22nd - 28th May
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
26-28 May - European Junior Championships, IFAGG World Cup III, IFAGG Challenge Cup III - Vantaa, Finland
Air Sports
20 May to 3 June - 18th FAI Paragliding Championship - Chamoux sur Gelon, France
Aquatics
26-27 May - World Aquatics High Diving World Cup 2023 - Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
27-28 May - World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 2023 Meet 3 - Setubal, Portugal
Archery
25-26 May - 2023 Conquest Cup - Istanbul, Turkey
Athletics
27 May - World Athletics Continental Tour Gold - USATF Los Angeles Grand Prix - Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, CA, USA
27-28 May - Nordic Senior Championships - Copenhagen, Denmark; World Athletics Combined Events Tour Gold - Hypomeeting - Mösle-Stadium, Götzis, Austria
28 May - Wanda Diamond League Meeting - Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athletisme de Rabat - Complexe Sportif Prince Moulay Abdellah, Rabat, Morocco
Artistic Billiards
27-28 May - EC Teams / Interland - Daarlerveen, Netherlands
Backgammon
24-29 May - 2nd WBGF Club World Championship 41st Chicago Open - Chicago, IL, USA
26-29 May - 15th German Championship - Niederhausen, Germany
Beach Volleyball
16-23 May - International School Sport Federation WSC Beach Volleyball - Bat-Yam, Israel
Bodyboarding
18-28 May - Antofagasta Bodyboarding Festival - Antofagasta, Chile
Bodybuilding & Fitness
26-29 May - IFBB Mr Universe Amateur Lebanon - Beirut, Lebanon
26-28 May - Campeonato Centro Americano - San Salvador, El Salvador
Bowling
19-28 May - World Ninepin Championship National Teams - Varaždin, Croatia
21-25 May - 2023 IBSA Tenpin Bowling Asian Championships - Hong Kong, China
Bowling
28 May to 3 June - 2023 IBSA Nine Pin Bowling European Championship - Targu Mures, Romania
Boxing
22-26 May - OCBC Youth & Junior Men's & Women's Oceania Boxing Championships - Apia, Samoa
Bridge
18-26 May - 2023 CACBF Championships - Panama City, Panama
Canoeing
22-26 May - 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championship - Lee Valley, London, United Kingdom
26-28 May - 2023 ICF Canoe Sprint World Cup - Poznan, Poland
27-28 May - 2023 ICF Stand Up Paddling (SUP) World Ranking - Lake Wolfgang, Austria; 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking - Merano, Italy
Carom Billiards
22-28 May - World Cup 3-Cushion - Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Chess
14-26 May - 16th Absolute Continental Chess Championship 2023 - Juan Dolio, Dominican Republic
15-28 May - FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2022/23 - Fourth Leg - Nicosia, Cyprus
25 May to 6 June - European Senior Chess Championship 2023 - Acqui Terme, Italy
Clay Pigeon Shooting
27-28 May - Greek Grand Prix Evia Island - Psachna, Greece; Argentinian Grand Prix - Canada of Gomez Santa Fe, Argentina
Cycling
6-28 May - UCI WorldTour - Giro d'Italia - Italy
25-28 May - UCI ProSeries - Boucles de la Mayenne - Crédit Mutuel - France
25 May - Campeonato Centroamericano de MTB XCO - Ciudad de Guatemala, Guatemala
26-29 May - UCI ProSeries - Tour of Norway
26-28 May - Campeonato Sudamericano de MTB - Encarnacion, Paraguay
27-28 May - UEC BMX European Cup Round 7 & 8 - Benátky nad Jizerou, Czech Republic
27 May - UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup Round II - Bruckmühl, Germany
Dance Sport
27 May - WDSF PD World Championship (Adult - Ten Dance) - Zagreb, Croatia; WDSF World Series (Adult - Standard/Latin) - Mlada Boleslav, Czech Republic
27-28 May - WDSF South American Championship (Adult - Breaking) - Santiago de Chile, Chile
Darts
25 May - Cazoo Premier League Play-Offs - The O2, London, Great Britain
26-28 May - Interwetten European Darts Grand Prix (ET9) - Sindelfingen, Germany
English Billiards
22-26 May - World Matchplay Championship - SBI Academy, Carlow, Ireland
Equestrian
25-28 May - Piazza di Siena - Rome, Italy
25 May - Group One Racing - 25 De Mayo; Gran Criterium; De Potrancas - San Isidro, Argentina
25-29 May - Major League Show Jumping - Thunderbird - Vancouver, Canada
27 May - Group One Racing - Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas - Curragh, Ireland
28 May - Group One Racing - Standard Chartered Champions & Chater Cup - Sha Tin, Hong Kong; Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas; Tattersalls Gold Cup - Curragh, Ireland
Field Hockey
26-28 May - FIH Pro League: Men (Belgium, Great Britain, India) - London Great Britain; Women (Belgium, China, Great Britain) - London, Great Britain
Flipper Pinball
26-28 May - European Pinball Championship 2023 - Fulda, Hes, Germany
Footbag
27-28 May - 13th Bembel Cup 2023 - Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany
Football
14-26 May - UEFA Women's U17 Championship Estonia 2023
20-28 May - 2023 IBSA Blind Football World Grand Prix - São Paulo, Brazil
20 May to 11 June - FIFA U20 World Cup 2023 - Argentina
Footgolf
27 May to 6 June - FIFG Footgolf World Cup - Orlando, FL, USA
Games
28 April to 4 June - Crossfit Games Semi-Finals - Virtual
28 May to 3 June - Games of the Small States of Europe - Valletta, Malta
Golf
24-28 May - Bank of Hope LPGA Match-Play presented by MGM Rewards - Shadow Creek, Las Vegas, NV, USA
25-28 May - Gate Way To The Open Mizuno Open - JFE Setonaikai GC, Japan; KitKat Cash & Carry Pro-am - Irene GC, South Africa; KLM Open - Bernardus Golf, Netherlands; Charles Schwab Challenge - Colonial CC, Fort Worth, TX, USA
26-28 May - Belgian Ladies Open - Naxhelet Golf Club, Belgium; LIV Golf - Trump National GC - Washington DC, USA
27 May - Ultimate Long Drive: May Shots at Dothan Driving Range - Dothan AL, USA; Memorial Weekend at the Gauntlet - Fredericksburg, VA, USA; Spring Slam at Shank's - Greenville, SC, USA; Mayhem in May at Shooters Golf - Wexford, PA, USA
Gouren
28 May - Brittany Championship - Saint-Nolff, France
Gymnastics
25-28 May - FIG World Challenge Cup 2023 - Varna, Bulgaria
26-27 May - 17th Senior African Championships (Artistic) - Pretoria, South Africa
26-29 May - 2023 Senior Pan American Championships - Medellín, Colombia
Ice Hockey
12-28 May - 2023 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship - Tampere, Finland / Riga, Latvia
Judo
25-27 May - Grand Prix Upper Austria 2023 - Linz, Austria
27-28 May - Coimbra Cadet European Cup 2023 - Coimbra, Portugal
Ju-Jitsu
22-24 May - World Cup Contact Ju-Jitsu 2023 - Rangsit University, Ek Prachim, Thailand
Kickboxing
26-28 May - 11th International Point Fighting Cup 2023 - Milan, Italy
Kiteboarding
22-28 May - Formula Kite Youth European Championships - Torre Grande, Sardinia, Italy
26 May to 16 June - Global Kitesports Association World Tour - Big-Air - Tarifa, Spain
Minigolf
27-28 May - Seniors Nations Cup 2023 - Porto, Portugal
Mixed Martial Arts
28 May - Professional Shooto Official Battle - Fukuoka, Japan
Modern Pentathlon
26-27 May - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Maracay, Venezuela
27 May - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Bloemfontein, South Africa; UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso
Motor Racing
16-28 May - NTT IndyCar Series - 107th Running of the Indianapolis 500 - Indianapolis Motor Speedway, IN, USA
26-28 May - FIA Formula One World Championship Round 7 - Monte Carlo, Monaco; DTM Round 1 - Motorsport Arena Oschersleben, Germany
26-29 May - FIA & FIM-E European Drag Racing Championship 2023 Round 1 - Santa Pod Raceway, England
26-27 May - Formula Drift Round 2 - Orlando, FL, USA
28 May - 2023 NASCAR Cup Series - Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, NC, USA
Motorcycling
26-29 May - FIA & FIM-E European Drag Racing Championship 2023 Round 1 - Santa Pod Raceway, England
27-28 May - FIM Sidecarcross World Championship Round 5 - Brou, France
27 May - Progressive American Flat Track Round 8 - The Red Mile, Lexington, KY, USA; LucasOil Pro Motocross Championship Round 1 - Fox Raceway, Pala, CA, USA
28 May - Penrite Pro Motocross Championship Round 5 - Gillman, SA, Australia
Mountain Running
27 May - 11th Montee du Ventoux - Bedoin, France; 16th International U18 Mountain Running Cup - Annecy, France
Obstacle Racing
27 May - OCR World Series - Siauliai, Lithuania
Outrigger Canoeing
26 May - AO National Marathon Championships 2023 - Mooloolabal, Australia
Padel
20-28 May - World Padel Tour - Vienna Padel Open - Vienna, Austria
27-28 May - FIP Tour - FIP Promises - Zeist, Netherlands
27 May to 4 June - World Padel Tour Cervezas Victoria Marbella Master 2023 - Marbella, Spain
Paintball
26-28 May - National XBall League - 2023 Netherlands Invitational - Sevenum, Netherlands
Powerboating
26-28 May - Motosurf World Cup - Berlin, Germany
Powerlifting
20-28 May - World Classic & Equipped Bench Press Championship - Sun City, South Africa
Rodeo (Pro)
26-28 May - PRCA Last Stand Rodeo - Coulee City, WA, USA; Will Rogers Stampede - Claremore, OK, USA; Bandera Pro Rodeo - Bandera, TX, USA; Mark Twain Lake Rodeo - Perry, MO, USA
27-28 May - Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement Pro Rodeo - Caslan, AB, USA
27 May - 49th State PRCA Xtreme Broncs - Palmer, AK, USA
28 May - Glenville Round-Up Rodeo - Glennville, CA, USA; Back When They Bucked - Deadwood, SD, USA
(Prize money from $20K)
Roller Sports
21-28 May - World Skateboarding: San Juan Park 2023 - Paris 2024 Qualifier - San Juan, Argentina
Rowing
25-28 May - 2023 European Rowing Championships - Bled, Slovenia
Running
27 May - Okpekpe Road Race - Okpekpe, Nigeria
28 May - Tartan Homes Ottawa International Marathon - Ottawa, Canada
Sailing
25 May to 3 June - Dragon World Championship - Bodrum, Turkey
26 May to 2 June - Finn World Master Championship - Kavala, Greece
Scrabble
27-28 May - East Asian Scrabble Championship 2023 - Kobe, Japan
Shooting Sport
20-29 May - ISSF World Cup Shotgun - Almaty, Kazakhstan
Squash
26 May to 2 June - El Gouna International 2023 - El Gouna, Egypt
Surfing
27-29 May - World Surf League Longboard Tour - Virginia Beach, VA, USA
27-28 May - World Surf League Championship Tour Event 06 - Lemoore, CA, USA
Table Soccer
26-28 May - Hangzhou Open 2023 - ITSF Pro Tour 2023 - Hangzhou, China
27-28 May - Swiss Tablesoccer Series St. Gallen - ITSF Pro Tour 2023 - St. Gallen, Switzerland
Table Tennis
20-28 May - ITTF World Table Tennis Championship Finals - Durban, South Africa
26-31 May - South American Youth Championships (U15 & U19) - Rosario, Argentina
Tennis
21-27 May - Gonet Geneva Open (ATP) - Geneva, Switzerland; Internationaux de Strasbourg (WTA) - Strasbourg, France; Open Parc Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes Lyon (ATP) - Lyon, France; Grand Prix Son Altesse Royale La Princesse Lalla Meryem (WTA) - Rabat, Morocco
28 May to 11 June - Roland Garros (ATP/WTA) - Paris, France
Triathlon
27 May - 2023 Oceania Triathlon Cup and Championships - Port Douglas, Australia; 2023 World Triathlon Championship Series - Cagliari, Italy
27-28 May - XTERRA World Championship - Lake Garda, Italy; 2023 Africa Junior, Senior, and Para Triathlon Cup - Yasmine Hammamet, Tunisia
27 May - 2023 Europe Junior and Senior Triathlon Cup - Olsztyn, Poland
28 May - 2023 Asia Triathlon Cup - Osaka, Japan; IRONMAN Brazil - Florianopolis, Brazil
Ultra Running
26-27 May - Mountain Ultra Trail by UTMB - George, South Africa
Waterski & Wakeboarding
26-28 May - 2023 Masters Waterski - Wakeboard Tournament - Callaway Gardens, Pine Mountain, GA, USA
Wrestling
26-28 May - Dumitru Pirvulescu & Vasile Iorga - International Tournament (U20 - FS, GR, WW) - Bucharest, Romania
28 May - Adriatic Trophy - International Tournament (U20 - GR, WW) - Porec, Croatia
* The list is 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.
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