2021 in sports

2021 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Major sports news[edit]

In mountain running, the Gansu ultramarathon disaster in the Yellow River Stone Forest, China led 21 runners to die from hypothermia. The poor organization of this government-run race led to a national outcry on the regulations of the sport.^[1]
In sprinting, during the Olympics, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya criticised her Belarusian coaches for entering her in the 4 × 400 m relay, a distance she had never contested, without her consent, after others missed doping tests and were disqualified.^[2] Her coaches forced her to fly back to Belarus. She entered the Polish embassy in Tokyo and was granted a humanitarian visa.^[3]^[4] The International Olympic Committee revoked the accreditation of her coaches and expelled them from the Olympic Village.^[5]

World records[edit]

In chronological order

17 May: In swimming, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov broke the 50 metre backstroke world record at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships with a time of 23.93.^[6]^[7]^[8]
18 May: In swimming, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov broke the 50 metre backstroke world record at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships with a time of 23.80.^[9]^[10]^[11]
22 May: In swimming, Italian Benedetta Pilato broke the women's 50 metre breaststroke world record at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships with a time of 29.30.^[12]^[13]^[14]
13 June: In swimming, Australian Kaylee McKeown broke the women's 100 metre backstroke world record at the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials with a time of 57.45.^[15]^[16]
18 June: In athletics, American Ryan Crouser broke the shot put world record at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) with a distance of 23.37 metres.^[17]^[18]
25 July: In swimming, Team Australia, consisting of Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, and Cate Campbell broke the women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 3:29.69.^[19]^[20]
29 July: In swimming, Team China, consisting of Yang Junxuan, Tang Muhan, Zhang Yufei, and Li Bingjie broke the women's 4x200 metre freestyle relay world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 7:40.33.^[21]^[22]
30 July: In swimming, South African Tatjana Schoenmaker broke the women's 200 metre breaststroke world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 2:18.95.^[23]^[24]
31 July: In swimming, American Caeleb Dressel broke the 100 metre butterfly world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 49.45.^[25]^[26]
31 July: In swimming, Team Great Britain, consisting of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, and Anna Hopkin broke the mixed 4x100 metre medley relay world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 3:37.58.^[27]^[28]
1 August: In swimming, Team USA, consisting of Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, and Zach Apple broke the 4x100 metre medley relay world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 3:26.78.^[29]^[30]
1 August: In athletics, Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas broke the women's triple jump world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a distance of 15.67 metres.^[31]
3 August: In athletics, Norwegian Karsten Warholm broke the 400 metres hurdles world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 45.94.^[32]^[33]
4 August: In athletics, American Sydney McLaughlin broke the women's 400 metres hurdles world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 51.46.^[34]^[35]
29 August: In swimming, American Coleman Stewart broke the short course 100 metre backstroke world record at the 2021 International Swimming League with a time of 48.33.^[36]^[37]
29 October: In swimming, Australian Kyle Chalmers broke the short course 100 metre freestyle world record at the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup with a time of 44.84.^[38]^[39]^[40]
3 November: In swimming, Team Italy, consisting of Michele Lamberti, Nicolo Martinenghi, Marco Orsi, and Lorenzo Zazzeri broke the short course 4x50 metre medley relay world record at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 1:30.14.^[41]^[42]
6 November: In swimming, Hungarian Szebasztián Szabó tied the short course 50 metre butterfly world record at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 21.75.^[43]^[44]
7 November: In swimming, Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich tied the short course 50 metre breastroke world record at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 25.25.^[45]^[46]
7 November: In swimming, Team Netherlands, consisting of Kira Toussaint, Arno Kamminga, Maaike de Waard, and Thom de Boer broke the short course 4x50 metre mixed medley relay world record at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 1:36.18.^[47]^[48]
19 November: In swimming, Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich broke the short course 100 metre breaststroke world record at the 2021 International Swimming League with a time of 55.32.^[49]^[50]

Deaths[edit]

Competitions by month[edit]

Air sports[edit]

10 – 24 July: 5th FAI Junior European Gliding Championships in Pociūnai
28 July – 6 August: 23rd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships and 11th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in Leszno
29 July – 7 August: 14th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Toruń
7 – 21 August: 36th FAI World Gliding Championships in Montluçon – Guéret
9 – 21 August: 2020 FAI World Parachuting Championships in Tanay-Kemerovo
2 – 8 October: 2021 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Buzău

Alpine skiing[edit]

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021[edit]

9 – 21 February: in Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Super G winners: Vincent Kriechmayr (m) / Lara Gut-Behrami (f)
  - Vincent Kriechmayr (m) / Lara Gut-Behrami (f)
  - Romed Baumann (m) / Corinne Suter (f)
  - Alexis Pinturault (m) / Mikaela Shiffrin (f)
- Downhill winners: Vincent Kriechmayr (m) / Corinne Suter (f)
- Alpine Combined winners: Marco Schwarz (m) / Mikaela Shiffrin
- Parallel winners: Mathieu Faivre (m) / Marta Bassino & Katharina Liensberger (f)
- Team Parallel winners: Norway (Sebastian Foss-Solevåg, Kristin Lysdahl, Kristina Riis-Johannessen, Fabian Wilkens Solheim, Thea Louise Stjernesund)
- Giant Slalom winners: Mathieu Faivre (m) / Lara Gut-Behrami (f)
- Slalom winners: Sebastian Foss-Solevåg (m) / Katharina Liensberger (f)

World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2021[edit]

2 – 10 March: in Bansko
- Super G winners: Giovanni Franzoni (m) / Lena Wechner (f)
- Giant Slalom winners: Lukas Fuerstein (m) / Hanna Aronsson Elfman (f)
- Slalom winners: Benjamin Ritchie (m) / Sophie Mathiou (f)

2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup[edit]

Men's

5 & 7 December 2020: World Cup #1 in Santa Caterina
- Men's Giant Slalom winners: Filip Zubčić (No. 1) / Marco Odermatt (No. 2)
9 – 13 December 2020: World Cup #2 in Val-d'Isère
- Men's Super G winner: Mauro Caviezel
- Men's Downhill winner: Martin Čater
16 – 19 December 2020: World Cup #3 in Val Gardena
- Men's Super G winner: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
- Men's Downhill winner: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
20 & 21 December 2020: World Cup #4 in Alta Badia
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Alexis Pinturault
- Men's Slalom winner: Ramon Zenhäusern
22 December 2020: WC #5 in Madonna di Campiglio (Men's only)
- Me's Slalom winner: Henrik Kristoffersen
26 – 29 December 2020: WC #6 in Bormio
- Men's Super G winner: Ryan Cochran-Siegle
- Men's Downhill winner: Matthias Mayer
8 – 10 January: WC #7 in Adelboden
- Men's Giant Slalom winners: Alexis Pinturault (2 times)
- Men's Slalom winner: Marco Schwarz
16 & 17 January: WC #8 in Flachau
- Men's Slalom winners: Manuel Feller (No. 1) / Sebastian Foss-Solevåg (No. 2)
19 – 25 January: WC #9 in Kitzbühel
- Men's Downhill winners: Beat Feuz (2 times)
- Men's Super G winner: Vincent Kriechmayr
26 January: WC #10 in Schladming
- Men's Slalom winner: Marco Schwarz
30 & 31 January: WC #11 in Chamonix
- Men's Slalom winners: Clément Noël (No. 1) / Henrik Kristoffersen (No. 2)
3 – 6 February: WC #12 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Men's Downhill winner: Dominik Paris
- Men's Super G winner: Vincent Kriechmayr
27 & 28 February: WC #13 in Bansko
- Men's Giant Slalom winners: Filip Zubčić (No. 1) / Mathieu Faivre (No. 2)
3 – 7 March: WC #14 in Saalbach-Hinterglemm
- Men's Downhill winner: Vincent Kriechmayr
- Men's Super G winner: Marco Odermatt
13 & 14 March: WC #15 in Kranjska Gora
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Marco Odermatt
- Men's Slalom winner: Clément Noël

Women's

21 & 22 November 2020: World Cup #1 in Levi
- Women's Slalom winners: Petra Vlhová (2 times)
12 – 14 December 2020: World Cup #2 in Courchevel
- Women's Giant Slalom winners: Marta Bassino (No. 1) / Mikaela Shiffrin (No. 2)
16 – 20 December 2020: World Cup #3 in Val-d'Isère
- Women's Downhill winners: Corinne Suter (No. 1) / Sofia Goggia (No. 2)
- Women's Super G winner: Ester Ledecká
28 & 29 December 2020: WC #4 in Semmering
- Here, the Giant Slalom competition is cancelled.
7 – 10 January: WC #5 in St Anton am Arlberg
- Women's Downhill winner: Sofia Goggia
- Women's Super G winner: Lara Gut-Behrami
12 January: WC #6 in Flachau
- Women's Slalom winner: Mikaela Shiffrin
16 & 17 January: WC #7 in Kranjska Gora
- Women's Giant Slalom winners: Marta Bassino (2 times)
20 – 24 January: WC #8 in Crans-Montana
- Women's Downhill winners: Sofia Goggia (2 times)
- Women's Super G winner: Lara Gut-Behrami
26 January: WC #9 in Kronplatz
- Women's Giant Slalom winner: Tessa Worley
28 – 31 January: WC #10 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Women's Super G winners: Lara Gut-Behrami (2 times)
24 – 27 February: WC #11 in Val di Fassa
- Women's Downhill winners: Lara Gut-Behrami (2 times)
- Women's Super G winner: Federica Brignone
6 & 7 March: WC #12 in Jasná
- Women's Slalom winner: Mikaela Shiffrin
- Women's Giant Slalom winner: Petra Vlhová
12 & 13 March: WC #13 in Åre
- Women's Slalom winners: Petra Vlhová (No. 1) / Katharina Liensberger (No. 2)

Mixed

17 & 18 October 2020: World Cup #1 in Sölden
- Giant Slalom winners: Lucas Braathen (m) / Marta Bassino (f)
26 & 27 November 2020: World Cup #2 in Lech/Zürs
- Giant Parallel Slalom winners: Alexis Pinturault (m) / Petra Vlhová (f)
- Women's Slalom winner: Michelle Gisin
3 – 6 January: WC #3 in Zagreb
- Slalom winners: Linus Straßer (m) / Petra Vlhová (f)
12 – 17 January: WC #4 in Wengen
- Event cancelled.
15 – 21 March: WC #5 in Lenzerheide
- Downhill and Super G events here are cancelled.
- Slalom winners: Manuel Feller (m) / Katharina Liensberger (f)
- Giant Slalom winners: Alexis Pinturault (m) / Alice Robinson (f)
- Team Parallel winners: Norway (Kristina Riis-Johannessen, Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen, Kristin Lysdahl, Sebastian Foss-Solevåg)

2020–21 Citizen World Cup[edit]

2 & 3 January: WC #1 in Pontresina
- Event cancelled
7 – 9 January: WC #2 in Falcade/Moena
- Men's Super G winners: Francesco Gatto (No. 1) / Matteo Pradal (No. 2)
- Women's Super G winners: Katrina van Soest (2 times)
9 & 10 January: WC #3 in Lenggries/Brauneck
- Event cancelled
9 & 10 January: WC #4 in Turnau
- Men's Slalom winners: Michał Staszowski (No. 1) / Filip Botka (No. 2)
- Women's Slalom winners: Petra Hromcová (2 times)
16 & 17 January: WC #5 in Reiteralm
- Men's Giant Slalom winners: Jakob Greber (No. 1) / Max Greber (No. 2)
28 – 31 January: WC #6 in Passo San Pellegrino
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Jan Koula (2 times)
- Women's Giant Slalom winners: Caroline Beauchamp (No. 1) / Carlotta De Leonardis (No. 2)
9 – 12 February: WC #7 in Abetone
- Slalom winners: Toby Case (m) / Lisa Rodari (f)
- Giant Slalom winners: Thomas Meraner (m) / Camilla Furletti (f)
18 February 20: WC #8 in Sils/Furtschellas
- Men's Slalom winners: Luc Herrmann (2 times)
- Women's Slalom winners: Carlotta Maria Clara Marcora (2 times)
20 & 21 February: WC #9 in La Molina
- Giant Slalom winners: Andrés García (m) / Inês Araújo (f)
- Slalom winners: Samuel Beso (m) / Inés Sanmartín Arbones (f)
1 – 3 March: WC #10 in Hinterreit
- Men's Super G winners: Luis Tritscher (2 times)
- Women's Super G winners: Florentina Schnittler (No. 1) / Chantal-Isell Laszlo (No. 2)
6 & 7 March: WC #11 in Espot
- Men's Slalom winners: Aniol Torres Casas (No. 1) / Alejandro Miquel (No. 2)
- Women's Slalom winners: Inés Sanmartín Arbones (No. 1) / Noelia Gasienica-Kotelnicka (No. 2)
6 & 7 March: WC #11 in Tschappina
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Martin-Luis Walch (No. 1) / Dario Büschlen (No. 2)
- Women's Giant Slalom winners: Selina Gadient (2 times)
15 March: WC #12 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva
- Super G winners: Luca Resinelli (m) / Flavia Lüönd (f)

2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup[edit]

2 & 3 November 2020: EC #1 in Obergurgl
- Men's Giant Slalom winners: Raphael Haaser (No. 1) / Julian Rauchfuss (No. 2)
7 – 9 December 2020: EC #2 in Zinal (Men's only)
- Men's Super G winner: Ralph Weber
- Men's Alpine Combined winner: Joel Lütolf
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Cyprien Sarrazin
12 & 13 December 2020: EC #3 in Cadipietra (Women's only)
- Women's Slalom winners: Lara Della Mea (No. 1) / Martina Dubovská (f)
12 – 15 December 2020: EC #4 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva (Men's only)
- Men's Downhill winners: Maximilian Lahnsteiner (No. 1) / Clemens Nocker (No. 2)
16 & 17 December 2020: EC #5 in Hippach (Women's only)
- Women's Giant Slalom winners: Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel (2 times)
17 & 18 December 2020: EC #6 in Val di Fassa (Men's only)
- Men's Slalom winners: Clément Noël (No. 1) / Théo Letitre (No. 2)
20 & 21 December 2020: EC #7 in Andalo (Women's only)
- Women's Giant Slalom winners: Mina Fürst Holtmann (No. 1) / Second here is cancelled.
21 & 22 December 2020: EC #8 in Altenmarkt (Men's only)
- Men's Super G winners: Raphael Haaser (No. 1) / Roy Piccard (No. 2)
4 & 5 January: EC #9 in Zinal (Women's only)
- Women's Super G winners: Stephanie Jenal (No. 1) / Lisa Grill (No. 2)
6 & 7 January: EC #10 in Val Cenis (Men's only)
- Men's Slalom winners: Laurie Taylor (No. 1) / Billy Major (No. 2)
9 & 10 January: EC #11 in Vaujany (Women's only)
- Women's Slalom winners: Elsa Håkansson-Fermbäck (No. 1) / Andreja Slokar (No. 2)
14 – 17 January: EC #12 in Crans-Montana
- Women's Downhill winners: Jasmine Flury (No. 1) / Second here is cancelled.
18 & 19 January: EC #13 in Zinal (Men's only)
- Men's Super G winners: Lars Rösti (No. 1) / Joshua Mettler (No. 2)
20 & 21 January: EC #14 in Gstaad (Women's only)
- Women's Slalom winners: Marie-Therese Sporer (No. 1) / Andreja Slokar (No. 2)
25 & 26 January: EC #15 in Zell am See (Women's only)
- Women's Slalom winners: Lena Dürr (No. 1) / Zrinka Ljutić (No. 2)
25 – 30 January: EC #16 in Orcières-Merlette (Men's only)
- Men's Downhill winners: Erik Arvidsson (No. 1) / Victor Schuller (No. 2)
- Men's Super G winner: Maximilian Lahnsteiner
2 & 3 February: EC #17 in Folgaria (Men's only)
- Men's Giant Slalom winners: Semyel Bissig (No. 1) / Timon Haugan (No. 2)
2 & 3 February: EC #18 in Krvavec (Women's only)
- Women's Giant Slalom winner: Zrinka Ljutić
6 & 7 February: EC #19 in Berchtesgaden (Men's only)
- Men's Giant Slalom winners: Dominik Raschner (No. 1) / Stefan Brennsteiner (No. 2)
9 – 11 February: EC #20 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva (Women's only)
- Downhill winners: Lisa Grill (2 times)
13 – 15 February: EC #21 in Berchtesgaden (Women's only)
- Giant Slalom winners: Elisa Mörzinger (No. 1) / Hilma Loevblom (No. 2) / (No. 3)
18 & 19 February: EC #22 in Hasliberg (Men's only)
- Men's Slalom winners: Billy Major (No. 1) / Ben Ritchie (No. 2)
22 – 25 February: EC #23 in Sella Nevea (Men's only)
- Men's Downhill winners: Victor Schuller (No. 1) / Erik Arvidsson (No. 2)
27 & 28 February: EC #24 in Oberjoch (Men's only)
- Men's Slalom winners: Jonathan Nordbotten (No. 1) / Second Slalom competition is cancelled.
27 & 28 February: EC #25 in Livigno (Women's only)
- Giant Slalom winners: Jessica Hilzinger (No. 1) / Marte Monsen (No. 2)
2 & 3 March: EC #26 in Val di Fassa (Women's only)
- Women's Super G winners: Jasmina Suter (No. 1) / Iulija Pleshkova (No. 2)
10 – 18 March: EC #27 in Saalbach-Hinterglemm
- Downhill and Women's Super G events here are cancelled.
- Men's Super G winner: Stefan Rogentin
18 – 21 March: EC #28 in Reiteralm
- Giant Slalom winners: Hannes Zingerle (m) / Marte Monsen (f)
- Slalom winners: Alexander Steen Olsen (m) / Charlie Guest (f)

American football[edit]

National Football League[edit]

31 January: 2021 Pro Bowl
- Cancelled.
7 February: Super Bowl LV in Tampa
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC) defeated Kansas City Chiefs (AFC), 31–9, to win their second Super Bowl title.
22–24 April: 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland
9 September – 2 January 2022: 2021 NFL season

2020–21 NCAA football bowl games[edit]

21 December 2020: Myrtle Beach Bowl in Conway
- Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated North Texas Mean Green, 56–28.
22 December 2020: Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise
- Nevada Wolf Pack defeated Tulane Green Wave, 38–27.
22 December 2020: Boca Raton Bowl in Boca Raton
- BYU Cougars defeated UCF Knights, 49–23.
23 December 2020: New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans
- Georgia Southern Eagles defeated Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 38–3.
23 December 2020: Montgomery Bowl in Montgomery
- Memphis Tigers defeated Florida Atlantic Owls, 25–10.
24 December 2020: New Mexico Bowl in Frisco
- Hawaii Rainbow Warriors defeated Houston Cougars, 28–14.
25 December 2020: Camellia Bowl in Montgomery
- Buffalo Bulls defeated Marshall Thundering Herd, 17–10.
26 December 2020: First Responder Bowl Dallas
- Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns defeated UTSA Roadrunners, 31–24.
26 December 2020: LendingTree Bowl in Mobile
- Georgia State Panthers defeated Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 39–21.
26 December 2020: Cure Bowl in Orlando
- Liberty Flames defeated Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, 37–34, after overtime.
29 December 2020: Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando
- Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated Miami Hurricanes, 37–34.
29 December 2020: Alamo Bowl in San Antonio
- Texas Longhorns defeated Colorado Buffaloes, 55–23.
30 December 2020: Duke's Mayo Bowl in Charlotte
- Wisconsin Badgers defeated Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 42–28.
30 December 2020: Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington
- Oklahoma Sooners defeated Florida Gators, 55–20.
31 December 2020: Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth
- Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 28–26.
31 December 2020: Arizona Bowl in Tucson
- Ball State Cardinals defeated San Jose State Spartans, 34–13.
31 December 2020: Liberty Bowl in Memphis
- West Virginia Mountaineers defeated Army Black Knights, 24–21.
1 January: Peach Bowl in Atlanta
- Georgia Bulldogs defeated Cincinnati Bearcats, 24–21.
1 January: Citrus Bowl in Orlando
- Northwestern Wildcats defeated Auburn Tigers, 35–19.
1 January: Rose Bowl in Arlington
- Alabama Crimson Tide defeated Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 31–14.
1 January: Sugar Bowl in New Orleans
- Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Clemson Tigers, 49–28.
2 January: Gator Bowl in Jacksonville
- Kentucky Wildcats defeated NC State Wolfpack, 23–21.
2 January: Outback Bowl in Tampa
- Ole Miss Rebels defeated Indiana Hoosiers, 26–20.
2 January: Fiesta Bowl in Glendale
- Iowa State Cyclones defeated Oregon Ducks, 34–17.
2 January: Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens
- Texas A&M Aggies defeated North Carolina Tar Heels, 41–27.
11 January: College Football Playoff National Championship at the Hard Rock Stadium
- Alabama Crimson Tide defeated Ohio State Buckeyes, 52–24.

Aquatics[edit]

Archery[edit]

16–26 September: 2021 World Archery Championships in Yankton, SD
4–10 October: 2021 World Youth Archery Championships in Perth
2021 World Indoor Archery Championships
2021 World 3D Archery Championships
2021 World Para Archery Championship delayed until 2022

2021 Archery World Cup[edit]

19 – 25 April: WC #1 in Guatemala City
17 – 23 May: WC #2 in Lausanne
22 – 27 June: WC #3 in Paris

2020–21 Indoor World Series[edit]

21 – 22 November 2020: Stage #1 (Worldwide Online)
- Recurve winners: Felix Wieser (m) / Jung-ah Oh (f)
- Compound winners: Staš Modic (m) / Sarah Prieels (f)
- Barebow winners: Erik Jonsson (m) / Cinzia Noziglia (f)
18 – 20 December 2020: Stage #2 (Worldwide Online)
- Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / Wi Nayeon (f)
- Compound winners: Dave Cousins (m) / Bayley Sargeant (f)
- Barebow winners: Erik Jonsson (m) / Lina Bjorklund
15 – 17 January: Stage #3 (Worldwide Online)
- Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / Jang Yoo-jung (f)
- Compound winners: Jean-Philippe Boulch (m) / Fátima Neri (f)
- Barebow winners: Erik Jonsson (m) / Lina Bjorklund
12 – 14 February: Stage #4 (Worldwide Online)
27 & 28 February: Stage #5 (Worldwide Online, finals, Only for teams)

Archery Americas[edit]

8 – 14 March: City of Medellín World Ranking Event in Medellín
22 – 28 March: 2021 Pan American Archery Championships in Monterrey

Archery Europe[edit]

22–27 February: 2021 Archery European Indoor Championships in Koper
16–21 March: European Grand Prix in Poreč
6–11 April: European Grand Prix in Antalya
30 April – 9 May: European Para-Archery Championships 2021 + Tokyo Paralympics CQT in Olbia
17–22 May: European Youth Cup 1st leg in Čatež ob Savi
21 May – 6 June: 2021 Archery European Outdoor Championships in Antalya
5–11 July: Para-Archery European Cup 2021 – Tokyo Paralympic FQT in Nové Město nad Metují
2–7 August: European Youth Cup – 2nd leg in Bucharest
30 August – 4 September: European 3D Championships in Maribor
5–12 September: European Field Championships in Zagreb
9 & 10 October: Run-Archery European Cup in Nové Město nad Metují

Arm wrestling[edit]

24 November – 3 December: 2021 World Armwrestling Championship in Bucharest

Association football[edit]

FIFA[edit]

National Teams[edit]

20 May – 12 June: 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Indonesia^[51]
21 July – 6 August: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament in Japan
- : Canada
- : Sweden
- : United States
- 4th: Australia
22 July – 7 August: Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament in Japan
- : Brazil
- : Spain
- : Mexico
- 4th: Japan
Cancelled: 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Peru

Clubs[edit]

1–11 February: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Qatar
- In the final, Bayern Munich defeated Tigres UANL, 1–0, to win their second FIFA Club World Cup title.
- Al Ahly took third place by defeating Palmeiras 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2) after penalties.
9–19 December: 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in Japan

UEFA[edit]

National Teams[edit]

2–14 May: 2021 UEFA Women's U17 Championship in Faroe Islands Cancelled
6–22 May: 2021 UEFA U17 Championship in Cyprus Cancelled
24 March – 6 June: 2021 UEFA U21 Championship in Hungary and Slovenia Germany defeated Portugal 1–0 to win their 3rd title.
6–10 October: 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
7 July – 1 August: 2021 UEFA Women's Euro in England Postponed to 6–31 July 2022
30 June – 13 July: 2021 UEFA U19 Championship in Romania Cancelled
21 July – 2 August: 2021 UEFA Women's U19 Championship in Belarus Cancelled

Clubs[edit]

7 October 2020 – 16 May: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League (final in Gothenburg)
- In the final, Barcelona defeated Chelsea, 4–0, to win their first UEFA Women's Champions League title.
17 September 2020 – 26 May: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League (final in Gdańsk)
- In the final, Villarreal defeated Manchester United, 1–1 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p), to win their first UEFA Europa League title.
15 September 2020 – 29 May: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League (final in Porto)
- In the final, Chelsea defeated Manchester City, 1–0, to win their second UEFA Champions League title.
11 August: 2021 UEFA Super Cup in Belfast
- In the final, Chelsea defeated Villarreal, 1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p), to win their second UEFA Super Cup title.

CONMEBOL[edit]

National Teams[edit]

13 June – 10 July: 2021 Copa América in Brazil: Argentina defeated Brazil 1–0 to win their 15th title.

Clubs[edit]

23 February – 20 November: 2021 Copa Libertadores
16 March – 6 November: 2021 Copa Sudamericana
7 April: 2021 Recopa Sudamericana Defensa y Justicia defeated Palmeiras, 4–3 on penalties after tied 3–3 on aggregate to win their first Recopa Sudamericana.
30 September – 16 October: 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina

AFC[edit]

National Teams[edit]

28 April – 8 May: 2021 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup in Thailand (cancelled)

Clubs[edit]

14 April – 27 November: 2021 AFC Champions League
14 April – 26 November: 2021 AFC Cup
7–12 November: 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship

CAF[edit]

National Teams[edit]

16 January – 7 February: 2020 African Nations Championship in Yaoundé, Douala and Limbe
- In the final, Morocco defeated Mali, 2–0, to win their 2nd African Nations Championship.
- Guinea took third place.
14 February – 6 March: 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou
- In the final, Ghana defeated Uganda, 2–0, to win their 4th African U-20 Cup of Nations Championship.
- Gambia took third place.
11 June – 9 July: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon was postponed to 9 January – 6 February 2022.