26th July to 1st August
The Olympic Games would undoubtedly be considered the biggest sporting event of all. Having already been postponed from 2020 and then almost cancelled altogether, the opening ceremony finally took place in Tokyo on Friday. The stadium was empty, but the spectacular nature of the event was not lost on us. Already a number of athletes have been ordered to quarantine and there will be more, but this is the nature of sport at least for now. The Games must continue. Gold medal results have already come in today in mixed team archery, men's road cycling, fencing, judo, shooting, taekwondo and weightlifting. It was also announced earlier in the week that Brisbane has been awarded the 2032 Summer Olympics.
There are two big results from the previous weekend. In the FIA World Rally Championship in Estonia, Finland's Kalle Rovanperä became the youngest winner of a round. The 20-year-old Finn is more than two years younger than Jari-Matti Latvala, also from Finland and now his team principle, when he claimed the record in 2008. Over to Sandwich in England where Colin Morikawa won the 149th Open. The 24-year-old must certainly be considered as the champion golfer of the year. Morikawa has now won seven men's majors in the last eleven months. Looking ahead, the British & Irish Lions play their first test against South Africa in just under one hour. The Concacaf Gold Cup reaches the semi-final and final stage next week.
Our aim is always to list every sport. For those represented at the Olympic Games, these federations are already established. Our focus is on assisting non-Olympic and growing federations to also get to that stage to be included in the Olympic program. Even if that is not possible, our goal is for every sport to be represented around the world. We have listed all the events for the week for you.
Until next time, have a great week in sport.
Air Sports
28th July to 6th August - 23rd FAI World Glider and Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships - Lezno, Poland
29th July to 7th August - 14th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships - Torun, Poland
Basketball
27th July to 1st August - FIBA U18 Women's European Challengers - Andorra, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece and Latvia
Beach Volleyball
29th July to 1st August - FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour 1 Star - Ljubljana, Slovenia
Bodybuilding
31st July - IFBB Inter Island Bodybuilding Fitness & Physique Championships - Secrets Resort, St Martin
Bowls
29th July to 1st August - Test Series - England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales - Leamington Spa, England
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
31st July - Phoenix International Open Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championships 2021 - Scottsdale, AZ, USA
Canoe
31st July to 1st August - 2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking - Prague, Czech Republic
Casting Sport
30th July to 1st August - World Cup and 4. Youth World Cup & Finals - České Budějovice, Czech Republic
Chess
10th July to 3rd August - FIDE Women's World Cup 2021 - Sochi, Russia
10th July to 6th August - FIDE Men's World Cup 2021 - Sochi, Russia
29th to 30th July - Asian Schools Chess Championship (Boys) - Online
1st to 31st August - FIDE Online Cadets & Youth Rapid World Cup - Online
Cricket
26th July - Ireland Women v The Netherlands Women (1st T20I) - Dublin, Ireland; West Indies v Australia (3rd ODI) - Bridgetown, Barbados
27th July - Sri Lanka v India (2nd T20I) - Colombo, Sri Lanka; Ireland Women v The Netherlands Women (2nd T20I) - Dublin, Ireland West Indies v Pakistan (1st T20I) - Bridgetown, Barbados
28th July - West Indies v Pakistan (2nd T20I) - Bridgetown, Barbados
29th July - Sri Lanka v India (3rd T20I) - Colombo, Sri Lanka; Ireland Women v The Netherlands Women (3rd T20I) - Dublin, Ireland
30th July - Ireland Women v The Netherlands Women (4th T20I) - Dublin, Ireland
31st July - West Indies v Pakistan (3rd T20I) - Providence, Guyana
1st August - West Indies v Pakistan (4th T20I) - Providence, Guyana
Cycling
31st July - UCI Women's WorldTour and WorldTour - Donastia San Sebastian Klasikoa - Spain
Equestrian
27th July - Group 1 Racing - Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes - Goodwood, England
28th July - Group 1 Racing - Qatar Sussex Stakes - Goodwood, England
28th July to 8th August - International Bromont - Bromont, France
29th July - Group 1 Stakes - Qatar Nassau Stakes - Goodwood, England
31st July - Group 1 Stakes - 163rd Henkel Preis der Diana - Düsseldorf, Germany; Champions Cup; Mercury Sprint; Premiers Champion Stakes; Tekwini Stakes - Greyville, South Africa; Bing Crosby Stakes - Del Mar, CA, USA; Alfred G. Vanderbilt Handicap - Saratoga, NY, USA
1st August - Group 1 Racing - Clement L. Hirsch Stakes - Del Mar, CA, USA
Fistball
28th July to 1st August - IFA Fistball World Championships 2021 - Grieskirchen, Austria
Footbag
1st to 25th August - 2021 IFPA Online World Footbag Freestyle Championships
Football - Concacaf Gold Cup
26th July - Costa Rica v Canada; USA v Jamaica - Arlington, TX, USA
30th July - Qatar v USA - Austin, TX, USA; Mexico v Canada - Houston, TX, USA
Games
23rd July to 8th August - Olympic Games - Tokyo 2020
27th July to 1st August - 2021 NoBull Crossfitt Games - Madison, WI, USA
Golf
26th to 29th July - Sansan KBC Augusta - Fukuoka, Japan; Omega European Masters - Crans Montana, Switzerland
29th July to 1st August - ISPS HANDA World Invitational presented by Modest! Golf - Galgorm Casle and Massereene GC, Northern Ireland
Horseshoe
19th to 31st July - NHPA World Horseshoe Tournament - Winnemucca, NV, USA
Judo
31st July to 1st August - Bucharest Junior European Cup 2021 - Bucharest, Romania
Lumberjack
29th to 31st July - Lumberjack World Championships 2021 - Hayward, WI, USA
Mixed Martial Arts
30th July to 1st August - 2021 IMMAF Youth MMA World Championships - Sofia, Bulgaria
31st July - Bellator MMA - Patricio Pitbull v AJ McKee - Inglewood, CA, USA
1st August - UFC Main Card - Uriah Hall v Sean Strickland; Shamil Abdurakhimov v Chris Daukaus; Cheyanne Buys v Gloria de Paula; Kyung Ho Kang v Rani Yahya; Sam Alvey v Roman Kopylov; Bryan Barberena v Jason Witt - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Modern Pentathlon
25th to 26th July - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Izmit, Turkey
Motorcycling
1st August - FIM Motocross World Championship - MXGP of Flanders - Belgium - Lommel, Belgium
Motor Racing
30th to 31st July - W Series Round 4 - Hungaroring, Hungary; Formula Drift Pro - Monroe, WA, USA
30th July to 1st August - FIA Formula World Championship - 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix - Hungaroring, Hungary
31st July to 1st August - FIA World Touring Car Cup - Monza, Italy; FIA World Rallycross Championship Round 2 - Nürburgring, Germany
Mountaineering
30th July to 1st August - ISF 2021 Youth Skyrunning World Championships - Fonte Cerreto, L'Aquila, Italy
Mountain Running
30th to 31st July - WMRA 2. Bucovina Ultra Rocks Mountain and Trail Race - Câmpulung Moldovenesc, Romania
31st July - WMRA Piz Tri Vertical and Fletta Trail - Malonno, Italy
Obstacle Racing
29th to 31st July - 2021 UNAA World Series Finals - Las Vegas, NV, USA
Padel
28th July to 1st August - FIP World Tour 2021 - Oisterwijk Open - Oisterwijk, The Netherlands
1st to 8th August - World Padel Tour - Cervezas Victoria Málaga Open 2021 - Málaga, Spain
Parkour
30th July to 1st August - 2021 World Parkour Championship Round 1 - Santiago, Spain
Poker
23rd to 27th July - World Poker Tour - WPT Choctaw - Choctaw Casino, OK, USA
Pool-Billiards
1st to 8th August - EPBF/Dynamic Billiard European Championships 2021 - Laszko, Slovenia
Powerboating
31st July to 1st August - P1 Jet Cross Pro Tour - Vichy, France; P1 Aqua Cross World Series - La Porte, IN, USA; P1 Offshore Tour - St Clair, Mi, USA
Powerlifting
1st to 5th August - Asia-Oceania University Cup Powerlifting Championship - Sharjah, UAE
Racketlon
31st July to 1st August - World Tour 2021 - IWT London Open - Redbridge, England
Rodeo
28th to 29th July - Central Montana Ram Pro Rodeo - Lewistown, MT, USA
28th to 31st July - Chief Joseph Days - Joseph, OR, USA; Nebraska's Big Rodeo - Burwell, NE, USA; Deadwood Days of '76 Rodeo - Deadwood, SD, USA
29th to 31st July - Last Chance Stampede - Helena, MT, USA; Kit Carson County Pro Rodeo - Burlington, CO, USA; Medicine Hat Stampede - Medicine Hat, AB, USA
30th to 31st July - Red Desert Roundup - Rock Springs, WY, USA
30th July to 2nd August - Strathmore Stampede - Strathmore, AB, USA
31st July - Hardgrass Bronc Match - Pollockville, AB, USA
Roller Sports
28th to 31st July - Artistic Show and Precision European Championship 2021 - Lleida, Spain
Rugby Union
1st August - South Africa v B&I Lions - Cape Town, South Africa
Running
29th July - IAU The Onetime 48 Hour Record Attempt - Newtown, Wellington, New Zealand
Sailing
23rd to 30th July - RS Feva World Championships - Travemuende, Germany
23rd to 31st July - Splash World & Splash Red European Championships - Travemuende, Germany; 2021 ILCA 6 (Radial) Youth World Championships - Arco, Italy
23rd July to 1st August - RS Venture SCS Para World Championship - Travenuende, Germany
24th to 30th July - 2021 Micro European Championship - Martigues, France; Dart 18 World Champoinship - La Rochelle, France; GP14 World Championship - Skerries SC, Ireland; International Topper Class World Championships - Crosshaven, Ireland
24th to 31st July - Yngling Open World Championship 2021 - Berlin, Germany; 470 Junior European Championships - Formia, Italy
26th to 31st July - 2021 IqFoil Youth & Junior World Championships - Campione del Garda, Italy; Flying Junior World Championship - Monnickendam, The Netherlands
28th July to 5th August - International Cadet Class World Championship - Fraglia delia Vela Riva, Italy
31st July to 6th August - RS Aero European Championship - Lake Garda, Italy
31st July to 7th August - Optimist African American Championship - Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Savate
26th to 29th July - Savate World Cup Assault Seniors - Weiz, Austria
29th July to 1st August - Savate World Combat Juniors Championship; Savate World Combat Seniors Qualifying Tournament - Weiz, Austria
Sled Dog Sports
31st July to 1st August - IFSS SASDC Trophy Race - Mount Crawford, SA, Australia
Snooker
18th July to 6th August - 2021 Championship League Stage One - Leicester, England
Sport Stacking
30th July t 1st August - WSSA 2021 AAU Junior Olympic Games Sport Stacking Championship - Houston, TX, USA
Strongman
31st July - MLO Strongman Champions League - World Strongest Team 2021 Part 1 - Finland
1st August - MLO Strongman Champions League - World Strongest Team 2021 Part 2 - Finland
Table Tennis
18th July to 1st August - 2021 63rd European Youth Championships - Varaždin, Croatia
Tennis
26th to 31st July - Belgrade Ladies Open (WTA) - Belgrade, Serbia; Generali Open (ATP) - Kitzbuhel, Austria
26th July to 1st August - LPT Women's Open (WTA) - Charleston, SC, USA; Truist Atlanta Open (ATP) - Atlanta, GA, USA
Triathlon
31st July - 2021 Europe Triathlon Cup and Junior Cup - Balikesir, Turkey; IRONMAN 5150 Triathlon Series - Maastricht, The Netherlands
* We have listed the above events based on the best information we can obtain. Some of these may be postponed or cancelled.