2016 World Sporting Event Calendar

Here is a list of the major sporting events for the year 2016. Not every sporting event can be listed here, though we have tried to include all the big sporting events of the major sports, mostly the international competitions, that are known so far.

Date(s)	Sport	Event	Location
Jan 18-31	Tennis	Australia Open	Melbourne, Australia
Feb 12-21	Multi-sports	Winter Youth Olympics	Lillehammer, Norway
Feb 7	Gridiron/Football	Super Bowl	Santa Clara, California
Mar 11-Apr 3	Cricket	ICC World Twenty20	India
Apr 4-10	Golf	Masters	Augusta, USA
Apr 9	Horse Racing	Grand National	Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool
Apr 18	Marathon	Boston Marathon	Boston, USA
May 7	Horse Racing	Kentucky Derby	Louisville, Kentucky, US
?	Multi-sports	Invictus Games	?
May 21	Football (Soccer)	FA Cup final	Wembley Stadium, London
May 22-Jun 5?	Tennis	French Open	Paris, France
3 June-26 June	Football (Soccer)	Copa América Centenario	United States
Jun 16-19	Golf	US Open	Oakmont CC, Oakmont, Pennsylvania
Jun	Ice Hockey	Stanley Cup finals
Jun	Basketball	NBA Finals	USA/Canada
?	multi-sports	World Urban Games	TBA
Jun 10-Jul 10	Football (Soccer)	Euro 2016	France
Jul 2-24	Cycling	Tour de France
Jun 27-Jul 10	Tennis	Wimbledon	London, England
Jul 14-17	Golf	British Open	Royal Troon Golf Club, Ayrshire, Scotland
Aug 10-16	Golf	US PGA	Baltusrol (Lower Course), Springfield, New Jersey
Aug 5-21	Multi-sports	Summer Olympics	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Aug-Sep	Tennis	US Open	New York, USA
Sep 24 -	Multi-sports	Asian Beach Games	Nha Trang, Vietnam
Sep 30-Oct 2	Golf	Ryder Cup	Hazeltine National Golf Club (Chaska, Minnesota)
Sep?	Cycling	UCI Road World Championships	Doha, Qatar
Sep 7-18	Multi-sports	Paralympic Games	Rio, Brazil
Sep	AFL	Grand Final	Melbourne, Australia
Oct?	Cycling	World Track Championships	London, UK
Nov 1	Horse Racing	Melbourne Cup	Victoria, Australia
Nov 6	Marathon	New York Marathon	New York, USA
Dec 7-11	Swimming	FINA World Swimming Championships (25m)	Windsor, Canada