2020 in sports

2020 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Many sporting events around the world were postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, which eventually took place in 2021.^[1]

Calendar by month[edit]

Air sports[edit]

Aeromodelling[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

Air Racing[edit]

TBD: 2020 Air Race 1 World Cup (location TBA)
TBD: 2020 Air Race E World Cup (locations TBA)

Ballooning[edit]

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

Drone racing[edit]

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

General aviation[edit]

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

Gliding[edit]

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)

Parachuting[edit]

August 8 – 22: 2020 World Parachuting Championships in Novosibirsk

Alpine skiing[edit]

American football[edit]

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)

Aquatics[edit]

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

2020 Summer Paralympics (Swimming)[edit]

Archery[edit]

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

2020 Archery World Cup[edit]

May 11 – 17: AWC #1 in Antalya
June 21 – 28: AWC #2 in Berlin
September 26 & 27: AWC #3 (final) in Shanghai

Association football[edit]

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
- Argentina won the Final Stage. Brazil take Second Place. Third place: Uruguay
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

FIFA[edit]

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

UEFA[edit]

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
- Bayern Munich defeated Sevilla, 2 – 1.

CONMEBOL[edit]

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)

AFC[edit]

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

CAF[edit]

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
- Al Ahly defeated Zamalek, 2 – 1.
TBD: 2020 CAF Super Cup

CONCACAF[edit]

National teams

June: 2020 CONCACAF Nations League Final Round

Clubs

February 18 – May 7: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
- UANL defeated Los Angeles FC, 2 – 1.
July – November: 2020 CONCACAF League

OFC[edit]

National teams

June 6 – 20: 2020 OFC Nations Cup (location TBA)

Clubs

February 15 – May 16: 2020 OFC Champions League

Athletics[edit]

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)

World Marathon Majors[edit]

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

2020 Diamond League[edit]

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

Aussie rules[edit]

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

Badminton[edit]

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

Bandy[edit]

March 29 – April 5: 2020 Bandy World Championship in Irkutsk
February 19 – 22: 2020 Women's Bandy World Championship in Oslo
- Sweden women's national bandy team
TBD for October: 2020 Bandy World Cup (location TBA)

Baseball[edit]

2020 Summer Olympics (Baseball)[edit]

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)

Major League Baseball[edit]

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
- The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 4–2 in games played, to win their seventh World Series title.

Caribbean Series[edit]

February 1 – 7: 2020 Caribbean Series in San Juan
- Toros del Este defeated Cardenales de Lara, 9 – 3. Third place: Tomateros de Culiacán

CEB[edit]

June: 2020 European Champions Cup in Ostrava

Basketball[edit]

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]

FIBA[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

FIBA Europe[edit]

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

National Basketball Association[edit]

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

WNBA[edit]

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)

FIBA 3x3 World Tour[edit]

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

Beach volleyball[edit]

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

2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour[edit]

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

Biathlon[edit]

Bobsleigh & Skeleton[edit]

Boules[edit]

Boccia[edit]

2020 Summer Paralympics[edit]

Boule Lyonnaise[edit]

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

Pétanque[edit]

July 16 – 19: 2020 Petanque World Championships in Lausanne

Boxing[edit]

Canadian football[edit]

Canoeing[edit]

2020 Summer Olympics (Canoeing)[edit]

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]

May 21 – 24: 2020 ICF Paracanoe World Championships & Paralympic Qualifier in Duisburg^[7]

Cheerleading[edit]

April 27 – 29: 2020 ICU World Cheerleading Championships (location TBA)

Chess[edit]

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).

FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–20[edit]

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

Cricket[edit]

World Cups[edit]

February 21 – March 8: 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia
- Australia defeated India 184/4 (20 overs) – 99 (19.1 overs)
2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia : Postponed.^[8]

Cross-country skiing[edit]

Cue sports[edit]

Curling[edit]

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.
  - China (Skip: Zou Qiang) took third place.
- 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

Cycle ball[edit]

World cup

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

Cycling — BMX[edit]

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
- Men Elite Winner: Niek Kimmann (#1) & Connor Fields (#2)
- Women Elite Winner: Alise Willoughby (#1 & #2)
February 8 & 9: SCWC #3 & #4 in Bathurst
- Men Elite Winner: Connor Fields (#3 & #4)
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

Cycling – Cyclo-cross[edit]

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

2019–20 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup[edit]

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

2019–20 Cyclo-cross Superprestige[edit]

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

Cycling – Mountain Bike[edit]

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

2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup[edit]

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

Cycling – Road[edit]

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

2020 UCI World Tour[edit]

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)

2020 UCI Women's World Tour[edit]

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
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2020 in sports

Calendar by month[edit]

Air sports[edit]

Aeromodelling[edit]

Air Racing[edit]

Ballooning[edit]

Drone racing[edit]

General aviation[edit]

Gliding[edit]

Parachuting[edit]

Alpine skiing[edit]

American football[edit]

Aquatics[edit]

2020 Summer Olympics (Aquatics)[edit]

2020 Summer Paralympics (Swimming)[edit]

Archery[edit]

International and continental competitions[edit]

2020 Archery World Cup[edit]

Association football[edit]

2020 Summer Olympics (Association football)[edit]

FIFA[edit]

UEFA[edit]

CONMEBOL[edit]

AFC[edit]

CAF[edit]

CONCACAF[edit]

OFC[edit]

Athletics[edit]

International and continental events[edit]

World Marathon Majors[edit]

2020 Diamond League[edit]

2020 Race walking Challenge[edit]

Aussie rules[edit]

Badminton[edit]

2020 International badminton events (Grade 1)[edit]

2020 Continental badminton events[edit]

2020 BWF season (Grade 2)[edit]

Level Two (Super 1000)[edit]

Bandy[edit]

Baseball[edit]

2020 Summer Olympics (Baseball)[edit]

International and continental events[edit]

Major League Baseball[edit]

Caribbean Series[edit]

CEB[edit]

Basketball[edit]

2020 Summer Olympics (Basketball)[edit]

2020 Summer Paralympics (Wheelchair basketball)[edit]

FIBA[edit]

FIBA Europe[edit]

FIBA Africa[edit]

FIBA Asia[edit]

FIBA Americas[edit]

National Basketball Association[edit]

WNBA[edit]

FIBA 3X3[edit]

FIBA 3x3 World Tour[edit]

Beach volleyball[edit]

2020 Summer Olympics (Beach volleyball)[edit]

International and continental events[edit]

2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour[edit]

2020 World Tour Five Star BV events[edit]

Biathlon[edit]

Bobsleigh & Skeleton[edit]

Boules[edit]

Boccia[edit]

2020 Summer Paralympics[edit]

Boule Lyonnaise[edit]

Pétanque[edit]

Boxing[edit]

Canadian football[edit]

Canoeing[edit]

2020 Summer Olympics (Canoeing)[edit]

2020 Summer Paralympics (Paracanoeing)[edit]

Cheerleading[edit]

Chess[edit]

International events[edit]

FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–20[edit]

Cricket[edit]

World Cups[edit]