2016 in sports

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

Calendar by month

January

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Ice hockey	2016 NHL Winter Classic	Domestic	Montreal Canadiens
1–10	Cross-country skiing	// 2016 Tour de Ski	International	Men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby Women: Therese Johaug
17 December 2015–3	Darts	2016 PDC World Darts Championship	International	Gary Anderson
3–9	Tennis	2016 Hopman Cup	International	Australia (Nick Kyrgios / Daria Gavrilova)
3–12	Association football	2016 Granatkin Memorial	International	Slovenia
3–16	Rallying	/ 2016 Dakar Rally	International	Bikes: Toby Price Quads: Marcos Patronelli Cars: Stéphane Peterhansel Trucks: Gerard de Rooy
26 December 2015–5	Ice hockey	2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International	Finland
29 December 2015–6	Ski jumping	/ 2015–16 Four Hills Tournament	International	Peter Prevc
7–14	Squash	Tournament of Champions 2016 (PSA WS #4) Women's Tournament of Champions 2016	International	Men: Mohamed El Shorbagy Women: Nour El Sherbini
8–15	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship	International	United States
8–24	Bowls	2016 World Indoor Bowls Championship	International	Men: Nick Brett Women: Ellen Falkner Pairs: Stewart Anderson / Darren Burnett
9–10	Speed skating	2016 European Allround Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Sven Kramer Women: Martina Sáblíková
10–16	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I	International	Japan was promoted to the Top Division  Denmark was relegated to Division I Qualification
10–17	Snooker	2016 Masters	International	Ronnie O'Sullivan
10–22	Water polo	2016 Women's European Water Polo Championship	Continental	Hungary
10–23	Water polo	2016 Men's European Water Polo Championship	Continental	Serbia
11	American football	2016 College Football Playoff National Championship	Domestic	Alabama Crimson Tide
12–30	Association football	2016 AFC U-23 Championship	Continental	Japan
13–23	Association football	2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship	Continental	New Zealand
14–17	Ski flying	FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2016	International	Individual: Peter Prevc Team:  Norway
15–24	Ice hockey	2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III	International	Mexico was promoted to Division II – Group B
15–28	Handball	2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Qatar
15–31	Handball	2016 European Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Germany
16	Rowing	2016 European Rowing Indoor Championships	Continental	Poland
16–7 February	Association football	2016 African Nations Championship	Continental	DR Congo
17–23	Ice hockey	2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group B	International	Romania was promoted to Division II – Group A  China was relegated to Division III
17–23	Association football	2016 CIS Cup	International	Russia
18–31	Tennis	2016 Australian Open (Grand Slam #1)	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Angelique Kerber
21–30	Handball	2016 African Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Egypt
22–24	Speed skating	2016 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Semen Elistratov Women: Elise Christie
22–20 November	Rallying	/// 2016 World Rally Championship season	International	WRC #1: Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia WRC #2: Esapekka Lappi / Janne Ferm WRC #3: Simone Tempestini / Giovanni Bernacchini
25–31	Figure skating	2016 European Figure Skating Championships	Continental	Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Evgenia Medvedeva Pairs: Tatiana Volosozhar / Maxim Trankov Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron
26–30	Track cycling	2016 Asian Cycling Championships	Continental	South Korea
26–2 February	Biathlon	2016 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships	International	Norway
26–23 April	Association football	2016 OFC Champions League	Continental	Auckland City FC
27–26 November	Association football	2016 AFC Champions League	Continental	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors
29–31	Luge	2016 FIL World Luge Championships	International	Men's Singles: Felix Loch Men's Sprint: Felix Loch Women's Singles: Natalie Geisenberger Women's Sprint: Martina Kocher Doubles: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt Doubles Sprint: Tobias Wendl / Tobias Arlt
29–31	Speed skating	2016 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships	International	Men: Ren Ziwei Women: Qu Chunyu Medal tallies:  China
30–31	Cyclo-cross	2016 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships	International	Men: Wout Van Aert ( Vastgoedservice-Golden Palace) Women: Thalita de Jong ( Rabo–Liv Women Cycling Team)
30–31	Darts	2016 Masters	International	Michael van Gerwen
30–31	Rugby sevens	2016 Wellington Sevens (WRSS #3)	International	New Zealand
31	American football	2016 Pro Bowl	Domestic	Team Irvin Offensive MVP: Russell Wilson ( Seattle Seahawks) Defensive MVP: Michael Bennett ( Seattle Seahawks)
31	Ice hockey	2016 NHL All-Star Game	Domestic	Team Pacific MVP: John Scott ( St. John's IceCaps)

February

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

March

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

April

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–3	Acrobatic Gymnastics	2016 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships	International	Russia
1–4	Canoe sprint	2016 Canoe Sprint African Championships	Continental	South Africa
2	Formula E	2016 Long Beach ePrix	International	Lucas di Grassi ( ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport)
2–8	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group A	International	Poland was promoted to Division I – Group B  Croatia was relegated to Division II – Group B
2–10	Curling	2016 World Men's Curling Championship	International	Canada (Skip: Kevin Koe)
3	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #2	International	Men: Richard Murray Women: Gwen Jorgensen
3	Formula One	2016 Bahrain Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
3	Motorcycle racing	2016 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Khairul Idham Pawi ( Honda Team Asia)
3–2 October	Baseball	/ 2016 Major League Baseball season	Domestic	American League: Texas Rangers National League: Chicago Cubs
3–25 November	WTCC	////// 2016 World Touring Car Championship	International	José María López ( Citroën World Touring Car Team)
7 October 2015–10	Ice hockey	/ 2015-16 NHL season	Domestic	Presidents' Trophy: Washington Capitals
4–10	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group A	International	Poland was promoted to Division I – Group B The  Netherlands was relegated to Division II – Group B
4–10	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group B	International	Hungary was promoted to Division I – Group A The  Netherlands was relegated to Division II – Group A
7–10	Golf	2016 Masters Tournament	International	Danny Willett
8–10	Rugby sevens	2016 Hong Kong Sevens (WRSS #7)	International	Fiji
9	Horse racing	2016 Grand National	International	Rule The World (Jockey: David Mullins)
9–10	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #2	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Helen Jenkins
9–15	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group A	International	The  Netherlands was promoted to Division I – Group B  China was relegated to Division II – Group B
9–15	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championship Division I – Group A	International	Belarus was promoted to Top Division  Austria was relegated to Division I – Group B
10	Motorcycle racing	2016 Motorcycle Grand Prix of the Americas	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Álex Rins ( Páginas Amarillas HP 40) Moto3: Romano Fenati ( Sky Racing Team VR46)
10–16	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship Division II – Group B	International	Australia was promoted to Division II – Group A  Bulgaria was relegated to Division III
10–16	Weightlifting	2016 European Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Men:  Turkey Women:  Armenia Overall:  Armenia
10–17	Tennis	2016 Monte Carlo Masters	International	Rafael Nadal
27 October 2015–13	Basketball	/ 2015–16 NBA season	Domestic	Top regular season team: Golden State Warriors Season MVP: Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors)
13–18	Fencing	2016 Asian Fencing Championships	Continental	South Korea
13–12 June	Ice hockey	2016 Stanley Cup playoffs	Domestic	Pittsburgh Penguins Conn Smythe Trophy Winner: Sidney Crosby (Pittsburgh Penguins)
14	Basketball	2016 WNBA draft	Domestic	#1 pick: Breanna Stewart from the University of Connecticut to the Seattle Storm
14–24	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championships	International	Finland
15–24	Futsal	2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations	Continental	Morocco
16	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #3	International	Men: Rodrigo González Women: Summer Cook
16–17	Rugby sevens	2016 Singapore Sevens (WRSS #8)	International	Kenya
16–23	Curling	2016 World Senior Curling Championships	International	Men:  Sweden (Skip: Mats Wranå) Women:  Scotland (Skip: Jackie Lockhart)
16–23	Curling	2016 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship	International	Russia (Alexander Krushelnitskiy & Anastasia Bryzgalova)
16–24	Croquet	2016 AC World Championship	International	Stephen Mulliner
16–2 May	Snooker	2016 World Snooker Championship	International	Mark Selby
16–19 June	Basketball	2016 NBA Playoffs	Domestic	Cleveland Cavaliers MVP: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
17	Formula One	2016 Chinese Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
17–23	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group B	International	Ukraine was promoted to Division I – Group A  Romania was relegated to Division II – Group A
18	Association football	2015–16 UEFA Youth League Final	Continental	Chelsea
18	Marathon	2016 Boston Marathon (WMM #2)	International	Men: Berhanu Lemi Women: Atsede Baysa
18–24	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division I – Group B	International	Hungary was promoted to Division I – Group A  South Korea was relegated to Division II – Group A
20–27	Association Football	2016 CONCACAF Champions League Finals	Continental	Club América
21–24	Judo	2016 European Judo Championships	Continental	Men:  Georgia Women:  France Overall:  France
23	Association football	2016 OFC Champions League Final	Continental	Auckland City
23	Formula E	2016 Paris ePrix	International	Lucas di Grassi ( ABT Schaeffler Audi Sport)
23–24	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #3	International	Men: Fernando Alarza Women: Non Stanford
23–24	Whitewater slalom	2016 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental	China
23–29	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship Division I – Group A	International	Slovenia was promoted to Top Division  Japan was relegated to Division I – Group B
23–30	Squash	2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship	International	Nour El Sherbini
24	Marathon	2016 London Marathon (WMM #3)	International	Men: Eliud Kipchoge Women: Jemima Sumgong
24	Motorcycle racing	2016 Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Sam Lowes ( Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
24–29	Squash	El Gouna International 2016 (PSA WS #7)	International	Mohamed El Shorbagy
25–27	Fencing	2016 World Fencing Championships	International	Men's team sabre:  Russia Women's team foil:  Russia
25–30	Weightlifting	2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Men's:  Uzbekistan Women's:  China Overall:  China
26–1 May	Badminton	2016 Badminton Asia Championships	Continental	Men's: Lee Chong Wei Women's: Wang Yihan Men's doubles: Lee Yong-dae/Yoo Yeon-seong Women's doubles: Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi Mixed doubles: Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei
26–1 May	Badminton	2016 European Badminton Championships	Continental	Men's: Viktor Axelsen Women's: Carolina Marín Men's doubles: Mads Conrad-Petersen/Mads Pieler Kolding Women's doubles: Christinna Pedersen/Kamilla Rytter Juhl Mixed doubles: Joachim Fischer Nielsen/Christinna Pedersen
28–30	American football	2016 NFL Draft	Domestic	#1 pick: Jared Goff from the University of California, Berkeley to the Los Angeles Rams
28–30	Table tennis	2016 Asian Cup Table Tennis Tournament	Continental	Men: Xu Xin Women: Liu Shiwen
28–1 May	Triathlon	2016 ASTC Triathlon Asian Championships	Continental	Men: Hirokatsu Tayama Women: Ai Ueda
30	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Slovenia	International	Peter Kildemand

May

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Formula One	2016 Russian Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
2–8	Tennis	2016 Madrid Open	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Simona Halep
4–16	Association football	2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship	Continental	Germany
5–21	Association football	2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Continental	Portugal
6	Athletics	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix (DL #1)	International	United States
6–8	Rowing	2016 European Rowing Championships	Continental	Great Britain
6–22	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship	International	Canada
6–29	Road bicycle racing	2016 Giro d'Italia	International	Vincenzo Nibali ( Astana)
7	Horse racing	2016 Kentucky Derby (US Triple Crown #1)	Domestic	Nyquist (Jockey: Mario Gutierrez)
7–8	Athletics	2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships	International	China
7–8	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #4	International	Men: Étienne Diemunsch Women: Jolanda Annen
7–13	Weightlifting	2016 African Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Tunisia
8	Motorcycle racing	2016 French motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Álex Rins ( Páginas Amarillas HP 40) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
8	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #5	International	Men: Kristian Blummenfelt Women: India Lee
8	Road running	Wings for Life World Run 2016	International	Men: Giorgio Calcaterra Women: Kaori Yoshida
8–14	Futsal	2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship	Continental	Costa Rica
9–15	Tennis	2016 Italian Open (Rome Masters)	International	Men: Andy Murray Women: Serena Williams
9–22	Aquatics	2016 European Aquatics Championships	Continental	Swimming:  Hungary Diving: Great Britain Synchronised Swimming:  Russia Overall: Great Britain
11–16	Beach volleyball	2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships	International	Men: George Wanderley / Arthur Lanci Women: Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Ramos
12–15	Golf	2016 Players Championship	International	Jason Day
13–15	Basketball	2016 Euroleague Final Four	Continental	CSKA Moscow
13–15	Rugby sevens	2016 Paris Sevens (WRSS #9)	International	Samoa
13–15	Whitewater slalom	2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental	Slovakia
14	Athletics	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix (DL #2)	International	United States
14	Rugby union	2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final	Continental	Saracens
14	Speedway	2016 FIM Warsaw Grand Prix of Poland	International	Tai Woffinden
14–15	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #4	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Gwen Jorgensen
15	Formula One	2016 Spanish Grand Prix	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing)
15–22	Badminton	2016 Thomas & Uber Cup	International	Thomas Cup (Men):  Denmark Uber Cup (Women):  China
18	Association football	2016 UEFA Europa League Final	Continental	Sevilla
18–29	Association football	2016 Toulon Tournament	International	England
19–20	Amateur wrestling	2016 Wrestling World Cup (Men's Greco-Roman)	International	Iran
19–22	Canoe sprint	2016 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships	Continental	Senior:  Canada Junior:  Brazil
19–22	Golf	The Tradition	International	Bernhard Langer
19–27	Amateur boxing	2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships	International	Kazakhstan
21–22	Rugby sevens	2016 London Sevens (WRSS #10)	International	Scotland
21	Formula E	2016 Berlin ePrix	International	Sébastien Buemi ( Renault e.Dams)
21	Horse racing	2016 Preakness Stakes (US Triple Crown #2)	Domestic	Exaggerator (Jockey: Kent Desormeaux)
22	Athletics	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat (DL #3)	International	Ethiopia
22	Motorcycle racing	2016 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
22–5 June	Tennis	2016 French Open (Grand Slam #2)	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Garbiñe Muguruza
23–28	Weightlifting	2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Australia
23–29	Archery	2016 European Archery Championships	Continental	Ukraine
23–29	Modern pentathlon	2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships	International	Hungary
24–28	Squash	2016 Men's PSA World Series Finals 2016 Women's PSA World Series Finals	International	Men: Grégory Gaultier Women: Laura Massaro
25–29	BMX racing	2016 UCI BMX World Championships	International	Netherlands
25–29	Artistic gymnastics	2016 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Russia
26	Association football	2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final	Continental	Lyon
26–28	Triathlon	2016 ETU Triathlon European Championships	Continental	Men: Javier Gómez Noya Women: India Lee
26–29	Golf	Senior PGA Championship	International	Rocco Mediate
26–29	Golf	2016 BMW PGA Championship	International	Chris Wood
28	Association football	2016 UEFA Champions League Final	Continental	Real Madrid
28	Athletics	Prefontaine Classic (DL #4)	International	United States
28–29	Athletics	2016 Hypo-Meeting	International	Men: Damian Warner Women: Brianne Theisen Eaton
28–11 June	Association football	2016 OFC Nations Cup	Continental	New Zealand
29	Formula One	2016 Monaco Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
29	INDYCAR	2016 Indianapolis 500	Domestic	Alexander Rossi ( Andretti Herta Autosport)

June

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–5	Artistic gymnastics	2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Russia
2	Athletics	Golden Gala (DL #5)	International	South Africa
2–5	Darts	2016 PDC World Cup of Darts	International	England (Phil Taylor & Adrian Lewis)
3–26	Association football	Copa América Centenario	Continental	Chile
3–10 July	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix	International	Brazil
4	Horse racing	2016 Epsom Derby	International	Harzand (Jockey: Pat Smullen)
4	Triathlon	2016 ITU Duathlon World Championships	International	Men: Richard Murray Women: Emma Pallant
4–11	Weightlifting	2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Colombia
5	Athletics	British Grand Prix (DL #6)	International	United States
5	Motorcycle racing	2016 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Jorge Navarro ( Estrella Galicia 0,0)
7–12	Water polo	2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Superfinal	International	United States
7–25	Rugby union	2016 World Rugby U20 Championship	International	England
9	Athletics	Bislett Games (DL #7)	International	Kenya
9–12	Golf	2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship	International	Brooke Henderson
9–12	Golf	Senior Players Championship	International	Bernhard Langer
9–12	Radio-controlled racing	2016 ROAR 1:8 Fuel Off-Road National Championship	Domestic	Spencer Rivkin ( Team Associated)
10–16	Paralympic athletics	2016 IPC Athletics European Championships	Continental	Russia
10–17	Field hockey	2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy	International	Australia
10–10 July	Association football	UEFA Euro 2016	Continental	Portugal
11	Horse racing	2016 Belmont Stakes (US Triple Crown #3)	Domestic	Creator (Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr.)
11	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Denmark	International	Maciej Janowski
11–12	Amateur wrestling	2016 Wrestling World Cup (Men's Freestyle)	International	Iran
11–12	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #5	International	Men: Alistair Brownlee Women: Gwen Jorgensen
12	Formula One	2016 Canadian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
13–19	Shooting	2016 European Junior Shooting Championships	Continental	Germany
14–18	Horse racing	Royal Ascot 2016	International	For results, click here.
16	Athletics	Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics (DL #8)	International	United States
16–19	Golf	2016 U.S. Open	International	Dustin Johnson
16–17 July	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball World League	International	Serbia
17–19	Rhythmic gymnastics	2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships	Continental	Russia
17–19	Sport aerobics	2016 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships	International	China
18–19	Rugby sevens	2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament	International	Spain
18–19	Sportscar racing	2016 24 Hours of Le Mans	International	Marc Lieb / Romain Dumas / Neel Jani ( Porsche Team)
18–26	Field hockey	2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy	International	Argentina
19	Formula One	2016 European Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
19–25	Ultimate Frisbee	2016 World Ultimate and GUTS Championships	International	For results, click here.
20–25	Fencing	2016 European Fencing Championships	Continental	Russia
21–26	Amateur wrestling	2016 European Junior Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's Freestyle:  Russia Women's Freestyle:  Russia Greco-Roman:  Georgia
22–26	Athletics	2016 African Championships in Athletics	Continental	South Africa
22–3 July	Basketball	2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women	International	Men:  United States Women:  Australia
23	Basketball	2016 NBA Draft	International	#1 pick: Ben Simmons to the Philadelphia 76ers from LSU
24–25	Ice hockey	2016 NHL Entry Draft	International	#1 pick: Auston Matthews to the Toronto Maple Leafs from ZSC Lions
24–26	Canoe sprint	2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships	Continental	Hungary
22–24	Radio-controlled racing	2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:12 EP Racing Championship	Domestic	Hayato Ishioka ( CRC)
25	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Czech Republic	International	Jason Doyle
25–26	Mountain bike racing	2016 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships	International	Men: Tiago Ferreira Women: Jolanda Neff
25–26	Rugby sevens	2016 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament	International	Spain
26	Motorcycle racing	2016 Dutch TT	International	MotoGP: Jack Miller ( Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) Moto2: Takaaki Nakagami ( Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) Moto3: Francesco Bagnaia ( Aspar Mahindra Team MotoGP)
26–3 July	Basketball	2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries	Continental	Armenia
27–10 July	Tennis	2016 Wimbledon Championships (Grand Slam #3)	International	Men: Andy Murray Women: Serena Williams
28–3 July	Basketball	2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries	Continental	Malta
28–3 July	Mountain bike racing	2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (XCO & XCE only)	International	Switzerland
30–July 2	Radio-controlled racing	2016 EFRA European 1:10 Electric Touring Car Championship	Continental	Ronald Völker ( Yokomo)
30–3 July	Golf	2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	International	Dustin Johnson

July

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–10	Road cycling	2016 Giro d'Italia Femminile	International	Megan Guarnier ( Boels–Dolmans)
2	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #6	International	Men: Alistair Brownlee Women: Flora Duffy
2–3	Formula E	2016 London ePrix	International	Race 1: Nicolas Prost ( Renault e.dams) Race 2: Nicolas Prost ( Renault e.dams)
2–15	Handball	2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship	International	Denmark
2–24	Road bicycle racing	2016 Tour de France	International	Chris Froome ( Team Sky)
3	Formula One	2016 Austrian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
4–10	Basketball	// 2016 Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments	International	Belgrade:  Serbia Turin:  Croatia Manila:  France
4–10	Modern Pentathlon	2016 European Modern Pentathlon Championships	Continental	Czech Republic
4–11	Shooting	2016 European Shotgun Championships	Continental	Italy
8–14	1:8 R/C nitro off-road	2016 EFRA European 1:8 IC Off-Road Championship	Continental	Elliott Boots ( Kyosho)
6–10	Athletics	2016 European Athletics Championships	Continental	Poland
7–10	Golf	2016 U.S. Women's Open	International	Brittany Lang
8–10	BMX racing	2016 European BMX Racing Championships	Continental	Netherlands
8–17	Table tennis	2016 Table Tennis European Youth Championships	Continental	Russia
9	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Great Britain	International	Antonio Lindbäck
9–10	Rowing	2016 European Rowing Junior Championships	Continental	Germany
9–10	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #6	International	Men: Dmitry Polyanski Women: Renee Tomlin
9–17	Basketball	2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women	Continental	Spain
10	Formula One	2016 British Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
11–24	Association football	2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship	Continental	France
12	Baseball	2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game	Domestic	American League MVP: Eric Hosmer ( Kansas City Royals) Home Run Derby: Giancarlo Stanton ( Miami Marlins)
12–17	Beach handball	2016 Beach Handball World Championships	International	Men:  Croatia Women:  Spain
13–23	Basketball	2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women	International	Men: The  United States Women: The  United States
14–17	Athletics	2016 European Athletics Youth Championships	Continental	Great Britain
14–17	Golf	2016 Open Championship	International	Henrik Stenson
14–17	Whitewater slalom	2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom World Championships	International	Juniors overall:  Czech Republic Under-23 overall:  Germany
14–18	Modern pentathlon	2016 World Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships	International	Men: Jeong Youngjin Women: Aurora Tognetti Men's team and relay:  South Korea Women's team/relay:  Russia /  Italy Team-relay mix:  Russia
15	Athletics	Herculis (DL #9)	International	Kenya
15–23	Shooting	2016 World Running Target Championships	International	Ukraine
15–24	Softball	2016 Women's Softball World Championship	International	United States
16	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #7	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Katie Zaferes
16–24	Basketball	2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship	Continental	Spain
16–24	Darts	2016 World Matchplay	International	Michael van Gerwen
17	Motorcycle racing	2016 German motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Khairul Idham Pawi ( Honda Team Asia)
17	Triathlon	2016 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships	International	United States (Gwen Jorgensen / Ben Kanute / Kirsten Kasper/Joe Maloy)
19–24	Athletics	2016 IAAF World U20 Championships	International	United States
19–24	Golf	2016 International Crown	International	United States
19–24	Wrestling	2016 European Cadet Wrestling Championships	Continental	Russia
19–31	Handball	2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship	International	Russia
19–31	Association Football	2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship	Continental	France
21–24	Golf	Senior Open Championship	International	Paul Broadhurst
22–23	Athletics	London Grand Prix (DL #10)	International	United States
22–24	1:10 R/C electric touring car	2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:10 Scale EP Touring Car Championship	Domestic	Super Expert: Souta Goto ( Yokomo)
22–13 August	Association Football	/// 2016 International Champions Cup	International	Australia: Juventus China: No champion declared due to cancelled match USA/Europe: Paris Saint-Germain
23	Speedway	2016 Speedway World Cup Event 1	International	Poland (Janowski/Dudek/Pawlicki Jr./Zmarzlik/Pieszczek)
23–24	Triathlon	2016 ITU Paratriathlon World Championships	International	United States
24	Formula One	2016 Hungarian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
25–31	1:10 R/C off-road	2016 EFRA European 1:10 Electric Off-Road Championship	Continental	2WD: Neil Cragg ( Team Associated) 4WD: Jörn Neumann ( Serpent)
25–31	Snooker	2016 World Open	International	Ali Carter
25–31	Tennis	2016 Rogers Cup	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Simona Halep
25–4 August	Pool	2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship	International	Albin Ouschan
26	Speedway	2016 Speedway World Cup Event 2	International	Sweden (Lindbäck/Jonsson/Lindgren/Ljung/Andersson)
27–31	Modern pentathlon	2016 European Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships	Continental	Men: Ivan Khamtsou Women: Xeina Fralcova
28–31	Golf	2016 PGA Championship	International	Jimmy Walker
28–31	Canoe sprint	2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships	International	Hungary
28–31	Golf	2016 Women's British Open	International	Ariya Jutanugarn
29	Speedway	2016 Speedway World Cup Race-off	International	Australia (Holder/Doyle/Masters/Fricke/Kurtz)
29–7 August	Baseball	2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup	International	Cuba
31	Endurance motorcycle racing	2016 Suzuka 8 Hours	International	Katsuyuki Nakasuga/ Alex Lowes/ Pol Espargaro ( Yamaha Factory Racing Team)
31	Formula One	2016 German Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)

August

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
5–21	Multi-sport	2016 Summer Olympics	International	United States (USA)
6–7	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #7	International	Men: Kristian Blummenfelt Women: Flora Duffy
8–14	Radio-controlled racing	2016 IFMAR 1:10 200mm Nitro Touring Car World Championship	International	Dominic Greiner ( Serpent)
9	Association football	2016 UEFA Super Cup	Continental	Real Madrid
11–14	Radio-controlled 1:10 off-road	2016 ROAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road Modified National Championship	Domestic	2WD: Dakotah Phend ( TLR) 4WD: Ryan Maifield ( TLR)
11–15	Golf	U.S. Senior Open	International	Gene Sauers
13–21	Tennis	2016 Cincinnati Masters	International	Men: Marin Čilić Women: Karolína Plíšková
14	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Sweden	International	Greg Hancock
14	Motorcycle racing	2016 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Andrea Iannone ( Ducati Team) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Joan Mir ( Leopard Racing)
16–20	Snooker	2016 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship	International	Men: Jackson Page Women: Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan
18–28	Little League Baseball	2016 Little League World Series	International	/ Maine-Endwell Little League
20–22	Radio-controlled racing	2016 IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship	International	Naoto Matsukura ( Roche)
20–25	Snooker	2016 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship	International	Men: Xu Si Women: Nutcharat Wongharuthai
20–11 September	Road bicycle racing	Vuelta a España	International	Nairo Quintana ( Movistar Team)
20–8 October	Rugby union	/// 2016 Rugby Championship	International	New Zealand
21	Motorcycle racing	2016 Czech Republic motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow ( LCR Honda) Moto2: Jonas Folger ( Dynavolt Intact GP) Moto3: John McPhee ( Peaugeot MC Saxoprint)
21–26	Rowing	2016 World Rowing U23 Championships	International	Netherlands
21–27	Rowing	2016 World Rowing Championships	International	Great Britain
24–27	Radio-controlled racing	2016 IFMAR ISTC World Championship	International	Ronald Völker ( Yokomo)
24–28	Rowing	World Rowing Junior Championships 2016	International	Italy
25	Athletics	Athletissima (DL #11)	International	United States
26–3 September	Water polo	2016 FINA Men's Youth Water Polo World Championships	International	Croatia
27	Speedway	2016 FIM Gorzow Grand Prix of Poland	International	Jason Doyle
27	Athletics	Meeting Areva (DL #12)	International	United States
27–4 September	Volleyball	/ 2016 Women's U19 Volleyball European Championship	Continental	Russia
28	Formula One	2016 Belgian Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
29–3 September	Mountain bike trials	2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (Trials only)	International	Spain
29–4 September	Canoe polo	2016 Canoe Polo World Championships	International	Men:  Italy Women:  New Zealand Men Under 21:  United Kingdom Women Under 21:  Germany
29–11 September	Tennis	2016 US Open (Grand Slam #4)	International	Men: Stan Wawrinka Women: Angelique Kerber
30–4 September	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Junior Wrestling Championships	International	Freestyle:  Russia Greco-Roman:  Georgia Women:  Japan

September

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Athletics	Weltklasse Zürich (DL #13)	International	United States
1–14	Chess	42nd Chess Olympiad	International	Open:  United States (Caruana / Nakamura / So / Shankland / Robson) Women:  China (Hou / Ju / Zhao / Tan / Guo)
2–4	3x3 (basketball)	2016 FIBA Europe 3x3 Championships Final Tournament	Continental	Men:  Slovenia Women:  Hungary
2–10	Volleyball	2016 Men's U20 Volleyball European Championship	Continental	Poland
2–11	Beach soccer	2016 UEFA Beach Soccer Championship	Continental	Poland
3–4	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #8	International	Men: Jonathan Brownlee Women: Summer Cook
3–11	Baseball	2016 Women's Baseball World Cup	International	Japan
3–17	Association football	2016 OFC U-20 Championship	Continental	New Zealand
3–10 December	American football	2016 NCAA Division I FBS season	Domestic
4	Formula One	2016 Italian Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
4	Motorcycle racing	2016 British motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Maverick Viñales ( Team Suzuki Ecstar) Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
5–10	Snooker	2016 Six-red World Championship	International	Ding Junhui
6–11	Mountain bike racing	2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (DHI & 4X only)	International	Great Britain
7–18	Multi-sport	2016 Summer Paralympics	International	China (CHN)
8–1 January 2017	American football	2016 NFL season	Domestic
9	Athletics	Memorial Van Damme (DL #14)	International	United States
9–18	Baseball	2016 European Baseball Championship	Continental	Netherlands
10	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Germany	International	Jason Doyle
10–1 October	Futsal	2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup	International	Argentina
11	Athletics	2016 Great North Run	International	Men: Mo Farah Women: Vivian Cheruiyot
11	Motorcycle racing	2016 San Marino and Rimini's Coast motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Dani Pedrosa ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Lorenzo Baldassarri ( Forward Team) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
11–18	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Grand Final	International	Men: Henri Schoeman Women: Flora Duffy
11–18	Triathlon	2016 ITU Aquathlon World Championships	International	Men: Alistair Brownlee Women: Mariya Shorets
11–24	Association football	2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship	Continental	Australia
13–18	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Cadet Wrestling Championships	International	Men's Freestyle:  Russia Greco-Roman:  Iran Women’s Freestyle:  Japan
13–18	Beach volleyball	2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour Finals	International	Men: Alison Cerutti / Bruno Oscar Schmidt Women: Laura Ludwig / Kira Walkenhorst
13–3 June 2017	Association football	2016-17 UEFA Champions League	Continental
14–18	Climbing	2016 IFSC Climbing World Championships	International	Japan
14–18	Shooting	2016 World University Shooting Championship	International	India
15–18	Cycling (road)	2016 European Road Championships	Continental	France
15–18	Golf	2016 Evian Championship	International	Chun In-gee
15–2 October	Association football	2016 AFC U-16 Championship	Continental	Iraq
15–24 May 2017	Association football	2016-17 UEFA Europa League	Continental
16–23 April 2017	1:10 R/C off-road racing	2015–16 Euro Offroad Series	Continental
16–30 July 2017	Endurance motorcycle racing	2016–17 FIM Endurance World Championship	International
16–18 September	Endurance motorcycle racing	2016 Bol d'Or (EWC #1)	International	Anthony Delhalle/ Vincent Philippe/ Etienne Masson ( Suzuki Endurance Racing Team)
16–18	Canoeing	2016 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships	International	Hungary
17–18 September	1:8 R/C nitro off-road racing	2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:8 GP Off-Road Championship	Domestic	Naoto Matsukura ( Kyosho)
17–1 October	Ice hockey	2016 World Cup of Hockey	International	Canada
18	Basketball	2016 FIBA Intercontinental Cup	International	Guaros de Lara
18	Formula One	2016 Singapore Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
23–25	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman only)	International	Russia
24	Speedway	2016 FIM Stockholm Grand Prix of Sweden	International	Jason Doyle
24–25	Triathlon	2016 ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships	International	Men: Sylvain Sudrie Women: Jodie Swallow
24–25	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #8	International	Men: David Castro Fajardo Women: Kirsten Kasper
24–3 October	Multi-sport	2016 Asian Beach Games	Continental	Vietnam
25	Marathon	2016 Berlin Marathon (WMM #4)	International	Men: Kenenisa Bekele Women: Aberu Kebede
25	Motorcycle racing	2016 Aragon motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Sam Lowes ( Federal Oil Gresini Moto2) Moto3: Jorge Navarro ( Estrella Galicia 0,0)
30–2 October	Golf	2016 Ryder Cup	International	Team USA
30–21 October	Association football	2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup	International	North Korea

October

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Speedway	2016 FIM Torun Grand Prix of Poland	International	Niels Kristian Iversen
1–3	Table tennis	2016 Men's World Cup	International	Fan Zhendong
1–8	R/C 1:8 nitro off-road racing	2016 IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship	International	David Ronnefalk ( HB Racing)
2	Formula One	2016 Malaysian Grand Prix	International	Daniel Ricciardo ( Red Bull Racing)
2	Horse racing	2016 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe	International	Found (Jockey: Ryan Moore)
2–8	Darts	2016 World Grand Prix	International	Michael van Gerwen
3–8	Amateur boxing	2016 World University Boxing Championships	International	Thailand
3–9	Tennis	2016 China Open	International	Men: Andy Murray Women: Agnieszka Radwańska
4–22	Baseball	2016 Major League Baseball postseason	Domestic	ALCS: Cleveland Indians NLCS: Chicago Cubs
6–9	Supercars	2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000	Domestic	Will Davison / Jonathon Webb ( Tekno Autosports)
7–9	Table tennis	2016 Women's World Cup	International	Miu Hirano
7–9	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Men's & Women's Freestyle only)	International	For results, click here.
7–22	Kabaddi	2016 Kabaddi World Cup	International	India
8	Multi-sport	Cybathlon	International	Switzerland
8	Triathlon	2016 Ironman World Championship	International	Men: Jan Frodeno Women: Daniela Ryf
9	Formula E	2016 Hong Kong ePrix	International	Sébastien Buemi ( Renault e.dams)
9	Formula One	2016 Japanese Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
9	Marathon	2016 Chicago Marathon (WMM #5)	International	Men: Abel Kirui Women: Florence Kiplagat
9–16	Road bicycle racing	2016 UCI Road World Championships	International	Germany
9–16	Tennis	2016 Shanghai Masters	International	Andy Murray
11–15	3x3 basketball	2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships	International	Men:  Serbia Women:  Czech Republic
12–May 2017	Basketball	//////// 2016–17 EuroLeague	Continental
13–30	Association football	2016 AFC U-19 Championship	Continental	Japan
14–22	Curling	2016 World Mixed Curling Championship	International	Russia (Alexander Krushelnitskiy, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Daniil Goriachev, Maria Duyunova)
15–16	Radio-controlled racing	2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:8 GP Racing Championship	Domestic	Takaaki Shimo ( Mugen Seiki)
16	Motorcycle racing	2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten) Moto3: Enea Bastianini ( Gresini Racing Moto3)
17–23	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship	International	Sada Cruzeiro
18–23	Table tennis	2016 European Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Germany
18–23	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship	International	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
19–23	Track cycling	2016 UEC European Track Championships	Continental	France
20–23	Radio-controlled racing	2016 ROAR 1:8 Fuel On-Road National Championship	Domestic	Jonathan J. Wang
21–23	Rowing	2016 World Rowing Coastal Championships	International	Spain
22	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Australia	International	Chris Holder
22	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #9	International	Men: Uxio Abuin Ares Women: Summer Cook
23	Formula One	2016 United States Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
23	Ice hockey	2016 Heritage Classic	Domestic	Edmonton Oilers
23	Motorcycle racing	2016 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow ( LCR Honda) Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
23–30	Snooker	2016 International Championship	International	Mark Selby
23–30	Tennis	2016 WTA Finals	International	Singles: Dominika Cibulková Doubles: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
24–30	Table tennis	2016 African Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Egypt
25–30	Amateur wrestling	2016 World University Wrestling Championships	International	Freestyle:  Iran Greco-Roman:  Turkey Women Wrestling:  Russia
25–30	Karate	2016 World Karate Championships	International	Japan
25–2 November	Baseball	2016 Major League Baseball World Series	Domestic	Chicago Cubs
27–30	Golf	2016 WGC-HSBC Champions	International	Hideki Matsuyama
27–6 November	Squash	2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship	International	Karim Abdel Gawad
28–30	Darts	2016 European Championship	International	Michael van Gerwen
28–6 November	Baseball	2016 23U Baseball World Cup	International	Japan
28–20 November	Rugby league	2016 Rugby League Four Nations	International	Australia
29	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #10	International	Men: Uxio Abuin Ares Women: Ai Ueda
29–6 November	Tennis	2016 Paris Masters	International	Singles: Andy Murray Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers
30	Motorcycle racing	2016 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati Team) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Francesco Bagnaia ( Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3)
30	Formula One	2016 Mexican Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)

November

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Horse racing	2016 Melbourne Cup	International	Almandin (Jockey: Kerrin McEvoy)
1–5	Beach soccer	2016 Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup	International	Brazil
4–5	Horse racing	2016 Breeders' Cup	International	Classic: Arrogate (Jockey: Mike E. Smith) See main article for other winners.
4–6	1:10 R/C off-road racing	2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:10 Electric Off-Road Championship	Domestic	2WD: Yusuke Suguira ( Kyosho) 4WD: Naoto Matsukura ( Kyosho)
5	Association football	2016 AFC Cup Final	Continental	Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
6	Marathon	2016 New York City Marathon (WMM #6)	International	Men: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie Women: Mary Jepkosgei Keitany
6–Jan/Feb 2017	Sailing	2016-17 Vendée Globe	International
7–12	Snooker	2016 Champion of Champions	International	John Higgins
8–13	Badminton	2016 BWF World Junior Championships	International	China
8–16	Weightlifting	2016 Asian Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Iran
11–30	Chess	World Chess Championship 2016	International	Magnus Carlsen
12	Formula E	2016 Marrakesh ePrix	International	Sébastien Buemi ( DAMS)
12–13	Tennis	2016 Fed Cup Final	International	Czech Republic
12–20	Darts	2016 Grand Slam of Darts	International	Michael van Gerwen
13	Formula One	2016 Brazilian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
13	Motorcycle racing	2016 Valencian Community motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
13–17	Weightlifting	2016 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships	International	China
13–20	Basketball	2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women	Continental	China
13–20	Tennis	2016 ATP World Tour Finals	International	Singles: Andy Murray Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers
13–3 December	Association football	2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup	International	North Korea
14–24	Amateur boxing	2016 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships	Continental	Russia
17–26	Amateur boxing	2016 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships	International	Cuba
18–26	Curling	2016 European Curling Championships	Continental	Men:  Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin) Women:  Russia (Skip: Victoria Moiseeva)
18–29	Snooker	2016 World Amateur Snooker Championship (Men / Women)	International	Men: Soheil Vahedi Women: Wendy Jans
19	Motorcycle racing	2016 Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix	International	Peter Hickman ( Bathams/SMT Racing)
19–20	Triathlon	2016 ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships	International	Men: Rubén Ruzafa Women: Flora Duffy
19–20	Desert racing	2016 Baja 1000	International	Car: Rob MacCachren/ Jason Voss Bikes: Justin Jones/ David Kamo/ Mark Samuels/ Daymon Stokie/ Colton Udall/
19–3 December	Association Football	2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations	Continental	Nigeria
19–17 December	Association Football	/ 2016 AFF Championship	Regional
20	Touring car racing	2016 Guia Race of Macau	International	Tiago Monteiro ( WestCoast Racing)
20	GT racing	2016 FIA GT World Cup	International	Laurens Vanthoor ( Audi Sport Team WRT)
20	Formula Three	2016 Macau Grand Prix	International	António Félix da Costa ( Carlin)
22–4 December	Snooker	2016 UK Championship	International
24–27	Golf	2016 World Cup of Golf	International	Denmark (Søren Kjeldsen & Thorbjørn Olesen)
24–3 December	Multi-sport	2016 Bolivarian Beach Games	Regional	Chile
24–4 December	Field hockey	2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup	International
25–27	Darts	2016 Players Championship Finals	International	Michael van Gerwen
25–27	Tennis	2016 Davis Cup Final	International	Argentina
27	Canadian football	104th Grey Cup	Domestic	Ottawa Redblacks
27	Formula One	2016 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
27	Horse racing	2016 Japan Cup	International	Kitasan Black (Jockey: Yutaka Take)
27	Ultramarathon	2016 IAU 100 km World Championships	International	Men: Hideaki Yamauchi Women: Kirstin Bull
27–3 December	Squash	2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships	International	Egypt
29–11 December	Bowls	2016 World Outdoor Bowls Championship	International
30–7 December	Table tennis	2016 World Junior Table Tennis Championships	International

December

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	winner/s
2–3	Rugby sevens	2016 Dubai Sevens (WRSS #1) 2016 Dubai Women's Sevens (WRWSS #1)	International	Men:  South Africa Women:  New Zealand
2–9	Ten-pin bowling	2016 World Bowling Singles Championships	International
2–11	Tennis	// 2016 International Premier Tennis League	International
3–11	Floorball	2016 Men's World Floorball Championships	International
4–18	Handball	2016 European Women's Handball Championship	Continental
5–10	Basketball	2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Women	Continental
6–9	Pool	2016 Mosconi Cup	International
6–11	Swimming	2016 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)	International
8–11	Table tennis	2016 ITTF World Tour Grand Finals	International
8–18	Association football	2016 FIFA Club World Cup	International
8–18	Field hockey	2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup	International
10–11	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Wrestling Championships	International
10–11	Rugby sevens	2016 South Africa Sevens (WRSS #2)	International
11	Athletics	2016 European Cross Country Championships	Continental
11	Horse racing	2016 Hong Kong Cup	International
11–17	Ice hockey	2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division I – Group A	International
11–17	Ice hockey	2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division I – Group B	International
11–17	Ice hockey	2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships Division II – Group A	International
12–17	Ice hockey	2017 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships Division II – Group B Qualification	International
12–18	Water polo	2016 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships	International
13–18	Beach soccer	2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations	Continental
14–18	Badminton	2016 BWF Super Series Masters Finals	International
14–18	Squash	2016 Women's World Open Squash Championship	International
14–20	Sailing	2016 ISAF Youth Sailing World Championships	International
15–2 January 2017	Darts	2017 PDC World Darts Championship	International
16–22	Basketball	2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship	Continental
26–5 January 2017	Ice hockey	2017 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships	International
29–6 January 2017	Ski jumping	/ 2016–17 Four Hills Tournament	International

Air sports

Paragliding

Paragliding World Cup

• March 9 – 16: 2016 Paragliding World Cup Brazil in Castelo
  • Overall winner: Félix Rodriguez (4450 points)
  • Women's winner: Keiko Hiraki (4066 points)
• June 4 – 11: 2016 Paragliding World Cup - Italy in Gemona del Friuli
  • Overall winner: Andreas Malecki (1463 points)
  • Women's winner: Silvia Buzzi Ferraris (1345 points)
• July 2 – 9: 2016 Paragliding World Cup - Portugal in Serra da Estrela
  • Overall winner: Donizete Baldessar Lemos (2447 points)
  • Women's winner: Keiko Hiraki (2172 points)
• September 3 – 10: 2016 Paragliding World Cup - France in Saint-André-les-Alpes
  • Overall winner: Maxime Pinot (2184 points)
  • Women's winner: Kirsty Cameron (1496 points)
• October 1 – 8: 2016 Paragliding World Cup (final) in Saint-Leu
  • Overall winner: Michael Küffer (2832 points)
  • Women's winner: Klaudia Bulgakow (2259 points)

Paragliding Accuracy World Cup

• May 5 – 8: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #1 in Berane
  • Overall winner: Goran Đurković
  • Women's winner: Tamara Kostić
• May 10 – 15: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #2 in Vlorë
  • Overall winner: Mile Jovanoski
  • Women's winner: Tamara Kostić
• August 5 – 7: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #3 in Lombok
  • Overall winner: Permadi Chandra
  • Women's winner: Nunnapat Phuchong
• August 11 – 15: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #4 in Taitung County
  • Overall winner: Zhifeng Zhu
  • Women's winner: Nunnapat Phuchong

International and Continental events

• May 27 – June 3: 3rd FAI Asian Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Taldykorgan
  • Overall winner: Tanapat Leangaiem
  • Teams winner:  China
• July 10 – 17: 5th FAI European Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Paluknys
  • Men's winner: Matjaž Sluga
  • Women's winner: Tamara Kostić
• July 16 – 23: XXXIII Guarnieri International Trophy - Pre-World 2016 in Pedavena
  • Overall winner: Federico Nevastro
  • Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka-Naville
• August 8 – 20: 14th FAI European Paragliding Championship in Kruševo
  • Overall winner: Honorin Hamard
  • Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka-Naville
  • Teams winners:  France (Honorin Hamard, Julien Wirtz, Maxime Pinot, Pierre Remy, Alexandre Jofresa, Seiko Fukuoka-Naville)
• August 26 – September 4: 2nd FAI World Paragliding Championships in Montmin / Doussard
  • Men's winner: François Ragolski
  • Women's winner: Christina Kolb

Parachuting

• January 15 – 17: Para-ski World Cup #1 in St Johann im Pongau/Alpendorf
  • Men's winner: Ule Uroš
  • Women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl
  • Junior mix winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Master mix winner: Alic Gernot
  • Overall teams winners:  Austria
• February 19 – 21: Para-ski World Cup #2 in Unterammergau
  • Men's winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl
  • Junior mix winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Master mix winner: Marco Valente
  • Overall teams winners:  Austria
• March 4 – 6: Para-ski World Cup #3 in Vrchlabí/Krkonoše
  • Men's winner: Alessandro Di Prisco
  • Women's winner: Magdalena Schwertl
  • Junior mix winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Master mix winner: Tomas Saurer
  • Overall teams winners:  Slovenia
• no date set from #4 Para-ski World Cup in Srednja Vas v Bohinju
• July 17 – 29: 40th CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Kubinka
  • Individual Accuracy winners: Dmitrii Mastafanov (m) / Olga Lepezina (f)
  • Individual Style winners: Libor Jirousek (m) / Olga Lepezina (f)
  • Overall Results winners: Dmitrii Mastafanov (m) / Olga Lepezina (f)
  • Junior Individual Style winners: Andrey Izimetov (m) / Léocadie Ollivier de Pury (f)
  • Junior Individual Accuracy winners: Gao Tinabo (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f)
  • Junior Overall Results winners: Gao Tinabo (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f)
  • Formation Skydiving winners:  Belgium (m) /  France (f)
  • Team Accuracy winners:  Hungary (Tamas Banszki, Szaboles Gal, Gabor Hirschler, Tamás Varga, István Asztalos) (m) /  Belarus (Nataliya Nikitsiuk, Yuliya Fiodarava, Aksana Famina, Natalia Zimina, Valeryia Osipava) (f)
  • Teams Overall Results winners:  Russia (m) /  Russia (f)
• August 20 – 27: 6th FAI World Canopy Piloting Championships in Farnham
  • Overall winner: Christopher Bobo
  • Accuracy winners: Curtis Bartholomew & Eric Philippe
  • Distance here was cancelled
  • Speed winner: Christopher Bobo
• September 11 – 20: 2016 FAI World Parachuting Championships - Mondial in Chicago
  • Freefall Style winners: Libor Jirousek (m) / Olga Lepezina (f)
  • Speed Skydiving winner: Henrik Raimer

Accuracy Landing

• • Individual Accuracy Landing winners: Uroš Ban (m) / Nataliya Nikitsiuk (f)
  • Junior Individual Accuracy winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Tiantian ZHAO
  • Team Accuracy Landing winners:  Slovenia (m) /  China (f)

Formation Skydiving

• • 4 Way Formation winners:  Belgium (m) /  United States (f)
  • 8 Way Formation winners:  United States
  • Vertical Formation winners:  United States

Artistic Events

• • Artistic Freefly winners:  Russia 1
  • Artistic Freestyle winners:  France 2

Canopy Formation

• • 2 Way Sequential winners:  France 1
  • 4 Way Sequential winners:  Qatar
  • 4-Way Rotation winners:  France
• October 11 – 16: 2nd FAI World Cup of Indoor Skydiving in Warsaw
  • Open Freestyle winner: Inka Tiitto
  • Junior Freestyle winner: Kyra Poh
  • Dynamic 2-WAY winners:  Poland
  • 4 Way Formation winners:  Belgium (m) /  France 1 (f); Junior winners:  Canada
  • Vertical Formation winners:  United States
• November 3 – 6: 1st FAI World Wingsuit Performance Flying Championships in Zephyrhills, Florida
  • Winner: Chris Geiler

Ultralight aviation

• June 9 – 18: 2nd FAI European Paramotor Slalom Championships in Bornos
  • PF1 Class winner: Alexandre Mateos
  • Trike Class winner: Alexandre Mateos
  • Racing teams winners: (Alexandre Mateos, Nicolas Aubert, Jérémy Penone, François Blanc)
  • Nations winners: (Bartosz Nowicki, Wojtek Bógdał, Marcin Bernat, Paweł Kozarzewski, Piotr Ficek, Szymon Winkler, Krzysztof Romicki)
• August 20 – 27: 15th FAI World Microlight Championships in Popham Airfield
  • RAL 1 T winner:  Czech Republic
  • RAL 2 T winner:  United Kingdom
  • RGL 2 T winner:  Hungary
  • RWL 1 T winner:  United Kingdom
  • RWL 2 T winner:  Russia
• August 20 – 27: 9th FAI World Paramotor Championships in Popham Airfield
  • Winners:  France, 2.  Czech Republic, 3.  Poland

Hang gliding

• July 16 – 30: 19th FAI European Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in Kruševo
  • Winner: Christian Ciech
  • Team winners:  Italy (Christian Ciech, Alessandro Ploner, Suan Selenati, Filippo Oppici, Tullio Gervasoni)
• July 17 – 30: 7th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship in Kruševo
  • Winner: Tim Grabowski
  • Team winners:  Austria (Christopher Friedl, Wolfgang Kothgasser, Walter Geppert)

Gliding

Grand Prix gliding

• January 23 – 30: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #1 in Vitacura
  • Winner: Carlos Rocca
• April 17 – 23: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #2 in Cerdanya
  • Winner: Louis Bouderlique
• May 1 – 8: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #3 in Usman
  • Winner: Sebastian Kawa
• May 14 – 21: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #4 in Varese
  • Winner: Peter Hartmann
• June 4 – 11: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #5 in Rennes
  • Winner: Louis Bouderlique
• June 18 – 25: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #6 in Niederöblarn
  • Winner: Boštjan Pristavec
• July 9 – 17: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #7 in Bicester
  • Winner: Jan Omsels
• July 24 – 31: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #8 in Ionia
  • Winner: Jerzy Szemplinski
• August 6 – 13: 2016 FAI Qualifying Sailplane GP #9 in Ebersbach-Musbach
  • Winner: Matthias Sturm
• November 5 – 12: 7th FAI World Sailplane Grand Prix Championship in Potchefstroom
  • Winner: Holger Karow

International Championships

• July 30 – August 13: 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Kaunas
  • Standard class winner: Louis Bouderlique
  • Club class winner: Jan Rothhardt
  • 20 metre Multi-Seat class winners:  France (Duboc & Aboulin)

General aviation

• September 4 – 9: 20th FAI World Rally Flying Championship in Santa Cruz
  • Advanced Category winners:  Czech Republic
  • Unlimited Category winners:  France

2016 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

• • • March 11 & 12: WARC #1 in Abu Dhabi
      • Master Class winner: Nicolas Ivanoff
      • Challenger Class winner: Daniel Ryfa
    • April 23 & 24: WARC #2 in Spielberg
      • Master Class winner: Matthias Dolderer
      • Challenger Class winner: Florian Berger
    • June 4 & 5: WARC #3 in Chiba
      • Master Class winner: Yoshihide Muroya
      • Challenger Class winner: Cristian Bolton
    • July 16 & 17: WARC #4 in Budapest
      • Master Class winner: Matthias Dolderer
      • Challenger Class winner: Daniel Ryfa
    • August 13 & 14: WARC #5 in Ascot
      • Master Class winner: Matt Hall
      • Challenger Class winner: Kevin Coleman
    • September 3 & 4: WARC #6 in Lausitzring
      • Master Class winner: Matt Hall
      • Chellenger winner: Florian Bergér
    • October 1 & 2: WARC #7 in Indianapolis
      • Master Class winner: Matthias Dolderer
      • Chellenger winner: Luke Czepiela
    • October 15 & 16: WARC #9 in Las Vegas
      • Cancelled due to high winds.

Ballooning

• February 24 – 29: 3rd FAI European Hot Air Airship Championship in Rottach-Egern
  • Winner: Jacques-Antoine Besnard (6875 points)
• June 24 – July 4: 3rd FAI Junior World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Marijampole
  • Winner: Rokas Kostiuškevičius (17035 points)
• July 5 – 10: 2nd FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Birštonas
  • Winner: Nicola Scaife (8713 points)
• July 21 – 24: 2016 Luxembourg Balloon Trophy in Mersch
  • Winners: 1. Sven Göhler, 2. Matthew Scaife, 3. David Spildooren
• September 15 – 24: 60th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in Gladbeck
  • Winners:   Switzerland 1 (Kurt Frieden & Pascal Witpraechtiger)
  • 2nd place:   Switzerland 2 (Nicolas Tièche & Laurent Sciboz)
  • 3rd place:  Spain 1 (Anulfo Gonzalez & Angel Aguirre)
• October 30 – November 7: 22nd FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Saga
  • Winner: Rhett Heartsill

Aerobatics

• May 28: 2016 Sky GP in Durban
  • Winner: Patrick Davidson
• July 20 – 30: 7th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in Matkopuszta
  • Winner: Sebastian Jansson
  • Team winners:  Hungary (Dávid Józsa, Miklós Hoós, Péter Szabó)
• July 20 – 30: 19th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Matkopuszta
  • Winner: Ferenc Tóth
  • Teams winners:  Hungary (Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, János Sonkoly)
• August 4 – 14: 12th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Radom
  • Winner: Loïc Lovicourt
  • Teams winners:  France (Loïc Lovicourt, Romain Vienne, Benoît Faict)
• August 20 – 27: 20th FAI European Aerobatic Championships in Moravská Třebová
  • Winner: Mikhail Mamistov
  • Teams winner:  France (Olivier Masurel, Mikael Brageot, Alexandre Orlowski)

Model aircraft

• April 11– 16: 2016 FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in Slănic
  • Senior Individual winner: Yuan Kang Lee
  • Senior Teams winners: (Istvan Botos, Dezso Orsovai, Zoltan Sukosd)
  • Junior Individual winner: Călin Bulai
  • Junior Teams winners: (Vladyslav Klymenko, Iurii Vytko, Denis Zhariy)
• May 7 – 13: 2016 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Perth
  • F2A winner: Paul Eisner
  • F2B winner: Orestes Hernández
  • F2C winners: (Robert Fitzgerald & Mark Ellins)
  • F2D winner: Illia Rediuk
• July 20 – 24: 2016 FAI F1E European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Turda
  • Winner: Franciszek Kanczok
  • Teams winner:  Poland
• July 22 – 31: 2016 FAI F3 European Championships for Model Helicopters in Włocławek
  • F3C winner: Ennlo Graber
  • F3N winner: Eric Weber
  • F3C Teams winners:   Switzerland
  • F3N Teams winners:  United Kingdom
• July 29 – August 6: 2016 FAI F3A European Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Untermünkheim
  • Winner: Gernot Bruckmann
  • Teams winner:   Switzerland
• July 30 – August 6: 2016 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in Vipava
  • Senior winner: Arijan Hucaljuk
  • Junior winner: Dillon Graves
  • Senior Teams winner:  Germany (Manuel Reinecke, Dominik Prestele, Ryan Höllein)
  • Junior Teams winner:  Germany (Max Finke, Jan Christoph Weihe, Felix Parsch)
• August 1 – 7: 2016 FAI F1 Junior World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Prilep
  • F1A winner: Mickail Lomov
  • F1B winner: Dmytro Merzilakov
  • F1P winner: Daniel Bogomaz
  • F1A Teams winner:  Poland
  • F1B Teams winner:  Russia
  • F1P Teams winner:  Russia
• August 13 – 20: 2016 FAI F1 European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Aradac/Zrenjanin
  • F1A winner: Roland Koglot
  • F1B winner: Aleksey Burdov
  • F1C winner: Artur Kaitschuk
  • F1A Team winners:  France
  • F1B Team winners:  Russia
  • F1C Team winners:  Poland
• August 13 – 20: 2016 FAI F5 World Championships for Electric Model Aircraft in Lugo
  • Winner: Johannes Starzinger
  • F5D winner: Tomáš Andrlík
  • Team winners:  Austria (Johannes Starzinger, Karl Waser, Franz Riegler)
  • Team F5D winners:  Czech Republic
• August 20 – 28: 2016 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Ploiești
• August 22 – 30: 2016 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Lviv
  • Winner: Robert Kreutz
  • Team winners:  Ukraine
• October 1 – 8: 2016 FAI F3A Asian-Oceanic Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Taichung
  • Winner: Onda Tetsuo
  • Junior winner: Minemura Shoutaiou
  • Team winners:  Japan
• October 2 – 8: 2016 FAI F3 World Championship for Model Gliders in Hanstholm
  • Senior winner: Arijan Hucaljuk
  • Junior winner: Dillon Graves
  • Seniors Team winners:  Germany
  • Juniors Team winners:  Germany

Alpine skiing

Amateur boxing

American football

Aquatics

Archery

• November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page^[1]

2016 Summer Olympics (WA)

• August 5 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
  • Men's individual: 01 ! Ku Bon-chan; 02 ! Jean-Charles Valladont; 03 ! Brady Ellison
  • Men's team: 01 !  South Korea (KOR); 02 !  United States (USA); 03 !  Australia (AUS)
  • Women's individual: 01 ! Chang Hye-jin; 02 ! Lisa Unruh; 03 ! Ki Bo-bae
  • Women's team: 01 !  South Korea (KOR); 02 !  Russia (RUS); 03 !  Chinese Taipei (TPE)

Indoor archery

• November 21 & 22, 2015: IA World Cup #1 in Marrakesh (junior & senior individual events)^[2]
  •  Ireland and  Italy won 2 gold medals each.  France won the overall medal tally.
• December 9 & 10, 2015: IA World Cup #2 in Bangkok (senior individual events only)^[3]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's Recurve winner: Aída Román
  • Men's Compound winner: Reo Wilde
  • Women's Compound winner: Toja Cerne
• January 15 – 17: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes (junior & senior individual events)^[4]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Luca Melotto
  • Women's Recurve winner: Guendalina Sartori
  • Men's Compound winner: Braden Gellenthien
  • Women's Compound winner: Linda Ochoa-Anderson
  •  Italy and  France won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
• January 29 – 31: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas^[5]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's Recurve winner: Khatuna Lorig
  • Men's Compound winner: Jesse Broadwater
  • Women's Compound winner: Sarah Holst Sonnichsen
• March 1 – 6: 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in Ankara^[6]
  •  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Outdoor archery

• January 28 – 31: 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek
  •  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 26 – May 1: WA World Cup #1 in Shanghai^[7]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Sjef van den Berg
  • Women's Recurve winner: JU Hye-bhin
  • Men's Compound winner: Mike Schloesser
  • Women's Compound winner: Sara López
• May 9 – 15: WA World Cup #2 in Medellín^[8]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's Recurve winner: Choi Mi-sun
  • Men's Compound winner: Sergio Pagni
  • Women's Compound winner: Sara López
• May 23 – 29: 2016 European Archery Championships in Nottingham^[9][10]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Jean-Charles Valladont
  • Women's Recurve winner: Veronika Marchenko
  • Men's Compound winner: Stephan Hansen
  • Women's Compound winner: Sarah Prieels
• June 1 – 5: World University Archery Championship in Ulaanbaatar
  • Men's Recurve winner: Galsan Bazarzhapov
  • Women's Recurve winner: Kang Chae-young
  • Men's Compound winner: Kim Jong-ho
  • Women's Compound winner: Ko Soyoung
• June 13 – 19: WA World Cup #3 in Antalya^[11]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Lee Seung-yun
  • Women's Recurve winner: Choi Mi-sun
  • Men's Compound winner: Evren Çağıran
  • Women's Compound winner: Sara López
• September 24 & 25: WA World Cup #4 (final) in Odense^[12]
  • Men's Recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's Recurve winner: Ki Bo-bae
  • Men's Compound winner: Mike Schloesser
  • Women's Compound winner: Marcella Tonioli
  • Mixed Team Recurve winners:  South Korea
  • Mixed Team Compound winners:  Denmark
• September 27 – October 2: 2016 World Archery Field Championships in Dublin^[13]
  •  Italy and the  United States won 5 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.

Association football

2016 Summer Olympics (FIFA)

• August 3 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (finals takes place at Maracanã Stadium)
  • Men: 01 !  Brazil (BRA); 02 !  Germany (GER); 03 !  Nigeria (NGR)
  • Women: 01 !  Germany (GER); 02 !  Sweden (SWE); 03 !  Canada (CAN)

2016 FIFA tournaments

• September 30 – October 21: 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in  Jordan^[14]
  •  North Korea defeated  Japan, 5–4 in penalties and after a 0–0 in regular play, to win their second FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title.
  •  Spain took third place.
• November 13 – December 3: 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in  Papua New Guinea^[15]
  •  North Korea defeated  France, 3–1, to win their second FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup title.
  •  Japan took third place.
• December 8 – 18: 2016 FIFA Club World Cup in  Japan^[16][17]

UEFA

• June 30, 2015 – May 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Europa League (final at St. Jakob-Park, Basel)
  • Sevilla FC defeated Liverpool F.C., 3–1, to win their third consecutive and fifth overall UEFA Europa League title.
• June 30, 2015 – May 28, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Champions League (final at San Siro, Milan)
  • Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Atlético Madrid, 5–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their 11th UEFA Champions League title.
  • Real Madrid would represent UEFA at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
• August 11, 2015 – May 26, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Women's Champions League (final at Mapei Stadium – Città del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia)
  • Lyon defeatd Wolfsburg, 4–3 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their third UEFA Women's Champions League title.
• September 15, 2015 – April 18, 2016: 2015–16 UEFA Youth League (final at Centre sportif de Colovray Nyon, Nyon)
  • Chelsea defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 2–1, to win their second consecutive UEFA Youth League title.
• May 4 – 16: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship in  Belarus
  •  Germany defeated  Spain, 3–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship.  England took third place.
• May 5 – 21: 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in  Azerbaijan
  •  Portugal defeated  Spain, 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their sixth UEFA European Under-17 Championship title.
• June 10 – July 10: UEFA Euro 2016 in  France (final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis)
  •  Portugal defeated  France, 1–0 in extra time, to win their first UEFA Euro Championship title.
• July 11 – 24: 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in  Germany
  •  France defeated  Italy, 4–0, to win their eighth UEFA European Under-19 Championship title.
• July 19 – 31: 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship in  Slovakia
  •  France defeated  Spain, 2–1, to win their fourth UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship title.
• August 9: 2016 UEFA Super Cup in Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim
  • Real Madrid defeated fellow Spanish team, Sevilla FC, 3–2, to win their third UEFA Super Cup title.

CONMEBOL

• January 30 – February 14: 2016 U-20 Copa Libertadores in Luque and Asunción
  • São Paulo defeated Liverpool, 1–0, to win their first U-20 Copa Libertadores title. Cortuluá took third place.
• February 2 – July 27: 2016 Copa Libertadores
  • Atlético Nacional defeated Independiente del Valle, 2–1 on aggregate, to win their second Copa Libertadores title.
  • Atlético Nacional would represent CONMEBOL at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup
• March 1 – 20: 2016 South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship in Barquisimeto
  • Note: All the teams listed below qualified to compete in the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
  • Champions:  Venezuela (second consecutive South American Under-17 Women's Football Championship title)
  • Second:  Brazil
  • Third:  Paraguay
• June 3 – 26: Copa América Centenario in the  United States
  •  Chile defeated  Argentina, 4–2, after overtime and penalties, to win their second consecutive Copa América.  Colombia took third place.
• August 9 – December 7: 2016 Copa Sudamericana
• August 10: 2016 Suruga Bank Championship in Kashima, Ibaraki
  • Santa Fe defeated Kashima Antlers, 1–0, to win their first Suruga Bank Championship title.
• August 18 & 25: 2016 Recopa Sudamericana
  • River Plate defeated Santa Fe, 2–1, to win their second consecutive Recopa Sudamericana title.
• December 6 – 20: 2016 Copa Libertadores Femenina in  Uruguay

CAF

• November 27, 2015 – March 27, 2016: 2015–16 CAF U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
  •  Cameroon,  Ghana, and  Nigeria all qualified to compete at the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
• January 16 – February 7: 2016 African Nations Championship in  Rwanda
  • The  DR Congo defeated  Mali, 3–0, to win their second African Nations Championship title. The  Ivory Coast took the bronze medal.
• February 12 – October 23: 2016 CAF Champions League
  • Mamelodi Sundowns defeated Zamalek, 3–1 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Champions League title.
  • The Mamelodi Sundowns represented the CAF at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
• February 12 – November 6: 2016 CAF Confederation Cup
  • TP Mazembe defeated MO Béjaïa, 5–2 on aggregate, to win their first CAF Confederation Cup title.
• February 20: 2016 CAF Super Cup
  • TP Mazembe defeated Étoile Sportive du Sahel, 2–1, to win their third CAF Super Cup title.
• November 19 – December 3: 2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations in  Cameroon
  •  Nigeria defeated  Cameroon, 1–0, to win their second consecutive and tenth overall Africa Women Cup of Nations title.
  •  Ghana took third place.

AFC

• August 11, 2015 – November 5, 2016: 2016 AFC Cup
  • Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya defeated Bengaluru FC, 1–0, to win their first AFC Cup title.
• January 12 – 30: 2016 AFC U-23 Championship in  Qatar
  •  Japan defeated  South Korea, 3–2, to win their first AFC U-23 Championship title.  Iraq took third place.
• February 29 – March 9: 2015–16 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament (final) in Osaka
  •  Australia win the tournament. Australia and  China PR qualified from 2016 Summer Olympics.
• January 27 – November 26: 2016 AFC Champions League
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors defeated Al Ain FC, 3–2 in aggregate, to win their second AFC Champions League title.
  • Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors would represent the AFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
• July 10 – 23: 2016 AFF U-16 Youth Championship in Phnom Penh
  •  Australia defeated  Vietnam, 5–3 in penalties and after a 3–3 score in regular play, to win their second AFF U-16 Youth Championship title.
  •  Thailand took third place.
• July 26 – August 4: 2016 AFF Women's Championship in Mandalay
  •  Thailand defeated  Vietnam, 6–5 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their fourth AFF Women's Championship.
  •  Myanmar took third place.
• September 11 – 24: 2016 AFF U-19 Youth Championship in Hanoi
  •  Australia defeated  Thailand, 5–1, to win their fourth AFF U-19 Youth Championship title.
  •  Vietnam took third place.
• September 15 – October 2: 2016 AFC U-16 Championship in  India
  •  Iraq defeated  Iran, 4–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-16 Championship title.
• October 13 – 30: 2016 AFC U-19 Championship in  Bahrain
  •  Japan defeated  Saudi Arabia, 5–3 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their first AFC U-19 Championship title.
• November 19 – December 17: 2016 AFF Championship in  Myanmar and the  Philippines

CONCACAF

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

OFC

• January 13 – 23: 2016 OFC U-17 Women's Championship in Matavera
  •  New Zealand defeated  Papua New Guinea, 8–0, to win their third consecutive OFC U-17 Women's Championship title.  Fiji took third place.
• January 26 – April 23: 2016 OFC Champions League
  • Auckland City FC defeated fellow New Zealand team, Team Wellington, 3–0, to win their seventh OFC Champions League title.
  • Auckland City would represent the OFC at the 2016 FIFA Club World Cup.
• May 28 – June 11: 2016 OFC Nations Cup in  Papua New Guinea
  •  New Zealand defeated  Papua New Guinea, 4–2 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their fifth OFC Nations Cup title.
• September 2 – 17: 2016 OFC U-20 Championship in Port Vila
  •  New Zealand defeated  Vanuatu, 5–0, to win their sixth OFC U-20 Championship title.

Athletics (track and field)

Badminton

Bandy

Baseball

Major League Baseball

• April 3 – October 2: 2016 Major League Baseball season
  • American League winner: Texas Rangers
  • National League winner: Chicago Cubs
• June 9 – 11: 2016 Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, New Jersey
  • #1 pick: Mickey Moniak to the Philadelphia Phillies from La Costa Canyon High School
• July 12: 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego at Petco Park
  • Winners: American League
  • MVP: Eric Hosmer ( Kansas City Royals)
  • Home Run Derby: Giancarlo Stanton ( Miami Marlins)
• October 25 – November 2: 2016 World Series
  • The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians, 4–3 in games played, to win their third World Series title.

WBSC

• July 29 – August 7: 2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup in Iwaki, Fukushima^[18]
  •  Cuba defeated  Japan, 9–4, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup title.
  • The  United States took the bronze medal.
• September 3 – 11: 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup in Gijang County (Busan)^[19]
  •  Japan defeated  Canada, 10–0, to win their fifth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup title.
  •  Venezuela took the bronze medal.
• October 28 – November 6: 2016 23U Baseball World Cup in Monterrey (replaces the 21U Baseball World Cup)^[20]
  •  Japan defeated  Australia, 10–3, to win their first 23U Baseball World Cup title.
  •  South Korea took the bronze medal.

Little League Baseball

• July 26 – August 2: 2016 Big League World Series in Easley, South Carolina^[21][22]
  • Tao-Yuan County Big LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated Kihei LL (Team West), 6–2, in the final.
• July 31 – August 6: 2016 Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine^[23][24]
  • Clear Ridge LL (Team Central) defeated Southern Mariners LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 7–2, in the final.
• July 31 – August 7: 2016 Little League Intermediate (50/70) World Series in Livermore, California^[25][26]
  • Central East Maui LL (Team West) defeated West Seoul LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 5–1, in the final.
• August 14 – 21: 2016 Junior League World Series in Taylor, Michigan^[27][28]
  • Shing-Ming Junior LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated Kawaihau Community LL (Team West), 9–1, in the final.
• August 18 – 28: 2016 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania^[29]
  • Maine-Endwell Little League (Team Mid-Atlantic) defeated East Seoul Little League (Team Asia-Pacific and Middle East), 2–1, in the final.

Basketball

2016 Summer Olympics (FIBA)

• January 15 – 17: Aquece Rio International Women's Basketball Tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[30]
  • Overall,  Australia defeated  Brazil in the final standings.  Argentina took the bronze medal.
• August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
  • Men: 01 ! United States; 02 !  Serbia; 03 !  Spain
  • Women: 01 !  United States; 02 !  Spain; 03 !  Serbia

International FIBA championships

• June 1 – 5: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships in Astana^[31]
  • Men:  Qatar defeated  Brazil, 20–12, in the final.  Italy took the bronze medal.
  • Women:  France defeated the  United States, 21–12, in the final.  Spain took the bronze medal.
• June 13 – 19: 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women in Nantes^[32]
  •  France,  Spain,  Turkey,  China, and  Belarus all qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[33]
• June 22 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Men and Women in Zaragoza^[34][35]
  • Men: The  United States defeated  Turkey, 96–56, to win their fourth consecutive FIBA Under-17 World Championship title.
  •  Lithuania took third place.
  • Women:  Australia defeated  Italy, 62–38, to win their first FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women title.
  • The  United States took third place.
• July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #1 in Turin^[36]
  •  Croatia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
• July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #2 in Belgrade^[37]
  •  Serbia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
• July 5 – 10: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #3 in Manila^[38]
  •  France has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
• August 6 & 7: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Open Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland^[39]
  •  Guam defeated NSW, 11–9, in the final.
• October 11 – 15: 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou^[40]
  • Men:  Serbia defeated the  United States, 21–16, in the final.  Slovenia took third place.
  • Women: The  Czech Republic defeated  Ukraine, 21–11, in the final. The  United States took third place.

NBA

• October 27, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 NBA season
  • Top regular season team: Golden State Warriors
  • MVP: Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors)
• February 14: 2016 NBA All-Star Game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto
  • Note: This NBA All-Star Game was held outside the United States for the first time.
  • The Western Conference (NBA) defeat the Eastern Conference (NBA) 196–173.
  • MVP: Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder)
  • NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Team  Canada defeated Team  United States 74–64.
  • Rising Stars Challenge: Team USA defeated Team World 157–154.
  • NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge winner: Karl-Anthony Towns ( Minnesota Timberwolves)
  • Three-Point Contest winner: Klay Thompson ( Golden State Warriors)
  • Slam Dunk Contest winner: Zach LaVine ( Minnesota Timberwolves)
• April 16 – June 19: 2016 NBA Playoffs
  • The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 4–3 in games played, to win their first NBA title.
  • MVP: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• June 23: 2016 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (New York City)
  • #1 pick: Ben Simmons to the Philadelphia 76ers from LSU

WNBA

• April 14: 2016 WNBA draft at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
  • #1: Breanna Stewart, from the Connecticut Huskies, to the Seattle Storm
• May 14 – September 18: 2016 WNBA season
  • Eastern Conference Winners: New York Liberty
  • Western Conference Winners: Minnesota Lynx
• September 21 – October 20: 2016 WNBA Playoffs^[41]
  • The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Minnesota Lynx, 3–2 in games played, to win their third WNBA championship title.

NCAA

• March 15 – April 4: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at NRG Stadium in Houston)
  • The Villanova Wildcats defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels, 77–74, to win their second NCAA Men's Division I Basketball title.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova)
• March 19 – April 5: 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
  • The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Syracuse Orange, 82–51, to win their fourth consecutive and 11th overall NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament title. The title was also the 11th for Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma, putting him ahead of John Wooden for the most Division I national titles for a head coach in either men's or women's basketball.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart (Connecticut)

FIBA Americas

• January 15 – March 12: 2016 FIBA Americas League^[42]
  • Guaros de Lara defeated Bauru, 84–79, to win their first FIBA Americas League title. Mogi das Cruzes took third place.
• May 20 – 26: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Women in Barquisimeto^[43]
  •  Brazil defeated  Venezuela, 94–75, to win their 16th consecutive and 26th overall South American Basketball Championship for Women title.  Colombia took the bronze medal.
• June 19 – 25: 2016 Centrobasket in Panama City^[44]
  •  Puerto Rico defeated  Mexico, 84–83, to win their 11th Centrobasket title.  Dominican Republic took third place.
• June 26 – July 2: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Men in Caracas^[45]
  •  Venezuela defeated  Brazil, 64–58, to win their second consecutive and third overall South American Basketball Championship title.
  •  Uruguay took third place.
• July 3 – 16: 2016 CBC U16 Championship in Georgetown, Guyana^[46]
  • Men: The  Bahamas defeated  Guyana, 84–57, to win the inaugural FIBA CBC U16 Championship title.  Jamaica took third place.^[47]
  • Women: The  Bahamas defeated  Suriname, 55–50, to win the inaugural Women's FIBA CBC U16 Championship title.  British Virgin Islands took third place.
• July 13 – 23: 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in Valdivia^[48][49]
  • Men: The  United States defeated  Canada, 99–84, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
  •  Brazil took third place.
  • Women: The  United States defeated  Canada, 109–62, to win their eighth consecutive and ninth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
  •  Brazil took third place.
• August 24 – 28: 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship in Patillas, Puerto Rico^[50]
  •  Puerto Rico defeated the  Dominican Republic, 74–67, in the final.  Mexico took third place.
• August 29 – September 2: 2016 COCABA U16 Championship for Men and Women in San José, Costa Rica^[51][52]
  • Men: 1.  Mexico; 2.  Panama; 3.  El Salvador
  • Women: 1.  Mexico; 2.  El Salvador; 3.  Costa Rica
• September 20 – December 7: 2016 South American League for Men's Clubs in Comodoro Rivadavia and La Banda, Valdivia, and Barquisimeto
• October 25 – 29: 2016 South American U15 Championship for Men in Asunción^[53]
  •  Argentina defeated  Paraguay, 69–60, in the final.  Venezuela took third place.
• November 9 – 13: 2016 Centrobasket Women (location TBA)
• November 16 – 20: 2016 FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women in Guayaquil^[54]
  •  Argentina defeated  Venezuela, 65–54, to win their sixth FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women title.
  •  Colombia took third place.

FIBA Europe

• October 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 Euroleague^[55]
  • CSKA Moscow defeated Fenerbahçe, 101–96 in overtime, to win their seventh Euroleague title. Lokomotiv Kuban took third place.
• October 7, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 EuroCup Women^[56]
  • CJM Bourges Basket defeated fellow French team, ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 105–93 in two matches, to win their first EuroCup Women title.
• October 13, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball^[57]
  • Galatasaray Odeabank defeated Strasbourg IG, 140–133 on aggregate, to win their first Eurocup Basketball title.
• October 14, 2015 – April 17, 2016: 2015–16 EuroLeague Women^[58]
  • UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated fellow Russian team, Nadezhda Orenburg, 72–69, to win their third EuroLeague Women title. Fenerbahçe took third place.
• October 21, 2015 – May 1, 2016: 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup (debut event and replaced the EuroChallenge)^[59]
  • Skyliners Frankfurt defeated Pallacanestro Varese, 66–62, to win the inaugural FIBA Europe Cup title. Élan Chalon took third place.
• June 26 – July 3: 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Chișinău^[60]
  •  Armenia defeated  Andorra, 79–71, to win their first FIBA European Championship for Small Countries title.
  •  San Marino took third place.
• June 28 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries in  Gibraltar^[61]
  •  Malta defeated  Ireland, 67–59, to win their third FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries title.
  •  Moldova took third place.
• July 9 – 17: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Matosinhos^[62]
  •  Spain defeated  Italy, 71–69, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title.
  •  Russia took third place.
• July 16 – 24: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Helsinki^[63]
  •  Spain defeated  Lithuania, 68–55, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title.
  •  Turkey took third place.
• July 23 – 31: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Sopron^[64]
  •  France defeated  Spain, 74–44, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women title.
  •  Russia took third place.
• August 6 – 14: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Udine^[65]
  •  Spain defeated  Germany, 64–48, to win their tenth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women title.
  •  France took third place.
• August 12 – 20: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Radom^[66]
  •  Spain defeated  Lithuania, 74–72, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title.
  •  Turkey took third place.
• September 2 – 4: 2016 FIBA 3x3 European Championships in Bucharest^[67]
  • Men:  Slovenia defeated  Serbia 19–17, to win their first FIBA 3x3 European Championships title. The  Netherlands took third place.
  • Women:  Hungary defeated  Romania, 21–14, to win their first FIBA Women's 3x3 European Championships title.  Russia took third place.
• September 9 – 11: 2016 FIBA U18 3x3 European Championships in Debrecen^[68]
  • Men:  France defeated  Belgium, 19–15, in the final.  Turkey took third place.
  • Women:  France defeated  Hungary, 11–10, in the final. The  Czech Republic took third place.
• December 16 – 22: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Samsun^[69]
  • Note: This event was temporarily postponed, due to the aftermath of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.

FIBA Asia

• July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in Tehran^[70]
  •  Iran defeated  Japan, 71–65, to win their third FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship title.
  •  South Korea took third place.
• September 9 – 18: 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran^[71]
  •  Iran defeated  South Korea, 77–47, to win their third consecutive FIBA Asia Challenge title.
  •  Jordan took third place.
• October 8 – 16: 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Chenzhou^[72]
  • China Kashgar defeated Al-Riyadi, 96–88, to win their first FIBA Asia Champions Cup title.
  • Petrochimi took third place.
• November 13 – 20: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women in Bangkok^[73]
  •  China defeated  Japan, 78–47, to win their fourth consecutive and 15th overall FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women title.
  •  South Korea took third place.

FIBA Africa

• July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men in Kigali^[74]
  •  Angola defeated  Egypt, 86–82, to win their fourth FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship title.
  •  Mali took third place.
• August 26 – September 4: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women in Cairo^[75]
  •  Mali defeated  Egypt, 84–61, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women title.
  •  Mozambique took third place.

FIBA Oceania

• December 5 – 10: 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in Suva

Beach volleyball

Biathlon

BMX racing

Bobsleigh and skeleton

Boccia

• March 19 – 26: BISFed 2016 World Individual Championships in Beijing^[76]
  • Individual BC1 winner: Pattaya Tadtong
  • Individual BC2 winner: Worawut Saengampa
  • Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
  • Individual BC4 winner: Stephen McGuire
• April 26 – May 2: BISFed 2016 World Open #1 in Montreal^[77]
  • Individual BC1 winner: Lee Dong-won
  • Individual BC2 winner: Lee Young-jin
  • Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
  • Individual BC4 winner: Seo Hyeon-seok
  • Pairs BC3 winners:  South Korea
  • Pairs BC4 winners:  Slovakia
  • Team BC1–BC2 winners:  South Korea
• May 17 – 24: BISFed 2016 World Open #2 in Dubai^[78][79]
  • Individual BC1 winner: LEUNG Mei Yee
  • Individual BC2 winner: Abilio Valente
  • Individual BC3 winner: HO Yuen Kei
  • Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
  • Pairs BC3 winners:  Russia
  • Pairs BC4 winners:  China
  • Team BC1–BC2 winners:  Portugal
• June 14 – 19: BISFed 2016 World Open #3 in Póvoa de Varzim
  • Individual BC1 winner: David Smith
  • Individual BC2 winner: Maciel de Sousa Santos
  • Individual BC3 winner: José Carlos Macedo
  • Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
  • Pairs BC3 winners:  Russia
  • Pairs BC4 winners:  Brazil
  • Team BC1-BC2 winners:  Japan

Bowling

PBA Bowling Tour: 2016 season

• February 25 – March 2: H.H. Emir Cup in Doha
  • Winner: Daphne Tan
• March 4 – 9: 14th Kingdom of Bahrain International Bowling Championships in Manama
  • Winner: Ahmed Al-Awadhi
• March 13 – 20: Brunswick Euro Challenge in Unterföhring
  • Winner: Jesper Svensson
• August 6 – 12: PBA–WBT Thailand in Bangkok
  • Winner: Jesper Svensson
• November 1 – 8: UAE Open in Abu Dhabi
  • Canceled
• November 10 – 16: Kuwait Open in Kuwait City
  • Canceled
• November 18 – 23: 10th Kingdom International Open in Riyadh
• December 10 – 16: Qatar Open 2016 in Doha
• December: PBA World Championship (final) in Reno

European Bowling Tour 2016

• December 29, 2015 – January 10, 2016: Brunswick Ballmaster Open in Helsinki
  • Winner: Parker Bohn III
• January 10 – 17: 28th Irish Open Championships in association with Storm in Dublin
  • Winner: Tom Byrne
• January 31 – February 7: Hammer Bronzen Schietspoel Tournament 2016 in Tilburg
  • Winner: Daniel Fransson
• February 17 – 21: 10th International Wroclaw Open in Wrocław
  • Winner: Daniel Fransson
• March 12 – 20: Brunswick Euro Challenge in Unterföhring
  • Winner: Jesper Svensson
• May 23 – 29: Kegel Aalborg International 2016 in Aalborg
  • Winner: Peter Hellström
• May 29 – June 5: Odense International in Odense
  • Winner: Richard Teece
• July 2 – 10: IV Brunswick Madrid Challenge in Madrid
  • Winner: Ray Teece
• July 9 – 17: 12th Storm San Marino Open in Serravalle
  • Winner: Dominic Barrett
• July 16 – 24: Track Dream-Bowl Palace Open by Erdinger in Munich
  • Winner: Sin Li Jane
• July 25 – 31: Polish Open in Wrocław
  • Winner: Richard Teece
• September 11 – 18: Chandra Open 2016 in Nieuwegein
  • Winner: Ghislaine Stigter-van der Tol
• September 26 – October 2: 14th Columbia 300 Vienna Open in Vienna
  • Winner: Jesper Svensson
• October 3 – 9: 1st Emax Open in Munich
  • Winner: Richard Teece
• October 7 – 16: Norwegian Open 2016 by Brunswick in Oslo
  • Winner: Jesper Svensson
• December 10 – 16: Qatar Bowling Open 2016 (final) in Doha

Asian Bowling Tour 2016

• April 8: ABF Tour - Thailand 2016 in Bangkok
  • Men's winner: Sam Cooley
  • Women's winner: Sharon Koh
• June 27: ABF Tour – Macau 2016 in Macau
  • Men's winner: Daisuke Yoshida
  • Women's winner: Lee Young Seung
• July 10: ABF Tour – Chinese Taipei 2016 in Kaohsiung
  • Men's winner: Michael Mak
  • Women's winner: Hsu Chun-Yi
• July 18: ABF Tour – Hong Kong 2016 in Hong Kong
  • Men's winner: Michael Mak
  • Women's winner: Han Kyeo Rae
• October 13: ABF Tour - China 2016 in Shanghai
  • Men's winner: Mi Zhongli
  • Women's winner: Yang Liyan
• October 24: ABF Tour - Indonesia 2016 in Jakarta
  • Men's winner: Remy Ong
  • Women's winner: Esther Cheah
• November 8 – 9: ABF Tour Tournament of Champions 2016 in  Kuwait
  • Canceled

Other in bowling

• March 19 – 28: European Youth Championships 2016 in Reykjavik
  • Boys' singles winner: Patrik Sörensen
  • Girls' singles winner: Maria Bulanova
  • Boys' all events winner: Niko Oksanen
  • Girls' all events winner: Cajsa Wegner
  • Boys' Masters winner: William Svensson
  • Girls' Masters winner: Maria Bulanova
  • Boys' doubles winners:  Sweden 1 (William Svensson & Robert Lindberg)
  • Girls' doubles winners:  Germany 2 (Bettina Burghard & Lea Degenhardt)
  • Boys' team winners:  Slovenia (Aleksander Kostric, Rok Kostric, Ziga Zalar, Tim Cerkvenik)
  • Girls' team winners:  Sweden (Amanda Nyman, Alida Molander, Cajsa Wegner, Madelene Gullberg)
• April 3 – 10: CONCECABOL Senior and Super Senior in Medellín
  •  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 22 – 26: PABCON Champion of Champions in Mérida
  • Men's winner: François Lavoie
  • Women's winner: Rocio Restrepo
• May 22 – 28: 2016 WNBA Nine-Pin Bowling World Championships in Novigrad
  • Men's Singles winner: Vilmoš Zavarko
  • Men's Single's Sprint winner: Vilmoš Zavarko
  • Men's Combined winner: Igor Kovačić
  • Women's Singles winner: Ines Maričić
  • Women's Single's Sprint winner: Beata Włodarczyk
  • Women's Combined winner: Ines Maričić
  • Mixed Tandem winners:  Romania (Luminiţa Viorica Dogaru & Nicolae Lupu)
• May 7 – 14: 2nd CONCECABOL Championship in Mérida
  • Winners: Harvey Ramos (m) / Jessica Sandoval (f)
• May 27 – June 2: 27th East Asian Tenpin Bowling Championship in Tamuning
  •  South Korea win's overall gold and medal tally.
• June 8 – 19: European Women Championships 2016 in Vienna
  • Women's Sigles winner: Keira Reay
  • Women's Doubles winners:  Sweden 3 (Nina Flack & Joline Persson Planefors)
  • Women's Trio winners:  Germany 1 (Birgit Pöppler, Tina Hulsch, Nadine Geißler)
  • Women's Team winners:  Sweden
• June 25 – July 1: European Senior Bowling Championships 2016 in Copenhagen
  • Singles winners: Michael Wittendorff (m) / Martina Beckel (f)
  • Doubles winners:  Sweden 11 (Fred Larsson, Clas-Göran Henriksson) (m) /  Czech Republic 1 (Miluše Nováková, Jana Lébrová) (f)
  • Trios winners:  England 2 (Larry Exell, Kim Johnson, Paul Morris) (m) /  Finland 12 (Jaana Anttas, Tuula Tamminen, Helvi Nybakka) (f)
  • All events winners: Michael Wittendorff (m) / Martina Beckel (f)
• July 24 – August 3: 2016 World Tenpin Bowling Youth Championships in Lincoln, Nebraska
  • Singles winners: Wesley Low Jr. (m) / Gazmine Mason (f)
  • Doubles winners:  United States 1 (Anthony Simonsen, Wesley Low Jr.) (m) /  South Korea 1 (Lee Yeong-seung, Pak Yu-na) (f)
  • Teams winners:  United States 1 (Kamron Doyle, Wesley Low Jr., Anthony Simonsen, Michael Tang) (m) /  South Korea 1 (Hong Sun-hwa, Kim Jin-ju, Lee Yeong-seung, Pak Yu-na) (f)
  • All Event winners: Pontus Andersson (m) / Gazmine Mason (f)
  • Masters winners: Anthony Simonsen (m) / Natasha Roslan (f)
• August 17 – 28: European Men Championship 2016 in Wemmel
  • Singles winner: Jesper Agerbo
  • Doubles winners:  Finland 3 (Joonas Jähi, Osku Palermaa)
  • Trios winners:  Norway 1 (Glenn Morten Pedersen, Oyvin Kulseng, Tore Torgersen)
  • Team winners:  Sweden (Peter Hellström, Martin Larsen, Jesper Svensson, Markus Jansson, Mattias Wetterberg, Pontus Andersson)
  • All Event winner: Jesper Agerbo
• August 21 – 28: Pabcon Senior & Super Senior Championship in Santo Domingo
  • Seniors winners: Tony Santa (m) / Veronica Berumen (f)
  • Super Senior winners: Bob Puttick (m) / Nora Delgado
• September 10 – 24:Pabcon Championships (combined men and women) in Cali
  • Singles winners: Sean Rash (m) / Missy Parkin (f)
  • Doubles winners:  United States (John Szczerbinski, AJ Chapman) (m) /  Colombia (Clara Guerrero, Rocio Restrepo) (f)
  • Trios winners:  Canada (Zach Wilkinis, Mitch Hupé, François Lavoie) (m) /  United States (Shannon Pluhowsky, Shannon O'Keefe, Josie Earnest) (f)
  • Team winners:  United States (m) /  Colombia (f)
  • All Event winners: Zach Wilkinis (m) / Clara Guerrero (f)
  • Masters winners: Marshall Kent (m) / Shannon Pluhowsky (f)
• September 18 – 28: 24th Asian Tenpin Bowling Championships in Hong Kong
  •  Hong Kong won both the gold.  South Korea overall medal tallies.
• October 14 – 23: QubicaAMF World Cup 2016 in Shanghai
  • Winners: Wang Hongbo (m) / Jenny Wegner
• October 24 – 31: European Champions Cup 2016 in Olomouc
  • Winners: Jaroslav Lorenc (m) / Cajsa Wegner
• October 25 – 31: 30th Asian Intercity Bowling Championships in Jakarta
  • Senior Men's Medal Tally: Jakarta (m) / Jakarta (f)
  • Men's winners: Daegu / Women's winners: Singapore
  • Overall Medal Tally: Singapore
• November 19 – 27: Commonwealth Championships 2016 in Johannesburg
• November 20 – 30: 14th Asian Senior Bowling Championship in Seoul
• December 2 – 9: World Single Championships – men and women in Doha

Canoeing

Chess

• February 10–December 18: 2016 FIDE (World Chess Federation) Calendar

World Events

• October 3 – 15, 2015: FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2015-16 #1 in Monte Carlo
  • Winner: Hou Yifan
• February 10 – 24, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #2 in Tehran
  • Winner: Ju Wenjun
• April 19 – May 3, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #3 in Batumi
  • Winner: Valentina Gunina
• July 1 – 15: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #4 in Chengdu
  • Winner: Harika Dronavalli
• November 18 – December 2: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #5 in Khanty-Mansiysk
• February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
  • Winners of rapid chess: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (m) / Tan Zhongyi
  • Winners of blitz chess: Rauf Mamedov (m) / Kateryna Lagno (f)
  • Winners of Basque chess: Ding Liren (m) / Alexandra Kosteniuk (f)
• March 1 – 19: Women's World Chess Championship 2016 in Lviv
  • Winner: Hou Yifan
• March 10 – 30: Candidates Tournament in Moscow
  • Winner: Sergey Karjakin
• April 8 – 15: 14th World University Chess Championship in Abu Dhabi
  • Winners: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / Ni Shiqun (f)
• April 18 – 28: World Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Chalkidiki
  • Under 2300 winner: Zhuban Bigabylov
  • Under 2000 winner: Enkhsaikhan Khulan
  • Under 1700 winner: Jatin SN
• May 17 – 25: 2016 ICCD World Individual Deaf Chess Championships in Yerevan
  • Men's winner: Duilio Collutiis
  • Junior men winner: Mikhail Petrenko
  • Women's winner: Tatiana Baklanova
• June 26 – July 4: World Senior Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ 2016 in Dresden
  • 50+ winners:  Germany (Uwe Bönsch, Klaus Bischoff, Karsten Volke, Raj Tischbierek, Gernot Gauglitz)
  • 65+ winners:  Russia (Evgeny Sveshnikov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Yuri Balashov, Vladimir V. Zhelnin, Nikolai Pushkov)
• July 22 – 29: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016 in Poprad
  • Winners:  Iran
• July 30 – August 7: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 in Wadduwa
  • Winnesr: Abhijeet Gupta (m) / Tania Sachdev (f)
  • U8 winner: P. Das Swayham (m) / A. N. Shefali (f)
  • U10 winners: D. Gukesh (m) / Sanskruti Wankhede (f)
  • U12 winners: Malan Pathirana (m) / Narayani Adane(f)
  • U14 winners: P. Iniyan (m) / Meenal Gupta (f)
  • U16 winners: Minul Sanjula Doluweera (m) / Hagawane Aakanksha
  • U18 winners: Sarkar Rajdeep (m) / Mohanty Smaraki
  • U20 winners: Roland Bezuidenhout (m) / P. V. Nandhidhaa
  • Senior winner: Richard Voon
• August 7 – 21: World Junior Chess Championships 2016 in Bhubaneswar
  • Winners: Jeffery Xiong (m) / Dinara Saduakassova (f)
• September 1 – 14: 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku
  • Open winners:  United States (Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Sam Shankland)
  • Women's winners:  China (Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Guo Qi)
• September 20 – October 4: World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk
  • U14 winners: Semen Lomasov (m) / Jiner Zhu (f)
  • U16 winners: Haik M. Martirosyan (m) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f)
  • U18 winners: Manuel Petrosyan (m) / Stavroula Tsolakidou (f)
• October 18 – 31: World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships 2016 in Batumi
  • U8 winners: Shageldi Kurbandurdyew (m) / Aisha Zakirova (f)
  • U10 winners: Ilya Makoveev (m) / Rochelle Wu (f)
  • U12 winners: Nikhil Kumar (m) / Bibisara Assaubayeva (f)
• November 11–30: World Chess Championship 2016: Carlsen - Karjakin in New York City
• November 18 – December 1: World Senior Chess Championships 2016 in Mariánské Lázně

European Events

• April 1 – 11: 2nd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship in Luxembourg City
  • Winner: Helgi Dam Ziska
• April 18 – 27: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2016 in  Greece
  • Seniors 50+ winners:  Israel (Alon Greenfeld, Yehuda Gruenfeld, Alexander Huzman, Ram Soffer)
  • Seniors 65+ winners:  Russia (Yuri Balashov, Nikolai M Mishuchkov, Nikolai Pushkov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir V Zhelnin)
• May 11 – 24: European Individual Chess Championship 2016 in Gjakova
  • Winner: Ernesto Inarkiev
• May 26 – June 8: European Individual Women’s Chess Championship 2016 in Mamaia
  • Winner: Anna Ushenina
• June 4 – 14: European Senior Individual Championship 2016 in  Armenia
  • 50+ winners: Zurab Sturua (m) / Galina Strutinskaia (f)
  • 65+ winners: Valentin Bogdanov (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f)
• June 6 – 12: European Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Ruzomberok
  • Winner: Anatoly Borodavkin
• June 16 – 26: European School Chess Championship 2016 in Chalkidiki
  • U7 winners: Ziya Mammadov (m) / Sofya Svergina (f)
  • U9 winners: Taha Ozkan (m) / Alexandra Shvedova (f)
  • U11 winners: Isik Can (m) / Margarita Zvereva (f)
  • U13 winners: Ilie Martinovici (m) / Alexandra Afanasieva (f)
  • U15 winners: Toivo Keinanen (m) / Alexandra Obolentseva (f)
  • U17 winner: Timur Trubchaninov (m)
• July 9 – 17: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2016 in Celje
  • Men's winners:  Israel
  • Women's winners:  Ukraine
• July 13 – 24: European Universities Games 2016 in Zagreb
  • Winners: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / Adela Velikić
  • Blitz winners: Zaven Andriasian (m) / Anastasia Travkina
• July 24 – August 1: 1st IBCA European Team Chess Championship in Warsawa
  • Winners:  Poland 1
• August 3 – 11: 2016 EU Youth Championships in Mureck
  • EU U8 winner: Simeon Todev
  • EU U10 winner: Vesna Mihelič
  • EU U12 winner: Momchil Petkov
  • EU U14 winner: Maximilian Paul Maetzkow
• August 17 – 28: European Youth Chess Championship 2016 in Prague
  • U8 winners: Artem Pingin (m) / Alexandra Shvedova (f)
  • U10 winners: Volodar Murzin (m) / Zsóka Gaál (f)
  • U12 winners: Mamikon Gharibyan (m) / Sila Çağlar (f)
  • U14 winners: Salvador Guerra Rivera (m) / Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (f)
  • U16 winners: Timur Fakhrutdinov (m) / Fiona Sieber (f)
  • U18 winners: Manuel Petrosyan (m) / Nino Khomeriki (f)
• November 5 – 13: European Chess Club Cup 2016 for men and for women Novi Sad
  • Winners: Alkaloid (m) / Cercle d’Echecs Monte Carlo
• December 14 – 18: European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in Tallinn
• December 26 – 30: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in Novi Sad

American Events

• February 19 – 28: American Continental Women's Championship in Lima
  • Winner: Deysi Cori
• March 24 – 29: CARIFTA Chess Championships U20 in Saint Croix
  • U20 winners: Orlando Husbands (m) / Annelaine Jacobs (f)
  • U18 winners: Yu Tien Poon (m) / Hazel Acosta (f)
  • U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Catherine Kaslan (f)
  • U14 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Catherine Kaslan (f)
  • U12 winners: Nathan Smith (m) / Azaria Jonhson (f)
  • U10 winners: Kishan Clarke (m) / Thamara Sagastegui (f)
  • U8 winner: Jayden Barry
• April 27 – May 3: American Subzonal 2.3.5 Open & Women in Bridgetown
  • Winners: Mark Machin Rivera (m) / Deborah Richards (f)
• May 28 – June 5: 11th American Continental Chess Championship in San Salvador
  • Winner: Emilio Córdova Daza
• June 19 – 26: Panamerican U20 Chess Championship 2016 in Bogotà
  • Winners: Luis Paulo Supi (m) / Lilia Ivonne Fuentes Godoy (f)
• July 1 – 6: Panamerican University Championship 2016 in Tegucigalpa
  • Winners: Mattey Emanuel Vaglio (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
• July 11 – 18: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2016 in San Salvador
  • Winners: Bryan Solano Cuya (m) / Karla July Fernandez Rivero (f)
• July 24 – 31: Panamerican Youth Festival 2016 in Montevideo
  • U8 winners: Marvin Gao (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
  • U10 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Rianne Ke (f)
  • U12 winners: Arthur Guo (m) / Nastassja A Matus (f)
  • U14 winners: German Gonzalo Quirhuayo Chumbe (m) / Melanie Dongo (f)
  • U16 winners: Julian Villca (m) / Angie Gabriela Velasquez (f)
  • U18 winners: Franco Villegas (m) / Nataly A Monroy G (f)
• August 7 – 11: North American Youth Chess Championship 2016 in  Canada
  • U8 winners: Kevin Zhong (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
  • U10 winners: Rohun Trakru (m) / Atmika Gorti (f)
  • U12 winners: Nicholas Vettese (m) / Claire Cao (f)
  • U14 winners: Aaron Shlionsky (m) / Sasha Konovalenko (f)
  • U16 winners: Zhaozhi Li (m) / Svitlana Demchenko (f)
  • U18 winner: Michael Song (m) / Maili-Jade Ouellet (f)
• August 15 – 22: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2016 in Caracas
  •  Venezuela won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 2 – 9: Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2016 in Lima
  • U7 winners: Matias Vincent Lima Cardenas (m) / Maria Fernanda Herrada Blanco (f)
  • U9 winners: Nicola Forno Trujillo (m) / Fiorella Contreras (f)
  • U11 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Julia Dennis Figueroa Bernal (f)
  • U13 winners: Ivan Excen Soriano Quispe (m) / Nicole Celestino (f)
  • U15 winners: Junior Zambrano (m) / Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f)
  • U17 winners: Kevin Joel Cori Quispe (m) / Blanca Solis Chimoy (f)
• October 25 – 30: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship in Buenos Aires
  • Sub 1700 winner: Juan Dalmas Muzi
  • Sub 2000 winner: Nelson Lujan
  • Sub 2300 winner: Renzo Gutiérrez
  • Blitz winner: Cristian Sanhueza
• October 31 – November 6: American Subzonal 2.3.3 in Panama City
  • Winners: Bernal González (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
• November 6 – 13: American Continental Women's Championship in Colima City
  • Winner: Deysi Cori
• December 1 – 6: South American Youth Festival 2016 in Santiago

Asian Events

• March 27 – April 8: Asian Nations Cup (Men and Women) 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winners:  India (Baskaran Adhiban, S. P. Sethuraman, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Krishnan Sasikiran, Deep Sengupta, Ramachandran Ramesh)
  • Women's winners:  China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi, Zhao Xue)
• April 5 – 15: Asian Youth U6, U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
  • U8 winners: Artin Ashraf (m) / Tôn Nữ Quỳnh Dương (f)
  • U10 winners: Ochirbat Lkhagvajamts (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
  • U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
  • U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Mishra Anwesha (f)
  • U16 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Mobina Alinasab (f)
  • U18 winners: Mersad Khodashenas (m) / Nguyễn Thanh Thủy Tiên (f)
• April 6: Asian Nations Cup Rapid Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winner:  China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
  • Women's winner:  China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
• April 7: Asian Nations Cup Blitz Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winner:  China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
  • Women's winner:  China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
• April 9: Asian Youth Blitz Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Chin-Erdem Batbaatar (m) / Pagamdulam Munkhdemberel (f)
  • U8 winners: Dang Anh Minh (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
  • U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Nguyễn Hồng Nhung (f)
  • U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
  • U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
  • U16 winners: Ortik Nigmatov (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
  • U18 winners: Arystanbek Urazayev (m) / V Varshini (f)
• April 10: Asian Youth Rapid Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Amarbat Baatar (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
  • U8 winner: Artin Ashraf (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
  • U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
  • U12 winners: Duc Tri Ngo (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f)
  • U14 winners: Yondonjamts Erdemdalai (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
  • U16 winners: Byambasuren Garidmagnai (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
  • U18 winners: Erdenepurev Boldoo (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
• May 2 – 11: Asian Juniors and Girls U-20 Championships 2016 in New Delhi
  • Winners: V R Aravindh Chithambaram (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
• May 3: Asian Juniors and Girls Rapid Championship 2016 in New Delhi
  • Winners: Masoud Mosadeghpour (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
• May 11: Asian Juniors and Girls Blitz Championship 2016 in New Delhi
  • Winners: Narayanan Sunilduth Lyna / R. Vaishali (f)
• May 25 – June 5: Asian Individual Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
  • Winners: S. P. Sethuraman (m) / Bhakti Kulkarni
• May 29 – June 8: 17th ASEAN+ Age Group Open Chess Championships 2016 in Pattaya
  •  Vietnam won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 4: Asian Individual Blitz Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
  • Winners: Lu Shanglei (m) / Nguyễn Thị Mai Hưng
• July 9 – 18: Asian Schools Chess Championships 2016 in Tehran
  • U7 winners: Alikhon Avazkhonov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U9 winners: Yousefi Kafshgarkola Seyed Roh (m) / Daren Dela Cruz (f)
  • U11 winners: Seyed Kian Poormosavi (m) / Parnian Ghomi (f)
  • U13 winners: Azat Nurmamedov (m) / Motahare Asadi (f)
  • U15 winners: Stephen Rome Pangilinan (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
  • U17 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
• July 10: Asian Schools Rapid Championships 2016 in Tehran
  • U7 winners: Khumoyun Sindarov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U9 winners: Roshan S (m) / Erdenebat Enkhjin (f)
  • U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Zahra Heydari (f)
  • U13 winners: Mahan Saberi (m) / Nikta Nadernia (f)
  • U15 winners: Soltan Myradow (m) / Kylen Joy Mordido (f)
  • U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Mitra Asgharzadeh (f)
• July 17: Asian Schools Blitz Championships 2016 in Tehran
  • U7 winners: Sunle Gong (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U9 winners: Jagadeesh Siddharth (m) / Ehsha Mishela Pallie (f)
  • U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Lala Shohradowa (f)
  • U13 winners: Daniel Quizon (m) / Saba Jalali (f)
  • U15 winners: Daler Vakhidov (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
  • U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
• August 5 – 10: East Asian Youth Chess Championship in Gangwon Province
  • U8 mixed winner: Enkh-Amgalan Amgalantengis
  • U10 winners: Richard Meng (m) / Munkhtur Tergel (f)
  • U12 mixed winner: Ganzorig Amartuvshin
  • U14 mixed winner: Ochirkhuyag Ulziikhishigjargal
  • U16 mixed winner: Nguyễn Đặng Hồng Phúc
  • U20 mixed winner: Muhammad Lutfi Ali
• September 1 – 6: South Asian Amateur Championship 2016 in Srinagar
  • Winner: V Raghav Srivathsav
• October 26 – November 5: Asian Seniors Chess Championship 2016 in Mandalay
  • 50 years winner: Han Myint
  • 65 years winner: Wazeer Ahmad Khan
• November 16 – 25: Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Kuwait City

African Events

• March 28 – April 6: African Zonal 4.4 in Accra (men only)
  • Winner: Oladapo Adu
• April 22 – May 1: African Zonal 4.2 in Dar-es-Salaam
  • Winners: Adham Kandil (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
• April 23 – May 2: African Zonal 4.3 in Le Morne
  • Winners: Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg (m) / Jesse Nikki February (f)
• May 23 – 31: African Zonal 4.1 in Taroudant
  • Winners: Adlane Arab / Rania Sbai (f)
• July 16 – 27: African Individual Championships in Kampala
  • Winners: Abdelrahman Hesham (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
• July 25: African Blitz Championships in Kampala
  • Winners: Ahmed Adly (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
• July 26: African Rapid Championships Kampala
  • Winners: Samy Shoker (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f)
• August 11 – 18: African Amateur Individual Championships in Lome
  • Under 2000 Open winner: Philip Elikem Ameku
  • Under 2300 Open winner: Anass Ouazri
• August 21 – 29: African Youth Championships in Port Elizabeth
  • U8 winners: Ahmed Kandil (m) / Yanti Nunnan (f)
  • U10 winners: Safin Benyahia (m) / Aarti Datharam (f)
  • U12 winners: Wassel Bousmaha (m) / Nicola Putter (f)
  • U14 winners: Samy Leffad (m) / Lina Nassr (f)
  • U16 winners: Keegan Agulhas (m) / Rania Nassr (f)
  • U18 winners: Ahmad Nassr (m) / Inge Marx (f)
• December 10 – 18: African Schools Individual Championships in Lusaka
• December 27 – January 6, 2017: African Junior Championships in Tunis

Arab Events

• February 1 – 9: 8th Arab Women Clubs Championship 2016 in Kuwait City
  • Overall winner club: Golden Team club
• October 1 – 10: Arab Individual Chess Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in  Sudan
  • Winners: Mahfoud Oussedik (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
• October 4: Arab Individual Blitz Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in  Sudan
  • Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
• October 5 – 6: Arab Individual Rapid Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in  Sudan
  • Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Alshaeby Boshra (f)

Cricket

• January 22 – February 14: 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Dhaka
  • The  West Indies defeated  India by 5 wickets in the final, to win their first Under-19 Cricket World Cup title.  Bangladesh took third place.
• March 8 – April 3: 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in  India
  • Men: The  West Indies defeated  England by 4 wickets to win their second ICC World Twenty20 title.
  • Women: The  West Indies defeated  Australia by 8 wickets to win their first ICC Women's World Twenty20 title.
• June 29 – August 7: 2016 Caribbean Premier League^[80]
  • The Jamaica Tallawahs defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors, by nine wickets, to win their second Caribbean Premier League title.

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Cyclo-cross bike racing

Darts

BDO

January

• January 2 – 10: 2016 BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green
  • Men's winner: Scott Waites
  • Women's winner: Trina Gulliver
  • Youth winner: Josh Richardson
• January 17: Quebec Open in Drummondville
  • Men's winner: Dawson Murschell
  • Women's winner: Cindy Hayhurst
• January 22 – 24: Romanian Darts Festival in Bucharest
  • Men's Classic winner: Jamie Hughes
  • Women's Classic winner: Anette Tillbom
  • Men's Open winner: Fabian Roosenbrand
  • Women's Open winner: Rachel Brooks
• January 22 – 24: Las Vegas Open in Las Vegas
  • Men's winner: Benny Dersch
  • Women's winner: Paula Murphy
• January 29 – 31: Dutch Open in Assen
  • Men's winner: Martin Adams
  • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton

February

• February 7: Canterbury Classic in  New Zealand
  • Men's winner: Cody Harris
  • Women's winner: Tina Osborne
• February 12 – 14: Scottish Open in Renfrew
  • Men's winner: Danny Noppert
  • Women's winner: Lorraine Winstanley
• February 20: Syracuse Open in Syracuse
  • Men's winner: Jim Widmayer
  • Women's winner: Paula Murphy

March

• March 4 – 6: Halifax Open in  Canada
  • Men's winner: Jeff Smith
  • Women's winner: Patricia Farrell
• March 10 – 13: Isle of Man Classic and Open in
  • Men's Classic winner: Scott Mitchell
  • Women's Classic winner: Deta Hedman
  • Men's Open winner: Tony O'Shea
  • Women's Open winner: Lisa Ashton
• March 11 – 13: Greater Vancouver Open in  Canada
  • Men's winner: Shawn Burt
  • Women's winner: Kim Bellay-Rouselle
• March 12 – 13: 2016 Iceland Open in  Iceland
  • Men's winner: Göran Eriksson
  • Women's winner: Elin Mortensen
• March 12 – 13: West Coast Classic in  Australia
  • Men's winner: Koha Kokiri
  • Women's winner: Kim Kelly
  • Boys' winner: Bobby Mckeig
  • Girls' winner: Erin Dawson
• March 13 – Torremolinos Festival of Darts in Torremolinos
  • Men's winner: Gary Tipping
  • Women's winner: Paula Jacklin
• March 18 – 20: Saint John Port City Open Dart Shoot in Saint John
  • Men's winner: David Cameron
  • Women's winner: Patricia Farrell
• March 19: HAL Masters in Venray
  • Men's winner: Geert De Vos
  • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton
  • Boys' winner: Justin van Tergouw
  • Girls' winner: Kyana Frauenfelder
• March 20: Hal Open in Venray
  • Men's winner: Wesley Harms
  • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton
  • Boys' winner: Maikel Verberk
  • Girls' winner: Kyana Frauenfelder
• March 26: South Island Masters in  New Zealand
  • Winner: Warren Parry
• March 26 – 27: Victorian Easter Open in  Australia
  • Men's winner: Harley Kemp
  • Women's winner: Natalie Carter
  • Boys' winner: Colby Dodge
  • Girls' winner: Kassandra Lee
• March 26: Napoleon Games Top Of Waregem in  Belgium
  • Men's winner: Madars Razma
  • Women's winner: Anastasia Dobromyslova
  • Boys' winner: Levy Frauenfelder
  • Girls' winner: Tamara Van der Meirsch
• March 27: Napoleon Games Masters Of Waregem in  Belgium
  • Men's winner: Danny Noppert
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
  • Boys' winner: Justin van Tergouw
  • Girls' winner: Kyana Frauenfelder

April

• April 1 – 3: The Main Event in Saskatoon
  • Men's winner: David Cameron
  • Women's winner: Roxanne VanTassel
• April 2: Virginia Beach Dart Classic in Virginia Beach
  • Men's winner: Darin Young
  • Women's winner: Paula Murphy
• April 2: White Mountain Shootout in Shelburne
  • Men's winner: Tom Sawyer
  • Women's winner: Pam Briggs
• April 8 – 10: Charlotte Open in Charlotte
  • Men's winner: Joe Chaney
  • Women's winner: Sandy Hudson
• April 16: Bull’s German Open in  Germany
  • Men's Singles winner: Danny Noppert
  • Women's Singles winner: Aileen de Graaf
  • Boys' winner: Justin van Tergouw
  • Girls' winner: Christina Schuler
• April 17: Bull’s Darts Masters in  Germany
  • Men's Singles winner: Wesley Harms
  • Women's Singles winner: Aileen de Graaf
• April 22 – 24: Murray Bridge Grand Prix in Adelaide
  • Men's winner: Peter Machin
  • Women's winner: Corrine Hammond
  • Boys' winner: Zaine Skelton
  • Girls' winner: Elleesha Jarrett
• April 24: North Island Masters in  New Zealand
  • Men's winner: Craig Caldwell
  • Women's winner: Sha Hohipa
• April 29 – May 1: Estonia Open in  Estonia
  • Men's winner: Peter Sajwani
  • Women's winner: Kaisu Rekinen
• April 30: 2016 Denmark Open darts in  Denmark
  • Men's winner: Darius Labanauskas
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman

May

• May 1: Denmark Masters in  Denmark
  • Men's winner: Glen Durrant
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
  • Boys' winner: Wessel Nijman
  • Girls' winner: Iselin Hauen
• May 6 – 8: Newfoundand & Labrador Spring Open in St. John's
  • Men's winner: David Cameron
  • Women's winner: Patricia Farrell
• May 12 – 15: Welsh Open in Prestatyn
  • Men's winner: Cameron Menzies
  • Women's winner: Lindsey Ashton
• May 14: Lithuania Open in  Lithuania
  • Men's winner: Darius Labanauskas
  • Women's winner: Maret Liiri
• May 21: Polish Open in  Poland
  • Men's winner: Darren Clifford
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
  • Boys' winner: Gijsbert van Malsem
  • Girls' winner: Veerle Hamelink
• May 21 & 22: Sunshine State Classic in Brisbane
  • Men's winner: Raymond Smith
  • Women's winner: Corrine Hammond
  • Youth winner: Fletcher Blair
• May 22: Police Masters in  Poland
  • Men's winner: James Hurrell
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
  • Boys' winner: Dennis Wunsch
  • Girls' winner: Leni Nielsen
• May 28: Finnish Open in  Finland
  • Men's winner: Tony Alanentalo
  • Women's winner: Vicky Pruim
  • Youth winner: Otto Kekäläinen
• May 28 – 30: 2016 BDO World Trophy in Frimley Green
  • Men's winner: Darryl Fitton
  • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton
• May 29: Finnish Masters in  Finland
  • Men's winner: Dennis Nilsson
  • Women's winner: Vicky Pruim

June

• June 3 – 5: Swiss Open in Lausen
  • Men's winner: Jeffrey Sparidaans
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
  • Youth winner: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
• June 3 – 6: BDO International Open in Somerset
  • Men's winner: Nick Kenny
  • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton
  • Youth winner: Owen Maiden
• June 5: Canterbury Open in  New Zealand
  • Men's winner: Greg Moss
  • Women's winner: Sha Hohipa
• June 17 – 18: Canadian Open in Richmond
  • Men's winner: Kiley Edmunds
  • Women's winner: Karrah Boutilier
• June 17 – 19: England National Singles in Selsey
  • Men's winner: Gary Robson
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
• June 18: Puma NZ Masters in  New Zealand
  • Men's winner: Mark McGrath
  • Women's winner: Tina Osborne
• June 18 & 19: England Open in Selsey
  • Men's winner: Glen Durrant
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
• June 25 – 26: Central Coast Classic Gosford
  • Men's winner: Raymond Lane
  • Women's winner: Corrine Hammond
• June 25 – 26: Austrian Open Vienna in  Austria
  • Men's winner: Robert Allenstein
  • Women's winner: Veronika Ihász
  • Boys' winner: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez
  • Girls' winner: Boglarka Bokor

July

• July 1 – 3: Australian Grand Masters in Canberra
  • Men's winner: Corey Cadby
  • Women's winner: Corrine Hammond
• July 10: Japan Open Tokyo
  • Men's winner: Seigo Asada
  • Women's winner: Fallon Sherrock
• July 30: BDO Shownights Winmau European Darts Classic in Blackpool
  • Men's winner: Scott Waites
  • Women's winner: Anastasia Dobromyslova
• July 30: Pacific Masters in Bendigo
• July 31: 2016 European Darts Open in Blackpool
  • Men's winner: Glen Durrant
  • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton
  • Youth winner: Jordan Singh

August

• August 5 – 7: Belgium Open in  Belgium
  • Men's winner: Ross Montgomery
  • Women's winner: Aileen de Graaf
  • Youth winner: Justin van Tergouw
  • Girl's winner: Layla Brussel
• August 6: USA Darts Classic in Stamford
  • Men's winner: Tom Sawyer
  • Women's winner: Paula Murphy
  • Youth winner: Tyler Burnett
  • Girl's winner: Kaylee Roy
• August 10: New Zealand Open in Rotorua
  • Men's winner: Cody Harris
  • Women's winner: Tina Osborne
• August 12 – 14: Antwerp Open in Antwerp
  • Men's winner: Jimmy Hendriks
  • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton
  • Youth winner: Justin van Tergouw
  • Girl's winner: Kyana Frauenfelder
• August 19: LDO Swedish Classic in Malmö
  • Winner: Aileen de Graaf
• August 20: Swedish Open in Malmö
  • Men's winner: Glen Durrant
  • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton
• August 20 & 21: Hong Kong Open in  Hong Kong
  • Men's winner: Paolo Nebrida
  • Women's winner: Inoue Sayaka
• August 20 & 21: Van Diemen Classic Grand Prix in Westbury
  • Men's winner: Michael Pearce
  • Women's winner: Sandra Smith
• August 26 – 28: French Open in  France
  • Men's winner: Geert De Vos
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
  • Youth winner: Dylan Van Beers
• August 27: LDO Ladies Classic in Gainsborough
  • Winner: Lisa Ashton

September

• September 2 – 4: Music City Classic in Nashville
• September 9 – 11: England Classic in Selsey
  • Men's winner: Dean Reynolds
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
• September 9 – 11: England Masters in Selsey
  • Men's winner: Glen Durrant
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
  • Youth winner: Tyler Radlett
  • Girl's winner: Nicolle Bidgway
• September 11: Catalonia Open Darts in Calella
  • Men's winner: Martín Martí
  • Women's winner: Sharon Prins
• September 17: BDO British Classic in Bridlington
  • Men's winner: Glen Durrant
  • Women's winner: Claire Brookin
• September 17: 2016 Auckland Open in  New Zealand
  • Men's winner: Mark Cleaver
  • Women's winner: Jo Steed
• September 17 & 18: Baltic Cup Open in  Lithuania
  • Men's winner: Dennis Nilsson
  • Women's winner: Ramona Eriksen
• September 18: BDO British Open in Bridlington
  • Men's winner: Cameron Menzies
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
• September 24 & 25: North Queensland Classic in  Australia
  • Men's winner: Raymond Smith
  • Women's winner: Corrine Hammond
• September 25: Dutch Open in Egmond aan Zee
  • Men's winner: Martin Adams
  • Women's winner: Lisa Ashton

October

• October 7 – 9: Luxembourg Open in  Luxembourg
  • Men's winner: Darryl Fitton
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
  • Youth winner: Marvin Van Velzen
  • Women's Youth winner: Layla Brussel
• October 14 – 16: Latvia Open in Riga
  • Men's winner: Madars Razma
  • Women's winner: Kaisu Rekinen
  • Youth winner: Rihards Slisans
• October 14 – 16: Northern Ireland Open in Newry
  • Men's winner: Keith Rooney
  • Women's winner: Deta Hedman
  • Youth winner: Kean Barry
• October 15: Colorado Open in Denver
  • Men's winner: Joe Chaney
  • Women's winner: Stacey Pace
  • Youth winner: Tyler Burnett
• October 15 & 16: Australian Grand Masters in Geelong
  • Men's winner: John Weber
  • Women's winner: Corrine Hammond
  • Boy's winner: Matt Evans
  • Girl's winner: Prosperity Nicholson
• October 19 – 26: Turkish Open in Kemer
  • Masters winners: Umit Uygunsozlu (m) / Aileen de Graaf (f)
  • Open winners: Martin Phillips (m) / Aileen de Graaf (f)
• October 21 – 23: Witch City Open in Nashua
• October 22: Alan King Memorial in Dunedin
  • Winner: Mark McGrath
• October 22: EDO London Ladies Classic in London
  • Winner: Anastasia Dobromyslova
• October 23: EDO London Ladies Open in London
  • Winner: Anastasia Dobromyslova

November

• November 4 – 6: Chris Hatter Memorial in  Canada
  • Winners: Jim Edwards (m) / Ivy Wieshlow (f)
• November 5 & 6: Hungarian Open in Budapest
  • Open winners: Krzysztof Ratajski (m) / Deta Hedman (f)
  • Youth winners: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez / Vivien Czipó (f)
  • Masters winners: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez / Deta Hedman (f)
• November 10 – 13: Jersey Festival of darts in Jersey
• November 12: Seacoast Open in Andover
  • Winners: David Cameron (m) / Trish Grzesik (f)
• November 12: Ted Clements Memorial in Levin
  • Winners: Cody Harris (m) / Sha Hohipa (f)
• November 15 – 17: 2016 Malta Open darts in Buġibba
  • Winners: Paul Williams (m) / Christine Readhead (f)
• November 18 – 20: Czech Open in Prague
  • Winners: Andy Baetens (m) / Anastasia Dobromyslova (f)
  • Youth winners: Romn Benecky (m) / Vivien Czipó (f)
• November 30 – December 4: World Masters (TBD)

December

• December 4: Darts Golden Nugget in  Australia
• December 9 – 11: Zuiderduin Masters

PDC

• December 17, 2015 – January 3, 2016: 2016 PDC World Darts Championship in London
  • Winner: Gary Anderson
• January 30 & 31: 2016 Masters in Milton Keynes
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Dutch Darts Masters in Venray
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• March 4 – 6: 2016 UK Open in Minehead
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• March 26 – 28: 2016 German Darts Masters in Munich
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• May 6 – 8: 2016 Gibraltar Darts Trophy in  Gibraltar
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• May 13 – 15: 2016 European Darts Matchplay in Hamburg
  • Winner: James Wade
• May 26 & 27: 2016 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters in Dubai
  • Winner: Gary Anderson
• June 2 – 5: 2016 PDC World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt
  • Winners:  England
• June 10 – 12: 2016 Austrian Darts Open in Vienna
  • Winner: Phil Taylor
• June 17 – 19: 2016 Auckland Darts Masters in Auckland
  • Winner: Gary Anderson
• June 25 & 26: 2016 Shanghai Darts Masters in Shanghai
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• July 6 & 7: 2016 Tokyo Darts Masters in Tokyo
  • Winner: Gary Anderson
• July 16 – 24: 2016 World Matchplay in Blackpool
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• July 21 – 29: 2016 European Darts Open in Düsseldorf
  • Winner: Glen Durrant
• August 18 – 20: 2016 Sydney Darts Masters in Sydney
  • Winner: Phil Taylor
• August 25 – 27: 2016 Perth Darts Masters in Perth
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• September 2 – 4: 2016 International Darts Open in Riesa
  • Winner: Mensur Suljović
• September 9 – 11: 2016 European Darts Trophy in Mülheim
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• September 16 – 18: 2016 European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• September 24 & 25: 2016 Champions League of Darts in Cardiff
  • Winner: Phil Taylor
• October 2 – 8: 2016 World Grand Prix in Dublin
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• October 14 – 16: 2016 German Darts Championship in Hildesheim
  • Winner: Alan Norris
• October 28 – 30: 2016 European Championship in Hasselt
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• November 5 & 6: 2016 World Series of Darts Finals in Glasgow
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• November 12 – 20: 2016 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton
  • Winner: Michael van Gerwen
• November 25 – 27: 2016 Players Championship Finals in Minehead
• October 16 – November 27: 2016 PDC World Youth Championship in Minehead

Draughts

World Draughts Federation International ^[81]

International

• February 14 – 18: 2016 Qatar World Championship Turkish Draughts in Doha
  • Winner: Faik Yıldız
• February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
  • Rapid winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
  • Blitz winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Darya Tkachenko (f)
  • Super blitz winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f)
• April 29 – May 1: World Championship blitz & rapid in Izmir
  • Rapid winners: Yuri Anikeev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
  • Blitz winners: Murodoullo Amrillaev (m) / Aygul Idrisova
• May 2: 1st Women's World Championship Turkish Draughts in Izmir
  • Winner: Darya Tkachenko
• June 9 – 12: Women's World Championship English Draughts (Checkers) in Rome
  • Winner: Amangul Berdieva
• July 8 – 15: World Title Match English Draughts (Checkers) Sergio Scarpetta-Michele Borghetti in Rome
  • Winner: Michele Borghetti
• July 20 – 30: Asian Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • 64 Standard Open winners: Liu Jinxin (m) / Liu Pei (f)
  • Blitz Open winners: Alisher Artikov (m) / Liu Pei (f)
  • 100 Standard Open winners: Manlai Ravjir (m) / Nyamjargal Munkhbaatar (f)
  • 100 Rapid Open winners: ZHOU Wei (m) / You Zhang (f)
  • 100 Blitz Open winners: Ganjargal Ganbaatar (m) / Sai Ya (f)
  • Turkish Open winners: Chengcheng Tian (m) / Batdelger Nandintsetseg (f)
• July 31 – August 9: European Youth Championship 2016 in Pinsk

Main

• • U10 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Rufina Tavlykaeva
  • U13 winners: Nikita Volkov (m) / Olga Balukova
  • U16 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Ksenia Nakhova
  • U19 winners: Martijn van IJzendoorn (m) / Ayanika Kychkina
  • U26 winners: Andrei Tolchykau (m) / Darja Fedorovich

Blitz

• • U10 winners: Savva Zaika (m) / Nastassia Sakalova
  • U13 winners: Nikita Volkov (m) / Aygiza Muhametyanova
  • U16 winners: Michael Semyaniuk (m) / Elena Cesnokova
  • U19 winners: Martijn van IJzendoorn (m) / Katarzyna Stańczuk
  • U26 winners: Andrei Tolchykau (m) / Aygul Idrisova
  • 'Rapid here not played
• September 1 – 19: Women's World Title Match Sadowska - Kamychleeva in Karpacz
  • Winner: Natalia Sadowska
• September 14 – 29: 2016 African Championship in Bamako
  • Main winner: N'Diaga Samb
  • Blitz winner: Jean Marc Ndjofang
• September 18 – 27: 2016 European Veteran Championship in Korbach
  • Men's winner: Evgeni Gurkov
  • Women's winner: Romualda Shidlauskiene
• September 20 – 30: Pan American Championship in Águas de Lindóia
  • Winner: Allan Igor Moreno Silva
• September 22 – 29: XIII World Championship (Brazilian 64) in Águas de Lindóia
  • Winner: Alexander Georgiev
• October 2 – 6: 2016 European Team Championship in Tallinn
  • Men's winners:  Netherlands (Jan Groenendijk, Roel Boomstra, Alexander Baliakin)
  • Women's winners:  Russia
• October 18 – 24: 2016 European Championship in Izmir
  • Winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Aygul Idrisova (f)
• October 25: 2016 European Rapid Championship in Izmir
  • Winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f)
• October 26: 2016 European Blitz Championship in Izmir
  • Winners: Ainur Shaibakov (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
• October 27: 2016 European Super-Blitz Cup in Izmir
  • Winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)

Major

• February 22 – 28: 2016 Cannes Open World Cup in Cannes
  • Winners: Christian Niami (m) / Romualda Šidlauskienė
• March 19 – 27: Roethof Open World Cup in Paramaribo
  • Winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
• May 15 – 23: Salou Open World Cup in Salou
  • Winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
• September 4 – 10: Polish Open World Cup in Karpacz
  • Winner: Aleksandr Getmanski

Open

• February 5 – 7: 2016 Riga Open in Riga
  • Winner: Edvardas Bužinskis
• March 24 – 28: 2016 Open Guadeloupe in Baie-Mahault
  • Winner: Alexander Mogilianski
• May 6 – 15: 12th Thailand Open in Pattaya
  • Winner: Ivan Trofimov
• July 24 – 30: 2016 Nijmegen Open in Nijmegen
  • Winner: Roel Boomstra
• August 5 – 13: 2016 Brunssum Open in Brunssum
  • Winner: Erno Prosman
• August 15 – 20: 2016 MTB Open in Hoogeveen
  • Winner: Martijn van IJzendoorn
• September 28 – October 5: 2016 Sunny Beach Open in Sunny Beach
• November 18 – 24: 4th "XingQiu Cup" International Open in Lishui

Equestrianism

2016 Summer Olympics (FEI)

• August 7 – 19: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the National Equestrian Center
  • Individual Dressage:
  • 01 ! Charlotte Dujardin (with horse Valegro)
  • 02 ! Isabell Werth (with horse Weihegold Old)
  • 03 ! Kristina Bröring-Sprehe (with horse Desperados FRH)
  • Team Dressage: 01 !  Germany (GER); 02 !  Great Britain (GBR); 03 !  United States (USA)
  • Individual Eventing:
  • 01 ! Michael Jung (with horse Sam FBW)
  • 02 ! Astier Nicolas (with horse Piaf de B'Neville)
  • 03 ! Phillip Dutton (with horse Mighty Nice)
  • Team Eventing: 01 !  France (FRA); 02 !  Germany (GER); 03 !  Australia (AUS)
  • Individual Jumping:
  • 01 ! Nick Skelton (with horse Big Star)
  • 02 ! Peder Fredricson (with horse All In)
  • 03 ! Eric Lamaze (with horse Fine Lady 5)
  • Team Jumping: 01 !  France (FRA); 02 !  United States (USA); 03 !  Germany (GER)

2015–16 FEI World Cup Jumping

• March 26, 2015 – January 24, 2016: Australian League
  • Winner: Chris Chugg (with horses Cera Cassiago and Cristalline)^[82]
• April 4, 2015 – October 17, 2015:  Japan League
  • Winner: Tsuyoshi Ueno (with horse Verdi R.)^[83]
• April 23, 2015 – September 27, 2015: Central Asian League
  • Note: This league has now been labelled as incomplete by the FEI. Each winner won 26 total points.^[84]
  • Winner #1: Umid Kamilov (with horse L'Apechio)
  • Winner #2: Gairat Nazarov (with horse Quatro Junior)
  • Winner #3: Rinat Galimov (with horse Charlize)
• April 25, 2015 – October 7, 2015:  China League
  • Winner: Zhao Zhiwen (with horse Bolero)^[85]
• May 14, 2015 – November 15, 2015:  South America South League
  • Winner: Pedro Junqueira Muylaert (with horse Colorado)^[86]
• May 14, 2015 – November 29, 2015: South African League
  • Winner: Lisa Williams (with horse Campbell)^[87]
• May 14, 2015 – December 13, 2015: Central European League
  • May 14, 2015 – November 29, 2015: Central European League (South Subleague)
    • Winner: Mariann Hugyecz (with horses Chacco Boy and Never Last)^[88]
  • June 11, 2015 – December 13, 2015: Central European League (North Subleague)
    • Winner: Michal Kazmierczak (with Que Pasa 5)^[89]
    • February 25 – 28: Central European League FINAL in Warsaw
      • Winner: Jaroslaw Skrzyczynski (with horse Crazy Quick)^[90]
• June 11, 2015 – November 21, 2015: Caucasian League
  • Note: Two winners won 15 total points each.^[91]
  • Winner #1: Rahib Ismayilov (with horse ACO's First Boy)
  • Winner #2: George Kevkhishvili (with horse Raritet)
• August 5, 2015 – February 28, 2016: North American League (East Coast)
  • Winner: Kent Farrington (with 3 horses)^[92]
• August 12, 2015 – February 14, 2016: North American League (West Coast)
  • Winner: Karl Cook (with horse Tembla)^[93]
• September 3, 2015 – February 6, 2016:  Arab League
  • Winner: Abdullah Al-Sharbatly (with 4 horses)^[94]
• September 3, 2015 – November 15, 2015:  South America North League
  • Winner: Noel Vanososte (with horse Conrad D)^[95]
• October 2, 2015 – November 15, 2015: Southeast Asian League
  • Note: Three winners won 18 total points each.^[96]
  • Winner #1: Nattapron Triratanachat (with horse Kalindra)
  • Winner #2: Arinadtha Chavatanont (with horses Apanachi and Looppan)
  • Winner #3: Dhewin Manathanya (with horse Blue Boy T)
• October 15, 2015 – February 7, 2016: Western European League
  • Winner: Christian Ahlmann (with 4 horses)^[97]
• October 21, 2015 – January 17, 2016:  New Zealand League
  • Winner: Katie Laurie (with horse Breeze)^[98]
• March 23 – 28: Longines FEI World Cup™ Jumping FINAL in Gothenburg
  • Winner: Steve Guerdat (with horse Corbinian)^[99][100]

2015–16 FEI World Cup Dressage

• March 26, 2015 – March 28, 2016: 2015–16 FEI World Cup Dressage Schedule^[101]
  • March 26, 2015 – December 13, 2015: Asia/Pacific League
    • Werribee #1 winner: Mary Hanna (with horse Umbro)
    • Werribee #2 winner: John Thompson (with horse Bates Antonello)
    • Boneo winner: Mary Hanna (with horse Umbro)
    • Sydney winner: Mary Hanna (with horse Umbro)
    • Werribee #3 (final) winner: Mary Hanna (with horse Umbro)
  • April 23, 2015 – March 6, 2016: North American League
    • Winner: Steffen Peters (with horse Legolas)^[102]
  • April 30, 2015 – October 18, 2015: Central European League
    • Winner: Inessa Merkulova (with horse Mister X)^[103]
  • October 15, 2015 – March 13, 2016: Western European League
    • Winner: Isabell Werth (with horses Weihegold Old and Don Johnson FRH)^[104]
• March 23 – 28: Reem Acra FEI World Cup™ Final (Dressage) in Gothenburg
  • Winner: Hans Peter Minderhoud (with horse Glock’s Flirt)^[105][106]

2016 Furusiyya FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Series

• February 16 – September 25: 2016 Jumping Calendar of Events^[107]
  • Overall Europe Division 1 winners: The  Netherlands^[108]
  • Overall Europe Division 2 winners:  Ukraine^[109]
  • Middle East winners:  Qatar^[110]
  • Overall North America, Central America & Caribbean winners:  Mexico^[111]

2016 FEI Nations Cup™ Dressage

• March 29 – July 17: 2016 Dressage Calendar of Events^[112]
  • Overall FEI's Nations Cup Dressage champions: The  United States (51 points)^[113]
  • Second:  Sweden (47 points)
  • Third:  Denmark (40 points)

2016 FEI Nations Cup™ Eventing

• March 23 – October 9: 2016 Eventing Calendar of Events^[114]
  • Overall FEI's Nations Cup™ Eventing champions:  Germany (620 points)^[115]
  • Second:  Great Britain (600 points)
  • Third:  France (535 points)

2016 Spruce Meadows Jumping Tournaments

• June 8 – 12: The National^[116]
  • Main event: The RBC Grand Prix presented by Rolex
  • Winner: Conor Swail (with horse Martha Louise)^[117]
• June 15 – 19: The Continental^[118]
  • Main event: The CP Grand Prix
  • Winner: Peter Lutz (with horse Robin de Ponthual)^[119]
• June 28 – July 3: The Pan American^[120]
  • Main event: The Pan American Cup presented by ROLEX
  • Winner: Kent Farrington (with horse Gazelle)^[121]
• July 6 – 10: The North American^[122]
  • Main event: The ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup
  • Winner: Kent Farrington (with horse Gazelle)^[123]
• September 7 – 11: The Masters^[124]
  • Main event #1: The BMO Nations Cup)^[125]
    • Winners:   Switzerland
    • Werner Muff (with horse Pollendr)
    • Alain Jufer (with horse Wiveau M)
    • Nadja Peter Steiner (with horse Capuera II)
    • Steve Guerdat (with horse Corbinian)
  • Main event #2: The CP International Grand Prix presented by ROLEX
    • Winner: Scott Brash (with horse Ursula XII)^[126]

2016 Longines™ Global Champions Tour

• April 7 – November 5: 2016 Longines™ Global Champions Tour Schedule^[127]
  • April 7 – 9: LGCT #1 in Miami Beach, Florida^[128] Winner: Edwina Tops-Alexander (with horse Lintea Tequila)^[129]
  • April 15 – 17: LGCT #2 in Mexico City^[130] Winner: Roger-Yves Bost (with horse Qoud'Coeur de la Loge)^[131]
  • April 21 – 24: LGCT #3 in Antwerp^[132] Winner: Pénélope Leprevost (with horse Flora de Mariposa)^[133]
  • April 29 – May 1: LGCT #4 in Shanghai^[134] Winner: Abdullah Al-Sharbatly (with horse Tobalio)^[135]
  • May 4 – 7: LGCT #5 in Hamburg^[136] Winner: Ludger Beerbaum (with horse Casello 2)^[137]
  • May 19 – 22: LGCT #6 in Madrid^[138] Winner: Marcus Ehning (with horse Pret a Tout)^[139]
  • May 26 – 29: LGCT #7 in Chantilly, Oise^[140] Winner: Ludger Beerbaum (with horse Chiara 222)^[141]
  • June 9 – 11: LGCT #8 in Cannes^[142] Winner: Scott Brash (with horse Hello Forever)^[143]
  • June 24 – 26: LGCT #9 in  Monaco^[144] Winner: Emanuele Gaudiano (with horse Caspar 232)^[145]
  • July 1 – 3: LGCT #10 in Paris^[146] Winner: Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (with horse Casall ASK)^[147]
  • July 7 – 9: LGCT #11 in Cascais-Estoril^[148] Winner: Piergiorgio Bucci (with horse Casallo Z)^[149]
  • August 4 – 7: LGCT #12 in Valkenswaard^[150] Winner: Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (with horse Casall ASK)^[151]
  • September 8 – 11: LGCT #13 in Rome^[152] Winner: Harrie Smolders (with horse Don VHP Z)^[153]
  • September 15 – 18: LGCT #14 in Vienna^[154] Winner: Marcus Ehning (with horse Comme il Faut)^[155]
  • November 3 – 5: LGCT #15 (final) in Doha^[156] Winner: Rolf-Göran Bengtsson (with horse Casall ASK)^[157]

FISU

• June 28 – July 2: 2016 World University Equestrin Championships in Flyinge
  • Individual Dressage Test winner: Katja Berg
  • Individual Dressage Freestyle winner: Katja Berg
  • Individual Jumping winner: Tuuli Sopanen
  • Team Jumping winners:  Sweden (Rebecka Nyhlén, Moa Berrek, Fanny Götesson)
  • Team Dressage winners:  Sweden

Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

US Triple Crown

• May 7: 2016 Kentucky Derby
  • Horse: Nyquist; Jockey: Mario Gutierrez; Trainer: Doug O'Neill
• May 21: 2016 Preakness Stakes
  • Horse: Exaggerator; Jockey: Kent Desormeaux; Trainer: J. Keith Desormeaux
• June 11: 2016 Belmont Stakes
  • Horse: Creator; Jockey: Irad Ortiz Jr.; Trainer: Steve Asmussen

Canadian Triple Crown

• July 3: 2016 Queen's Plate
  • Horse: Sir Dudley Digges; Jockey: Julien Leparoux; Trainer: Michael J. Maker
• July 26: 2016 Prince of Wales Stakes
  • Horse: Amis Gizmo; Jockey: Luis Contreras; Trainer: Josie Carroll
• August 21: 2016 Breeders' Stakes
  • Horse: Camp Creek; Jockey: Rafael Manuel Hernandez; Trainer: Rachel Halden

UK Triple Crown

• April 30: 2016 2000 Guineas Stakes
  • Horse: Galileo Gold; Jockey: Frankie Dettori; Trainer: Hugo Palmer
• June 4: 2016 Epsom Derby
  • Horse: Harzand; Jockey: Pat Smullen; Trainer: Dermot Weld
• September 10: 2016 St Leger Stakes
  • Horse: Harbour Law; Jockey: George Baker; Trainer: Laura Mongan

Australian Triple Crown

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

Hong Kong Triple Crown

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

Fencing

Field hockey

• January 15 – December 11: 2016 FIH Calendar of Events^[158]

2016 Summer Olympics (FIH)

• August 6 – 19: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Hockey Centre
  • Men: 01 !  Argentina (ARG); 02 !  Belgium (BEL); 03 !  Germany (GER)
  • Women: 01 !  Great Britain (GBR); 02 !  Netherlands (NED); 03 !  Germany (GER)

International field hockey events

• June 10 – 17: 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in London^[159]
  • Note: This event was slated for San Miguel de Tucumán, but the contract was cancelled.^[160]
  •  Australia defeated  India, 3–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their 13th Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
  •  Germany took third place.
• June 18 – 26: 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in London^[161]
  •  Argentina defeated the  Netherlands, 2–1, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
  • The  United States took third place.
• November 23 – December 4: 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup in Santiago^[162]
• December 8 – 18: 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in New Delhi^[163]

European Hockey Federation (EHF)

• January 15 – 17: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Prague^[164]
  •  Germany defeated  Austria, 3–2, in the final.  Russia took third place.
• January 22 – 24: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Minsk^[165]
  • The  Netherlands defeated  Poland, 6–2, in the final.  Belarus took third place.
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Hamburg^[166]
  • Harvestehuder THC defeated SV Arminen, 2–1, in the final. Partille Sport Club took third place.
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Pavlovski Posad^[167]
  • Winner: AH&BC Amsterdam
  • Second: Dinamo Elektrostal
  • Third: Inverleith HC
• February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Dundee^[168]
  • Winner: HC Rotweiss Wettingen
  • Second: Royal Pingouin HC
  • Third: Bowdon Hightown
• February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockdey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Minsk^[169]
  • Düsseldorfer HC defeated Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 2–0, in the final. SK Slavia Prague took third place.
• May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Men's Club Champions Trophy in Glasgow^[170]
  • Cardiff & Met defeated Banbridge Hockey Club, 4–0, in the final. Bromac Kelburne took third place.
• May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Cup in Bilthoven^[171]
  • HC 's-Hertogenbosch defeated fellow Dutch team, SCHC, 3–2 in penalty shoot-outs and after a 1–1 score in regular play, in the final. UHC Hamburg took third place.
• May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Trophy in Barcelona^[172]
  • Rot-Weiss Köln defeated Royal Antwerp HC, 4–2, in the final. HC Minsk took third place.
• May 14 & 15: 2016 EHL Final Four in Barcelona^[173]
  • SV Kampong defeated fellow Dutch team, AH&BC Amsterdam, 2–0 in the final. Harvestehuder THC took third place.
• July 24 – 30: 2016 EuroHockey Boys' and Girls' U18 Championships in Cork^[174][175]
  • Boys:  Germany defeated the  Netherlands, 4–3, in the final.  Belgium took third place.
  • Girls: The  Netherlands defeated  Germany, 2–0, in the final.  England took third place.

Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)

• March 29 – April 10: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Women in Tacarigua
  •  Argentina defeated the  United States, 6–0, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall Pan American Women's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
  •  Chile took the bronze medal.
• May 20 – 28: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Men in Toronto^[176]
  •  Argentina defeated  Canada, 5–0, to win their 11th consecutive Pan American Men's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
  •  Chile took the bronze medal.
• October 1 – 9: 2016 South American Championships for Men and Women in Chiclayo
  • Men: 1.  Chile; 2.  Venezuela; 3.  Uruguay^[177]
  • Women: 1.  Uruguay; 2.  Chile; 3.  Brazil^[178]

Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)

• September 24 – 30: 2016 Boys' U18 Asia Cup in Dhaka^[179]
  •  India defeated  Bangladesh, 5–4, in the final.
• October 1 – 9: 2016 Women's AHF Cup in Bangkok^[180]
  •  Thailand defeated  Singapore, 4–0, in the final.
• October 20 – 30: 2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Kuantan District
  •  India defeated  Pakistan, 3–2, to win their second Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title.  Malaysia took third place.
• October 29 – November 6: 2016 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in  Singapore^[181]
  •  India defeated  China, 2–1, to win their first Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title.  Japan took third place.
• November 19 – 27: 2016 Men's AHF Cup in  Hong Kong^[182]
  •  Bangladesh defeated  Sri Lanka, 3–0, in the final.  Hong Kong took third place.
• December 15 – 22: 2016 Girl's U18 Asia Cup in Bangkok

African Hockey Federation (AfHF)

• March 18 – 28: 2016 Junior African Cup for Men and Women in Windhoek^[183]
  • Men:  Egypt defeated  South Africa, 3–2, in the final.  Zimbabwe took the bronze medal.
  • Women's winner:  South Africa
  • Women's runner-up:  Zimbabwe

Figure skating

Fistball

• January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Diepoldsau
  • TSV Dennach defeated Union Arnreit 4–1, in the final. Ahlhorner SV took third place.
• January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Rohrbach
  • TSV Pfungstadt defeated TuS Kremsmünster 4–0, in the final. TV Schweinfurt-Oberndorf took third place.
• July 1 – 2: EFA 2016 Fistball Men’s European Cup in Unterweitersdorf
  • STV Wigoltingen defeated VFK Berlin, 3–2. MTV Rosenheim took third place.
• July 1 – 2: Men’s Champions Cup 2016 in Pfungstadt
  • TSV Pfungstadt defeated Union Compact Freistadt 4–0, in the final. TV SW-Oberndorf took third place.
• July 2 & 3: EFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup in Jona
  • TSV Dennach defeated TSV Jona, 3–2. SV Moslesfehn took third place.
• July 9 & 10: EFA 2016 Fistball U21 Men's European Championship in   Switzerland
  • Round-robin: 1.  Germany, 2.   Switzerland, 3.  Austria, 4.  Czech Republic
• July 20 – 24: IFA 2016 Fistball U18 Men's and Women's World Championships in Nürnberg
  • Men's:  Germany defeated  Austria, 4–2.
  •  Brazil took third place.
  • Women's:  Germany defeated  Brazil, 4–2
  •   Switzerland took third place.
• August 5 – 7: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Cup in Neuenbürg
  • Duque de Caixas defeated TSV Dennach, 4–1.
• August 26 – 28: 2016 Fistball European Championships in Grieskirchen
  • In the final,  Germany defeated   Switzerland, 4–2.  Austria took third place.
• October 14 – 16: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's World Cup in Cape Town
  • Winner: TSV Pfungstadt, 2nd: Club Mercês, 3rd: South Melbourne Fistball Club, 4th: Archbishops of Banterbury
• October 23 – 30: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Championship in Pomerode
  •  Germany defeated  Brazil 4:2 (08:11, 11:04, 14:15, 11:09, 11:05, 11:06) to win their fifth Fistball Women's World Championship.
  •   Switzerland took third place.
• November 4 – 6: U16 South American Fistball Championship in Novo Hamburgo
  • Men's: 1.  Brazil, 2.  Argentina, 3.  Chile
  • Women's: 1.  Brazil, 2.  Argentina, 3.  Chile
• November 19 & 20: IFA South America Fistball Cup 2016 in Santiago
  • Men's: 1. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 2. Merces Curitiba, 3. Ginástica Novo Hamburgo
  • Women's: 1. Duque de Caxias Curitiba, 2. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 3. Club Manquehue Santiago

Floorball

Open

• August 11 – 14: Czech Open (clubs) in Prague
  • Men: EraViikingit defeated Hollvikens, 2–0.
    • Top scorer: Mika Moilanen (EräViikingit)
    • Best goalie: Robin Johansson (Höllviken IBF)
    • Best player: Miko Kailiala (EräViikingit)
  • Women: Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated 1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice 4–3.
    • Top scorer: Martina Řepková (Florbal Chodov)
    • Best goalkeeper: Lenka Kubíčková (1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice)
    • Best player: Stephanie Boberg (Pixbo Wallenstam IBK)
• September 9 – 11: Polish Open (national teams) in Wrocław
  • In the final,  Finland defeated  Czech Republic, 3–4.  Norway took third place.
    • Best scorer: Rasmus Kainulainen
    • Best Golkeeper: Daniel Muck

Europe

• August 24 – 28: EuroFloorball Challenge in Budapest and Érd
  • Men's: Phoenix Fireball SE defeated Dunai Krokodilok SE, 7–4. FBC Bozen.
  • Women's: CDE El Valle defeated Neumann Pillangók, 4–1. Phoenix Fireball SE took third place.
• September 30 – October 2: Champions Cup in Borås
  • Men's: Storvreta IBK defeated SC Classic, 2–1.
  • Women's: Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated SC Classic, 6–2.
• October 5 – 9: EuroFloorball Cup in Weißenfels
  • Men's: UHC Weißenfels defeated SK Lielvarde 8–6.
  • Women's: Sveiva IB defeated UHC Weißenfels 5–0.

International Championships

• May 4 – 8: 2016 Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Belleville
  •  Sweden defeated  Finland, 6–3, to win their fifth Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships.   Switzerland took third place.
• July 19 – 24: World University Championships in Porto
  • Men:  Finland defeated  Sweden, 5–4, in extra time.   Switzerland took third place.
  • Women:  Finland defeated  Sweden, 3-2 after penalties, after 2–2 in regular game.  Czech Republic took third place.
• December 3 – 11: 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships in Riga

Freestyle skiing

Futsal

• February 2 – 13: UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 in  Serbia
  •  Spain defeated  Russia, 7–3, to win their seventh UEFA Futsal Euro title.  Kazakhstan took third place.
• February 10 – 21: 2016 AFC Futsal Championship in  Uzbekistan
  •  Iran defeated  Uzbekistan, 2–1, to win their eleventh AFC Futsal Championship title.  Thailand took third place.
• April 15 – 24: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in  South Africa
  •  Morocco defeated  Egypt, 3–2, to win their first Africa Futsal Cup of Nations title.  Mozambique took third place.
• May 8 – 14: 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in  Costa Rica
  •  Costa Rica defeated  Panama, 4–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall CONCACAF Futsal Championship title.  Guatemala took third place.
• May 21 – 28: 2016 South American Under-17 Futsal Championship in Foz do Iguaçu
  •  Brazil defeated  Argentina, 4–2, to win their first South American Under-17 Futsal Championship.  Venezuela took third place.
• June 12 – 19: Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2016 in Asunción
  • In the final, Cerro Porteño defeated Jaraguá, 4–2, tp win their first Copa Libertadores Cup. Rionegro Futsal took third place.
• July 2 – 10: 2016 FISU World University Futsal Championship in Goiânia^[184]
  • Men:  Brazil defeated  Russia, 2–1, in the final. The  Czech Republic took third place.
  • Women:  Brazil defeated  Russia, 1–0, in the final.  Portugal took third place.
• July 10 – 16: 2016 AFF Futsal Club Championship in Naypyidaw^[185]
  • Men: Port Futsal Club defeated Thai Son Nam, 4–3, to win their second consecutive AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
  • Myanmar Imperial College took third place.
  • Women: Jaya Kencana Angels defeated Khon Kaen Futsal Team, 5-4 on penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their first Women's AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
  • Thai Son Nam District 8 took third place.
• July 15 – 22: 2016 CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships in Asunción (debut event)^[186]
  •  Brazil defeated  Colombia, 4–2, to win the inaugural CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships title.
  •  Paraguay took third place.
• July 15 – 23: 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok
  • Nagoya Oceans defeated Naft Al-Wasat SC, 6–5 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, to win their third AFC Futsal Club Championship title.
  • Chonburi Blue Wave took third place.
• September 10 – October 1: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in  Colombia^[187]
  •  Argentina defeated  Russia, 5–4, to win their first FIFA Futsal World Cup title.
  •  Iran took third place.
• October 31 – November 8: 2016 AFF Futsal Championship in Bangkok
  • Event cancelled. The 2017 event, in  Vietnam, would the next such event to be hosted.

Golf

2016 Summer Olympics (PGA and LPGA)

• August 11 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro
  • 01 ! Justin Rose; 02 ! Henrik Stenson; 03 ! Matt Kuchar
• August 17 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in Rio de Janeiro
  • 01 ! Inbee Park; 02 ! Lydia Ko; 03 ! Shanshan Feng

2016 Men's major golf championships

• April 7 – 10: 2016 Masters Tournament
  • Winner: Danny Willett (first major win; first PGA Tour win)
• June 16 – 19: 2016 U.S. Open
  • Winner: Dustin Johnson (first major win; 10th PGA Tour win)
• July 14 – 17: 2016 Open Championship
  • Winner: Henrik Stenson (first major win)
• July 28 – 31: 2016 PGA Championship
  • Winner: Jimmy Walker (first major win; 6th PGA Tour win)

2016 World Golf Championships (WGC)

• March 3–6: 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship
  • Winner: Adam Scott (second WGC win, first WGC-Cadillac win)
• March 23–27: 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
  • Winner: Jason Day (second WGC-Match Play win)
• June 30 – July 3: 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
  • Winner: Dustin Johnson (first WGC-Bridgestone Invitational win, third WGC win; 11th PGA Tour win)
• October 27–30: 2016 WGC-HSBC Champions
  • Winner: Hideki Matsuyama (first WGC win, third PGA Tour win)

Other men's golf events

• May 12 – 15: 2016 Players Championship
  • Winner: Jason Day (first Players win, tenth PGA Tour win)
• May 26 – 29: 2016 BMW PGA Championship (European Tour)
  • Winner: Chris Wood (first BMW PGA Championship win, third European Tour win)
• September 30 – October 2: 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota^[188]
  • Winner:  Team USA (First victory since 2008)
• November 24 – 27: 2016 World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia
  • Winner: Denmark (first World Cup victory)

2016 Senior major golf championships

• May 19 – 22: Regions Tradition
  • Winner: Bernhard Langer (first Regions Tradition title; sixth Senior major golf championship win)
• May 26 – 29: Senior PGA Championship
  • Winner: Rocco Mediate (first Senior PGA Championship and Senior Major win)
• June 9 – 12: Constellation Senior Players Championship
  • Winner: Bernhard Langer (third straight Senior Players Championship title; seventh Senior major golf championship win)
• July 21 – 24: Senior Open Championship
  • Winner: Paul Broadhurst (first Senior Open Championship and Senior Major win)
• August 11 – 15: U.S. Senior Open
  • Winner: Gene Sauers (first US Senior Open and Senior Major win)

2016 Women's major golf championships

• March 31 – April 3: 2016 ANA Inspiration
  • Winner: Lydia Ko (second consecutive major win, first ANA Inspiration win; second consecutive LPGA Tour win)
• June 9 – 12: 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
  • Winner: Brooke Henderson (first Major win, second LPGA Tour win)
• July 7 – 10: 2016 U.S. Women's Open Golf Championship
  • Winner: Brittany Lang (first Major win, second LPGA Tour win)
• July 28 – 31: 2016 Women's British Open
  • Winner: Ariya Jutanugarn (first Major win, fourth LPGA Tour win)
• September 15 – 18: 2016 Evian Championship
  • Winner: Chun In-gee (first Evian Championship win, second Major win, second LPGA Tour win)

2016 International Crown

• July 21 – 24: 2016 International Crown at the Merit Club in Libertyville, Illinois (Chicago metropolitan area)^[189]
  • Winners: The  United States (13 points)

FISU

• June 22 – 26: 2016 World University Golf Championship in Brive-la-Gaillarde
  • Men's Individual: 1 Robin Dawson, 2. Xuewem Luo, 3. Yu-Chen Yeh
  • Women's Individual: 1. Karolina Vlckova, 2. Marie Luňáčková, 3. Kateřina Vlašínová
  • Men's Team: 1.  France, 2.  Ireland, 3.  Chinese Taipei
  • Women's Team: 1.  Czech Republic, 2.  Chinese Taipei, 3.  United States

Grass skiing

• July 23 – 29: 2016 FIS Grass Ski Junior World Championships in Dizin
  • Super Combined winners: Martin Barták (m) / Kristin Hetfleisch (f)
  • Super G #1 winners: Martin Barták (m) / Kristin Hetfleisch (f)
  • Super G #2 winners: Martin Barták (m) / Marino Maeda (f)
  • Slalom winners: Martin Barták (m) / Magdaléna Kotyzová (f)
  • Giant Slalom winners: Marcel Knapp (m) / Daniela Krueckel (f)

2016 FIS Grass Ski World Cup

• June 4 & 5: WC #1 in Rettenbach
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Giant Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Men's Super Combined winner: Mirko Hüppi
  • Women's Super Combined winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
• July 2 & 3: WC #2 in Předklášteří
  • Men's Slalom winner: Jan Gardavsky
  • Women's Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Michael Stocker
• July 8 – 10: WC #3 in Kaprun
  • Men's Super G winner: Mirko Hüppi
  • Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
  • Men's Super Combined winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Super Combined winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Giant Slalon winner: Kristin Hetfleisch
• August 20 & 21: WC #7 in Santa Caterina Ski Area
  • Men's Slalom #1 winner: Michael Stocker
  • Men's Slalom #2 winner: Michael Stocker
  • Women's Slalom #1 winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Women's Slalom #2 winner: Daniela Krückel
• August 27 & 28: WC #5 in Marbach
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Giant Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Men's Super G winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
• September 1 – 4: WC #6 (final) in Ravascletto
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Marc Zickbauer
  • Women's Giant Slalom winner: Barbara Míková
  • Men's Super G winner: Michael Stocker
  • Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
  • Men's Super Combined winner: Marc Zickbauer
  • Women's Super Combined winner: Barbara Míková
  • Men's Slalom winner: Jan Gardavský
  • Women's Slalom winner: Daniela Krueckel

Gymnastics

Handball

• January 6 – December 18: 2016 IHF Calendar of Events^[190]

2016 Summer Olympics (IHF)

• August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
  • Men: 01 !  Denmark (DEN); 02 !  France (FRA); 03 !  Germany (GER)
  • Women: 01 !  Russia (RUS); 02 !  France (FRA); 03 !  Norway (NOR)

EHF

• September 5, 2015 – May 29, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Champions League
  • Vive Targi Kielce defeated MVM Veszprém KC, 39–38, after overtime and penalties, to win their first EHF Champions League title.
  • Paris Saint-Germain took third place.
• September 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Cup
  • Frisch Auf Göppingen defeated HBC Nantes, 32–26, to win their first EHF Cup title. BM Granollers took third place.
• October 11, 2015 – May 21, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup
  • ABC Braga defeated S.L. Benfica, 53–51, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title.
• September 12, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League
  • CSM Bucharest defeated Győri ETO, 29–26, to win their first Women's EHF Champions League title. ŽRK Vardar took third place.
• October 16, 2015 – May 6, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup
  • Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA defeated TuS Metzingen, 55–49, to win their second Women's EHF Cup title.
• October 17, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup
  • Team Tvis Holstebro defeated Handball Club Lada, 61–52, to win their first Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup title.
• November 14, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
  • Gran Canaria defeated Kastamonu Bld. GSK, 62–54, to win their first Women's EHF Challenge Cup title.
• January 15 – 31: 2016 European Men's Handball Championship in  Poland
  •  Germany defeated  Spain, 24–17, to win their second European Men's Handball Championship title.  Croatia took the bronze medal.
• July 4 – 8: 2016 European Open Handball Championship for Women in Gothenburg^[191]
  •  Sweden defeated  Denmark, 34–33, to win their first European Open Handball Championship title.  Norway took third place.
• July 8 – 10: 2016 European Youth Beach Handball Championship in Nazaré^[192][193]
  • Men:  Spain defeated  Portugal, 2–1 in matches played, in the final.  Italy took third place.
  • Women: The  Netherlands defeated  Spain, 2–0 in matches played, in the final.  Portugal took third place.
• July 28 – August 7: 2016 European Men's Junior Handball Championship in Kolding^[194]
  •  Spain defeated  Germany, 30–29, to win their second European Men's Junior Handball Championship title.
  •  France took third place.
• December 4 – 18: 2016 European Women's Handball Championship in  Sweden^[195]

CAHB

• January 21 – 30: 2016 African Men's Handball Championship in  Egypt
  •  Egypt defeated  Tunisia, 21–19, to win their sixth African Men's Handball Championship title.  Angola took the bronze medal.
• May 4 – 14: 2016 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Laayoune
  • Primeiro de Agosto defeated TKC Yaoundé, 40–16, to win their second Women's African Handball Cup Winners' Cup. Progresso took third place.
• May 4 – 14: 2016 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Laayoune
  • Zamalek SC defeated Espérance Tunis, 26–25, to win their fifth African Handball Cup Winners' Cup. AS Hammamet took third place.
• May 4: 2016 African Handball Super Cup for men's and women's in Laayoune
  • Men: Espérance Tunis defeated Zamalek SC, 33–32, after overtime, to win their second African Handball Super Cup.
  • Women: Primeiro de Agosto defeated Africa Sports, 33–14, to win their second African Handball Super Cup.
• September 2 – 9: 2016 African Men's Youth Handball Championship in Bamako
  •  Tunisia defeated  Egypt, 26–25, to win their first African Men's Youth Handball Championship title.
  •  Algeria took the bronze medal.
• September 11 – 18: 2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship in Bamako
  •  Tunisia defeated  Egypt, 26–25, to win their fourth African Men's Junior Handball Championship title.
  •  Algeria took the bronze medal.

AHF

• January 15 – 28: 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship in  Bahrain
  •  Qatar defeated  Bahrain, 27–22, to win their second consecutive Asian Men's Handball Championship title.  Japan took the bronze medal.
• March 18 – 24: 18th Asian Club League 2016 in Doha
  • 1. Lekhwiya; 2. Al-Najma; 3. Al-Noor
• July 22 – August 1: 2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in Amman
  •  Qatar defeated  Saudi Arabia, 23–16, to win their fifth title and fourth consecutive Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship.
  •  South Korea took third place.
• August 10 – 17: 2016 Asian Men’s & Women’s Youth Beach Handball Championship in Pattaya (debut event)^[196]
  • Men: 1.  Thailand; 2.  Chinese Taipei; 3.  Pakistan
  • Women: 1.  China; 2.  Thailand; 3.  Chinese Taipei
• August 27 – September 5: 2016 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship in Manama
  •  Bahrain defeated  Japan, 25–23, to win their first Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship title.
  •  South Korea took third place.
• October 26 – November 1: 2016 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship in Kyzylorda (debut event)
  • 1. Kaysar; 2. Almaty Club; 3. Ile Club^[197]
• October 29 – November 5: 2016 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship in Amman
  • Al-Noor defeated El Jaish SC, 25–23, to win their first Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship title.
  • Lekhwiya Handball Team took third place.

PATHF

• March 15 – 19: 2016 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship in Foz do Iguaçu
  • 1.  Brazil; 2.  Argentina; 3.  Chile
• April 12 – 16: 2016 Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship in Santiago
  • 1.  Brazil; 2.  Paraguay; 3.  Argentina
• May 25 – 29: 2016 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship in Buenos Aires
  • Handebol Taubaté defeated fellow Brazilian team, Esporte Pinheiros, 28–23, to win their fourth consecutive Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship title.
  • SAG Villa Ballester took third place.
• June 11 – 19: 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship in Buenos Aires^[198]
  •  Brazil defeated  Chile, 28–24, to win their third Pan American Men's Handball Championship title.  Argentina took third place.
• November 1 – 5: 2016 Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship in Santiago
  • Metodista São Bernardo defeated Ferro Carril Oeste, 29–15, to win the first ever Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship.
  • Club Atlético Goes took third place.

International handball championships

• March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Astrakhan
  •  Russia and  Sweden both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[199]
• March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Metz
  •  France has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[200]
• March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Aarhus
  •  Romania and  Montenegro both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[201]
• April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Gdańsk
  •  Tunisia and  Poland both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[202]
• April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Malmö
  •  Sweden and  Slovenia both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[203]
• April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Herning
  •  Croatia and  Denmark both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[204]
• June 27 – July 3: 2016 World University Handball Championship in Antequera^[205]
  • Men:  Romania defeated  South Korea, 28–20, in the final.  Spain took third place.
  • Women:  Spain defeated  Romania, 20–14, in the final.  Poland took third place.
• July 3 – 15: 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in Moscow^[206]
  •  Denmark defeated  Russia, 32–28 in overtime, to win their second Women's Junior World Handball Championship title.
  •  Romania took third place.
• July 12 – 17: 2016 Beach Handball World Championships for Men and Women in Budapest^[207]
  • Men:  Croatia defeated  Brazil, 2–0, to win their second Beach Handball World Championships title.  Qatar took third place.
  • Women:  Spain defeated  Brazil, 2–1, to win their first Women's Beach Handball World Championships title.
  •  Norway took third place.
• July 19 – 31: 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in  Slovakia^[208]
  •  Russia defeated  Denmark, 30–22, to win their second Women's Youth World Handball Championship title.
  •  South Korea took third place.
• September 5 – 8: 2016 IHF Super Globe in Doha^[209]
  • Füchse Berlin defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 29–28, to win their second consecutive IHF Super Globe title.
  • Vive Targi Kielce took third place.

Ice hockey

Judo

Korfball

Europe

• January 13 – 16: IKF Europa Cup 2016 (final round) in Budapest
  • In the final PKC/SWKGroep defeated Boeckenberg KC 31–21. NC Benfica took third place.
• January 22 – 24: IKF Europa Shield 2016 in Castrop-Rauxel
  • In the final Korfbal Club Barcelona defeated Bec Korfball Club 15-14. Schweriner-Korfball-Club '67 e.V. took third place.
• June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 West in Saint-Étienne
  •  Turkey and  Catalonia are qualify from European Championship.
• June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 East in Nitra
  •  Poland and  Germany are qualify from European Championship.
• August 10 – 13: 1st IKF U15 European Korfball Championship in Dunakeszi
  • The  Netherlands defeated the  Netherlands 1, 10–7.
• October 22 – 30: 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship in Dordrecht

North America

• June 15 – 19: Copa Internacional de Korfball in Santo Domingo

1.  Dominican Republic 2.  Netherlands 3.  Colombia 4.  Costa Rica

Asia

• August 26 – September 3: 4th IKF Asia Korfball Championship in  India
  • In the final,  Chinese Taipei defeated  Hong Kong, 39–14.  China took third place.

World championships and World Cups

• March 18 – 20: U17 Korfball World Cup in Schijndel
  •  Netherlands beating the  Belgium squad in the final 26–12.  England took third place
• March 25 – 27: U19 Korfball World Cup in Leeuwarden
  •  Netherlands beating the  Belgium squad in the final 22–18.  Chinese Taipei took third place
• July 9 – 16: IKF U23 World Korfball Championship in Olomouc
  •  Netherlands beating the  Chinese Taipei squad in the final 24–16.  Czech Republic took third place.

Lacrosse

• July 7 – 16: Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships in Coquitlam
  • United States defeated Canada, 13–12, to win their eighth consecutive ILF Men's U-19 World Lacrosse Championship. Iroquois took third place.
• July 28 – August 6: 2016 European Lacrosse Championship in Gödöllő
  • England defeated Israel, 7–6, to win their fourth consecutive Men's European Lacrosse Championships. Finland took third place.

Major League Lacrosse

• April 23 – August 20: 2016 Major League Lacrosse season
  • Denver Outlaws defeated Ohio Machine, 19–18.
    • MVP: Eric Law

NCAA Lacrosse Championship

• May 28 – 30: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship (semifinals and final at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia)
  • North Carolina defeated Maryland 14–13.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Chris Cloutier (North Carolina)
• May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
  • Le Moyne defeated Limestone 8–4.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Brendan Entenmann (Le Moyne)
• May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
  • Salisbury defeated Tufts 14–13.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Colin Reymann (Salisbury)
• May 27 – 29: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship (semifinals and final at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania)
  • North Carolina defeated Maryland 13–7.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Aly Messinger (North Carolina)
• May 19 – 21: 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship in Denver
  • Florida Southern defeated Adelphi 8–7.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Taylor Gillis (Florida Southern)
• May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
  • Middlebury defeated Trinity (CT) 9–5.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Katie Mandigo (Middlebury)

NLL

• January 1 – June 2016: 2016 NLL season
  • Saskatchewan Rush defeated Buffalo Bandits, 2-0 in the final.
    • MVP: Aaron Bold

WCLA

• May 4 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division I National Championship in Winston-Salem
  • In the final Georgia defeated Minnesota 8–7. Colorado Buffaloes took third place.

Division I Individual Awards

• Most Outstanding Attacker – Arden Birdwell (Georgia Bulldogs)
• Most Outstanding Midfielder – Allie Thalhuber (Minnesota)
• Most Outstanding Defender – Meredith Butler Georgia Bulldogs
• Most Outstanding Goalie – Hannah Gilbert (Minnesota)
• May 6 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division II National Championship in Winston-Salem
  • In the final Denver defeated Utah 11–10. Loyola took third place.

Division II Individual Awards

• Most Outstanding Attacker – Kaitlin Ball (Denver)
• Most Outstanding Midfielder – Audrey Burns (Utah)
• Most Outstanding Defender – Nicole Cosmany (Denver)
• Most Outstanding Goalie – Sasha McKee (Utah)

Luge

Mixed martial arts

Modern pentathlon

• January 28 – October 23: 2016 UIPM Events Calendar^[210]

2016 Summer Olympics (UIPM)

• August 18 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Deodoro Modern Pentathlon Park
  • Men: 01 ! Aleksander Lesun; 02 ! Pavlo Tymoshchenko; 03 ! Ismael Marcelo Hernandez Uscanga
  • Women: 01 ! Chloe Esposito; 02 ! Élodie Clouvel; 03 ! Oktawia Nowacka

International modern pentathlon events

• March 16 – 20: 2016 Pan American Modern Pentathlon Championships in Buenos Aires^[211]
  • Men's winner: Nathan Schrimsher
  • Women's winner: Leidis Laura Moya
  • Men's team winners:  United States (Nathan Schrimsher, Dennis Bowsher, Lucas Schrimsher)
  • Women's team winners:  United States (Samantha Achterberg, Margaux Isaksen, Isabella Isaksen)
• May 22 – 29: 2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Moscow^[212]
  • Men's winner: Valentin Belaud
  • Women's winner: Sarolta Kovács
  • Men's team relay winners:  South Korea (Hwang Woo-jin, Jun Woong-tae)
  • Women's team relay winners:  Germany (Lena Schöneborn, Annika Schleu)
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Russia (Aleksander Lesun, Donata Rimšaitė)
  • Men's team winners:  Egypt (Yasser Hefny, Amro El Geziry, Omar El Geziry)
  • Women's team winners:  Hungary (Tamara Alekszejev, Zsofia Foldhazi, Sarolta Kovács)
• July 4 – 11: 2016 European Modern Pentathlon Championships in Sofia^[213]
  • Men's winner: Jan Kuf
  • Women's winner: Laura Asadauskaitė
  • Men's team relay winners:  Russia (Alexander Savkin, Aleksander Lesun)
  • Women's team relay winners:  Belarus (Iryna Prasiantsova, Katsiaryna Arol)
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Czech Republic (Natalie Dianová, Jan Kuf)
  • Men's team winners:  Italy (Pierpaolo Petroni, Fabio Poddighe, Riccardo De Luca)
  • Women's team winners:  Lithuania (Gintarė Venčkauskaitė, Laura Asadauskaitė, Karolina Guzauskaitė)
• July 14 – 18: 2016 World Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships in Limerick^[214]
  • Men's winner: JEONG Young-jin
  • Women's winner: Aurora Tognetti
  • Men's team relay winners:  South Korea (JEONG Young-jin, KIM Woo-cheol)
  • Women's team relay winners:  Italy (Aurora Tognetti, Elena Micheli)
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Russia (Xeina Fralcova, Andrei Zuev)
  • Men's team winners:  South Korea (KIM Se-dong, KIM Dae-won, JEONG Young-jin)
  • Women's team winners:  Russia (Mariia Khamppu, Xeina Fralcova, Adelina Ibatullina)
• July 27 – 31: 2016 European Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships in Barcelona^[215]
  • Men's winner: Ivan Khamtsou
  • Women's winner: Xeina Fralcova
  • Men's team relay winners:  Great Britain (Josh Miller, Harry Sykes)
  • Women's team relay winners:  Italy (Aurora Tognetti, Elena Micheli)
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Russia (Xeina Fralcova, Andrei Zuev)
  • Men's team winners:  Belarus (Mikita Harnastaeu, Yauheni Arol, Ivan Khamtsou)
  • Women's team winners:  Russia (Ekaterina Utina, Adelina Ibatullina, Xeina Fralcova)
• September 12 – 18: 2016 World Junior Modern Pentathlon Championships in Cairo^[216]
  • Men's Junior winner: Charles Fernandez
  • Women's Junior winner: KIM Sun-woo
  • Men's Junior team relay winners:  Russia (Alexander Lifanov, Serge Baranov)
  • Women's Junior team relay winners:  Russia (Sofia Serkina, Alena Popova)
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Italy (Matteo Cicinelli, Aurora Tognetti)
  • Men's Junior team winners:  Russia (Danila Glavatskikh, Viacheslav Bardyshev, Alexander Lifanov)
  • Women's Junior team winners:  Italy (Aurora Tognetti, Irene Prampolini, Francesca Tognetti)

2016 Modern Pentathlon World Cup

• February 24 – 28: MP World Cup #1 in Cairo^[217]
  • Men's winner: Amro El Geziry
  • Women's winner: Lena Schöneborn
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Italy (Auro Franceschini, Lavinia Bonessio)
• March 9 – 14: MP World Cup #2 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[218]
  • Men's winner: JUN Woong-tae
  • Women's winner: Claudia Cesarini
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Germany (Lena Schöneborn, Patrick Douge)
• March 31 – April 3: MP World Cup #3 in Rome^[219]
  • Men's winner: Valentin Prades
  • Women's winner: Laura Asadauskaitė
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Italy (Lorenzo Michele, Lavinia Bonessio)
• April 14 – 18: MP World Cup #4 in Kecskemét^[220]
  • Men's winner: James Cooke
  • Women's winner: Anastasiya Prokopenko
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Guatemala (Charles Fernandez, Isabel Brand)
• May 6 – 8: MP World Cup #5 (final) in Sarasota, Florida^[221]
  • Men's winner: James Cooke
  • Women's winner: Lena Schöneborn
  • Mixed team relay winners:  Ireland (Arthur Lanigan-O'Keeffe, Natalya Coyle)

Motorcycle racing (FIM)

Motorsport

Mountain bike racing

Multi-sport events

• February 5 – 16: 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong^[222]
  • India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 6 – 11: 2016 Arctic Winter Games in / Nuuk^[223]
  •  Alaska won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 29 – July 3: 2016 IWAS U23 World Games in Prague^[224]
  • For results, click here.
• July 10 – 19: 2016 ASEAN University Games in  Singapore^[225]
  •  Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 12 – 25: 2016 European Universities Games in Zagreb and Rijeka^[226]
  • University of Zagreb won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 21 – 29: 2016 ASEAN School Games in Chiang Mai^[227]
  •  Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 24 – October 3: 2016 Asian Beach Games in Da Nang^[228]
  •  Vietnam won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 24 – December 3: 2016 Bolivarian Beach Games in Iquique^[229]
  •  Chile won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Nordic combined

Olympic Games

• February 12 – 21: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[230]
  • The United States and South Korea won ten gold medals each. However, the United States finished first, due to winning more silver medals than South Korea.
  • Russia won the overall medal tally.
• August 5 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro^[231]
  • The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Paralympic Games

• September 7 – 18: 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro
  • China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Padel

International Padel Federation Calendar ^[232]

2016 World Padel Tour

• March 27 – December 14: 2016 World Padel Tour
• March 27 – April 3: Gijón Open
  • Winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
• April 16 – 24: Valencia Master
  • Men's winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
• April 30 – May 8: Barcelona Master
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Patty Llaguno & Elisabeth Amatriaín
• May 12 – 14: Rome Exhibition
  • Winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
• May 22 – 29: Las Rozas de Madrid Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
• May 30 – June 6: Lisbon Chellenger
  • Winners: Matías Marina & Alejandro Ruiz Granados
• June 19 – 26: Palma Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
• June 26 – July 3: Barcelona Chellenger
  • Men's winners: Gonzalo Rubio & Javier Ruiz
  • Women's winners: Catalina Tenorio & Victoria Iglesias
• July 3 – 10: Valladolid Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
• July 24 – 31: Gran Canaria Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
• August 7 – 14: Costa del Sol Chellenger
  • Winners: Federico Quiles & Franco Stupaczuk
• August 21 – 28: La Nucía Open
  • Men's winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
  • Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
• September 5 – 11: Monte Carlo Master
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
• September 11 – 18: Madrid Chellenger
  • Winners: Gonzalo Godo Díaz & Luciano Capra
• September 18 – 25: Sevilla Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
• October 9 – 16: A Coruña Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
• October 23 – 30: Zaragoza Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
• November 7 – 13: Buenos Aires Master
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
• November 25 – 27: Miami Exhibition
• November 27 – December 4: Basque Country Open
• December 14 – 18: Madrid Master (final)

World Championship

• November 14 – 20: Padel Tennis World Championship in Lisboa
  • Men's winners: Álvaro Cepero Rodríguez & Juan Lebrón Chincoa
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero

Radio-controlled racing

Raquetball

World Championships and Continental Championships

• March 19–26: Pan American Championships in San Luis Potosí
  • Men's Singles: Daniel De La Rosa def. Jake Bredenbeck 15–2, 15–1.
  • Men's Doubles: Javier Moreno / Alejandro Landa def. Fernando Rios / Jose Daniel Ugalde 15–11, 15–10.
  • Women's Singles: Paola Longoria def. Frédérique Lambert 15–3, 15–6.
  • Women's Doubles: Paola Longoria / Samantha Salas def. Michelle Key / Kelani Bailey 15–5, 15–10.
  • Boys' Singles U14: Jose Carlos Ramos Martinez def. Ari Wiessbrott 15–1, 15–7.
  • Boys' Singles U16: Rodrigo Rodriguez def. Eduardo Portillo 5–15, 15–7, 11–7.
  • Women's Singles U14: Guadalupe Griffin def. Delia Alejandra Aguilar 15–5, 11–15, 11–8.
  • Women's Doubles U16: Monserrat de la Mejia / Ana Laura Flores def. Delia Alejandra Aguilar / Guadalupe Griffin 15–8, 15–3.
• July 16–23: World Championships in Cali
  • Men's Singles: Rocky Carson def. Daniel de la Rosa 11-15, 15-5, 11-5.
  • Women's Singles: Paola Longoria def. Ana Gabriela Martínez 15-12, 15-5.
  • Men's Doubles: Álvaro Beltrán / Javier Moreno def. Jake Bredenbeck / Jose Diaz 15-12, 15-9.
  • Women's Doubles: Aimee Ruiz / Janel Tisinger
• August 29 – September 3: Senior World Championships in Albuquerque
  • Overall winners:  United States and  Mexico
• November 13–19: Junior World Championships n San Luis Potosí
  • Top three: 1.  Mexico, 2.  Bolivia, 3.  United States

2016 World Racquetball Tour

• February 18 – December 18: 2016 World Racquetball Tour
  • February 18–21: WRT Mt Rainier Open in Seattle
    • Alejandro Cardona def. Jake Bredenbeck 15-3, 15-10.
    • Alejandro Cardona / Gerardo Franco def. Andree Parrilla / David Horn 15-9, 10-15, 11-6.
  • April 21 – 24: 2016 WRT Sonora Open in Hermosillo
    • Polo Gutierrez def. Alejandro Cardona 15-8, 15-10.
  • May 13 – 15: WRT Midwest Championships in Minneapolis
    • Alejandro Cardona def. David Horn 8-15, 15-10, 11-8.
    • Alejandro Cardona / Jaime Martell def. David Horn / Sebastian Franco 11-15, 15-12, 11-5.
  • June 15 – 18: Long Beach Open in Long Beach
    • Rodrigo Montoya / Teobaldo Fumero A. def. Carlos Keller Vargas / Roland Keller 15-5, 15-13.
  • August 18 – 21: San Luis Open in San Luis Potosí
    • Winner: Javier Mar
    • Doubles winners: Andree Parrilla & Rodrigo Montoya
  • September 15 – 18: Atlanta Open in Atlanta
    • Singles: Andree Parrilla defeated Polo Gutierrez 15-11, 15-14.
    • Doubles: Andree Parrilla & David Horn defeated Justus Benson & Jaime Martell 15-15, 15-3, 11-6.
  • October 28 – 30: Del Lago Open in Matamoros
    • Jaime Martell defeated David Horn 12-15, 15-12, 11-6.
    • Jaime Martell & David defeated Alejandro Cardona & Rodrigo Montoya from windrawn.
  • December 2 – 4: Monterrey Open in Monterrey
  • December 8 – 11: Alamo City Open in San Antonio

2015–16 International Racquetball Tour

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

2015–16 Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour

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

Road cycling

Roller skating

FIRS

• June 1 – 5: 2016 World Inline Hockey Masters Cup in Bolzano
  • Master Cup winner:  Czech Republic
  • Veteran Cup winner:  Czech Republic
• June 4 – 5: 2016 Inline Alpine Slalom and Parallel Slalom World Championships in Unterensingen and Villablino
  • Slalom winners: Katharina Hoffmann & Kristaps Zvejnieks
  • Parallel Slalom winners: Claudia Wittmann & Davis Zvejnieks
  • World Cup winners: Jana Börsig & Marco Walz
• June 12 – 25: 2016 World Inline Hockey Championships in Asiago/Roana
  • Men's: In the final,  Czech Republic defeated  Italy, 4–0.  France took third place.
  • Women's: In the final,  Canada defeated  United States, 3–1.   Switzerland took third place.
  • Junior men: In the final,  Czech Republic defeated  Italy, 5–4.   Switzerland took third place.
  • Junior women: In the final,  Spain defeated  Italy, 2–0.  Canada took third place.
• September 10 – 18: World Roller Speed Skating Championships in Nanjing
  •  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 24 – October 1: 2016 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup in Iquique
  • In the final,  Spain defeated  Portugal, after (a.e.t.), 3–2.  Argentina took third place.
• September 28 – October 8: Artistic Skating World Championship in Novara
  • Seniors Figures winners: Markus Lell (m) / Anabella Mendoz (f)
  • Juniors Figures winners: Deven Jacobson (m) / Giselle Soler (f)
  • Inline Seniors winners: Yi-Fan Chen (m) / Natalie Motley (f)
  • Inline Juniors winners: Collin Motley (m) / Anastasia Nosova (f)
  • Seniors Solo Dance winners: Daniel Morandin (m) / Silvia Stibilj (f)
  • Juniors Solo Dance winners: José Cruz (m) / Martina Camana (f)
  • Senior Couples Dance winners:  Italy (Alessandro Spigai & Elena Leoni)
  • Junior Couples Dance winners:  United States (Benson Kuan & Cassandra Seidel)
• November 17 – 21: 2016 Inline Freestyle World Championships in Bangkok
  • Free Jump winners: Thomas Rataud (m) / Maëliss Conan (f)
  • Battle Slide winners: Huang Haiyang (m) / Nichakan Chinupun (f)
  • Senior Battle Slalom winners: Sergey Timchenko (m) / Daria Kuznetsova (f)
  • Junior Battle Slalom winners: Zhang Hao (m) / Liu Jiaxin (f)
  • Senior Classic Slalom winners: Sergey Timchenko (m) / Mang Yun (f)
  • Junior Classic Slalom winners: Zhang Hao (m) / Sofia Bogdanova (f)
  • Senior Speed Slalom winners: Pan Yusuo (m) / Barbara Bossi (f)
  • Junior Speed Slalom winners: Pedram Ranjbar Vakili (m) / Lo Pei Yu (f)

CERH

• October 24, 2015 – May, 15: 2015–16 CERH European League
  • In the final, S.L. Benfica defeated U.D. Oliveirense, 5–3, to win their second Europen League.
• October 24, 2015 – May 1: 2015–16 CERS Cup
  • In the final, ÓC Barcelos defeated CP Vilafranca, 6–3, to win their second CERS Cup.
• November 29, 2015 – March 20: 2015–16 CERH Women's European Cup
  • In the final, CP Voltregà defeated Manlleu, after regular game, 4–4 and penalties 2–1, to win their 4th title.
• March 24 – 26: U23 Latin Cup in Follonica
  • 1.  Portugal
  • 2.  Italy
  • 3.  Spain
• April 28 – 30: 2016 Show and Precision European Championships in Matosinhos
  •  Italy win's overall gold medals.
• July 11 – 16: 2016 CERH European Championship in Oliveira de Azeméis
  •  Portugal defeated  Italy, 6–2, to win their twenty one CERH European Championship.  Spain took third place.
• August 25 – September 3: 2016 Cadet/Youth/Junior/Senior European Championships in Freiburg
  •  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 1 – 5: 2016 Cup of Europe Calderara Di Reno in  Italy
  •  Spain and  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Rowing

Rugby union

2016 Summer Olympics (WR)

• March 5 & 6: Aquece Rio International Women's Rugby Sevens 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[233]
  • Winner:  Brazil
  • Second:  Argentina
  • Third:  Colombia
• June 18 & 19: 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Fontvieille, Monaco
  • Cup Winner:  Spain
  • Cup Second:  Samoa
  • Cup Third:  Russia
  • Plate winner:  Canada
  • Bowl winner:  Zimbabwe
  • Shield winner:  South Korea
• August 6 – 11: 2016 Summer Olympics (rugby sevens) in Rio de Janeiro
  • Men: 01 !  Fiji; 02 !  Great Britain; 03 !  South Africa
  • Women: 01 !  Australia; 02 !  New Zealand; 03 !  Canada

International rugby events

• February 5 – March 18: 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship^[234]
  • Champions:  Wales (first Six Nations Under 20s Championship title)
  • Second:  France
  • Third:  Ireland
• February 5 – March 20: 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship^[235]
  • Champions:  France (fifth Women's Six Nations Championship title)
  • Second:  England
  • Third:  Ireland
• February 6 – March 6: 2016 Americas Rugby Championship (debut event)
  • Winner:  Argentina XV (inaugural Americas Rugby Championship title)
  • Second:  United States
  • Third:  Canada
• February 6 – March 19: 2016 Six Nations Championship^[236]
  • Champions:  England (fifth Six Nations Championship title)
  • Grand Slam:  England
  • Triple Crown:  England
  • Calcutta Cup:  England
  • Millennium Trophy:  England
  • Centenary Quaich:  Ireland
  • Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy:  France
• March 8 – 21: 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge in  Fiji^[237]
  • Champions: Fiji Warriors (sixth World Rugby Pacific Challenge title)
  • Second: Samoa A
  • Third: Tonga A
• June 7 – 25: 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Manchester^[238]
  •  England defeated  Ireland, 45–21, to win their third World Rugby Under 20 Championship title.  Argentina took third place.
• July 6 – 9: 2016 FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championship in Swansea^[239]
  • Men:  Australia defeated  Great Britain, 24–20, in the final.  France took third place.
  • Women:  France defeated  Canada, 31–5, in the final.  Japan took third place.
• August 27 – October 8: 2016 Rugby Championship
  • Winner:  New Zealand; 2.  Australia; 3.  South Africa; 4.  Argentina

2016 Men's Internationals

• April 30 – June 26: WR's 2016 Men's Internationals Page^[240]

2016 Women's Internationals

• October 22 – December 17: WR's 2016 Women's Internationals Page^[241]

2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series

• Overall champions:  Fiji
• Second:  South Africa
• Third:  New Zealand

2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

• Overall champions:  Australia
• Second:  New Zealand
• Third:  Canada

Club seasons and championships

• November 13, 2015 – May 14: 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup
  • Final in Décines: Saracens defeated Racing 92 21–9 for their first-ever European club title.
• November 12, 2015 – May 13: 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup
  • Final in Décines: Montpellier defeated Harlequins 26–19 for their first-ever Challenge Cup title.
• October 16, 2015 – May 28: 2015–16 Aviva Premiership
  • Final in London: Saracens defeated Exeter Chiefs 28–20 for their second straight title and third overall.
• September 5, 2015 – May 28: /// 2015–16 Guinness Pro12
  • Grand Final in Edinburgh: In a matchup of Irish teams, Connacht defeated Leinster 20–10 for their first-ever championship.
• August 22, 2015 – June 4: 2015–16 Top 14
  • Final in Barcelona: In a match moved from its traditional site of Stade de France due to scheduling conflicts with UEFA Euro 2016, Racing 92 defeated Toulon 29–21 for their first title since 1990 and sixth overall. The crowd of 99,124 was the largest ever for a domestic club match in the sport's history.
• February 26 – August 6: //// 2016 Super Rugby season
  • Final in Wellington: In a matchup between teams from New Zealand's North Island, the Hurricanes defeated the Blues 20–3 for their second straight title, and also second overall.

Sailing

Shooting

• January 4 – November 20: ISSF Competition Calendar^[242]

2016 Summer Olympics (ISSF)

• August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the National Shooting Center
  • Men
  • Men's 10 metre Air Pistol: 01 ! Hoàng Xuân Vinh (OR); 02 ! Felipe Almeida Wu; 03 ! Pang Wei
  • Men's 10 metre Air Rifle: 01 ! Niccolò Campriani (OR); 02 ! Serhiy Kulish; 03 ! Vladimir Maslennikov
  • Men's 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol: 01 ! Christian Reitz; 02 ! Jean Quiquampoix; 03 ! Li Yuehong
  • Men's 50 metre Pistol: 01 ! Jin Jong-oh (OR); 02 ! Hoàng Xuân Vinh; 03 ! Kim Song-guk
  • Men's 50 metre Rifle Prone: 01 ! Henri Junghänel (OR); 02 ! Kim Jong-hyun; 03 ! Kirill Grigoryan
  • Men's 50 metre Rifle Three Positions: 01 ! Niccolò Campriani; 02 ! Sergey Kamenskiy; 03 ! Alexis Raynaud
  • Men's Skeet: 01 ! Gabriele Rossetti; 02 ! Marcus Svensson; 03 ! Abdullah Al-Rashidi (Kuwait)
  • Men's Trap: 01 ! Josip Glasnović; 02 ! Giovanni Pellielo; 03 ! Edward Ling
  • Men's Double Trap: 01 ! Fehaid Al-Deehani (Kuwait); 02 ! Marco Innocenti; 03 ! Steven Scott
  • Women
  • Women's 10 metre Air Pistol: 01 ! Zhang Mengxue (OR); 02 ! Vitalina Batsarashkina; 03 ! Anna Korakaki
  • Women's 10 metre Air Rifle: 01 ! Virginia Thrasher (OR); 02 ! Du Li; 03 ! Yi Siling
  • Women's 25 metre Pistol: 01 ! Anna Korakaki; 02 ! Monika Karsch; 03 ! Heidi Diethelm Gerber
  • Women's 50 metre Rifle Three Positions: 01 ! Barbara Engleder; 02 ! Zhang Binbin; 03 ! Du Li
  • Women's Skeet: 01 ! Diana Bacosi; 02 ! Chiara Cainero; 03 ! Kim Rhode
  • Women's Trap: 01 ! Catherine Skinner; 02 ! Natalie Rooney; 03 ! Corey Cogdell

International shooting championships

• January 25 – February 3: 2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi^[243]
  • Note: This event was named as the alternate qualification one for Rio 2016 from the one staged in Kuwait last year.
  •  Japan won the gold medal tally.  South Korea won the overall medal tally.
• February 22 – 28: 10m European Shooting Championships in Győr^[244]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[245]
• June 13 – 19: 2016 European Junior Shooting Championships in Tallinn^[246][247]
  •  Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 4 – 12: 2016 European Shotgun Championships in Lonato del Garda^[248]
  •  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 15 – 23: 2016 World Running Target Championships in Suhl^[249][250]
  •  Ukraine won the gold medal tally. Ukraine and  Russia won 15 overall medals each.
• September 14 – 18: 2016 World University Shooting Championship in Bydgoszcz^[251]
  •  India won the gold medal tally. India and the  Czech Republic won 7 overall medals each.^[252]

2016 ISSF World Cup

• March 1 – 9: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Bangkok^[253]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[254]
• March 17 – 25: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Nicosia^[255]
  • Men's skeet winner: Mykola Milchev
  • Men's trap winner: Alberto Fernández
  • Men's double trap winner: Alessandro Chianese
  • Women's skeet winner: Morgan Craft
  • Women's trap winner: Ray Bassil
• April 13 – 25: All Guns World Cup #1 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[256]
  •  China,  Spain,  Russia, and  Ukraine won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.^[257]
• May 19 – 26: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 in Munich^[258]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[259]
• June 1 – 11: Shotgun World Cup #2 in the City of San Marino^[260]
  • Men's skeet winner: Stefan Nilsson
  • Men's trap winner: Jiří Lipták
  • Men's double trap winner: Joshua Richmond
  • Women's skeet winner: Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit
  • Women's trap winner: Emma Elizabeth Cox
• June 20 – 29: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in Baku^[261]
  •  Croatia won the gold medal tally.  South Korea won the overall medal tally.^[262]
• October 4 – 10: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #3 (final) in Bologna^[263]
  •  China and  Serbia won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.^[264]
• October 10 – 16: Shotgun World Cup #3 (final) in Rome^[265]
  • Men's skeet winner: Nikolai Tiopliy
  • Men's trap winner: Giovanni Cernogoraz
  • Men's double trap winner: James Willett
  • Women's skeet winner: Kim Rhode
  • Women's trap winner: Natalie Rooney

Ski jumping

Snooker

Players Tour Championship

• June 16, 2015 – March 26, 2016: Players Tour Championship 2015/2016
• July 29 – August 2: European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1 in Riga
  • Barry Hawkins defeated Tom Ford 4–1.
• August 26 – 30: European Tour – Event 2 in Fürth
  • Ali Carter defeated Shaun Murphy 4–3.
• October 7 – 11: European Tour – Event 3 in Mülheim
  • Rory McLeod defeated Tian Pengfei 4–2.
• October 19 – 23: Asian Tour – Event 1 in Haining
  • Ding Junhui defeated Ricky Walden 4–3.
• November 4 – 8: European Tour – Event 4 in Sofia
  • Mark Allen defeated Ryan Day 4–0.
• December 9 – 13: European Tour – Event 5 in  Gibraltar
  • Marco Fu defeated Michael White 4–1.
• February 23 – 28: European Tour – Event 6 in Gdynia
  • Mark Selby defeated Martin Gould 4–1.
• March 22 – 27: Players Tour Championship – Finals in Manchester
  • Mark Allen defeated Ricky Walden 10–6.

Snooker season

• May 7, 2015 – May 2, 2016: Snooker season 2015/2016
• May 7, 2015 – May 10, 2015: Vienna Snooker Open in Vienna
  • Peter Ebdon defeated Mark King 5–3.^[266]
• June 22, 2015 – June 26, 2015: World Cup in Wuxi
  •  China defeated  Scotland 4–1
• July 29 – July 5: 2015 Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo
  • John Higgins defeated Martin Gould 9–8.
• July 15 – 19: Pink Ribbon in Gloucester
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Darryn Walker 4–2
• September 7 – 12: Six-red World Championship in Bangkok
  • Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Liang Wenbo 8–2.
• September 14 – 20: Shanghai Masters in Shanghai
  • Kyren Wilson defeated Judd Trump 10–9.
• October 25 – November 1: 2015 International Championship in Daqing
  • John Higgins defeated David Gilbert 10–5.
• November 10 – 15: 2015 Champion of Champions in Coventry
  • Neil Robertson defeated Mark Allen 10–5.
• November 10–21: 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship in Hurghada
  • Pankaj Advani defeated Zhao Xintong 8–6.
• November 16–21: 2015 General Cup in Hong Kong
  • Marco Fu defeated Mark Williams 7–3.
• November 24 – December 6: 2015 UK Championship in York
  • Neil Robertson defeated Liang Wenbo 10–5.
• January 10 – 17: 2016 Masters in London
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Hawkins 10–1.
• January 30 & 31: 2016 World Seniors Championship in Preston
  • Mark Davis defeated Darren Morgan 2–1.
• February 3 – 7: 2016 German Masters in Berlin
  • Martin Gould def. Luca Brecel 9–5.
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Snooker Shoot-Out in Reading
  • Robin Hull def. Luca Brecel 1–0
• February 15 – 21: 2016 Welsh Open in Cardiff
  • Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Neil Robertson 9–5.
• January 4 – March 4: 2016 Championship League (final) in Stock
  • Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2.
• March 8 – 13: 2016 World Grand Prix in Llandudno
  • Shaun Murphy defeated Stuart Bingham 10–9.
• March 28 – April 3: 2016 China Open in Beijing
  • Judd Trump defeated Ricky Walden 10–4.
• April 16 – May 2: 2016 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield
  • Mark Selby defeated Ding Junhui 18–14.

Others in snooker

• June 2 – 13: 2015 EBSA European Snooker Championship in Prague^[267]
  • Michael Wild defeated Jamie Rhys Clarke 7–4.
• July 18 – 26: 2015 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in Bucharest
  • Boonyarit Keattikun defeated Jamie Rhys Clarke 7–6.
• October 3 – 11: 2015 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship in St. Petersburg
  • Ka Wai Cheung defeated Ming Tung Chan 5–2.
• February 7 – 12: 2016 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship in Wrocław
  • Tyler Rees defeated Jackson Page 5–2.
• February 7 – 12: 2016 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in Wrocław
  • Josh Boileau defeated Brandon Sargeant 6–1.
• February 12 – 21: 2016 EBSA European Snooker Championship in Wrocław
  • Jak Jones defeated Jamie Rhys Clarke 7–4.
• March 1 – 8: 2016 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Colombo
  • Wang Yuchen defeated Ratchayothin Yotharuck 6–5.

Snowboarding

Softball

Softball World Cup and Championships

• July 5 – 10: 2016 World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City
  •  Japan defeated the  United States, 2–1, to win their third World Cup of Softball title.  Australia took the bronze medal.
• July 15 – 24: 2016 Women's Softball World Championship in Surrey, British Columbia^[268]
  • The  United States defeated  Japan, 7–3, to win their tenth Women's Softball World Championship title.
  •  Canada took the bronze medal.
• July 22 – 30: 2016 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Midland, Michigan^[269]
  •  Japan defeated  New Zealand, 2–1, to win their second ISF Junior Men's World Championship title.  Canada took the bronze medal.

Little League Softball

• July 31 – August 6: 2016 Junior League Softball in Kirkland, Washington^[270][271]
  • ASOFEM LL (Team Latin America) defeated Hampton LL (Team Canada), 8–6, in the final.
• July 31 – August 7: 2016 Senior League Softball in Sussex County, Delaware^[272][273]
  • Cape Coral Softball LL (Team Southeast) defeated District 7 (Team Canada), 3–0, in the final.
• July 31 – August 7: 2016 Big League Softball in Sussex County^[274][275]
  • District 1 (Team Latin America) defeated District 5 (Team Southwest), 10–7, in the final.
• August 10 – 17: 2016 Little League Softball in Portland, Oregon^[276][277]
  • Greater Helotes LL (Team Southwest) defeated Rowan LL (Team Southeast), 5–1, in the final.

Speed skating

Squash

• January 2 – December 3: 2016 World Squash Federation Schedule^[278]

World squash championships

• April 23 – 30: 2015 Women's World Open Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur^[279]
  • Nour El Sherbini defeated Laura Massaro 6–11, 4–11, 11–3, 11–5, 11–8, to win her first Women's World Open Squash Championship title.
• August 6 – 11: 2016 World Junior Squash Championships for Men and Women in Bielsko-Biała^[280]
  • Men: Eain Yow Ng defeated Saadeldin Abouaish, 11–3, 9–11, 11–7, 11–5, to win his first World Junior Squash Championships title.
  • Women: Nouran Gohar defeated fellow Egyptian, Rowan Reda Araby, 11–5, 11–6, 11–7, to win her second consecutive World Junior Squash Championships title.^[280]
• August 12 – 17: 2016 Men’s World Junior Team Squash Championship in Bielsko-Biała^[281]
  •  Pakistan defeated  Egypt, 2–1 in matches played, to win their fifth Men’s World Junior Team Squash Championship title.
• August 15 – 19: 2016 World International Doubles Squash Championships in Darwin, Northern Territory
  • Men's Doubles: Alan Clyne & Greg Lobban^[282]
  • Women's Doubles: Joelle King & Amanda Landers-Murphy^[283]
  • Mixed Doubles: Joelle King & Paul Coll^[284]
• September 5 – 11: 2016 World University Squash Championship in Kuala Lumpur
  • Men: Tsz Fung Yip^[285]
  • Women: Wee Wern Low^[285]
  • Team:  Malaysia^[286]
• September 24 – 30: 2016 World Masters Squash Championships in Johannesburg
  • For results, click here and go to Draws and Results tab.
• October 30 – November 6: 2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship in Cairo
  • Karim Abdel Gawad defeated fellow Egyptian, Ramy Ashour, 5–11, 11–6, 11–7, 2–1 (retired), to win his first Men's World Open Squash Championship title.
• November 27 – December 3: 2016 Women's World Team Squash Championships in Issy-les-Moulineaux
  •  Egypt defeated  England, 2–1 in matches played, to win their third Women's World Team Squash Championships title.

2015–16 PSA World Series

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

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

• January 3 – November 27: 2016 ATP World Tour (Men)^[287]
• January 3 – November 20: 2016 WTA Tour (Women)^[288]

2016 Summer Olympics (ATP and WTA)

• August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Tennis Centre
  • Men's Singles: 01 ! Andy Murray; 02 ! Juan Martín del Potro; 03 ! Kei Nishikori
  • Men's Doubles:
  • 01 !  Spain (Marc López & Rafael Nadal)
  • 02 !  Romania (Florin Mergea & Horia Tecău)
  • 03 !  United States (Steve Johnson & Jack Sock)
  • Women's Singles: 01 ! Mónica Puig; 02 ! Angelique Kerber; 03 ! Petra Kvitová
  • Women's Doubles:
  • 01 !  Russia (Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina)
  • 02 !   Switzerland (Timea Bacsinszky & Martina Hingis)
  • 03 !  Czech Republic (Lucie Šafářová & Barbora Strýcová)
  • Mixed Doubles:
  • 01 !  United States (Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Jack Sock)
  • 02 !  United States (Venus Williams & Rajeev Ram)
  • 03 !  Czech Republic (Lucie Hradecká & Radek Štěpánek)

International tennis competitions

• January 3 – 9: 2016 Hopman Cup in Perth^[289]
  •  Australia defeated  Ukraine, 2–0 in matches played, to win their second Hopman Cup title.
• February 1 – November 13: 2016 Fed Cup^[290]
  • The  Czech Republic defeated  France, 3–2 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and tenth overall Fed Cup title.
• March 5 – November 28: 2016 Davis Cup^[291]
  •  Argentina defeated  Croatia, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Davis Cup title.
• October 23 – 30: 2016 WTA Finals in  Singapore^[292]
  • Women's Singles: Dominika Cibulková
  • Women's Doubles: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
• November 1 – 6: 2016 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai^[293]
  • Women's Singles: Petra Kvitová
  • Women's Doubles: İpek Soylu / Xu Yifan
• November 13 – 20: 2016 ATP World Tour Finals in London^[294]
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers

Grand Slam

• January 18 – 31: 2016 Australian Open in Melbourne^[295]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
  • Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• May 16 – June 5: 2016 French Open in Paris^[296]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Feliciano López / Marc López
  • Women's Singles: Garbiñe Muguruza
  • Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
• June 27 – July 10: 2016 Wimbledon Championships in London^[297]
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
  • Women's Singles: Serena Williams
  • Women's Doubles: Serena Williams / Venus Williams
• August 29 – September 11: 2016 US Open in New York City^[298]
  • Men's Singles: Stan Wawrinka
  • Men's Doubles: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
  • Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová

ATP World Tour Masters 1000

• March 7 – 20: 2016 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California^[299]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• March 21 – April 3: 2016 Miami Open in the  United States^[300]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• April 9 – 17: 2016 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin^[301]
  • Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• May 1 – 8: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open in  Spain^[302]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Jean-Julien Rojer / Horia Tecău
• May 8 – 15: 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome^[303]
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
• July 23 – 31: 2016 Rogers Cup in Toronto^[304]
  • Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
  • Men's Doubles: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo
• August 13 – 21: 2016 Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio^[305]
  • Men's Singles: Marin Čilić
  • Men's Doubles: Ivan Dodig / Marcelo Melo
• October 8 – 16: 2016 Shanghai Rolex Masters in  China^[306]
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: John Isner / Jack Sock
• October 29 – November 6: 2016 BNP Paribas Masters in Paris (final)^[307]
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers

ATP World Tour 500 series

• February 8 – 14: 2016 ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam^[308]
  • Men's Singles: Martin Kližan
  • Men's Doubles: Nicolas Mahut / Vasek Pospisil
• February 15 – 21: 2016 Rio Open in Rio de Janeiro^[309]
  • Men's Singles: Pablo Cuevas
  • Men's Doubles: Juan Sebastián Cabal / Robert Farah
• February 22 – 28: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships in the  United Arab Emirates^[310]
  • Men's Singles: Stan Wawrinka
  • Men's Doubles: Simone Bolelli / Andreas Seppi
• February 22 – 28: 2016 Abierto Mexicano Telcel in Acapulco^[311]
  • Men's Singles: Dominic Thiem
  • Men's Doubles: Treat Huey / Max Mirnyi
• April 16 – 24: 2016 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in  Spain^[312]
  • Men's Singles: Rafael Nadal
  • Men's Doubles: Bob Bryan / Mike Bryan
• June 11 – 19: 2016 Gerry Weber Open in Halle^[313]
  • Men's Singles: Florian Mayer
  • Men's Doubles: Raven Klaasen / Rajeev Ram
• June 13 – 19: 2016 Aegon Championships in London^[314]
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
• July 9 – 17: 2016 German Open in Hamburg^[315]
  • Men's Singles: Martin Kližan
  • Men's Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers
• July 16 – 24: 2016 Citi Open in Washington, D.C.^[316]
  • Men's Singles: Gaël Monfils
  • Men's Doubles: Daniel Nestor / Édouard Roger-Vasselin
• October 3 – 9: 2016 China Open in Beijing^[317]
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Pablo Carreño Busta / Rafael Nadal
• October 3 – 9: 2016 Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships in Tokyo^[318]
  • Men's Singles: Nick Kyrgios
  • Men's Doubles: Marcel Granollers / Marcin Matkowski
• October 22 – 30: 2016 Erste Bank Open in Vienna^[319]
  • Men's Singles: Andy Murray
  • Men's Doubles: Łukasz Kubot / Marcelo Melo
• October 22 – 30: 2016 Swiss Indoors in Basel (final)^[320]
  • Men's Singles: Marin Čilić
  • Men's Doubles: Marcel Granollers / Jack Sock

WTA Premier tournaments

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

Premier Mandatory

• March 9 – 20: 2016 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California^[299]
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Coco Vandeweghe
• March 22 – April 3: 2016 Miami Open in the  United States^[300]
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
• April 30 – May 7: 2016 Mutua Madrid Open in  Spain^[302]
  • Women's Singles: Simona Halep
  • Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
• October 3 – 9: 2016 China Open in Beijing (final)^[317]
  • Women's Singles: Agnieszka Radwańska
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová

Premier 5

• February 19 – 27: 2016 Qatar Total Open in Doha^[321]
  • Women's Singles: Carla Suárez Navarro
  • Women's Doubles: Chan Hao-ching / Chan Yung-jan
• May 9 – 15: 2016 Internazionali BNL d'Italia in Rome^[303]
  • Women's Singles: Serena Williams
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• July 22 – 31: 2016 Rogers Cup in Montreal^[322]
  • Women's Singles: Simona Halep
  • Women's Doubles: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
• August 15 – 21: 2016 Western & Southern Open in Mason, Ohio^[305]
  • Women's Singles: Karolína Plíšková
  • Women's Doubles: Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová
• September 25 – October 1: 2016 Wuhan Open in  China (final)
  • Women's Singles: Petra Kvitová
  • Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová

Premier

• January 3 – 9: 2016 Brisbane International in  Australia^[323]
  • Women's Singles: Victoria Azarenka
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• January 10 – 15: 2016 Apia International Sydney in  Australia^[324]
  • Women's Singles: Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• February 8 – 14: 2016 St. Petersburg Ladies' Trophy in  Russia^[325]
  • Women's Singles: Roberta Vinci
  • Women's Doubles: Martina Hingis / Sania Mirza
• February 15 – 20: 2016 Dubai Tennis Championships in the  United Arab Emirates^[310]
  • Women's Singles: Sara Errani
  • Women's Doubles: Chuang Chia-jung / Darija Jurak
• April 2 – 10: 2016 Volvo Car Open in Charleston, South Carolina (formerly known as the Family Circle Cup)^[326]
  • Women's Singles: Sloane Stephens
  • Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
• April 16 – 24: 2016 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart^[327]
  • Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber
  • Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
• June 11 – 19: 2016 Aegon Classic in Birmingham^[328]
  • Women's Singles: Madison Keys
  • Women's Doubles: Karolína Plíšková / Barbora Strýcová
• June 18 – 25: 2016 Aegon International in Eastbourne^[329]
  • Women's Singles: Dominika Cibulková
  • Women's Doubles: Darija Jurak / Anastasia Rodionova
• July 18 – 24: 2016 Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, California^[330]
  • Women's Singles: Johanna Konta
  • Women's Doubles: Raquel Atawo / Abigail Spears
• August 19 – 27: 2016 Connecticut Open in New Haven, Connecticut^[331]
  • Women's Singles: Agnieszka Radwańska
  • Women's Doubles: Sania Mirza / Monica Niculescu
• September 19 – 25: 2016 Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo^[332]
  • Women's Singles: Caroline Wozniacki
  • Women's Doubles: Sania Mirza / Barbora Strýcová
• October 17 – 22: 2016 Kremlin Cup in Moscow (final)^[333]
  • Women's Singles: Svetlana Kuznetsova
  • Women's Doubles: Andrea Hlaváčková / Lucie Hradecká

Non ATP or WTA Championships

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

Track cycling

Trial cycling

Triathlon

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

• January 29 – December 17: 2016 IWF Calendar of Events^[334]

2016 Summer Olympics (IWF)

• March 18 – 20: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #1 (Russian Federation President's Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in Kazan^[335]
  • Men's 94 kg winner: Adam Maligov
  • Men's 105 kg winner: Jaroslaw Pawel Samoraj
  • Men's +105 kg winner: Ruben Aleksanyan
  • Women's 75 kg winner: Johanie Filiatreault
  • Women's +75 kg winner: Hripsime Khurshudyan
• April 7 – 10: Aquece Rio Weightlifting 2016 (South American Weightlifting Championship) in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[336]
  •  Colombia won the gold medal tally. Colombia and  Brazil won 10 overall medals each.
• May 30 – June 3: 2016 IWF Grand Prix #2 (International Fajr Cup) and Olympic Qualification Event in Tehran (debut event)^[337]
  • Men's 85 kg winner: Kianoush Rostami
  • Men's 94 kg winner: Sohrab Moradi
  • Men's 105 kg winner: Mohammad Reza Barari
  • Men's +105 kg winner: Behdad Salimikordasiabi
• August 6 – 16: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Riocentro
  • Men
  • Men's 56 kg: 01 ! Long Qingquan (WR & OR); 02 ! Om Yun-chol; 03 ! Sinphet Kruaithong
  • Men's 62 kg: 01 ! Óscar Figueroa; 02 ! Eko Yuli Irawan; 03 ! Farkhad Kharki
  • Men's 69 kg: 01 ! Shi Zhiyong; 02 ! Daniyar Ismayilov; 03 ! Luis Javier Mosquera
    • Note: Izzat Artykov was disqualified from the 69 kg event, due to doping.^[338]
  • Men's 77 kg: 01 ! Nijat Rahimov (WR); 02 ! Lü Xiaojun; 03 ! Mohamed Ihab
  • Men's 85 kg: 01 ! Kianoush Rostami (WR); 02 ! Tian Tao; 03 ! Gabriel Sîncrăian
  • Men's 94 kg: 01 ! Sohrab Moradi; 02 ! Vadzim Straltsou; 03 ! Aurimas Didžbalis
  • Men's 105 kg: 01 ! Ruslan Nurudinov (OR); 02 ! Simon Martirosyan; 03 ! Aleksandr Zaychikov
  • Men's +105 kg: 01 ! Lasha Talakhadze (WR & OR); 02 ! Gor Minasyan; 03 ! Irakli Turmanidze
  • Women
  • Women's 48 kg: 01 ! Sopita Tanasan; 02 ! Sri Wahyuni Agustiani; 03 ! Hiromi Miyake
  • Women's 53 kg: 01 ! Hsu Shu-ching; 02 ! Hidilyn Diaz; 03 ! Yoon Jin-hee
  • Women's 58 kg: 01 ! Sukanya Srisurat (OR); 02 ! Pimsiri Sirikaew; 03 ! Kuo Hsing-chun
  • Women's 63 kg: 01 ! Deng Wei (WR & OR); 02 ! Choe Hyo-sim; 03 ! Karina Goricheva
  • Women's 69 kg: 01 ! Xiang Yanmei; 02 ! Zhazira Zhapparkul; 03 ! Sara Ahmed
  • Women's 75 kg: 01 ! Rim Jong-sim; 02 ! Darya Naumava; 03 ! Lidia Valentín
  • Women's +75 kg: 01 ! Meng Suping; 02 ! Kim Kuk-hyang; 03 ! Sarah Robles

International weightlifting championships

• April 8 – 16: 2016 European Weightlifting Championships in Førde^[339][340]
  •  Armenia and  Turkey won 3 gold medals each.  Romania won the overall medal tally.
• April 22 – 30: 2016 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent^[341]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 23 – 30: 2016 Pan American Junior Weightlifting Championships in San Salvador^[342]
  •  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 7 – 13: 2016 African Weightlifting Championships in Yaoundé^[343]
  •  Nigeria and  Tunisia won 4 gold medals each. Tunisia won the overall medal tally.
• May 23 – 28: 2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships in Suva^[344]
  •  Australia and  Fiji won 3 gold medals each. Australia won the overall medal tally.
• June 4 – 11: 2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Cartagena, Colombia^[345]
  •  Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 24 – July 2: 2016 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Tbilisi^[346]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 10 – 17: 2016 European Youth Weightlifting Championships in Nowy Tomyśl
  •  Armenia,  Bulgaria,  Romania, and  Ukraine won 2 gold medals each.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• October 20 – 25: 2016 IWF Youth World Weightlifting Championships in Penang^[347]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 25 – 29: 2016 Commonwealth Weightlifting Championships in Penang^[348]
  •  India won the gold medal tally.  Malaysia won the overall medal tally.
• November 8 – 16: 2016 Asian Junior Weightlifting Championships in Tokyo^[349]
  •  Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 13 – 17: 2016 FISU World University Weightlifting Championships in Mérida, Yucatán^[350]
  •  China won the gold medal tally.  Mexico and  Chinese Taipei won 8 overall medals each.
• December 2 – 10: 2016 European Junior and U23 Weightlifting Championships in Eilat
• December 8 – 15: 2016 African Junior and Youth Weightlifting Championships in Cairo

2016 IPC Powerlifting World Cup

• January 21 – 23: PWC #1 in Rio de Janeiro (Paralympic Test Event)^[351]
  •  Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 15 – 19: PWC #2 in Dubai^[352]
  •  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 24 – 28: PWC #3 (final) in Kuala Lumpur
  • For Day 1 results, click here.
  • For Day 2 results, click here.
  • For Day 3 results, click here.
  • For Day 4 results, click here.
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Wrestling

Deaths

• January 7 - John Johnson, American basketball player
• January 11 - Monte Irvin, American baseball player
• January 23 - Bobby Wanzer, American basketball player and coach
• January 27 - Augusto Giomo, Italian basketball player
• February 4 - Dave Mirra, American BMX rider and racecar driver
• February 24 - Eddie Einhorn, American basketball television and radio executive
• February 26 - Andy Bathgate, Canadian ice hockey player
• March 3 - Sarah Tait, Australian rower
• March 7 - Bobby Johns, American racecar driver
• March 9 - Clyde Lovellette, basketball player
• March 23 - Joe Garagiola Sr., American baseball player and announcer
• March 24 - Johan Cruyff, Dutch football player and coach
• March 27 - Antoine Demoitié, Belgian cyclist
• March 28 - Daan Myngheer, Belgian cyclist
• April 7 - Carlo Monti, Italian athlete
• April 13 - Nera White, American basketball player
• April 19 - Estelle Balet, Swiss snowboarder
• April 23 - Attila Ferjáncz, Hungarian racecar driver
• April 29 - Don White, American racecar driver
• May 6 - Patrick Ekeng, Cameroonian football player
• May 14 - Christy O'Connor Snr, Irish golfer
• June 3 - Muhammad Ali, American boxer
• June 3 - Sten Lundin, Swedish motorcycle rider
• June 3 - Luis Salom, Spanish motorcycle rider
• June 10 - Gordie Howe, Canadian ice hockey player
• June 11 - Rudi Altig, German cyclist
• June 15 - Hiroshi Minatoya, Japanese judoka
• June 22 - Roberto Lovera, Uruguayan basketball player
• June 29 - Jan Hettema, South African cyclist and racecar driver
• July 9 - Fritzi Schwingl, Austrian canoeist
• July 9 - Bill Guilfoile, American baseball executive
• July 16 - Nate Thurmond, American basketball player
• August 3 - Chris Amon, New Zealand racecar driver
• August 6 - Midget Farrelly, Australian surfer
• August 7 - Bryan Clauson, American racecar driver
• August 9 - Bill Alsup, American racecar driver
• August 14 - Yasumitsu Toyoda, Japanese baseball player
• August 15 - Stefan Henze, German canoeist and coach
• August 16 - João Havelange, Brazilian football executive
• August 24 – Nina Yeryomina, Russian basketball player
• August 26 - Anton Pronk, Dutch football player
• August 28 - Lennart Häggroth, Swedish ice hockey player
• September 7 - Bobby Chacon, American boxer
• September 8 - Hannes Arch, Austrian air racer
• September 17 - Bahman Golbarnezhad, Iranian para-cyclist
• September 23 - Frances Dafoe, Canadian figure skater
• September 24 - Mel Charles, Welsh football player
• September 25 - Arnold Palmer, American golfer
• September 25 - José Fernández, Cuban-American baseball player
• September 30 - Mike Towell, Scottish boxer

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