2020 in sports
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2020 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Many sporting events around the world were postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, which eventually took place in 2021.[1]
Calendar by month
[edit]- March 26 – 29: 2020 FAI F1D World Championship for Indoor Model Aircraft in Slanic Prahova
- July 27 – August 1: 2020 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Tønsberg
- August 3 – 8: 2020 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in Tekovsky Hradok
- August 10 – 15: 2020 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Włocławek
- August 21 – 29: 2020 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Buzău
- September 12 – 19: 2020 FAI F5B World Championship for Electric Model Aircraft in Dupnitsa
- October 5 – 10: 2020 FAI F3F World Championship for Model Gliders in Limoux
- TBD: 2020 Air Race 1 World Cup (location TBA)
- TBD: 2020 Air Race E World Cup (locations TBA)
- August 11 – 15: 2020 FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Nałęczów
- September 20 – 26: 2020 FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Murska Sobota
- FAI World Drone Racing Championships
- TBD: FAI World Drone Racing Championships (location TBA)
- FAI Drone Racing World Cup
- March 13: Race of Drones Oulu (WCC #1) in Oulu
- May 16 & 17: Seoul Drone Race World Cup (WCC #2) in Seoul
- May 16 & 17: MajFlaj (WCC #3) in Skopje
- June 5 – 7: Drone World Cup El Yelmo (WCC #4) in El Yelmo
- June 27 & 28: Drone Extreme Racing (WCC #5) in Bela Crkva
- July 4 & 5: Partouche Drone Race II (WCC #6) in Forges-les-Eaux
- July 11 & 12: World Cup Cubillos Del Sil (WCC #7) in Cubillos del Sil
- July 11 & 12: DRWC in (WCC #8) Lier
- July 17 & 19: Drone Race San Marino World Cup F9U (WCC #9) in Serravalle
- July 25 & 26: Mitteldeutscher FPV Race Cup (WCC #10) in Bitterfeld
- July 25 & 26: Belarus Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #11) in Minsk
- August 29 & 30: F9U World Cup (WCC #12) in RAF Barkston Heath
- September 5 & 6: F9U World Cup Italy (WCC #13) in Magreta di Sassuolo
- September 5 & 6: PAM Cup (WCC #14) in Plovdiv
- September 19 & 20: Daegu Drone Race World Cup (WCC #15) in Daegu
- October 3 & 4: Danish Drone Nationals (WCC #16) in Central Jutland
- October 10 & 11: Argentina Open World Cup F9U (WCC #17) in Buenos Aires
- October 10: Dutch Drone Race World Cup (WCC #18) in Assen
- October 10 & 11: Phoenix Drone Racing - Trophy of Prilep (WCC #19) in Prilep
- November 15 – 20: 2020 FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in Stellenbosch
- January 3 – 18: 2020 FAI Women's World Gliding Championship in Lake Keepit[2]
- 18 metre winner: Mélanie Gadoulet
- Standard winner: Sarah Arnold
- Club winner: Elena Fergnani
- July 19 – 31: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Stendal (Open, 18 meter, 20 meter Multi-seat)
- August 8 – 22: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Écury-sur-Coole (15 meter, Standard, Club)
- August 8 – 22: 2020 World Parachuting Championships in Novosibirsk
- Super Bowl LIV – the Kansas City Chiefs (AFC) won 31–20 over the San Francisco 49ers (NFC)
- Location: Hard Rock Stadium
- Attendance: 62,417
- MVP: Patrick Mahomes, QB (Kansas City)
2020 Summer Olympics (Aquatics)
[edit]- April 21 – 26: 2020 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo
- April 30 – May 3: FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020 in Tokyo
- May 30 – 31: FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2020 in Fukuoka
International and continental competitions
[edit]- March 23 – 29: 2020 Pan American Archery Championships in Monterrey
- April 5 – 6: 2020 Oceanian Archery Championships in Suva
- May 20 – 26: 2020 European Archery Championships in Antalya
- May 11 – 17: AWC #1 in Antalya
- June 21 – 28: AWC #2 in Berlin
- September 26 & 27: AWC #3 (final) in Shanghai
2020 Summer Olympics (Association football)
[edit]- January 8 – 26: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand
- South Korea defeated Saudi Arabia, 1 – 0. Third place: Australia
- January 18 – February 9: 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Colombia
- January 28 – February 9: 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in United States
- United States defeated Canada, 3 – 0.
- March 20 – April 1: 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Guadalajara
- International
- August 10 – 30: 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica (Moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- November 2 – 21: 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India (Moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- Clubs
- TBD for December: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Doha
- National teams
- September 3 – November 17: 2020-21 UEFA Nations League
- June 12 – July 12: UEFA Euro 2020 in 12 cities around Europe
- Clubs
- September 11, 2019 – August 30, 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League (final in San Sebastián)
- Lyon defeated VfL Wolfsburg, 3 – 1.
- September 17, 2019 – August 23, 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League (final in Lisbon)
- Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 1 – 0.
- September 19, 2019 – August 21, 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League (final in Cologne)
- Sevilla defeated Inter Milan, 3 – 2.
- September 24, 2020: 2020 UEFA Super Cup in Budapest
- National teams
- June 12 – July 12: 2020 Copa América in Argentina and Colombia
- Clubs
- January 21 – November 21: 2020 Copa Libertadores (final in Rio de Janeiro)
- February 4 – November 7: 2020 Copa Sudamericana (final in Córdoba)
- TBD for May: 2020 Recopa Sudamericana (location TBA)
- TBD: 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina (location TBA)
- Clubs
- February 10 – November 7: 2020 AFC Cup
- February 10 – December 19: 2020 AFC Champions League
- Ulsan Hyundai defeated Persepolis, 2 – 1.
- TBD: 2020 AFC Women's Club Championship
- National teams
- April 4 – 25: 2020 African Nations Championship in Cameroon
- November 28 – December 12: 2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations (location TBA)
- Clubs
- August 9, 2019 – October 25, 2020: 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup
- RS Berkane defeated Pyramids, 1 – 0.
- August 9, 2019 – May 30, 2020: 2019–20 CAF Champions League
- TBD: 2020 CAF Super Cup
- National teams
- Clubs
- February 18 – May 7: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
- UANL defeated Los Angeles FC, 2 – 1.
- July – November: 2020 CONCACAF League
- National teams
- June 6 – 20: 2020 OFC Nations Cup (location TBA)
- Clubs
- February 15 – May 16: 2020 OFC Champions League
International and continental events
[edit]- June 24 – 28: 2020 African Championships in Athletics in Algiers
- August 26 – 30: 2020 European Athletics Championships in Paris[3]
- August 28 – 30: 2020 NACAC Championships (location TBA)
- March 1: 2020 Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo
- September 14: 2020 Boston Marathon in Boston
- September 27: 2020 Berlin Marathon in Berlin
- October 4: 2020 London Marathon in London
- October 11: 2020 Chicago Marathon in Chicago
- November 1: 2020 New York City Marathon in New York City
- April 17: DL #1 in Doha
- May 9: DL #2 in Taohua Island
- May 16: DL #3 in Shanghai
- May 24: DL #4 in Stockholm
- May 28: DL #5 in Rome
- May 31: DL #6 in Rabat
- June 7: DL #7 in Eugene
- June 11: DL #8 in Oslo
- June 13: DL #9 in Paris
- July 4 & 5: DL #10 in London
- July 10: DL #11 in Monaco
- August 16: DL #12 in Gateshead
- August 20: DL #13 in Lausanne
- September 4: DL #14 in Brussels
- September 11: DL #15 (final) in Zürich
2020 Race walking Challenge
[edit]- March 28: RWC #1 in Taicang
- April 4: RWC #2 in Rio Maior
- May 2 & 3: RWC #3 in Minsk
- May 30: RWC #4 in La Coruña
- October 18 & 20: RWC #5 (final) in Suzhou
- February 7 – March 29: 2020 AFL Women's season
- March 19 – August: 2020 AFL season
- April 18: 2020 AFL Women's Grand Final (location TBA)
- September 26: 2020 AFL Grand Final in Melbourne
- November: 2020 International Rules Series in Ireland
2020 International badminton events (Grade 1)
[edit]- May 16 – 24: 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup in Aarhus
- December 9 – 13: 2020 BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou
2020 Continental badminton events
[edit]- February 10 – 15: 2020 Oceania Badminton Championships (Senior, Junior, & Teams) in Ballart
- Men's Singles: Abhinav Manota
- Women's Singles: Chen Hsuan-yu
- Men's Doubles: Oliver Leydon-Davis / Abhinav Manota
- Women's Doubles: Setyana Mapasa / Gronya Somerville
- Mixed Doubles: Simon Leung / Gronya Somerville
- February 10 – 16: 2020 African Badminton Championships (Senior, Junior, & Teams) in Cairo
- Men's Singles: Georges Paul
- Women's Singles: Kate Foo Kune
- Men's Doubles: Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel
- Women's Doubles: Doha Hany / Hadia Hosny
- Mixed Doubles: Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany
- February 11 – 16: 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in Liévin
- Men's Team: Denmark national badminton team
- Women's Team: Denmark national badminton team
- February 11 – 16: 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Manila
- Men's Team: Indonesia national badminton team
- Women's Team: Japan national badminton team
- February 13 – 16: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Team) in Salvador
- Men's Team: Canada national badminton team
- Women's Team: Canada national badminton team
- April 21 – 26: 2020 European Badminton Championships (Individual) in Denmark (location TBA)
- April 21 – 26: 2020 Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan
- April 23 – 26: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships in Guatemala City
2020 BWF season (Grade 2)
[edit]- January 7 – November 29: 2020 BWF World Tour
Level Two (Super 1000)
[edit]- March 11 – 15: 2020 All England Open in Birmingham
- June 16 – 21: 2020 Indonesia Open in Jakarta
- September 15 – 20: 2020 China Open in Changzhou
- March 29 – April 5: 2020 Bandy World Championship in Irkutsk
- February 19 – 22: 2020 Women's Bandy World Championship in Oslo
- TBD for October: 2020 Bandy World Cup (location TBA)
- March 22 – 26: Americas Qualifying Event in Arizona
- April 1 – 5: Final Qualifying Tournament in Taiwan
International and continental events
[edit]- TBD for March: 2020 South American Baseball Championship in Tocopilla
- TBD: 2020 Women's Baseball World Cup (location TBA)
- July 23 – September 27: 2020 Major League Baseball season
- American League regular season winners: Tampa Bay Rays
- National League regular season winners: Los Angeles Dodgers
- June 10 – 12: 2020 College World Series in Omaha
- College World Series cancelled March 13, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- July 14: 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Los Angeles
- All-Star Game cancelled.
- October 20 – 27: 2020 World Series
- February 1 – 7: 2020 Caribbean Series in San Juan
- Toros del Este defeated Cardenales de Lara, 9 – 3. Third place: Tomateros de Culiacán
- June: 2020 European Champions Cup in Ostrava
2020 Summer Olympics (Basketball)
[edit]- February 6 – 9: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments #1 in Ostend
- Canada and Belgium qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
- February 6 – 9: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments #2 and #4 in Belgrade
- Serbia, Nigeria, China, Spain, and South Korea qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
- February 6 – 9: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments #3 in Bourges
- France, Australia, and Puerto Rico qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
2020 Summer Paralympics (Wheelchair basketball)
[edit]- February 7 – 9: 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- Iberostar Tenerife defeated Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, 80 – 72. Third place San Lorenzo de Almagro
- September 17, 2019 – May 2: 2019–20 Basketball Champions League
- September 26, 2019 – April 15: 2019–20 EuroCup Women
- September 25, 2019 – April 19: 2019–20 EuroLeague Women
- October 1, 2019 – April 29: 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball
- October 2, 2019 – April 29: 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup
- October: 2020 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
- March – May 2020: 2020 BAL season
- TBD: 2020 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup (location TBA)
- TBD: 2020 FIBA Asia Champions Cup (location TBA)
- October 28, 2019 – March 14, 2020: 2019-20 BCLA season
- TBD: 2020 South American Women's Club Championship
- October 22, 2019 – April 15, 2020: 2019–20 NBA season, suspended on March 11, 2020; ending the season prematurely
- February 16: 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago
- All-Star Game: Team LeBron defeated Team Giannis, 157 – 155.
- Celebrity Game: Team Wilbon defeated Team Stephen, 62 – 47.
- Rising Stars Challenge: Team USA defeated Team World, 151 – 131.
- Skills Challenge: Bam Adebayo (Miami) defeated Domantas Sabonis (Indiana)
- Three Point Contest: Buddy Hield (Sacramento Kings)
- Slam Dunk Contest: Derrick Jones Jr. (Miami)
- August 17, 2020 – October 11, 2020: 2020 NBA playoffs
- The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 4–2 in games played, to win their seventeenth NBA title.
- June 25: 2020 NBA draft in Brooklyn
- April 17: 2020 WNBA draft, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- #1 pick: Sabrina Ionescu from the Oregon Ducks to the New York Liberty.
- July – October: 2020 WNBA season
- September 15 - October 6: 2020 WNBA Playoffs
FIBA 3X3
[edit]- June 26 – 28: 2020 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in Antwerp
- TBD: 2020 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Changsha
- TBD: 2020 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup (location TBA)
- April 10 & 11: 3x3 WT #1 in Doha
- May 30 & 31: 3x3 WT #2 in Chengdu
- August 1 & 2: 3x3 WT #3 in Prague
- August 21 & 22: 3x3 WT #4 in Lausanne
- August 29 & 30: 3x3 WT #5 in Debrecen
- November 14 – 20: 3x3 WT #6 (Final) in Los Angeles
2020 Summer Olympics (Beach volleyball)
[edit]- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final
- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final
- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final in Eindhoven
- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 CSV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
International and continental events
[edit]- 15–20 September: 2020 European Beach Volleyball Championship
- TBD: 2020 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship
- TBD: 2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Nations Cup
- TBD: 2020 NORCECA Circuit
- TBD: 2020 CSVP Circuit
- TBD: FIVB World Tour Finals (location TBA)
2020 World Tour Five Star BV events
[edit]- June 10 – 14: Five Star #1 in Rome
- July 7 – 12: Five Star #2 in Gstaad
- August 12 – 16: Five Star #3 in Vienna
- August 19 – 23: Five Star #4 in Hamburg
2020 Summer Paralympics
[edit]- September 23 – 26: 2020 Women's Boule Lyonnaise World Championships in Alassio
- July 16 – 19: 2020 Petanque World Championships in Lausanne
- March 26 – 29: 2020 Canoe Sprint Asian Olympic Qualifier in Pattaya[4]
- May 6 & 7: 2020 Canoe Sprint European Olympic Qualifier in Račice[5]
- May 21 – 24: 2020 ICF Canoe Sprint Final Olympic Qualifier in Duisburg[6]
2020 Summer Paralympics (Paracanoeing)
[edit]- April 27 – 29: 2020 ICU World Cheerleading Championships (location TBA)
International events
[edit]- March 15 – April 5: Candidates Tournament 2020 in Yekaterinburg
- August 5 – 18: 44th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk
- January 4 – 24: Women's World Chess Championship 2020 in Shanghai and Vladivostok
- Ju Wenjun defeated Aleksandra Goryachkina, 6 (2½) – 6 (1½).
- September 10 – 23, 2019: WGP #1 in Skolkovo winner: Humpy Koneru
- December 2 – 15, 2019: WGP #2 in Monaco winners: Alexandra Kosteniuk, Humpy Koneru, Aleksandra Goryachkina (tie)
- March 1 – 14: WGP #3 in Lausanne winners: Nana Dzagnidze & Aleksandra Goryachkina (tie)
- May 2 – 15: WGP #4 (final) in Italy
World Cups
[edit]- February 21 – March 8: 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia
- 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia : Postponed.[8]
2019–20 International curling championships
[edit]- October 12 – 19, 2019: 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen[9]
- Canada (Skip: Colin Kurz) defeated Germany (Skip: Andy Kapp), 6–5, to win Canada's second consecutive World Mixed Curling Championship title.
- Norway (Skip: Ingvild Skaga) took third place.
- November 2 – 9, 2019: 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Shenzhen[10]
- Men: South Korea (Skip: Kim Chang-min) defeated Japan (Skip: Yuta Matsumura), 11–2, to win South Korea's fourth Men's Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
- Women: China (Skip: Han Yu) defeated Japan (Skip: Seina Nakajima), 10–3, to win China's eighth Women's Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
- South Korea (Skip: Gim Un-chi) took third place.
- November 16 – 23, 2019: 2019 European Curling Championships in Helsingborg[11]
- Men: Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin) defeated Switzerland (Skip: Yannick Schwaller), 9–3, to win Sweden's 11th Men's European Curling Championships title.
- Women: Sweden (Skip: Anna Hasselborg) defeated Scotland (Skip: Eve Muirhead), 5–4, to win Sweden's 21st Women's European Curling Championships title.
- Switzerland (Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni) took third place.
- November 28 – 30, 2019: 2019 Americas Challenge in Eveleth
- Men: Champion: United States (Skip: Rich Ruohonen); Second: Mexico (Skip: Ramy Cohen Masri); Third: Brazil (Skip: Michael Krahenbuhl)
- Women: Champion: United States (Skip: Tabitha Peterson); Second: Mexico (Skip: Adriana Camarena Osorno); Third: Brazil (Skip: Anne Shibuya)
- December 2 – 7, 2019: 2019 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event in Howwood
- China, Germany, Italy, South Korea all qualified for the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
- January 13 – 18: 2020 World Qualification Event in Lohja
- Men: China and Russia has been qualified to 2020 World Men's Curling Championship
- Women: South Korea and Italy has been qualified to 2020 World Women's Curling Championship
- February 29 – March 7: 2020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Wetzikon
- Champion: Russia (Skip: Konstantin Kurokhtin); Second: Canada (Skip: Mark Ideson); Third: Sweden (Skip: Viljo Petersson-Dahl)
- March 14 – 22: 2020 World Women's Curling Championship in Prince George
- March 28 – April 5: 2020 World Men's Curling Championship in Glasgow
- April 18 – 25: 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Kelowna
2019–20 World Curling Tour & Grand Slam of Curling
[edit]- June 15, 2019 – May 3, 2020: 2019–20 World Curling Tour and Grand Slam of Curling Seasons[12][13][14]
- October 22 – 27, 2019: 2019 Masters in North Bay[15]
- Men: Team Matt Dunstone defeated Team Brad Gushue, 8–5, to win Saskatchewan's second Men's Masters title.
- Women: Team Tracy Fleury defeated Team Sayaka Yoshimura, 7–5, to win Manitoba's second Women's Masters title.
- November 5 – 10, 2019: 2019 Tour Challenge in Pictou County[16]
- Men: Team Brad Jacobs defeated Team Brad Gushue, 6–4, to win Ontario's second consecutive Men's Tour Challenge title.
- Women: Team Anna Hasselborg defeated Team Kerri Einarson, 8–5, to win Sweden's first Women's Tour Challenge title.
- December 10 – 15, 2019: 2019 National in Conception Bay South
- Men: Team Brad Jacobs defeated Team Niklas Edin, 3–1.
- Women: Team Anna Hasselborg defeated Team Jennifer Jones, 7–3.
- January 14 – 19: 2020 Canadian Open in Yorkton
- Men: Team Brad Jacobs defeated Team John Epping, 6–5.
- Women: Team Anna Hasselborg defeated Team Kim Min-ji, 7–5.
- April 7 – 12: 2020 Players' Championship in Toronto
- April 29 – May 3: 2020 Champions Cup in Olds
- October 22 – 27, 2019: 2019 Masters in North Bay[15]
- World cup
- February 29: UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup #1 in Koblach
- April 4: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #1 in Winterthur
- April 25: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #2 in Wendlingen
- June 20: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #3 in Svitávka
- June 27: UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup #2 in Komárno
- September 5: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #4 in Dornbirn
- September 19: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #5 in Hardt
- October 10: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #6 in St. Gallen
- October 31: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #7 in Sangerhausen
- November 21: UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup (final) in Erlenbach
- December 5: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup (final) in Prague
- International competitions
- July 4 & 5: Champions Cup in Osaka
- August 1: 15th Asian Indoor Cycling Championships in Hong Kong
- November 21: 2020 U23 Cycle-ball European Championship in Mosnang
- November 27 – 29: UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships - Cycle-ball in Stuttgart
- November 27 – 29: UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships - Artistic Cycling in Stuttgart
International BMX events
[edit]- May 26 – 31: 2020 UCI BMX World Championships in Houston
2020 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
[edit]- February 1 & 2: SCWC #1 & #2 in Shepparton
- February 8 & 9: SCWC #3 & #4 in Bathurst
- April 18 & 19: SCWC #5 & #6 in Manchester
- May 2 & 3: SCWC #7 & #8 in Papendal
- May 16 & 17: SCWC #9 & #10 (final) in Rock Hill
2019–20 International Cyclo-cross events
[edit]- November 9 & 10, 2019: 2019 Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships in Midland
- Elite winners: Kerry Werner (m) / Maghalie Rochette (f)
- Juniors winners: Andrew Strohmeyer (m) / Madigan Munro (f)
- U23 winners: Gage Hecht (m) / Ruby West (f)
- November 9 & 10, 2019: 2019 UEC Cyclo-cross European Championships in Silvelle
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Yara Kastelijn (f)
- Juniors winners: Thibau Nys (m) / Puck Pieterse (f)
- U23 winners: Mickael Crispin (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- November 29 & 30, 2019: 2019 UCI Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships in Mol
- 35–39 years winners: Eddy van IJzendoorn (m) / Viviane Rognant (f)
- 40–44 years winners: Thibaut Vassal (m) / Kate Eedy (f)
- 45–49 years winners: Arne Daelmans (m) / Cindy Bauwens (f)
- 50–54 years winners: Erik Dekker (m) / Marianne Van Leeuwen (f)
- 55–59 years winners: Dirk Mertens (m) / Suzie Godart (f)
- 60–64 years winners: Marc Verloo (m) / Nicola Davies (f)
- 65–69 years winners: Dave McMullen (m) / Patricia Konantz (f)
- Men's 70–74 years winner: Jean Bernard Galissaire
- 70+ years winners: Victor Barnett (m) / Julie Lockhart (f)
- February 1 & 2: 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Dübendorf
- Men's elite race: Mathieu van der Poel
- Men's under-23 race: Ryan Kamp
- Men's junior race: Thibau Nys
- Women's elite race: Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado
- Women's under-23 race: Marion Norbert-Riberolle
- Women's junior race: Shirin van Anrooij
- September 14, 2019: CCWC #1 in Iowa City
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Maghalie Rochette (f)
- September 22, 2019: CCWC #2 in Waterloo
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Kateřina Nash (f)
- October 20, 2019: CCWC #3 in Bern
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Kevin Kuhn
- November 16, 2019: CCWC #4 in Tábor
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Thomas Mein
- November 24, 2019: CCWC #5 in Koksijde
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Niels Vandeputte
- December 22, 2019: CCWC #6 in Namur
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Kevin Kuhn
- December 26, 2019: CCWC #7 in Heusden-Zolder
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Kevin Kuhn
- January 19: CCWC #8 in Nommay
- Men's elite race: Eli Iserbyt
- Men's under-23 race: Ryan Kamp
- Women's elite race: Annemarie Worst
- Women's under-23 race: Thibau Nys
- January 26: CCWC #9 (final) in Hoogerheide
- Men's elite race: Mathieu van der Poel
- Men's under-23 race: Ryan Kamp
- Women's elite race: Lucinda Brand
- Women's under-23 race: Dario Lillo
- October 13, 2019: CCS #1 in Gieten
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- October 19, 2019: CCS #2 in Boom
- Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Alice Maria Arzuffi (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Yorben Lauryssen
- October 27, 2019: CCS #3 in Gavere
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Yara Kastelijn (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- November 3, 2019: CCS #4 in Oostkamp-Ruddervoorde
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Jente Michels
- December 8, 2019: CCS #5 in Zonhoven
- Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- December 29, 2019: CCS #6 in Diegem
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- February 9: CCS #7 in Merksplas
- Cancelled
- February 15: CCS #8 (final) in Middelkerke
- Elite winners: Laurens Sweeck (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
2019–20 DVV Trophy
[edit]- November 1, 2019: DVV #1 in Melden-Oudenaarde
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Yara Kastelijn (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Arne Baers
- Men's U23 winner: Jens Dekker
- November 17, 2019: DVV #2 in Hamme
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Victor van de Putte
- Men's U23 winner: Niels Vandeputte
- November 30, 2019: DVV #3 in Kortrijk
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Niels Vandeputte
- December 14, 2019: DVV #4 in Ronse-Kluisbergen
- Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Ryan Kamp
- Men's Junior winner: Yorben Lauryssen
- December 27, 2019: DVV #5 in Loenhout
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Loris Rouiller
- Men's Junior winner: Tibor Del Grosso
- January 1: DVV #6 in Baal
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Antoine Benoist
- Junior winners: Thibau Nys (m) / Madigan Munro (f)
- January 5: DVV #7 in Brussels
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Ryan Kamp
- Junior winners: Lennert Belmans (m) / Fem Van Empel (f)
- February 8: DVV #8 (final) in Lille
- Elite winners: Wout Van Aert (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Niels Vandeputte
- Men's Junior winners: Thibau Nys
International mountain biking events
[edit]- May 14 – 17: 2020 European Continental Championships (XCE, XCO, & XCR) in Graz
- June 25 – 28: 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (XCO & XCR) in Albstadt
- September 5 & 6: 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (DHI only) in Leogang
- September 10 & 11: 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (4X only) in Val di Sole
- September 26 & 27: 2020 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Sakarya Province
- March 21 & 22: MBWC #1 (DHI only) in Lousã
- May 2 & 3: MBWC #2 (DHI only) in Maribor
- May 9 & 10: MBWC #3 (DHI only) in Lošinj
- May 22 – 24: MBWC #4 (XCO & XCC) in Nové Město na Moravě
- June 6 & 7: MBWC #5 (DHI only) in Fort William
- June 19 – 21: MBWC #6 (XCO, XCC, & DHI) in Vallnord-Pal Arinsal
- August 14 – 16: MBWC #7 (XCO & XCC) in Lenzerheide
- August 21 – 23: MBWC #8 (XCO, XCC, & DHI) in Mont-Sainte-Anne
- September 11 – 13: MBWC #9 (XCO, XCC, & DHI) in Val di Sole
- September 18 – 20: MBWC #10 (XCO, XCC, & DHI) in Les Gets
2020 Grand Tour events
[edit]- August 29 – September 20: 2020 Tour de France
- October 3 – 25: 2020 Giro d'Italia
- October 20 – November 8: 2020 Vuelta a España
- January 21 – 26: Tour Down Under
- Richie Porte (AUS)
- February 2: Great Ocean Road Race
- Dries Devenyns (BEL)
- February 23 – 29: UAE Tour
- Adam Yates (GBR)
- February 29: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
- March 8 – 14: Paris–Nice
- Maximilian Schachmann (GER)
- March 7: 2020 Strade Bianche Women
- Postponed to the COVID-19 pandemic
- March 15: 2020 Ronde van Drenthe
- March 22: 2020 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- March 26: 2020 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- March 29: 2020 Gent–Wevelgem
International track cycling events
[edit]- October 17 – 21, 2019: 2020 Asian Track Cycling Championships in South Korea
- Sprint winners: Azizulhasni Awang (m) / Lee Wai Sze (f)
- Keirin winners: Yuta Wakimoto (m) / Lee Wai Sze (f)
- Individual pursuit winners: Park Sang-hoon (m) / Lee Ju-mi (f)
- Points race winners: Kim Eu-ro (m) / Olga Zabelinskaya (f)
- Scratch winners: Mow Ching Yin (m) / Kie Furuyama (f)
- Omnium winners: Eiya Hashimoto (m) / Yumi Kajihara (f)
- Madison winners: Shin Dong-in & Kim Eu-ro (m) / Yang Qianyu & Pang Yao (f)
- Men's 1 km time trial winner: Andrey Chugay
- Women's 500 m time trial winner: Chen Feifei
- Team sprint winners: Japan (m) / China (f)
- Team pursuit winners: Japan (m) / South Korea (f)
- January 16 – 19: CAC Track African Championships in Cairo
- Sprint winners: Jean Spies (m) / Charlene Du Preez (f)
- Keirin winners: Jean Spies (m) / Charlene Du Preez (f)
- Individual pursuit winners: Lotfi Tchambaz (m) / Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed (f)
- Points race winners: David Maree (m) / Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed (f)
- Scratch winners: Joshua Van Wyk (m) / Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed (f)
- Omnium winners: David Maree (m) / Ebtissam Zayed Ahmed (f)
- Madison winners: Joshua Van Wyk & Steven Van Heerden (m) / Danielle Van Niekerk & Ilze Bole (f)
- Men's 1 km time trial winner: Jean Spies
- Women's 500 m time trial winner: Charlene Du Preez
- Team sprint winners: South Africa (m) / South Africa (f)
- Team pursuit winners: Egypt (m) / South Africa (f)
- February 26 – March 1: 2020 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Berlin
- Sprint winners: Harrie Lavreysen (m) / Emma Hinze (f)
- Keirin winners: Harrie Lavreysen (m) / Emma Hinze (f)
- Individual pursuit winners: Filippo Ganna (m) / Chloé Dygert Owen
- Points race winners: Corbin Strong (m) / Elinor Barker (f)
- Scratch winners: Yauheni Karaliok / Kirsten Wild (f)
- Omnium winners: Benjamin Thomas (m) / Yumi Kajihara(f)
- Madison winners: Denmark (Lasse Norman Hansen & Michael Mørkøv) (m) / Netherlands (Kirsten Wild & Amy Pieters) (f)
- Men's 1 km time trial winner: Sam Ligtlee
- Women's 500 m time trial winner: Lea Friedrich
- Team sprint winners: Netherlands (m) / Germany (f)
- Team pursuit winners: Denmark (m) / United States (f)
- November 1 – 3, 2019: TCWC #1 in Minsk[17]
- Keirin winners: Harrie Lavreysen (m) / Emma Hinze (f)
- Madison winners: Denmark (Lasse Norman Hansen & Michael Mørkøv) (m) / Netherlands (Kirsten Wild & Amy Pieters) (f)
- Omnium winners: Matthew Walls (m) / Jennifer Valente (f)
- Points Race winners: Mark Stewart / Jennifer Valente (f)
- Scratch winners: Yauheni Karaliok / Kirsten Wild (f)
- Sprint winners: Harrie Lavreysen (m) / Lee Wai Sze (f)
- Men's Elite Individual Pursuit winner: Filippo Ganna
- Men's Team Pursuit winners: Denmark (Rasmus Pedersen, Lasse Norman Hansen, Julius Johansen, & Frederik Rodenberg)
- Men's Team Sprint winners: Netherlands (Nils van 't Hoenderdaal, Harrie Lavreysen, & Jeffrey Hoogland)
- Women's Team Pursuit winners: United States (Jennifer Valente, Chloé Dygert Owen, Emma White, & Christina Birch)
- Women's Team Sprint winners: Russia (Ekaterina Rogovaya & Daria Shmeleva)
- November 8 – 10, 2019: TCWC #2 in Glasgow[18]
- Keirin winners: Sébastien Vigier (m) / Katy Marchant (f)
- Madison winners: Benjamin Thomas & Donavan Grondin (m) / Australia (Annette Edmondson & Georgia Baker) (f)
- Omnium winners: Benjamin Thomas (m) / Kirsten Wild (f)
- Scratch winners: Felix English (m) / Karolina Karasiewicz (f)
- Sprint winners: Harrie Lavreysen (m) / Lee Wai Sze (f)
- Men's Team Pursuit winners: Denmark (Rasmus Pedersen, Lasse Norman Hansen, Julius Johansen, Frederik Rodenberg)
- Men's Team Sprint winners: Netherlands (Nils van 't Hoenderdaal, Harrie Lavreysen, Jeffrey Hoogland)
- Women's Team Pursuit winners: United Kingdom (Ellie Dickinson, Neah Evans, Elinor Barker, Katie Archibald)
- Women's Team Sprint winners: Russia (Ekaterina Rogovaya, Daria Shmeleva)
- November 29 – December 1, 2019: TCWC #3 in Hong Kong
- Keirin winners: Callum Saunders (m) / Lee Hye-jin (f)
- Madison winners: Germany (Roger Kluge & Theo Reinhardt (m) / Denmark (Julie Leth & Trine Schmidt) (f)
- Omnium winners: Campbell Stewart (m) / Yumi Kajihara (f)
- Scratch winners: Roy Eefting (m) / Anita Stenberg (f)
- Sprint winners: Harrie Lavreysen (m) / Lee Wai Sze (f)
- Men's Team Pursuit winners: Germany (Felix Groß, Leon Rohde, Domenic Weinstein, Theo Reinhardt)
- Men's Team Sprint winners: Netherlands (Roy van den Berg, Harrie Lavreysen, Jeffrey Hoogland)
- Women's Team Pursuit winners: New Zealand (Ally Wollaston, Emily Shearman, Michaela Drummond, Nicole Shields)
- Women's Team Sprint winners: Germany (Pauline Grabosch, Emma Hinze)
- December 6 – 8, 2019: TCWC #4 in Cambridge
- Keirin winners: Azizulhasni Awang (m) / Lee Hye-jin (f)
- Madison winners: New Zealand (Aaron Gate & Campbell Stewartt) (m) / Australia (Annette Edmondson & Georgia Baker) (f)
- Omnium winners: Campbell Stewart (m) / Yumi Kajihara (f)
- Scratch winners: Roman Gladysh (m) / Holly Edmondston (f)
- Sprint winners: Mateusz Rudyk (m) / Anastasia Voynova (f)
- Men's Team Pursuit winners: Switzerland (Robin Froidevaux, Claudio Imhof, Stefan Bissegger, Lukas Rüegg, Mauro Schmid)
- Men's Team Sprint winners: Japan (Kazuki Amagai, Tomohiro Fukaya, Yudai Nitta)
- Women's Team Pursuit winners: New Zealand (Rushlee Buchanan, Holly Edmondston, Bryony Botha, Kirstie James & Jaime Nielsen)
- Women's Team Sprint winners: New Zealand (Natasha Hansen & Olivia Podmore)
- December 13 – 15, 2019: TCWC #5 in Brisbane
- January 24 – 26: TCWC #6 (final) in Milton
- December 13, 2019 – January 1: 2020 PDC World Darts Championship in London
- Peter Wright beat Michael van Gerwen, 7–3
- January 31 – February 2: 2020 Masters in Milton Keynes
- Peter Wright beat Michael Smith, 11–10
- February 6 – October 15: 2020 Premier League Darts at venues in Scotland, England, Wales and Ireland
- Glen Durrant beat Nathan Aspinall, 11–8
- March 6 – 8: 2020 UK Open in Minehead
- Michael van Gerwen beat Gerwyn Price, 11–9
- July 18 – 26: 2020 World Matchplay in Milton Keynes
- Dimitri Van den Bergh beat Gary Anderson, 18–10
- September 5 – 6 : 2020 Champions League of Darts in Leicester
- Cancelled
- September 18 – 20: 2020 World Series of Darts Finals in Salzburg
- Gerwyn Price beat Rob Cross, 11–9
- October 6 – 12: 2020 World Grand Prix in Coventry
- Gerwyn Price beat Dirk van Duijvenbode, 5–2
- October 29 – November 1: 2020 European Championship in Oberhausen
- Peter Wright beat James Wade 11–4
- November 6 – 8: 2020 PDC World Cup of Darts in Salzburg
- November 16 – 24: 2020 Grand Slam of Darts in Coventry
- José de Sousa beat James Wade, 16–12
- November 27 – 29: 2020 Players Championship Finals in Coventry
- Michael van Gerwen beat Mervyn King, 11–10
- November 29: 2020 PDC World Youth Championship Final in Coventry
- January 4 – 12: 2020 BDO World Darts Championship in London
- Men: Wayne Warren beat Jim Williams, 7–4
- Women: Mikuru Suzuki beat Lisa Ashton, 3–0
- August 28 – 30: 2020 World Trophy in Blackburn
- Cancelled
- October 23 – 25: 2020 World Masters in Purfleet
- Cancelled
2020 Summer Olympics (Equestrianism)
[edit]2020 Summer Paralympics (Equestrianism)
[edit]2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping
[edit]- April 4, 2019 – November 24, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – South League
- April 18, 2019 – December 1, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – Japan League
- April 25, 2019 – November 10, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – Central Asian League
- April 28, 2019 – October 7, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – China League
- May 2, 2019 – February 7, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Caucasus-Caspian League
- May 2, 2019 – March 15, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Central European League
- North CEL winner:
- South CEL winner:
- March 12 – 15: 2020 Central European League Final in Warsaw
- Winner:
- Overall winner:
- March 12 – 15: 2020 Central European League Final in Warsaw
- May 8, 2019 – October 27, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – South African League
- July 12, 2019 – November 10, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Jumping – South East Asian League
- July 27, 2019 – February 2, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Australian League
- August 20, 2019 – March 8, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – North American League
- Western winner:
- Eastern winner:
- October 3, 2019 – February 8, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Arab League
- North African winner:
- Middle East winner:
- October 16, 2019 – February 23, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – Western European League
- October 25, 2019 – January 5, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Jumping – New Zealand League
2019–20 FEI World Cup Dressage
[edit]- March 22, 2019 – December 15, 2019: 2019 FEI World Cup Dressage – Pacific League
- April 10, 2019 – April 26, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Dressage – North American League
- April 17, 2019 – April 26, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Dressage – Central European League
- October 16, 2019 – March 15, 2020: 2019–20 FEI World Cup Dressage – Western European League
2020 Show Jumping World Cup and Dressage World Cup Finals
[edit]2020 Summer Olympics (Field hockey)
[edit]January 10 – 15: in Lausanne
- Men: Yuma Kagiyama
- Ladies: You Young
- Pairs: Apollinariia Panfilova & Dmitry Rylov
- Ice Dancing: Irina Khavronina & Dario Chirizano
- Mixed NOC Teams: Team Courage (MIX)
- Arlet Levandi (Men)
- Ksenia Sinitsyna (Ladies)
- Alina Butaeva / Luka Berulava (Pairs)
- Utana Yoshida / Shingo Nishiyama (Ice Dancing)
International figure skating events
[edit]- January 20 – 26: 2020 European Figure Skating Championships in Graz[20]
- February 4 – 9: 2020 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships in Seoul[21]
- March 2 – 8: 2020 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Tallinn[22]
- March 16 – 22: 2020 World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal[23]
- October 18 – 20, 2019: 2019 Skate America in Las Vegas[24]
- Men's winner: Nathan Chen
- Ladies' winner: Anna Shcherbakova
- Pairs winners: China (Peng Cheng & Jin Yang)
- Ice Dance winners: United States (Madison Hubbell & Zachary Donohue)
- October 25 – 27, 2019: 2019 Skate Canada International in Kelowna[25]
- Men's winner: Yuzuru Hanyu
- Ladies' winner: Alexandra Trusova
- Pairs winners: Russia (Aleksandra Boikova & Dmitrii Kozlovskii)
- Ice Dance winners: Canada (Piper Gilles & Paul Poirier)
- November 1 – 3, 2019: 2019 Internationaux de France in Grenoble[26]
- Men's winner: Nathan Chen
- Ladies' winner: Alena Kostornaia
- Pairs winners: Russia (Anastasia Mishina & Aleksandr Galliamov)
- Ice Dance winners: France (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
- November 8 – 10, 2019: 2019 Cup of China in Chongqing[27]
- Men's winner: Jin Boyang
- Ladies' winner: Anna Shcherbakova
- Pairs winners: China (Sui Wenjing & Han Cong)
- Ice Dance winners: Russia (Victoria Sinitsina & Nikita Katsalapov)
- November 15 – 17, 2019: 2019 Rostelecom Cup in Moscow[28]
- Men's winner: Alexander Samarin
- Ladies' winner: Alexandra Trusova
- Pairs winners: (Aleksandra Boikova & Dmitrii Kozlovskii)
- Ice Dance winners: (Victoria Sinitsina & Nikita Katsalapov)
- November 22 – 24, 2019: 2019 NHK Trophy in Sapporo[29]
- Men's winner: Yuzuru Hanyu
- Ladies' winner: Alena Kostornaia
- Pairs winners: (Sui Wenjing & Han Cong)
- Ice Dance winners: (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
- December 5 – 8, 2019: 2019–20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Turin[30]
- Men's winner: Nathan Chen
- Ladies' winner: Alena Kostornaia
- Pairs winners: (Sui Wenjing & Han Cong)
- Ice Dance winners: (Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron)
2019–20 ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating
[edit]- August 21 – 24, 2019: JGP #1 in Courchevel[31]
- Note: There was no junior pairs event here.
- Junior Men's winner: Yuma Kagiyama
- Junior Ladies' winner: Kamila Valieva
- Junior Ice Dance winners: Russia (Elizaveta Shanaeva & Devid Naryzhnyy)
- August 28 – 31, 2019: JGP #2 in Lake Placid[32]
- Junior Men's winner: Shun Sato
- Junior Ladies' winner: Alysa Liu
- Junior Pairs winners: Russia (Apollinariia Panfilova & Dmitry Rylov)
- Junior Ice Dance winners: United States (Avonley Nguyen & Vadym Kolesnik)
- September 4 – 7, 2019: JGP #3 in Riga[33]
- Note: There was no junior pairs event here.
- Junior Men's winner: Andrei Mozalev
- Junior Ladies' winner: Lee Hae-in
- Junior Ice Dance winners: Russia (Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva & Andrey Filatov)
- September 11 – 14, 2019: JGP #4 in Chelyabinsk[34]
- Junior Men's winner: Petr Gumennik
- Junior Ladies' winner: Kamila Valieva
- Junior Pairs winners: Russia (Kseniia Akhanteva & Valerii Kolesov)
- Junior Ice Dance winners: Russia (Elizaveta Shanaeva & Devid Naryzhnyy)
- September 18 – 21, 2019: JGP #5 in Gdańsk[35]
- Junior Men's winner: Daniil Samsonov
- Junior Ladies' winner: Alysa Liu
- Junior Pairs winners: Russia (Apollinariia Panfilova & Dmitry Rylov)
- Junior Ice Dance winners: United States (Avonley Nguyen & Vadym Kolesnik)
- September 25 – 28, 2019: JGP #6 in Zagreb[36]
- Junior Men's winner: Andrei Mozalev
- Junior Ladies' winner: Lee Hae-in
- Junior Pairs winners: Russia (Iuliia Artemeva & Mikhail Nazarychev)
- Junior Ice Dance winners: Georgia (Maria Kazakova & Georgy Reviya)
- October 2 – 5, 2019: JGP #7 in Egna[37]
- Note: There was no junior pairs event here.
- Junior Men's winner: Daniel Grassl
- Junior Ladies' winner: Ksenia Sinitsyna
- Junior Ice Dance winners: Russia (Elizaveta Khudaiberdieva & Andrey Filatov)
- December 5 – 8, 2019: 2019–20 Grand Prix of Figure Skating Final in Turin[30]
- Junior Men's winner: Shun Sato
- Junior Ladies' winner: Kamila Valieva
- Junior Pairs winners: Russia (Apollinariia Panfilova & Dmitry Rylov)
- Junior Ice Dance winners: Georgia (Maria Kazakova & Georgy Reviya)
- Men's World Floorball Championships – postponed to 2021
- Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships – postponed to 2021
- Champions Cup
- Men's champion: Storvreta IBK
- Women's champion: Täby FC
International futsal events
[edit]- July 19 – 26: 2020 World University Futsal Championships in Poznań
- September 12 – October 4: 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania
- TBA: 2019–20 UEFA Futsal Champions League Finals in (location TBA)
- National teams
- TBA: 2019 Copa América de Futsal (location TBA)
- TBA: 2019 Copa América Femenina de Futsal (location TBA)
- Clubs
- February 27 – March 8: 2020 AFC Futsal Championship (location TBA)
- July 3 – 12: 2020 AFC Women's Futsal Championship (location TBA)
- April: 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in Morocco
2020 Summer Olympics (Golf)
[edit]- Postponed to 2021
Three of the four major championships were rescheduled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and one was canceled.
- July 16 – 19: 2020 Open Championship
- Canceled; the planned site of Royal St George's Golf Club in Sandwich, Kent will instead host in 2021
- August 6 – 9 (originally May 14 – 17): 2020 PGA Championship in San Francisco
- Winner: Collin Morikawa (1st major title, & 3rd PGA Tour win)
- September 17 – 20 (originally June 18 – 21): 2020 U.S. Open in Mamaroneck
- November 12 – 15 (originally April 9 – 12): 2020 Masters Tournament in Augusta
2020 World Golf Championships (WGC)
[edit]One of the four championships was rescheduled due to the pandemic, and one was canceled.
- February 21– 24: 2020 WGC-Mexico Championship in Mexico City
- Winner: Patrick Reed (second WGC-Mexico Championship win, 8th PGA Tour win)
- March 27 – 31: 2020 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play in Austin
- Canceled
- July 25 – 28 (originally July 2 – 5): 2020 WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational in Memphis
- TBA: 2020 WGC-HSBC Champions (location TBA)
Three of the five major championships were rescheduled due to the pandemic.
- June 25 – 28: 2020 Women's PGA Championship in Newtown Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
- August 6 – 9 (originally July 23 – 26): 2020 Evian Championship in Évian-les-Bains
- Canceled
- August 20 – 23: 2020 Women's British Open in Troon
- September 10 – 13 (originally April 2 – 5): 2020 ANA Inspiration in Rancho Mirage, California
- December 10 – 13 (originally June 4 – 7): 2020 U.S. Women's Open in Houston
Two of the five major championships were canceled due to the pandemic.
- May 21 – 24: Senior PGA Championship in Benton Harbor, Michigan
- Canceled
- June 25 – 28: U.S. Senior Open in Newport, Rhode Island
- Canceled
- July 9 – 12: Senior Players Championship in Akron, Ohio
- July 23 – 26: Senior Open Championship in Sunningdale
- September 24 – 27 (originally May 7 – 10): Regions Tradition in Birmingham, Alabama
2020 Legends Tour (Senior women's major golf championships)
[edit]One of the two major championships were canceled due to the pandemic.
- July 9 – 12: U.S. Senior Women's Open in Fairfield, Connecticut
- July 30 – August 1: Senior LPGA Championship in French Lick, Indiana
- Canceled
Other major professional golf events
[edit]- March 12 – 15: 2020 Players Championship in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida
- Canceled following the conclusion of the first round
- September 10 – 13: 2020 BMW PGA Championship in Virginia Water
- September 25 – 27: 2020 Ryder Cup in Haven, Wisconsin
Major amateur golf events
[edit]- June 12–14: 2020 Curtis Cup in Conwy
- Postponed until 2021
- August 3–9: 2020 U.S. Women's Amateur in Rockville, Maryland
- August 10–16: 2020 U.S. Amateur in Bandon, Oregon
- August 24–29: (originally June 15–20): 2020 Amateur Championship in Southport, Lancashire
- August 24–29: (originally June 23–27): 2020 British Ladies Amateur in Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire
- TBA: 2020 World Amateur Team Championships in Hong Kong
2020 Summer Olympics (Gymnastics)
[edit]- May 14 – 16: 2020 FIG Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku
- February 13 – 16: FIG World Cup 2020 (AG #1) in Melbourne
- March 7: American Cup All-Around (FIG World Cup 2020 (IAA #1)) in Milwaukee
- March 12 – 15: FIG World Cup 2020 (AG #2) in Baku
- March 21 & 22: EnBW DTB-Pokal Individual All-Around (FIG World Cup 2020 (IAA #2)) in Stuttgart
- March 25 – 28: FIG World Cup 2020 (AG #3) in Doha
- March 28: FIG World Cup 2020 (IAA #3) in Birmingham
- April 4 & 5: FIG World Cup 2020 (IAA #4) in Tokyo
- April 3 – 5: FIG World Cup 2020 (RG #1) in Pesaro
- April 10 – 12: FIG World Cup 2020 (RG #2) in Sofia
- April 17 – 19: FIG World Cup 2020 (RG #3) in Tashkent
- April 24 – 26: FIG World Cup 2020 (RG #4) in Baku
- May 2 & 3: RG International Tournament - RITAM CUP 2020 in Belgrade
- February 15 & 16: FIG TRA World Cup 2020 #1 in Baku
- March 14 & 15: Dutch Trampoline Open 2020 in Alkmaar
- April 24 & 25: FIG TRA World Cup 2020 #2 in Brescia
- July 3 & 4: FIG TRA World Cup 2020 #3 in Arosa
2020 Summer Olympics (Handball)
[edit]International handball events
[edit]- June 15 – 21: 2020 World University Handball Championship in Łódź
Continental handball championships
[edit]- January 9 – 26: 2020 European Men's Handball Championship in Austria, Norway, & Sweden
- December 3 – 20: 2020 European Women's Handball Championship in Denmark
- September 11, 2019 – May 31: 2019–20 EHF Champions League
- In the final, THW Kiel defeated Barça, 33–28, to win their 4th EHF Champions League title.
- Paris Saint-Germain took third place.
- September 7, 2019 – May 10: 2019–20 Women's EHF Champions League
- August 31, 2019 – May 24: 2019–20 EHF Cup
- September 7, 2019 – May 10: 2019–20 Women's EHF Cup
- October 5, 2019 – May 24: 2019–20 EHF Challenge Cup
- November 9, 2019 – May 10: 2019–20 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
- Other competitions
- August 30, 2019 –: 2019–2020 MOL Liga
- September 3, 2019 – April 4: 2019–20 SEHA League
- In the final, Telekom Veszprém defeated Vardar 1961, 35–27, to win their 3rd SEHA League title.
- Meshkov Brest took third place.
- September 7, 2019 –: 2019–2020 BeNe League
- September 22, 2019 –: 2019–2020 Baltic Handball League
- National teams
- January 21 – 25: 2020 South and Central American Men's Handball Championship in Maringá
- Argentina won the round robin tournament with Brazil in second and Uruguay in third.
- Note: All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.
United States
[edit]- June 20: 2020 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park.[39]
- September 5: 2020 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.[40]
- October 3: 2020 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico.[41]
- Nov 6–7: 2020 Breeders' Cup at Churchill Downs.[42]
United Kingdom
[edit]- TBA: 2020 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket
- TBA: 2020 1,000 Guineas at Newmarket
- TBA: 2020 Epsom Oaks at Epsom
- TBA: 2020 Epsom Derby at Epsom
- September 12: 2020 St Leger at Doncaster
2020 Winter Youth Olympics (Ice hockey)
[edit]- January 10 – 22: Ice hockey at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics in Lausanne
Main world ice hockey championships
[edit]- December 26, 2019 – January 2, 2020: 2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship in Bratislava
- United States defeated Canada, 2–1 in overtime, to win their eighth IIHF World Women's U18 Championship title.
- Russia took third place.
- December 26, 2019 – January 5, 2020: 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Ostrava & Třinec[43]
- March 31 – April 10: 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship in Halifax & Truro
- April 16 – 26: 2020 IIHF World U18 Championships in Ann Arbor & Plymouth
- May 8 – 24: 2020 IIHF World Championship in Zürich & Lausanne[44]
2020 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championships Divisions
[edit]- March 2 – 8: 2020 IIHF World Championship Division IV in Bishkek
- April 19 – 25: Division II – Group A in Zagreb
- April 19 – 25: Division II – Group B in Reykjavík
- April 19 – 25: Division III – Group A in Kockelscheuer
- April 20 – 26: Division III – Group B in Cape Town
- April 24 – 30: Division I – Group A in Ljubljana
- April 26 – May 2: Division I – Group B in Katowice
2020 IIHF World U20 Championships (Junior) Divisions
[edit]- December 8 – 14, 2019: Division I – Group A in Minsk
- December 12 – 18, 2019: Division I – Group B in Kyiv
- January 6 – 12: Division II – Group A in Vilnius
- January 13 – 19: 2020 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III in Sofia
- Final Round Robin Ranking: 1. Iceland, 2. Australia, 3. Turkey, 4. Mexico, 5. Bulgaria, 6. New Zealand, 7. Chinese Taipei, 8. South Africa
- Iceland was promoted to Division II – Group B for 2021.
- January 28 – February 3: Division II – Group B in Gangneung
- Final Round Robin Ranking: 1. South Korea, 2. Netherlands, 3. China, 4. Croatia, 5. Belgium, 6. Israel
- South Korea was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2021. Israel was relegated to Division III for 2021.
2020 IIHF World U18 Championships Divisions
[edit]- March 16 – 22: Division III – Group A in Istanbul
- March 21 – 27: Division II – Group B in Tianjin
- March 22 – 28: Division II – Group A in Tallinn
- March 29 – April 4: Division III – Group B in Kockelscheuer
- April 12 – 18: Division I – Group B in Asiago
- April 13 – 19: Division I – Group A in Piešťany
2020 IIHF Women's World Championships Divisions
[edit]- December 4 – 10, 2019: 2020 IIHF Women's World Championship Division III in Sofia
- February 23 – 29: Division II – Group B in Akureyri
- March 28 – April 3: Division I – Group B in Katowice
- March 29 – April 4: Division II – Group A in Granada
- April 12 – 18: Division I – Group A in Angers
2020 IIHF World Women's U18 Championships Divisions
[edit]- January 2 – 8: Division I – Group B in Katowice
- Final Ranking: 1. Norway, 2. Austria, 3. China, 4. South Korea, 5. Poland, 6. Great Britain
- Norway was promoted to Division I – Group A for 2021. Great Britain was relegated to Division II – Group A for 2021.
- January 3 – 9: Division I – Group A in Füssen
- January 25 – 28: Division II – Group A in Eindhoven
- Final Ranking: 1. Chinese Taipei, 2. Netherlands, 3. Australia, 4. Kazakhstan
- Chinese Taipei was promoted to Division I – Group B for 2021. Kazakhstan was relegated to Division II – Group B for 2021.
- January 30 – February 2: Division II – Group B in Mexico City
- Final Ranking: 1. Spain, 2. Turkey, 3. Mexico, 4. New Zealand
- Spain was promoted to Division II – Group A for 2021.
National Hockey League (NHL)
[edit]- October 2, 2019 – March 12, 2020: 2019–20 NHL season
- Presidents' Trophy and Eastern Conference winners: Boston Bruins
- Western Conference winners: St. Louis Blues
- Art Ross Trophy winner: Leon Draisaitl ( Edmonton Oilers)
- October 4, 2019 – November 9, 2019: 2019 NHL Global Series
- Game #1 at the O2 Arena in Prague[45]
- The Philadelphia Flyers defeated the Chicago Blackhawks, with the score of 4–3.
- Games #2 & #3 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm[46]
- Game #2: The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Buffalo Sabres, with the score of 3–2.
- Game #3: The Tampa Bay Lightning defeated the Buffalo Sabres again, with the score of 5–3.
- Game #1 at the O2 Arena in Prague[45]
- October 26, 2019: 2019 Heritage Classic at the Mosaic Stadium in Regina[47]
- The Winnipeg Jets defeated the Calgary Flames, with the score of 2–1.
- January 1: 2020 NHL Winter Classic at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas[48]
- The Dallas Stars defeated the Nashville Predators, with the score of 4–2.
- January 24 – 26: 2020 National Hockey League All-Star Game (Weekend) at the Enterprise Center In St. Louis[49]
- February 15: 2020 NHL Stadium Series at the Falcon Stadium in Colorado Springs[50]
- The Los Angeles Kings defeated the Colorado Avalanche, with the score of 3–1.
- August 1 – September 28: 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs
- October 6 & 7: 2020 NHL Entry Draft
North America (Ice hockey)
[edit]- Note: The Canadian Women's Hockey League has ceased its operations and it is now defunct.
- October 4, 2019 – April 11: 2019–20 AHL season
- October 11, 2019 – April 5: 2019–20 ECHL season
- TBA: 2019–20 USHL season
- September 19, 2019 – March 21: 2019–20 QMJHL season
- September 19, 2019 – March 22: 2019–20 OHL season
- September 20, 2019 – March 22: 2019–20 WHL season
College (USA–NCAA–Division I)
[edit]- March 27 – April 11: 2020 NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey Tournament (Frozen Four at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit)
- TBA: 2020 NCAA National Collegiate Women's Ice Hockey Tournament
- October 19, 2019 – March 1, 2020: 2019–20 NWHL season
- November 2020 – March 2021: 2020–21 NWHL season
Europe (Ice hockey)
[edit]- August 29, 2019 – February 4, 2020: 2019–20 Champions Hockey League
- Frölunda HC defeated Mountfield HK, 3–1, to win their second consecutive and fourth Champions Hockey League title.
- Djurgårdens IF and Luleå HF finished in joint third place, as the losing semi-finalists.
- September 20, 2019 – January 12: 2019–20 IIHF Continental Cup
- Final Ranking: 1. SønderjyskE Ishockey, 2.