 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships in the  United States^[448]
    • Men's Singles: Sam Querrey
    • Men's Doubles: Oliver Marach / Fabrice Martin
  • February 15 – 21: 2016 Open 13 in Marseille^[449]
    • Men's Singles: Nick Kyrgios
    • Men's Doubles: Mate Pavić / Michael Venus
  • February 22 – 28: 2016 Brasil Open in São Paulo^[450]
    • Men's Singles: Pablo Cuevas
    • Men's Doubles: Julio Peralta / Horacio Zeballos
• April
  • April 4 – 10: 2016 U.S. Men's Clay Court Championships in Houston^[451]
    • Men's Singles: Juan Mónaco
    • Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
  • April 4 – 10: 2016 Grand Prix Hassan II in Casablanca^[452]
    • Men's Singles: Federico Delbonis
    • Men's Doubles: Guillermo Durán / Máximo González
  • April 18 – 25: 2016 BRD Năstase Țiriac Trophy in Bucharest^[453]
    • Men's Singles: Fernando Verdasco
    • Men's Doubles: Florin Mergea / Horia Tecău
  • April 25 – May 1: 2016 Istanbul Open in  Turkey^[454]
    • Men's Singles: Diego Schwartzman
    • Men's Doubles: Flavio Cipolla / Dudi Sela
  • April 25 – May 1: 2016 BMW Open in Munich^[455]
    • Men's Singles: Philipp Kohlschreiber
    • Men's Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers
  • April 25 – May 1: 2016 Estoril Open in Cascais^[456]
    • Men's Singles: Nicolás Almagro
    • Men's Doubles: Eric Butorac / Scott Lipsky
• May
  • May 15 – 21: 2016 Geneva Open in   Switzerland^[457]
    • Men's Singles:
    • Men's Doubles:
  • May 15 – 21: 2016 Open de Nice Côte d'Azur in  France^[458]
    • Men's Singles:
    • Men's Doubles:
• June
  • June 6 – 12: 2016 Topshelf Open in Rosmalen^[459]
  • June 6 – 12: 2016 MercedesCup in Stuttgart^[460]
  • June 19 – 25: 2016 Aegon Open Nottingham in  Great Britain^[461]

WTA Premier tournaments

• January 3 – October 22: 2016 WTA Premier tournaments Events

Premier Mandatory

• March 9 – 20: 2016 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California^[418]
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Coco Vandeweghe
• March 22 – April 3: 2016 Miami Open in the  United States^[419]
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
• April 30 – May 7: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open in  Spain^[421]
  • Women's Singles:
  • Women's Doubles:
• October 1 – 9: 2016 China Open in Beijing (final)^[435]

Premier 5

• February 19 – 27: 2016 Qatar Total Open in Doha^[462]
  • Women's Singles: Carla Suárez Navarro
  • Women's Doubles: Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan
• May 9 – 15: 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome^[422]
  • Women's Singles:
  • Women's Doubles:
• July 22 – 31: 2016 Rogers Cup in Montreal^[463]
• August 15 – 21: 2016 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati^[424]
• September 25 – October 1: 2016 Wuhan Open in  China (final)

Premier

• January 3 – 9: 2016 Brisbane International in  Australia^[438]
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• January 10 – 15: 2016 Apia International Sydney in  Australia^[441]
  • Women's Singles: Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• February 8 – 14: 2016 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy in  Russia^[464]
  • Women's Singles: Roberta Vinci
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• February 15 – 20: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships in the  United Arab Emirates^[428]
  • Women's Singles: Sara Errani
  • Women's Doubles: Chuang Chia-jung / Darija Jurak
• April 2 – 10: 2016 Volvo Car Open in Charleston, South Carolina (formerly known as the Family Circle Cup)^[465]
  • Women's Singles: Sloane Stephens
  • Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
• April 16 – 24: 2016 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart^[466]
  • Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber
  • Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
• June 11 – 19: 2016 Aegon Classic in Birmingham^[467]
• June 18 – 25: 2016 Aegon International in Eastbourne^[468]
• July 18 – 24: 2016 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California^[469]
• August 19 – 27: 2016 Connecticut Open in New Haven, Connecticut^[470]
• September 19 – 25: 2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo
• October 17 – 22: 2016 Kremlin Cup in Moscow (final)

WTA International tournaments

• January
  • January 3 – 9: 2016 Shenzhen Open in  China^[471]
    • Women's Singles: Agnieszka Radwańska
    • Women's Doubles: Vania King / Monica Niculescu
  • January 4 – 9: 2016 ASB Classic in Auckland^[442]
    • Women's Singles: Sloane Stephens
    • Women's Doubles: Elise Mertens / An-Sophie Mestach
  • January 10 – 16: 2016 Hobart International in  Australia^[472]
    • Women's Singles: Alizé Cornet
    • Women's Doubles: Han Xinyun / Christina McHale
• February
  • February 8 – 14: 2016 Taiwan Open in Kaohsiung (returned to the WTA again)
    • Women's Singles: Venus Williams
    • Women's Doubles: Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan
  • February 15 – 21: 2016 Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro^[427]
    • Women's Singles: Francesca Schiavone
    • Women's Doubles: Verónica Cepede Royg / María Irigoyen
  • February 22 – 27: 2016 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco^[429]
    • Women's Singles: Sloane Stephens
    • Women's Doubles: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja
  • February 29 – March 6: 2016 Monterrey Open in  Mexico^[473]
    • Women's Singles: Heather Watson
    • Women's Doubles: Anabel Medina Garrigues / Arantxa Parra Santonja
  • February 29 – March 6: 2016 Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur^[474]
    • Women's Singles: Elina Svitolina
    • Women's Doubles: Varatchaya Wongteanchai / Yang Zhaoxuan
• March
  • March 13 – 19: 2016 San Antonio Open in the  United States (returned to the WTA again)^[475]
    • Women's Singles: Misaki Doi
    • Women's Doubles: Anna-Lena Grönefeld / Nicole Melichar
• April
  • April 4 – 10: 2016 Katowice Open in  Poland^[476]
    • Women's Singles: Dominika Cibulková
    • Women's Doubles: Eri Hozumi / Miyu Kato
  • April 11 – 17: 2016 Copa Colsanitas in Bogotá^[477]
    • Women's Singles: Irina Falconi
    • Women's Doubles: Lara Arruabarrena / Tatjana Maria
  • April 18 – 24: 2016 İstanbul Cup in  Turkey^[478]
    • Women's Singles: Çağla Büyükakçay
    • Women's Doubles: Andreea Mitu / İpek Soylu
  • April 25 – 30: 2016 Grand Prix SAR La Princesse Lalla Meryem in Marrakesh
    • Women's Singles: Timea Bacsinszky
    • Women's Doubles: Xenia Knoll / Aleksandra Krunić
  • April 25 – 30: 2016 J&T Banka Prague Open in the  Czech Republic^[479]
    • Women's Singles: Lucie Šafářová
    • Women's Doubles: Margarita Gasparyan / Andrea Hlaváčková
• May
  • May 15 – 21: 2016 Internationaux de Strasbourg in  France^[480]
    • Women's Singles:
    • Women's Doubles:
  • May 15 – 21: 2016 Nürnberger Versicherungscup in Nuremberg^[481]
    • Women's Singles:
    • Women's Doubles:
  • May 31 – June 5: 2016 Croatian Bol Ladies Open in Bol, Croatia (returned to the WTA again)
• June
  • June 6 – 12: 2016 Aegon Open Nottingham in  Great Britain^[461]
  • June 6 – 12: 2016 Topshelf Open in Rosmalen^[459]
  • June 13 – 19: 2016 Mallorca Open in  Spain (debut event)^[482]

Non ATP or WTA Championships

• December 31, 2015 – January 2, 2016: 2016 Mubadala World Tennis Championship in  United Arab Emirates
  • In the final Rafael Nadal def. Milos Raonic 7–6, 6–3.

Track cycling

• October 30, 2015 – 2016: 2015–16 UCI Track Cycling Calendar of Events^[483]

2016 Summer Olympics (UCI–TC)

• April 30 & May 1: Aquece Rio International Track Cycling Challenge 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[484]
  • Note: Event cancelled, due to venue not ready for competition yet.^[485]
• August 11 – 16: 2016 Summer Olympics (TC) in Rio de Janeiro at the Barra Velodrome

International track cycling events

• January 26 – 30: 2016 Asian Cycling Championships in Izu, Shizuoka^[486]
  •  South Korea and  China won 6 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
• February 15 – 19: 2016 African Track Championships in Casablanca
  •  Morocco won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 2 – 6: 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in London^[487]
  •  Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 17 – 20: 2016 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships in Montichiari^[488]
  •  Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 20 – 24: 2016 UCI Juniors Track World Championships in Aigle

2015–16 UCI Track Cycling World Cup

• October 30, 2015 – November 1, 2015: World Cup #1 in Cali^[489]
  •  Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[490]
• December 5 & 6, 2015: World Cup #2 in Cambridge, New Zealand^[491]
  •  Germany won the gold medal tally. Germany and Team Jayco-AIS won 5 overall medals each.^[492]
• January 16 & 17: World Cup #3 (final) in  Hong Kong^[493]
  •  France won the gold medal tally.  Great Britain won the overall medal tally.

Trial cycling

• May 28 & 29: Trial World Cup #1 in Kraków
• July 9 & 10: Trial World Cup #2 in Les Menuires
• July 30 & 31: Trial World Cup #3 in Vöcklabruck
• August 20 & 21: Trial World Cup #4 in Albertville
• August 29 – September 3: 2016 UCI Trials World Championships in Vermiglio-Val di Sole
• September 24 & 25: Trial World Cup #5 (final) in Antwerp

Triathlon

2016 Summer Olympics (ITU)

• August 18 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at Fort Copacabana

2016 ITU World Triathlon Series

• March 4 & 5: ITU WTS #1 in Abu Dhabi^[494]
  • Men's Elite winner: Mario Mola
  • Women's Elite winner: Jodie Stimpson
• April 9 & 10: ITU WTS #2 in Gold Coast, Queensland^[495]
  • Men's Elite winner: Mario Mola
  • Women's Elite winner: Helen Jenkins
• April 24: ITU WTS #3 in Cape Town^[496]
  • Men's Elite winner: Fernando Alarza
  • Women's Elite winner: Non Stanford
• May 14 & 15: ITU WTS #4 in Yokohama^[497]
  • Men's Elite winner:
  • Women's Elite winner:
• June 11 & 12: ITU WTS #5 in Leeds
• July 2 & 3: ITU WTS #6 in Stockholm
• July 16 & 17: ITU WTS #7 in Hamburg
• September 3 & 4: ITU WTS #8 in Edmonton
• September 11 – 18: ITU WTS (#9) Grand Final in Cozumel

2016 ITU Triathlon World Cup

• March 12: ITU TWC #1 in Mooloolaba, Queensland
  • Men's Elite winner: Mario Mola
  • Women's Elite winner: Jodie Stimpson
• April 3: ITU TWC #2 in New Plymouth
  • Men's Elite winner: Richard Murray
  • Women's Elite winner: Gwen Jorgensen
• April 16: ITU TWC #3 in Chengdu
  • Men's Elite winner: Rodrigo Gonzalez
  • Women's Elite winner: Summer Cook
• May 7 & 8: ITU TWC #4 in Huatulco
  • Men's Elite winner:
  • Women's Elite winner:
• June 18 & 19: ITU TWC #5 in Kitzbühel
• July 9 & 10: ITU TWC #6 in Tiszaújváros
• August 6 & 7: ITU TWC #7 in Montreal
• September 24 & 25: ITU TWC #8 in Salinas, Ecuador
• October 22 & 23: ITU TWC #9 in Tongyeong
• October 29 & 30: ITU TWC #10 (final) in Miyazaki

World triathlon championships

• February 13 & 14: 2016 Zeltweg ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships in  Austria
  • Men's Elite winner: Pavel Andreev
  • Women's Elite winner: Yulia Surikova
  • Junior Men's winner: Anton Matrusov
  • Junior Women's winner: Anna Swoboda
  • Men's Under 23 winner: Roman Vasin
  • Women's Under 23 winner: Sina Hinteregger
• June 4 & 5: 2016 Avilés ITU Duathlon World Championships in  Spain
• July 16 & 17: 2016 Hamburg ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships in  Germany
• July 23 & 24: 2016 Rotterdam ITU Paratriathlon World Championships in the  Netherlands
• August 7: 2016 Nyon FISU World University Triathlon Championship in   Switzerland
• September 4: 2016 Zofingen ITU Powerman Long Distance Duathlon World Championships in   Switzerland
• September 11 – 18: 2016 Cozumel ITU Aquathlon World Championships in  Mexico
• September 24 & 25: 2016 Oklahoma City ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships in the  United States
• November 19 & 20: 2016 Snowy Mountains ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships in  Australia

Regional triathlon championships

• January 15 & 17: 2016 La Paz CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup and Junior South American Championships in  Argentina
  • Men's Elite winner: Luciano Taccone
  • Women's Elite winner: Romina Palacio Balena
  • Junior Men's winner: Javier Martín
  • Junior Women's winner: Andrea Garrido
• January 31: 2016 Mérida CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup and Iberoamerican Championships in  Mexico
  • Men's Elite winner: Irving Perez
  • Women's Elite winner: Cecilia Gabriela Perez Flores
• February 13 & 14: 2016 Havana CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon American Cup and Iberoamerican Championships in  Cuba
  • Men's Elite winner: Carlos Quinchara
  • Women's Elite winner: Camila Alonso
• February 13 & 14: 2016 Havana CAMTRI Middle Distance Triathlon Iberoamerican Championships in  Cuba
  • Men's Elite winner: Gustavo Rodriguez Iglesias
  • Women's Elite winner: Ellen Hart
• March 12: 2016 Sarasota CAMTRI Triathlon Junior North American Championships in  United States
  • Junior Men winner: Oliver Blecher
  • Junior Women winner: Laurin Thorne
• March 20: 2016 Valparaíso CAMTRI Triathlon American Cup and South American Championships in  Chile
  • Men's Elite winner: Anton Ruanova
  • Women's Elite winner: Romina Biagioli
• April 1 & 2: 2016 Sharm el-Sheikh ATU Sprint Triathlon African Cup and Pan Arab Sprint Triathlon Championships in  Egypt
  • Men's Elite winner: László Tarnai
  • Women's Elite winner: Elena Maria Petrini
  • Junior Men winner: Abdulla Attiya
  • Junior Women winner: Basmala Elsalamony
• April 8: 2016 Sharm el-Sheikh ATU Duathlon African Championships and Pan Arab Duathlon Championships in  Egypt
  • Men's Elite winner: Moussa Karich
  • Women's Elite winner: Fatma Hagras
  • Junior Men winner: Kamal Atef
  • Junior Women winner: Suzy Soliman (default)
  • Men's U23 winner: Mohammad Jawhar
  • Women's U23 winner: Naira Mohamed
• April 8: 2016 Sharm el-Sheikh ATU Aquathlon African Championships and Pan Arab Aquathlon Championships in  Egypt
  • Men's Elite winner: Mohanad Yasser
  • Women's Elite winner: Basmala Elsalamony
  • Junior Men winner: Abdallah Abushabab
  • Junior Women winner: Kareena Othman
  • Men's U23 winner: Mohanad Yasser
  • Women's U23 winner: Basmala Elsalamony
• April 15 – 17: 2016 San Andrés CAMTRI Triathlon Junior Central American and Caribbean Championships in  Colombia
  • Junior Men winner: Bryan Fernando Mendoza Ramos
  • Junior Women winner: Raquel Solis Guerrero
• April 16 & 17: 2016 Pokhara ASTC South Asian Triathlon Championships in    Nepal
  • Men's Elite winner: Rudra Katuwal
  • Women's Elite winner: Sorojini Devi Thoudam
• May 15: 2016 Luquillo CAMTRI Triathlon Elite & U23 Central American and Caribbean Championships in  Puerto Rico
• June 11: 2016 Olimp ETU Balkan Triathlon Championships in  Romania
• July 9: 2016 Iquitos CAMTRI Cross Triathlon American Championships in  Peru
• August 27 & 28: 2016 Fredericia ETU Nordic Triathlon Championships in  Denmark
• November 12: 2016 Aqaba ASTC West Asian Triathlon Championships in  Jordan

European Triathlon Union (ETU)

• January 23: 2016 Otepää ETU Winter Triathlon European Championships in  Estonia
  • Men's Elite winner: Pavel Andreev
  • Women's Elite winner: Olga Parfinenko
  • Men's Junior winner: Anton Matrusov
  • Women's Junior winner: Merili Sirvel
  • Men's U23 winner: Roman Vasin
  • Women's U23 winner: Iuliia Baiguzova
• April 16 & 17: 2016 Kalkar ETU Duathlon European Championships in  Germany
  • Men's Elite winner: Jorik van Egdom
  • Women's Elite winner: Giorgia Priarone
  • Men's Junior winner: Moritz Horn
  • Women's Junior winner: Lisa Tertsch
  • Men's U23 winner: Jorik van Egdom
  • Women's U23 winner: Sara Baumann
• April 23 & 24: 2016 Târgu Mureș ETU Cross Duathlon European Championships in  Romania
  • Men's Elite winner: Xavier Jové Riart
  • Women's Elite winner: Margarita Fullana Riera
  • Men's Junior winner: Matus Kozlovsky
  • Women's Junior winner: Sofiya Pryyma
  • Men's U23 winner: Xavier Jové Riart
  • Women's U23 winner: Anastasija Krūmiņa (default)
• May 7 & 8: 2016 Copenhagen ETU Powerman Long Distance Duathlon European Championships in  Denmark
• May 26 – 29: 2016 Lisbon ETU Triathlon European Championships in  Portugal
• June 17 – 19: 2016 Burgas ETU Triathlon U23 European Championships in  Bulgaria
• June 25: 2016 Vallée de Joux ETU Cross Triathlon European Championships in   Switzerland
• June 25 & 26: 2016 Châteauroux ETU Aquathlon European Championships in  France
• June 26: 2016 Châteauroux ETU Sprint Triathlon European Championships in  France
• July 2 – 5: 2016 Tiszaújváros ETU Triathlon Youth European Championships Festival in  Hungary
• July 24: 2016 Poznań ETU Challenge Long Distance Triathlon European Championships in  Poland
• September 4: 2016 Walchsee ETU Challenge Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships in  Austria

Confederación Americana de Triathlon (CAMTRI)

• March 12 & 13: 2016 Sarasota CAMTRI Sprint Triathlon and Mixed Relay American Championships in the  United States
  • Men's Elite winner: Xavier Grenier-Talavera
  • Women's Elite winner: Kaitlin Donner
  • 4x Mixed Relay winners:  United States Team One (Kaitlin Donner, Eric Lagerstrom, Erin Jones, Jarrod Shoemaker)
• March 13: 2016 Sarasota CAMTRI Paratriathlon American Championships in the  United States
  • Men's PT1 winner: Krige Schabort
  • Men's PT2 winner: Mark Barr
  • Men's PT3 winner: Jorge Luis Fonseca
  • Men's PT4 winner: Chris Hammer
  • Men's PT5 winner: Aaron Scheidies
  • Women's PT1 winner: Kendall Gretsch
  • Women's PT2 winner: Allysa Seely
  • Women's PT3 winner: Andrea Walton
  • Women's PT4 winner: Grace Norman
  • Women's PT5 winner: Elizabeth Baker
• July 9: 2016 West Des Moines CAMTRI Triathlon U23 & Junior American Championships in the  United States
• July 17: 2016 Valle Nevado CAMTRI Winter Triathlon American Championships in  Chile
• November 25 – 27: 2016 Buenos Aires CAMTRI Triathlon American Championship in  Argentina
• December 11: 2016 Paracas CAMTRI Middle Distance Triathlon American Championships in  Peru

Oceania Triathlon Union (OTU)

• February 20 & 21: 2016 Devonport OTU Paratriathlon Oceania Championships in  Australia
  • Note: No Men's PT3 and Women's PT2 events here.
  • Men's PT1 winner: Bill Chaffey
  • Men's PT2 winner: Brant Garvey
  • Men's PT4 winner: Joshua Kassulke
  • Men's PT5 winner: Jonathan Goerlach
  • Women's PT1 winner: Emily Tapp
  • Women's PT3 winner: Sally Pilbeam
  • Women's PT4 winner: Kate Doughty
  • Women's PT5 winner: Katie Kelly (default)
• March 19 & 20: 2016 Gisborne OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships in  New Zealand
  • Men's Elite winner: Marcel Walkington
  • Women's Elite winner: Emma Moffatt
  • Junior Men: Matthew Hauser
  • Junior Women: Jessica Claxton
  • Men's U23 winner: Marcel Walkington
  • Women's U23 winner: Emma Jeffcoat
  • Junior 4x mixed relay winners:  Australia Team Four (Zoe Leahy, Kye Wylde, Sophie Malowiecki, Matthew Hauser)
• April 23 & 24: 2016 Penrith OTU Sprint Triathlon Oceania Championships in  New Zealand
  • Men's Elite winner: Matthew Roberts
  • Women's Elite winner: Jaz Hedgeland
  • Men's U23 winner: Matthew Roberts
  • Women's U23 winner: Jaz Hedgeland

Asian Triathlon Confederation (ASTC)

• April 28 – May 1: 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships in  Japan
  • Men's Elite winner: Hirokatsu Tayama
  • Women's Elite winner: Ai Ueda
  • Men's Junior winner: James Tan
  • Women's Junior winner: JEONG Hye-rim
  • Men's U23 winner: Ryousuke Maeda
  • Women's U23 winner: Hiraku Fukuoka
• April 28 – May 1: 2016 Hatsukaichi ASTC Paratriathlon Asian Championships in  Japan
  • Note: No Women's PT1 and PT3 events here.
  • Men's PT1 winner: Jumpei Kimura
  • Men's PT2 winner: Kenshiro Nakayama
  • Men's PT3 winner: WANG Jiachao
  • Men's PT4 winner: Keiichi Sato
  • Men's PT5 winner: Ryu Nakazawa
  • Women's PT2 winner: Yukako Hata (default)
  • Women's PT4 winner: Mami Tani (default)
  • Women's PT5 winner: Atsuko Yamada (default)

Africa Triathlon Union (ATU)

• March 12: 2016 Bloemfontein ATU Triathlon Junior African Championships in  South Africa
  • Junior Men: Ben de la Porte
  • Junior Women: Maude Elaine le Roux
  • Youth Men: Brett Elliott
• March 12: 2016 Bloemfontein ATU Paratriathlon African Championships in  South Africa
  • Note: No Women's PT2 and PT5 events here.
  • Men's PT1 winner: Anton Swanepoel (default)
  • Men's PT2 winner: Mohamed Lahna (default)
  • Men's PT3 winner: Dylan da Silva
  • Men's PT4 winner: Stan Andrews
  • Men's PT5 winner: David Jones (default)
  • Women's PT1 winner: Catherine van Staden (default)
  • Women's PT3 winner: Saskia van den Ouden (default)
  • Women's PT4 winner: Petra Lévay (default)
• March 20: 2016 Buffalo City ATU Triathlon African Championships in  South Africa
  • Men's Elite winner: Henri Schoeman
  • Women's Elite winner: Mari Rabie
  • Men's U23 winner: Wian Sullwald
  • Women's U23 winner: Alexander Quenet
• October 16: 2016 Charmouny ATU Cross Triathlon African Championships in  Mauritius

2016 World Paratriathlon events

• March 19 & 20: WP #1 in Buffalo City
  • Note: No Women's PT1 and PT3 events here.
  • Men's PT1 winner: Giovanni Achenza
  • Men's PT2 winner: Ryan Taylor
  • Men's PT3 winner: Jorge Luis Fonseca
  • Men's PT4 winner: Yannick Bourseaux
  • Men's PT5 winner: Arnaud Grandjean
  • Women's PT2 winner: Elise Marc
  • Women's PT4 winner: Lauren Steadman
  • Women's PT5 winner: Alison Patrick
• April 24: WP #2 in Penrith, New South Wales
  • Men's PT1 winner: Bill Chaffey
  • Men's PT2 winner: Andrew Lewis
  • Men's PT3 winner: Justin Godfrey
  • Men's PT4 winner: George Peasgood
  • Men's PT5 winner: Jonathan Goerlach
  • Women's PT1 winner: Emily Tapp
  • Women's PT2 winner: Sarah Reinertsen
  • Women's PT3 winner: Kerryn Harvey (default)
  • Women's PT4 winner: Kate Doughty
  • Women's PT5 winner: Elizabeth Baker
• May 14 & 15: WP #3 (Part of the fourth ITU World Triathlon Series event) in Yokohama
• May 14 & 15: WP #4 in Águilas
• June 4 & 5: WP #5 in Besançon
• June 4 & 5: WP #6 in Strathclyde, Scotland
• June 25 & 26: WP #7 (final) in Iseo, Lombardy

Volleyball

Water polo

• September 4, 2015 – December 11, 2016: FINA General Events Calendar^[498]

2016 Summer Olympics (FINA–WP)

• April 26 – 29: Aquece Rio Water Polo Tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[499]
• August 6 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center

World water polo championships

• August 26 – September 3: 2016 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships in Podgorica
• December 5 – 11: 2016 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships in Auckland

FINA Water Polo World League

• October 20, 2015 – June 26, 2016: 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League^[500]
  • October 20, 2015 – May 10, 2016: 2015–16 European six-round preliminary water polo matches
  • May 10 – 15: 2016 Intercontinental water polo tournament (men) in Yokohama
  • June 21 – 26: 2016 FINA Men's Water Polo World League Superfinal in Huizhou
• October 27, 2015 – June 12, 2016: 2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League^[501]
  • October 27, 2015 – May 3, 2016: 2015–16 European six-round preliminary water polo matches
    •  Italy,  Spain, and  Russia all qualified to be in the Superfinal.
  • February 16 – 21: 2016 Intercontinental water polo tournament (women) in Lewisville, Texas
    •  United States,  Australia,  Canada, and  Brazil all qualified to be in the Superfinal.
  • June 7 – 12: 2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Superfinal in Shanghai

LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation)

• September 4, 2015 – June 4, 2016: 2015–16 LEN Champions League (final six in Budapest)
• September 30, 2015 – April 30, 2016: 2015–16 LEN Euro Cup
  • AN Brescia defeated Sintez Kazan, 23–10 on aggregate, to win their first LEN Euro Cup title.
• December 4, 2015 – April 23, 2016: 2015–16 LEN Women's Champions' Cup
  • April 15 & 16: 2015–16 Women's LEN Trophy Final Four in Mataró^[502]
    • CN Mataró defeated NC Vouliagmeni, 6–5, to win their first Women's LEN Trophy title. Szentesi VK took the bronze medal.
  • April 23 & 24: 2015–16 Women's LEN Euro League Final Four in Sabadell^[503]
    • CN Sabadell defeated UVSE Budapest, 11–8, to win their fourth LEN Euro League Women title. Kinef Kirishi took the bronze medal.
• January 10 – 23: 2016 European Water Polo Championships for Men and Women in Belgrade
  • Men:  Serbia defeated  Montenegro, 10–8, to win their third consecutive and four overall European Water Polo Championships title.  Hungary took third place.
  • Women:  Hungary defeated the  Netherlands, 9–7, to win their third Women's European Water Polo Championships title.  Italy took third place.
• September 11 – 18: 2016 Men's European Under 19 Water Polo Championships in Alphen aan den Rijn
• September 11 – 18: 2016 Women's European Under 19 Water Polo Championships in Gouda, South Holland
• TBA: 2016 LEN Super Cup
• TBA: 2016 Women's LEN Super Cup

Weightlifting

• January 29 – December 17: 2016 IWF Calendar of Events^[504]

2016 Summer Olympics (IWF)

• March 18 – 20: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #1 (Russian Federation President's Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in Kazan^[505]
  • Men's 94 kg winner: Adam Maligov
  • Men's 105 kg winner: Jaroslaw Pawel Samoraj
  • Men's +105 kg winner: Ruben Aleksanyan
  • Women's 75 kg winner: Johanie Filiatreault
  • Women's +75 kg winner: Hripsime Khurshudyan
• April 7 – 10: Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 (South American Weightlifting Championship) in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[506]
  •  Colombia won the gold medal tally. Colombia and  Brazil won 10 overall medals each.
• May 30 – June 3: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #2 (International Fajr Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in Tehran
• August 6 – 16: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro

International weightlifting championships

• April 8 – 16: 2016 European Weightlifting Championships in Førde^[507]
  • Total results:  Armenia and  Turkey won 3 gold medals each.  Romania won the overall medal tally.
  • Overall results:  Armenia and  Turkey won 8 gold medals each. Armenia won the overall medal tally.
• April 22 – 30: 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent^[508]
  • Total results:  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Overall results:  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 23 – 30: 2016 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in San Salvador^[509]
  • Total results:  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Overall results:  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 7 – 13: 2016 African Weightlifting Championships in Yaoundé
• May 23 – 28: 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Suva
• June 4 – 11: 2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Barranquilla
• June 24 – July 2: 2016 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi
• September 10 – 17: 2016 African Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships in Algiers
• September 11 – 17: 2016 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Nowy Tomyśl
• October 20 – 25: 2016 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Penang
• October 25 – 29: 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Penang
• November 8 – 16: 2016 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tokyo
• November 13 – 17: 2016 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in Mérida, Yucatán
• December 1 – 12: 2016 European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships in Eilat

2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup

• January 21 – 23: PWC #1 in Rio de Janeiro (Paralympic Test Event)^[510]
  •  Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 15 – 19: PWC #2 in Dubai^[511]
  •  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 24 – 28: PWC #3 (final) in Kuala Lumpur
  • For Day 1 results, click here.
  • For Day 2 results, click here.
  • For Day 3 results, click here.
  • For Day 4 results, click here.
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Wrestling

• January 9 – December 9: 2016 UWW Events Calendar^[512]

2016 Summer Olympics (UWW)

• January 30 & 31: Aquece Rio International Women's Wrestling Tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[513]
  • Women's Freestyle:  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 4 – 6: 2016 Pan-American Olympic Qualifying Event in Frisco, Texas^[514]
  • Men's Freestyle:  Cuba won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Canada won the gold medal tally. Canada,  Cuba, and  Venezuela won 4 overall medals each.
  • Greco-Roman:  Cuba and  Venezuela won 2 gold medals each. Venezuela won the overall medal tally.
• March 18 – 20: 2016 Asian Olympic Qualifying Event in Astana^[515]
  • Men's Freestyle: Six nations won a gold medal each.  Japan won the overall medal tally.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Kazakhstan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Greco-Roman:  China won the gold medal tally. China and  Uzbekistan won 4 overall medals each.
• April 1 – 3: 2016 African and Oceania Olympic Qualifying Event in Algiers^[516]
  • Men's Freestyle:  Egypt and  Nigeria won 2 gold medals each. Egypt won the overall medal tally.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Nigeria and  Tunisia won 2 gold medals each. Nigeria won the overall medal tally.
  • Greco-Roman:  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 15 – 17: 2016 European Olympic Qualifying Event in Zrenjanin^[517]
  • Men's Freestyle:  Poland won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Bulgaria and  Poland won 2 gold medals each.  Ukraine won the overall medal tally.
  • Greco-Roman:  Estonia and  Russia won 2 gold medals each.  Georgia and  Serbia won 3 overall medals each.
• April 21 – 23: First Olympic Games World Qualifying Event in Ulaanbaatar^[518]
  • Men's Freestyle: Six nations won one gold medal each.  Moldova,  Poland, and  Turkey won 2 overall medals each.
  • Women's Freestyle: Six nations won one gold medal each.  Russia and the  United States won 3 overall medals each.
  • Greco-Roman:  Belarus won the gold medal tally. Belarus,  Armenia,  China,  Sweden, and  Uzbekistan all won 2 overall medals each.
• May 6 – 8: Second and Final Olympic Games World Qualifying Event in Istanbul^[519]
• August 14 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center

World wrestling championships

• August 30 – September 4: 2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Mâcon
• September 13 – 18: 2016 World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Tbilisi
• September 23 – 25: 2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman) in Seinäjoki
• October 7 – 9: 2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Men's & Women's Freestyle) in Warsaw
• October 25 – 30: 2016 World University Wrestling Championships in Çorum

World cup of wrestling

• May 19 & 20: 2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Greco-Roman in Shiraz
• June 11 & 12: 2016 Wrestling World Cup - Men's freestyle in Los Angeles
• December 1 & 2: 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup for Men's Freestyle in Tehran
• December 8 & 9: 2016 World Wrestling Clubs Cup for Men's Greco-Roman in Budapest

Grand Prix of wrestling

• January 23: Grand Prix Zagreb Open in  Croatia^[520]
  • Greco-Roman:  Hungary won the gold medal tally. Hungary and  Serbia won 8 overall medals each.
• February 5 – 7: Hungarian Grand Prix in Szombathely^[521]
  • Greco-Roman:  China won the gold medal tally.  Hungary won the overall medal tally.
• May 14 & 15: Grand Prix of Germany #1 in Dormagen
• July 1 – 3: Grand Prix of Germany #2 in Dortmund
• July 9: Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid
• September 30 – October 2: Golden Grand Prix Final in Baku

Continental wrestling championships

• February 12 – 16: 2016 Asian Wrestling Championships in Bangkok^[522]
  • Men's Freestyle:  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Women's Freestyle:  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Greco-Roman:  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 26 – 28: 2016 Pan-American Wrestling Championships in Frisco, Texas^[523]
  • Men's Freestyle: The  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Canada and the  United States won 3 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally.
  • Greco-Roman:  Cuba won the gold medal tally. The  United States won the overall medal tally.
• March 4 – 6: 2016 African Wrestling Championships in Alexandria^[524]
  • Men's Freestyle:  Tunisia won the gold medal tally.  Egypt won the overall medal tally.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Nigeria won the gold medal tally. Nigeria,  Tunisia, and  Egypt won 6 overall medals each.
  • Greco-Roman:  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 8 – 13: 2016 European Wrestling Championships in Riga^[525]
  • Men's Freestyle:  Russia won the gold medal tally.  Georgia won the overall medal tally.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Azerbaijan won the gold medal tally.  Ukraine won the overall medal tally.
  • Greco-Roman:  Russia won the gold medal tally.  Armenia won the overall medal tally.
• March 11 & 12: 2016 Oceania Wrestling Championships in Hamilton, New Zealand^[526]
  • Men's Freestyle:  New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Greco-Roman: New Zealand won the gold medal tally. New Zealand and  American Samoa won 7 overall medals each.
  • Beach Wrestling: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior Men's Freestyle: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior Women's Freestyle:  Guam, Australia,  Marshall Islands, and  Tonga won a gold medal each. Guam won the overall medal tally.
  • Junior Greco-Roman: American Samoa won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Cadet Men's Freestyle: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Cadet Women's Freestyle winners:
    • 56 kg: Millie Culshaw (default)
    • 60 kg: Rckaela Maree Ramos Aquino (default)
  • Cadet Greco-Roman: New Zealand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Cadet Beach Wrestling winner: Ronin Ainsley
• March 29 – April 3: 2016 European U23 Championship in Ruse, Bulgaria^[527]
  • Men's Freestyle:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Russia,  Turkey, and  Ukraine won 2 gold medals each. Russia and Ukraine won 6 overall medals each.
  • Greco-Roman:  Georgia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 28 & 29: 2016 Nordic Wrestling Championship in Tallinn^[528]
• May 31 – June 5: 2016 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships in Manila^[529]
• June 10 – 12: 2016 Pan-American Junior Wrestling Championships in Barinas
• June 16 – 19: 2016 African Junior and Cadet Wrestling Championships in Yaoundé
• June 21 – 26: 2016 European Junior Wrestling Championships in Bucharest
• July 1 – 3: 2016 Pan-American Cadet Wrestling Championships in Lima
• July 7 – 10: 2016 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships in Taichung
• July 19 – 24: 2016 European Cadet Wrestling Championships in Stockholm
• October 7 – 9: 2016 Balkan Junior Wrestling Chmapionships in Craiova
• October 14 – 16: 2016 Balkan Cadet Wrestling Championships in Bursa
• October 25 – 27: 2016 Arab Wrestling Championships in Cairo
• November 2 – 6: 2016 Open Cup of European Nations (Alrosa Cup) in Moscow
• November 19 & 20: 2016 Mediterranean Wrestling Championships in Tarragona

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43. Ethiopian double at Boston Marathon with wins for Hayle and Baysa
44. Kipchoge runs 2:03:05 to win the London Marathon, second fastest time ever
45. Kipruto and Edesa triumph at Xiamen Marathon
46. Mutai defies downpour to triumph in Hong Kong
47. Ethiopia’s Abera and Tsegaye triumph at Dubai Marathon
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58. Kipserem scores upset victory at Rotterdam Marathon
59. World champion Jepchirchir sets course record at Yangzhou Half Marathon
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62. Kwambai and Kilel sprint to victory in Daegu Marathon
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66. Kiplagat and Alemayehu victorious at the Madrid Marathon
67. Kozlowski and Sichala take Warsaw Marathon titles
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71. Aiyabei sets Spanish all-comers' record at the Barcelona Marathon
72. Chebor clocks course record at New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon
73. Liu and Woldaregay win at the Chongqing International Marathon
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103. Decathlon victory for Thierry on home soil in Reduit
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156. 2016 UCI BMX Events Calendar
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185. Minderhoud wins the coveted Reem Acra title at last
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188. Team USA reigns supreme in Furusiyya leg at Ocala
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190. French to the fore at opening leg of 2016 Furusiyya season in Al Ain
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192. Furusiyya leg at Lummen cancelled due to adverse weather conditions
193. Mexico posts historic Furusiyya Nations Cup victory in Coapexpan
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197. Team USA wins opening leg of first official FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage season
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200. FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing: Michael Jung leads German triumph at Fontainebleau
201. Fontainebleau 2016 FINAL TEAM CLASSIFICATION
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203. FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing: Britain makes it a hat-trick at Ballindenisk
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225. 2016 International Crown Website
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251. Aleksandra Soldatova strikes again with Lisbon World Cup win
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266. France qualify for Rio 2016
267. Romania win Tournament II after thrilling draw
268. Tunisia and Poland qualify for Rio 2016
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270. Croatia and Denmark book Olympic tickets
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513. Aquece Rio International Women's Wrestling Tournament Page
514. UWW's Pan-American OG Qualifying Tournament 2016 Page
515. UWW's Asian OG Qualifying Tournament 2016 Page
516. UWW's African/Oceania OG Qualifying Tournament 2016 Page
517. UWW's European OG Qualifying Tournament 2016 Page
518. UWW's First OG World Qualifying Tournament 2016 Page
519. UWW's Second OG World Qualifying Tournament 2016 Page
520. UWW's Grand Prix Zagreb Open 2016 Page
521. UWW's Hungarian Grand Prix 2016 Page
522. UWW's Asian Championships 2016 Page
523. UWW's Pan-American Championship 2016 Page
524. UWW's African Wrestling Championship 2016 Page
525. UWW's European Wrestling Championship 2016 Page
526. UWW's Oceania Wrestling Championship 2016 Page
527. UWW's U23 European Championship 2016 Page
528. UWW's Nordic Championship 2016 Page
529. UWW's Asian Junior Championships 2016 Page