21 - 27 August
Your guide to major world sports events bringing you World Championships, World Cups, Continental and Regional Championships, Multi-Sport Games, World Series, and premier dates within World Tours over the next seven days.
Aesthetic Group Gymnastics
27 August - AGG Shoin Summer Cup 2023 - Osaka, Japan
Air Sports
19-26 August - 2023 FAI F3A World Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft - Warwick, Australia
19-25 August - 2nd FAI European Wingsuit Flying Championship - Prostějov, Czechia; 4th FAI World Cup of Wingsuit Flying - Prostějov, Czechia; 4th FAI European Speed Skydiving Championships - Prostějov, Czechia; 5th FAI World Cup of Speed Skydiving - Prostějov, Czechia
21-26 August - 6th FAI Junior World Hot Air Balloon Championship - Grudziądz, Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voicodeship, Poland
22-26 August - 15th FAI European Formation Skydiving Championships - Voss, Bergen, Norway; 23rd FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving - Voss, Bergen, Norway; 12th FAI European Artistic Events Championships - Voss, Bergen, Norway; 14th FAI World Cup of Artistic Events - Voss, Bergen, Norway
26 August to 2 September - PWCA World Cup - Targasonne, France
Aquatics
19-25 August - LEN Junior European Championships (Diving) - Rijeka, Croatia
Arm Wrestling
24 August to 3 September - World Armwrestling, Para-armwrestling, and Deaf Armwrestling Championship - Almaty, Kazakhstan
Athletics
19-27 August - World Athletics Championships, Budapest 2023 - Budapest, Hungary
Backgammon
21-23 August - WBGF 2023 World Team Championship - Skopje, Macedonia
23-27 August - 4th Skopje Open - Skopje, North Macedonia
25-28 August - UK Open + Intermediates - Woodland Grange, Leamington Spa, England
Badminton
21-27 August - TotalEnergies BWF World Championships 2023 - Copenhagen, Denmark
Basketball
12-21 August - FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournament 2023 Poland-Estonia - Tallinn, Estonia / Gliwice, Poland
25 August to 10 September - FIBA Basketball World Cup - Manila, Philippines / Okinawa, Japan / Jakarta, Indonesia
26-27 August - Santory Shanghai Challenger - Shanghai, China; FIBA World Tour Masters - Debrecen, Hungary
27-28 August - FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Debrecen Stop 2023 - Debrecen, Hungary
Beach Volleyball
23-26 August - Beach Pro Tour Futures - Al-Alamein, Egypt
23-27 August - Beach Pro Tour Futures - Brno, Czechia; Beach Pro Tour Futures - Baden, Austria
24-27 August - Beach Pro Tour Futures - Seoul, South Korea
Biathlon
24-27 August - IBU Summer Biathlon World Championships - Brezno-Osrblie, Slovakia
Boccia
18-25 August - Poznań 2023 World Boccia Challenger - Poznań, Poland
Bodyboarding
25-27 August - IBC World Tour - La Salie Pro - La Salie, France
Bodybuilding
25-27 August - IFBB Asian Championships - Beirut, Lebanon
26-27 August - Fitness World Japan - Tokyo Super Show, Japan; 2023 IFBB Pro League Masters Olympia MBB - Bucharest, Romania
Boxing
27 August - International Boxing Day - Worldwide
Bridge
20 August - 2 September - 46th World Bridge Team Championships - Marrakesh, Morocco
21 August to 2 September - Mamaia International Bridge Festival 2023 - Mamaia, Romania
24-27 August - Saint-Malo International Bridge Festival - Saint-Malo, France
Canoeing
23-27 August - 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint & Paracanoe World Championships - Duisburg, Germany
25-27 August - 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking - Minden Hills, Canada
25 August to 2 September - 2023 COPAC Canoe Ocean Racing Pan-American Championships - Fortaleza, Brazil
26-27 August - 2023 ICF Wildwater Canoeing World Cup Lipno 2x Classic - Lipno, Czechia
Chess
29 July to 22 August - FIDE Women's World Cup 2023 - Baku, Azerbaijan
29 July to 25 August - FIDE World Cup 2023 - Baku, Azerbaijan
14-25 August - 29th Abu Dhabi Chess Festival - Abu Dhabi, UAE
18-28 August - World Chess Championships for People with Disabilities - Lublin, Poland
25-28 August - World Rapid Teams Championship 2023 - Düsseldorf, Germany
27 August to 4 September - Asian Amateur Chess Championships - Dubai, UAE
Chuckwagon Racing
23-27 August - Century Downs World Chuckwagon Finals - Calgary, Canada
Clay Pigeon Shooting
25-27 August - 1st European Championship - Pompiey, France
Cricket
22 August - Afghanistan v Pakistan (1st ODI) - Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka
23 August - Ireland v India (3rd T20I) - Malahide, Ireland
24 August - Afghanistan v Pakistan (2nd ODI) - Sooriyawewa, Sri Lanka
26 August - Afghanistan v Pakistan (3rd ODI) - Khettarama, Sri Lanka
Crossfit
23-27 August - Fittest Games - Potchefstroom, South Africa
25-28 August - Black Challenge - Mexico City, Mexico
26-27 August - Le Challenge Provincial - Jonquiere, Canada; Metcon Rush - Hagerstown, MD, USA
Cycling
23-27 August - UCI ProSeries - Deutschland Tour - Germany; UCI WorldTour - Renewi Tour - Netherlands/Belgium; UCI Women's WorldTour - Tour of Scandinavia - Norway; UCI Junior Track World Championships - Cali, Colombia
25-27 August - UCI MTB World Cup - XCO/XCC/DHI - Pal Arinsal, Andorra
26-30 August - Track Asia Cup 2023 - Suphan Buri, Thailand
26 August - UCI Gravel World Series - Houffa Gravel - Houffalize, Belgium
26 August to 17 September - UCI WorldTour - La Vuelta Ciclista a España - Spain
Dance Sport
26 August - 2023 International Dance Organization Asian Dancesport Taipei Open - Taipei City, Taiwan
Draughts
20-27 August - FMJD World Championship for People with Disabilities - Sękocin Stary, Poland
21-27 August - 43rd Golden Prague - Prague, Czechia
26-27 August - Mori International Open - Mori, Italy
Equestrian
23 August - Group One Racing: Juddmonte International Stakes - York, England
23-27 August - Brussels Stephex Masters - Brussels, Belgium
24 August - Group One Racing: Yorkshire Oaks - York, England
24-27 August - International Longines São Paulo Horse Show - São Paulo, Brazil; Major League Show Jumping - Wesley Clover Park, Ottawa, Canada
25 August - Group One Racing: Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe Stakes - York, England; Personal Ensign Stakes - Saratoga, NY, USA
26 August - Group One Racing: Travers Stakes; Resorts World Casino Sword Dancer Stakes; Forego Stakes; H. Allen Jerkens Memorial Stakes; Ballerina Handicap - Saratoga, NY, USA
Esports
24 August to 3 September - World Esports Championships - Iași, Romania
Field Hockey
18-23 August - 2023 4 Nations Junior Women's and Men's Invitational Tournament - Düsseldorf, Germany
18-27 August - EuroHockey Championship 2023 Men/Women - Mönchengladbach, Germany
Footbag
25-27 August - 41st Annual East Coast Footbag Championships - Brooklyn, NYC, USA
Footgolf
25-27 August - FIFG World Tour 2023 - ENG 500 English Open - Ashbury Course, Okehampton, England
Floorball
19-28 August - Champions Cup 2024 Men/Women - Various Locations
23-27 August - Men's EuroFloorball Challenge 2023 - Besançon, France
25-27 August - WU19 World Floorball Championship European Qualification - Besançon, France
Freestyle Football
26 August - South African Open Freestyle Football Championship 2023 - Pretoria, South Africa; Pulse New York City 2023 - New York City, USA
Games
16-23 August - 2023 East Asian Youth Games - Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
18-27 August - 2023 IBSA World Games - Birmingham, England
19-27 August - 2023 ISF U15 Gymnasiade - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
20-28 August - Mind Sports Olympiad 2023 - JW3, London, United Kingdom
23 August to 3 September - 2023 Indian Ocean Island Games - Antananarivo, Madagascar
Golf
20-25 August - ISPS Handa Canadian Open and Brian MacLeod Memorial - Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada
24-27 August - Sansan ABC Augusta - Keya GC, Japan; Bain's Whiskey Ubunye Championship - Pretoria CC, South Africa; D+D Real Czech Masters - Albatross Golf Resort, Czechia; Tour Championship - East Lake GC, Atlanta, GA, USA; CPKC Women's Open - Shaughnessy G & CC, Vancouver, Canada
25 August - Ultimate Long Drive: XLD Team Series Event #2 - ULD Academy Training Center, SC, USA
26 August - Ultimate Long Drive: 2023 East Coast Classic Qualifier Sponsored by Shark Attack Golf - Brunswick Plantation, NC, USA; 2023 Coastal Carolina League Championship - Brunswick Plantation, NC, USA; 2023 Western PA League Championship - Shooters Golf, PA, USA
Gymnastics
23-27 August - 40th FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships - Valencia, Spain
Horseback Archery
23-26 August - Gauchoux Open 2023 - Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Ice Hockey
20-26 August - 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship Division I, Group A - Shenzhen, China
Jodo
20-26 August - European Aikido Meetings - La-Colle-sur-Loup, France
Jokgu
24-28 August - 1st Jokgu World Championship - Cultural Gymnasium, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Judo
23-27 August - Zagreb World Championships Cadets Individuals & Teams 2023 - Zagreb, Croatia
26-27 August - Gaia Senior European Cup 2023 - Gaia, Portugal
Ju-Jitsu
21 August - World Cup (U14) - Astana, Kazakhstan
22-25 August - 2023 World Championships (U16, U18, U21) - Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan
Kettlebell Lifting
26-27 August - Asian Cup 2023 - Taipei City, Tawain
Kickboxing
25 August to 3 September - WAKO Children, Cadets and Juniors European Championship - Istanbul, Turkey
Kiteboarding
22-27 August - Global Kitesports Association World Cup - Kite-Surf - Sylt, Germany
Korfball
25-26 August - IKF Beach Korfball World Cup (Europe) 2023 - Wroclaw, Poland
Kubb
26 August - World Mixed Masters - Berlin, Germany; GallusKubb - St. Gallen, Switzerland
Kursah
22-29 August - Pan-American Senior Championships - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Kurash World Series Pro - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Lawn Mower Racing
26-28 August - Cheddar - Old Coach Road, Lower Weare, Axbridge, England
Lifesaving
20-26 August - European Youth Lifesaving Championships - Gorzów Wielkopolski and Międzyzdroje, Poland
Minigolf
22-26 August - Minigolf World Championships General Class 2023 - Uppsala, Sweden
Mixed Martial Arts
23 August - Professional Fighters League: Clay Collard v Shane Burgos; Olivier Aubin-Mercier v Bruno Miranda; Sadibou Sy v Carlos Leal; Magomed Magomedkerimov v Solomon Renfro; Biaggio Ali Walsh v Ed Davis; Alexei Pergande v Shawn Stefanelli; Mostafa Rashed Nada v Korey Kuppe; Abigail Montes v Michelle Montague; Abdullah Al Qahtani v David Zelner; John Caldone v Nathaniel Grimard - New York, NY, USA
25 August - Bare Knuckle Fighters Championships: Gorjan Slaveski v Jake Lindsey; Bryce Henry v Tom Shoaff; Daniel Alvarez v Jarod Grant; Bryan Duran v Dakota Highpine; John Michael Escoboza v Esteban Rodriguez; Howard Davis v Jeff Chiffens - Miami, FL, USA
26 August - UFC Main Card: Max Holloway v Chan Sung Jung; Anthony Smith v Ryan Spann; Giga Ckikadze v Alex Caceres; Rinya Nakamura v Fernie Garcia; Erin Blanchfield v Taila Santos; Junior Tafa v Parker Porter - Singapore
Modern Pentathlon
19-21 August - UIPM 2023 Laser Run World Championships - Bath, England
20-27 August - 67th WMC Military Pentathlon - Halmstad, Sweden
21-28 August - UIPM 2023 Pentathlon World Championships - Bath, England
25-26 August - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Caracas, Venezuela
26 August - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Xi’an, China; UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Kampala, Uganda
Motor Racing
24-26 August - International Hot Rod Association Summit Team Finals Division 6 - Onawa Dragway, IA, USA
25-27 August - FIA Formula One World Championship - Dutch Grand Prix 2023 - Zandvoort, Netherlands; Monster Jam - Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, CA, USA
26-27 August - FIR European Truck Racing Championship Round 5 - Most, Czechia; NTT IndyCar World Series - World Wide Technology Raceway, MI, USA
26 August to 1 September - World Rally-Raid Championship - Dusafio Ruta 40 - Argentina
27 August - 2023 NASCAR Cup Series - Daytona International Speedway, FL, USA
Motorcycling
26 August - Pro Motocross Championship - Ironman National - Crawfordsville, IN, USA
26 August to 1 September - World Rally-Raid Championship - Dusafio Ruta 40 - Argentina
Mountain Running
25 August - Skyrunning World Series - Matterhorn Ultraks - Zermatt, Switzerland
26 August - XTERRA Suzhou Yuyang Night Run - Suzhou, China
26-27 August - FIM Hard Enduro World Championship - Red Bull Outliers - Calgary, Canada
Muaythai
20-27 August - Arab Youth and Senior Muaythai Championship 2023 - Tripoli, Libya
Obstacle Racing
19-25 August - Europe A1 World Cup - Sud Raid - Hautes-Alpes, France
26 August - HYROX World Fitness Series - Melbourne, Australia
27 August - WMRA 35th Challenge Stellina - Susa, Italy
Orienteering
18-26 August - CX80 World MTB Orienteering Championships 2023 & CX80 World Cup in MTB Orienteering - Jičín, Czechia; Junior World MTB Orienteering Championships 2023 - Jičín, Czechia
24-27 August - South East European Orienteering Championship - Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina; European University Orienteering Championships 2023 - St. Gallen, Switzerland
Padel
19-24 August - FIP World Tour - FIP Rise - Cordoba, Spain
22-26 August - FIP World Tour - FIP Rise - Marassi, Egypt
23-27 August - FIP World Tour - FIP Rise - Zurich, Switzerland; FIP World Tour - FIP Rise - Mol, Belgium
26 August to 3 September - World Padel Tour - Finland Padel Open 2023 - Tampere, Finland
Pickleball
24-27 August - Professional Pickleball Association Tour - Kansas City, KS, USA
Powerlifting
16-21 August - 1st Asian University Cup - Sharjah, UAE
24 August to 3 September - World Classic & Equipped Sub-Junior & Junior Powerlifting Championships - Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Rodeo (Pro)
21-23 August - Range Days Rodeo - Rapid City, SD, USA
22-26 August - Kennewick Breakaway Roping - Kennewick, WA, USA; Horse Heaven Roundup Rodeo - Kennewick, WA, USA
23 August - Rosebud Fair Rodeo - Rosebud, SD, USA
23-25 August - Kitsap Stampede - Bremerton, WA, USA
23-26 August - Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo - Vinita, OK, USA
24-26 August - Lethbridge Professional Rodeo - Lethbridge, AB, USA; Great Plains Stampede Rodeo - Altus, OK, USA; Ramona Rodeo - Ramona, CA, USA; Golden Spike Rodeo - Tremonton, UT, USA
25-26 August - Salmon Stampede PRCA Rodeo - Salmon, ID, USA; Cattlemen Days Rodeo - Ashland, MO, USA
25-27 August - Okotoks Pro Rodeo - Millarville, AB, USA; Norco Mounted Posse PRCA Rodeo - Norco, CA, USA; Gem State Stampede - Coeur D'alene, ID, USA
25-28 August - Colorado State Fair & Rodeo - Pueblo, CO, USA
26 August - Kitsap Stampede Xtreme Bulls - Bremerton, WA, USA
(Prize money from $20k)
Roller Sports
18-22 August - World Skate Oceania Artistic Skating Championships & Pacific Cup - Mount Warren, Australia
25-27 August - FISE Xperience - Le Havre, France
26 August to 3 September - World Skate Speed World Championship - Vicenza and Montecchio Maggiore, Italy
Rowing
26-27 August - 2023 Litomerice International Regatta - Litomerice, Czechia; 2023 European Rowing U23 Championships - Krefeld, Germany
Rugby Fives
26 August - South East Open Championships - Horsham, England
Rugby Union
25 August - Rugby World Cup Warm-up Matches: South Africa v New Zealand
26 August - Rugby World Cup Warm-up Matches: England v Fiji; France v Australia; Ireland v Samoa; Italy v Japan; Scotland v Georgia; Spain v Argentina; Namibia v Bulls; Portugal v Australia A
Running
27 August - Harbin Marathon - Harbin, China; Maybank Marathon - Bali, Indonesia; Antrim Coast Half Marathon - Larne, Northern Ireland; XL Maratón de la Ciudad de México Telcel 2023 - Mexico City, Mexico
Sailing
18-25 August - Tempest World Championship - Portsmouth, England; Shark 24 World Championship - Niagara-on-the-Lake Sailing Club, Canada
19-25 August - Tornado World Championships - Dervio, Italy
21-26 August - Rolex TP52 World Championship Barcelona 2023 - Barcelona, Spain
21-27 August - Snipe European Championship - Gargnano, Lago di Garda, Italy
23-27 August - World Match Racing Tour - International Match Race for the Detroit Cup - Detroit, MI, USA
25-30 August - Optimist European Team Racing Championship - Loosdrecht, Netherlands
27 August to 3 September - 470 Junior World Championships - Nida, Lithuania
Sambo
22-23 August - World Sambo Cup Kyrgyzstan - Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan
Scrabble
24-28 August - PANASA 1st Africa Youth Scrabble Championship (U15/U19) - Lagos, Nigeria
Shooting Sport
14 August to 1 September - ISSF World Championship All Events - Baku, Azerbaijan
Skating
23-26 August - ISU Junior Grand Prix of Figure Skating - Bangkok, Thailand
Ski & Snowboarding
28 August to 3 September - FIS Freeski Junior World Championships - Cardrona, New Zealand
Ski Marathon
26 August - Worldloppet Gold - Kangaroo Hoppet 42 km FT - Mount Beauty, Australia
Sleg Dog Sports
18-21 August - IFSS World Cup - Dryland Mushing Pilar - Pilar, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Snooker
22-27 August - BetVictor European Masters - Nuremberg, Germany
Squash
22-25 August - European Individual Closed Championships - Wroclaw, Poland
27 August to 2 September - PSA World Tour - Paris Squash 2023 - Paris, France
Table Soccer
24-27 August - ITSF World Series Tour 2023 - Ottweiler, Germany
Table Tennis
20-25 August - Caribbean U11 & U13 Championships - Tegucigalpa, Honduras
22-27 August - World Table Tennis Feeder - Olomouc Czechia
25-27 August - 2023 Eurominichamps - Schiltigheim, France
Tennis
19-26 August - ITF Masters - World Individual Championships (55, 60) - Lisbon, Portugal
20-26 August - Winston-Salem Open (ATP) - Winston-Salem, NC, USA; Tennis in the Land (WTA) - Cleveland, OH, USA
21-26 August - Chicago Women's Open (WTA) - Chicago, IL, USA
Tent Pegging
21-26 August - International Tent Pegging Federation World Cup - George, South Africa
Triathlon
25-26 August - XTERRA Nouvelle Aquitaine - Bordeaux, France; XTERRA USA Championship - Avon, CO, USA; XTERRA Bromont - Lake Bromont, Canada
25-27 August - 2023 Europe Triathlon Multisport Championships - Menen, Belgium
26 August - 2023 Europe Triathlon Cup Junior Dublin - Ireland; IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship - Women - Lahti, Finland; 2023 Americas Triathlon Cup Edmonton - Canada
26-27 August - 2023 World Triathlon Cup Weihai - China
27 August - IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship - Men - Lahti, Finland; IRONMAN 70.3 Maceió - Brazil; IRONMAN Canada Penticton - BC, Canada
Underwater Sports
19-27 August - CMAS 3rd Masters and Men 7th Freediving Depth World Championship - Roatán, Honduras
21-25 August - 13th AIDA Panglao Depth Games - Bohol, Philippines
25-27 August - AIDA Mediterranean Diving Match Adventure - Lastovo, Croatia
Volleyball
16-24 August - Women's African Nations Championship 2023 - Yaoundé, Cameroon
17-26 August - FIVB Volleyball Women's U21 World Championship - León & Aguascalientes, Mexico
19-26 August - Men's Asian Senior Championship 2023 - Tehran, Iran
19-23 August - Women's South American Championship 2023 - Recife, Brazil
Waterski & Wakeboarding
25-27 August - Ca Pro Am - Shortline Lake Elk Grove, Elk Grove, Canada
Weightlifting
16-21 August - Pan-American Youth Championships - Caracas, Venezuela
Windsurfing
21-27 August - iQFOIL U21 World Championships - Silvaplana, Switzerland
24-27 August - IWA Formula Windsurfing European Championship - Heiligenhafen, Germany
26 August to 3 September - PWA 2023 Pacasmayo, Peru World Cup - Pacasmayo, Peru
Wrestling
21-24 August - United World Wrestling World Championships (Seniors, U20, U17 - GP) - Warsaw, Poland
Wushu
23-28 August - 9th World Kungfu Championships - Emeishan, Sichuan, China
* The events are based on the best information we can obtain. The dates provided by the sports governing body may be incorrect, or events could be postponed or cancelled at the last moment.