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Air sports The term "air sports" covers a range of aerial activities, including air racing, aerobatics, aeromodelling, hang gliding, human-powered aircraft, parachuting, paragliding and skydiving. Recognized and regulated air sports Many air sports ...

Aerobatics

* July 9 – 17: 5th FAI World YAK 52 Aerobatic Championship in

Tula Tula may refer to: Geography Antarctica *Tula Mountains *Tula Point India *Tulā, a solar month in the traditional Indian calendar Iran * Tula, Iran, a village in Hormozgan Province Italy * Tula, Sardinia, municipality (''comune'') in the pr ...

** Overall winner: Oleg Shpolianskii ** Overall teams winners: (Oleg Shpolianskii, Vladimir Kotelnikov) * July 27 – August 5: 8th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in

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** Overall Advanced winners: 1st. Gustav Salminen, 2nd. Erwin George, 3rd: Michał Klimaszewski ** Advanced Teams winners: 1st: (Michał Klimaszewski, Agata Nykaza, Mirosław Wrześniewski), 2nd: (Erwin George, Benoit Madrenas, Eric Lanquetin), 3rd: (Ciprian Lupaș, Valentin Hota, Gál Zsolt) * July 27 – August 5: 20th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Toruń ** Overall Unlimited winners: 1st. Ferenc Tóth, 2nd: János Szilágyi, 3rd: Luca Bertossio ** Unlimited Teams winners: 1st: ( Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, János Sonkoly), 2nd: (Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Marvin Woltering), 3rd: (Siegfried Mayr, Gabriel Stangl, Bernhard Behr) * August 3 – 13: 10th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships in

Chotěboř Chotěboř (; german: Chotieborsch) is a town in Havlíčkův Brod District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,000 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument zone ...

** Winners: 1st: Dmitriy Samokhvalov, 2nd: Loïc Lovicourt, 3rd: Roman Ovchinnikov ** Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * August 16 – 26: 29th FAI World Aerobatic Championships in

Malalane Malalane (formerly Malelane) is a farming town in Mpumalanga, South Africa situated on the N4 national highway. The farms in the region produce sugarcane, subtropical fruit and winter vegetables. The town was proclaimed in 1949 after which it w ...

Model aircraft

Events

* February 19 – 25: 2017 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

** Winner: Gernot Bruckmann ** Junior winner: Felix Scander ** Team winners: * March 13 – 17: 2017 FAI F1D European Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in

Slănic Slănic () is one of the 12 towns of Prahova County, Muntenia, Romania, historically and currently known as a salt extraction center, as well as a spa town, with salt lakes. Two villages, Groșani and Prăjani, are administered by the town. E ...

** Winner: Ivan Treger ** Junior winner: Călin Bulai ** Teams winner: ** Junior Teams winner: * July 16 – 22: 2017 FAI F3J European Championship for Model Gliders in

Martin Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (disambiguation) * Martin County (disambiguation) * Martin Township (disambiguation) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Austral ...

** Seniors winners: 1st place: Arijan Hucaljuk, 2nd place: Oleksander Chekh, 3rd place: Manuel Reinecke ** Juniors winners: 1st place: Ivaylo Dimitrov, 2nd place: Marco Gallizia, 3rd place: Oskar Stempihar ** Seniors teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: ** Juniors teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * July 21 – 30: 2017 FAI F3 World Championships for Model Helicopters in

Włocławek Włocławek (Polish pronunciation: ; german: Leslau) is a city located in central Poland along the Vistula (Wisła) River and is bordered by the Gostynin-Włocławek Landscape Park. As of December 2021, the population of the city is 106,928. Loc ...

** F3C Seniors winners: 1st place: Ennio Graber, 2nd place: Hiroki Ito, 3rd place: Pierre Gutierrez ** F3C Juniors winners: 1st place: Axel Mondet, 2nd place: Thomas Rettenbacher, 3rd place: Tianshi AN ** F3C Teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: ** F3N Seniors winners: 1st place: Ko Huan-chen, 2nd place: Eric Weber, 3rd place: James Robertson ** F3N Juniors winners: 1st place: Aaron Cole, 2nd place: Samuel Aunbirk Jensen, 3rd place: Marcel Doring ** F3N Teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * July 24 – 30: 2017 FAI F3K World Championship for Model Gliders in

Lviv Lviv ( uk, Львів) is the largest city in western Ukraine, and the seventh-largest in Ukraine, with a population of . It serves as the administrative centre of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centres of Ukraine ...

** Seniors winners: 1st place: Nikola Frančić, 2nd place: Cederic Duss, 3rd place: Pierre Meunier ** Juniors winners: 1st place: Augis Bražiūnas, 2nd place: Nikita Sholom, 3rd place: Christoph Ogi * July 25 – 29: 2017 FAI F3D World Championship for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft in Järna ** Seniors winners: 1st place: Jiří Novotný, 2nd place: Stefan Raeven, 3rd place: Thomas Eriksson ** Juniors winners: 1st place: Daniel Arapakis, 2nd place: Bram Lentjes, 3rd place: Johannes Reutenberg ** Teams winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * July 30 – August 6: 2017 FAI F1 Junior European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in

Prilep Prilep ( mk, Прилеп ) is the fourth-largest city in North Macedonia. It has a population of 66,246 and is known as "the city under Marko's Towers" because of its proximity to the towers of Prince Marko. Name The name of Prilep appear ...

** F1A winners: 1st place: Martin Bencik, 2nd place: Alexey Khoroshev, 3rd place: Sagi Brudni ** F1B winners: 1st place: Bojan Gostojic, 2nd place: Sebastian Jäckel, 3rd place: Omri Sela ** F1P winners: 1st place: Maksim Poliakov, 2nd place: Ilya Trapeznikov, 3rd place: Michał Krężel * August 5 – 12: 2017 FAI F2 European Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Békéscsaba ** F2A winners: 1st: Luca Grossi, 2nd: Ferenc Szvacsek, 3rd: Oleksandr Osovyk ** Junior F2A winners: 1st: Illia Rediuk, 2nd: Alexey Emelyanov, 3rd: Kacper Walania ** F2B winners: 1st: Igor Burger, 2nd: Marco Valiera, 3rd: Zbynek Kravcik ** Junior F2B winners: 1st: Yaroslav Fokin, 2nd: Jan Kopriva, 3rd: Mykola Kucher ** F2B Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Junior F2C Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** F2D winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * August 6 – 12: 2017 FAI F3B World Championship for Model Gliders in Jeseník ** Winners: 1st: Bernhard Flixeder, 2nd: Andreas Herrig, 3rd: Johannes Krischke * August 6 – 13: 2017 FAI F1 World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Szentes ** F1A winners: 1st: Igor Bombek, 2nd: Robert Lesko, 3rd: Julien Sion ** F1A Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** F1B winners: Stepan Stefanchuk, Gilad Mark, 3rd: Rolandas Mackus ** F1B Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** F1C winners: 1st: Yuri Shvedenkov, 2nd: Edward Burek, 3rd: Raimond Naaber ** F1C Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * August 19 – 27: 2017 FAI S European Championships for Space Models in Nowy Targ * August 21 – 27: 2017 FAI F1E World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Turda * November 18 – 28: 2017 FAI F3A World Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in

Hot air ballooning Hot air ballooning is the activity of flying hot air balloons. Attractive aspects of ballooning include the exceptional quiet (except when the propane burners are firing), the lack of a feeling of movement, and the bird's-eye view. Since the b ...

* August 22 – 27: 20th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship in Brissac-Quincé * September 4 – 9: 4th FAI Women's European Hot Air Balloon Championship in

Leszno Leszno (german: Lissa, 1800–1918 ''Lissa in Posen'') is a historic city in western Poland, within the Greater Poland Voivodeship. It is the seventh-largest city in the province with an estimated population of 62,200, as of 2021. Previously, it ...

* September 7 – 16: 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in Gruyères

General aviation General aviation (GA) is defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) as all civil aviation aircraft operations with the exception of commercial air transport or aerial work, which is defined as specialized aviation services ...

Events

* July 28 – August 3: 23rd FAI World Precision Flying Championship at Spitzerberg Airport ** Winners: 1st: Krzysztof Skrętowicz, 2nd: Janusz Darocha, 3rd: Michał Wieczorek ** Teams winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: * September 11 – 16: 1st FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in Castellón * September 13 – 17: 54th

National Championship Air Races The Reno Air Races, officially known as the STIHL National Championship Air Races from 2016, is a multi-day event tailored to the aviation community that takes place each September at the Reno Stead Airport a few miles north of Reno, Nevada. A ...

at Reno Stead Airport

Gliding Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word ''soaring'' is al ...

* January 8 – 21: 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Benalla ** 15 m winner:

Sebastian Kawa Sebastian Kawa (born 15 November 1972, Zabrze) is a Polish glider pilot, sixteen-time World Champion, world ( FAI) leading glider competition pilot (as of 2015, number one in the world rankings of the FAI Gliding Commission) and the current Worl ...

** 18 m winner: Killian Walbrou ** Open winner: Russell Cheetham * May 17 – June 4: 9th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship in

Zbraslavice Zbraslavice (german: Sbraslawitz) is a municipality and village in Kutná Hora District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historicall ...

** Club winner: Sabrina Vogt ( Glasflügel H-201) ** Standard winner: Aude Grangeray ( Schempp-Hirth Discus-2) ** 18 m winner: Katrin Senne (

Schleicher ASG 29 The Schleicher ASG 29 is a German sailplane manufactured by Alexander Schleicher GmbH & Co since 2006. It can be flown as an 18 metre Class glider or as a 15 metre Class glider. The 'G' indicates a design by Michael Greiner. It is a refinem ...

) * June 10 – 17: Uppsala Masters at Sundbro Airport ** Class winner: Jan-Ola Nordh ** Open winner: Börje Eriksson * June 29 – July 16: 2nd FAI World 13.5m Class Gliding Championship in Szatymaz ** Winner:

, 2nd place: Uli Schwenk, 3rd place: Sebastian Riera * July 20 – August 6: 19th FAI European Gliding Championships in

Moravská Třebová Moravská Třebová (; german: Mährisch Trübau) is a town in Svitavy District in the Pardubice Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 9,700 inhabitants. The historic town centre is well preserved and is protected by law as an urban monument ...

** Club winners: 1st: Tim Kuijpers, 2nd: Boris Zorz, 3rd: Fabian Peitz ** Standard winners: 1st: Pavel Louzecky, 2nd: Miloslav Cink, 3rd: Jeroen Jennen ** Double Seater winners: 1st: (Kawa & Matkowski), 2nd: (Jones & Coppin), 3rd: (Cronjaeger & Heidemeyer) * July 27 – August 13: 10th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships in

Kaunas Kaunas (; ; also see other names) is the second-largest city in Lithuania after Vilnius and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of a county in the Duchy of Trakai ...

** Club winners: 1st: Julian Klemm, 2nd: Paul Altrichter, 3rd: Stefan Langer ** Standard winners: 1st: Sjoerd van Empelen, 2nd: Ignas Bitinaitis, 3rd: Joris Vainius * August 10 – 26: 19th FAI European Gliding Championships at

Lasham Airfield Lasham Airfield is an aerodrome located north-west of Alton in Hampshire, England, in the village of Lasham. It was built in 1942 and was a Royal Air Force Station during the Second World War, many significant operations being flown from it. ...

* November 26 – December 8: 2nd FAI Pan-American Gliding Championship in

Santa Rosa de Conlara Santa Rosa de Conlara is a village and municipality in San Luis Province in central Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Arge ...

2017
Grand Prix gliding FAI World Grand Prix Gliding Championships are gliding competitions promoted by the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI) for gliders that are both more spectacular and more easily understood by the public than conventional gliding co ...

* December 14 – 20, 2016: Sailplane Grand Prix #1 in

Horsham Horsham is a market town on the upper reaches of the River Arun on the fringe of the Weald in West Sussex, England. The town is south south-west of London, north-west of Brighton and north-east of the county town of Chichester. Nearby to ...

** Winner: Geoff Brown ( Jonker JS-1 Revelation) * March 26 – April 1: Sailplane Grand Prix #2 in Orlando ** Winner: Jerzy Szemplinski (

) * April 17 – 22: Sailplane Grand Prix #3 in Magaliesburg ** Winner: Laurens Goudriaan ( Jonker JS-1 Revelation) * May 7 – 14: Sailplane Grand Prix #4 in Santa Cilia ** Winner: Jon Gatfield (

) * May 27 – June 3: Sailplane Grand Prix #5 in

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

** Winner:

( Jonker JS-1 Revelation) * June 10 – 17: Sailplane Grand Prix #6 in

Varese Varese ( , , or ; lmo, label= Varesino, Varés ; la, Baretium; archaic german: Väris) is a city and ''comune'' in north-western Lombardy, northern Italy, north-west of Milan. The population of Varese in 2018 has reached 80,559. It is the c ...

** Winner: Giorgio Galetto ( Schempp-Hirth Ventus-3) * June 25 – July 1: Sailplane Grand Prix #7 in

Buno-Bonnevaux Buno-Bonnevaux () is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. Inhabitants of Buno-Bonnevaux are known as ''Bonnevaliens'' in French. See also *Communes of the Essonne department The following is a list of the ...

** Winner: Christophe Abadie (

) * July 29 – August 5: Sailplane Grand Prix #8 in

Partizánske Partizánske (, meaning “partisan town” formerly: ''Baťovany'', hu, Simony) is a town in Trenčín Region, Slovakia. Geography Partizánske is located in the northern part of the Danubian Hills around from Nitra and from the capital Brat ...

** Winner: Roman Mracek (

) * August 19 – 26: Sailplane Grand Prix #9 in

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** Winner: Boštjan Pristavec ( Jonker JS-1 Revelation) * January 1 – 31, 2018: Sailplane Grand Prix #10 in

Vitacura Vitacura is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most expensive and fashionable areas of Santiago. Inhabitants are primarily high income families. It belongs to the Northeastern zone of ...

(World final)

Hang gliding

* July 24 – August 6: 20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championship in

Aspres-sur-Buëch Aspres-sur-Buëch (, literally ''Aspres on Buëch''; oc, Aspres de Buech) is a commune in the Hautes-Alpes department in southeastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hautes-Alpes department The following is a list of the 162 com ...

** Class 2 winners: 1st: Manfred Ruhmer, 2nd: Jacques Bott, 3rd: Franz Pacheiner ** Class 5 winners: 1st: Patrick Chopard Lallier, 2nd: Christopher Friedl, 3rd: Walter Geppert * August 6 – 19: 14th FAI Women's World Hang Gliding Championship in

Brasília Brasília (; ) is the federal capital of Brazil and seat of government of the Federal District. The city is located at the top of the Brazilian highlands in the country's Central-West region. It was founded by President Juscelino Kubitsche ...

** ''Cancelled due to lack of pilots''. * August 6 – 19: 21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in

** Winners: 1st. Petr Beneš, 2nd. Alessandro Ploner, 3rd. Christian Chiech ** Teams winners: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd.

Ultralight aviation Ultralight aviation (called microlight aviation in some countries) is the flying of lightweight, 1- or 2-seat fixed-wing aircraft. Some countries differentiate between weight-shift control and conventional three-axis control aircraft with ailer ...

* April 28 – May 7: 2017 FAI Asian-Oceanic Paramotor Championships in Lopburi ** Winners: 1st place: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * August 12 – 19: 14th FAI European Microlight Championships at the Nagykanizsa Airport ** RAL1 class winner: Jiri Krajcza ** RAL2 class winners: (Petr Jonás & Lucie Krameriusová) ** RGL2 class winners: (Alojzy Dernbach & Klaudia Laskowska) ** RWL1 class winner: Andrey Shchekoldin ** RWL2 class winners: (Maksim Semenov & Alfiia Semenova) * August 26 – September 2: 2017 FAI European Paramotor Championships in

Přerov Přerov (; german: Prerau) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 41,000 inhabitants. It lies on the Bečva River. In the past it was a major crossroad in the heart of Moravia in the Czech Republic. The historic centre ...

** Winners: 1st. Alex Mateos. 2nd: Marie Mateos, 3rd: Pierre Lefebvre

Parachuting Parachuting, including also skydiving, is a method of transiting from a high point in the atmosphere to the surface of Earth with the aid of gravity, involving the control of speed during the descent using a parachute or parachutes. For ...

Paraski World Cup

* January 20 – 22: Paraski World Cup Series #1 in Bad Leonfelden ** Winners: Haibel Reinhold (m) / Erica Franz (f) ** Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Master Mix winner: Andreas Fischer ** Team Combined winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 ** Individual accuracy winner: Milan Palo * February 3 – 5: Paraski World Cup Series #2 in Unterammergau ** Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) ** Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Master Mix winner: Toni Gruber ** Team Combined winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1 * February 17 – 19: Paraski World Cup Series #3 (final) in Železná Ruda ** Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f) ** Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Master Mix winner: Toni Gruber ** Team Combined winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1

Events

* March 7 – 11: 16th FAI World Para-Ski Championships in

St. Johann in Tirol St. Johann in Tirol is a market town in Tyrol, Austria, in the Kitzbühel district. In the regional ductus, the last syllable of the name is stressed as "Sankt yo-Hahn'". History St. Johann is situated in the Leukental, which extends from Jo ...

** Individual winners: Alexey Burenin (m) / Magdalena Schwertl ** Team winners: 1 (Anton Filippov, Alexey Burenin, Ayaz Karimov, Artur Bikmetov) (m) / (Magdalena Schwertl, Marina Kücher) ** Junior winner: Sebastian Graser ** Master Mix winner: Toni Gruber * July 11 – 20: 41st CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Warendorf ** Individual Overall winners: Elischa Weber (m) / Olga Lepezina ** Juniors Overall winners: Tianbo Gao (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f) ** Nation Overall winners: (m) / (f) ** Formation team winners: (m) / (f) ** Individual Style winners: Elischa Weber (m) / Léocadie Ollivier de Pury (f) ** Individual Style Juniors winners: Tianbo Gao (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f) ** Individual Accuracy winners: Miroslav Kříž (m) / Siwei Liu (f) ** Individual Accuracy Juniors winners: Zhang Zuolei (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f) ** Team Accuracy winners: (m) / (f) * August 7 – 12: 14th FAI European Formation Skydiving Championships in

Saarlouis Saarlouis (; french: link=no, Sarrelouis, ; formerly Sarre-Libre and Saarlautern) is a town in Saarland, Germany, capital of the district of Saarlouis. In 2020, the town had a population of 34,409. Saarlouis, as the name implies, is located on t ...

** Winners: Hayabusa NMP PCH (m) / VR4 France Femmes (f) ** Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: Vertical Fly Station ** Formation Skydiving 8-Way winners: Tanay-8 * August 7 – 12: 12th FAI World Cup of Artistic Events in

** Freestyle winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Freefly winners: 1st: 2, 2nd: , 3rd: 1 * August 7 – 12: 21st FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving in

** Winners: Hayabusa NMP PCH (m) / VR4 France Femmes (f) ** Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: SDC Core ** Formation Skydiving 8-Way winners: Golden Knights * August 7 – 12: 2nd FAI European Speed Skydiving Championships in

** Winners: 1st: Thomas Moritz Friess, 2nd: Charles Hurd, 3rd: Henrik Raimer * August 7 – 12: 7th FAI European Canopy Formation Championships in

** 2-Way Sequential winners: 1st: France CF A, 2nd: Russia CF, 3rd: France CF B * August 7 – 12: 3rd FAI World Cup of Speed Skydiving in

** Winners: 1st: Thomas Moritz Friess, 2nd: Charles Hurd, 3rd: Henrik Raimer * August 7 – 12: 11th FAI European Artistic Events Championships in

** Freestyle winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: ** Freefly winners: 2, 2nd: 1, 3rd: * August 7 – 12: 9th FAI World Cup of Canopy Formation in

** 2-Way Sequential winners: 1st: France CF A, 2nd: Russia CF, 3rd: France CF B * August 24 – 31: 6th FAI Junior European Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Podgorica ** Juniors Overall winners: Petr Chladek (m) / Maria Elkina (f) ** Individual Accuracy Juniors winners: Petr Chladek (m) / Maria Elkina (f) ** Individual Style Juniors winners: Lukas Tschech (m) / Kseniia Fominykh (f) * August 24 – 31: 9th FAI European Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Podgorica ** Individual Overall winners: Jiri Gecnuk (m) / Liubov Ekshikeeva (f) ** Individual Accuracy winners: István Asztalos (m) / Nataliia Nikitsiuk (f) ** Individual Style winners: Libor Jirousek (m) / Liubov Ekshikeeva (f) ** Team Accuracy winners: (m) / (f) ** Nation Overall winners: (m) / (f) * October 20 – 22: 2nd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships in

Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...

** Open 4-Way Formation Tournament winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Women's 4-Way Formation Tournament winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Junior 4-Way Formation Tournament winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Dynamic 2-Way Tournament winners: 1st. 1, 2nd. , 3rd. ** Dynamic 4-Way Tournament winners: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. ** Open Indoor Freestyle winners: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. ** Junior Indoor Freestyle winners: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. * November 2 – 8: 2nd FAI World Cup of Wingsuit Flying in ** Wingsuit Performance winners: 1st. Chris Geiler, 2nd. Alexey Galda, 3rd. Travis Mickle ** Wingsuit Acrobatic winners: 1st. 2 (Wicked Wingsuits), 2nd. 1 (Flatspin), 3rd. (Sky Republic) * November 27 – December 1: 9th FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

Paragliding

2017
Paragliding World Cup The Paragliding World Cup (or PWC for short) is a cross country flying competition for paraglider Paragliding is the recreational and competitive adventure sport of flying paragliders: lightweight, free-flying, foot-launched glider aircra ...

* January 17 – 28: World Cup Superfinal in Governador Valadares ** Men's winner: Aaron Durogati ** Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville ** Teams winner:

Gin Gliders Gin Gliders Inc. is a South Korean aircraft manufacturer based in Yongin, founded by competition pilot Gin Seok Song in 1998. The company specializes in the design and manufacture of paragliders in the form of ready-to-fly aircraft.Bertrand, No ...

* May 20 – 27: Paragliding World Cup #1 in Cœur de Savoie ** Men's winner: Luc Armant ** Women's winner: Méryl Delferriere ** Teams winner: Ozone Paragliders ( Russel Ogden, Luc Armant, Honorin Hamard, Seiko Fukuoka Naville) * June 17 – 24: Paragliding World Cup #2 in

Niš Niš (; sr-Cyrl, Ниш, ; names in other languages) is the third largest city in Serbia and the administrative center of the Nišava District. It is located in southern part of Serbia. , the city proper has a population of 183,164, while ...

** Men's winner: Stéphane Drouin ** Women's winner: Atsuko Yamashita ** Teams winners: Air'G Products ( Hernan Pitocco, Jošt Napret, Richard Gallon, Daria Krasnova) * August 5 – 12: Paragliding World Cup #3 in

Disentis Disentis (German) or Mustér (, Romansh), with its official name Disentis/Mustér is a village and a municipality in the Surselva Region in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. The skiing and summer tourism resort high up in the Rhine valley is th ...

** Men's winner: Alfredo Studer ** Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville ** Teams winner: Ozone Paragliders ( Charles Cazaux, Julien Wirtz, Seiko Fukuoka Naville, Ulrich Prinz) * September 2 – 9: Paragliding World Cup #4 in

Pico do Gavião The Pico Do Gavião (Hawk's peak in English) is a mountainous elevation in Brazil located in Andradas, south of Minas Gerais Minas Gerais () is a state in Southeastern Brazil. It ranks as the second most populous, the third by gross domestic ...

** Men's winner: Rafael Saldini ** Women's winner: Silvia Buzzi Ferraris ** Teams winner: Kortel Design (Clayton Resende, Marcelo Prieto, Rafael Saldini, Marcella Uchôa) * October 28 – November 4: Paragliding World Cup #5 in

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** Men's winner: Honorin Hamard ** Women's winner: Yael Margelisch ** Teams winner: Ozone Paragliders * January 9 – 20, 2018: 2017 Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in Roldanillo

2017 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup

* March 16 – 20: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #1 in Manado ** Winners: Rio Indrakusumah (m) / Kang In-suk ** Teams winners: Garuda Prima 6 * April 7 – 9: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #2 in Vršac ** Winners: Indra Lesmana (m) / Rika Wijayanti (f) ** Teams winners: Garuda Prima 2 * July 21 – 23: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #3 in Mont-Saint-Pierre, Quebec ** Winners: Hening Paradigma (m) / Sirin Milawati (f) ** Teams winners: Garuda Prima 1 * September 22 – 24: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #4 in

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(final) ** Winners: Tomas Lednik (m) / Marketa Tomaskova (f) ** Teams winners: No Name Team (Goran Djurkovic, Dragan Popov, Dejan Valek, Ivan Pavlov)

Other in Paragliding

* January 19 – 22: 1st Paragliding ASEAN Friendships Open in

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** Overall winner: Tanapat Luangam ** Women's winner: Nannapat Phuchong ** Teams winner: Bueng Kan * May 5 – 14: 9th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championship in

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** Winner: Tzvetan Tzolov (

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5) ** Women's winner: Nunnapat Puchong ** Team winners: * July 1 – 15: 15th FAI World Paragliding Championship in Pedavena ** Overall winner: Pierre Remy ** Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville ** Teams winners: (Pierre Remy, Honorin Hamard, Luc Armant, Julien Wirtz, Laurie Genovese)

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* Super Bowl LI – the

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(AFC) won 34–28 (OT) over the

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* November 26, 2016 – October 22, 2017: WA's Calendar of Events

Indoor archery

* November 26 & 27, 2016: IA World Cup #1 in

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** Recurve winners:

Brady Ellison Brady Ellison (born October 27, 1988) is an American archer who competes in recurve archery. He is currently a Resident Athlete at the United States Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, California. He holds the record for the longest continu ...

(m) / Bryony Pitman (f) ** Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / Danelle Wentzel (f) * December 10 & 11, 2016: IA World Cup #2 in

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** Recurve winners: KIM Jae-hyeong (m) / SONG Ji-yung (f) ** Compound winners:

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(m) / Sarah Prieels (f) * January 20 – 22: IA World Cup #3 in

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** Recurve winners:

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** Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / PARK Se-hui (f) ** Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Tanja Jensen (f) * March 7 – 12: 2017 WAE Indoor European Archery Championships in Vittel ** Recurve winners:

David Pasqualucci David Pasqualucci (born 27 June 1996) is an Italian competitive archer. He won a silver medal in the men's team recurve at the 2015 World Championships, and also competed as a member of Italy's archery squad at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He curr ...

(m) / Veronika Marchenko (f) ** Team Recurve winners: (

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, Massimiliano Mandia,

) (m) / (Karolina Farasiewicz, Natalia Leśniak,

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) ** Junior Recurve winners: Erdal Meriç Dal (m) / Tatiana Andreoli (f) ** Junior Team Recurve winners: (Thomas Chirault, Thomas Koenig, Valentin Ripaux) / (Tatiana Andreoli, Tanya Giaccheri, Vanessa Landi) ** Compound winners: Jacopo Polidori (m) / Alexandra Savenkova (f) ** Team Compound winners: (Michele Nencioni, Sergio Pagni, Jacopo Polidori) / (Erika Anear, Tanja Jensen, Sarah Sonnichsen) (f) ** Junior Compound winners: Nico Wiener (m) / Mariya Shkolna (f) ** Junior Team Compound winners: (Christoffer Berg, Simon Olsen, Sune Rasmussen) / (Emily Hoim, Lisell Jaatma, Meeri-Marita Paas) (f)

Outdoor archery

* May 16 – 21: WA World Cup #1 in

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** Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) /

Ki Bo-bae Ki Bo-bae (Hangul: 기보배; or ; born February 20, 1988) is a South Korean recurve archer and three-time Olympic gold medalist. She was the winner of the women's team and women's individual events at the 2012 Summer Olympics and of the wom ...

(f) ** Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) /

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(f) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) * June 6 – 11: WA World Cup #2 in

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** Recurve winners:

Jean-Charles Valladont Jean-Charles Valladont (born 20 March 1989) is a French archer. He competed at the 2008 and 2016 Olympics, the latter in which he won a silver medal. He won another silver medal at the 2015 World Cup.Ksenia Perova Ksenia Vitalyevna Perova ( rus, Ксения Витальевна Перова, , ˈksʲenʲɪɪ̯ə pʲɪˈrovə; born 8 February 1989 in Lesnoy, Sverdlovsk Oblast) is a Russian female archer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed for her ...

(f) ** Compound winners: Chen Hsiang-Hsuan (m) / Sarah Sonnichsen (f) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) * June 20 – 25: WA World Cup #3 in

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** Recurve winners:

Im Dong-hyun Im Dong-hyun (; ; born 12 May 1986) is a South Korean archer. He competes for the South Korean national team and is a former world number one. He has 20/200 vision in his left eye and 20/100 vision in his right eye, meaning he needs to be 1 ...

(m) / Chang Hye-jin (f) ** Compound winners:

(m) / Andrea Marcos (f) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) * August 8 – 13: WA World Cup #4 in

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** Recurve winners:

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(m) / KANG Chae-young (f) ** Compound winners:

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(m) / Sarah Sonnichsen (f) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: The (m) / The (f) ** Mixed Team winners: The (Compound) / (Recurve) * August 22 – 26: 2017 WAE Field Archery European Championships in Mokrice Catez ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 2 & 3: WA World Cup #5 (final) in

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** Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / Ki Bo-bae (f) ** Compound winners: Braden Gellenthien (m) / Sara López (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) * September 12 – 17: 2017 World Para Archery Championships in

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** Recurve winners: ZHAO Lixue (m) / Zahra Nemati (f) ** Compound winners: AI Xinliang (m) / ZHOU Jiamin (f) ** W1 winners: Jeff Fabry (m) / Jessica Stretton (f) ** Mixed Team winners: (Compound) / (Recurve) ** Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** W1 Team winners: (m) / (f) * September 19 – 24: 2017 World Archery 3D Championships in

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** Barebow winners: Cesar Vera Bringas (m) / Jessica Lindblom (f) ** Compound winners: Joan Pauner (m) / Ama Aude (f) ** Instinctive Bow winners: Zibrandt Christensen (m) / Heldis Zahlberger (f) ** Longbow winners: Robin Gardeur (m) / Giulia Barbaro (f) ** Team winners: (m) / (f) * October 2 – 8: 2017 World Youth Archery Championships in

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** Junior Recurve winners: JEONG Tae-yeong (m) / KIM Kyoung-eun (f) ** Cadet Recurve winners: TANG Chih-Chun (m) / PARK So-hui (f) ** Junior Compound winners: Curtis Broadnax (m) / Alexis Ruiz (f) ** Cadet Compound winners: Bryan Alvarado Fernandez (m) / Lucy Mason (f) ** Junior Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Cadet Recurve Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Recurve Team winners: (junior) / (cadet) ** Junior Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Cadet Compound Team winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Compound Team winners: (junior) / (cadet) * October 15 – 22:

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

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* March 7 – 22:

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(Championship game at Dodger Stadium in

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** defeated , 76–65, to win their first FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship title. ** took third place. * August 4 – 12: 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship in

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** defeated , 77–65, to win their second AfroBasket title. ** took third place. ;Asia * January 29 – February 2:

2017 WABA Championship Qualification for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup were held to determine the participants in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. Lebanon secured qualification by being named as hosts. The other fifteen berths were disputed per FIBA Asia zone, and via the 2016 FIBA Asia ...

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** Champions: (10 points); Second: (9 points); Third: (8 points) ** Note: ''Along with the three teams mentioned above, and have qualified to compete in the

2017 FIBA Asia Cup The 2017 FIBA Asia Cup (formerly known as the FIBA Asia Championship) was the 29th continental basketball championship in Asia. The tournament was organised by FIBA Asia. It took place from 8 to 20 August 2017, a week earlier from the initial sche ...

.'' * April 19 – 23: 2017 WABA U16 Championship in

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** Champions: (8 points); Second: (7 points); Third: (6 points) * May 12 – 18:

2017 SEABA Championship The 12th Southeast Asia Basketball Association Championship was the qualifying tournament for the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup. It also served as a regional championship involving Southeast Asian basketball teams. It was held from 12 to 18 May 2017 in the P ...

Quezon City Quezon City (, ; fil, Lungsod Quezon ), also known as the City of Quezon and Q.C. (read in Filipino as Kyusi), is the List of cities in the Philippines, most populous city in the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a populatio ...

** Champions: (12 points); Second: (11 points); Third: (10 points) ** Note: ''The Philippines have qualified to compete in the

.'' * May 26 – 28: 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup for Men and Women in Cyberjaya ** Men -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Women -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * June 3 – 7:

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** defeated , 77–64, to win their first EABA Championship title. took third place. * July 23 – 29:

2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup The 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia and FIBA Oceania at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. The tournament was held from 23 to 29 July in Bangalore, India. Before this edition, the tournam ...

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** defeated , 74–73, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall FIBA Women's Asia Cup title. ** took third place. * August 8 – 20:

Zouk Mosbeh Zouk Mosbeh (Arabic: زوق مصبح) is a town and municipality in the Keserwan District of the Keserwan-Jbeil Governorate in Lebanon. It is located 12 kilometers north of Beirut. Zouk Mosbeh's average elevation is 170 meters above sea level and ...

** defeated , 79–56, to win their first FIBA Asia Cup title. ** took third place. * September 22 – 30:

2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup The 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup was the 26th staging of the FIBA Asia Champions Cup, the international basketball club tournament of FIBA Asia. The tournament took place in Chenzhou, China from 22 September to 30 September 2017. This was the seco ...

in Chenzhou ** Al Riyadi defeated

China Kashgar The Xinjiang Guanghui Flying Tigers () is a professional basketball team based in Ürümqi, Xinjiang, China. The team play its home games at the Hongshan Arena, which has a capacity for 3,800 spectators. The club joined the Chinese Basketball ...

, 88–59, to win their second FIBA Asia Champions Cup title. ** BC Astana took third place. * October 22 – 28:

2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship The 2017 FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women was the qualifying tournament for FIBA Asia at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women. Originally slated to be held at Hyderabad, the tournament venue was moved and held in Bengaluru ...

in Bangalore ** defeated , 61–60, to win their first FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship title. ** took third place. * October 27 – 29: FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2017 in

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** defeated , 19–14, in the final. took third place. ;Americas * June 7 – 11:

2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship The 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship was an international basketball competition that was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 7–11 June 2017. The defeated the defending champions , 91–46, in the final game to reclaim the ch ...

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** The defeated , 91–46, to win their fourth FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship title. ** won the bronze medal. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned here, plus , have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.'' * June 14 – 18: 2017 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in

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** The defeated , 111–60, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship title. ** won the bronze medal. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above, plus and the , have qualified to compete at the

2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup The 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup (Spanish: Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA Sub-17 2018) was the 5th edition of the FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball championship contested by the U1 ...

.'' * July 12 – 16: 2017 Women's Centrobasket Championship in

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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the

2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup The 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup was held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 to 13 August 2017. It awarded three spots for FIBA Americas to the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup in Spain. Canada won their second straight title by defeating Arg ...

.'' * July 15 – 21: 2017

FIBA South America Under-17 Championship for Men The South American Under-17 Championship for Men is a basketball tournament held about every two years among the ten countries of South America and is organized in part by FIBA Americas. The tournament serves as a gateway to the FIBA Americas Under ...

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** defeated , 70–60, to win their first Men's FIBA South America Under-17 Championship title. ** won the bronze medal. * July 26 – 30: 2017 Under-17 Centrobasket in

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** The defeated , 81–80, in the final. took third place. * August 7 – 13:

in Buenos Aires ** defeated , 67–65, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIBA Women's AmeriCup title. ** won the bronze medal. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above all qualified to compete at the

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.'' * August 15 – 19: 2017 Women's Under-17 Centrobasket Championship in Aguada ** defeated , 83–77, in the final. took third place. * August 25 – September 3:

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& Córdoba,

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, and

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** The defeated , 81–76, to win their seventh FIBA AmeriCup title. ** won the bronze medal. ;Europe * June 16 – 25:

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in the (

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and Hradec Králové; final round at the O₂ Arena in Prague) ** defeated , 71–55, to win their third EuroBasket Women title. ** took third place. * July 7 – 9:

2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup The 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup was the third edition of the 3x3 Europe Championships, organized by FIBA Europe, and was held between 7 and 9 July 2017, at the Museumplein in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. This 3x3 basketball competition featured sepa ...

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** Men: defeated , 16–13, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 22–14, in the final. The took third place. * July 8 – 16:

2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women The 2017 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship was the 16th edition of the Women's U-20 European basketball championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was played in Matosinhos, Portugal, from 8 to 16 July 2017. Venues Parti ...

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** defeated , 73–63, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title. ** took third place. * July 15 – 23:

2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2017 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 20th edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in three Greek cities, Chania, Rethymno and Heraklion, on the island of Crete, from 15 to 23 July 2017. Venues Partic ...

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, Rethymno, & Chania ** defeated , 65–56, to win their third FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title. ** took third place. * July 29 – August 6:

2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship The 2017 FIBA U18 European Championship was the 34th edition of the FIBA U18 European Championship. The competition took place in Bratislava and Piešťany, Slovakia, from 29 July to 6 August 2017. Venues Participating teams * * * * * * * * ...

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Piešťany Piešťany (; german: Pistyan, hu, Pöstyén, pl, Pieszczany , cs, Píšťany ) is a town in Slovakia. It is located in the western part of the country within the Trnava Region and is the seat of its own district. It is the biggest and best kno ...

** defeated , 74–62, to win their third FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title. ** took third place. * August 4 – 12:

2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's European Championship The 2017 FIBA U16 Women's European Championship was the 29th edition of the Women's European basketball championship for national under-16 teams. It was played from 4 to 12 August 2017 in Bourges, France. France won their 3rd championship title ...

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** defeated , 63–55, to win their third FIBA Under-16 Women's European Championship title. ** took third place. * August 5 – 13:

2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women The 2017 FIBA U18 Women's European Championship was an international basketball competition that was held from 5 to 13 August 2017 in Hungary. It was the 34th edition of the championship. 16 national teams from across Europe, composed of women ag ...

in Sopron ** defeated , 55–53, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women title. ** took third place. * August 11 – 19:

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in Podgorica ** defeated , 75–68, to win their third FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title. ** took third place. * August 31 – September 17: EuroBasket 2017 in

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(knockout stages and final),

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and

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

** defeated , 93–85, to win their first EuroBasket title. ** took third place. * September 1 – 3: 2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Europe Cup in

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** Men: defeated the , 19–13, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 12–9, in the final. The took third place. ;Oceania * July 10 – 15:

2017 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship The 2017 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship was an international under-17 basketball tournament held from 10–15 July 2017 by FIBA Oceania in Hagatna, Guam. Australia subdued New Zealand in the Finals, 93–55, to take the Gold Medal and the ...

for Men and

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** Men: defeated , 93–55, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship title. *** took the bronze medal. ** Women: defeated , 81–60, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Under-17 Women's Oceania Championship title. *** took the bronze medal. ;World * June 17 – 21:

2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup The 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup, hosted by France, was an international 3x3 basketball event that featured separate competitions for men's and women's national teams. The tournament ran between 17 and 21 June 2017, in Nantes. It was co-organized by FI ...

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** Men: defeated , 21–18, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIBA 3x3 World Cup title. *** took the bronze medal. ** Women: defeated , 19–12, to win their first Women's FIBA 3x3 World Cup title. *** took the bronze medal. * June 28 – July 2: 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in

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** Men -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Women -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * July 1 – 9:

2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup (Arabic: 2017 كأس العالم لكرة السلة تحت 19 سنة فيبا) was the 13th edition of the FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup, the biennial international men's youth basketball champi ...

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metro ...

** defeated , 79–60, to win their first FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup title. ** The took the bronze medal. * July 22 – 30:

2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup The 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup ( it, Campionato mondiale di basket femminile Under 19 FIBA 2017) was hosted by Italy from 22 to 30 July 2017. Russia won their first title (or third if the Soviet Union is included) by defeat ...

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& Cividale del Friuli ** defeated the , 86–82, to win their first FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup title. ** took the bronze medal.

2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

* July 15 & 16: 3x3 WT #1 in

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** Ljubljana defeated Saskatoon, 21–14, in the final. * July 29 & 30: 3x3 WT #2 in

Utsunomiya is the prefectural capital city of Tochigi Prefecture in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 519,223, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Utsunomiya is famous for its ''gyoza'' ...

** Novi Sad al-Wahda defeated Piran, 17–16, in the final. * August 5 & 6: 3x3 WT #3 in

** Novi Sad al-Wahda defeated Ljubljana, 21–11, in the final. * August 25 & 26: 3x3 WT #4 in

Lausanne , neighboring_municipalities= Bottens, Bretigny-sur-Morrens, Chavannes-près-Renens, Cheseaux-sur-Lausanne, Crissier, Cugy, Écublens, Épalinges, Évian-les-Bains (FR-74), Froideville, Jouxtens-Mézery, Le Mont-sur-Lausanne, Lugrin (FR-74), ...

** Novi Sad al-Wahda defeated Lausanne, 20–15, in the final. * August 31 & September 1: 3x3 WT #5 in

** Liman defeated Ljubljana, 21–14, in the final. * September 23 & 24: 3x3 WT #6 in

** Piran defeated Zemun, 19–18, in the final. * September 30 & October 1: 3x3 WT #7 in

** Liman defeated fellow Serbian team, Zemun, 21–15, in the final. * October 28 & 29: 3x3 WT #8 (final) in

** Zemun defeated Novi Sad al-Wahda, 19–17, in the final.

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* October 25, 2016 – April 12, 2017: 2016–17 NBA season ** Top Seed:

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** Top Scorer:

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( Oklahoma City Thunder) * February 19:

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at the Smoothie King Center in

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defeated the East, 192–182. ** MVP:

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(

New Orleans Pelicans The New Orleans Pelicans are an American professional basketball team based in New Orleans. The Pelicans compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division and play their hom ...

) ** NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Team East defeated Team West, 88–59. **

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: Team World defeated Team USA, 150–141. **

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Winner:

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(

New York Knicks The New York Knickerbockers, shortened and more commonly referred to as the New York Knicks, are an American professional basketball team based in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The Knicks compete in the National Basketball Associat ...

) ** Three-Point Contest Winner:

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(

Houston Rockets The Houston Rockets are an American professional basketball team based in Houston. The Rockets compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member team of the league's Western Conference Southwest Division. The team plays its ho ...

) ** Slam Dunk Contest Winner:

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(

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first esta ...

) * April 15 – June 12:

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** The

defeated the

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, 4–1 in games played, to win their fifth NBA title. ** MVP:

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(Golden State Warriors) * June 22:

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** #1 pick:

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(to the

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from the

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)

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* April 13:

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at the Samsung 837 ** Top pick:

Kelsey Plum Kelsey Christine Plum (born August 24, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). She won a WNBA championship in 2022, when she earned her first All-WNBA Fir ...

(to the

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from the

) * May 13 – September 3:

2017 WNBA season The 2017 WNBA season was the 21st season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Its regular season began on May 13 with three games, highlighted by the defending WNBA champion Los Angeles Sparks hosting the Seattle Storm. It conclu ...

** Western Conference winners:

Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded pr ...

** Eastern Conference winners: New York Liberty * July 22:

2017 WNBA All-Star Game The 2017 WNBA All-Star Game was an exhibition basketball game played on July 22, 2017. The Seattle Storm hosted a WNBA All-Star Game for the first time. Starters for this year's All-Star game were selected by a combination of fan, media, and pla ...

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

** The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 130–121. ** MVP:

Maya Moore Maya April Moore (born June 11, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Lynx, who is currently on sabbatical. Naming her their inaugural Performer of the Year in 2017, ''Sports Illustrated'' called Moore the greates ...

(

) ** Three-Point Shootout winner:

Allie Quigley Alexandria "Allie" Quigley (born June 20, 1986) is an American and Hungarian professional basketball player for the Chicago Sky of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Quigley played for DePaul University in Chicago. After gradua ...

( Chicago Sky) * September 6 – October 4:

2017 WNBA Finals The 2017 WNBA Finals was the best-of-five championship series for the 2017 season of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), tipping off on September 24.Minnesota Lynx The Minnesota Lynx are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis, playing in the Western Conference in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). The team won the WNBA title in 2011, 2013, 2015, and 2017. Founded pr ...

defeated the

Los Angeles Sparks The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...

, 3–2 in games played, to win their fourth WNBA title.

National Collegiate Athletic Association The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is a nonprofit organization that regulates student athletics among about 1,100 schools in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico. It also organizes the athletic programs of colleges an ...

* March 14 – April 3: 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium in

Glendale Glendale is the anglicised version of the Gaelic Gleann Dail, which means ''valley of fertile, low-lying arable land''. It may refer to: Places Australia * Glendale, New South Wales ** Stockland Glendale, a shopping centre *Glendale, Queensland, ...

) ** The

North Carolina Tar Heels The North Carolina Tar Heels are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The name Tar Heel is a nickname used to refer to individuals from the state of North Carolina, the ''Tar Heel ...

defeated the

Gonzaga Bulldogs The Gonzaga Bulldogs () (also known unofficially as the Zags) are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Gonzaga University, located in Spokane, Washington, United States. Gonzaga competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association ...

, 71–65, to win their sixth NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament title. * March 17 – April 2:

2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament The 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was played from Friday, March 17 to Sunday, April 2, 2017, with the Final Four played at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on March 31 and April 2. This was the first time that ...

(Final Four at

American Airlines Center The American Airlines Center (AAC) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in the Victory Park neighborhood in downtown Dallas, Texas. The arena serves as the home of the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association and the Dallas S ...

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) ** The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 67–55, to win their first NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament title.

Club seasons and championships

* September 29, 2016 – April 13:

2016–17 ABA League The 2016–17 ABA League was the 16th season of the ABA League, with 14 teams from Serbia, Croatia, Slovenia, Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and the Republic of Macedonia participating in it. It started on September 29, 2016 with the first ro ...

KK Crvena zvezda Košarkaški klub Crvena zvezda ( sr-cyrl, Кошаркашки клуб Црвена звезда, ), commonly referred to as KK Crvena zvezda mts for sponsorship reasons or simply Crvena zvezda, is a men's professional basketball Sports club, ...

defeated KK Cedevita, 3–0 in games played, to win their third consecutive ABA League title. * September 29, 2016 – April 24:

2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup The 2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup, also known as Sixt Alpe Adria Cup due to sponsorship reasons, was the second edition of Alpe Adria Cup Alpe Adria Cup is an annual professional basketball competition for clubs from Central Europe. The league compr ...

MBK Rieker Komárno MBK or mbk may refer to: *MBK (Scooter manufacturer), a European company, the successor to Motobécane *MBK Center, a large shopping mall in Bangkok, Thailand * MBK Challenge, a 2014 White House (USA) sponsored initiative to promote racial justice ...

defeated

KK Domžale The Helios Suns are a men's professional basketball club based in Domžale, Slovenia. The club competes in the Slovenian First League and the ABA League Second Division. They have won the national league in the 2006–07 and 2015–16 seasons. Sin ...

, 160–139 on aggregate, to win their first Alpe Adria Cup title. * October 2, 2016 – June 13, 2017:

2016–17 VTB United League The 2016–17 VTB United League was the 8th complete season of the VTB United League. It is also the fourth season that the league functions as the Russian domestic first tier level. CSKA Moscow was the defending champion and successfully defended ...

** CSKA Moscow defeated fellow Russian team, BC Khimki, 3–0 in series played, to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall VTB United League title. * October 5, 2016 – March 19: 2016–17 WABA League ( Final Four in Podgorica) ** Athlete Celje defeated Beroe, 61–57, to win their second WABA League title. Budućnost Bemax took third place. * October 10, 2016 – April 20: 2016–17 BIBL **

BC Beroe BC Beroe ( bg, БК Берое) is a Bulgarian professional basketball club based in Stara Zagora and plays in the Bulgarian National Basketball League. The club plays its home games at the Obshtinska Municipal Hall , which has a capacity of 800 ...

defeated KK Kumanovo, 161–128 on aggregate, to win their first BIBL title. * October 12, 2016 – May 21: 2016–17 EuroLeague ( Final Four at Sinan Erdem Dome in

) ** Fenerbahçe defeated

Olympiacos B.C. Olympiacos B.C. ( el, ΚΑΕ Ολυμπιακός Σ.Φ.Π.), commonly referred to as Olympiacos and Olympiacos Piraeus, is a Greek professional basketball club based in Piraeus, part of the major multi-sport club, Olympiacos CFP. The parent ...

, 80–64, to win their first EuroLeague title. ** PBC CSKA Moscow took third place. * October 12, 2016 – April 5: 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball ** Unicaja defeated Valencia Basket, 2–1, in the EuroCup Finals to win their first EuroCup title. * October 18, 2016 – April 26:

2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup The 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup was the 2nd season of the FIBA Europe Cup, a European basketball club competition organised by FIBA Europe. The season began on 18 October 2016, with the regular season, and concluded on April 25, 2017, with the second ...

(

final Final, Finals or The Final may refer to: *Final (competition), the last or championship round of a sporting competition, match, game, or other contest which decides a winner for an event ** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...

Chalon-sur-Saône Chalon-sur-Saône (, literally ''Chalon on Saône'') is a city in the Saône-et-Loire department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department. It is the largest city in the department; h ...

& Nanterre) ** Nanterre 92 defeated fellow French team,

Élan Chalon Élan Sportif Chalonnais, commonly known as Élan Chalon, is a French professional basketball club that is based in Chalon-sur-Saône, France. The team's main colors are red and white, and their mascot is a moose. The team's home arena is called ...

, 140–137 on aggregate, to win their first FIBA Europe Cup title. * October 20, 2016 – April 30:

2016–17 Basketball Champions League The 2016–17 Basketball Champions League was the inaugural season of the Basketball Champions League (BCL), a European professional basketball competition for clubs that was launched by FIBA. The competition began on 27 September 2016, with the qu ...

( Final Four at the Santiago Martín in La Laguna) (debut event) **

Iberostar Tenerife Club Cantera Base 1939 Canarias S.A.D., also known as Lenovo Tenerife for sponsorship reasons, is a professional basketball team that is based in San Cristóbal de La Laguna, Tenerife, Spain. Domestically, the team plays in the top level league i ...

defeated

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, 63–59, to win the inaugural Basketball Champions League title. **

Monaco Monaco (; ), officially the Principality of Monaco (french: Principauté de Monaco; Ligurian: ; oc, Principat de Mónegue), is a sovereign city-state and microstate on the French Riviera a few kilometres west of the Italian region of Lig ...

took third place. * November 25, 2016 – April 23: 2016–17 ABL season **

Eastern Sports Club (basketball) The Eastern basketball team (), is a professional men's basketball team of the Eastern Sports Club. The team also known as and Hong Kong Eastern for sponsorship reason. The team competes in the Hong Kong A1 Division and the ASEAN Basketball L ...

defeated

Singapore Slingers The Singapore Slingers is a Singaporean professional basketball team that currently compete in the ASEAN Basketball League. The Slingers were known as the JobStreet.com Singapore Slingers between 2009 and 2014, due to sponsorship ties with JobS ...

, 3–1 in the finals, to win their first ABL title. * January 20 – March 18:

2017 FIBA Americas League The 2017 FIBA Americas League was the tenth edition of the top-tier level intercontinental professional club basketball competition in the Americas, the FIBA Americas League. Sixteen teams from across the Americas competed over three rounds, to det ...

in Mexicali and

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, and Ponce **

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defeated Weber Bahía Basket, 88–65, to win their second consecutive FIBA Americas League title. ** Leones de Ponce took third place. * September 24:

2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup The 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup was the 27th edition of the FIBA Intercontinental Cup. The cup winner was decided through one game, which was held on September 24, 2017. It was contested by the 2017 FIBA Americas League champions, Guaros de Lar ...

in La Laguna **

defeated

, 76–71, to win their first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title. * November 10 – 19: 2017 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup in

Luanda Luanda () is the capital and largest city in Angola. It is Angola's primary port, and its major industrial, cultural and urban centre. Located on Angola's northern Atlantic coast, Luanda is Angola's administrative centre, its chief seaport ...

Primeiro de Agosto Clube Desportivo 1º de Agosto is a multisports club from Luanda, Angola. The club, founded 1 August 1977, is attached to the Angolan armed forces, which is its sponsor. Its main team competes in men's football, and its professional basketball t ...

defeated Ferroviário de Maputo, 65–51, to win their third FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup title. ** First Bank B.C. took third place. * December 11 – 20: 2017 FIBA Africa Champions Cup in

Radès Radès ( ar, رادس) is a harbour city in Ben Arous Governorate, Tunisia. Situated south-east of the capital Tunis, some consider it a Tunis suburb, and parts of the harbor installations of Tunis are located in Radès. Rades is divided int ...

** AS Salé defeated Étoile Sportive de Radès, 77–69, to win their first FIBA Africa Champions Cup title. ** Union Sportive Monastir took third place.

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Beach tennis

Beach volleyball Beach volleyball is a team sport played by two teams of two or more players on a sand court divided by a net. Similar to indoor volleyball, the objective of the game is to send the ball over the net and to ground it on the opponent's side of the ...

Biathlon

Bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...
and
Skeleton A skeleton is the structural frame that supports the body of an animal. There are several types of skeletons, including the exoskeleton, which is the stable outer shell of an organism, the endoskeleton, which forms the support structure inside ...

Bowls Bowls, also known as lawn bowls or lawn bowling, is a sport in which the objective is to roll biased balls so that they stop close to a smaller ball called a "jack" or "kitty". It is played on a bowling green, which may be flat (for "flat-gre ...

World events

* March 14 – 22: 2017 World Cup in Warilla ** Men's:

Jeremy Henry Jeremy Norman Henry (born 3 April 1974) is a former Irish and current Australian lawn and indoor bowler born in Northern Ireland. Bowls career Outdoor Bowls Henry has achieved major success in the sport winning two gold medals in the World Out ...

defeated Soufi Rusli 6–5 11–2. ** Women's:

Jo Edwards Joanna Edwards (born 5 February 1970) is a New Zealand international lawn bowls competitor. She has won two world titles and three Commonwealth Games gold medals. Bowls career Outdoors At the 2002 Commonwealth Games she won a gold medal along w ...

defeated Lucy Beere 8–5 2–9 4–1. * March 27 – April 2: World Junior Cup in Broadbeach ** Men's: Daniel Salmon defeated Corey Wedlock, 21–17. ** Women's: Pricilla Westlake defeated Ellen Ryan, 21–20. ** Mixed Pairs: Connie Rixon & Bill Johnson defeated Claire Walker & John Fleming, 21–17. * September 23 – 29: 11th European Bowls Team Championships in Les Creux * October 27 – November 5: World Singles Champion of Champions in St Johns Park

World Bowls Tour

* November 5 – 12, 2016: The Co-op Funeralcare Scottish International Open 2016 in

Perth Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...

** David Gourlay defeated

Jamie Chestney Jamie Chestney (born 15 November 1986) is an English male international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career International achievements His first major international medal came in 2011 when he won the singles and triples gold medals at the At ...

, 2–0 (11–9, 10–6) * January 12 – 27:

2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship The 2017 Just World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, on 13–29 January 2017. Paul Foster of Scotland won the open singles to claim his fifth world singles title and Katherine ...

in Hopton-on-Sea ** Men's: Paul Foster defeated

Greg Harlow Greg Harlow (born 6 July 1968) is an English international indoor bowls player. Bowls career World Indoor Championships Born in Ely, Greg Harlow rose to the world ranking of number one indoors during 2006. Despite being world number one it was n ...

, 2–1 (7–10, 11–1, 2–0). ** Women's:

Katherine Rednall Katherine Rednall (born 7 January 1996) is an English lawn and indoor bowler from Stowmarket. She is record five times women's world indoor singles champion. Bowls career Indoors Rednall became the youngest ever winner of a World Indoor Bowls ...

defeated

Ellen Falkner Ellen Marie Falkner (née Alexander; born 12 June 1979) is an English international lawn and indoor bowler from Cambridge, England. Falkner was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services ...

, 2–0 (10–5, 10–6). ** Men's Pairs:

Jason Greenslade Jason John Greenslade (born 6 March 1970) is a Welsh international indoor and lawn bowler. After moving to Guernsey in 2022 he later represented them in competition. Bowls career Outdoors Greenslade took up bowling at the age of eight after his ...

Les Gillett Leslie John Gillett (born 17 November 1970) is an English international indoor and lawn bowls player. He is nicknamed Razor. Bowls career Indoor career Gillett won the 2001 World Indoor Bowls Championship pairs title in Great Yarmouth with bo ...

defeated Damian Doubler & Daniel Salmon, 1.5–0.5 (7–7, 8–6). ** Mixed Pairs:

Nick Brett Nick Brett (born 14 May 1974) is an English lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Brett bowls for the Huntingdon indoor bowls club and Brampton outdoor bowls club. He was ranked the indoor world number 1 in 2015 and 2016. and also won an outdoo ...

& Claire Johnston defeated Paul Foster &

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, 2–1 (7–6, 7–9, 2–1). * March 5 – 10: The Co-op Funeralcare International Open 2017 in

Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside resort in Lancashire, England. Located on the North West England, northwest coast of England, it is the main settlement within the Borough of Blackpool, borough also called Blackpool. The town is by the Irish Sea, betw ...

defeated Stewart Anderson, 9,4 – 8,6. * May 4 – 7: The Co-op Funeralcare European Masters 2017 in

** Danny Denison defeated

Simon Skelton Simon Skelton is an English international lawn and indoor bowler. Bowls career Simon bowls for the Nottingham indoor club and Stute outdoor bowls club. During the 2002 Commonwealth Games he was part of the fours that won the gold medal with John ...

, 12–6, 9–7.

Other bowls events

* January 3 – 8: Team USA Trials 2017 in

Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas ...

** Winners: Jakob Butturff (m) / Erin McCarthy * November 11 – 18: USA Open in

Sarasota, Florida Sarasota () is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the sout ...

Canadian football Canadian football () is a team sport, sport played in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed oval-shaped ball into the opposing team's sco ...

*November 26 –

105th Grey Cup The 105th Grey Cup was played on November 26, 2017, between the Calgary Stampeders and the Toronto Argonauts at TD Place Stadium in Ottawa, Ontario. In a re-match of the 100th Grey Cup, the Argonauts won the game 27–24, winning their 17th cham ...

Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts (officially the Toronto Argonaut Football Club and colloquially known as the Argos) are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL), based in Toronto, Ontario ...

defeat Calgary Stampeders, 27–24.

Canoeing Canoeing is an activity which involves paddling a canoe with a single-bladed paddle. Common meanings of the term are limited to when the canoeing is the central purpose of the activity. Broader meanings include when it is combined with other acti ...

Chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

FIDE Grand Prix 2017 The FIDE Grand Prix 2017 was a series of four chess tournaments that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2018. The top two finishers, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov and Alexander Grischuk, qualified to the 2018 Candida ...

*February 17 – 28: #1 in

Sharjah Sharjah (; ar, ٱلشَّارقَة ', Gulf Arabic: ''aš-Šārja'') is the third-most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, after Dubai and Abu Dhabi, forming part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Sharjah is the capital o ...

** Winners: Alexander Grischuk,

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (; born 21 October 1990), often referred to by his initials, MVL, is a French chess grandmaster who is the reigning World Blitz Chess Champion. With a peak rating of 2819, Vachier-Lagrave is the seventh-highest r ...

and

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov Shahriyar Hamid oghlu Mammadyarov ( az, Şəhriyar Həmid oğlu Məmmədyarov; born 12 April 1985), known internationally as Shakhriyar Mamedyarov , is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster. he is ranked No. 1 in Azerbaijan and No. 13 in the world. ...

*May 11 – 22: #2 in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

** Winner: Ding Liren *July 5 – 16: #3 in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

** Winner:

Teimour Radjabov Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov (also spelled Teymur Rajabov; az, Teymur Boris oğlu Rəcəbov, ; born 12 March 1987) is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster, ranked number 18 in the world A former child prodigy, he earned the title of Grandmaster ...

*November 15 – 26: #4 in

Palma Palma or La Palma means palm in a number of languages and may also refer to: Geography Africa *Palma, Mozambique, city ** Palma District *La Palma, one of the Canary Islands, Spain **La Palma (DO), a ''Denominación de Origen'' for wines from the ...

2017
Grand Chess Tour The Grand Chess Tour (GCT) is a circuit of chess tournaments where players compete for multiple prize pools. Major tournaments that have been featured in the Grand Chess Tour include Norway Chess, the Sinquefield Cup, and the London Chess Classic. ...

* June 19 – 25: Paris Grand Chess Tour in

Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...

** Winner: Magnus Carlsen, 2nd place:

, 3rd place: Hikaru Nakamura * June 26 – July 2: Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour in

Leuven Leuven (, ) or Louvain (, , ; german: link=no, Löwen ) is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic ...

** Blitz winners: Wesley So, 2nd place:

, 3rd place: Magnus Carlsen ** Rapid winners: Magnus Carlsen, 2nd place:

Anish Giri Anish Kumar Giri ( ne, अनीश कुमार गिरी; russian: Аниш Кумар Гири; born 28 June 1994) is a Russian-born Dutch chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, he completed the requirements for the title Grandmaster at t ...

, 3rd place:

Vladimir Kramnik Vladimir Borisovich Kramnik (russian: Влади́мир Бори́сович Кра́мник; born 25 June 1975) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was the Classical World Chess Champion from 2000 to 2006, and the undisputed World Chess Cha ...

Levon Aronian Levon Grigori Aronian ( hy, Լևոն Գրիգորի Արոնյան, Levon Grigori Aronyan; born 6 October 1982) is an Armenians, Armenian Grandmaster (chess), chess grandmaster, who currently plays for the United States Chess Federation. A ches ...

** Combined Score: 1st: Magnus Carlsen, 2nd: Wesley So, 3rd:

* July 31 – August 12: Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis ** Winner:

, 2nd place: Magnus Carlsen &

Viswanathan Anand Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand (born 11 December 1969) is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former five-time World Chess Champion. He became the first grandmaster from India in 1988, and is one of the few players to have surpassed an Elo rating of ...

, 3rd place:

& Sergey Karjakin * August 13 – 20: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz in St. Louis * November 30 – December 11:

London Chess Classic The London Chess Classic is a chess festival held at the Olympia, London, Olympia Conference Centre, West Kensington, London, West Kensington, London. The flagship event is a strong invitational chess tournament, tournament between some of the w ...

(final) in

London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo ...

Major

* December 28, 2016 – January 5, 2017: Hastings International Chess Congress in

Hastings Hastings () is a large seaside town and borough in East Sussex on the south coast of England, east to the county town of Lewes and south east of London. The town gives its name to the Battle of Hastings, which took place to the north-west ...

** Winner: Deep Sengupta * January 14 & 15:

Paul Keres Memorial Tournament The Paul Keres Memorial Tournament is a chess tournament played in honour of chess grandmaster Paul Keres (1916–1975). It usually takes place in Vancouver, Canada and Tallinn, Estonia. An annual international chess tournament has been held i ...

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...

** Winner:

Igor Kovalenko Igor Viktorovich Kovalenko (russian: Игорь Викторович Коваленко; lv, Igors Kovaļenko; born 29 December 1988, Novomoskovsk) is a Ukrainian chess player who played for Latvia between 2013 and 2021 and holds the FIDE titl ...

* January 23 – February 2:

Gibraltar Chess Festival The Gibraltar International Chess Festival is a chess tournament held annually at the Caleta Hotel in Gibraltar. Its eleven days of competition usually run from late January to early February. The inaugural edition, then known as the ''Gibtelecom ...

in ** Winners: Hikaru Nakamura (m) / Ju Wenjun (f) * February 21 – March 1: Aeroflot Open in

** Winner: Vladimir Fedoseev * June 5 – 17: Norway Chess in

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

** Winner:

, 2nd place: Hikaru Nakamura, 3rd place:

* August 13 – 23: Abu Dhabi Chess Festival in

Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi (, ; ar, أَبُو ظَبْيٍ ' ) is the capital and second-most populous city (after Dubai) of the United Arab Emirates. It is also the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the centre of the Abu Dhabi Metropolitan Area. ...

World events

* February 10 – March 5:

Women's World Chess Championship 2017 The Women's World Chess Championship 2017 was a 64-player knock-out tournament, to decide the women's world chess champion. The final was won by Tan Zhongyi over Anna Muzychuk in the rapid tie-breaks. At the FIDE General Assembly during the 42nd ...

** Winner: Tan Zhongyi * April 1 – 9:

World Amateur Chess Championship The World Amateur Chess Championship is a tournament organised by FIDE. The world governing body intended to promote amateur chess play by holding championship tournaments linked to the Olympic Games, but only two events were held. History The fi ...

Spoleto Spoleto (, also , , ; la, Spoletum) is an ancient city in the Italian province of Perugia in east-central Umbria on a foothill of the Apennines. It is S. of Trevi, N. of Terni, SE of Perugia; SE of Florence; and N of Rome. History Spolet ...

** U2300 Open winner: Tun Win ** U2000 winners: Maciej Koziej (m) / Zainab Saumy (f) ** U1700 winners: Hope Mkhumba (m) / Vilena Popova (f) ** Blitz tournament #1 winner: Ruslan Pahomov ** Blitz tournament #2 winner: Daniel King-wai Lam * April 21 – 30: World Schools Chess Championship in

Iași Iași ( , , ; also known by other alternative names), also referred to mostly historically as Jassy ( , ), is the second largest city in Romania and the seat of Iași County. Located in the historical region of Moldavia, it has traditionally ...

** U7 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Tselmuun Dorjsuren (f) ** U9 winners: Erdenebat Azjargal (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f) ** U11 winners: Efe Hakan Öztürk (m) / Martyna Starosta (f) ** U13 winners: Enes Tanrıverdi (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f) ** U15 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Assel Serikbay (f) ** U17 winners: Andrei Macovei (m) / Diana Mîrza (f) * April 24 – May 4: World Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ in

Crete Crete ( el, Κρήτη, translit=, Modern: , Ancient: ) is the largest and most populous of the Greek islands, the 88th largest island in the world and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea, after Sicily, Sardinia, Cyprus, and ...

** +50 winners: 1st:

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, 2nd: , 3rd: I ** +65 winners: 1st: , 2nd: , 3rd: I * June 1 – 5: 1st FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2017 in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach and the now subterranean Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative status in Belarus and is the admi ...

** Rapid U8 winners: Phạm Trần Gia Phúc (m) / Sofia Mutina (f) ** Blitz U8 winners: Andrei Rudnev (m) / Anna Shukhman (f) ** Rapid U10 winners: Mikhei Navumenka (m) / Veronika Shubenkova (f) ** Blitz U10 winners: Islombek Sindarov (m) / Veronika Shubenkova (f) ** Rapid U12 winners: Volodar Murzin (m) / Anastasiia Dubovyk (f) ** Blitz U12 winners: Denis Lazavik (m) / Kseniya Zeliantsova (f) * June 17 – 26:

World Team Chess Championship The World Team Chess Championship is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of 10 countries whose chess federations dominate their continent. It is played every two years. In chess, this tournament and the Chess Olympiads ...

Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty language, Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi language, Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a types of inhabited localities in Russia, city and the admini ...

** Winners: ( Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi, Wei Yi, Li Chao, Wen Yang (m) / (

Alexandra Kosteniuk Alexandra Konstantinovna Kosteniuk (russian: Алекса́ндра Константи́новна Костеню́к; born 23 April 1984) is a Russian chess grandmaster who is the former Women's World Rapid Chess Champion in 2021, and the for ...

, Kateryna Lagno,

Valentina Gunina Valentina Evgenyevna Gunina (russian: Валентина Евгеньевна Гунина; born February 4, 1989, in Murmansk) is a Russian chess grandmaster. She has won thrice the Women's European Individual Chess Championship (2012, 2014, ...

, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Olga Girya) * June 22 – 29: 1st FIDE World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled in Orlando ** Winner: Raphael Johannes Zimmer, 2nd place: Samarth Jagadish Rao, 3rd place: Griffin McConnell *August 21 – 31: World Cadet Chess Championship in

*September 1 – 25:

Chess World Cup 2017 The Chess World Cup 2017 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament, held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 2 to 27 September 2017. It was won by Armenian grandmaster Levon Aronian. This was the second time he had won the Chess World Cup, 12 ye ...

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Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the Capital city, capital and the List of cities and towns in Georgia (country), largest city of Georgia (country), Georgia, lying on the ...

*September 16 – 26: World Youth Chess Championship (U-14, 16, 18) in

*October 1 – 16: World Junior Chess Championship in Tarvisio *November 6 – 19: World Senior Chess Championship in Acqui Terme *TBD: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2017 in

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per t ...

European events

* April 10 – 23: Women's European Individual Chess Championship 2017 in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Ba ...

** Winner: Nana Dzagnidze ** Note: ''Nana Dzagnidze, Kateryna Lagno, Mariya Muzychuk, Monika Soćko,

Elina Danielian Elina Danielian ( hy, Էլինա Դանիելյան; born 16 August 1978 in Baku) is an Armenian chess grandmaster and six-time Armenian women's champion (1993, 1994. 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004). She has represented Armenia twelve times during the ...

Elisabeth Pähtz Elisabeth Pähtz (born January 8, 1985, sometimes spelt Elisabeth Paehtz) is a German chess Grandmaster.Marina Nechaeva, Bela Khotenashvili,

Natalia Zhukova Natalia Oleksandrivna Zhukova ( uk, Наталія Олександрівна Жукова; born 5 June 1979) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and two-time European women's champion. She won several age-group titles as a teenager, at both the E ...

Natalia Pogonina Natalia Andreevna Pogonina (russian: Ната́лья Андре́евна Пого́нина; born 9 March 1985) is a Russian chess player who holds the FIDE title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is the runner-up of the Women's World Chess Ch ...

Hoang Thanh Trang Hoàng Thanh Trang (born 25 April 1980) is a Vietnamese-born Hungarian chess grandmaster. She was Asian women's champion in 2000 and European women's champion in 2013. Hoang competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2000, 2001, 2004, ...

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Anita Gara Anita Gara (born 4 March 1983) is a Hungarian chess player. She holds the FIDE titles of International Master (IM) and Woman Grandmaster (WGM). She is six-time Hungarian women's champion (2000, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2016, and 2017). Gara competed i ...

qualified for Chess World Cup.'' * May 29 – June 10: European Individual Chess Championship in

** Winner: Maxim Matlakov ** Note: ''Maxim Matlakov, Baadur Jobava, Vladimir Fedoseev, Daniel Fridman, Ivan Cheparinov, Alexander Motylev, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, David Navara, David Howell (chess player), David Howell, Martyn Kravtsiv, Alexander Areshchenko, and Matthias Blübaum qualified for Chess World Cup.'' * June 9 – 17: European Amateur Chess Championship 2017 in

** Elo 2000–2299 winner: Diyap Buyukasik ** Elo 1700–1999 winner: Doruk Karaoğlan ** Elo 0–1699 winner: Pavle Ćirić * June 10 – 20: European Schools Championship 2017 in Budva ** U7 winners: Timur Yonal (m) / Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (f) ** U9 winners: Kerem Erten (m) / Elif Zeren Yıldız (f) ** U11 winners: Zeki Berke Çaputçuoğlu (m) / Evita Cherepanova (f) ** U13 winners: Maksim Zhukov (m) / Esma Doğa Duran (f) ** U15 winners: Nikoloz Petriashvili (m) / Michelle Katkov (f) ** U17 winners: Timur Trubchaninov (m) / Bengu Sena Ayan (f) * June 19 – 23: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2017 in Budva ** Rapid U8 winners: Savely Morozov (m) / Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (f) ** Rapid U10 winners: Daniil Maneluk (m) / Galina Mikheeva (f) ** Rapid U12 winners: Daniel Dardha (m) / Evita Cherepanova (f) ** Rapid U14 winners: Jan Šubelj (m) / Ksenia Strukova (f) ** Rapid U16 winners: Viachaslau Zarubitski (m) / Viktoria Radeva (f) ** Rapid U18 winners: Florian Mesaros (m) / Ivana Hrescak (f) ** Blitz U10 winners: Daniil Maneluk (m) / Evelina Zavivaeva (f) ** Blitz U14 winners: Jan Šubelj (m) / Klean Shuqja (f) ** Blitz U18 winners: Florian Mesaros (m) / Olga Badelka (f) * June 24 – July 4: European Team Chess Championship for seniors in Novi Sad ** +50 winners: (Miloš Pavlović, Goran Todorović, Siniša Dražić, Zoran Arsovic, Nenad Ristić) ** +65 winners: (Evgeny Sveshnikov, Yuri Balashov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir Zhelnin, Nikolai Pushkov) * August 11 – 21: European Senior Chess Championship in Barcelona * August 16 – 24: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2017 in Iwonicz-Zdrój * August 18 – 27: EU Youth Chess Championship U8-14 in Kouty nad Desnou * September 3 – 14: European Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia * September 18 – 22: European Universities Chess Championship 2017 in Fuengirola * October 2 – 10: European Chess Club Cup for men and women in Manavgat * October 15 – 20: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2017 in Budva * October 20 – 24: European Women's Rapid & Blitz Championship 2017 in * October 25 – November 5: European Team Chess Championship in Chalkidiki, Halkidiki * November 11 – 19: 5th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship 2017 in * November 24 & 25: 1st European Corporate Chess Championship 2017 in

* December 14 – 18: European Rapid and Blitz Championship 2017 in Katowice

2017–18 European Youth Grand Prix

* May 17 – 29, 2017: European Youth Grand Prix #1 in Kirishi ** Winners: 1st: Kirill Shubin, 2nd: Sergei Lobanov, 3rd: Aram Hakobyan * TBD from October, 2017: European Youth Grand Prix #2 in Jermuk * TBD from May, 2018: European Youth Grand Prix #3 in Kirishi

African Events

* July 1 – 13: African Chess Championship (individual, rapid, blitz) in Oran ** Winners: Bassem Amin (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f) ** Blitz winners: Ahmed Adly (m) / Shrook Wafa (f) ** Rapid winners: Bassem Amin (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f) * July 23 – August 1: African Club Chess Championships in

** Winner Club: Al Hawar Chess Club * August 5 – 13: African Women's Chess Challenge in Gaborone * August 19 – 27: African Schools Individual Chess Championships in Windhoek * October 7 – 15: African Amateur Individual Chess Championships in Dar es Salaam * November 11 – 19: African Team Chess Championships in

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* December 1 – 10: African Youth Chess Championships in Giza * December 28, 2017 – January 8, 2018: African Junior Chess Championships 2017 in Lomé

African Zonals

* March 25 – April 3: Zone 4.2 Individual Championships in Jimma ** Winners: Essam El-Gindy (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f) * April 1 – 10: Zone 4.1 Individual Championships in Algiers ** Winners: Mohamed Haddouche (m) / Amina Mezioud (f) * April 20 – 30: Zone 4.4 Individual Championships in Monrovia (men's only) ** Winner: Oluwafemi Balogun * June 9 – 18: Zone 4.3 Individual Championships in Livingstone, Zambia, Livingstone ** Winners: Kenny Solomon (m) / Aleida De Bruyn (f)

American Events

* April 13 – 18: 2017 CARIFTA Games in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston ** U12 winners: David Thomas (m) / Johmoi Blake (f) ** U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Adani Clarke (f) ** U20 winners: Orlando Husbands (m) / Sheanel Gardner (f) * April 25 – 30: 2017 South American Junior U20 Championship in Manta, Ecuador, Manta ** Winners: José Martínez Alcántara (m) / Anahí Ortiz Verdesoto (f) * June 9 – 19: Pan American Chess Championship in

** Winner: Samuel Sevian ** Note: ''Samuel Sevian, Jorge Cori, Neuris Delgado Ramírez, Axel Bachmann, Emilio Córdova Daza, Lazaro Bruzon qualified for

''. * June 21 – 28: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2017 in ** Dondre Husbands * June 30 – July 7: Panamerican Youth Championship 2017 in ** U8 winners: Santiago Lopez Rayo (b) / Omya Vidyarthi (f) ** Blitz U8 winner: Santiago Lopez Rayo (b) / Omya Vidyarthi (f) ** U10 winners: Eric Li (b) / Fiorella Contreras (f) ** Blitz U10 winners: Manuel Campos Gomez (b) / Fiorella Contreras (f) ** U12 winners: Nico Werner Chasin (b) / Vicmary C. Perez Hernandez (f) ** Blitz U12 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (b) / Nastassja A Matus (f) ** U14 winners: Aristo S. Liu (b) / Emma He (f) ** Blitz U14 winners: Miguel Angel Soto (b) / / Aasa Dommalapati (f) ** U16 winners: Francisco Varacalli (b) / Javiera Belen Gomez Barrera (f) ** Blitz U16 winners: Mauricio Ramirez Gonzalez (b) / Aleyla Hilario (f) ** U18 winners: Michael Song (b) / Trilce Cosme Contreras (f) ** Blitz U18 winners: Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (b) / Valentina Argote Heredia (f) * July 12 – 17: North American Youth Championship 2017 in Morristown, New Jersey ** U8 winners: Kevin Duong (b) / Iris Mou (f) ** U10 winners: Liran Zhou (b) / Stephanie Velea (f) ** U12 winners: Maximillian Lu (b) / Annapoorni Meiyappan (f) ** U14 winners: Qiuyu Huang (b) / Ellen Wang (f) ** U16 winners: Christopher Yoo (chess player), Christopher Yoo (b) / Queena Deng (f) ** U18 winners: Bryce Tiglon (b) / Vicki Yang (f) * August 9 – 15: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2017 in ** Men's U8 winner: Sebastían Mérida Ceballos ** U10 winners: Yaset Jose Cruz Santos (m) / Ania Nahid Rosales Espinoza (f) ** U12 winners: Jean Marco Cruz Mendez (m) / Andrea Albor Rebolledo (f) ** U14 winners: Jerzy Jesus Perez Leiva (m) / Penelope Gonzalez Diaz (f) ** U16 winners: Raynner Amaro Alfonso (m) / Roxangel Obregón García (f) ** U18 winners: Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez (m) / Chrissye L Gonzalez Estrada (f) * August 30 – September 4: North American Junior U20 Championship 2017 in

* October 11 – 16: Panamerican Senior Chess Championship 2017 in * October 31 – November 7: Panamerican Junior U20 Chess Championship 2017 in San Salvador * December 1 – 7: South American Youth Championship 2017 in * December 11 – 18: 2017 Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2017 in San Salvador *TBD: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship 2017 in *TBD: Women's Continental Championship 2017 in *TBD: Panamerican University Championship 2017 in Durango *TBD: Panamerican Teams Championship in TBD location

American Zonals

* March 27 – April 11: American Zonal 2.1 Open & Women in St. Louis ** Winners: Wesley So (m) / Sabina-Francesca Foisor (f) * April 26 – May 1: American Zonal 2.4 in Florianópolis (men's only) ** Winner: Jorge Cori * April 30 – May 8: American Zonal 2.5 Open in

(men's only) * Winner: Sandro Mareco * May 26 – 31: American Zonal 2.3 in San Salvador (men's only) ** Winners: Joshua Ruiz and Yuri Gonzalez Vidal *TBD: American Zonal 2.5 Women in , or

Asian Events

* March 31 – April 9: Asian Youth Chess Championship in Tashkent ** U8 winners: Trần Gia Phúc Phạm (b) / Afruza Khamdamova (f) ** Blitz U8 winners: Ilamparthi A R (b) / Yining Chen (f) ** Rapid U8 winners: Ilamparthi A R (b) / Yining Chen (f) ** U10 winners: Artin Ashraf (b) / Sahithi Varshini M (f) ** Blitz U10 winners: Islombek Sindarov (b) / Sahithi Varshini M (f) ** Rapid U10 winners: Artin Ashraf (b) / Yaqing Wei (f) ** U12 winners: Javokhir Sindarov (b) / Meruert Kamalidenova (f) ** Blitz U12 winners: Javokhir Sindarov (b) / Divya Deshmukh (f) ** Rapid U12 winners: Nguyễn Quốc Hy (b) / Meruert Kamalidenova (f) ** U14 winners: Arjun Erigaisi (b) / Jishitha D (f) ** Blitz U14 winners: Arash Daghli (b) / / Jishitha D (f) ** Rapid U14 winners: Arjun Erigaisi (b) / Motahare Asadi (f) ** U16 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (b) / Assel Serikbay (f) ** Blitz U16 winners: Mahdi Gholami Orimi (b) / Assel Serikbay (f) ** Rapid U16 winners: Shamsiddin Vokhidov (b) / Assel Serikbay (f) ** U18 winners: Arash Tahbaz (b) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f) ** Blitz U18 winners: Arash Tahbaz (b) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f) ** Rapid U18 winners: Ortik Nigmatov (b) / Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (f) * May 1 – 10: Asian Juniors and Girls U20 Championships in Shiraz ** Winners: Masoud Mosadeghpour (m) / Ivana Maria Furtado (f) ** Blitz winners: Trần Tuấn Minh (m) / Mobina Alinasab (f) ** Rapid winners: Trần Tuấn Minh (m) / Isha Sharma (f) * May 11 – 12: Asian Chess Championship (individual and blitz) in

** Winners: Wang Hao (chess player), Wang Hao (m) / Võ Thị Kim Phụng (f) ** Blitz winners: R. Vaishali (m) / Wei Yi (f) * June 2 – 10: 1st Asian Championship for Disabled in Bishkek * June 17 – 26: Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2017 in Ulanbaatar ** won the gold medal tally and the overall medal tally. * July 20 – 30: Asian Schools Chess Championship (individual, rapid and blitz) in Panjin ** Open & girls overall winners: * August 1 – 7: Western Asia Youth Chess Championship 2017 in * August 1 – 8: Asian Club Cup Championship 2017 in ** Winners: Saipa Chess Club, 2nd: Saif Sporting Chess Club, 3rd place: Sydney Chess Club * October 9 – 15: Asian Senior Chess Championship in Auckland

Asian Zonals

* January 14 – 20: Asian Zonal 3.6 in Auckland ** Winners: Anton Smirnov (m) / Layla Timergazi (f) * February 24 – March 6: Asian Zonal 3.3 in Tagaytay ** Winners: Li Tian Yeoh (m) / Võ Thị Kim Phụng (f) * March 18 – 25: Asian Zonal 3.2 in Pokhara ** Winners: Abdullah Al Rakib (m) / Rani Hamid (f) * June 15 – 25: Asian Zonal 3.4 in Tashkent ** Winners: Jahongir Vakhidov (m) / Dinara Saduakassova (f)

Cricket

Major leagues and cups

* October 6, 2016 – January 14: 2016–17 Ranji Trophy ** Gujarat cricket team, Gujarat defeated Mumbai cricket team, Mumbai, 328–228. ** Gujarat won by 5 wickets. * October 25, 2016 – March 29: 2016–17 Sheffield Shield season ** led first-innings over , 487–287. ** Match drawn; won the competition with first-innings lead. * February 17 – April 2: 2016–17 Momentum One Day Cup ** Titans (cricket team), Titans defeated Warriors (cricket team), Warriors, 425/5–189. ** Titans won by 236 runs. * April 5 – May 21: 2017 Indian Premier League ** Mumbai Indians defeated Rising Pune Supergiant, 129/8–128/6. ** Mumbai Indians won by 1 run. * April 7 – September 28: / 2017 County Championship ** Essex County Cricket Club, Essex won league. * September 27 – October 21: 2017-18 JLT One-Day Cup ** defeated , 4/250–9/248 ** won by 6 wickets.

International cricket competitions

*November 11, 2016 – April 18: 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition ** won round-robin. *January 24 – February 18: 2016–17 Regional Super50 in ** Barbados Tridents defeated Jamaica Tallawahs, 271–212. ** Barbados Tridents won by 59 runs. *May 12 – 24: 2017 Ireland Tri-Nation Series in ** won round robin. *May 21 – 31: 2017 ICC World Cricket League Division Three in ** and promoted. **No result in final. *June 1 – 18: 2017 ICC Champions Trophy in and ** defeated , 338/4–158. ** Pakistan won by 180 runs. *June 26 – July 23: 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup in ** defeated 228/7– 219. ** England Women won by 9 runs. *December 2017 (Final Round): 2015–17 ICC Intercontinental Cup *December 2017 (Final Round): 2015–17 ICC World Cricket League Championship

2017–18 Ashes series

*November 23 – 27: 1st Test at The Gabba, Brisbane *December 2 – 6: 2nd Test at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide *December 14 – 18: 3rd Test at WACA Ground, Perth *December 26 – 30: 4th Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne *January 4 – 8, 2018: 5th Test at Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney

Cross-country skiing (sport), Cross-country skiing

Cue sports

World Pool-Billiard Association, WPA

World 8 Ball Series

* January 14 – 17: Molinari Players' Championship & Cheqio Challenge Championship in

** Winner: Ruslan Chinachov ** Challenge winner: Francisco Sánchez Ruíz * April 4 – 7: Aramith Masters Championship & Kamui Challenge Championship in

** Winner: Eklent Kaçi ** Challenge winner: Lee Vann Corteza * July 12 – 15: Ryo Rack Classic Championship & Simonis Challenge Championship in

** Winner: Skyler Woodward ** Challenge winner: Mika Immonen * September 27 – October 1: Predator World Series Championship & Highrock Challenge Championship in

Events

* January 10 – 15: 2017 Joy Billiards World Chinese 8 Ball Masters in Qinhuangdao ** Winner: Gareth Potts * January 31 – February 5: IPA World Professional Pool Championships in Bradford ** Winners: Craig Marsh (m) / Collette Henrikson (f) * February 17 – 19: World Pool Masters in ** David Alcaide defeated Jayson Shaw, 8–7, in the final. * February 26 – March 5: Amway eSpring International Women 9-Ball Championship in Taipei ** Winner: Siming CHEN * March 13 – 16: Chinese 8-Ball World Championship 2017 in Yushan ** Winners: Yang Fan (m) / Xiao Fang Fu (f) * March 18 – 28: European Pool Championships in Vale do Lobo ** Niels Feijen defeated Tomasz Kapłan, 125–13. Kim Laaksonen and Mieszko Fortuński take third and fourth places. * July 31 – August 7: Youth European Championships in Heeze-Leende ** 8 balls winners: Fedor Gorst (m) / Kristina Tkach (f) ** 9 balls winners: Jan van Lierop (m) / Kristina Tkach (f) ** 10 balls winners: Patrick Hofmann (m) / Kristina Tkach (f) ** Juniors Straight winner: Kevin Schiller ** Teams winners: (Patrick Hofmann, Leon Kohl, Kevin Schiller) * August 14 – 21: European Championships (Seniors & Ladies) in Heeze-Leende ** 8 balls winners: Henrique Correia (m) / Susanne Wessel (f) ** 9 balls winners: Henrique Correia (m) / Ine Helvik (f) ** 10 balls winners: Vegar Kristiansen (m) / Ine Helvik (f) ** Straight Seniors winner: Jesse Thehu ** Teams winners: (m) / (f) * August 23 – 26: Dynamic European Championships (U23) in Heeze-Leende ** 8 balls winner: Joshua Filler ** 9 balls winner: Joshua Filler * August 17 – 20: 9-Ball World Championship (Wheelchair) in Tampere ** Winners: 5th Street Players, 2nd place: The Contenders II, 3rd place: Here We Go Again & 9-Ball Bombers * October 30, 2017 – 2 November 2017: 2017 WPA World Nine-ball Junior Championship ** Winners: Sanjin Pehlivanovic (U17), Fedor Gorst (boys), Kristina Tkatsch (girls) * December 4 – 7: 2017 Mosconi Cup in Las Vegas ** Winner: Europe

Euro Tour

* February 23 – 26: 2017 Italian Open (pool), 2017 Italian Open in Treviso ** Winners: Ralf Souquet (m) / Ina Kaplan (f) * March 30 – April 1: 2017 Portugal Open in Albufeira ** Winners: Nick van den Berg (m) / Jasmin Ouschan (f) * May 18 – 21: 2017 Austrian Open in St. Johann im Pongau ** Winners: Mario He (m) / Jasmin Ouschan (f) * August 10 – 13: 2017 Dutch Open in Heeze-Leende ** Winners: Ruslan Chinachov (m) / Marharyta Fefilava (f) * October 5 – 8: 2017 Klagenfurt Open in Klagenfurt ** Winners: Ralf Souquet (m) / Siming Chen (f) * November 16 – 18: 2017 Treviso Open in Treviso ** Winner: Wiktor Zielinski (m) * November 18 – 19: Women 9-Ball Open in Braga ** Winner: Marharyta Fefilava (f)

Union Mondiale de Billard, UMB

* March 4: World Super Cup in Antwerp ** Winner: Daniel Sánchez (billiards player), Daniel Sánchez * March 9 – 12: World Championship for National Teams in Viersen ** Winners: (Sung Won Choi & Jae Guen Kim) * April 7 – 9: Coupe d'Europe Classic Teams (final) in

** Winners: Bochum (Sam van Etten, Thomas Nockemann, Ludger Havlik) * April 28 – May 7: 2017 CEB European Three-cushion Championship in Brandenburg an der Havel ** Winners: , Second place: , Third place: * May 10 & 11: Billiard Charity Challenge in Halle, Belgium, Halle and Zoersel * May 12 – 14: UMB World Three-cushion Championship for women in Halle, Belgium, Halle and Zoersel ** Winner: Orie Hida, Second place: Mi Rae Lee, Third place: Gülşen Degener * June 8 – 11: Coupe d´Europe Three Cushion Club (final) in Porto ** Winners: FC Porto (billiards), FC Porto (Dani Sánchez, Torbjörn Blomdahl, Manuel Rui Costa, João Pedro Ferreira) * June 16 – 18: European Ladies Cup Three Cushion in ** Winners: Therese Klompenhouwer, Free Game winner: Karolien Matthys * September 15 – 17: World Championship 3 Cushion Juniors in Los Alcázares * October 7 – 14: World Championship Five-pin billiards, Five-pin in Necochea * November 8 – 12: UMB World Three-cushion Championship in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Santa Cruz * November 17 – 19:

Billiard Masters in

Three-Cushion World Cup

* February 6 – 12: World Cup #1 in Bursa ** Winner: Frédéric Caudron * March 26 – April 1: World Cup #2 in Luxor ** Winner: Daniel Sánchez (billiards player), Daniel Sánchez * May 22 – 28: World Cup #3 in Ho Chi Minh City ** Winner: Eddy Merckx (billiards player), Eddy Merckx * September 3 – 9: World Cup #4 in Porto * December 3 – 9: World Cup #5 in Hurghada

Curling

Cycle ball

BMX racing, Cycling – BMX

Cyclo-cross, Cycling – Cyclo-cross

Mountain bike racing, Cycling – Mountain Bike

Para-cycling, Cycling – Para-cycling

Road bicycle racing, Cycling – Road

Track cycling, Cycling – Track

Cycling – Trials

Dancesport

WDSF Super Grand Prix

* March 12: #1 Super Grand Prix (PD) Tokyo ** Winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler ** 2nd place: Donatas Vėželis & Lina Chatkevičiūtė ** 3rd place: Marco Camarlinghi & Martina Minasi * April 15 & 16: #2 Super Grand Prix Cambrils ** Latin winners: Pavel Pasechnik & Marta Arndt ** Standard winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler * August 8 – 10: #3 Super Grand Prix (PD) Stuttgart ** Latin winners: Marts Smolko & Tina Bazykina * September 30: #4 Super Grand Prix Ostrava * December 3: #5 WDSF PD Super Grand Prix

WDSF World Cup

* March 4: WDSF PD World Cup in Kharkiv (Standard only) ** Winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler ** Second place: Donatas Vėželis & Lina Chatkevičiūtė ** Third place: Marco Cavallaro & Letizia Ingrosso * June 3: WDSF World Cup in Szombathely (Latin only) ** 1st place: Andrea Silvestri & Martina Váradi ** Second place: Timur Yusupov & Sofia Kharina ** Third place: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti * June 24: WDSF PD World Cup in Baden-Baden (Latin only) ** 1st place: Marts Smolko & Tina Bazykina ** Second place: Daniele Sargenti & Uliana Fomenko ** Third place: Wang Jun & Jia Yiwen * August 26: WDSF World Cup (Standard) in Johor Bahru ** Winners: Francesco Galuppo & Debora Pacini ** Second place: Vasily Kirin & Ekaterina Prozorova ** Third place: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina * December 9: WDSF World Cup in Ashdod

WDSF GrandSlam

* March 18 & 19: #1 GrandSlam

** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * April 8 & 9: #2 GrandSlam Wuhan ** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * July 8 & 9: #3 GrandSlam Hong Kong ** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * August 10 – 12: #4 GrandSlam Stuttgart ** Adult Standard winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Adult Latin winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * October 27 & 28: #5 GrandSlam

* December 9 & 10: #6 (final) GrandSlam

WDSF World Open

* January 7 & 8: #1 World Open Madrid ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marius-Andrei Bălan & Khrystyna Moshenska * January 28: #2 World Open Pforzheim ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marius-Andrei Bălan & Khrystyna Moshenska * February 11 & 12: #3 World Open Antwerp ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Anton Aldaev & Natalia Polukhina * February 17 & 18: #4 World Open Copenhagen ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Anton Skuratov & Alona Uehlin ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Guillem Pascual and Rosa Carné * February 25 & 26: #5 World Open

** World Open Standard Adult winners: Evgeny Nikitin & Anastasia Miliutina ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno * March 11 & 12: #6 World Open Bucharest ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Madis Abel & Aleksandra Galkina ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno * March 12: #7 World Open Tokyo ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Sean Aranar & Ana Nualla ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Lim Tan Hong & Choi Ju Young * March 25 & 26: #8 World Open

** World Open Standard Adult winners: Alexey Glukhov & Anastasia Glazunova ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Timur Imametdinov & Nina Bezzubova * March 25 & 26: #9 World Open Pieve di Cento ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus * April 2: #10 World Open Brno ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Bjørn Bitsch & Ashli Williamson * April 22 & 23: #11 World Open Uzhhorod ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Dumitru Doga & Sarah Ertmer ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marek Bures & Anastasiia Iermolenko * May 13: #12 World Open Varna, Bulgaria, Varna ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti * May 14: #13 World Open

** World Open Latin Adult winners: Edgar Marcos & Alina Nowak * May 20: #14 World Open Paredes, Portugal, Paredes ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Edgar Marcos & Alina Nowak * July 2: #15 World Open

** World Open Latin Adult winners: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti * July 22 & 23: #16 World Open Wuppertal ** World Open Standard Adult winners: Anton Skuratov & Alena Uehlin ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marius-Andrei Bălan & Khrystyna Moshenska * August 19 & 20: #17 World Open

** World Open Standard Adult winners: Ergo Lükk & Baile Orb ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Giacomo Lazzarini & Roberta Benedetti * September 2 & 3: #18 World Open

** World Open Standard Adult winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** World Open Latin Adult winners: Marius-Andrei Bălan & Khrystyna Moshenska * September 9 & 10: #19 World Open

* September 16 & 17: #20 World Open

* September 16 & 17: #21 World Open Sibiu * September 24: #22 World Open Bertrange * September 23: #23 World Open Lisbon * September 23 & 24: #24 World Open Zagreb * September 30 – October 1: #25 World Open Belgrade * September 30: #26 World Open Ostrava * October 7 & 8: #27 World Open

* October 14 & 15: #28 World Open Elbląg * October 21: #29 World Open Almere * November 4: #30 World Open

* November 5: #31 World Open Ankara * November 11 & 12: #32 World Open Warsaw * November 18 & 19: #33 World Open Vienna * November 25: #34 World Open

* December 2 & 3: #35 World Open Maribor * December 3: #36 World Open Vilnius * December 16: #37 (final) World Open

International events

* February 10: WDSF World Championship (Standard Senior II) in Antwerp ** Winners: Pierre Payen & Isabelle Reyjal ** 2nd place: Gert Faustmann & Alexandra Kley ** 3rd place: Alberto Belometti & Barbara Pini * February 18: WDSF European Ten Dance Championship in Copenhagen ** Winners: Dumitru Doga & Sarah Ertmer ** 2nd place: Nikolaj Lund & Marta Kocik ** 3rd place: Kirill Medianov & Elisaveta Semjonova * February 25: WDSF World Championship (U21 Latin) in Bassano del Grappa ** Winners: Vladislav Kolesnikov & Naja Dolenc ** 2nd place: Bartosz Lewandowski & Anna Walachowska ** 3rd place: Raffaello Brancato & Amandine Van Biesbroeck * March 23: WDSF World Championship (Standard IV) in Pieve di Cento ** Winners: Luciano Ceruti & Rosa Nuccia Cappello ** 2nd place: Alessandro Barbone & Patrizia Flamini ** 3rd place: Nicholas Nero & Anna Maria Arzenton * April 1 & 2: DSE European Children Grand Prix in Brno ** Junior I winners: Sergey Burdin & Anastasia Sitnikova (Standard); Georgy Gudovsky & Kamilla Shaymiardianova (Latin) ** Junior II winners: Aleksey Bessonov & Evgenia Kolmagorova (Standard); Hubert Raczek & Magdalena Kowalska (Latin) ** Juvenile I winners: Dragoș Josan & Alexandra Bezniuc (Standard & Latin) ** Juvenile II winners: Mateusz Stawowy & Sara Silva (Standard & Latin) * April 1 & 2: DSE European Universities Championship in Brno ** Adult Standard winners: Kamil Kedra & Aleksandra Fron ** Adult Latin winners: Jakub Richtár & Klára Petrušková * April 9: WDSF PD World Championship (Show Dance Latin) in Vienna ** Winners: Vadim Garbuzov & Kathrin Menzinger ** 2nd place: Mikhail Shchepkin & Anna Baklanova ** 3rd place: Marco Zingarelli & Ilaria Campana * April 15: WDSF European Championship (Latin) in Cambrils ** Winners: Armen Tsaturyan & Svetlana Gudyno ** Second place: Gabriele Goffredo & Anna Matus ** Third place: Marius-Andrei Balan & Khrystyna Moshenska ** April 16: DSE European Championship of National Teams in Cambrils ** U21 winners: (Latin and Standard) ** Adults winners: (Standard), (Latin) ** Senior I winners: (Standard), (Latin) ** Overall winners: (93 points) * May 13: WDSF World Championship (U21) in Salaspils ** Winners: Denis Gudovsky & Megija Dana Morīte ** Second place: Paul Rednic şi Roxana Lucaciu ** Third place: Mateusz Brzozowski & Justyna Możdżonek * May 14: WDSF European Championship (Youth Latin) in Chișinău ** Winners: Daniil Porcesco-Gozun și Anastasia Grunzu ** Second place: Coman Eduard Florentin & Tudorache Irina Elena ** Third place: Nikita Olinichenko & Elizaveta Pustornakova * May 14: WDSF PD European Cup in

(Latin only) ** Winners: Daniele Sargenti & Uliana Fomenko ** Second place: Marts Smolko & Tina Bazykina ** Third place: Alexandr Makarov & Anzhela Kuryshova * May 14: WDSF PD European Championship in

(Standard only) ** Winners: Benedetto Ferruggia & Claudia Köhler ** Second place: Donatas Vėželis & Lina Chatkevičiūtė ** Third place: László Csaba & Viktória Páli * May 19: WDSF European Championship (standard) in Olomouc ** Winners: Dmitry Zharkov & Olga Kulikova ** Second place: Evaldas Sodeika & Ieva Žukauskaitė ** Third place: Vaidotas Lacitis & Veronika Golodneva * June 11: WDSF PD European Championship (Latin) in

** Winners: Vitaly Panteleev & Angelina Nechkhaeva ** Second place: Marts Smolko & Tina Bazykina ** Third place: Pavel Pasechnik & Marta Arndt * June 23: WDSF South European Championship in Alassio ** Standard winners: Rinat Sunitulin & Maria Peregudova ** Standard Second place: Carmine Petrillo & Marzia Bonilauri ** Standard Third place: João Carlos Costa Relha – Alicja Ciesielska ** Latin winners: Ionuț Alexandru Miculescu & Andra Păcurar ** Latin Second place: Vincenzo Termini & Elisa De Belardini ** Latin Third place: Bojan Lazareski & Sarah Karakatsanis * July 8 & 9: WDSF PD Asian Championship in ** Standard PD winners: Cheng Dan & LI Zhenni ** Standard PD Second place: Oleksii Guzyr & Rikako Ota ** Standard PD Third place: Kim Kihwan & Park Ye Rang ** Latin PD winners: Hou Yao & Zhuang Ting ** Latin PD Second place: Chan Hing Wai & Tin Lai Ki ** Latin PD Third place: Wang Jun & Jia Yiwen * July 8 & 9: WDSF Asian Championship in ** Standard winners: Qiu Yuming & Wei Liying ** Standard Second place: Vladlen Kravchenko & Marina Laptiyeva ** Standard Third place: Yuan Shaoyang & Qi Chongxuan ** Latin winners: Kostiantyn Samarskyi & Tay Isabelle ** Latin Second place: Artem Semerenko & Valeriya Kachalko ** Latin Third place: Aleksei Kibkalo & Tatiana Kogadei * September 9: WDSF World Junior II Championship in

* September 9 & 10: WDSF World Championship in

* September 16: WDSF PD World Championship in

* September 22 & 23: WDSF PD World Championship (Master Class) in Bertrange * September 23: WDSF World Championship (Senior I) in Kistelek * October 7: WDSF World Ten Dance Championship in Marseille * October 14: WDSF World Youth Latin Championship in Castell-Platja d'Aro * October 21: WDSF PD Latin World Championship in Leipzig * November 4: WDSF World Championship (U21 Ten Dance) in Kranj * November 4: WDSF European Cup in Vila Nova de Famalicão * November 11: WDSF World Championship (Cheerlanding) in Takasaki * November 18: WDSF World Latin Championship in Vienna * November 25: WDSF Formation Standard World Championship in Braunschweig * December 9: WDSF Formation Latin World Championship in Vienna * December 16: WDSF World Championship (Youth Standard) in

Darts

* December 15, 2016 – January 2: 2017 PDC World Darts Championship in

** Michael van Gerwen defeated Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson, 7–3 * January 7 – 15: 2017 BDO World Darts Championship in Frimley Green ** Men: Glen Durrant defeated Danny Noppert, 7–3 ** Women: Lisa Ashton defeated Corrine Hammond, 3–0 * October 3 – 7: 2017 WDF World Cup in Kobe ** Men: ** Women: ** Juniors:

Professional Darts Corporation, PDC

Major tournaments

* January 28 – 29: 2017 Masters (darts), 2017 Masters in Milton Keynes ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson, 11–7 * February 2 – May 18: 2017 Premier League Darts at venues in , , , , and ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 11–10 * March 3 – 5: 2017 UK Open in Minehead ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Gerwyn Price, 11–6 * June 1 – 4: 2017 PDC World Cup of Darts in Frankfurt ** (Michael van Gerwen & Raymond van Barneveld) defeated (Gerwyn Price & Mark Webster (darts player), Mark Webster), 3–1 * July 22 – 30: 2017 World Matchplay (darts), 2017 World Matchplay in

** Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 18–8 * September 16 – 17: 2017 Champions League of Darts in Cardiff ** Mensur Suljović defeated Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson, 11–9 * October 1 – 7: 2017 World Grand Prix (darts), 2017 World Grand Prix in Dublin ** Daryl Gurney defeated Simon Whitlock, 5–4 * October 27 – 29: 2017 European Championship (darts), 2017 European Championship in Hasselt ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross, 11–7 * November 4 – 5: 2017 World Series of Darts Finals in Glasgow ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson, 11–6 * November 11 – 19: 2017 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 16–12 * November 24 – 26: 2017 Players Championship Finals in Minehead ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Jonny Clayton, 11–2 * November 26: 2017 PDC World Youth Championship Final in Minehead ** Dimitri van den Bergh defeated Josh Payne (darts player), Josh Payne, 6–3

2017 PDC Pro Tour#European Tour, PDC European Tour

* March 24 – 26: 2017 German Darts Championship in Hildesheim ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Michael van Gerwen, 6–3 * April 15 – 17: 2017 German Darts Masters (European Tour), 2017 German Darts Masters in Jena ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Jelle Klaasen, 6–2 * April 21 – 23: 2017 German Darts Open in Saarbrücken ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Benito van de Pas, 6–5 * May 5 – 7: 2017 European Darts Grand Prix in Sindelfingen ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Michael van Gerwen, 6–0 * May 12 – 14: 2017 Gibraltar Darts Trophy in ** Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith defeated Mensur Suljović, 6–4 * June 9 – 11: 2017 European Darts Matchplay in Hamburg ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Mensur Suljović, 6–3 * June 23 – 25: 2017 Austrian Darts Open in Vienna ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Michael Smith (darts player), Michael Smith, 6–5 * June 30 – July 2: 2017 European Darts Open in Leverkusen ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Mervyn King (darts player), Mervyn King, 6–2 * September 1 – 3: 2017 Dutch Darts Masters in Maastricht ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Steve Beaton, 6–1 * September 8 – 10: 2017 German Darts Grand Prix in Mannheim ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross, 6–3 * September 22 – 24: 2017 International Darts Open in Riesa ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Kim Huybrechts, 6–5 * October 13 – 15: 2017 European Darts Trophy in Göttingen ** Michael van Gerwen defeated Rob Cross (darts player), Rob Cross, 6–4

World Series of Darts

* May 24 – 25: 2017 Dubai Duty Free Darts Masters, 2017 Dubai Darts Masters in

** Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson defeated Michael van Gerwen, 11–7 * July 6 – 7: 2017 Shanghai Darts Masters in

** Michael van Gerwen defeated Dave Chisnall, 8–0 * July 14 – 15: 2017 US Darts Masters in

** Michael van Gerwen defeated Daryl Gurney, 8–6 * August 11 – 13: 2017 Auckland Darts Masters in Auckland ** Kyle Anderson (darts player), Kyle Anderson defeated Corey Cadby, 11–10 * August 18 – 20: 2017 Melbourne Darts Masters in Melbourne ** Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor defeated Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright, 11–8 * August 25 – 27: 2017 Perth Darts Masters in Perth ** Gary Anderson (darts player), Gary Anderson defeated Raymond van Barneveld, 11–7 * October 20 – 21: 2017 German Darts Masters (World Series of Darts), 2017 German Darts Masters in Düsseldorf ** Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright defeated Phil Taylor (darts player), Phil Taylor, 11–4

British Darts Organisation, BDO

Major tournaments

* May 26 – 29: 2017 BDO World Trophy, 2017 World Trophy in Barry, Wales, Barry ** Men: Peter Machin (darts player), Peter Machin defeated Martin Phillips (darts player), Martin Phillips, 10–8 ** Women: Aileen de Graaf defeated Anastasia Dobromyslova, 6–2 * September 25–27: 2017 World Masters (darts), 2017 World Masters in Bridlington ** Men: Krzysztof Ratajski defeated Mark McGeeney, 6–1 ** Woman: Lorraine Winstanley defeated Corrine Hammond, 5–2

Disc golf

International

* May 12 – 14: 2017 Amateur World Doubles Championships in Mount Vernon, Texas ** Advanced winners: Ricky Ovaitt & Adam Case (m) / Valerie Mandujano & Alexis Mandujano * June 2 – 4: WFDF 2017 All African Ultimate Club Championships in ** Winners: UCT Tigers, Second place: Ghost Ultimate, Third place: Kampala Ultimate, Fourth place: KFC – Kisumu Frisbee Club * June 17 – 21: WFDF 2017 World Great Grandmasters Beach Ultimate Championships in Lisbon * June 18 – 24: WFDF World Championships of Beach Ultimate in Royan ** Mixed winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Men's winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Women's winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Master Mixed winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Men's Master winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Women's Master winners: , Second place: , Third place: ** Men's GrandMaster winners: , Second place: , Third place: * June 20 – 24: PDGA World Championships in Augusta, Georgia, Augusta ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * July 24 – 29: WFDF 2017 World Freestyle & Overall Flying Disc Championships in Basingstoke ** Overall winners: Tomas Burvall (m) / Juliana Korver (f) ** Golf winners: Anton Lindh (m) / Juliana Korver (f) ** Distance winners: Anton Lindh (m) / Niloofar Mossavarrahmani (f) ** Accuracy winners: Conrad Damon (m) / Juliana Korver (f) ** SCF winners: Robert McLeod (m) / Anneli André (f) ** Discathon winners: Anton Kappling (m) / Frida Högberg ** DDC winners: (Harvey Brandt & Conrad Damon) (m) / (Juliana Korver & Beth Verish) ** Freestyle winners: (Larry Imperiale & Paul Kenny) (m) / (Juliana Korver & Bianca Strunz) * August 17 – 20: WFDF 2017 Asia Oceanic Ultimate and Guts Club Championships in Manila ** The win's 4 medals. and win's 3 medals. win's 2 medals. * August 23 – 26: WFDF 2017 World Team Disc Golf Championships in Colchester ** Winners: , 2nd place: , 3rd place: * November 14 – 19: WFDF 2017 Pan American Ultimate Club Championships in Cañuelas, Buenos Aires, Cañuelas

Major tournaments

* April 12 – 15: National Collegiate Disc Golf Championships in North Augusta, South Carolina ** Advanced winners: Ben Clark (m) / Bayli Miller (f) ** Teams winners: Ferris State University (m) / California State University, Monterey Bay, California State University * June 2 – 4: United States Amateur Disc Golf Championships in Milford, Michigan ** Advanced winner: Brandon Oleskie * August 12 – 19: 2017 PDGA Master's World Championship in Grand Rapids, Michigan ** Winners: Barry Schultz (m) / Elaine King (f) * September 8 – 10: US Masters Disc Golf Championship in Des Moines, Iowa * September 21 – 24: 2017 US Women's Disc Golf Championship Presented by Prodigy in Johnson City, Tennessee * October 4 – 7: United States Disc Golf Championship in Rock Hill, South Carolina

2017 American National Tour

* February 23 – 26: Gentlemen's Club Challenge in Henderson, Nevada, Henderson ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * April 27 – 29: Dynamic Discs Glass Blown Open in Emporia, Kansas ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Hannah Leatherman (f) * May 19 – 21: Masters Cup (disc golf), Masters Cup in Santa Cruz, California ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * June 9 – 11: Beaver State Fling Presented by KEEN in Estacada, Oregon ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * August 25 – 27: Pittsburgh Flying Disc Open Presented by Discraft in Pittsburgh ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Catrina Allen (f) * October 13 – 15: Hall of Fame Classic (final) in Appling, Georgia

2017 Disc Golf Pro Tour

* March 1 – 4: The Memorial in Scottsdale, Arizona, Scottsdale ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * March 17 – 19: Waco Annual Charity Open in Waco, Texas ** Winners: Jeremy Koling (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * March 31 – April 2: Nick Hyde Memorial in Rockwall, Texas ** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Sarah Hokom (f) * April 14 – 16: Jonesboro Open in Jonesboro, Arkansas ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * June 2 – 4: Utah Open in Ogden, Utah ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Jessica Weese (f) * August 3 – 6: Ledgestone Insurance Open in Peoria, Illinois ** Winners: Joshua Anthon (m) / Valarie Jenkins (f) * August 17 – 20: Idlewild Open in Burlington, New York ** Winners: James Conrad (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * August 31 – September 3: Vibram Open in Leicester, Massachusetts ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * September 14 – 17: Green Mountain (final) in Jeffersonville, Vermont

2017 Disc Golf World Tour

* January 26 – 29: Aussie Open 2017 in Perth ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Paige Pierce (f) * May 12 – 14: Konopiště Open 2017 in Benešov ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Vanessa Van Dyken (f) * July 20 – 23: European Open in Nokia, Finland, Nokia ** Winners: Timi Järvenpää (m) / Heidi Laine (f) * October 4 – 7: Disc Golf World Tour Championship 2017 USDGC (final) in Rock Hill, South Carolina

2017 European Pro Tour

* May 19 – 21: Tali Open – EPT#1 in

** Winners: Jalle Stoor (m) / Eveliina Salonen (f) * June 9 – 11: Sula Open – EPT#2 in Sula, Møre og Romsdal, Sula ** Winners: Seppo Paju (m) / Kristin Tattar (f) * July 7 – 9: Skellefteå Open – EPT#3 in Skellefteå ** Winners: Ricky Wysocki (m) / Ragna Bygde Lewis (f) * July 14 – 16: Estonian Open – EPT#4 in

** Winners: Paul McBeth (m) / Henna Blomroos (f) * July 28 – 30: Turku TBC – EPT#5 in Turku ** Winners: Gregg Barsby (m) / Maija Laitinen (f) * September 8 – 10: Strudengau Open – EPT#6 (final) in Sankt Thomas am Blasenstein

2017 European Tour

* April 1 & 2: Dutch Discgolf Championships – ET #1 in Rijswijk ** Winners: Raimo Sokka (m) / Lydie Hellgren (f) * April 15 & 16: Isle of Mull Classic – ET#2 in Fanmore ** Winners: Simon Luard (m) / Sue Underwood (f) * May 6 & 7: Kokkedal Open – ET#3 in Kokkedal & Hillerød ** Winners: Karl Johan Nybo (m) / Camilla Grundén (f) * May 25 – 27: Westside Discs Tyyni – ET#4 in

& Sipoo ** Winners: Mikke Haaranen (m) / Mila Puumala (f) * June 2 – 4: The Battle at Bluebell Woods – ET#5 in Dunbar ** Winners: Blær Örn Ásgeirsson (m) / Sue Underwood (f) * July 1 & 2: Iceland Solstice Showdown – ET#6 in Reykjavík ** Winners: Nikko Locastro (m) / Lydie Hellgren (f) * August 4 – 6: Valgjärve Open – ET#7 in Valgjärve ** Winners: Jeremy Koling (m) / Kristin Tattar (f) * August 12 & 13: Chateau Hostačov Open – ET#8 in Golčův Jeníkov ** Winners: Přemysl Novák (m) / Eva Králová (f) * August 19 & 20: Belgian Open – ET#9 in Braine-l'Alleud ** Winners: Tony Ferro (m) / Hayley Flintoft (f) * September 22 – 24: Copenhagen Open Classic – presented by DGA – ET#10 (final) in Copenhagen

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

* January 13 – TBD: 2017 International Hockey Federation, FIH Schedule

2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League

2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2, Round 2: * March 4 – 12: Event #1 in Dhaka ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: & * March 11 – 19: Event #2 in Ulster ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: & * March 25 – April 2: Event #3 in Tunapuna ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: & 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, semifinals: * June 15 – 25: Semifinal #1 in

** Qualified national teams to Finals: , , & * July 8 – 23: Semifinal #2 in Johannesburg ** Qualified national teams to Finals: , , , & 2016–17 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final, final: * December 2 – 10: Final in Bhubaneswar ** defeated , 2–1, to win their second consecutive Men's FIH Hockey World League title. ** took third place.

2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League

2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Round 2, Round 2 * January 14 – 22: Event #1 in Kuala Lumpur ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: , , & * February 4 – 12: Event #2 in Valencia ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: , , & * April 1 – 9: Event #3 in Vancouver ** Qualified national teams to Semifinals: & 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, semifinals * June 21 – July 2: Semifinal #1 in Brussels ** Qualified national teams to the Finals: , , & * July 8 – 23: Semifinal #2 in Johannesburg ** Qualified national teams to the Finals: , , , & 2016–17 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final, final * November 18 – 26: Final in Auckland ** The defeated , 3–0, to win their second Women's FIH Hockey World League title. ** took third place.

Continental field hockey events

European Hockey Federation, EHF

* January 13 – 15: 2017 EuroHockey Men's Indoor Junior Nations Championship in Lisbon ** defeated , 5–4, in the final. took third place. * January 20 – 22: 2017 EuroHockey Women's Indoor Junior Nations Championship in Vienna ** The defeated , 1–1 (1–0 shoot out), in the final. took third place. * February 10 – 12: 2017 EuroHockey Men's Indoor Club Cup in Vienna ** Uhlenhorst Mulheim defeated SV Arminen, 3–2, in the final. Amsterdamsche Hockey & Bandy Club, AH&BC Amsterdam took third place. * February 10 – 12: 2017 EuroHockey Men's Indoor Club Trophy in Sveti Ivan Zelina ** Champions: Racing Club de Bruxelles; Second: HC Rotweiss Wettingen; Third: HC Minsk * February 17 – 19: 2017 EuroHockey Women's Indoor Club Cup in Wettingen ** Mannheimer HC defeated HC Minsk, 5–3, in the final. HC Rotweiss Wettingen took third place. * February 17 – 19: 2017 EuroHockey Women's Indoor Club Trophy in Šiauliai ** Champions: MSC Sumchanka; Second: Dundee Wanderers; Third: East Grinstead Hockey Club, East Grinstead * June 2 – 5: 2017 EuroHockey Women's Club Cup in 's-Hertogenbosch ** 's-Hertogenbosch defeated Uhlenhorster HC, UHC Hamburg, 2–1 in the final. AH&BC Amsterdam took third place. * June 2 – 5: 2017 EuroHockey Men's Club Trophy in Elektrostal ** HC Rotweiss Wettingen defeated SV Arminen, 1–0, in the final. Dinamo Elektrostal took third place. * June 2 – 5: 2017 Eurohockey Women's Club Trophy in Munich ** Münchner SC defeated Club Campo de Madrid, 1–0, in the final. HC Minsk took third place. * June 3 & 4: 2016–17 EuroHockey League Final Four in Brasschaat ** Rot-Weiss Köln defeated HC Oranje-Rood, 3–2, in the final. KHC Dragons took third place. * July 5 – 8: 2017 EuroHockey 5s for Boys in Wałcz ** defeated , 4–2, in the final. took third place. * July 12 – 15: 2017 EuroHockey 5s for Girls in Wattignies ** defeated , 6–3, in the final. took third place. * August 18 – 27: 2017 EuroHockey Championships for Men and Women in

** Men: The defeated , 4–2, in the final. took third place. ** Women: The defeated , 3–0, in the final. took third place. * August 28 – September 3: 2017 EuroHockey Nations Junior Championships for Men and Women in Valencia ** Men: The defeated , 5–3 in a shootout and after a 2–2 score in regular play, in the final. ** Women: The defeated , 6–0, in the final. took third place.

Asian Hockey Federation, AsHF

* October 11 – 22: 2017 Men's Hockey Asia Cup in Dhaka ** defeated , 2–1, to win their third Men's Hockey Asia Cup title. ** took third place. * October 28 – November 5: 2017 Women's Hockey Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, Gifu ** defeated , 5–4 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their second Women's Hockey Asia Cup title. ** took third place.

Pan American Hockey Federation, PaHF

* August 4 – 12: 2017 Men's Pan American Cup in Lancaster, Pennsylvania ** defeated , 2–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall Men's Pan American Cup title. ** The took third place. * August 5 – 13: 2017 Women's Pan American Cup in Lancaster, Pennsylvania ** defeated , 4–1, to win their fifth consecutive Women's Pan American Cup title. ** The took third place.

Oceania Hockey Federation, OHF

* October 11 – 15: 2017 Oceania Cup for Men and Women in Sydney ** Men: defeated , 6–0, to win their tenth consecutive Men's Oceania Cup title. *** took third place. ** Women: defeated , 2–0, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall Women's Oceania Cup title. *** took third place. ** Note: ''Both Australian teams have qualified to compete at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup and 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.''

African Hockey Federation, AfHF

* October 22 – 29: 2017 Hockey Africa Cup of Nations for Men and Women in Ismailia ** Men: defeated , 2–1, to win their eighth consecutive Men's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations title. *** took third place. ** Women: defeated , 4–0, to win their seventh consecutive Women's Hockey Africa Cup of Nations title. *** took third place. ** Note: ''Both South African teams have qualified to compete at the 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup and the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup.''

Figure skating

Fistball

World Games

* July 22 – 25: Fistball at the 2017 World Games in

** In the final, defeated , 4–3 (9–11, 7–11, 11–6, 7–11, 11–8, 12–10, 11–9). ** took third place.

Continental & International championships

* July 15 – 16: EFA 2017 Fistball U18 Men's and Women's European Championship in Böttstein ** Men's: defeated , 3–0 (12–10, 11–5, 11–6). ** took third place. ** Women's: defeated , 3–1 (12–10, 10–12, 11–7, 11–8). ** took third place. * August 26 & 27: Women's European Cup + U21 Men's European Cup in Calw ** Women's winner: ** Men's U21 winner: * TBD: IFA 2017 Fistball Women´s and Men's World Cup in TBD location * October 20 – 22: 2017 Fistball U18 South America Championships & Cups in Santiago * November 24 – 26: 2017 Fistball South America Championships & Cups in

European Fistball Association

* January 13 – 14: Men's Champions Cup Indoor 2017 in Freistadt ** In the final, TSV Pfungstadt defeated Union Compact Freistadt, 4–0. ** VfK 01 Berlin took third place. * January 14 – 15: Women's Champions Cup Indoor 2017 in Großenkneten ** In the final, TSV Dennach defeated Ahlhorner SV, 4–0. ** TV Jona took third place. * July 7 – 9: EFA 2017 Fistball Men's European Champions Cup in Jona, Switzerland, Jona ** In the final, TSV Dennach defeated Ahlhorner SV, 3–1. ** FBC ABAU Linz Urfahr took third place. * July 7 – 9: EFA 2017 Fistball Women's European Champions Cup in Käfertal ** In the final, TSV Pfungstadt defeated VfK 1901 Berlin, 4–0. ** STV Wigoltingen took third place. * July 7 – 9: EFA 2017 Fistball Men's European Cup in Diepoldsau ** In the final, SVD Diepoldsau-Schmitter defeated MTV Rosenheim, 4–0. ** Union Compact Freistadt took third place.

Floorball

* May 3 – 7: 2017 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Växjö ** A Division: In the final, defeated , 7–4, to their fourth Men's U19 Floorball World Championships. took third place. ** B Division: '' are promoted to A-division for 2019 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships, U19 WFC 2019.'' * August 23 – 27: EuroFloorball Challenge in Trenčín ** In the final, Tsunami Záhorská Bystrica defeated FBC Skala Melitopol, 9–4. ŠK 1.FBC Trenčín took third place. * October 6 – 8: Champions Cup (floorball), Champions Cup in Seinäjoki ** Men's champion: IBF Falun ** Women's champion: IKSU * October 17 – 21: EuroFloorball Cup in Valmiera * December 1 – 9: 2017 Women's World Floorball Championships in

** Champion: Sweden women's national floorball team, Sweden

Freestyle skiing

Futsal

Golf

2017 Men's major golf championships

* April 6 – 9: 2017 Masters Tournament **Winner: Sergio García (1st major championship, 10th PGA Tour victory, 13th European Tour victory) * June 15 – 18: 2017 U.S. Open (golf), 2017 U.S. Open ** Winner: Brooks Koepka (first Major championship win; second PGA Tour win) * July 20 – 23: 2017 Open Championship ** Winner: Jordan Spieth (third Major championship win, first Open Championship win; 11th PGA Tour win) * August 10 – 13: 2017 PGA Championship ** Winner: Justin Thomas (first Major championship win; fifth PGA Tour win)

2017 World Golf Championships (WGC)

* March 2 – 5: 2017 WGC-Mexico Championship **Winner: Dustin Johnson (2nd WGC-Mexico Championship championship and 4th WGC championship overall; 14th PGA Tour victory) * March 22 – 26: WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play **Winner: Dustin Johnson (1st WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play championship and 5th WGC championship overall; 15th PGA Tour victory) * August 3 – 6: 2017 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational **Winner: Hideki Matsuyama (1st WGC-Bridgestone Invitational championship and 2nd WGC championship overall; 5th PGA Tour victory) * October 26 – 29: 2017 WGC-HSBC Champions **Winner: Justin Rose (1st WGC-HSBC Champions championship and 2nd WGC championship overall; 8th PGA Tour victory)

Other men's golf events

* May 11 – 14: 2017 Players Championship ** Winner: Kim Si-woo (first Players Championship title; second PGA win) * May 25 – 28: 2017 BMW PGA Championship ** Winner: Alex Norén (first BMW PGA Championship win; ninth PGA European Tour win) * September 28 – October 1: 2017 Presidents Cup ** Team USA defeated the International Team, 19–11, to win their seventh consecutive and tenth overall Presidents Cup title.

2017 Senior major golf championships

* May 18 – 21: Regions Tradition ** Winner: Bernhard Langer (second consecutive Regions Tradition win; 31st PGA Tour Champions win) * May 25 – 28: Senior PGA Championship ** Winner: Bernhard Langer (first Senior PGA Championship win; 32nd PGA Tour Champions win) * June 29 – July 2: U.S. Senior Open ** Winner: Kenny Perry (second U.S. Senior Open win; ninth PGA Tour Champions win) * July 13 – 16: Senior Players Championship ** Winner: Scott McCarron (first Senior Players Championship win; fourth PGA Tour Champions win) * July 27 – 30: Senior Open Championship ** Winner: Bernhard Langer (third Senior Open Championship win; 33rd PGA Tour Champions win)

2017 Women's major golf championships

* March 30 – April 2: 2017 ANA Inspiration **Winner: Ryu So-yeon (1st ANA Inspiration Championship and 2nd Major championship win; 4th LPGA Tour victory) * June 29 – July 2: 2017 KPMG Women's PGA Championship **Winner: Danielle Kang (1st Women's PGA Championship and 1st LPGA Tour win) * July 13 – 16: 2017 U.S. Women's Open **Winner: Park Sung-hyun (golfer), Park Sung-hyun (1st U.S. Women's Open and 1st LPGA Tour win) * August 3 – 6: 2017 Women's British Open **Winner: In-Kyung Kim (1st Women's British Open win and 7th LPGA Tour win) * September 14 – 17: 2017 Evian Championship **Winner: Anna Nordqvist (1st Women's Evian Championship win and 2nd Major championship win; 8th LPGA Tour victory)

Senior LPGA Championship

* July 10 – 12: 2017 Senior LPGA Championship at The Pete Dye Course of the French Lick Resort Casino in French Lick, Indiana ** Winner: Trish Johnson (first Senior LPGA Championship title win; second Legends Tour win)

2017 Solheim Cup

* August 18 – 20: 2017 Solheim Cup at the Composite Course of Des Moines Golf and Country Club in West Des Moines, Iowa ** Team United States, USA defeated Team Europe, 16½ to 11½ points, to win their second consecutive and tenth overall Solheim Cup title.

Gymnastics

Handball

World handball events

* January 11 – 29: 2017 World Men's Handball Championship in ** defeated , 33–26, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall World Men's Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * June 12 – 18: 2017 IHF Emerging Nations Championship in ** The defeated , 26–25, to win their second consecutive IHF Emerging Nations Championship title. ** took third place. * July 11 – 16: 2017 Youth Beach Handball World Championships for Men and Women in ** Men: defeated , 2–1 in matches played, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated the , in a shootout, in the final. took third place. * July 18 – 30: 2017 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in ** defeated , 39–38 at extra time, to win their first Men's Junior World Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * August 8 – 20: 2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in ** defeated , 28–25, to win their second consecutive Men's Youth World Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * August 25 – 28: 2017 IHF Super Globe in Doha ** FC Barcelona Handbol, Barcelona defeated Füchse Berlin (Handball), Füchse Berlin, 29–25, to win their third IHF Super Globe title. ** RK Vardar took third place. * December 1 – 17: 2017 World Women's Handball Championship in ** defeated , 23–21, to win their second World Women's Handball Championship title. ** took third place.

European Handball Federation, EHF

EHF Nations events

* June 20 – 25: 2017 European Beach Handball Championship for Men and Women at Jarun, Jarun Lake, Zagreb ** Men: defeated , 2–0 in sets won, to win their third Men's European Beach Handball Championship title. *** took third place. ** Women: defeated , 2–0 in sets won, to win their first Women's European Beach Handball Championship title. *** took third place. * July 2 – 8: 2017 European Universities Handball Championships in Antequera ** Men: Ștefan cel Mare University of Suceava defeated University of Duisburg-Essen, 23–22, in the final. ** Women: German Sport University Cologne defeated University of Aveiro, 41–30, in the final. * July 3 – 7: 2017 European Open Handball Championship for Men in Gothenburg ** defeated , 34–22, to win their fourth European Open Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * July 27 – August 6: 2017 European Women's U-19 Handball Championship in

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** defeated , 31–26, to win their first European Women's U-19 Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * August 14 – 20: 2017 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship in Klaipėda and Skopje ** defeated , 23–18, to win their first European Women's U-17 Handball Championship title. ** took third place.

EHF Club events for Men

* August 30, 2016 – April 9, 2017: 2016–17 SEHA League ** RK Vardar defeated MVM Veszprém KC, MVM Veszprém, 26–21, to win their third SEHA League title. ** HC Meshkov Brest took third place. * September 3, 2016 – May 21, 2017: 2016–17 EHF Cup ** Frisch Auf Göppingen defeated fellow German team, Füchse Berlin (Handball), Füchse Berlin, 30–22, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall EHF Cup title. ** SC Magdeburg took third place. * September 3, 2016 – June 4, 2017: 2016–17 EHF Champions League ** RK Vardar defeated Paris Saint-Germain Handball, Paris Saint-Germain, 24–23, to win their first EHF Champions League title. ** MVM Veszprém took third place. * November 19, 2016 – May 27, 2017: 2016–17 EHF Challenge Cup ** Sporting Clube de Portugal (handball), Sporting CP defeated AHC Potaissa Turda, 67–52 on aggregate, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title.

EHF Club events for Women

* September 9, 2016 – May 14, 2017: 2016–17 Women's EHF Cup ** Rostov-Don defeated SG BBM Bietigheim, 53–46 on aggregate, to win their first Women's EHF Cup title. * September 10, 2016 – May 7, 2017: 2016–17 Women's EHF Champions League ** Győri Audi ETO KC, Győri ETO defeated HC Vardar, 31–30 in extra time, to win their third Women's EHF Champions League title. ** CSM București (women's handball), CSM Bucharest took third place. * October 15, 2016 – May 14, 2017: 2016–17 Women's EHF Challenge Cup ** RK Lokomotiva Zagreb defeated H 65 Höör, 47–40 on aggregate, to win their first Women's EHF Challenge Cup title.

Pan-American Team Handball Federation, PATHF

* February 21 – 25: 2017 Pan American Youth Beach Handball Championship in Asunción (debut event) ** Men: defeated , 2–1 in matches played, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 2–0 in matches played, in the final. took third place. * March 20 – 25: 2017 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship in Asunción ** defeated , 31–23, to win their third consecutive and sixth overall Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * April 15 – 22: 2017 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship in Santiago ** defeated , 22–21 in overtime, to win their eighth Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship title. ** took third place. * May 24 – 28: 2017 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship in

** Champions: Esporte Clube Pinheiros (handball), EC Pinheiros; Second: Handebol Clube Taubaté, Handebol Taubaté; Third: National University of Luján, UNLu ** Note: ''EC Pinheiros has qualified to compete at the 2017 IHF Super Globe.'' * June 18 – 25: 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship in

** defeated , 38–20, to win their fourth consecutive and tenth overall Pan American Women's Handball Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above all qualified to compete in the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.'' * October 23 – 28: 2017 Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship in Asunción ** Esporte Clube Pinheiros (handball), EC Pinheiros defeated Atlético Goes, 33–23, to win their first Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship title. ** Jockey Club Córdoba took third place.

Asian Handball Federation, AHF

* March 13 – 22: 2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship in Suwon ** defeated , 30–20, to win their third consecutive and thirteenth overall Asian Women's Handball Championship title. ** took third place. ** Note: ''All three teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.'' * May 8 – 15: 2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship for Men and Women in Pattaya ** Men: Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ** Women: Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: * July 15 – 23: 2017 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship in ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.'' * August 20 – 28: 2017 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship in Jakarta ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: ; Fourth: ** Note: ''All teams mentioned above have qualified to compete at the 2018 Women's Youth World Handball Championship.'' * September 23 – 29: 2017 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship in Tashkent ** Champions: AGMK Club; Second: Ile Club; Third: Almaty Club * November 20 – 30: 2017 Asian Club League Handball Championship in Hyderabad ** Champions: Al-Najma; Second: Al-Duhail SC (handball), Al-Duhail; Third: Al-Ahli * November 21 – 27: 2017 West Asian Women's Championship in Manama

African Handball Confederation, CAHB

* April 12: 2017 African Handball Super Cup for Men and Women in Agadir ** Men: Al Ahly (handball), Al Ahly defeated fellow Egyptian team, Zamalek SC (handball), Zamalek, 29–23. ** Women: C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (handball), 1º de Agosto defeated CARA Brazzaville, 26–17. ** Note: ''Al Ahly and 1º de Agosto have qualified to compete in the 2017 IHF Super Globe event.'' * April 13 – 22: 2017 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup for Men and 2017 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup, Women in Agadir ** Men: Al Ahly defeated Association Sportive d'Hammamet H.C., AS Hammamet, 31–22, to win their second African Handball Cup Winners' Cup title. *** Widad Smara took third place. ** Women: 1º de Agosto defeated FAP Yaoundé, 24–16, to win their third consecutive African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup title. *** CARA Brazzaville took third place. * September 4 – 10: 2017 African Women's Junior Handball Championship in Abidjan ** defeated , 29–19, to win their third consecutive and ninth overall African Women's Junior Handball Championship title. ** Note: ''The two teams mentioned here, plus , have qualified to compete at the 2018 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.'' * September 11 – 17: 2017 African Women's Youth Handball Championship in Abidjan ** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * October 20 – 29: 2017 African Handball Champions League for Men and 2017 African Women's Handball Champions League, Women in Hammamet, Tunisia, Hammamet ** Men: Zamalek SC (handball), Zamalek defeated Espérance Sportive de Tunis (handball), Espérance, 31–29 in extra time, to win their tenth Men's African Handball Champions League title. *** Al Ahly (handball), Al Ahly took third place. ** Note: ''Zamalek has qualified to compete at the 2018 IHF Super Globe.'' ** Women: C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (handball), Primeiro de Agosto defeated ASF Sfax, 30–17, to win their fourth consecutive African Women's Handball Champions League title. *** FAP Yaoundé took third place.

Ice hockey

Judo

Karate

Kickboxing

Korfball

World Cups and Continental Championships

* April 13 – 17: 2017 U19 Korfball World Cup in Leeuwarden ** In the final, defeated , 28–16. ** took third place. * June 23 – 25: 2017 U17 Korfball World Cup in Schijndel ** In the final, defeated , 22–11. ** took third place. * August 8 – 13: IKF Asia U19 & U16 Korfball4 Championship in * August 19 & 20: IKF Open European Beach Korfball Championship 2017 in The Hague ** U19: In the final, 2 defeated , 8–6. ** 1 took third place. ** Seniors: In the final, 2 defeated , 8–4. ** 1 took third place.

Europe

* January 12 – 14: 2017 Korfball Europa Cup in ** In the final, KV TOP defeated Boeckenberg KC, 37–27, to win her 3rd Europa Cup. ** Trojans Korfball Club took third place. * January 27 – 29: 2017 Korfball Europa Shield in ** In the final, Bec Korfball Club defeated Schweriner KC, 10–9, to win her 3rd consecutive Europa Shield. ** CRC Quinta Dos Lombos took third place.

Lacrosse

Lacrosse World Cup

* July 12 – 22: 2017 Women's Lacrosse World Cup in Guildford ** The defeated , 10–5, to win their third consecutive and eighth overall Women's Lacrosse World Cup title. ** won the bronze medal.

Major League Lacrosse

* April 22 – August 19: 2017 Major League Lacrosse season ** The 2017 Ohio Machine season, Ohio Machine defeated the 2017 Denver Outlaws season, Denver Outlaws, 17–12, to win their first Major League Lacrosse title.

NCAA Lacrosse Championship

* May 7 – 28: 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts ** The Salisbury University, Salisbury Sea Gulls defeated the RIT Tigers, 15–7, to win their second consecutive and 12th overall NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 12 – 28: 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts ** The Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse, Maryland Terrapins defeated the Boston College Eagles, 16–13, to win their 13th NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 13 – 28: 2017 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts ** The Limestone Saints defeated the Merrimack Warriors, 11–9, to win their fifth NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 13 – 29: 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts ** The Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse, Maryland Terrapins defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes men's lacrosse, Ohio State Buckeyes, 9–6, to win their third NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 19 – 21: 2017 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship at BU Sports Stadium in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania ** The Adelphi Panthers defeated the Florida Southern Moccasins, 6–4, to win their eighth NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship title. * May 27 & 28: 2017 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship at Donald J. Kerr Stadium in Salem, Virginia ** The Gettysburg College, Gettysburg Bullets defeated the The College of New Jersey, TCNJ Lions, 6–5, to win their second NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship title.

Luge

Mixed martial arts

Modern pentathlon

Motorsport

Multi-sport events

* January 28 – February 8: 2017 Winter Universiade in Almaty ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * February 12 – 17: 2017 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Erzurum ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * February 19 – 26: 2017 Asian Winter Games in Sapporo ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * February 23 – 27: 2017 Winter Military World Games in Sochi ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 21 – 30: 2017 World Masters Games in Auckland ** For results, clic
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* May 12 – 22: 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games in Baku ** won the gold medal tally; won the overall medal tally. * May 29 – June 3: 2017 Games of the Small States of Europe in City of San Marino ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 24 – 30: 2017 Island Games in ** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 13 – 21 : 2017 ASEAN School Games in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 16 – 23: 2017 North American Indigenous Games in Toronto ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 18 – 23: 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, Bahamas, Nassau ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 18 – 30: 2017 Summer Deaflympics in Samsun ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 20 – 30: World Games 2017 in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 21 – 30: 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie in Abidjan ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 22 – 30: 2017 European Youth Summer Olympic Festival in Győr ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 28 – August 13: 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 7 – 16: 2017 World Police and Fire Games in

** Note: ''These Games was supposed to be in Montreal, but it was relocated because of a boycott by the police and firefighter unions over pension reform.'' ** For results, clic
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* August 19 – 30: 2017 Summer Universiade in Taipei ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 19 – 31: 2017 Southeast Asian Games, in Kuala Lumpur ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 17 – 23: 2017 ASEAN Para Games in Kuala Lumpur ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * September 17 – 27: 2017 Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games in Ashgabat ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 23 – 30: 2017 Invictus Games in Toronto ** For results, clic
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* September 29 – October 8: 2017 South American Youth Games in Santiago ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 11 – 25: 2017 Bolivarian Games in Santa Marta ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 12 – 19: 2017 Asian Youth Games in Jakarta ** ''Event cancelled. No alternate city here to host this event. The 2021 Asian Youth Games will be the next edition to be hosted.'' * December 3 – 17: 2017 Central American Games in Managua ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * December 4 – 15: 2017 Pacific Mini Games in Port Vila ** / won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * December 10 – 14: 2017 Asian Youth Para Games in

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.

Netball

Continental and World Cup

* March 3 – 5: 2017 European U17 Championships in **Championship winners: **Challenge winners: ** Invitation winner:

* May 11 – 14: Netball Europe Open Challenge in ** Winners: ** Second Place: ** Third place: * May 11 – 14: 2017 European U21 Championships in ** Winners: ** Second Place: ** Third place: * May 14 – 21: 2017 Asian Youth Netball Championship in ** Winners: ** Second Place: ** Third Place: * July 8 – 16: 2017 Netball World Youth Cup in ** Winners: ** Second Place: ** Third Place: * October 5 – 8: Netball Europe Open Championships in

Netball New Zealand Super Club

* July 2 – 7: 2017 Netball New Zealand Super Club in Nelson, New Zealand, Nelson ** In the final, Southern Steel defeated Northern Mystics, 79–58, to win their inaugural cup. New South Wales Institute of Sport took third place.

Suncorp Super Netball

* February 18 – June 17: 2017 Suncorp Super Netball season ** In the final, Sunshine Coast Lightning defeated Giants Netball, 65–48. Melbourne Vixens take third place.

ANZ Premiership

* March 26 – June 28: 2017 ANZ Premiership season ** In the final, Southern Steel defeated Central Pulse, 69–53, to win their inaugural season. Northern Mystics took third place.

Test matches

* February 7: defeated 92–27. * February 8: defeated 72–39.

Series

* January 28: defeated , 57–50, in Durban * January 28: defeated , 66–55, after overtime in Durban * January 31: defeated , 62–46, in Durban * February 2: defeated , 61–37, in Liverpool * February 5: defeated , 70–39, in

* February 5: defeated , 47–46, in

Nordic combined

Nordic skiing

Orienteering

Pickleball

* September 13 – 17: The first Bainbridge Cup held in Madrid, Spain along with the Spanish Open Pickleball Championships

Racquetball

Radio-controlled racing

Rowing (sport), Rowing

Rugby league

World rugby league championships

* October 26 – December 2: 2017 Rugby League World Cup in , and ** defeated , 6–0, to win their second consecutive and eleventh overall Rugby League World Cup title. * November 16 – December 2: 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup in ** Australia women's national rugby league team, Australia defeated New Zealand women's national rugby league team, New Zealand, 23–16, to win their second consecutive Women's Rugby League World Cup title.

Club seasons and championships

*February 18 & 19: 2017 World Club Series in **Game 1: Warrington Wolves defeated Brisbane Broncos, 27–18, at Halliwell Jones Stadium, Warrington **Game 2 (World Club Challenge): Wigan Warriors defeated Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks, 22–6, at DW Stadium, Wigan *February 9 – October 7: Super League XXII in and (final at Old Trafford, Manchester) ** The Leeds Rhinos defeated the Castleford Tigers, 24–6, to win their eighth Super League title. *March 2 – October 1: 2017 NRL season in and (2017 NRL Grand Final, final at Stadium Australia, Sydney) ** The Melbourne Storm defeated the North Queensland Cowboys, 34–6, to win their third NRL title.

Rugby sevens

Rugby union

Sailing (sport), Sailing

Shooting sport

2017 ISSF World Cup

* February 22 – March 4: All Guns World Cup #1 in New Delhi ** Pistol ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: Tomoyuki Matsuda (m) / LIN Yuemei (f) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: LAO Jiajie ** Men's 50 m Pistol winner: Jitu Rai ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Naphaswan Yangpaiboon ** Rifle ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: SONG Buhan (m) / SHI Mengyao (f) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Hui Zicheng (m) / ZHANG Yiwen (f) ** Men's 50 m Rifle Prone winner: Toshikazu Yamashita ** Shotgun ** Skeet winners: Riccardo Filippelli (m) / Kim Rhode (f) ** Trap winners: Simone d'Ambrosio (m) / Penny Smith (f) ** Men's Double Trap winner: James Willett * March 17 – 27: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Acapulco ** Skeet winners: Marco Sablone (m) / Kim Rhode (f) ** Trap winners: Alberto Fernández (sport shooter), Alberto Fernández (m) / Ashley Carroll (f) ** Men's Double Trap winner: Ankur Mittal * April 28 – May 8: Shotgun World Cup #2 (final) in Larnaca ** Skeet winners: Federico Gil (sport shooter), Federico Gil (m) / Wei Meng (f) ** Trap winners: Antonio Bailon (m) / WANG Xiaojing (f) ** Men's Double Trap winner: Daniele Di Spigno * May 17 – 24: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Munich ** Pistol ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: Pavlo Korostylov (m) / Anna Korakaki (f) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Jean Quiquampoix ** Men's 50 m Pistol winner: Jin Jong-oh ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Zhang Jingjing ** Rifle ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: Sergey Kamenskiy (m) / Laura Georgeta Ilie (f) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Alexis Raynaud (m) / Snježana Pejčić (f) ** Men's 50 m Rifle Prone winner: Kim Jong-hyun (sport shooter), Kim Jong-hyun * June 6 – 14: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 (final) in Qabala ** Pistol ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: YANG Wei (m) / Sylvia Steiner (f) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Christian Reitz ** Men's 50 m Pistol winner: Oleh Omelchuk ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: LIN Yuemei ** Rifle ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: Milutin Stefanović (m) / PENG Xinyi (f) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: István Péni (m) / SHI Mengyao (f) ** Men's 50 m Rifle Prone winner: Torben Grimmel * October 23 – 30: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in New Delhi ** Pistol ** 10 m Air Pistol winners: Tomoyuki Matsuda (m) / Céline Goberville (f) ** Men's 25 m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Keith Sanderson (sport shooter), Keith Sanderson ** Men's 50 m Pistol winner: Damir Mikec ** Women's 25 m Pistol winner: Kim Min-jung (sport shooter), Kim Min-jung ** Mixed 10 m Air Pistol winners: (Heena Sidhu & Jitu Rai) ** Rifle ** 10 m Air Rifle winners: István Péni (m) / Andrea Arsović (f) ** 50 m Rifle Three Positions winners: Alexis Raynaud (m) / Jolyn Beer (f) ** Men's 50 m Rifle Prone winner: Torben Grimmel ** Mixed 10 m Air Rifle winners: (SONG Buhan & WU Mingyang) ** Shotgun ** Skeet winners: Riccardo Filippelli (m) / Kim Rhode (f) ** Trap winners: Alberto Fernández (m) / Alessia Iezzi (f) ** Men's Double Trap winner: Hu Binyuan (World Record) ** Mixed Team Trap winners: (Antonio Bailon & Beatriz Martinez)

International and continental shooting events

* March 6 – 12: 2017 10m European Shooting Championships in Maribor ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 19 – May 3: 2017 African Shooting Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 22 – 26: 2017 ISSF Target Sprint World Championships in Suhl ** Target Sprint winners: Michael Herr (m) / Anita Flack (f) ** Junior Target Sprint winners: Sven Mueller (m) / Madlen Guggenmos (f) ** Team Target Sprint winners: (m) / (f) ** Mixed Team Target Sprint winners: (Pavla Schorna Matyasova & Tomas Bystricky) * June 22 – 29: 2017 ISSF Junior World Championships in Rifle and Pistol in Suhl ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 21 – August 4: 2017 European Shooting Championships in Baku ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * August 15 – 22: 2017 ISSF Junior Shotgun World Cup in Porpetto ** Junior Trap winners: Adria Martinez Torres (m) / Erica Sessa (f) ** Junior Men's Double Trap winner: James Dedman ** Junior Skeet winners: Elia Sdruccioli (m) / Katharina Monika Jacob (f) * August 30 – September 11: 2017 World Shotgun Championships in

** Senior Trap winners: Daniele Resca (m) / Jessica Rossi (f) ** Men's Senior Double Trap winner: Vitaly Fokeev ** Senior Skeet winners: Gabriele Rossetti (m) / Dania Jo Vizzi (f) ** Junior Trap winners: Clement Francis Andre Bourgue (m) / Maria Lucia Palmitessa (f) ** Junior Men's Double Trap winner: James Dedman ** Junior Skeet winners: Emil Kjelgaard Petersen (m) / Katharina Monika Jacob (f)

Skateboarding

World Championships

* November 28 & 29: Teutonia IGSA World Championships in Teutônia

Street League Skateboarding

;World Tour * March 4 & 5: Tampa Pro (skateboard competition), Tampa Pro in Tampa, Florida, Tampa ** Winner: Louie Lopez, 2nd place: Luan Oliveira, 3rd place: Kevin Hoefler * May 20 & 21: SLS Nike SB Pro Open in Barcelona ** Winner: Nyjah Huston, 2nd place: Shane O'Neill, 3rd place: Yuto Horigome * June 24: Stop #1 in Munich ** Winner: Nyjah Huston, 2nd place: Yuto Horigome, 3rd place: Carlos Ribeiro * August 13: Stop #2 in Chicago ** Winner: Dashawn Jordan, 2nd place: Torey Pudwill, 3rd place: Shane O'Neill * September 15: SLS Nike SB Super Crown World Championship in

(final)

Downhill World Cup

* February 17 & 18: Newton's in Bathurst, New South Wales ** Winners: Mauritz Armfelt (m) / Emily Pross (f) ** Masters winner: Adam Yates ** Junior winner: Taylor Cook ** Luge winner: Abdil Mahdzan * April 14 – 16: Keeping it High in Maragondon, Cavite, Maragondon ** Winners: Douglas da Silva (m) / Elissa Mah ** Masters winner: Benjamin Hay ** Junior winner: Taylor Cook ** Luge winner: Abdil Mahdzan * April 28 – 30: Arirang Hill Fest in Jeongseon County ** Winners: Aaron Hampshire (m) / Kaila Dasol Jong ** Masters winner: Benjamin Hay ** Junior winner: Taylor Cook ** Luge winner: Abdil Mahdzan * May 26 – 28: Yaku Raymi Water Fest in Chacas District, Huallin ** Winners: Carlos Paixão (m) / Candy Dungan (f) ** Masters winner: Leonardo Discacciati ** Junior winner: Bruno Vidal Vieira ** Luge winner: Ryan Farmer * June 9 – 11: Apac Championship in Nova Lima ** Winners: Thiago Gomes Lessa (m) / Melissa Brogni ** Masters winner: Adriano Silveira ** Junior winner: Murilo Araujo ** Luge winner: Ryan Farmer * June 17 & 18: La Leonera DH in La Leonera ** Winners: Thiago Gomes Lessa (m) / Luana Campos (f) ** Masters winner: Marco Vidales ** Junior winner: Bruno Vidal Vieira ** Luge winner: Ryan Farmer * July 13 – 16: King's Gate in Hinterstoder ** Winners: Tristan Cardillo (m) / Emily Pross (f) ** Masters winner: Nicolas Desmarais ** Junior winner: Tristan Cardillo ** Luge winner: Mikel Echegaray Diez * July 19 – 22: Kozakov Challenge in Kozákov Mountain ** Winners: Thiago Gomes Lessa (m) / Emily Pross (f) ** Masters winner: Nicolas Desmarais ** Junior winner: Tristan Cardillo ** Luge winner: Mikel Echegaray Diez * July 26 – 29: Verdicchio Race in Poggio Cupro ** Winners: Tristan Cardillo (m) / Lyde Begue ** Masters winner: Uldis Tretmanis ** Junior winner: Tristan Cardillo ** Luge winner: Kolby Parks * August 3 – 6: Teolo Euroskate in ** Winners: Carlos Paixão (m) / Emily Pross (f) ** Masters winner: Damian Derek Blanquer Gelez ** Junior winner: Tristan Cardillo ** Luge winner: Mikel Echegaray Diez *September 8 – 10: Killington Throwdown (final) in

Ski jumping

Snooker

Snooker season 2016/2017

;May * May 5 – 8, 2016: Vienna Snooker Open in Vienna ** Peter Ebdon defeated Mark Davis (snooker player), Mark Davis, 5–1. ;June * June 8 – 12, 2016: Pink Ribbon (snooker), Pink Ribbon in Gloucester ** Jamie Jones (snooker player), Jamie Jones defeated David Grace (snooker player), David Grace, 4–3. * June 12 – 16, 2016: China Professional Championship in Fuzhou ** Zhang Anda defeated Zhou Yuelong, 5–1. * June 22 – 24, 2016: 2016 Riga Masters in

** Neil Robertson defeated Michael Holt (snooker player), Michael Holt, 5–2. ;July * July 5 – 9: 2016 Indian Open in Hyderabad ** Anthony McGill defeated Kyren Wilson 5–2. * July 25 – 31: 2016 World Open (snooker), 2016 World Open in Yushan County, Yushan ** Ali Carter defeated Joe Perry (snooker player), Joe Perry 10–8. ;August * August 24–28: 2016 Paul Hunter Classic in Fürth ** Mark Selby defeated Tom Ford (snooker player), Tom Ford 4–2. ;September * September 5 – 10: 2016 Six-red World Championship in

** Ding Junhui defeated Stuart Bingham 8–7. * September 19 – 25: 2016 Shanghai Masters in

** Ding Junhui defeated Mark Selby 10–6. ;October * October 3 – 9: 2016 European Masters in Bucharest ** Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 9–8. * October 10 – 16: 2016 English Open (snooker), 2016 English Open in Manchester ** Liang Wenbo defeated Judd Trump 9–6. ;November * November 1 – 5: 2016 China Championship (snooker), 2016 China Championship in Guangzhou ** John Higgins defeated Stuart Bingham 10–7. * November 7 – 12: 2016 Champion of Champions in Coventry ** John Higgins defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7. * November 14 – 20: 2016 Northern Ireland Open in Belfast ** Mark King (snooker player), Mark King defeated Barry Hawkins 9–8. * November 22 – December 4: 2016 UK Championship in York ** Mark Selby defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7. ;December * December 12 – 18: 2016 Scottish Open (snooker), 2016 Scottish Open in Glasgow ** Marco Fu defeated John Higgins 9–4. ;January *January 15 – 22: 2017 Masters (snooker), 2017 Masters in

** Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Joe Perry (snooker player), Joe Perry 10–7. ;February *February 1 – 5: 2017 German Masters in

** Anthony Hamilton (snooker player), Anthony Hamilton defeated Ali Carter 9–6. *February 6 – 12: 2017 World Grand Prix in Preston, Lancashire, Preston ** Barry Hawkins defeated Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day 10–7. *February 13 – 19: 2017 Welsh Open (snooker), 2017 Welsh Open in Cardiff ** Stuart Bingham defeated Judd Trump 9–8. *February 23 – 26: 2017 Snooker Shoot Out in Watford ** Anthony McGill defeated Xiao Guodong 1–0 (67–19). ;March *March 1 – 2: 2017 Championship League Winners' Group in Coventry ** John Higgins defeated Ryan Day (snooker player), Ryan Day 3–0. *March 3 – 5: 2017 Gibraltar Open in ** Shaun Murphy defeated Judd Trump 4–2. *March 6 – 12: 2017 Players Championship (snooker), 2017 Players Championship in Llandudno ** Judd Trump defeated Marco Fu 10–8. *March 22 – 24: 2017 World Seniors Championship in Scunthorpe ** Peter Lines defeated John Parrott 4–0. *March 27 – April 2: 2017 China Open (snooker), 2017 China Open in

** Mark Selby defeated Mark Williams (snooker player), Mark Williams 10–8. ;April *April 15 – May 1: 2017 World Snooker Championship in Crucible Theatre, Sheffield ** Mark Selby defeated John Higgins 18–15.

Women's snooker season 2016/2017

*August 25 – 28, 2016: 2016 Paul Hunter Ladies Classic in Fürth ** Ng On Yee defeated Reanne Evans, 4–1. *October 8 – 9, 2016: 2016 UK Ladies Championship in Leeds ** Reanne Evans defeated Tatjana Vasiljeva, 5–1. *January 14 – 15: 2017 Women's Masters in Derby ** Reanne Evans defeated So Man Yan, 4–0. *February 18: 2017 Connie Gough Memorial Trophy in Dunstable ** Maria Catalano defeated Rebecca Granger, 4–2. *March 13 – 19: 2017 Ladies World Snooker Championship, World Women's Snooker Championship in Toa Payoh ** Ng On Yee defeated Vidya Pillai, 6–5. *April 7 – 11: 2017 World Festival of Women's Snooker in Leeds ** Ng On Yee won the World Women's 6-Red Championship ** Ng On Yee won the World Women's 10-Red Championship ** Emma Bonney won the World Women's Seniors Championship ** Emma Parker won the World Women's U21 Championship ** Emma Bonney & Vicky Shirley won the World Women's Pairs Championship ** Katrina Wan & Sanderson Lam won the World Mixed Pairs Championship

Amateur snooker championships

*March 5 – 8: 2017 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship in Nicosia ** Jackson Page defeated Amir Nardeia, 5–3. *March 8 – 12: 2017 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in Nicosia ** Alexander Ursenbacher defeated Jackson Page, 6–4. *March 13 – 19: 2017 EBSA European Snooker Championship in Nicosia ** Chris Totten defeated Andres Petrov, 7–3. *March 15 – 18: 2017 OBSF Oceania Snooker Championship in Albury ** Matthew Bolton (snooker player), Matthew Bolton defeated Ben Judge, 6–3. *April 8 – 14: 2017 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Chandigarh ** Yuan Sijun defeated Fan Zhengyi, 6–2. *April 12 – 14: 2017 ACBS Asian Ladies Snooker Championship (debut event) in Chandigarh ** Ng On Yee defeated Waratthanun Sukritthanes, 3–2. *April 22 – 28: 2017 ACBS Asian Snooker Championship in Doha ** Lyu Haotian defeated Pankaj Arjan Advani, Pankaj Advani, 6–3. *May 12 – 22: 2017 ABSF African Snooker Championships in Hammamet, Tunisia, Hammamet ** Basem Eltahhan defeated Wael Talaat, 6–5. *July 8 – 11: 2017 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship in

**Men: Muhammad Naseem Akhtar defeated Lei Peifan, 5–3. **Women: Nutcharat Wongharuthai defeated Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan, 3–2. *July 12 – 16: 2017 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in

**Men: Fan Zhengyi defeated Luo Honghao, 7–6. **Women: Nutcharat Wongharuthai defeated Xia Yuying, 5–3. *October 1 – 8: 2017 World Open Under-16 Snooker Championships (debut event) in

**Boys: Dylan Emery defeated Mikhail Terekhov, 4–1. **Girls: Anupama Ramachandran defeated Keerthana Pandian, 3–1. *November 17 – 27: 2017 IBSF World Snooker Championship in Doha **Men: Pankaj Arjan Advani, Pankaj Advani defeated Amir Sarkhosh, 8–2. **Women: Wendy Jans defeated Waratthanun Sukritthanes, 5–2. **Masters: Darren Morgan defeated Alok Kumar (billiards player), Alok Kumar, 5–1.

Snowboarding

Softball

International softball championships

* June 25 – July 1: 2017 Women's Softball European Championship in Bollate ** The defeated , 7–1, to win their tenth Women's Softball European Championship title. * July 5 – 9: 2017 World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City ** defeated the , 2–1, to win their second consecutive and fourth overall World Cup of Softball title. ** took third place. * July 7 – 16: 2017 Men's Softball World Championship in Whitehorse, Yukon ** defeated , 6–4, to win their seventh Men's Softball World Championship title. ** took third place. * July 10 – 17: 2017 Canada Cup International Softball Championship in Surrey, British Columbia ** For results, clic
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* July 24 – 30: 2017 Junior Women's Softball World Championship in Clearwater, Florida ** The defeated , 13–4, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall Junior Women's Softball World Championship title. ** took third place.

Little League softball tournaments

* July 30 – August 5: 2017 Junior League World Series (softball), Junior League Softball World Series in Kirkland, Washington, Kirkland ** Team Central ( Poland Community Softball Association) defeated Team Host ( Washington District 9), 7–1, in the final. * July 30 – August 6: 2017 Senior League Softball World Series in Lower Sussex ** Team Host District 3 ( Georgetown, Delaware, Georgetown) defeated Team Asia-Pacific (Negros Occidental), 4–0, in the final. * August 9 – 16: 2017 Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon, Portland ** Team Southwest ( Lake Air LL) defeated Team Southeast ( Rowan LL), 7–2, in the final.

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