31 July - 6 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.
Air Sports
26 July to 5 August - 25th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships - Toruń, Poland; 13th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships - Toruń, Poland
29 July to 5 August - Paragliding World Cup Association World Cup - Aksaray, Turkey
29 July to 12 August - 21st FAI European Gliding Championships - Leszno, Poland
30 July to 12 August - 6th FAI Junior European Gliding Championships - Arnborg, Austria
30 July to 4 August - 23rd FAI World Rally Flying Championship - Mâcon, France
31 July - 2023 World Cup F1E ”Memorial POPA CRÂNGU” - Turda, Romania
1-4 August - 2023 FAI F1E World Championship for Free Flight Slope Soaring Gliders - Turda, Romania
4-5 August - 2023 F2 Wloclawek World Cup for Control Line Model Aircraft - Włocławek, Poland
4-6 August - 2023 World Cup - International Spacemodelling Contest “Liepaja 2023” - Liepāja, Latvia
5-9 August - 2023 FAI F3CN World Championships for Model Helicopters - Muncie, Indiana, USA
6-19 August - 23rd FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship; 9th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 5 Championship - Krushevo, North Macedonia
Aquatics
29 July to 5 August - LEN U17 European Championships (Woman's Water Polo) - Manisa, Turkey
2-11 August - World Aquatics Masters Championships - Fukuoka, Kumamoto and Kagoshima, Japan
2-6 August - LEN Junior European Championships (Artistic Swimming) - Funchal, Portugal
4-6 August - World Aquatics Diving World Cup 2023 - Super Final - Berlin, Germany
5-6 August - World Aquatics Open Water Swimming World Cup 2023 - Meet 4 - Paris, France
Archery
27-31 July - Chengdu 2021 - Chengdu, China
31 July to 6 August - Berlin 2023 - Berlin, Germany
3-6 August - 2023 Chicago Para-Archery Championship - Chicago, IL, USA
Axe Throwing
4-6 August - International Axe Throwing Federation - Urban Open - Urban Axes, MD, USA
Badminton
1-6 August - Sathio Group Australian Open 2023 - Sydney, Australia
Baseball
28 July to 6 August - VII U-12 Baseball World Cup 2023 - Taipei City, Taiwan
Basketball
26 July to 1 August - FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League 2023 - Europe 4 - Stops 1-6 - Kraków, Poland
28 July - 3 August - FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Africa - Africa-North Stop 1-6 - Algiers, Algeria
28 July - 6 August - FIBA Women's Afrobasket 2023 - Kigali, Rwanda; FIBA U20 Women's European Championship Division B - Craiova, Romania
29 July to 6 August - FIBA U18 European Championship Division C - Baku, Azerbaijan; FIBA U20 Women's European Championship - Klaipeda, Vilnius, Lithuania
1-3 August - FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League 2023 Europe 3 - Stop 4-6 - Szolnok, Hungary
1-6 August - FIBA U18 Women's European Championship Division C - Durres, Albania
4-5 August - FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Yichang Stop 2023 - Yichang, China; FIBA 3x3 Women's Series Prague Stop 2023 - Prague, Czechia
4-6 August - FIBA U16 European Championship Division B - Pitesti, Romania
5-6 August - World Tour - Prague, Czechia
5-7 August - FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League 2023 - Europe 2 - Stop 4-6 - Panevėžys, Lithuania
5-9 August - FIBA 3x3 U23 Nations League Africa South - Stop 3-6 - Kinshasa, DRC
5-13 August - FIBA U16 European Championship - Skopje, North Macedonia
Beach Tennis
2-5 August - IFBT Beach Tennis World Championships - Fortaleza, Brazil
Bicycle Polo
2-5 August - European Bikepolo Championship - Berlin Tempelhof, Germany
Boccia
6-14 August - Rotterdam 2023 World Boccia Europe Regional Championships - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Bodyboarding
3-12 August - IBC World Tour - Maldives Pro - Maldives
Bodybuilding & Fitness
3-5 August - 2023 IFBB Pro League Tampa Pro MBB - Tampa, FL, USA
Bowling
2-6 August - World Ninepin Bowling WM U18 & U24 - Düsseldorf, Germany
Boxing
19-31 July - EUBC Junior Boys and Girls European Boxing Championships 2023 - Ploiesti, Romania
31 July to 10 August - AMBC Elite, Youth & Junior American Boxing Championships - Cali, Colombia
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
5-6 August - Vitória International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2023 - Vitória, Brazil; New York International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2023 - Hempstead, NY, USA; Dallas Summer International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2023 - Duncanville, TX, USA; San Diego Summer International Open IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu and Jiu-Jitsu No-Gi Championship 2023 - San Diego, CA, USA
Bridge
29 July to 5 August - Chairman's Cup Team - Örebro, Sweden
31 July to 7 August - 18th World Youth Teams Championships - Veldhoven, Netherlands
6-12 August - 53rd International Bridge Week - Tulln/Donau, Austria
Canoeing
5-6 August - 2023 ICF Canoe Slalom World Ranking - Bratislava, Slovakia; 2023 ECA Open Canoe Slalom European Cup - Bratislava, Slovakia
Chess
24-31 July - European Youth Team Chess Championship - Iasi, Romania
26 July to 3 August - FIDE Endorsed International Children and Youth Chess Festival Rudaga – Kaissa 2023 - Jurmala, Latvia
29 July to 5 August - 20th Edition of the Tournoi International du Pays de Charleroi - Charleroi, Belgium
29 July to 22 August - FIDE Women's World Cup 2023 - Baku, Azerbaijan
29 July to 25 August - FIDE World Cup 2023 - Baku, Azerbaijan
3-11 August - Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship - Hainan, China
3-8 August - World Schools Team Championship 2023 - Aktau, Kazakhstan
Chuckwagon Racing
4-7 August - Strathmore Stampede - Strathmore, AB, Canada
Clay Pigeon Shooting
3-6 August - 41st World Championship Finale Beretta World Cup - El Fresnillo, Avila, Spain
5-6 August - Slovenia Grand Prix - Maribor, Slovenia
Cliff Diving
3 August - Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series - Takachiho, Miyazaki, Japan
Climbing (Sport)
1-12 August - IFSC - Climbing World Championships (B, L, S, B&L) - Bern, Switzerland
Cornhole
29 July to 6 August - ACL World Championships 2023 - Rock Hill, SC, USA
1-3 August - American Cornhole League Pro Shootout Championship - Rock Hill, SC, USA
Cricket
27-31 July - England v Australia (5th Test) - The Oval, London, Great Britain
1 August - West Indies v India (3rd ODI) - Tarouba, Trinidad & Tobago
3 August - West Indies v India (1st T20I) - Tarouba, Trinidad & Tobago
6 August - West Indies v India (2nd T20I) - Providence, Guyana
Crossfit
5-6 August - Trinity War North - Leeds, England; The Southwest Regionals - Bristol, England
Cycling
29 July to 4 August - UCI WorldTour - Tour de Pologne - Poland
2-6 August - 2023 UEC MTB Youth European Championships - Il Ciocco, Italy
2-8 August - 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Para-Cycling Track - Glasgow, Scotland
3-5 August - 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Mountain Bike Downhill - Glasgow, Scotland
3-9 August - 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Track - Glasgow, Scotland
4-7 August - 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Gran Fondo - Glasgow, Scotland
5-10 August - 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - BMX Freestyle Park and Flatland - Glasgow, Scotland
5-13 August - 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Road - Glasgow, Scotland
6 August - 2023 UCI Cycling World Championships - Mountain Bike Cross-country Marathon - Glasgow, Scotland
6-9 August - UCI BMX World Championships - Challenge - Glasgow, Scotland
Dance Sport
4-7 August - IDO World Dance Festival - Goyang-si, South Korea
Draughts
4-12 August - Brunssum Open - Brunssum, Netherlands
Equestrian
1 August - Group One Racing - Al Shaqab Goodwood Cup Stakes - Goodwood, England
2 August - Group One Racing - Qatar Sussex Stakes - Goodwood, England
3 August - Group One Racing - Qatar Nassau Stakes - Goodwood, England
3-6 August - Major League Show Jumping - Traverse City, MI, USA
5 August - Group One Racing - Dos Mil Guineas; Mil Guineas - San Isidro, Argentina; Whitney Stakes; Saratoga Derby Invitational Stakes; Test Stakes - Saratoga, NY, USA; Clement L. Hirsch Stakes - Del Mar, CA, USA
6 August - Group One Racing - 165th Henkel Preis Der Diana - Dusseldorf, Germany; Arc Prix Maurice De Gheest - Deauville, France
Field Hockey
30 July to 5 August - EuroHockey Championship II 2023 Women - Prague, Czechia
3-12 August - Hero Asian Champions Trophy Chennai 2023 - Chennai, India
Fistball
4-6 August - World Tour Major - Jona, Switzerland
5 August - World Tour 500 - Hirschbach, Austria
Football
20 July to 20 August - FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 - Australia/New Zealand
22-31 July - ISF World School Championship Football - Rabat, Morocco
31 July - Costa Rica v Zambia (C); Japan v Spain (C); Ireland v Nigeria (B); Canada v Australia (B)
1 August - Vietnam v Netherlands (E); Portugal v USA (E); Haiti v Denmark (D); China v England (D)
2 August - South Africa v Italy (G); Argentina v Sweden (G); Jamaica v Brazil (F); Panama v France (F)
3 August - Korea Republic v Germany (H); Morocco v Colombia (H)
5 August - Round of 16: Switzerland v Spain; Japan v Norway
6 August - Round of 16: Netherlands v South Africa; Sweden v USA
Freestyle Disc
5-6 August - Viking Jam 2023 - Oslo, Norway
Freestyle Football
6-11 August - Super Ball World Open 2023 - Prague, Czechia
Games
28 July to 6 August - Jeux de la Francophonie - Kinshasa, DRC; World Police & Fire Games - Winnipeg, Canada
28 July - 8 August - Chengdu 2021 FISU World University Games - Chengdu, China
1-6 August - 2023 NoBull Crossfit Games - Madison, WI, USA
4-11 August - Trinbago 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games - Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago
Goalball
1-8 August - IBSA Goalball International Open Championships - Amman, Jordan
Golf
3-6 August - Yokohama Minato Championship - Fujiki Centennial - Yokohama CC, Kanagawa, Japan; FREED GROUP Women's Scottish Open - Dundonald Links, Scotland; Wyndham Championship - Greensboro, NC, USA
4-6 August - LIV Golf - The Old White at the Greenbrier, WV, USA
5 August - Ultimate Long Drive: 2023 Texas League Championship - RIIM Golf Academy & Driving Range, TX, USA
5-6 August - Ultimate Long Drive: 2023 Kevin Blenkhorn Memorial Canada ULD World Championship Qualifier - Edmonton Long Drive Grid, Canada
6 August - Ultimate Long Drive: 2023 So Alabama League Championship - Dothan Driving Range, AB, USA; Summer Blast at Shooters Golf - Shooters Golf, PA, USA
Gouren
6 August - Tournament of Saint-Kadou - Gouesnac'h, France
Gymnastics
30 July to 5 August - 17th World Gymnaestrada - Amsterdam, Netherlands
3-5 August - FIG World Cup 2023 (Senior - Trampoline) - Palm Beach, FL, USA
Handball
2-13 August - 10th IHF Men's U19 World Championship 2023 - Croatia
Horseback Archery
3-6 August - Storm the Beach - Arroyo Grand and Grover Beach, CA, USA
Icestock Sport
4-6 August - European Youth Grand Prix U16 - Oberwart, Austria
Judo
24 July to 1 August - 41st World Military Championship Judo - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
4-6 August - Hungary Masters 2023 - Budapest, Hungary
Log Rolling
6 August - Squamish Days Loggers Sports Festival - Squamish, BC, Canada
Karate
5-7 August - Olympic Hopes International Karate Tournament - Baku, Azerbaijan
Kiteboarding
31 July to 11 August - Global Kitesports Association World Tour - Kite-Surf - Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Kubb
3-4 August - Kubb World Championship - Rone IP, Gotland, Sweden
5 August - Mighty Kubber - Solothurn, Switzerland
Mixed Martial Arts
2-5 August - 2023 IMMAF Youth MMA World Championships - Abu Dhabi, UAE
4 August - Professional Fighters League: Bubba Jenkins v Jesus Pinedo; Josh Silveira v Ty Flores; Gabriel Braga v Chris Wade; Marthin Hamlet v Impa Kasanganay; Elvin Espinoza v Keoni Diggs; Thad Jean v Ali Omar; Desiree Yanez v Lisa Mauldin; Anthony Ivy v Carson Hardman; Chelsea Hackett v Ky Bennet; Billy Elekana v Chuck Campbell - San Antonio, TX, USA
6 August - UFC Main Card: Cory Sandhagen v Rob Font; Jessica Andrade v Tatiana Saurez; Dustin Jacoby v Kennedy Nzechukwu; Diego Lopes v Gavin Tucker; Tanner Boser v Aleksa Camur; Ignacio Bahamondes v Ludovit Klein - Nashville, TN, USA
Modern Pentathlon
1-6 August - UIPM Pentathlon Challenger Poland - Drzonkow, Poland
4-6 August - West Africa (Zone B) Championships (Triathle) - Abidjan, Ivory Coast; West Africa (Zone B) Championships (Laser Run) - Abidjan, Ivory Coast
5 August - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Salaspils, Latvia; UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - A Coruña, Spain
6 August - UIPM Global Laser Run City Tour - Singapore
Motor Racing
3-6 August - FIA World Rally Championship - Rally Finland - Jyväskylä, Finland
4-6 August - Monster Jam - Enmarket Arena, Savannah, GA, USA; NTT IndyCar Series - Big Machine Music City Grand Prix - Nashville, TN, USA; Monster Jam - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, NV, USA
5-6 August - FIA World Rallycross Championship - World RX of Benelux - Mettet, Belgium
6 August - 2023 NASCAR Cup Series - Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, MI, USA
Motorcycling
4-6 August - FIM Endurance World Championship - Suzuka 8 Hours - Suzuka Circuit, Japan; FIM MotoGP World Championship - British Grand Prix - Silverstone Circuit, England
6 August - Progressive American Flat Track - Black Hills Speedway, Rapid City, SD, USA
Mountainboarding
4-6 August - UK Championships 2023 - Gloucester, England
Mountain Running
3 August - UTMB World Series - KAT100 by UTMB - Fieberbrunn, Austria
4-6 August - 2023 Youth Skyrunning World Championships - Gran Sasso, Italy
6 August - XTERRA Japan Trail Run Nenouekogen - Japan; WMRA 16th Cursa Vistabella - Vistabella del Maestrat, Spain
Mounted Games
1-6 August - World Individuals Championship - Domaine Equestre de la Bonde, France
Obstacle Racing
3-6 August - North America A1 World Cup - Exhibition Colorado - Breckenridge, CO, USA
4-6 August - OCR World Series - Torshalla, Sweden
5 August - Spartan Trifecta Weekend Honor Series and Pan-American Championships - Mexico City, Mexico
Orienteering
2-6 August - Orienteering World Cup Round 2 - Česká Lípa, Czechia
5 August - Red Bull 400 - Štrbské Pleso, Vysoké Tatry, Slovakia
Padel
1-6 August - FIP World Tour - FIP Rise - London, Great Britain
Pickleball
3-6 August - PPA Tour - The Takeya Showcase presented by Best Day Brewing - Fountain Valley, CA, USA
Pilot Gig Rowing
6 August - Under 14 Championships - Hayle, England
Poker
27 July to 13 August - World Series of Poker International Circuit - London, Great Britain
Powerlifting
31 July to 6 August - European Open, Masters, Junior & Sub-Junior Equipped and Classic Bench Press Championships - Merignac, France
Quadball
5-6 August - Wildlynx Cup 2023 - Leipzig, Germany
Racketlon
2-6 August - FIR World Teams & Singles Championships - Rotterdam, Netherlands
Renju
2-4 August - World Championship QT - Istanbul, Turkey
6-12 August - World Championship BT/WT/AT - Istanbul, Turkey
Rodeo (Pro)
31 July - Aulick Industries Champions Challenge - Mitchell, NE, USA
1-2 August - High Prairie Elks Pro Rodeo - High Prairie, Canada
1-4 August - Wild Bill Hickok Rodeo - Abilene, KS, USA
1-5 August - Iowa's Championship Rodeo - Sidney, IA, USA
2-5 August - Big Sky Pro Rodeo - Great Falls, MT, USA
2-6 August - Dodge City Roundup Rodeo - Dodge City, KS, USA
3-4 August - Richland County Fair & Rodeo - Sidney, MT, USA
3-5 August - Carson Community Rodeo - Carson, IA, USA; Mountain Valley Stampede - Heber City, UT, USA; The War Bonnet Round Up - Idaho Falls, ID, USA; XIT Rodeo & Reunion - Dalhart, TX, USA; Kansas' Biggest Rodeo - Phillipsburg, KS, USA
4-5 August - Wisconsin Valley Fair Rodeo - Wausau, WI, USA; North Peace Stampede - Grimshaw, Canada; Douglas County Fair and Rodeo - Castle Rock, CO, USA; Watertown Rodeo - Watertown, SD, USA; Bonner County Rodeo - Sandpoint, ID, USA; Pile O' Bones - Regina, Canada
4-6 August - Santa Barbara Old Spanish Days Stock Horse Show & Rodeo - Santa Barbara, CA, USA
4-7 August - Strathmore Stampede - Strathmore, Canada
5 August - Home on the Range Champions Ride - Sentinel Butte, ND, USA
6-7 August - Yuma County Fair & Rodeo - Yuma, CO, USA
6-8 August - Larimer County Fair & Rodeo - Loveland, CO, USA
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Roller Sports
20-31 July - Inline Hockey European Championships 2023 - Charleroi, Belgium
27 July to 6 August - Speed Pan-American Championship - Medellín, Colombia
31 July to 20 August - Artistic Pan-American Championship - Cali, Colombia
2-6 August - Speed European Cup - Santa Maria Nuova, Italy; 6th African Championships 2023 - Speed Skating - Lagos, Nigeria; 4th African Championships 2023 - Inline Freestyle - Lagos, Nigeria
Rowing
2-6 July - 2023 World Rowing Under 19 Championships - Paris, France
Rugby Union
5 August - World Cup Warm-Up Matches: Samoa v Tonga - Apia; Japan v Fiji - Tokyo; Romania v USA - Bucharest; Wales v England - Cardiff; Scotland v France - Edinburgh; Ireland v Italy - Dublin; Uruguay v Namibia - Montevideo; Argentina v South Africa - Buenos Aires
5 August - New Zealand v Australia (Bledisloe Cup) - Dunedin, New Zealand
Running
5 August - TD Beach to Beacon 10K - Cape Elizabeth, ME, USA
Sailing
27 July to 4 August - RS Tera World Championships - Associazione Nautica Sebina, Lake Iseo, Italy; 29er World Championship - Weymouth and Portland, England
30 July to 4 August - H-Boat World Championship - Lake Garda, Italy; Dart 18 World Championship - Bridlington, England
31 July to 5 August - 2.4Mr World Championships 2023 - Tampere, Finland; 12mR World Championship - Newport, RI, USA
Skating
31 July to 2 August - Lake Placid Ice Dance International - Lake Placid, NY, USA
Ski & Snowboarding
3-6 August - FIS Junior World Ski Championships - Grass Skiing - Rettenbach, Austria
Sport Stacking
4-6 August - European Sport Stacking Championships - Cambridge, England
Squash
3-6 August - Pan-American Masters Championships - Philadelphia, PA, USA
Surfing
29 July - 6 August - World Surf League Longboard Tour Championship Series Event 01 - Huntington Beach, CA, USA
Table Soccer
3-6 August - ITSF Pro Tour - 2023 Mississippi State - Guffport, MS, USA
5 August - ITSF Pro Tour - 2nd Pro Tour Youth Oldenburg - Germany
Table Tennis
31 July to 6 August - World Table Tennis Contender - Lima, Peru
Tag
2-6 August - Tag World Cup 2023 - University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
Tennis
31 July to 5 August - Generali Open (ATP) - Kitzbuhel, Austria; Mifel Tennis Open by Telcel Oppo (ATP) - Los Cabos, Mexico
31 July to 6 August - Livesport Prague Open (ATP/WTA) - Prague, Czech Republic; Mubadala Citi DC Open (WTA) - Washington DC, USA
1-6 August - British Open Wheelchair Tennis Championships - Nottingham, England
Teqball
4-6 August - International Tour - Qingdao, China
Thumb Wrestling
5 August - 13th World Thumb Wrestling Championships - Norwich, England
Triathlon
5-6 August - 2023 World Triathlon Cup - Yeongdo-gu, South Korea; 2023 World Triathlon Development Regional Cup - Diani, Kenya; 2023 Europe Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships - Balikesir, Turkey
5 August - IRONMAN Tallinn - Estonia; IRONMAN 70.3 Rwanda - Kigali, Rwanda; XTERRA Costa Verde - Mangaratiba, Brazil; XTERRA Portland - Gaston, OR, USA
6 August - IRONMAN 70.3 Gdynia - Poland; IRONMAN Gdynia - Poland; IRONMAN 70.3 European Championship Tallinn - Estonia; 2023 Africa Triathlon Cross Championships - Chebba, Tunisia; IRONMAN Duisberg - Germany; 2023 World Triathlon Development Regional Cup - Asuncion, Paraguay
Underwater Sports
31 July - 6 August - AIDA Azores Freediving Open 2023 - Ribeira Grande, São Migue - Açores, Portugal
Volleyball
1-11 August - FIVB Volleyball Girls' U19 World Championship - Osijek, Croatia / Szeged, Hungary
2-11 August - FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship - San Juan, Argentina
6-13 August - XX Pan-American Senior Women Volleyball Cup 2023 - Ponce, Puerto Rico
Wake Surfing
5 August - World Series of Wake Surfing - DL Classic - Long Lake Vergas, MN, USA
Waterski & Wakeboarding
2-5 August - 2023 Europe & Africa Championships (Barefoot) - Wassersportzentrum Wallsee, Wallsee, Austria
Weightlifting
24 July to 3 August - European Junior Championships - Bucharest, Romania
28 June to 5 August - Asian Youth & Junior Championships - New Delhi, India
Wheelchair Fencing
4 - 5 August - 2023 IWAS Wheelchair Fencing Satellite Tournament - São Paulo, Brazil
Windsurfing
27 July to 5 August - 2023 Fuerteventura PWA Grand Slam - Sotavento, Fuerteventura, Spain
29 July - 5 August - T293 and T293Plus World Championships - Saint-Pierre-Quiberon, France
Wingfoiling
31 July to 11 August - Global Wingsports Association World Tour - Saquarema, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Woodball
4-7 August - 20th Singapore Lion City International Woodball Open Championship - Singapore
Wrestling
31 July to 6 August - World Championships (U17 - FS, GR, WW) - Istanbul, Turkey
5 August - Ljubomir Ivanovic Gedza Memorial - International Tournament (Seniors - GR) - Mladenovac, Serbia
* 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.