2021 In Sports

2021 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

Major sports news

*In mountain running, the Gansu ultramarathon disaster in the Yellow River Stone Forest, China led 21 runners to die from hypothermia. The poor organization of this government-run race led to a national outcry on the regulations of the sport.
*In sprinting, during the Olympics, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya criticised her Belarusian coaches for entering her in the 4 × 400 m relay, a distance she had never contested, without her consent, after others missed doping tests and were disqualified. Her coaches forced her to fly back to Belarus. She entered the Polish embassy in Tokyo and was granted a humanitarian visa. The International Olympic Committee revoked the accreditation of her coaches and expelled them from the Olympic Village.

World records

''In chronological order''
*17 May: In swimming, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov broke the 50 metre backstroke world record at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships with a time of 23.93.
*18 May: In swimming, Russian Kliment Kolesnikov broke the 50 metre backstroke world record at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships with a time of 23.80.
*22 May: In swimming, Italian Benedetta Pilato broke the women's 50 metre breaststroke world record at the 2020 European Aquatics Championships with a time of 29.30.
*13 June: In swimming, Australian Kaylee McKeown broke the women's 100 metre backstroke world record at the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials with a time of 57.45.
*18 June: In athletics, American Ryan Crouser broke the shot put world record at the 2020 United States Olympic Trials (track and field) with a distance of 23.37 metres.
*25 July: In swimming, Team Australia, consisting of Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon, and Cate Campbell broke the women's 4x100 metre freestyle relay world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 3:29.69.
*29 July: In swimming, Team China, consisting of Yang Junxuan, Tang Muhan, Zhang Yufei, and Li Bingjie broke the women's 4x200 metre freestyle relay world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 7:40.33.
*30 July: In swimming, South African Tatjana Schoenmaker broke the women's 200 metre breaststroke world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 2:18.95.
*31 July: In swimming, American Caeleb Dressel broke the 100 metre butterfly world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 49.45.
*31 July: In swimming, Team Great Britain, consisting of Kathleen Dawson, Adam Peaty, James Guy, and Anna Hopkin broke the mixed 4x100 metre medley relay world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 3:37.58.
*1 August: In swimming, Team USA, consisting of Ryan Murphy, Michael Andrew, Caeleb Dressel, and Zach Apple broke the 4x100 metre medley relay world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 3:26.78.
*1 August: In athletics, Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas broke the women's triple jump world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a distance of 15.67 metres.
*3 August: In athletics, Norwegian Karsten Warholm broke the 400 metres hurdles world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 45.94.
*4 August: In athletics, American Sydney McLaughlin broke the women's 400 metres hurdles world record at the 2020 Summer Olympics with a time of 51.46.
*29 August: In swimming, American Coleman Stewart broke the short course 100 metre backstroke world record at the 2021 International Swimming League with a time of 48.33.
*29 October: In swimming, Australian Kyle Chalmers broke the short course 100 metre freestyle world record at the 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup with a time of 44.84.
*3 November: In swimming, Team Italy, consisting of Michele Lamberti, Nicolo Martinenghi, Marco Orsi, and Lorenzo Zazzeri broke the short course 4x50 metre medley relay world record at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 1:30.14.
*6 November: In swimming, Hungarian Szebasztián Szabó tied the short course 50 metre butterfly world record at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 21.75.
*7 November: In swimming, Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich tied the short course 50 metre breastroke world record at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 25.25.
*7 November: In swimming, Team Netherlands, consisting of Kira Toussaint, Arno Kamminga, Maaike de Waard, and Thom de Boer broke the short course 4x50 metre mixed medley relay world record at the 2021 European Short Course Swimming Championships with a time of 1:36.18.
*19 November: In swimming, Belarusian Ilya Shymanovich broke the short course 100 metre breaststroke world record at the 2021 International Swimming League with a time of 55.32.

Deaths

Competitions by month

Air sports

*10 – 24 July: 5th FAI Junior European Gliding Championships in Pociūnai
*28 July – 6 August: 23rd FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships and 11th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in Leszno
*29 July – 7 August: 14th FAI World Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Toruń
*7 – 21 August: 36th FAI World Gliding Championships in Montluçon – Guéret
*9 – 21 August: 2020 FAI World Parachuting Championships in Tanay-Kemerovo
*2 – 8 October: 2021 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Buzău

Alpine skiing

FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2021

* 9 – 21 February: in Cortina d'Ampezzo
** Super G winners: Vincent Kriechmayr (m) / Lara Gut-Behrami (f)
*** Vincent Kriechmayr (m) / Lara Gut-Behrami (f)
*** Romed Baumann (m) / Corinne Suter (f)
*** Alexis Pinturault (m) / Mikaela Shiffrin (f)
** Downhill winners: Vincent Kriechmayr (m) / Corinne Suter (f)
** Alpine Combined winners: Marco Schwarz (m) / Mikaela Shiffrin
** Parallel winners: Mathieu Faivre (m) / Marta Bassino & Katharina Liensberger (f)
** Team Parallel winners: (Sebastian Foss-Solevåg, Kristin Lysdahl, Kristina Riis-Johannessen, Fabian Wilkens Solheim, Thea Louise Stjernesund)
** Giant Slalom winners: Mathieu Faivre (m) / Lara Gut-Behrami (f)
** Slalom winners: Sebastian Foss-Solevåg (m) / Katharina Liensberger (f)

World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2021

* 2 – 10 March: in Bansko
** Super G winners: Giovanni Franzoni (alpine skier), Giovanni Franzoni (m) / Lena Wechner (f)
** Giant Slalom winners: Lukas Fuerstein (m) / Hanna Aronsson Elfman (f)
** Slalom winners: Benjamin Ritchie (m) / Sophie Mathiou (f)

2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski World Cup

;Men's
* 5 & 7 December 2020: World Cup #1 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva, Santa Caterina
** Men's Giant Slalom winners: Filip Zubčić (No. 1) / Marco Odermatt (No. 2)
* 9 – 13 December 2020: World Cup #2 in Val-d'Isère
** Men's Super G winner: Mauro Caviezel
** Men's Downhill winner: Martin Čater
* 16 – 19 December 2020: World Cup #3 in Val Gardena
** Men's Super G winner: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
** Men's Downhill winner: Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
* 20 & 21 December 2020: World Cup #4 in Alta Badia
** Men's Giant Slalom winner: Alexis Pinturault
** Men's Slalom winner: Ramon Zenhäusern
* 22 December 2020: WC #5 in Madonna di Campiglio (Men's only)
** Me's Slalom winner: Henrik Kristoffersen
* 26 – 29 December 2020: WC #6 in Bormio
** Men's Super G winner: Ryan Cochran-Siegle
** Men's Downhill winner: Matthias Mayer
* 8 – 10 January: WC #7 in Adelboden
** Men's Giant Slalom winners: Alexis Pinturault (2 times)
** Men's Slalom winner: Marco Schwarz
* 16 & 17 January: WC #8 in Flachau
** Men's Slalom winners: Manuel Feller (No. 1) / Sebastian Foss-Solevåg (No. 2)
* 19 – 25 January: WC #9 in Kitzbühel
** Men's Downhill winners: Beat Feuz (2 times)
** Men's Super G winner: Vincent Kriechmayr
* 26 January: WC #10 in Schladming
** Men's Slalom winner: Marco Schwarz
* 30 & 31 January: WC #11 in Chamonix
** Men's Slalom winners: Clément Noël (No. 1) / Henrik Kristoffersen (No. 2)
* 3 – 6 February: WC #12 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
** Men's Downhill winner: Dominik Paris
** Men's Super G winner: Vincent Kriechmayr
* 27 & 28 February: WC #13 in Bansko
** Men's Giant Slalom winners: Filip Zubčić (No. 1) / Mathieu Faivre (No. 2)
* 3 – 7 March: WC #14 in Saalbach-Hinterglemm
** Men's Downhill winner: Vincent Kriechmayr
** Men's Super G winner: Marco Odermatt
* 13 & 14 March: WC #15 in Kranjska Gora
** Men's Giant Slalom winner: Marco Odermatt
** Men's Slalom winner: Clément Noël

;Women's
* 21 & 22 November 2020: World Cup #1 in Levi, Finland, Levi
** Women's Slalom winners: Petra Vlhová (2 times)
* 12 – 14 December 2020: World Cup #2 in Courchevel
** Women's Giant Slalom winners: Marta Bassino (No. 1) / Mikaela Shiffrin (No. 2)
* 16 – 20 December 2020: World Cup #3 in Val-d'Isère
** Women's Downhill winners: Corinne Suter (No. 1) / Sofia Goggia (No. 2)
** Women's Super G winner: Ester Ledecká
* 28 & 29 December 2020: WC #4 in Semmering, Austria, Semmering
** ''Here, the Giant Slalom competition is cancelled.''
* 7 – 10 January: WC #5 in St Anton am Arlberg
** Women's Downhill winner: Sofia Goggia
** Women's Super G winner: Lara Gut-Behrami
* 12 January: WC #6 in Flachau
** Women's Slalom winner: Mikaela Shiffrin
* 16 & 17 January: WC #7 in Kranjska Gora
** Women's Giant Slalom winners: Marta Bassino (2 times)
* 20 – 24 January: WC #8 in Crans-Montana
** Women's Downhill winners: Sofia Goggia (2 times)
** Women's Super G winner: Lara Gut-Behrami
* 26 January: WC #9 in Kronplatz
** Women's Giant Slalom winner: Tessa Worley
* 28 – 31 January: WC #10 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
** Women's Super G winners: Lara Gut-Behrami (2 times)
* 24 – 27 February: WC #11 in Val di Fassa
** Women's Downhill winners: Lara Gut-Behrami (2 times)
** Women's Super G winner: Federica Brignone
* 6 & 7 March: WC #12 in Jasná
** Women's Slalom winner: Mikaela Shiffrin
** Women's Giant Slalom winner: Petra Vlhová
* 12 & 13 March: WC #13 in Åre
** Women's Slalom winners: Petra Vlhová (No. 1) / Katharina Liensberger (No. 2)

;Mixed
* 17 & 18 October 2020: World Cup #1 in Sölden
** Giant Slalom winners: Lucas Braathen (m) / Marta Bassino (f)
* 26 & 27 November 2020: World Cup #2 in Lech (Vorarlberg), Lech/Zürs
** Giant Parallel Slalom winners: Alexis Pinturault (m) / Petra Vlhová (f)
** Women's Slalom winner: Michelle Gisin
* 3 – 6 January: WC #3 in Zagreb
** Slalom winners: Linus Straßer (m) / Petra Vlhová (f)
* 12 – 17 January: WC #4 in Wengen
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 15 – 21 March: WC #5 in Lenzerheide
** ''Downhill and Super G events here are cancelled''.
** Slalom winners: Manuel Feller (m) / Katharina Liensberger (f)
** Giant Slalom winners: Alexis Pinturault (m) / Alice Robinson (f)
** Team Parallel winners: ( Kristina Riis-Johannessen, Leif Kristian Nestvold-Haugen, Kristin Lysdahl, Sebastian Foss-Solevåg)

2020–21 Citizen World Cup

* 2 & 3 January: WC #1 in Pontresina
** ''Event cancelled''
* 7 – 9 January: WC #2 in Falcade/Moena
** Men's Super G winners: Francesco Gatto (No. 1) / Matteo Pradal (No. 2)
** Women's Super G winners: Katrina van Soest (2 times)
* 9 & 10 January: WC #3 in Lenggries/Brauneck
** ''Event cancelled''
* 9 & 10 January: WC #4 in Turnau, Styria, Turnau
** Men's Slalom winners: Michał Staszowski (No. 1) / Filip Botka (No. 2)
** Women's Slalom winners: Petra Hromcová (2 times)
* 16 & 17 January: WC #5 in Reiteralm
** Men's Giant Slalom winners: Jakob Greber (No. 1) / Max Greber (No. 2)
* 28 – 31 January: WC #6 in San Pellegrino Pass, Passo San Pellegrino
** Men's Giant Slalom winner: Jan Koula (2 times)
** Women's Giant Slalom winners: Caroline Beauchamp (No. 1) / Carlotta De Leonardis (No. 2)
* 9 – 12 February: WC #7 in Abetone
** Slalom winners: Toby Case (m) / Lisa Rodari (f)
** Giant Slalom winners: Thomas Meraner (m) / Camilla Furletti (f)
* 18 February 20: WC #8 in Sils/Furtschellas
** Men's Slalom winners: Luc Herrmann (2 times)
** Women's Slalom winners: Carlotta Maria Clara Marcora (2 times)
* 20 & 21 February: WC #9 in La Molina (ski resort), La Molina
** Giant Slalom winners: Andrés García (m) / Inês Araújo (f)
** Slalom winners: Samuel Beso (m) / Inés Sanmartín Arbones (f)
* 1 – 3 March: WC #10 in Hinterreit
** Men's Super G winners: Luis Tritscher (2 times)
** Women's Super G winners: Florentina Schnittler (No. 1) / Chantal-Isell Laszlo (No. 2)
* 6 & 7 March: WC #11 in Espot
** Men's Slalom winners: Aniol Torres Casas (No. 1) / Alejandro Miquel (No. 2)
** Women's Slalom winners: Inés Sanmartín Arbones (No. 1) / Noelia Gasienica-Kotelnicka (No. 2)
* 6 & 7 March: WC #11 in Tschappina
** Men's Giant Slalom winner: Martin-Luis Walch (No. 1) / Dario Büschlen (No. 2)
** Women's Giant Slalom winners: Selina Gadient (2 times)
* 15 March: WC #12 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva
** Super G winners: Luca Resinelli (m) / Flavia Lüönd (f)

2020–21 FIS Alpine Ski Europa Cup

* 2 & 3 November 2020: EC #1 in Obergurgl
** Men's Giant Slalom winners: Raphael Haaser (No. 1) / Julian Rauchfuss (No. 2)
* 7 – 9 December 2020: EC #2 in Zinal (Men's only)
** Men's Super G winner: Ralph Weber
** Men's Alpine Combined winner: Joel Lütolf
** Men's Giant Slalom winner: Cyprien Sarrazin
* 12 & 13 December 2020: EC #3 in Cadipietra (Women's only)
** Women's Slalom winners: Lara Della Mea (No. 1) / Martina Dubovská (f)
* 12 – 15 December 2020: EC #4 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva (Men's only)
** Men's Downhill winners: Maximilian Lahnsteiner (No. 1) / Clemens Nocker (No. 2)
* 16 & 17 December 2020: EC #5 in Hippach (Women's only)
** Women's Giant Slalom winners: Maryna Gąsienica-Daniel (2 times)
* 17 & 18 December 2020: EC #6 in Val di Fassa (Men's only)
** Men's Slalom winners: Clément Noël (No. 1) / Théo Letitre (No. 2)
* 20 & 21 December 2020: EC #7 in Andalo (Women's only)
** Women's Giant Slalom winners: Mina Fürst Holtmann (No. 1) / ''Second here is cancelled.''
* 21 & 22 December 2020: EC #8 in Altenmarkt im Pongau, Altenmarkt (Men's only)
** Men's Super G winners: Raphael Haaser (No. 1) / Roy Piccard (No. 2)
* 4 & 5 January: EC #9 in Zinal (Women's only)
** Women's Super G winners: Stephanie Jenal (No. 1) / Lisa Grill (No. 2)
* 6 & 7 January: EC #10 in Val Cenis Vanoise, Val Cenis (Men's only)
** Men's Slalom winners: Laurie Taylor (skier), Laurie Taylor (No. 1) / Billy Major (No. 2)
* 9 & 10 January: EC #11 in Vaujany (Women's only)
** Women's Slalom winners: Elsa Håkansson-Fermbäck (No. 1) / Andreja Slokar (No. 2)
* 14 – 17 January: EC #12 in Crans-Montana
** Women's Downhill winners: Jasmine Flury (No. 1) / ''Second here is cancelled.''
* 18 & 19 January: EC #13 in Zinal (Men's only)
** Men's Super G winners: Lars Rösti (No. 1) / Joshua Mettler (No. 2)
* 20 & 21 January: EC #14 in Gstaad (Women's only)
** Women's Slalom winners: Marie-Therese Sporer (No. 1) / Andreja Slokar (No. 2)
* 25 & 26 January: EC #15 in Zell am See (Women's only)
** Women's Slalom winners: Lena Dürr (No. 1) / Zrinka Ljutić (No. 2)
* 25 – 30 January: EC #16 in Orcières-Merlette (Men's only)
** Men's Downhill winners: Erik Arvidsson (No. 1) / Victor Schuller (No. 2)
** Men's Super G winner: Maximilian Lahnsteiner
* 2 & 3 February: EC #17 in Folgaria (Men's only)
** Men's Giant Slalom winners: Semyel Bissig (No. 1) / Timon Haugan (No. 2)
* 2 & 3 February: EC #18 in Krvavec Ski Resort, Krvavec (Women's only)
** Women's Giant Slalom winner: Zrinka Ljutić
* 6 & 7 February: EC #19 in Berchtesgaden (Men's only)
** Men's Giant Slalom winners: Dominik Raschner (No. 1) / Stefan Brennsteiner (No. 2)
* 9 – 11 February: EC #20 in Santa Caterina di Valfurva (Women's only)
** Downhill winners: Lisa Grill (2 times)
* 13 – 15 February: EC #21 in Berchtesgaden (Women's only)
** Giant Slalom winners: Elisa Mörzinger (No. 1) / Hilma Loevblom (No. 2) / (No. 3)
* 18 & 19 February: EC #22 in Hasliberg (Men's only)
** Men's Slalom winners: Billy Major (No. 1) / Ben Ritchie (No. 2)
* 22 – 25 February: EC #23 in Sella Nevea (Men's only)
** Men's Downhill winners: Victor Schuller (No. 1) / Erik Arvidsson (No. 2)
* 27 & 28 February: EC #24 in Oberjoch (Men's only)
** Men's Slalom winners: Jonathan Nordbotten (No. 1) / ''Second Slalom competition is cancelled''.
* 27 & 28 February: EC #25 in Livigno (Women's only)
** Giant Slalom winners: Jessica Hilzinger (No. 1) / Marte Monsen (No. 2)
* 2 & 3 March: EC #26 in Val di Fassa (Women's only)
** Women's Super G winners: Jasmina Suter (No. 1) / Iulija Pleshkova (No. 2)
* 10 – 18 March: EC #27 in Saalbach-Hinterglemm
** ''Downhill and Women's Super G events here are cancelled''.
** Men's Super G winner: Stefan Rogentin
* 18 – 21 March: EC #28 in Reiteralm (Styria), Reiteralm
** Giant Slalom winners: Hannes Zingerle (m) / Marte Monsen (f)
** Slalom winners: Alexander Steen Olsen (m) / Charlie Guest (f)

American football

National Football League

* 31 January: 2021 Pro Bowl
** ''Cancelled''.
* 7 February: Super Bowl LV in Tampa
** Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC) defeated Kansas City Chiefs (AFC), 31–9, to win their second Super Bowl title.
* 22–24 April: 2021 NFL Draft in Cleveland
* 9 September – 2 January 2022: 2021 NFL season

2020–21 NCAA football bowl games

* 21 December 2020: 2020 Myrtle Beach Bowl, Myrtle Beach Bowl in Conway, South Carolina, Conway
** 2020 Appalachian State Mountaineers football team, Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated 2020 North Texas Mean Green football team, North Texas Mean Green, 56–28.
* 22 December 2020: 2020 Famous Idaho Potato Bowl (December), Famous Idaho Potato Bowl in Boise, Idaho, Boise
** 2020 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Nevada Wolf Pack defeated 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team, Tulane Green Wave, 38–27.
* 22 December 2020: 2020 Boca Raton Bowl, Boca Raton Bowl in Boca Raton, Florida, Boca Raton
** 2020 BYU Cougars football team, BYU Cougars defeated 2020 UCF Knights football team, UCF Knights, 49–23.
* 23 December 2020: 2020 New Orleans Bowl, New Orleans Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans
** 2020 Georgia Southern Eagles football team, Georgia Southern Eagles defeated 2020 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team, Louisiana Tech Bulldogs, 38–3.
* 23 December 2020: 2020 Montgomery Bowl, Montgomery Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
** 2020 Memphis Tigers football team, Memphis Tigers defeated 2020 Florida Atlantic Owls football team, Florida Atlantic Owls, 25–10.
* 24 December 2020: 2020 New Mexico Bowl, New Mexico Bowl in Frisco, Texas, Frisco
** 2020 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team, Hawaii Rainbow Warriors defeated 2020 Houston Cougars football team, Houston Cougars, 28–14.
* 25 December 2020: 2020 Camellia Bowl, Camellia Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery
** 2020 Buffalo Bulls football team, Buffalo Bulls defeated 2020 Marshall Thundering Herd football team, Marshall Thundering Herd, 17–10.
* 26 December 2020: 2020 First Responder Bowl, First Responder Bowl Dallas, Texas, Dallas
** 2020 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns football team, Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns defeated 2020 UTSA Roadrunners football team, UTSA Roadrunners, 31–24.
* 26 December 2020: 2020 LendingTree Bowl (December), LendingTree Bowl in Mobile, Alabama, Mobile
** 2020 Georgia State Panthers football team, Georgia State Panthers defeated 2020 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team, Western Kentucky Hilltoppers, 39–21.
* 26 December 2020: 2020 Cure Bowl, Cure Bowl in Orlando, Florida, Orlando
** 2020 Liberty Flames football team, Liberty Flames defeated 2020 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team, Coastal Carolina Chanticleers, 37–34, after overtime.
* 29 December 2020: 2020 Cheez-It Bowl, Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando, Florida, Orlando
** 2020 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team, Oklahoma State Cowboys defeated 2020 Miami Hurricanes football team, Miami Hurricanes, 37–34.
* 29 December 2020: 2020 Alamo Bowl, Alamo Bowl in San Antonio, Texas, San Antonio
** 2020 Texas Longhorns football team, Texas Longhorns defeated 2020 Colorado Buffaloes football team, Colorado Buffaloes, 55–23.
* 30 December 2020: 2020 Duke's Mayo Bowl, Duke's Mayo Bowl in Charlotte, North Carolina, Charlotte
** 2020 Wisconsin Badgers football team, Wisconsin Badgers defeated 2020 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team, Wake Forest Demon Deacons, 42–28.
* 30 December 2020: 2020 Cotton Bowl Classic, Cotton Bowl Classic in Arlington, Texas, Arlington
** 2020 Oklahoma Sooners football team, Oklahoma Sooners defeated 2020 Florida Gators football team, Florida Gators, 55–20.
* 31 December 2020: 2020 Armed Forces Bowl (December), Armed Forces Bowl in Fort Worth, Texas, Fort Worth
** 2020 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team, Mississippi State Bulldogs defeated 2020 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team, Tulsa Golden Hurricane, 28–26.
* 31 December 2020: 2020 Arizona Bowl, Arizona Bowl in Tucson, Arizona, Tucson
** 2020 Ball State Cardinals football team, Ball State Cardinals defeated 2020 San Jose State Spartans football team, San Jose State Spartans, 34–13.
* 31 December 2020: 2020 Liberty Bowl, Liberty Bowl in Memphis, Tennessee, Memphis
** 2020 West Virginia Mountaineers football team, West Virginia Mountaineers defeated 2020 Army Black Knights football team, Army Black Knights, 24–21.
* 1 January: 2021 Peach Bowl (January), Peach Bowl in Atlanta, Georgia, Atlanta
** 2020 Georgia Bulldogs football team, Georgia Bulldogs defeated 2020 Cincinnati Bearcats football team, Cincinnati Bearcats, 24–21.
* 1 January: 2021 Citrus Bowl, Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida, Orlando
** 2020 Northwestern Wildcats football team, Northwestern Wildcats defeated 2020 Auburn Tigers football team, Auburn Tigers, 35–19.
* 1 January: 2021 Rose Bowl, Rose Bowl in Arlington, Texas, Arlington
** 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Alabama Crimson Tide defeated 2020 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 31–14.
* 1 January: 2021 Sugar Bowl, Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, Louisiana, New Orleans
** 2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated 2020 Clemson Tigers football team, Clemson Tigers, 49–28.
* 2 January: 2021 Gator Bowl (January), Gator Bowl in Jacksonville, Florida, Jacksonville
** 2020 Kentucky Wildcats football team, Kentucky Wildcats defeated 2020 NC State Wolfpack football team, NC State Wolfpack, 23–21.
* 2 January: 2021 Outback Bowl, Outback Bowl in Tampa, Florida, Tampa
** 2020 Ole Miss Rebels football team, Ole Miss Rebels defeated 2020 Indiana Hoosiers football team, Indiana Hoosiers, 26–20.
* 2 January: 2021 Fiesta Bowl, Fiesta Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, Glendale
** 2020 Iowa State Cyclones football team, Iowa State Cyclones defeated 2020 Oregon Ducks football team, Oregon Ducks, 34–17.
* 2 January: 2021 Orange Bowl (January), Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida, Miami Gardens
** 2020 Texas A&M Aggies football team, Texas A&M Aggies defeated 2020 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, North Carolina Tar Heels, 41–27.
* 11 January: College Football Playoff National Championship at the Hard Rock Stadium
** 2020 Alabama Crimson Tide football team, Alabama Crimson Tide defeated 2020 Ohio State Buckeyes football team, Ohio State Buckeyes, 52–24.

Aquatic sports, Aquatics

* 2021 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo, Japan.
* 2021 FINA Swimming World Cup.
* 2021 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
*TBD: 2021 World Para Swimming Championships.
*TBD: 2021 FINA World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships
*TBD: 2021 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships
*2021 FINA World Women's Youth Water Polo Championships
*2021 FINA World Junior Synchronised Swimming Championships
*2021 FINA World Junior Diving Championships

Archery

* 16–26 September: 2021 World Archery Championships in Yankton, South Dakota, Yankton, SD
* 4–10 October: 2021 World Youth Archery Championships in Perth
* 2021 World Indoor Archery Championships
* 2021 World 3D Archery Championships
* 2021 World Para Archery Championship delayed until 2022

2021 Archery World Cup

* 19 – 25 April: WC #1 in Guatemala City
* 17 – 23 May: WC #2 in Lausanne
* 22 – 27 June: WC #3 in Paris

2020–21 Indoor World Series

* 21 – 22 November 2020: Stage #1 (Worldwide Online)
** Recurve winners: Felix Wieser (m) / Jung-ah Oh (f)
** Compound winners: Staš Modic (m) / Sarah Prieels (f)
** Barebow winners: Erik Jonsson (m) / Cinzia Noziglia (f)
* 18 – 20 December 2020: Stage #2 (Worldwide Online)
** Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / Wi Nayeon (f)
** Compound winners: Dave Cousins (archer), Dave Cousins (m) / Bayley Sargeant (f)
** Barebow winners: Erik Jonsson (m) / Lina Bjorklund
* 15 – 17 January: Stage #3 (Worldwide Online)
** Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / Jang Yoo-jung (f)
** Compound winners: Jean-Philippe Boulch (m) / Fátima Neri (f)
** Barebow winners: Erik Jonsson (m) / Lina Bjorklund
* 12 – 14 February: Stage #4 (Worldwide Online)
* 27 & 28 February: Stage #5 (Worldwide Online, finals, Only for teams)

Archery Americas

* 8 – 14 March: City of Medellín World Ranking Event in Medellín
* 22 – 28 March: 2021 Pan American Archery Championships in Monterrey

Archery Europe

* 22–27 February: 2021 Archery European Indoor Championships in Koper
* 16–21 March: European Grand Prix in Poreč
* 6–11 April: European Grand Prix in Antalya
* 30 April – 9 May: European Para-Archery Championships 2021 + Tokyo Paralympics CQT in Olbia
* 17–22 May: European Youth Cup 1st leg in Čatež ob Savi
* 21 May – 6 June: 2021 Archery European Outdoor Championships in Antalya
* 5–11 July: Para-Archery European Cup 2021 – Tokyo Paralympic FQT in Nové Město nad Metují
* 2–7 August: European Youth Cup – 2nd leg in Bucharest
* 30 August – 4 September: European 3D Championships in Maribor
* 5–12 September: European Field Championships in Zagreb
* 9 & 10 October: Run-Archery European Cup in Nové Město nad Metují

Arm wrestling

* 24 November – 3 December: 2021 World Armwrestling Championship in Bucharest

Association Football

FIFA

National Teams

* 20 May – 12 June: 2021 FIFA U-20 World Cup in
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** 4th:
* ''Cancelled'': 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup in

Clubs

* 1–11 February: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in
** In the final, FC Bayern Munich, Bayern Munich defeated Tigres UANL, 1–0, to win their second FIFA Club World Cup title.
** Al Ahly SC, Al Ahly took third place by defeating Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras, Palmeiras 0–0 (3–2) after Penalty shootout#Association football, penalties.
* 9–19 December: 2021 FIFA Club World Cup in

UEFA

National Teams

* 2–14 May: 2021 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship, 2021 UEFA Women's U17 Championship in Faroe Islands Cancelled
* 6–22 May: 2021 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, 2021 UEFA U17 Championship in Cyprus Cancelled
* 24 March – 6 June: 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, 2021 UEFA U21 Championship in Hungary and Slovenia defeated 1–0 to win their 3rd title.
* 6–10 October: 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals
* 7 July – 1 August: UEFA Women's Euro 2021, 2021 UEFA Women's Euro in England Postponed to 6–31 July 2022
* 30 June – 13 July: 2021 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2021 UEFA U19 Championship in Romania Cancelled
* 21 July – 2 August: 2021 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship, 2021 UEFA Women's U19 Championship in Belarus Cancelled

Clubs

* 7 October 2020 – 16 May: 2020–21 UEFA Women's Champions League (2021 UEFA Women's Champions League Final, final in Gothenburg)
** In the final, FC Barcelona Femení, Barcelona defeated Chelsea F.C. Women, Chelsea, 4–0, to win their first UEFA Women's Champions League title.
* 17 September 2020 – 26 May: 2020–21 UEFA Europa League (2021 UEFA Europa League Final, final in Gdańsk)
** In the final, Villarreal CF, Villarreal defeated Manchester United F.C., Manchester United, 1–1 (11–10 Penalty shoot-out (association football), p), to win their first UEFA Europa League title.
* 15 September 2020 – 29 May: 2020–21 UEFA Champions League (2021 UEFA Champions League Final, final in Porto)
** In the final, Chelsea F.C., Chelsea defeated Manchester City F.C., Manchester City, 1–0, to win their second UEFA Champions League title.
* 11 August: 2021 UEFA Super Cup in Belfast
** In the final, Chelsea F.C., Chelsea defeated Villarreal CF, Villarreal, 1–1 (6–5 Penalty shoot-out (association football), p), to win their second UEFA Super Cup title.

CONMEBOL

National Teams

* 13 June – 10 July: 2021 Copa América in : defeated 1–0 to win their 15th title.

Clubs

* 23 February – 20 November: 2021 Copa Libertadores
* 16 March – 6 November: 2021 Copa Sudamericana
* 7 April: 2021 Recopa Sudamericana Defensa y Justicia defeated Palmeiras, 4–3 on penalties after tied 3–3 on aggregate to win their first Recopa Sudamericana.
* 30 September – 16 October: 2021 Copa Libertadores Femenina

Asian Football Confederation, AFC

National Teams

*28 April – 8 May: 2021 AFC Beach Soccer Asian Cup in Thailand (cancelled)

Clubs

* 14 April – 27 November: 2021 AFC Champions League
* 14 April – 26 November: 2021 AFC Cup
* 7–12 November: 2021 AFC Women's Club Championship

Confederation of African Football, CAF

National Teams

* 16 January – 7 February: 2020 African Nations Championship in Yaoundé, Douala and Limbe, Cameroon, Limbe
** In the final, defeated , 2–0, to win their 2nd African Nations Championship.
** took third place.
* 14 February – 6 March: 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in Nouakchott and Nouadhibou
** In the final, defeated , 2–0, to win their 4th African U-20 Cup of Nations Championship.
** took third place.
* 11 June – 9 July: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon was postponed to 9 January – 6 February 2022.

Clubs

* 12 February – 17 July: 2020–21 CAF Champions League Al Ahly SC defeated Kaizer Chiefs F.C., Kaizer Chiefs 3–0 to win their 10th CAF Champions League title.
* 12 February – 17 July: 2020–21 CAF Confederation Cup Raja Casablanca defeated JS Kabylie 2–1 to win their second CAF Confederation Cup title.
* 28 May: 2021 CAF Super Cup, 2020 CAF Super Cup Al Ahly SC defeated RS Berkane 2–0 to win their seventh CAF Super Cup title.
* TBD: 2021 CAF Super Cup

CONCACAF

National Teams

* 10 July – 1 August: 2021 CONCACAF Gold Cup
* 18–30 March 2021: 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship and qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games.

Clubs

* 6 April – 28 October: 2021 CONCACAF Champions League
* 3 August – 15 December: 2021 CONCACAF League
* 15 – 25 May: 2021 Caribbean Club Championship Cavaly AS, Cavaly defeated Inter Moengotapoe 2–0 in the final to win their first title.
* 23 April – May: 2021 Caribbean Club Shield Cancelled.

Oceania Football Confederation, OFC

Clubs

* TBD: 2021 OFC Champions League Cancelled

Sport of athletics, Athletics

* 2021 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. Postponed to 17–19 March 2023
* 2021 World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Bathurst, Australia.
* 2021 Skyrunning World Championships in Pyrenees, Spain.
* 2021 IAU 50 km World Championships in Taipei, Taiwan.
*2021 IAU 100 km World Championships
* 2021 IAU 24 hours World Championships in Timișoara, Romania.
* 1–2 May 2021 World Athletics Relays in Chorzów, Poland.
* 2021 World Para Athletics Championships in Kobe, Japan. delayed until 2022
* 30 July – 8 August Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan
* 17–22 August 2021 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships in Nairobi, Kenya.

2021 World Athletics Label Road Races

;Elite
* 31 January: Osaka International Ladies Marathon in Osaka
** Winner: Mao Ichiyama
* 28 February: Lake Biwa Marathon in Ōtsu
** Winner: Kengo Suzuki
* 5 March: Djibouti International Half Marathon in Djibouti City, Djibouti
** Winner: Mo Farah

2021 World Athletics Indoor Tour

;Gold
* 29 January: Indoor Meeting – Karlsruhe in Karlsruhe
** Women's 60 m winner: Dina Asher-Smith
** Men's 400 m winner: Marvin Schlegel
** Men's 800 m winner: Elliot Giles
** Women's 1500 m winner: Katharina Trost
** 3000 m winners: Bethwell Birgen (m) / Beatrice Chepkoech (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Wilhem Belocian (m) / Nooralotta Neziri (f)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Juan Miguel Echevarría
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Liadagmis Povea
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Renaud Lavillenie
** Women's Shot Put winner: Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang
* 2 February: Banskobystricka latka in Banská Bystrica (Men's High Jump)
** Winner: Gianmarco Tamberi
* 9 February: Meeting Hauts de France Pas de Calais in Liévin
** 60 m winners: Marcell Jacobs (m) / Javianne Oliver (f)
** 800 m winners: Elliot Giles (m) / Jemma Reekie (f)
** 1500 m winners: Jakob Ingebrigtsen (m) / Gudaf Tsegay (f)
** 3000 m winners: Getnet Wale (m) / Lemlem Hailu (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Grant Holloway (m) / Nadine Visser (f)
** Women's 2000 m Steeplechase winner: Winfred Yavi
** Men's Long Jump winner: Juan Miguel Echevarría
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Holly Bradshaw
** Women's Shot Put winner: Auriol Dongmo Mekemnang
* 13 February: New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in New York, New York, New York
** 60 m winners: Trayvon Bromell (m) / Kayla White (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Noah Lyles
** 300 m winners: Jereem Richards (m) / Gabrielle Thomas (f)
** 400 m winners: Michael Norman (sprinter), Michael Norman (m) / Shaunae Miller-Uibo (f)
** Women's 500 m winner: Olga Kosichenko
** 800 m winners: Donavan Brazier (m) / Ajeé Wilson (f)
** Men's 1000 m winner: Bryce Hoppel
** 1500 m winners: Oliver Hoare (m) / Heather MacLean (f)
** 2 Miles winners: Justyn Knight (m) / Elinor Purrier (f)
** 3000 m winners: Eric Holt (m) / Dani Jones (f)
** Women's 60 m Hurdles winner: Kendra Harrison
** Men's High Jump winner: Trey Culver
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Sandi Morris
* 17 February: Copernicus Cup in Toruń
** Women's 60 m winner: Javianne Oliver
** Women's 400 m winner: Femke Bol
** 800 m winners: Elliot Giles (m) / Habitam Alemu (f)
** Men's 1500 m winner: Selemon Barega
** Women's 3000 m winner: Lemlem Hailu
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Grant Holloway (m) / Christina Clemons (f)
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Paraskevi Papachristou
** Men's High Jump winner: Maksim Nedasekau
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Sam Kendricks
** Men's Shot Put winner: Michał Haratyk
* 24 February: Villa De Madrid Indoor Meeting in Madrid
** Men's 60 m winner: Arthur Cissé
** Men's 400 m winner: Pavel Maslák
** 800 m winners: Mariano García (m) / Habitam Alemu (f)
** 1500 m winners: Selemon Barega (m) / Hirut Meshesha (f)
** Women's 3000 m winner: Gudaf Tsegay
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Grant Holloway (m) / Nadine Visser (f)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Juan Miguel Echevarría
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Tori Franklin
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Iryna Zhuk

;Silver
* 24 January: American Track League 1 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fayetteville
** 60 m winners: Trayvon Bromell (m) / Blessing Okagbare (f)
** 400 m winners: Fred Kerley (m) / Quanera Hayes (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Grant Holloway (m) / Tonea Marshall (f)
** Women's High Jump winner: Vashti Cunningham
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Megan Clark
** Men's Shot Put winner: Ryan Crouser (World Record)
* 31 January: American Track League 2 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fayetteville
** 60 m winners: Maurice Eaddy (m) / Mikiah Brisco (f)
** 200 m winners: Jereem Richards (m) / Shaunae Miller-Uibo (f)
** 600 m winners: Nicholis Hilson (m) / Samantha Watson (f)
** Men's 800 m winner: Bryce Hoppel
** Women's 1 Mile Run winner: Heather MacLean (runner), Heather MacLean
** Men's 60 m Hurdles winner: Trevor Bassitt
** Women's Long Jump winner: Kendell Williams
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Sandi Morris
** Men's Shot Put winner: Ryan Crouser
* 31 January: ISTAF Indoor in Düsseldorf
** 60 m winners: Arthur Cissé (m) / Dina Asher-Smith (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Damian Czykier (m) / Nadine Visser (f)
** Women's Long Jump winner: Malaika Mihambo
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Armand Duplantis
* 2 February: Banskobystricka latka in Banská Bystrica (Women's High Jump)
** Winner: Yaroslava Mahuchikh
* 3 February: Czech Indoor Gala in Ostrava
** 60 m winners: Oliver Bromby (m) / Jamile Samuel (f)
** 400 m winners: Pavel Maslák (m) / Cynthia Bolingo (f)
** Men's 800 m winner: Jamie Webb
** 1500 m winners: István Szögi (m) / Meraf Bahta (f)
** Women's 60 m Hurdles winner: Pia Skrzyszowska
** Men's High Jump winner: Tihomir Ivanov
** Men's Long Jump winner: Radek Juška
** Men's Shot Put winner: Tomáš Staněk
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Tina Šutej
* 5 February: ISTAF Indoor in Berlin
** 60 m winners: Arthur Cissé (m) / Maja Mihalinec (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Aaron Mallett / Christina Clemons (f)
** Women's Long Jump winner: Malaika Mihambo
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Ernest Obiena
* 6 February: Perche Elite Tour in Rouen
** Pole Vault winners: Armand Duplantis (m) / Holly Bradshaw (f)
* 6 February: Meeting Metz Moselle Athlélor in Metz
** 60 m winners: Devin Quinn (m) / Javianne Oliver (f)
** 200 m winners: Ján Volko (m) / Lieke Klaver (f)
** 400 m winners: Liemarvin Bonevacia (m) / Femke Bol (f)
** 800 m winners: Eliott Crestan (m) / Habitam Alemu (f)
** Men's 1500 m winner: Selemon Barega
** Men's 3000 m winner: Seán Tobin
** 60 m winners: Jarret Eaton (m) / Oluwatobiloba Amusan (f)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Maykel Massó
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Andy Díaz
* 7 February: American Track League 3 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fayetteville
** 60 m winners: Ronnie Baker (athlete), Ronnie Baker (m) / Blessing Okagbare (f)
** Women's 200 m winner: Blessing Okagbare
** 400 m winners: Michael Cherry (athlete), Michael Cherry (m) / Shamier Little (f)
** Women's 800 m winner: Adelle Tracey
** Men's 1 Mile winner: Takieddine Hedeilli
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Omar McLeod (m) / Tiffany Porter (f)
** High Jump winners: Shelby McEwen (m) / Vashti Cunningham (f)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Marquis Dendy
** Women's Pole Vault winner: Sandi Morris
* 21 February: American Track League 4 in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fayetteville
** 60 m winners: Zach Jewell (m) / Daryll Neita (f)
** Women's 200 m winner: Allyson Felix
** Men's 300 m winner: Asa Guevara
** 400 m winners: Wilbert London (m) / Shamier Little (f)
** 800 m winners: Michael Saruni (m) / Heather MacLean (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Michael Dickson (hurdler), Michael Dickson (m) / Danielle Williams (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Andrew Irwin (m) / Olivia Gruver (f)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Marquis Dendy
** Shot Put winners: Ryan Crouser (m) / Raven Saunders (f)
* 27 February: All Star Perche in Aubière
** Winners: Renaud Lavillenie (m) / Holly Bradshaw (f)

;Bronze
* 5 February: Hvězdy v Nehvizdech in Nehvizdy
** High Jump winners: Thomas Carmoy (m) / Levern Spencer (f)
** Long Jump winners: Reynold Banigo (m) / Neja Filipič (f)
** Men's Shot Put winner: Tomáš Staněk
* 6 & 7 February: Tallinn Indoor Meeting in Tallinn
** Men's Heptathlon winner: Risto Lillemets
** Women's Pentathlon winner: Adrianna Sułek
* 7 February: PSD Bank Meeting in Dortmund
** 60 m winners: Joris van Gool (m) / Jennifer Montag (f)
** Women's 400 m winner: Laura Müller
** 800 m winners: Andreas Kramer (m) / Julia Swelam (f)
** 1500 m winners: Kumari Taki (m) / Caterina Granz (f)
** Women's 2000 m Steeplechase winner: Gesa Felicitas Krause
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Orlando Ortega (m) / Eline Berings (f)
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Ernest Obiena
** Women's Long Jump winner: Khaddi Sagnia
* 12 February: Orlen Cup in Łódź
** 60 m winners: Mike Rodgers (m) / Ewa Swoboda (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Jarret Eaton (m) / Christina Clemons (f)
** Women's High Jump winner: Alessia Trost
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Sam Kendricks
** Men's Shot Put winner: Michał Haratyk
* 13 February: CMCM Indoor Meeting in
** Women's 50 m winner: Floriane Gnafoua
** Women's 60 m winner: Jennifer Montag
** 800 m winners: Collins Kipruto (m) / Christina Hering (f)
** 1500 m winners: Charles Grethen (m) / Josephine Chelangat Kiplangat (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Andrew Pozzi (m) / Ricarda Lobe (f)
** Men's High Jump winner: Thomas Carmoy
** Women's Long Jump winner: Hilary Kpatcha
** Men's Shot Put winner: Bob Bertemes
* 13 February: IFAM Gent Indoor in Ghent
** 60 m winners: Kojo Musah (m) / Rani Rosius (f)
** 400 m winners: Vladimir Aceti (m) / Andrea Miklós (f)
** Men's 600 m winner: Pierre-Ambroise Bosse
** 800 m winners: Benjamin Robert (m) / Nadia Power (f)
** 1500 m winners: Vincent Kibet Keter (m) / Elise Vanderelst (f)
** Men's 3000 m winner: Isaac Kimeli
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Liam Van Der Schaaf (m) / Teresa Errandonea (f)
** Long Jump winners: Eusebio Cáceres (m) / Filippa Fotopoulou (f)
** High Jump winners: Tihomir Ivanov (m) / Merel Maes (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Cole Walsh (m) / Tina Šutej (f)
* 14 February: Meeting de l'Eure in Val-de-Reuil
** 60 m winners: Mike Rodgers (m) / Javianne Oliver (f)
** 400 m winners: Bachir Mahamat (m) / Cynthia Bolingo (f)
** Women's 800 m winner: Kudaf Tsegay
** 1500 m winners: Getnet Wale (m) / Michelle Finn (steeplechaser), Michelle Finn (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Grant Holloway (m) / Elvira Herman (f)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Grégoire Villain
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Hugues Fabrice Zango
** High Jump winners: Sébastien Micheau (m) / Iryna Herashchenko (athlete), Iryna Herashchenko
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Chris Nilsen
* 24 February: Serbian Open Indoor Meeting 2021 in Belgrade
** 60 m winners: Massimiliano Ferraro (m) / Salomé Kora (f)
** 400 m winners: Robert Parge (m) / Andrea Miklós (f)
** Men's 1500 m winner: Mitko Tsenov
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Luca Trgovčević (m) / Anamaria Nesteriuc (f)
** Long Jump winners: Izmir Smajlaj (m) / Ivana Španović (f)
** Women's High Jump winner: Morgan Lake
** Men's Shot Put winner: Armin Sinančević
** Men's Pole Vault winner: Armand Duplantis

2021 World Athletics Continental Tour

;Bronze
* 6 February: International Track Meet in Christchurch
** 200 m winners: Edward Osei-Nketia (m) / Georgia Hulls (f)
** Women's 800 m winner: Camille Buscomb
** Men's 1500 m winner: Hamish Carson
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Cameron French (m) / Portia Bing (f)
** Men's 3000 m Steeplechase winner: Niam Macdonald
** Women's Long Jump winner: Tegan Duffy
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Andrew Allan
** High Jump winners: Hamish Kerr (m) / Keeley O'Hagan (f)
** Shot Put winners: Jacko Gill (m) / Valerie Adams (f)
** Discus Throw winners: Connor Bell (m) / Savannah Scheen (f)
** Hammer Throw winners: Anthony Nobilo (m) / Lauren Bruce (f)
* 27 February: Sir Graeme Douglas International in Auckland
** 100 m winners: Edward Osei-Nketia (m) / Zoe Hobbs (f)
** 400 m winners: Hamish Gill (m) / Jordyn Blake (f)
** Men's 800 m winner: James Preston
** Women's 1500 m winner: Camille Buscomb
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Tom Moloney
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Amy Robertson
** Men's Long Jump winner: Felix McDonald
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Anna Thomson
** Men's High Jump winner: Hamish Kerr
** Pole Vault winners: Ettiene Du Preez (m) / Imogen Ayris (f)
** Shot Put winners: Tom Walsh (shot putter), Tom Walsh (m) / Valerie Adams (f)
** Women's Javelin Throw winner: Tori Peeters
* 11 March: Canberra Track Classic in Canberra
** 100 m winners: Rohan Browning (m) / Hana Basic (f)
** 400 m winners: Alex Beck (m) / Angeline Blackburn (f)
** 800 m winners: Peter Bol (runner), Peter Bol (m) / Catriona Bisset (f)
** 1500 m winners: Jye Edwards (m) / Linden Hall (athlete), Linden Hall (f)
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Nicholas Hough
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Abbie Taddeo
** 400 m Hurdles winner: Chris Douglas (m) / Lauren Wells (hurdler), Lauren Wells (f)
** Long Jump winners: Chris Mitrevski (m) / Annie Mcguire (f)
** High Jump winners: Joel Baden (m) / Nicola McDermott (f)
** Javelin Throw winners: Liam O'Brien (m) / Mackenzie Little (f)

North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association, NACAC

* 23 & 24 April: 2021 NACAC Cross Country Championships and 2021 Central American Race Walking Championships in Guatemala City

North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association, NACAC Area Permit Meetings

* 18 – 20 March: Spring Break Classic Invitational in Carolina, Puerto Rico, Carolina (APM #1)
* 20 March: Velocity Fest #8 in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston (APM #2)
* 17 April: Velocity Fest #9 in Kingston, Jamaica, Kingston (APM #3)

European Athletic Association, EA Athletics

* 13 February: Balkan U20 Indoor Championships in Sofia
** 60 m winners: Beniamin Duicu (m) / Zala Istenič (f)
** 400 m winners: Denis Simon Toma (m) / Tatiana Kharashchuk (f)
** 800 m winners: Márk Fándly (m) / Veronika Sadek (f)
** 1500 m winners: Devrim Kazan (m) / Talida Sfârghiu (f)
** 3000 m winners: Emil Bezecny (m) / Mădălina Sîrbu (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Demir Ayetullah (m) / Klara Koščak (f)
** Long Jump winners: Gor Beglaryan (m) / Mariia Horielova (f)
** Triple Jump winners: Oleksandr Aiko (m) / Jovana Gnjatović (f)
** High Jump winners: Roman Petruk (m) / Styliana Ioannidou (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Sedat Cacim (m) / Ula Bohorč (f)
** Shot Put winners: Muhamet Ramadani (m) / Akyol Pınar (f)
** winners: (m) / (f)
* 20 February: 2021 Balkan Athletics Indoor Championships in Istanbul
** 60 m winners: Kayhan Özer (m) / Inna Eftimova (f)
** 400 m winners: İlyas Çanakçı (m) / Andrea Miklós (f)
** 800 m winners: Oleh Myronets (m) / Svitlana Zhulzhyk (f)
** 1500 m winners: Mitko Tsenov (m) / Maruša Mišmaš (f)
** 3000 m winners: Dario Ivanovski (m) / Klara Lukan (f)
** 60 m Hurdles winners: Mikdat Sevler (m) / Anamaria Nesteriuc (f)
** Long Jump winners: Izmir Smajlaj (m) / Ivana Španović (f)
** Triple Jump winners: Nazim Babayev (m) / Tuğba Danışmaz (f)
** High Jump winners: Tihomir Ivanov (m) / Marija Vuković (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Ersu Şaşma (m) / Iana Gladiichuk (f)
** Shot Put winners: Armin Sinančević (m) / Emel Dereli (f)
** winners: (Akın Özyürek, Ismail Nezir, Ali Aksu, Oğuzhan Kaya) (m) / (Alina Lohvynenko, Viktoriya Tkachuk, Anastasiia Bryzgina, Anna Ryzhykova) (f)
* 4 – 7 March: 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń

2021 European Athletics Outdoor Area Permit Meetings

* 24 May: 36eme Meeting International Athletisme Montgeron-Essonne in Montgeron (APM No. 1)

2020–2021 Oceania Area Permit Meetings

* 18 December 2020: Night of 5's in Auckland (APM No. 1)
** 100 m winners: Edward Osei-Nketia (m) / Zoe Hobbs (f)
** 800 m winners: James Harding (m) / Joanna Poland (f)
** 5000 m winners: Eric Speakman (m) / Lydia O'Donnell (f)
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Cameron French (m) / Anna Percy (f)
** High Jump winners: Hamish Kerr (m) / Josie Taylor (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Max Attwell (m) / Olivia McTaggart (f)
** Shot Put winners: Jacko Gill (m) / Maddi Wesche (f)
** Discus Throw winners: Alexander Parkinson (m) / Savannah Scheen (f)
** Hammer Throw winners: Anthony Nobilo (m) / Julia Ratcliffe (f)
* 23 January: Potts Classic in Hastings, New Zealand, Hastings (APM No. 2)
** 100 m winners: Tiaan Whelpton (m) / Zoe Hobbs (f)
** 800 m winners: James Preston (m) / Rebekah Greene (f)
** 3000m Steeplechase winners: Samuel Tanner (m) / Kara MacDermid (f)
** Long Jump winners: Angus Lyver (m) / Mariah Ririnui (f)
** Pole Vault winners: James Steyn (m) / Olivia McTaggart (f)
** Shot Put winners: Tom Walsh (shot putter), Tom Walsh (m) / Valerie Adams (f)
** Discus Throw winners: Connor Bell (m) / Savannah Scheen (f)
** Hammer Throw winners: Anthony Nobilo (m) / Lauren Bruce (f)
* 26 January: Zatopek Classic in Melbourne (APM No. 3)
** 800 m winners: Jeffrey Riseley (m) / Catriona Bisset (f)
** 1500 m winners: Jordan Williamsz (m) / Linden Hall (athlete), Linden Hall
** 3000 m winners: Adam Spencer (m) / Abbey Caldwell (f)
** 10000 m winners: Brett Robinson (m) / Rose Davies (f)
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Conor Fry (m) / Sara Klein (f)
** Pole Vault winners: James Woods (m) / Cassidy Bradshaw (f)
** Long Jump winners: Darcy Roper (m) / Mia Scerri (f)
* 30 January: Cooks Classic in Whanganui (APM No. 4)
** 200 m winners: Edward Osei-Nketia (m) / Natasha Eady (f)
** 400 m winners: James Robertson (m) / Camryn Smart (f)
** 1 Mile Run winners: Samuel Tanner (m) / Camille Buscomb (f)
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Cameron French (m) / Portia Bing (f)
** High Jump winners: Hamish Kerr (m) / Josie Taylor (f)
** Triple Jump winners: Scott Thomson (m) / Anna Thomsom (f)
** Shot Put winners: Jacko Gill (m) / Lisa Adams (athlete), Lisa Adams (f)
** Women's Hammer Throw winner: Lauren Bruce
** Javelin Throw winners: Ben Langton Burnell (m) / Tori Peeters (f)
* 13 February: Porritt Classic in Hamilton, New Zealand, Hamilton (APM No. 5)
** 200 m winners: Edward Osei-Nketia (m) / Georgia Hulls (f)
** Men's 800 m winner: James Preston
** Women's 1500 m winner: Camille Buscomb
** Men's 5000 m winner: Hayden Wilde
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Joshua Hawkins
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Amy Robertson
** 400 m Hurdles winners: Cameron French (m) / Portia Bing (f)
** Men's Long Jump winner: Shay Veitch
** Women's Triple Jump winner: Anna Thomson
** Shot Put winners: Jacko Gill (m) / Valerie Adams (f)
** Women's Hammer Throw winner: Lauren Bruce
** Javelin Throw winners: Ben Langton Burnell (m) / Tori Peeters (f)
* 20 February: Capital Classic in Wellington (APM No. 6)
** 100 m winners: Edward Osei-Nketia (m) / Natasha Eady (f)
** 400 m winners: Hamish Gill (m) / Camryn Smart (f)
** Women's 800 m winner: Katherine Camp
** Men's 1500 m winner: Julian Oakley
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: James Sandilands
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Amy Robertson
** Women's Long Jump winner: Lili Szabó (f)
** Men's Triple Jump winner: Andrew Allan
** High Jump winners: Hamish Kerr (m) / Keeley O'Hagan (f)
** Pole Vault winners: Ettiene du Preez (m) / Olivia McTaggart (f)
** Discus Throw winners: Connor Bell (m) / Savannah Scheen (f)
** Hammer Throw winners: Antony Nobilo (m) / Lauren Bruce (f)
* 25 February: Summer Super Series in Canberra (APM No. 7)
** 100 m winners: Jack Hale (sprinter), Jack Hale (m) / Hana Basic (f)
** Men's 200 m winner: Alex Hartmann
** 800 m winners: Peter Bol (runner), Peter Bol (m) / Catriona Bisset (f)
** Men's 110 m Hurdles winner: Nicholas Hough
** Women's 100 m Hurdles winner: Hannah Jones
** 3000 m Steeplechase winners: Ben Buckingham (m) / Cara Feain-Ryan (f)
** Long Jump winners: Chris Mitrevski (m) / Annie McGuire (f)
** Triple Jump winners: Ayo Ore (m) / Chloe Grenade (f)
** High Jump winners: Brandon Starc (m) / Nicola McDermott (f)
** Men's Shot Put winner: Damien Birkinhead
** Hammer Throw winners: Costa Kousparis (m) / Alexandra Hulley (f)
** Women's Javelin Throw winner: Mackenzie Little

Badminton

* 16 – 20 February: 2021 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships in Vantaa
** In the final, defeated , 3–0, to win their eightteeth European Mixed Team Badminton Championships.
* 26 – 29 April: 2021 All Africa Mixed Team Championships in TBD
* 27 April – 2 May: 2021 Badminton Asia Championships in TBD
* 27 April – 2 May: 2021 European Badminton Championships in Kyiv
* 27 April – 2 May: 2021 Pan Am Badminton Championships in Guatemala City
* 30 April – 2 May: 2021 African Badminton Championships in TBD
* 12 – 19 December: 2021 BWF World Championships in Huelva
* 2021 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships in Japan
* 2021 BWF World Junior Championships in Chengdu, China

2021 BWF World Tour

;Super 1000
* 17 – 21 March: 2021 All England Open in Birmingham

;Super 750
* 31 March – 4 April: 2021 Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur

;Super 500
* 6 – 11 April: 2021 Malaysia Masters in Kuala Lumpur
* 13 – 18 April: 2021 Singapore Open in

;Super 300
* 2 – 7 March: 2021 Swiss Open (badminton), 2021 Swiss Open in Basel
** Men's Singles: Viktor Axelsen defeated Kunlavut Vitidsarn, 21–16, 21–6.
** Women's Singles: Carolina Marín defeated P. V. Sindhu, 21–12, 21–5.
** Men's Doubles: Kim Astrup & Anders Skaarup Rasmussen defeated Mark Lamsfuß & Marvin Emil Seidel, 21–16, 21–11.
** Women's Doubles: Pearly Tan Koong Le & Thinaah Muralitharan defeated Gabriela Stoeva & Stefani Stoeva, 21–19, 21–12.
** Mixed Doubles: Thom Gicquel & Delphine Delrue defeated Mathias Christiansen & Alexandra Bøje, 21–19, 21–19

;Super 100
* 23 – 28 March: 2021 Orléans Masters in

2021 BWF Continental Circuit

;Africa
* 25 – 28 February: Uganda International in Kampala
** Men's Singles: Varun Kapur defeated S. Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, 21–18, 16–21, 21–17.
** Women's Singles: Malvika Bansod defeated Anupama Upadhyaya, 17–21, 25–23, 21–10.
** Men's Doubles: ''No competition''
** Women's Doubles: Husina Kobugabe & Mable Namakoye defeated Fadilah Mohamed Rafi & Tracy Naluwooza, 21–9, 21–17.
** Mixed Doubles: Israel Wanagalya & Betty Apio defeated Brian Kasirye & Husina Kobugabe, 21–13, 22–20.

Bandy

*2021 Bandy World Championship
*2021 Bandy World Cup
*Bandy World Championship U-21 2021
*Bandy World Championship U-19 2021
*Bandy World Championship U-17 2021
*Bandy World Championship U-15 2021
*Bandy World Championships for Girls U-17 2021

Baseball

*2021 U-23 Baseball World Cup
*2021 World Junior Baseball Championship
*2021 World Youth Baseball Championship
*2021 World 12U Baseball Championship

Major League Baseball

*1 April – 3 October: 2021 Major League Baseball season
*11–13 July: 2021 Major League Baseball draft
*13 July: 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Coors Field in Denver
*26 October: 2021 World Series

2021 Little League Baseball World Series

*19 – 29 August: Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, South Williamsport at both the Little League Volunteer Stadium and Howard J. Lamade Stadium

2021 Intermediate League Baseball World Series

2021 Junior League Baseball World Series

2021 Senior League Baseball World Series

Basketball

National Basketball Association

*22 December – 16 May: 2020-21 NBA season
*7 March: 2021 NBA All-Star Game at State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
** All-Star Game: Team LeBron defeated Team Durant, 170 – 150.
** Skills Challenge: Domantas Sabonis defeated Nikola Vučević
** Three Point Contest: Stephen Curry
** Slam Dunk Contest: Anfernee Simons
*22 May – 21 July: 2021 NBA playoffs Milwaukee Bucks defeated Phoenix Suns 4–2 in the 2021 NBA Finals.
*29 July: 2021 NBA draft

National Collegiate Athletic Association

*16 March – 5 April: 2021 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
*19 March – 4 April: 2021 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament

FIBA

*17–29 August: 2021 FIBA Asia Cup
*17–29 August: AfroBasket 2021 in Rwanda
*6 February: 2021 FIBA Intercontinental Cup
*3–11 July: 2021 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup
*7–15 August: 2021 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup

FIBA Europe

;National teams
* 2–19 September: EuroBasket 2021 in , , and

;Club teams
* 15 September 2020 – 9 May: 2020–21 Basketball Champions League
* 29 September 2020 – 14 April: 2020–21 EuroCup Basketball
* 1 October 2020 – 9 April: 2020–21 EuroLeague (Regular season)
* 28 October 2020 – 18 April: 2020–21 EuroLeague Women
* 9 December 2020 – 11 April: 2020–21 EuroCup Women
** In the final, Valencia Basket (women), Valencia Basket defeated Reyer Venezia, 82–81, to win their 1st Women EuroCup.
** Atomerőmű KSC Szekszárd took third place.
* 6 January – TBD 2020–21 FIBA Europe Cup

;Regional competitions
* 2 October 2020 – 16 April: 2020–21 ABA League First Division (Regular season)
* 3 October 2020 – 11 April: 2020–21 Latvian–Estonian Basketball League
** In the final, BC Kalev, BC Kalev/Cramo defeated BK VEF Rīga, VEF Rīga, 86–75, to win their 1st Latvian–Estonian Basketball League.
** BK Ogre took third place.
* 13 October 2020 – April: 2020–21 BIBL season
* 14 October 2020 – 3 March: 2020–21 WABA League (Regular season)
** 20–21 March: WABA League (Final Four)
* 9 November 2020 – TBD: 2020–21 ABA League Second Division
* TBD: 2020–21 Alpe Adria Cup
* 6 – 14 April: 2020–21 Liga Unike

FIBA Americas

;National teams
* 24 – 28 March: 2021 Centrobasket Women in
** Round Robin Final Placements: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. , 4th. , 5th.

;Club teams
* 31 January – 14 April: 2020–21 BCLA season

FIBA 3X3

* 10 – 12 September: 2021 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in Paris
* 12–14 November: 2021 FIBA 3x3 AmeriCup in Miami, Florida

Beach handball

*2021 IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship (Postponed to 2022)

Beach soccer

* 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (Russia)

Beach tennis

2021 ITF Beach Tennis World Tour

;B10
* 15 January: BTWT #1 in Dubai
** Men's: Vladimir Helmut & Javier Méndez defeated Tiaan Bredenkamp & Emilio Misas, 6–1, 6–0.
** Women's: Marta Apraiz & Safaa Bahman defeated Jessica Palma & Rebeka Zálešáková, 6–3, 6–3.
* 16 January: BTWT #2 in Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater #1
** Men's: Diego Guzmán & Aksel Samardzic defeated Luis Miguel Reyes Peñalverty & Carlos Rivera, 6–3, 1–6, [12–10].
** Women's: Angela Bemquerer & Larissa Boechat defeated Mayra Kaefer & Emilie Katz, 4–6, 7–6^(7–5), [10–8].
* 17 January: BTWT #3 in Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater #2
** Men's: Diego Guzmán & Aksel Samardzic defeated Luis Miguel Reyes Peñalverty & Carlos Rivera, 6–1, 6–3.
** Women's: Mayra Kaefer & Emilie Katz defeated Mariandreina Morales & Sherilyn Villalobos, 6–1, 6–3.
* 15 & 16 February: BTWT #4 in Las Palmas
** Men's: Javier González Rosales & Santi Puente defeated Alvaro García González & Carlos Rodríguez Perera, 7–6^(7–3), 7–5.
** Women's: Inés León Ojeda & Daniela Rodríguez Perera defeated Nicole Borzęcka & Alina Robok, 6–3, 7–6^(7–1).
* 13 March: BTWT #5 in Ponta Delgada
* 20 March: BTWT #6 in Angra do Heroísmo

;B50
* 22 & 23 January: BTWT #1 in Dubai
** Men's: Nikita Burmakin & Paolo Tronci defeated Vladimir Helmut & Javier Méndez, 6–1, 6–2.
** Women's: Marta Apraiz & Katarína Páleníková defeated Ekaterina Kamenetckaia & Elena Koval, 6–2, 6–4.
* 12 – 14 February: BTWT #2 in Las Palmas
** Men's: Victor López Rubio & Saulo Tejada Dámaso defeated Joeri Ertner & Bo Groot Antink, 6–4, 6–3.
** Women's: Ariadna Costa Graell & Eva Fernández Palos defeated Carolina Miranda Naranjo & Anely Ruiz Campos, 6–2, 6–3.

Beach volleyball

*2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships
*2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball U19 World Championships

2021 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour

;1 Star
* 26 – 28 February: #1 Competition in Doha (Men's only)
** Winners: Cherif Younousse & Ahmed Tijan

;4 Stars
* 8 – 13 March: #1 Competition in Doha

Biathlon

* 24 – 31 January: Biathlon European Championships 2021 in Duszniki-Zdrój
** Men's 20 km Individual winner: Andrejs Rastorgujevs
** Women's 15 km Individual winner: Monika Hojnisz
** Men's 10 km Sprint winner: Martin Jäger
** Women's 7.5 Sprint winner: Baiba Bendika
** Men's 12.5 km Pursuit winner: Artem Pryma
** Women's 10 km Pursuit winner: Kamila Żuk
** Single Mixed Relay winners: (Stefanie Scherer & Justus Strelow)
** 4x6 km Mixed Relay winners: (Emilie Ågheim Kalkenberg, Åsne Skrede, Erlend Bjøntegaard, Sivert Guttorm Bakken)
* 9 – 21 February: Biathlon World Championships 2021 in Pokljuka
** Men's 10 km sprint winner: Martin Ponsiluoma
** Women's 7.5 km sprint winner: Tiril Eckhoff
** Men's 12.5 km pursuit winner: Émilien Jacquelin
** Women's 10 km pursuit winner: Tiril Eckhoff
** Men's 20 km individual winner: Sturla Holm Lægreid
** Women's 15 km individual winner: Markéta Davidová
** Men's 15 km mass start winner: Sturla Holm Lægreid
** Women's 12.5 km mass start winner: Lisa Theresa Hauser
** Men's 4 × 7.5 km relay winners: (Sturla Holm Lægreid, Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen)
** Women's 4 × 6 km relay winners: (Ingrid Landmark Tandrevold, Tiril Eckhoff, Ida Lien, Marte Olsbu Røiseland)
** Mixed 4 × 7.5 km M+W relay winners: (Sturla Holm Lægreid, Johannes Thingnes Bø, Tiril Eckhoff, Marte Olsbu Røiseland)
** Mixed 6 km M + 7.5 km W single relay winners: (Antonin Guigonnat & Julia Simon (biathlete), Julia Simon)
* 24 February – 7 March: Biathlon Junior World Championships 2021 in Obertilliach
* 2021 Summer Biathlon World Championships in Nove Mesto na Morave, Czech Republic

2020–21 Biathlon World Cup

* 27 – 29 November 2020: WC #1 in Kontiolahti #1
** Men's 20 km Individual winner: Sturla Holm Lægreid
** Women's 15 km Individual winner: Dorothea Wierer
** Men's 10 km Sprint winner: Johannes Thingnes Bø
** Women's 7.5 Sprint winner: Hanna Öberg
* 30 November – 6 December 2020: WC #2 in Kontiolahti #2
** Men's 10 km Sprint winner: Tarjei Bø
** Women's 7.5 Sprint winner: Hanna Öberg
** Men's 12.5 km Pursuit winner: Sebastian Samuelsson
** Women's 10 km Pursuit winner: Tiril Eckhoff
** Men's 4x7.5 km Relay winners: (Sturla Holm Lægreid, Vetle Sjåstad Christiansen, Tarjei Bø, Johannes Thingnes Bø)
** Women's 4x6 km Relay winners: (Johanna Skottheim, Mona Brorsson, Elvira Öberg, Hanna Öberg)
* 11 – 13 December 2020: WC #3 in Hochfilzen #1
** Men's 10 km Sprint winner: Johannes Dale
** Women's 7.5 Sprint winner: Dzinara Alimbekava
** Men's 12.5 km Pursuit winner: Quentin Fillon Maillet
** Women's 10 km Pursuit winner: Marte Olsbu Røiseland
* 17 – 20 December 2020: WC #4 in Hochfilzen #2
** Men's 10 km Sprint winner: Sturla Holm Lægreid
** Women's 7.5 Sprint winner: Tiril Eckhoff
** Men's 12.5 km Pursuit winner: Sturla Holm Lægreid
** Women's 10 km Pursuit winner: Tiril Eckhoff
** Men's 15 km Mass Start winner: Arnd Peiffer
** Women's 12.5 km Mass Start winner: Marte Olsbu Røiseland
* 4 – 10 January: WC #5 in Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof #1
** Men's 10 km Sprint winner: Johannes Thingnes Bø
** Women's 7.5 km Sprint winner: Tiril Eckhoff
** Men's 12.5 km Pursuit winner: Sturla Holm Lægreid
** Women's 10 km Pursuit winner: Tiril Eckhoff
** Single Mixed Relay winners: (Julia Simon (biathlete), Julia Simon & Émilien Jacquelin)
** 4x6 km Mixed Relay winners: (Uliana Kaisheva, Svetlana Mironova, Alexander Loginov (biathlon), Alexander Loginov, Eduard Latypov)
* 11 – 17 January: WC #5 in Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof #2
** Men's 10 km Sprint winner: Johannes Thingnes Bø
** Women's 7.5 km Sprint winner: Tiril Eckhoff
** Men's 15 km Mass Start winner: Tarjei Bø
** Women's 12.5 km Mass Start winner: Julia Simon
** Men's 4x7.5 km Relay winners: Simon Desthieux, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Fabien Claude, Émilien Jacquelin)
** Women's 4x6 km Relay winners: (Vanessa Hinz, Janina Hettich, Denise Herrmann, Franziska Preuß)
* 18 – 24 January: WC #6 in Rasen-Antholz, Antholz-Anterselva
** Men's 20 km Individual winner: Alexander Loginov
** Women's 15 km Individual winner: Lisa Hauser
** Men's 15 km Mass Start winner: Johannes Thingnes Bø
** Women's 12.5 km Mass Start winner: Julia Simon
** Men's 4x7.5 km Relay winners: Simon Desthieux, Quentin Fillon Maillet, Antonin Guigonnat, Émilien Jacquelin)
** Women's 4x6 km Relay winners: (Evgeniya Pavlova, Tatiana Akimova, Svetlana Mironova, Uliana Kaisheva)

2020–21 IBU Cup

* 11 – 17 January: IBU Cup #1 in Großer Arber, Arber #1
** Men's 10 km Sprint winners: Aleksander Fjeld Andersen (No. 1) / Filip Fjeld Andersen (No. 2)
** Women's 7.5 km Sprint winners: Tatiana Akimova (2 times)
** Men's 4x7.5 km Relay winners: (Justus Strelow, Dominic Schmuck, Danilo Riethmüller, Philipp Nawrath)
** Women's 4x6 km Relay winners: (Valeriia Vasnetcova, Anastasiia Goreeva, Anastasia Shevchenko, Tatiana Akimova)
* 18 – 23 January: IBU Cup #2 in Großer Arber, Arber #2
** Men's 15 km Short Individual winner: Endre Strømsheim
** Women's 12.5 km Short Individual winner: Tamara Steiner
** Men's 10 km Sprint winner: Filip Fjeld Andersen
** Women's 7.5 km Sprint winner: Valeriia Vasnetcova
** Single Mixed Relay winners: (Endre Strømsheim & Karoline Erdal)
** 4x7.5 km Mixed Relay winners: (Said Karimulla Khalili, Daniil Serokhvostov, Anastasiia Goreeva, Valeriia Vasnetcova)

Bobsleigh & Skeleton (sport), Skeleton

* 8 – 10 January: IBSF European Championships 2021 in Winterberg
** Two-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis)
** Four-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer, Alexander Schüller)
** Two-woman winners: (Laura Nolte & Deborah Levi)
** Skeleton winners: Aleksandr Tretyakov (skeleton racer), Aleksandr Tretyakov (m) / Elena Nikitina (f)
* 22 – 24 January: IBSF Junior World Championships 2021 in St. Moritz
** U23 Two-man winners: (Mihai Cristian Tentea & Nicolae Ciprian Daroczi)
** U23 Two-woman winners: (Margot Boch & Madison Stringer)
** Junior Two-man winners: (Hans Peter Hannighofer & Christian Röder)
** Junior Two-woman winners: (Laura Nolte & Deborah Levi)
** U23 Four-man winners: (Vyacheslav Popov, Dmitrii Abramov, Andrey Andriyanov, Egor Gryaznov)
** Junior Four-man winners: (Michael Vogt, Silvio Weber, Sandro Michel, Andreas Haas)
** U20 Skeleton winners: Lukas Nydegger (m) / Anastasiia Tsyganova (f)
** Junior Skeleton winners: Evgeniy Rukosuev (m) / Hannah Neise (f)
* 5 – 14 February: IBSF World Championships 2021 in Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid
** Two-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schüller)
** Four-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer, Alexander Schüller)
** Women's Monobob winner: Kaillie Humphries
** Two-woman winners: (Kaillie Humphries & Lolo Jones)
** Skeleton winners: Christopher Grotheer (m) / Tina Hermann (f)
** Skeleton mixed team winners: (Tina Hermann & Christopher Grotheer)
* 2021 IBSF Para Sport World Championship
* 2021 World Junior Bobsleigh Championships
* 2021 World Junior Skeleton Championships

2020–21 Bobsleigh World Cup

* 20 & 21 November 2020: World Cup #1 in Sigulda #1
** Two-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis) (No. 1) / (Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schüller) (No. 2)
** Two-woman winners: (Mariama Jamanka & Vanessa Mark)
* 28 & 29 November 2020: World Cup #2 in Sigulda #2
** Two-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis) (No. 1) / (Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schüller) (No. 2)
** Two-woman winners: (Laura Nolte & Leonie Fiebig)
* 12 & 13 December 2020: World Cup #3 in Innsbruck #1
** Two-man winners: (Johannes Lochner & Eric Franke) (No. 1) / (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis) (No. 2)
* 19 & 20 December 2020: World Cup #4 in Innsbruck #2
** Two-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis) (2 times)
** Two-women winners: (Stephanie Schneider & Leonie Fiebig)
* 8 – 10 January: World Cup #5 in Winterberg
** Two-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis)
** Four-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer, Alexander Schüller)
** Two-woman winners: (Laura Nolte & Deborah Levi)
* 16 & 17 January: World Cup #6 in St. Moritz
** Two-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schüller)
** Four-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Martin Grothkopp, Alexander Schüller)
** Two-women winners: (Stephanie Schneider & Leonie Fiebig)
* 23 & 24 January: World Cup #7 in Schönau am Königssee, Königssee
** Two-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis)
** Four-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Martin Grothkopp, Alexander Schüller)
** Two-women winners: (Kim Kalicki & Ann-Christin Strack)
* 30 & 31 January: World Cup #8 in Innsbruck #3 (final)
** Two-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schüller)
** Four-man winners: (Francesco Friedrich, Thorsten Margis, Candy Bauer, Alexander Schüller)
** Two-women winners: (Kaillie Humphries & Lolo Jones)

2020–21 Skeleton World Cup

* 20 November 2020: World Cup #1 in Sigulda #1
** Winners: Martins Dukurs (m) / Janine Flock (f)
* 27 November 2020 World Cup #2 in Sigulda #2
** Winners: Martins Dukurs (m) / Janine Flock (f)
* 11 December 2020: World Cup #3 in Innsbruck #1
** Winners: Martins Dukurs & Aleksandr Tretyakov (skeleton racer), Aleksandr Tretyakov (m) / Elena Nikitina (f)
* 18 December 2020: World Cup #4 in Innsbruck #2
** Winners: Martins Dukurs (m) / Janine Flock (f)
* 8 January: World Cup #5 in Winterberg
** Winners: Aleksandr Tretyakov (skeleton racer), Aleksandr Tretyakov (m) / Elena Nikitina (f)
* 15 January: World Cup #6 in St. Moritz
** Winners: Alexander Gassner (m) / Tina Hermann (f)
* 22 January: World Cup #7 in Schönau am Königssee, Königssee
** Winners: Alexander Gassner (m) / Jacqueline Lölling (f)
* 29 January: World Cup #8 in Innsbruck #3 (final)
** Winners: Alexander Tretyakov (m) / Elena Nikitina (f)

2020–21 Bobsleigh Europe Cup

* 5 & 6 December 2020: EC #1 in Winterberg
** Two-man winners: (Hans Peter Hannighofer & Christian Roeder) (2 times)
** Two-women winners: (Stephanie Schneider & Tamara Seer)
* 19 & 20 December 2020: EC #2 in Sigulda
** Two-man winners: (Dāvis Kaufmanis & Krists Lindenblats) (No. 1) / (Maksim Andrianov & Maxim Belugin) (No. 2)
** Two-women winners: (Alena Osipenko & Aleksandra Tarasova) (2 times)
* 7 – 9 January: EC #3 in Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, Altenberg
** Two-man winners: (Hans Peter Hannighofer & Christian Roeder) (2 times)
** Two-women winners: (Stephanie Schneider & Claudia Schüßler)
** Four-man winners: (Christopher Spring, Mark Mlakar, Shaquille Murray-Lawrence, Mike Evelyn)
* 13 – 15 January: EC #4 in Innsbruck
** Two-man winners: (Michael Kuonen & Marco Tanner)
** Two-women winners: (Lisa Buckwitz & Cynthia Kwofie)
** Four-man winners: (Philipp Zielasko, Joshua Kossmann, Benedikt Hertel, Erec Maximilian Bruckert) (2 times)
* 20 & 21 February: EC #5 in Schönau am Königssee, Königssee (final)
** Two-man winners: (Mihai Cristian Tentea & Nicolae Ciprian Daroczi)
** Two-women winners:
** Four-man winners:

2021 Bobsleigh North American Cup

* 15 – 17 January: NAC #1 in Park City, Utah, Park City #1
** Two-man winners: (Sam Moeller & Joshua Williamson) (No. 1) / (Frank Delduca & Hakeem Abdul-Saboor) (No. 2) / (Sam Moeller & Hakeem Abdul-Saboor)
* 21 – 23 January: NAC #2 in Park City, Utah, Park City #2
** Two-women winners: (Nicole Vogt & Kaysha Love) (No. 1) / (Nicole Vogt & Kelsey Kiel) (No. 2) / (Nicole Vogt & Colleen Fotsch) (No. 3)
** Four-man winners: (Hunter Church, Charles Volker, Joshua Williamson, Hakeem Abdul-Saboor) (3 times)
* 1 – 4 February: NAC #3 in Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid
** Two-man winners: (Hunter Church & Hakeem Abdul-Saboor) (No. 1) / (Hunter Church & Joshua Williamson)
** Two-women winners:
** Four-man winners: (Hunter Church, Charles Volker, Joshua Williamson, Hakeem Abdul-Saboor) (2 times)

2020–21 Skeleton Europe Cup

* 27 & 28 November 2020: EC #1 in Winterberg
** Men's winners: Felix Seibel (No. 1) / Kilian von Schleinitz (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Sarah Wimmer (2 times)
* 19 December 2020: EC #2 in Sigulda
** Winners: Krists Netlaus (m) / Stefanie Votz (f)
* 13 January: EC #3 in Altenberg, Saxony, Altenberg
** Winners: Matt Weston (m) / Corinna Leipold (f)
* 6 February: EC #4 in Schönau am Königssee, Königssee
** Winners: Cedric Renner (m) / Stefanie Votz (f)
* 19 February: EC #5 in Innsbruck (final)
** Winners: Evgeniy Rukosuev (m) / Alina Tararychenkova (f)

2021 Skeleton Intercontinental Cup

* 16 January: IC #1 in Altenberg, Saxony, Altenberg
** Winners: Axel Jungk (m) / Elena Nikitina (f)

2021 Skeleton North American Cup

* 26 – 28 January: NAC #1 in Park City, Utah, Park City #1
** Men's winners: John Daly (skeleton racer), John Daly (3 times)
** Women's winners: Megan Henry (3 times)
** 4 & 5 February: NAC #2 in Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid (final)
** Men's winners: John Daly (skeleton racer), John Daly (2 times)
** Women's winners: Savannah Graybill (No. 1) / Mystique Ro (No. 2)

2020–21 Women's Monobob World Series

* 5 December 2020: World Series #1 in Winterberg
** Women's Monobob winner: Nadezhda Sergeeva
* 12 December 2020: World Series #2 in Innsbruck
** Women's Monobob winner: Breeana Walker
* 14 January: World Series #3 in Innsbruck
** Women's Monobob winner: Melissa Lotholz
* 15 – 17 January: World Series #4 in Park City, Utah, Park City
** Women's Monobob winners: Nicole Vogt (2 times) / Carrie Russell (No. 3)
* 16 January: World Series #5 in St. Moritz
** Women's Monobob winner: Kaillie Humphries
* 23 January: World Series #6 in Schönau am Königssee, Königssee
** Women's Monobob winner: Kaillie Humphries
* 30 January: World Series #7 in Innsbruck
** Women's Monobob winner: Breeana Walker
* 1 & 2 February: World Series #8 in Lake Placid, New York, Lake Placid
** Women's Monobob winners: Nicole Vogt (2 times)
* 13 & 14 February: World Series #9 in Altenberg, Saxony, Altenberg
** Women's Monobob winner: Kaillie Humphries
* 20 February: World Series #10 in Schönau am Königssee, Königssee
** Women's Monobob winners: Martina Fontanive / Melanie Hasler

Boccia

Bowling

* 24 January – 21 February: 27th PBA Players Championship in Jupiter, Florida, Jupiter, FL (winner: Kyle Troup)
* 28 February: 56th PBA Tournament of Champions in Jupiter, Florida, Jupiter, FL (winner: Francois Lavoie)
* 13 March: 61st PBA Guaranteed Rate PBA World Championship, World Championship in Tampa, Florida, Tampa, FL (winner: Tom Daugherty)
* 13 March: PBA World Series of Bowling, WSOB XII PBA Mark Roth, Roth/Marshall Holman, Holman Doubles Championship (winners: Andrew Anderson (bowler), Andrew Anderson/Kristopher Prather, Kris Prather)
* 6–15 November: 2021 WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships

Bowls

* 7 – 19 September: 2021 World Bowls Championship in Gold Coast, Queensland, Gold Coast , cancelled
* 8 – 24 January: 2021 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Norfolk

Boxing

* 10 – 24 April: 2021 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Kielce
* 21 – 31 May: 2021 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in New Delhi
* 26 October – 6 November: 2021 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Belgrade
* October: 2021 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in TBD

European Boxing Confederation, EUBC

Elite tournaments

* 11 – 16 January: Women's Boxing EUBC European Nations Cup 2021 in Sombor (Women's Elite Only)

* Women's Light Fly winner: Arailym Marat
* Women's Fly winner: Nina Radovanovic
* Women's Bantam winner: Dina Zholaman
* Women's Light Welter winner: Natalia Sychugova

* Women's Welter winner: Busenaz Sürmeneli
* Women's Light Heavy winner: Milena Matović
* Women's Heavy winner: Lazzat Kungeibayeva

* 7 – 13 February: 65th Bocskai István Memorial International Boxing Tournament in Debrecen
;*Women's

* Women's Fly winner: Buse Naz Çakıroğlu
* Women's Feather winner: Irma Testa
* Women's Light winner: Mira Potkonen

* Women's Light Middle winner: Busenaz Sürmeneli
* Women's Middle winner: Nouchka Fontijn

;*Men's

* Men's Fly winner: Gabriel Escobar (boxer), Gabriel Escobar
* Men's Light winner: Richárd Kovács
* Men's Middle winner: Lewis Richardson
* Men's Heavy winner: Emmanuel Reyes Pla

* Men's Bantam winner: Samuel Kistohurry
* Men's Welter winner: Lambert Harvey
* Men's Light Heavy winner: Simone Fiori
* Men's Super Heavy winner: Frazer Clarke

* 21 – 28 February: 72nd International Boxing Tournament STRANDJA 2021 in Sofia
;*Women's

* Women's Fly winner: Stoyka Krasteva
* Women's Light winner: Stanimira Petrova
* Women's Welter winner: Valentina Khalzova

* Women's Light Welter winner: Beatriz Ferreira
* Women's Middle winner: Naomi Graham

;*Men's

* Men's Fly winner: Daniel Asenov
* Men's Light winner: Ilya Popov
* Men's Middle winner: Oleksandr Khyzhniak
* Men's Heavy winner: Radoslav Pantaleev

* Men's Feather winner: Havier Ibanes
* Men's Welter winner: Bobo-Usmon Baturov
* Men's Light Heavy winner: Dilshodbek Ruzmetov
* Men's Super Heavy winner: Bakhodir Jalolov

* 1 – 7 March: International Boxing Tournament "Boxam" in Castellón de la Plana
;Women

* Women's Light Flyweight winner: Roberta Bonatti
* Women's Featherweight winner: Irma Testa
* Women's Welterweight winner: Angela Carini
* Women's Heavyweight winner: Flavia Severin

* Women's Flyweight winner: Svetlana Soluianova
* Women's Lightweight winner: Rashida Ellis
* Women's Middleweight winner: Naomi Graham

;*Men's

* Men's Flyweight winner: Makhmud Sabyrkhan
* Men's Light Welterweight winner: Manish Kaushik (boxer), Manish Kaushik
* Men's Middleweight winner: Miguel Cuadrado
* Men's Heavyweight winner: Emmanuel Reyes

* Men's Featherweight winner: Jean Rivera
* Men's Welterweight winner: Youba Sissokho
* Men's Light Heavyweight winner: Simone Fiori
* Men's Super Heavyweight winner: Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi

* 10 – 14 March: Cologne Boxing World Cup in Köln
;Women

* Women's Featherweight winner: Jucielen Romeu
* Women's Welterweight winner: Leonie Müller
* Women's Flyweight winner: Maxi Klötzer

* Women's Lightweight winner: Beatriz Ferreira
* Women's Middleweight winner: Nouchka Fontijn

;*Men's

* Men's 52 kg winner: Billal Bennama
* Men's 57 kg winner: Samuel Kistohurry
* Men's 63 kg winner: Wanderson Oliveira
* Men's 91 kg winner: Aibek Oralbay

* Men's 69 kg winner: Magomed Schachidov
* Men's 75 kg winner: Kevin Schumann
* Men's 81 kg winner: Keno Machado
* Men's +91 kg winner: Kamshybek Kunkabayev

* 15 – 21 March: International Elite Men & Women Istanbul Bosphorus Boxing Tournament in Istanbul
;Women

* Women's Flyweight winner: Buse Naz Çakıroğlu
* Women's Battam winner: Daria Abramovai
* Women's Welterweight winner: Darima Sandakova

* Women's Lightweight winner: Imane Khelif
* Women's Middleweight winner: Elena Gapeshina

;*Men's

* Men's Flyweight winner: Azat Usamaliev
* Men's Light Welterweight winner: Hakan Dogan
* Men's Middleweight winner: Francisco Daniel Verón
* Men's Heavyweight winner: Abzal Kuttybekov

* Men's Battam winner: Nirco Cuello
* Men's Welterweight winner: Darkhan Dusebay
* Men's Light Heavyweight winner: Bayram Malkan
* Men's Super Heavyweight winner: Berat Acar

* 1 – 7 April: International boxing tournament (group A) dedicated to the memory of the honored coach of Ukraine Nikolai Manger in Kherson
* 18 – 26 April: International Boxing Tournament "St. Petersburg Governor's Cup" in Saint Petersburg
* 22 – 28 April: 58th Belgrade Winner in Belgrade
* 3 – 5 May: Open regional Boxing Tournament devoted to Victory Day in Gomel

Contract bridge, Bridge

Canadian football

*12 December – 108th Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeat the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 33–25 (in overtime).

Canoeing

*12 – 14 March: 2021 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships in Auckland
**K1 winners: Callum Gilbert (m) / Luuka Jones (f)
**C1 winners: Finn Anderson (m) / Luuka Jones (f)
*6 – 9 May: 2021 European Canoe Slalom Championships in Ivrea
**K1 winners: Vít Přindiš (m) / Corinna Kuhnle (f)
**C1 winners: Denis Gargaud Chanut (m) / Miren Lazkano (f)
**Extreme winners: Vít Přindiš (m) / Kateřina Minařík Kudějová (f)
*11 June – 12 September: 2021 Canoe Slalom World Cup
**K1 winners: Vít Přindiš (m) / Jessica Fox (canoeist), Jessica Fox (f)
**C1 winners: Denis Gargaud Chanut (m) / Tereza Fišerová (f)
**Extreme winners: Vít Přindiš (m) / Caroline Trompeter (f)
*6 – 11 July: 2021 World Junior and U23 Canoe Slalom Championships in Ljubljana
**K1 winners: Jakub Krejčí (m U23) / Titouan Castryck (m jr) / Coline Charel (f U23) / Evy Leibfarth (f jr)
**C1 winners: Nicolas Gestin (m U23) / Martino Barzon (m jr) / Bethan Forrow (f U23) / Klára Kneblová (f jr)
**Extreme winners: Dimitri Marx (m U23) / Kaelin Friedenson (m jr) / Nikita Setchell (f U23) / Jessica Duc (f jr)
*3 – 6 September: 2021 ICF World Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint Championships in Montemor-o-Velho
*16 – 19 September: 2021 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Copenhagen
*22 – 26 September: 2021 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Bratislava
**K1 winners: Boris Neveu (m) / Ricarda Funk (f)
**C1 winners: Václav Chaloupka (m) / Elena Apel (f)
**Extreme winners: Joe Clarke (canoeist), Joe Clarke (m) / Jessica Fox (canoeist), Jessica Fox (f)
*22 – 26 September: 2021 Wildwater Canoeing World Championships in Bratislava
*30 September – 3 October: 2021 ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships in Pitesti
*Cancelled: 2021 ICF Canoe Polo World Championships in Rome

Cheerleading

*TBD: 2021 The Cheerleading Worlds

Chess

* 19 – 27 April: Candidates Tournament 2020–2021 (2nd half) in Yekaterinburg
* 24 November – 12 December: World Chess Championship 2021 in Dubai
** Magnus Carlsen defeated Ian Nepomniachtchi, 7½–3½.
* 25 – 31 December: World Rapid Chess Championship 2021, World Blitz and Rapid Chess Championships 2021 in Warsaw

Cricket

*2019–2021 ICC World Test Championship Final in England
* 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in United Arab Emirates and Oman

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

* 8 – 14 February: 2021 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Vuokatti
** Junior Sprint Classic winners: Niilo Moilainen (m) / Monika Skinder (f)
** U23 Sprint Classic winners: Alexander Terentev (m) / Lisa Lohmann (f)
** Men's Junior 10 km Freestyle winner: Martin Kirkeberg Mørk
** Women's Junior 5 km Freestyle winner: Veronika Stepanova
** Men's U23 15 km Freestyle winner: Hugo Lapalus
** Women's U23 10 km Freestyle winner: Izabela Marcisz
** Men's Junior 30 km Mass Start Classic winner: Alexander Ivshin
** Women's Junior 15 km Mass Start Classic winner: Margrethe Bergane
** Mixed U23 4x5 km Relay winners:
** Men's Junior 4x5 km Relay winners:
** Women's Junior 4x3.3 km Relay winners:
* 24 February – 7 March: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Oberstdorf
** Sprint classical winners: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (m) / Jonna Sundling (f)
** Men's 30 km skiathlon winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 15 km skiathlon winner: Therese Johaug
** Team sprint freestyle winners: (Erik Valnes & Johannes Høsflot Klæbo) (m) / (Maja Dahlqvist & Jonna Sundling) (f)
** Men's 15 km freestyle individual winner: Hans Christer Holund
** Women's 10 km freestyle individual winner: Therese Johaug
** Men's 4 × 10 km relay winners: (Paal Golberg, Emil Iversen, Hans Christer Holund, Johannes Høsflot Klæbo)
** Women's 4 × 5 km relay winners: (Tiril Udnes Weng, Heidi Weng, Therese Johaug, Helene Marie Fossesholm)
** Men's 50 km classical mass start winner: Emil Iversen
** Women's 30 km classical mass start winner: Therese Johaug

2021 Tour de Ski

* 1 – 3 January: TdS #1 in Val Müstair
** Sprint Freestyle winners: Federico Pellegrino (m) / Linn Svahn (f)
** Men's 15 km Classic Mass Start winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 10 km Classic Mass Start winner: Linn Svahn
** Men's 15 km Freestyle Pursuit winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 10 km Freestyle Pursuit winner: Jessie Diggins
* 5 & 6 January: TdS #2 in Toblach
** Men's 15 km Freestyle winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 10 km Freestyle winner: Jessie Diggins
** Men's 15 km Classic Pursuit winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 10 km Classic Pursuit winner: Yuliya Stupak
* 8 – 10 January: TdS #3 in Fiemme Valley, Val di Fiemme
** Men's 15 km Classic Mass Start winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 10 km Classic Mass Start winner: Natalya Nepryayeva
** Sprint Classic winners: Oskar Svensson (m) / Linn Svahn
** Men's 10 km Classic Mass Start Climb winner: Denis Spitsov
** Women's 10 km Classic Mass Start Climb winner: Ebba Andersson (cross-country skier), Ebba Andersson
* Overall winners: Alexander Bolshunov (m) / Jessie Diggins (f)

2020–21 FIS Cross-Country World Cup

* 27–29 November 2020: 2020 Nordic Opening, WC #1 in Rukatunturi, Ruka
** Sprint Classic winners: Erik Valnes (m) / Linn Svahn (f)
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo
** Women's 10 km Classic winner: Therese Johaug
** Men's 15 km Freestyle Pursuit winner: Hans Christer Holund
** Women's 10 km Freestyle Pursuit winner: Therese Johaug
* 12 & 13 December 2020: WC #2 in Davos
** Sprint Freestyle winners: Federico Pellegrino (m) / Rosie Brennan (f)
** Men's 15 km Freestyle winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 10 km Freestyle winner: Rosie Brennan
* 19 & 20 December 2020: WC #3 in Dresden
** Sprint Freestyle winners: Federico Pellegrino (m) / Nadine Fähndrich (f)
** Team Sprint Freestyle winners: I (Alexander Bolshunov, Gleb Retivykh) (m) / I (Laurien van der Graaff, Nadine Fähndrich)
* 23 & 24 January: WC #7 in Lahti
** Men's 30 km Skiathlon winner: Emil Iversen
** Women's 15 km Skiathlon winner: Therese Johaug
** Men's 4 × 7.5 km Relay C/F winners: (Pål Golberg, Emil Iversen, Sjur Røthe, Simen Hegstad Krüger)
** Women's 4 × 5 km Relay C/F winners: (Tiril Udnes Weng, Therese Johaug, Helene Marie Fossesholm, Heidi Weng)
* 29 – 31 January: WC #8 in Falun
** Men's 15 km Freestyle winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 10 km Freestyle winner: Jessie Diggins
** Men's 15 km Classic Mass Start winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 10 km Classic Mass Start winner: Linn Svahn
** Sprint Classic winners: Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (m) / Linn Svahn
* 6 & 7 February: WC #9 in Ulricehamn
** Sprint Freestyle winners: Oskar Svensson (m) / Maja Dahlqvist (f)
** Team Sprint Freestyle winners: I (Francesco de Fabiani, Federico Pellegrino) (m) / (Eva Urevc, Anamarija Lampič)
* 13 & 14 March: WC #10 in Engadin (final)
** Men's 15 km C Mass Start winner: Alexander Bolshunov
** Women's 10 km C Mass Start winner: Yuliya Stupak
** Men's 50 km F Pursuit winner: Simen Hegstad Krüger
** Women's 30 km F Pursuit: Heidi Weng

2020–21 FIS Cross-Country Continental Cup

2020–21 OPA Alpen Cross Country Cup

* 5 & 6 December 2020: OPA #1 in Ulrichen
** Men's 1.5 Sprint Freestyle winner: Artem Maltsev
** Women's 1.3 Sprint Freestyle winner: Nadine Fähndrich
** Men's 15 km Freestyle winner: Artem Maltsev
** Women's 10 km Freestyle winner: Francesca Franchi
* 18 – 20 December 2020: OPA #2 in Formazza
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Imanol Rojo
** Women's 10 km Classic winner: Anna Comarella
** Men's 20 km Freestyle Must Start winner: Adrien Backscheider
** Women's 15 km Freestyle Must Start winner: Ilaria Debertolis
* 6 & 7 March: OPA #3 in Prémanon
** Men's 15 km Freestyle winner: Gérard Agnellet
** Women's 10 km Freestyle winner: Coralie Bentz
** Men's 15 km Classic Pursuit winner: Cedric Steiner
** Women's 10 km Classic Pursuit winner: Coralie Bentz
* 12 – 14 March: OPA #4 in Pokljuka
** Sprint Freestyle winners: Lucas Chanavat (m) / Coletta Rydzek (f)
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Andreas Katz
** Women's 10 km Classic winner: Katherine Sauerbrey
** Men's 15 km Freestyle Pursuit winner: Friedrich Moch
** Women's 10 km Freestyle Pursuit winner: Lisa Lohmann

2021 FIS Cross Country Balkan Cup

* 16 & 17 January: BC #1 in Ravna Gora, Croatia, Ravna Gora
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Paul Constantin Pepene
** Women's 5 km Classic winner: Vedrana Malec
** 1.5 Sprint Freestyle winners: Raul Mihai Popa (m) / Nika Jagečić (f)
* 30 & 31 January: BC #2 in Zlatibor
** Men's 10 km Classic winner: Paul Constantin Pepene
** Women's 5 km Classic winner: Varvara Prokhorova
* 3 & 4 February: BC #3 in Mavrovo, Mavrovo and Rostuša, Mavrovo
** Men's 10 km Freestyle winners: Krešimir Crnković (2 times)
** Women's 5 km Freestyle winners: Vedrana Malec (2 times)
* 6 & 7 February: BC #4 in 3–5 Pigadia
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 19 & 20 February: BC #5 in Dvorista/Pale, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Pale
** Men's 10 km Freestyle winners: Krešimir Crnković (2 times)
** Women's 5 km Freestyle winners: Anika Kožica (No. 1) / Tena Hadžić (No. 2)
* 13 & 14 March: BC #6 in Fundata
** Men's 10 km Classic winner: Paul Constantin Pepene
** Women's 5 km Classic winner: Tímea Lőrincz
** Men's 10 km Freestyle winner: Paul Constantin Pepene
** Women's 5 km Freestyle winner Tímea Lőrincz
* 18 – 20 March: BC #7 in Gerede, Bolu-Gerede (final)
** Men's 10 km C winner: Paul Constantin Pepene
** Women's 5 km Classic winner: Kaidy Kaasiku
** Men's 10 km F Freestyle winner: Paul Constantin Pepene
** Women's 5 km Freestyle winner Kaidy Kaasiku
** Men's Sprint F winner: Paul Constantin Pepene
** Women's 5 km C winner: Kaidy Kaasiku

2020–21 East European Cup

* 29 November – 2 December 2020: EEC #1 in Vershina Tea
** Men's 1.7 Sprint Freestyle winner: Denis Filimonov
** Women's 1.5 Sprint Freestyle winner: Marina Chernousova
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Ivan Kirillov
** Women's 10 km Classic winner: Liliya Vasilyeva
** Men's 1.7 Sprint Classic winner: Andrey Kuznetsov
** Women's 1.5 Sprint Classic winner: Anastasiya Faleeva
** Men's 15 km Freestyle winner: Artem Nikolaev
** Women's 10 km Freestyle winner: Liliya Vasilyeva
* 23 – 27 December 2020: EEC #2 in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Krasnogorsk
** 1.4 km Freestyle winners: Denis Filimonov (m) / Anastasia Kirillova (f)
** 1.4 Sprint Classic winners: Sergey Ardashev (m) / Olga Tsareva (f)
** Men's 15 km Freestyle winner: Dmitriy Bagrashov
** Women's 10 km Freestyle winner: Ekaterina Smirnova
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Ilia Poroshkin
** Women's 10 km Classic winner: Nataliya Mekryukova
* 4 – 7 January: EEC #3 in Minsk/Raubichi
** 1.5 km Sprint Classic winners: Anton Timashov (m) / Anastasia Kirillova (f)
** Men's 10.0 km Classic winner: Andrey Larkov
** Women's 5.0 km Classic winner: Anastasia Kirillova
** Men's 10.0 km Freestyle winner: Anton Timashov
** Women's 5.0 km Freestyle winner: Liliya Vasilyeva
* 22 January: EEC #4 in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Krasnogorsk
** 1.4 km Freestyle winners: Andrey Krasnov (m) / Anastasia Kirillova (f)
* 5 – 7 February: EEC #5 in Krasnogorsk, Moscow Oblast, Krasnogorsk
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Andrey Larkov
** Women's 10 km Classic winner: Lidia Durkina
** 1.5 Sprint Freestyle winners: Andrey Krasnov (m) / Elizaveta Shalaboda (f)
* 11 – 13 February: EEC #6 in Almaty
** Men's 1.6 km Sprint Classic winner: Andrey Krasnov
** Women's 1.1 km Sprint Classic winner: Lilia Vasilieva
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Artem Nikolaev
** Women's 10 km Classic winner: Lilia Vasilieva
** Men's 20 km Freestyle Mass Start winner: Ivan Kirillov
** Women's 15 km Freestyle Mass Start winner: Lilia Vasilieva
* 27 February – 3 March: EEC #7 in Syktyvkar (final)
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Ilya Poroshkin
** Women's 10 km Classic winner: Alija Iksanova
** 1.39 km Sprint Freestyle winners: Fyodor Nazarov (m) / Anna Grukhvina (f)
** Skiathlon winners: Anton Timashov (m) / Ekaterina Smirnova (f)

2021 FIS Cross Country Far East Cup

* 19 & 20 December 2020: FEC #1 in Alpensia Cross-Country and Biathlon Centre, Alpencia
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 25 – 27 December 2020: FEC #2 in Otoineppu
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 6 January: FEC #3 in Sapporo
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 3 & 4 February: FEC #4 in Alpensia Cross-Country and Biathlon Centre, Alpencia
** Men's 10 km Classic winner: Lee Jin-bok
** Women's 5 km Classic winner: Lee Chae-won
** Men's 10 km Freestyle winner: Kim Eun-ho (skier), Kim Eun-ho
** Women's 5 km Freestyle winner: Lee Chae-won
* 12 & 13 February: FEC #5 in Hakusan Shiramine Onsen (final)
** Men's 15 km Classic winner: Takatsugu Uda
** Women's 10 km Classic winner: Rin Sobue

2020–21 FIS Cross Country Slavic Cup

* 19 & 20 December 2020: SC #1 in Zakopane #1
** Men's 10 km Classic winner: Paul Constantin Pepene
** Women's 5 km Classic winner: Patrīcija Eiduka
** Men's 15 km Freestyle winner: Petr Knop
** Women's 10 km Freestyle winner: Patrīcija Eiduka
* 29 & 30 December 2020: SC #2 in Štrbské Pleso #1
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 20 & 21 February: SC #3 in Štrbské Pleso #2
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 20 & 21 March: SC #4 in Zakopane #2
** 1.2 Sprint Classic winners: Tomáš Kalivoda (m) / Alena Procházková (f)
** Men's 30 km Freestyle Must Start winner: Petr Knop
** Women's 15 km Freestyle Must Start winner: Alena Procházková
* 27 March: SC #5 in Kremnica (final)
** ''Event cancelled''.

2021 FIS Cross Country North American Cup

* 7 – 10 January: NAC #1 at the Whistler Olympic Park (final)
** ''Event cancelled''.

Cue sports

* 7 – 11 December: 2021 UMB World Three-cushion Championship in Sharm el-Sheikh
** Dick Jaspers defeated Murat Naci Çoklu, 50–47.

Curling

* 2 – 11 April 2021: 2021 World Men's Curling Championship in Calgary, Canada
** defeated , 10–5, to win Sweden's third consecutive and tenth overall World Men's Curling Championship title.
*** took third place.
* 30 April – 9 May 2021: 2021 World Women's Curling Championship in Calgary, Canada
* 17 – 23 May 2021: 2021 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Aberdeen, Scotland

2020–21 curling season

Cycle ball

BMX racing, Cycling – BMX

*TBD: 2021 UCI BMX World Championships in Arnhem, Netherlands

International BMX events

2021 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup

Cyclo-cross, Cycling – Cross

;Continental and World Championships
* 7 & 8 November 2020: 2020 UEC Cyclo-cross European Championships in 's-Hertogenbosch
** Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
** U23 winners: Ryan Kamp (m) / Puck Pieterse (f)
* 30 & 31 January: 2021 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Ostend
** Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
** U23 winners: Pim Ronhaar (m) / Fem van Empel (f)

2020–21 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup

* 29 November 2020: WC #1 in Tábor
** Elite winners: Michael Vanthourenhout (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
** U23 winner: Thomas Mein
** Juniors winners: Matěj Stránský (b) / Zoe Backstedt (f)
* 20 December 2020: WC #2 in Namur
** Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
* 27 December 2020: WC #3 in Dendermonde
** Elite winners: Wout van Aert (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
* 3 January: WC #4 in Hulst
** Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Denise Betsema
* 24 January: WC #5 in Overijse (final)
** Elite winners: Wout van Aert (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)

2020–21 Cyclo-cross Superprestige

* 11 October 2020: Superprestige #1 in Gieten
** Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
* 24 October 2020: Superprestige #2 in Oostkamp
** Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
** Juniors winner: Jente Michels
* 11 November 2020: Superprestige #3 in Niel, Belgium, Niel
** Elite winners: Laurens Sweeck (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
* 22 November 2020: Superprestige #4 in Merksplas
** Elite winners: Michael Vanthourenhout (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
* 6 December 2020: Superprestige #5 in Boom, Belgium, Boom
** Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
* 13 December 2020: Superprestige #6 in Gavere
** Elite winners: Tom Pidcock (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
* 26 December 2020: Superprestige #7 in Heusden-Zolder
** Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
* 6 February: Superprestige #8 in Middelkerke (final)
** Winners: Laurens Sweeck (m) / Denise Betsema (f)

* 13 September 2020: EKZ CrossTour #1 in Baden, Switzerland, Baden
** Elite winners: Lars Forster (m) / Elisabeth Brandau (f)
** Juniors winner: Aaron Dockx
* 18 October 2020: EKZ CrossTour #2 in Bern
** Elite winners: Michael Vanthourenhout (m) / Denise Betsema (f)
** Juniors winner: Nils Aebersold
* 2 January: EKZ CrossTour #3 in Hittnau (final)
** Elite winners: Kevin Kuhn (m) / Christine Majerus (f)
** Juniors winner: Finn Treudler

* 26 September 2020: Ethias Cross #1 in Lokeren
** Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Aniek van Alphen (f)
* 3 October 2020: Ethias Cross #2 in Kruibeke
** Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
* 17 October 2020: Ethias Cross #3 in Beringen, Belgium, Beringen
** Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Denise Betsema (f)
** Juniors winner: Lorenzo Masciarelli
* 14 November 2020: Ethias Cross #4 in Leuven
** Elite winners: Laurens Sweeck (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
* 22 December 2020: Ethias Cross #5 in Essen
** Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Marianne Vos (f)
* 30 December 2020: Ethias Cross #6 in Bredene
** Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Kata Blanka Vas (f)
* 13 February: Ethias Cross #7 in Eeklo
** Elite winners: Quinten Hermans (m) / Denise Betsema (f)
* 20 February: Ethias Cross #8 in Sint-Niklaas (final)
** Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Denise Betsema (f)

* 26 September 2020: Toi Toi Cup #1 in Mladá Boleslav
** Elite winners: Michael Boroš (m) / Sara Casasola (f)
** Juniors winners: Matěj Stránský (b) / Julia Kopecky (g)
* 27 September 2020: Toi Toi Cup #2 in Holé Vrchy
** Elite winners: Lander Loockx (m) / Sara Casasola (f)
** Juniors winners: Matěj Stránský (b) / Julia Kopecky (g)
* 15 November 2020: Toi Toi Cup #3 in Hlinsko
** ''Cancelled''.
* 17 November 2020: Toi Toi Cup #4 in Rýmařov
** Elite winners: Michael Boroš (m) / Kata Blanka Vas (f)
** Juniors winners: Matěj Stránský (b) / Anna Růžičková (g)
* 22 November 2020: Toi Toi Cup #5 in Jičín
** Elite winners: Jakob Dorigoni (m) / Joyce Vanderbeken (f)
** Juniors winners: Matěj Stránský (b) / Julia Kopecky (g)
* 12 December 2020: Toi Toi Cup #6 in Kolín (final)
** Elite winners: Marek Konwa (m) / Pavla Havlíková (f)

* 31 October 2020: X2O Badkamers Trofee #1 in Oudenaarde
** Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
* 28 November 2020: X2O Badkamers Trofee #2 in Kortrijk
** Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
* 12 December 2020: X2O Badkamers Trofee #3 in Antwerp
** Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Denise Betsema (f)
* 23 December 2020: X2O Badkamers Trofee #4 in Herentals
** Elite winners: Wout van Aert (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
* 1 January: X20 Badkamers Trofee #5 in Baal, Belgium, Baal
** Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
* 23 January: X2O Badkamers Trofee #6 in Hamme
** Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
* 7 February: X2O Badkamers Trofee #7 in Lille, Belgium, Lille
** Elite winners: Laurens Sweeck (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
* 14 February: X2O Badkamers Trofee #8 in Brussels (final)
** Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)

Mountain bike racing, Cycling – Mountain Bike

2020 Summer Olympics

* 26 & 27 July: Mountain Bike ath 2020 Summer Olimpics in Tokyo

International mountain biking events

* 24 – 28 March: American Mountain Bike Continental Championships in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Salinas (XCO/XCR/XCE)
** Elite XCO winners: Gerardo Ulloa (m) / Daniela Campuzano (f)
** U23 XCO winners: Martín Vidaurre Kossman (m) / Savilia Blunk (f)
** Junior XCO winners: Camilo Gómez (m) / Ruth Holcomb (f)
** Elite XCE winners: Jacob Morales Ortega (m) / Kiara Marrero (f)
** Elite XCC winners: Gerardo Ulloa (m) / Kelsey Urban (f)
** XCR winners: (Russell Finsterwald, Bradyn Lange, Ruth Holcomb, Ethan Villaneda, Madigan Munro, Savilia Blunk)
* 23 April: American Mountain Bike Continental Championships in San Pedro de Atacama and Antofagasta (XCM)
* 2 May: 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Graz (XCE)
* 20 June: European Continental Championships in Evolène (XCM)
* 26 June: European Continental Championships in Val d'Aran (Ultra XCM)
* 8 – 11 July: European Continental Championships in Novi Sad (XCO/XCR/XCE)
* 27 July – 1 August: European Continental Championships in Maribor (DHI)
* 17 – 22 August: UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships in Pra-Loup
* 25 – 29 August: 2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships in Val di Sole (XCO/XCC/XCR/DHI/E-MTB/4X)
* 25 & 26 September: UCI Mountain Bike Masters World Championships in II Ciocco
* 2 October: UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Capoliveri
* 22 – 24 October: Asian Continental Championships in (XCO/DHI/XCR/XCE)

2021 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup

* 24 April: WC #1 in (E-MTB)
** Winners: Jérôme Gilloux (m) / Sofia Wiedenroth (f)
* 25 April: WC #2 in (E-MTB)
** Winners: Jérôme Gilloux (m) / Sofia Wiedenroth (f)
* 8 & 9 May: WC #2 in Albstadt (XCC/XCO)
** Winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (f) (XCC)
* 15 & 16 May: WC #3 in Nové Město na Moravě (XCO)
* 22 & 23 May: WC #4 in Fort William, Highland, Fort William (DHI)
* 12 & 13 June: WC #5 in Leogang (XCO & DHI)
* 3 & 4 July: WC #6 in Les Gets (XCO & DHI)
* 8 August: WC #7 in Leuven (XCE)
* 15 August: WC #8 in Oudenaarde (XCE)
* 4 & 5 September: WC #9 in Lenzerheide (XCO & DHI)
* 12 September: WC #10 in Winterberg (XCE)
* 17 September: WC #11 in Jablines-Annet (XCE)
* 18 & 19 September: WC #12 in Snowshoe Mountain, Snowshoe (XCO & DHI)
* 19 September: WC #13 in Valkenswaard (XCE)
* 2 October: WC #14 in Barcelona (XCE)
* 10 October: WC #15 in (XCE)

Cycling – Para-cycling

*TBD: 2021 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
*TBD: 2021 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships

Road bicycle racing, Cycling – Road

* 2 – 6 March: 2021 African Road Championships in Giza
** Senior Road Race winners: Ryan Gibbons (cyclist), Ryan Gibbons (m) / Carla Oberholzer (f)
** Junior Road Race winners: Etienne Tuyizere (m) / Chanté Olivier (f)
** Senior ITT winners: Ryan Gibbons (cyclist), Ryan Gibbons (m) / Carla Oberholzer (f)
** Junior ITT winners: Pedri Crause (m) / Chanté Olivier (f)
** Senior TTT winners: (Ryan Gibbons (cyclist), Ryan Gibbons, Kent Main, Gustav Basson, Jason Oosthuizen) (m) / (Frances Janse van Rensburg, Carla Oberholzer, Hayley Preen, Maroesjka Matthee) (f)
** Junior TTT winners: (Salah Eddine Ayoubi Cherki, Abdelkrim Ferkous, Mohamed Redouane Brinis, Khaled Mansouri) (m) / (Chanté Olivier, Ainsli de Beer, Amber Hindmarch, McKenzie Pedro) (f)
** Mixed TTT winners: (Gustav Basson, Carla Oberholzer, Frances Janse van Rensburg, Hayley Preen, Ryan Gibbons (cyclist), Ryan Gibbons, Kent Main)
*TBD: 2021 UCI Road World Championships in Bruges and Leuven, Belgium

2021 UCI World Tour

* 21 – 27 February: 2021 UAE Tour Winner: Tadej Pogačar ()
* 27 February: 2021 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad Winner: Davide Ballerini ()
* 6 March: 2021 Strade Bianche Winner: Mathieu van der Poel ()
* 7 – 14 March: 2021 Paris–Nice Winner: Maximilian Schachmann ()
* 10 – 16 March: 2021 Tirreno–Adriatico Winner: Tadej Pogačar ()
* 20 March: 2021 Milan–San Remo Winner: Jasper Stuyven ()
* 22 – 28 March: 2021 Volta a Catalunya Winner: Adam Yates (cyclist), Adam Yates ()
* 24 March: 2021 Classic Brugge–De Panne Winner: Sam Bennett (cyclist), Sam Bennett ()
* 26 March: 2021 E3 Saxo Bank Classic Winner: Kasper Asgreen ()
* 28 March: 2021 Gent–Wevelgem Winner: Wout van Aert ()
* 31 March: 2021 Dwars door Vlaanderen Winner: Dylan van Baarle ()
* 4 April: 2021 Tour of Flanders Winner: Kasper Asgreen ()
* 5 – 10 April: 2021 Tour of the Basque Country Winner: Primož Roglič ()
* 18 April: 2021 Amstel Gold Race Winner: Wout van Aert ()
* 25 April: 2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Winner: Tadej Pogačar ()

2021 UCI Women's World Tour

* 6 March: 2021 Strade Bianche Winner: Chantal van den Broek-Blaak ()
* 21 March: 2021 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio Winner: Elisa Longo Borghini ()
* 25 March: 2021 Classic Brugge–De Panne (women's race), 2021 Classic Brugge–De Panne Winner: Grace Brown (cyclist), Grace Brown ()
* 28 March: 2021 Gent–Wevelgem (women's race), 2021 Gent–Wevelgem Winner: Marianne Vos ()
* 4 April: 2021 Tour of Flanders for Women Winner: Annemiek van Vleuten ()
* 18 April: 2021 Amstel Gold Race (women's race), 2021 Amstel Gold Race Winner: Marianne Vos ()
* 21 April: 2021 Flèche Wallonne (women's race), 2021 Flèche Wallonne Winner: Anna van der Breggen ()
* 25 April: 2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège (women's race), 2021 Liège–Bastogne–Liège Winner: Demi Vollering ()

Track cycling, Cycling – Track

* 10 – 13 March: 2021 African Track Cycling Championships in Cairo
** won overall gold medals tally and overall medal tally.
*13–17 October: 2021 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in Roubaix

International track cycling events

Darts

Professional Darts Corporation

*15 December 2020 – 3 January 2021: 2021 PDC World Darts Championship in London
** beat , 7–3.
*29 – 31 January: 2021 Masters (darts), 2021 Masters in Milton Keynes
** beat , 11–8.
*5 – 7 March: 2021 UK Open in Milton Keynes
** beat , 11–5.
*5 April – 28 May: 2021 Premier League Darts in Milton Keynes
** beat , 11–5.
*17 – 25 July: 2021 World Matchplay in Blackpool
** beat , 18–9.
*9 – 12 September: 2021 PDC World Cup of Darts in Jena
** (Peter Wright (darts player), Peter Wright & John Henderson (darts player)), John Henderson) beat (Mensur Suljović & Rowby-John Rodriguez), 3–1.
*17 – 18 September: 2021 Nordic Darts Masters in Copenhagen
** beat , 11–7.
*3 – 9 October: 2021 World Grand Prix (darts), 2021 World Grand Prix in Leicester
** beat , 5–1.
*14 – 17 October: 2021 European Championship (darts), 2021 European Championship in Salzburg
** beat , 11–8.
*29 – 31 October: 2021 World Series of Darts Finals in Amsterdam
** beat , 11–6.
*13 – 21 November: 2021 Grand Slam of Darts in Wolverhampton
** beat , 16–8.
*26 – 28 November: 2021 Players Championship Finals in Minehead
** beat , 11–10.
*28 November: 2021 PDC World Youth Championship in Minehead
** beat , 6–4.

Dance sport

*TBD: DanceSport at the 2021 World Games

Dodgeball

*TBD: 2021 World Dodgeball Championships

Disc golf

PDGA Majors:

21–23 May: United States Women's Disc Golf Championship: Paige Pierce

22–26 June: Professional Disc Golf World Championships: Men's: James Conrad Women's: Catrina Allen

6–9 October: United States Disc Golf Championship:

Disc Golf Pro Tour:

25–28 February: Las Vegas Challenge: Men's: Eagle Wynne McMahon, Eagle McMahon Women's: Paige Pierce

12–14 March: Waco Annual Charity Open: Men's: Nikko Locastro Women's: Kona Star Panis

16–18 April: Jonesboro Open: Men's: Ricky Wysocki Women's: Catrina Allen

14–16 May: OTB Open: Men's: Eagle Wynne McMahon, Eagle McMahon Women's: Paige Pierce

4–6 June: Portland Open: Men's: Eagle Wynne McMahon, Eagle McMahon Women's: Paige Pierce

9–11 July: Des Moines Challenge: Men's: Paul McBeth Women's: Missy Gannon

23–25 July: Discraft Great Lakes Open: Men's: Eagle Wynne McMahon, Eagle McMahon Women's: Kristin Tattar

30 July – 1 August: The Preserve Championship: Men's: Ricky Wysocki Women's: Kristin Tattar

5–8 August: Discraft Ledgestone Insurance Open: Men's: Ricky Wysocki and Calvin Heimburg Women's: Paige Pierce

13–15 August: Idlewild Open: Men's: Kyle Klein Women's: Paige Pierce

3–5 September: MVP Open at Maple Hill: Men's: Adam Hammes Women's: Catrina Allen

9–12 September: Green Mountain Championship: Men's: Chris Dickerson Women's: Hailey King

14–17 October: Tour Championship:

PDGA National Tour:

26–28 March: Texas State Disc Golf Championships: Men's: Ricky Wysocki Women's: Hailey King

28 April – 1 May: Dynamic Discs Open: Men's: Paul McBeth Women's: Hailey King

28–30 May: Santa Cruz Master's Cup: Men's: Adam Hammes Women's: Paige Pierce

27–29 August: Delaware Disc Golf Challenge: Men's: Connor O'Reilly Women's: Catrina Allen

23–26 September: Music City Open: Men's: Women's:

Equestrianism

Fencing

* 3 – 11 April: 2021 Junior and Cadet World Fencing Championships in Cairo

2020-21 Fencing World Cup

;Men
;Sabre
* 11 – 14 March: WC #1 in Budapest
** Individual winner: Oh Sang-uk
** Teams winners:

;Épée
* 19 – 23 March: WC #1 in Kaz, Russia, KAZ
** Individual winner: Ihor Reizlin
** Teams winners:

;Women
;Sabre
* 11 – 14 March: WC #1 in Budapest
** Individual winner: Anna Márton
** Teams winners:

;Épée
* 19 – 23 March: WC #1 in Kaz, Russia, KAZ
** Individual winner: Choi In-jeong
** Teams winners:

2021 Grand Prix

;Foil
* 26 – 28 March: GP #1 in Doha
** Winners: Gerek Meinhardt (m) / Inna Deriglazova (f)

Field Hockey

*2021 Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup
*2021 Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup

European Hockey Federation, EHF

* 2 – 5 April: 2021 Women's EuroHockey Club Trophy in Boom, Belgium, Boom
* 2 – 5 April: Women's EuroHockey Club Challenge I in Prague
* 2 – 5 April: EuroHockey Club Trophy I in Vienna
* 2 – 5 April: EuroHockey Club Trophy II in Plzeň
* 3 – 5 April: 2021 Euro Hockey League (Final Four) in Amsterdam
** In the final, HC Bloemendaal defeated Club Deportiu Terrassa, 5–2, to win their 4th Euro Hockey League.
** Royal Léopold Club took third place.
* 3 – 5 April: 2021 Euro Hockey League Women (Final Four) in Amsterdam
* 20 – 23 May: EuroHockey Club Challenge I in Lipovci

African Hockey Federation, AfHF

* 15 – 18 April: 2021 Men's Indoor African Cup and 2021 Women's Indoor African Cup in Durban
* 27 September – 3 October: 2021 Hockey Africa Cup for Club Champions in Blantyre
* TBD: 2021 Junior Africa Hockey Cup in TBD place

Pan American Hockey Federation, PAHF

* 22 – 27 June: 2021 Indoor Pan American Cup in Philadelphia

Figure skating

International figure skating events

ISU Figure Skating Championships, 2020–21 ISU Figure Skating Championships

* 22–28 March 2021: 2021 World Figure Skating Championships in Stockholm, Sweden
** Men's winner: Nathan Chen
** Ladies winner: Anna Shcherbakova
** Pairs winners: Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov
** Ice dance winners: Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov

2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating

* 23–24 October 2020: 2020 Skate America in Las Vegas
** Men's winner: Nathan Chen
** Ladies winner: Mariah Bell
** Pairs winners: Alexa Knierim / Brandon Frazier
** Ice dance winners: Madison Hubbell / Zachary Donohue
* 6–8 November 2020: 2020 Cup of China in Chongqing
** Men winner: Jin Boyang
** Ladies winner: Chen Hongyi
** Pairs winners: Peng Cheng / Jin Yang
** Ice dance winners: Wang Shiyue / Liu Xinyu
* 20–22 November 2020: 2020 Rostelecom Cup in Moscow
** Men winner: Mikhail Kolyada
** Ladies winner: Elizaveta Tuktamysheva
** Pairs winners: Aleksandra Boikova / Dmitrii Kozlovskii
** Ice dance winners: Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov
* 27–29 November 2020: 2020 NHK Trophy in Osaka
** Men winner: Yuma Kagiyama
** Ladies winner: Kaori Sakamoto
** ''No pairs event held''.
** Ice dance winners: Misato Komatsubara / Tim Koleto

2020–21 ISU Challenger Series

* 23–26 September 2020: 2020 CS Nebelhorn Trophy in Oberstdorf
** Men winner: Deniss Vasiļjevs
** Ladies winner: Eva-Lotta Kiibus
** Pairs winners: Rebecca Ghilardi / Filippo Ambrosini
** Ice dance winners: Natálie Taschlerová / Filip Taschler
* 15–17 October 2020: 2020 CS Budapest Trophy in Budapest
** Men winner: Daniel Grassl
** Ladies winner: Loena Hendrickx
** '' No pairs event held''.
** Ice dance winners: Oleksandra Nazarova / Maxim Nikitin

Other

* 15–18 April 2021: 2021 ISU World Team Trophy in Figure Skating Osaka
** Team winners: (Mikhail Kolyada, Evgeni Semenenko, Anna Shcherbakova, Elizaveta Tuktamysheva, Anastasia Mishina / Aleksandr Galliamov, Victoria Sinitsina / Nikita Katsalapov)

National figure skating events

Floorball

World

* 25 – 29 August: 2021 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Brno
** In final, defeated , 4–3, to win their 2nd Men's U19 World Floorball Championships. took third place and fourth place.
* 1 – 5 September: 2020 Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Uppsala (postponed from 2020)
** In final, defeated , 4–3, to win their 2th Women's U19 World Floorball Championships. took third place and fourth place.
* 27 November – 5 December: 2021 Women's World Floorball Championships in Uppsala
** Champion:
* 3 – 11 December: 2020 Men's World Floorball Championships in Helsinki (postponed from 2020)
** Champion:
* Champions Cup (floorball), Champions Cup – cancelled

Freestyle skiing

* 9 February – 16 March: FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 in Idre, Rogla, Almaty and Aspen, Colorado, Aspen
** Ski Cross winners: Alex Fiva (m) / Sandra Näslund (f)
** Slopestyle winners: Andri Ragettli (m) / Gu Ailing (f)
** Halfpipe winners: Nico Porteous (m) / Gu Ailing (f)
** Big Air winners: Oliwer Magnusson (m) / Anastasia Tatalina (f)
** Aerials winners: Maxim Burov (m) / Laura Peel (f)
** Team Aerials winners: (Liubov Nikitina, Pavel Krotov, Maxim Burov)
** Moguls winners: Mikaël Kingsbury (m) / Perrine Laffont (f)
** Dual moguls winners: Mikaël Kingsbury (m) / Anastasia Smirnova (freestyle skier), Anastasia Smirnova (f)
* 15 – 28 March: 2021 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships in Krasnoyarsk
** Aerials winners: Artem Potapov (m) / Anastasiia Prytkova (f)
** Team aerials winners: I (Artem Potapov, Anastasiia Prytkova, Arsenii Vagin)
** Moguls winners: Nikita Andreev (m) / Anri Kawamura (f)
** Dual moguls winners: Shima Kawaoka (m) / Viktoriia Lazarenko (f)
** Ski cross winners: Oliver Vierthaler (m) / Darya Melchakova (f)
** Team Ski Cross winners: I (Oliver Vierthaler, Christina Födermayr)
** Halfpipe winners: Henry Sildaru (m) / Alexandra Glazkova (f)
** Slopestyle winners: Matěj Švancer (m) / Ksenia Orlova (f)
** Big Air winners: Matěj Švancer (m) / Ksenia Orlova (f)

2020–21 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup

;Big Air
*7 & 8 January: WC #1 in Kreischberg (final)
** Winners: Birk Ruud (m) / Giulia Tanno (f)

;Slopestyle
* 19 – 21 November 2020: WC #1 in Stubai
** Winners: Andri Ragettli (m) / Tess Ledeux (f)
* 18 – 20 March: WC #2 in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen
** Winners: Colby Stevenson (m) / Tess Ledeux (f)

;Ski Cross
* 14 – 16 December 2020: WC #1 in Arosa
** Winners #1: David Mobärg (m) / Alexandra Edebo (f)
** Winners #2: Viktor Andersson (skier), Viktor Andersson (m) / Fanny Smith (f)
* 19 – 21 December 2020: WC #2 in Val Thorens
** Winners #1: Jonathan Midol (m) / Fanny Smith (f)
** Winners #2: Reece Howden (m) / Katrin Ofner (f)
** Winners #3: Reece Howden (m) / Fanny Smith (f)
* 29 – 31 January: WC #3 in Feldberg, Baden-Württemberg, Feldberg
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 17 – 19 February: WC #4 in Reiteralm (Styria), Reiteralm
** Winners: Johannes Rohrweck (m) / Sandra Näslund (f)
* 26 – 28 February: WC #4 in Bakuriani
** Winners: Florian Wilmsmann (m) / Fanny Smith (f)
** Team winners: 1
* 12 & 13 March: WC #5 in Southern Ural, Sunny Valley
** Winners: Reece Howden (m) / Fanny Smith (f)
* 21 March: WC #6 in Veysonnaz (final)

;Moguls
* 5 December 2020: WC #1 in Rukatunturi, Ruka
** Winners: Ikuma Horishima (m) / Perrine Laffont (f)
* 12 December 2020: WC #2 in Idre Fjäll
** Winners: Benjamin Cavet (m) / Perrine Laffont (f)
* 4 – 6 February: WC #3 in Deer Valley
** Winners: Mikaël Kingsbury (m) / Perrine Laffont (f)

;Dual Moguls
* 13 December 2020: WC #1 in Idre Fjäll
** Winners: Matt Graham (skier), Matt Graham & Ludvig Fjallstrom (m) / Perrine Laffont (f)
* 4 – 6 February: WC #2 in Deer Valley
** Winners: Mikaël Kingsbury (m) / Kai Owens (f)

;Aerials
* 4 December 2020: WC #1 in Rukatunturi, Ruka
** Winners: Maxim Burov (m) / Laura Peel (f)
* 16 & 17 January: WC #3 in Yaroslavl
** Men's winners: Maxim Burov (2 times)
** Women's winners: Laura Peel (No. 1) / Megan Nick (No. 2)
** Team winners: I (Anastasiia Prytkova, Maxim Burov, Pavel Krotov)
* 23 January: WC #3 in Moscow
** Winners: Maxim Burov (m) / Winter Vinecki (f)
* 30 January: WC #4 in Minsk
** Winners: Maxim Burov (m) / Megan Nick (f)
* 4 – 6 February: WC #5 in Deer Valley
** Winners: Noé Roth (m) / Danielle Scott (freestyle skier), Danielle Scott (f)
* 13 & 14 March: WC #6 in Almaty (final)
** Winners: Pirmin Werner (m) / Marion Thénault (f)

;Halfpipe
* 19 – 21 March: WC #1 in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen (final)
** Winners: Aaron Blunck (m) / Rachael Karker (f)

2020–21 FIS Freestyle Ski Europa Cup

;Aerials
* 11 & 12 December 2020: EC #1 in Rukatunturi, Ruka
** Men's winners: Noé Roth (2 times)
** Women's winners: Marion Thénault (No. 1) / Laura Peel (No. 2)
* 5 – 7 February: EC #2 in Minsk
** Men's winners: Ihar Drabiankou (No. 1) / Maxim Gustik (No. 2)
** Women's winner: Hanna Huskova (2 times)
** Teams winners: II
* 12 & 13 February: EC #3 in Krasiya
** Men's winner: Maksym Kuznietsov (2 times)
** Women's winner: Valeryia Balmatava (2 times)
* 28 February – 3 March: EC #4 in Airolo
** Men's winner: Noé Roth (2 times)
** Women's winner: Danielle Scott (freestyle skier), Danielle Scott (2 times)

;Ski Cross
* 9 & 10 January: EC #1 in Reiteralm (Styria), Reiteralm
** Men's winners: Tim Hronek (No. 1) / Tobias Müller (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Daniela Maier (No. 1) / Katrin Ofner (No. 2)
* 6 & 7 February: EC #2 in Crans-Montana
** Winners: Adam Kappacher (m) / Mylène Ballet Baz (f)
* 6 & 7 March: EC #3 in Reiteralm (Styria), Reiteralm
** Men's winners: Johannes Rohrweck (No. 1) / Florian Wilmsmann (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Katrin Ofner (No. 1) / Courtney Hoffos (No. 2)
* 12 & 13 March: EC #4 in San Pellegrino Pass
** Men's winners: Romain Mari (No. 1) / Simone Deromedis (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Saskja Lack (2 times)

;Moguls
* 30 & 31 January: EC #1 in Åre/Duved, Sweden, Duved
** Men's winners: James Crozet (No. 1) / Thibaud Mouille (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Fantine Degroote (2 times)
* 5 – 9 February: EC #2 in Taivalkoski
** Men's winner: Johannes Suikkari (4 times)
** Women's winners: Fantine Degroote (3 times) / Riikka Voutilainen (No. 2)
* 13 & 14 February: EC #3 in Jyväskylä
** Men's winners: Olli Penttala (No. 1) / Jimi Salonen (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Ekaterina Ogneva (2 times)
* 28 February – 3 March: EC #4 in Airolo
** Men's winners: Marius Bourdette (No. 1) / Johannes Suikkari (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Sophie Weese (No. 1) / Hanna Weese (No. 2)

;Halfpipe
* 27 – 31 January: EC #1 in Crans Montana
** Winners: Robin Briguet (m) / Saori Suzuki (f)
* 7 March: EC #2 in Leysin
** Winners: Henry Sildaru (m) / Michelle Rageth (f)

;Slopestyle
* 9 March: EC #1 in Leysin
** Winners: Valentin Morel (m) / Elisa Maria Nakab (f)

;Big Air
* 6 & 7 February: EC #1 in Les Arcs
** Winners: Antoine Adelisse (m) / Bérénice Dode (f)
* 20 February: EC #2 in Davos
** Winners: Timothé Sivignon (m) / Ksenia Orlova (f)
* 5 March: EC #3 in Götschen
** Winners: Miro Tabanelli (m) / Muriel Mohr (f)

2020–21 FIS Freestyle Ski North American Cup

;Aerials
* 5 – 9 January: NAC #1 at the Utah Olympic Park #1
** Men's winners: Derek Krueger (No. 1) / Justin Schoenefeld (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Megan Smallhouse (No. 1) / Megan Nick (No. 2)
* 13 & 14 February: NAC #2 at the Utah Olympic Park #2
** Men's winners: Émile Nadeau (No. 1) / Sherzod Khashyrbayev (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Zhanbota Aldabergenova (No. 1) / Madison Varmette (No. 2)

Futsal

*12 September – 3 October: 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania

Goalball

Golf

2020–21 PGA Tour

Gymnastics

*27–29 May: 2021 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships in Baku
*18–20 June: 2021 Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships in Geneva
*18–24 October: 2021 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Kitakyushu
*27–31 October: 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships in Kitakyushu
*11–14 November: 2021 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships in Baku
*Various dates: 2021 FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Cup series
*Various dates: 2021 FIG Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup series

;Europe
*21–25 April: 2021 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships in Basel
*29 April-2 May: 2021 European Trampoline Championships in Sochi
*9–13 June: 2021 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships in Varna, Bulgaria, Varna
*24–26 September: 2021 Aerobic Gymnastics European Championships in Pesaro
*6–10 November: 2021 Acrobatic Gymnastics European Championships in Pesaro

Handball

;World
* 14 – 31 January: 2021 World Men's Handball Championship in
* 2 – 19 December: 2021 World Women's Handball Championship in
* 4 – 10 October: 2021 IHF Men's Super Globe
*TBD: 2021 IHF Women's Super Globe
*2021 Men's Junior World Handball Championship
*2021 IHF Men's Youth World Championship

European Handball Federation, EHF

;National teams
* 7 – 17 January: 2020 European Men's Under-20 Handball Championship in Porec
** ''Event cancelled''.

;Club teams
* 16 September 2020 – 13 June: 2020–21 EHF Champions League (final in Cologne)
* 12 September 2020 – 30 May: 2020–21 Women's EHF Champions League (final in Budapest)
* 20 August 2020 – TBD: 2020–21 EHF European League
* 10 October 2020 – TBD: 2020–21 Women's EHF European League
* 13 November 2020 – TBD: 2020–21 EHF European Cup
* 10 October 2020 – TBD: 2020–21 Women's EHF European Cup

;Regional leagues
* 27 August 2020 – TBD: 2020–21 Mol Liga (handball), 2020–21 Mol Liga
* 10 October 2020 – TBD: 2020–21 BENE-League Handball, 2020–21 Bene League

Horse Racing

United States

;Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States), US Triple Crown

* 1 May: 2021 Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs
* 15 May: 2021 Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Race Course, Pimlico
* 5 June: 2021 Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park

;Breeder's Cup

*5–6 Nov: Breeder's Cup at Del Mar Racetrack

Ice climbing

Ice hockey

* 25 December 2020 – 5 January: 2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Edmonton and Red Deer, Alberta, Red Deer
** In the final, the defeated 2–0 to win their fifth World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.
** took third place.
* 6–16 May: 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship in Canada
* 21 May – 6 June: 2021 IIHF World Championship in Latvia and Belarus
*2021 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships
*2021 IIHF World U18 Championships
*2021 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship

National Hockey League

* 13 January – 8 May: 2020-21 NHL season
* 21 February: 2021 NHL Stadium Series
* 23–24 July: 2021 NHL Entry Draft

Hockey Europe

* 3 October 2020 – 21 May: 2020–21 Alps Hockey League

Indoor Soccer

*TBD: 2021 WMF Women's World Cup
*WMF U23 World Cup

Judo

* 11 – 13 January: 2021 Judo World Masters in Doha
** won overall gold medals tally. France, and won overall medal tally.
* 6 – 13 June: 2021 World Judo Championships in Budapest

2021 IJF World Tour

* 18 – 20 February: 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv
** Extra-lightweight winners: Davud Mammadov (m) / Shirine Boukli (f)
** Half-lightweight winners: Alberto Gaitero (m) / Chelsie Giles (f)
** Lightweight winners: Alexandru Raicu (m) / Timna Nelson-Levy (f)
** Half-middleweight winners: Sharofiddin Boltaboev (m) / Tina Trstenjak (f)
** Middleweight winners: Lasha Bekauri (m) / Margaux Pinot (f)
** Half-heavyweight winners: Michael Korrel (m) / Anna-Maria Wagner (f)
** Heavyweight winners: Gela Zaalishvili (m) / Romane Dicko (f)
* 5 – 7 March: 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tashkent
** Men's Half-lightweight winner Ryuju Nagayama
** Women's Extra-lightweight winner: Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg
** Lightweight winners: An Baul (m) / Uta Abe (f)
** Half-middleweight winners: Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar (m) / Momo Tamaoki (f)
** Middleweight winners: Christian Parlati (m) / Miku Tashiro (f)
** Half-heavyweight winners: Kenta Nagasawa (m) / Chizuru Arai (f)
** Heavyweight winners Kokoro Kageura (m) / Akira Sone (f)
* 26 – 28 March: 2021 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi
** Extra Lightweight winners: Temur Nozadze (m) / Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg (f)
** Half Lightweight winners: Sardor Nurillaev (m) / Odette Giuffrida (f)
** Lightweight winners: Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar (m) / Nora Gjakova (f)
** Half Middleweight winners: Sami Chouchi (m) / Catherine Beauchemin-Pinard (f)
** Middleweight winners: Marcus Nyman (m) / Maria Portela (f)
** Half Heavyweight winners: Shady El Nahas (m) / Natascha Ausma (f)
** Heavyweight winners: Gela Zaalishvili (m) / Shiyan Xu (f)
* 1 – 3 April: 2021 Judo Grand Slam Antalya
* 5 – 7 May: 2021 Judo Grand Slam Kazan
* 24 – 26 September: 2021 Judo Grand Prix Zagreb
* 16 & 17 October: 2021 Judo Grand Slam Paris
* 5 – 7 November: 2021 Judo Grand Slam Baku (final)

2021 European Open

* 27 & 28 February: European Open #1 in Prague
** Extra-lightweight winners: Emiel Jaring (m) / Monica Ungureanu (f)
** Half-lightweight winners: Lucian Borş Dumitrescu (m) / Amber Ryheul (f)
** Lightweight winners: Adrian Sulca (m) / Pleuni Cornelisse (f)
** Half-middleweight winners: Benedek Tóth (m) / Geke van den Berg (f)
** Middleweight winners: Péter Sáfrány (f) / Lara Cvjetko (f)
** Half-heavyweight winners: Zalán Ohát (m) / Renée van Harselaar (f)
** Heavyweight winners: Lukáš Krpálek (m) / Helena Vuković (f)

2021 European Cup

* 20 & 21 March: European Cup #1 in Sarajevo

2021 Panamerican Open

* 6 & 7 March: Panamerican Open #1 in Santiago
* 13 & 14 March: Panamerican Open #2 in Lima
* 20 & 21 March: Panamerican Open #3 in TBD

2021 Asian Open

* 13 & 14 March: Asian Open #1 in Aktau
** Extra Lightweight winners: Magzhan Shamshadin (m) / Abiba Abuzhakynova (f)
** Half Lightweight winners: Yeset Kuanov (m) / Liliia Nugaeva (f)
** Lightweight winners: Murodjon Yuldoshev (m) / Yulia Kazarina (f)
** Half Middleweight winners: Magomed Edilbiev (m) / Aigul Bagautdinova (f)
** Middleweight winners: Yersultan Muzapparov (m) / Dali Liluashvili (f)
** Half Heavyweight winners: Dmitry Dovgan (m) / Marina Bukreeva (f)
** Heavyweight winners: Yerassyl Kazhibayev (m) / Daria Vladimirova (f)

Karate

*TBD: 2021 World Karate Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
*2021 World Junior Karate Championships

Kendo

*TBD: World Kendo Championship

Kickboxing

Kurash

*TBD: 2021 World Kurash Championships

Lacrosse

Luge

* 9 & 10 January: 2021 FIL European Luge Championships in Sigulda
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's singles winner: Tatiana Ivanova
** Doubles winners: (Andris Šics & Juris Šics)
** Team relay winners: (Tatiana Ivanova, Semen Pavlichenko, Vsevolod Kashkin/Konstantin Korshunov)
* 29 – 31 January: 2021 FIL World Luge Championships in Schönau am Königssee, Königssee
** Men's singles winner: Roman Repilov
** Men's sprint winner: Nico Gleirscher
** Women's singles winner: Julia Taubitz
** Women's sprint winner: Julia Taubitz
** Doubles winners: (Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken)
** Doubles' sprint winners: (Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)
** Team relay winners: (Madeleine Egle, David Gleirscher, Thomas Steu/Lorenz Koller)
* 1 February: FIL Junior Natural Track European Championships in Jaufental
** Men's Junior Singles winner: Fabian Brunner
** Women's Junior Singles winner: Lisa Walch
** Doubles Juniors winners: (Anton Gruber Genetti & Hannes Unterholzner)
* 12 – 14 February: 2021 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in Umhausen
** Men's Singles winner: Thomas Kammerlander
** Women's Singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
** Doubles winners: (Patrick Pigneter & Florian Clara)
** Team Relay winners: (Evelin Lanthaler & Alex Gruber)

2020–21 Luge World Cup

* 28 & 29 November 2020: WC #1 in Innsbruck
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's singles winner: Julia Taubitz
** Doubles winners: (Thomas Steu & Lorenz Koller)
** Team relay winners: (Julia Taubitz, Felix Loch, Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken)
* 5 & 6 December 2020: WC #2 in Altenberg, Saxony, Altenberg
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's singles winner: Tatiana Ivanova
** Doubles winners: (Thomas Steu & Lorenz Koller)
** Team relay winners: (Andrea Vötter, Kevin Fischnaller, Ludwig Rieder/Patrick Rastner)
* 12 & 13 December 2020: WC #3 in Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's singles winner: Dajana Eitberger
** Doubles winners: (Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken)
** Team relay winners: (Dajana Eitberger, Felix Loch, Toni Eggert/Sascha Benecken)
* 19 & 20 December 2020: WC #4 in Winterberg
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's singles winner: Julia Taubitz
** Doubles winners: (Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt)
* 2 & 3 January: WC #5 in Königsee
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's singles winner: Julia Taubitz
** Doubles winners: (Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken)
** Team relay winners: (Madeleine Egle, Nico Gleirscher, Thomas Steu/Lorenz Koller)
* 9 & 10 January: WC #6 in Sigulda
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's singles winner: Tatiana Ivanova
** Doubles winners: (Andris Šics & Juris Šics)
** Team relay winners: (Tatiana Ivanova, Semen Pavlichenko, Vsevolod Kashkin/Konstantin Korshunov)
* 16 & 17 January: WC #7 in Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's Singles winner: Natalie Geisenberger
** Doubles winners: (Thomas Steu & Lorenz Koller)
* 23 & 24 January: WC #8 in Innsbruck
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's Singles winner: Natalie Geisenberger
** Doubles winners: (Ludwig Rieder & Patrick Rastner)
* 23 & 24 January: WC #9 in St. Moritz (final)
** Men's Singles winner: Nico Gleirscher
** Women's Singles winner: Elīna leva Vītola
** Doubles winners: (Mārtiņš Bots & Roberts Plūme)
** Team relay winners: ''cancelled due to heavy snowfall''.

2020–21 Luge Sprint World Cup

* 28 & 29 November: WC #1 in Innsbruck
** Men's singles winner: Felix Loch
** Women's singles winner: Julia Taubitz
** Doubles winner: (Thomas Steu & Lorenz Koller)
* 19 & 20 December 2020: WC #2 in Winterberg
** Men's singles winner: Max Langenhan
** Women's singles winner: Julia Taubitz
** Doubles winners: (Toni Eggert & Sascha Benecken)
* 23 & 24 January: WC #3 in Innsbruck (final)
** Men's singles winner: Semen Pavlichenko
** Women's singles winner: Julia Taubitz
** Doubles winners: (Andris Šics & Juris Šics)

2021 FIL Junior Luge World Cup

* 5 January: WC #1 in Obdach #1
** Men's singles winner: Fabian Brunner
** Women's singles winner: Lisa Walch
** Doubles winners: (Anton Gruber Genetti & Hannes Unterholzner)
* 6 January: WC #2 in Obdach #2
** Men's singles winner: Fabian Brunner
** Women's singles winner: Lisa Walch
** Doubles winners: (Maximilian Pichler & Dominik Peter Maier)
* 9 & 10 January: WC #3 in Umhausen
** Men's singles winner: Fabian Brunner
** Women's singles winner: Lisa Walch
** Doubles winners: (Anton Gruber Genetti & Hannes Unterholzner)
* 30 & 31 January: WC #4 in Jaufental (final)
** Men's singles winner: Fabian Brunner
** Women's singles winner: Ricarda Ruetz
** Doubles winners: (Anton Gruber Genetti & Hannes Unterholzner)

2020–21 Luge Natural World Cup

* 17 December 2020: WC #1 in Obdach #1
** Men's singles winner: Michael Scheikl
** Women's singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
** Doubles winners: (Patrick Pigneter & Florian Clara)
* 18 & 19 December 2020: WC #2 in Obdach #2
** Men's singles winner: Michael Scheikl
** Women's singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
** Doubles winners: (Patrick Pigneter & Florian Clara)
** Team winners: (Evelin Lanthaler & Patrick Pigneter)
* 14 – 17 January: WC #3 in Passeier Valley, Passeier #1
** Men's singles winner: Thomas Kammerlander
** Women's singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
** Doubles winners: (Evelin Lanthaler & Patrick Pigneter)
** Men's Singles Nations Cup winner: Mathias Troger
* 14 – 17 January: WC #4 in Passeier Valley, Passeier #2
** Men's singles winner: Thomas Kammerlander
** Women's singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
** Doubles winners: (Fabian Achenrainer & Simon Achenrainer)
** Team winners: (Evelin Lanthaler & Patrick Pigneter)
** Men's Singles Nations Cup winner: Florian Markt
* 8 – 10 February: WC #5 in Laas, South Tyrol, Laas #1
** Men's singles winner: Thomas Kammerlander
** Women's singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
** Doubles winners: (Evelin Lanthaler & Patrick Pigneter)
** Men's Singles Nations Cup winner: Florian Clara
* 8 – 10 February: WC #6 in Laas, South Tyrol, Laas #2 (final)
** Men's singles winner: Thomas Kammerlander
** Women's singles winner: Evelin Lanthaler
** Doubles winners: (Pavel Porshnev & Ivan Lazarev (luger), Ivan Lazarev)

Modern Pentathlon

*8–13 June: 2021 World Modern Pentathlon Championships in Cairo, Egypt
*TBD: 2021 Modern Pentathlon World Cup
*2021 Modern Pentathlon Junior World Championships
*2021 Modern Pentathlon Youth World Championships

Motorsports

2021 Formula One World Championship

* 28 March: 2021 Bahrain Grand Prix #1 Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes)
* 18 April: 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix #2 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
* 2 May: 2021 Portuguese Grand Prix #3 Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes)
* 9 May: 2021 Spanish Grand Prix #4 Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes)
* 23 May: 2021 Monaco Grand Prix #5 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
* 6 June: 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix #6 Winner: Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing)
* 20 June: 2021 French Grand Prix #7 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
* 27 June: 2021 Styrian Grand Prix #8 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
* 4 July: 2021 Austrian Grand Prix #9 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
* 18 July: 2021 British Grand Prix #10 Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes)
* 1 August: 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix #11 Winner: Esteban Ocon (Alpine F1 Team, Alpine)
* 29 August: 2021 Belgian Grand Prix #12 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
* 5 September: 2021 Dutch Grand Prix #13 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
* 12 September: 2021 Italian Grand Prix #14 Winner: Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren)
* 26 September: 2021 Russian Grand Prix #15 Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes)
* 10 October: 2021 Turkish Grand Prix #16 Winner: Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes)
* 24 October: 2021 United States Grand Prix #17 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
* 7 November: 2021 Mexico City Grand Prix #18 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
* 14 November: 2021 São Paulo Grand Prix #19 Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes)
* 21 November: 2021 Qatar Grand Prix #20 Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes)
* 5 December: 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix #21 Winner: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz in Formula One, Mercedes)
* 12 December: 2021 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix #22 Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)

2020–21 Formula E World Championship

* 26 February: 2021 Diriyah ePrix #1 Winner: Nyck de Vries (Mercedes-Benz EQ Formula E Team)
* 27 February: 2021 Diriyah ePrix #2 Winner: Sam Bird (Jaguar Racing)

2021 World Touring Car Cup

* 14 – 16 May: #1 Round at the Hungaroring
* 21 – 23 May: #2 Round at the Automotodróm Slovakia Ring
* 3 – 5 June: #3 Round at the Nürburgring
* 25 – 27 June: #4 Round at the Circuito Internacional de Vila Real
* 9 – 11 July: #5 Round at the Ciudad del Motor de Aragón
* 8 – 11 October: #6 Round at the Inje Speedium
* 5 – 7 November: #7 Round at the TBD place
* 19 – 21 November: #8 Round at the Guia Circuit (final)

2021 European Autocross Championship

* 15 & 16 May: #1 Round in Seelow
* 5 & 6 June: #2 Round in Mūša
* 12 & 13 June: #3 Round in Vilkyčiai Circuit, Vilkyčiai
* 26 & 27 June: #4 Round in Matschenberg
* 3 & 4 July: #5 Round in Nová Paka
* 17 & 18 July: #6 Round in Saint-Georges-de-Montaigu
* 31 July & 1 August: #7 Round in Toldijk
* 21 & 22 August: #8 Round in Přerov
* 18 & 19 September: #9 Round in Saint-Igny-de-Vers
* 25 & 26 September: #10 Round in Maggiora
* 9 & 10 October: #11 Round in Mollerussa (final)

2021 European Drag Racing Championship

* 28 – 31 May: #1 Round at the Santa Pod Raceway #1
* 10 – 13 June: #2 Round at the Tierp Arena #1
* 8 – 10 July: #3 Round in Kauhava (Top Fuel and Pro Modified Competitions only)
* 12 – 15 August: #4 Round at the Tierp Arena #2
* 27 – 29 August: #5 Round at the Hockenheimring
* 9 – 12 September: #6 Round at the Santa Pod Raceway #2 (final)

2021 World Rally Championship

* 21 – 24 January: #1 Round in Gap, Hautes-Alpes, Gap (2021 Monte Carlo Rally, Monte Carlo Rally) Winner: Sébastien Ogier (Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT)
* 26 – 28 February: #2 Round in (2021 Arctic Rally, Arctic Rally Finland) Winner: Ott Tänak (Hyundai i20 Coupe WRC)
* 22 – 25 March: #3 Round in (2021 Croatia Rally, Croatia Rally)
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2021 European Rally Championship

* 12 – 14 March: #1 Round in (Rallye Serras de Fafe e Felgueiras)
* 25 – 27 March: #2 Round in (Rallye Açores)
* 6 – 8 May: #3 Round in (Rally Islas Canarias)
* 18 – 20 June: #4 Round in (Rally Poland)
* 1 – 3 July: #5 Round in (Rally Liepāja)
* 23 – 25 July: #6 Round in (Rally di Roma Capitale)
* 27 – 29 August: #7 Round in (Barum Czech Rally Zlín)
* 22 – 24 October: #8 Round in (Rally Hungary) (final)

2021 European Truck Racing Championship

* 22 & 23 May: #1 Round at the Misano World Circuit Marco Simoncelli, Misano
* 12 & 13 June: #2 Round at the Hungaroring
* 17 & 18 July: #3 Round at the Nürburgring
* 28 & 29 August: #4 Round at the Autodrom Most, Most
* 11 & 12 September: #5 Round at the Circuit Zolder, Zolder
* 25 & 26 September: #6 Round at the Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans
* 2 & 3 October: #7 Round at the Circuito del Jarama, Jarama (final)

Dakar Rally

* 3 – 15 January: 2021 Dakar Rally in
** Trucks winner: Dmitry Sotnikov (Kamaz Master)
** SSV/Light prototype winner: Francisco López Contardo (South Racing Can-Am)
** Cars winner: Stéphane Peterhansel (MINI John Cooper Works Rally – X-raid)
** Quads winner: Manuel Andújar (motocyclist), Manuel Andújar (Team 7240)
** Bikes winner: Kevin Benavides (Monster Energy Honda Team)
** Classics winner: Marc Douton (Team Sunhill-R)

2021 FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas

* 4 – 7 February: #1 Round in the Northern Forest (race), Baja Russia – Northern Forest Winners: Vladimir Vasilyev & Alexey Kuzmich (G-Energy Team)
* 18 – 20 February: #2 Round at the Dubai International Baja Winners: Yazeed Al-Rajhi & Michael Orr (Overdrive SA)
* 4 – 6 March: #3 Round at the Sharqiya Baja Winners: Yasir Seaidan & Alexey Kuzmich (Race World)
* 18 – 20 March: #4 Round at the Jordan Baja
* 23 & 24 July: #5 Round at the Baja Aragón
* 12 – 15 August: #6 Round at the Hungarian Baja
* 26 – 29 August: #7 Round at the Baja Poland
* 9 – 12 September: #8 Round at the Italian Baja
* 28 – 30 October: #9 Round at the Baja Portalegre 500

2021 Extreme E Championship

* 3 – 4 April: 2021 Desert X-Prix in Al-'Ula
** Winners: Johan Kristoffersson / Molly Taylor ( Team Rosberg, Rosberg X Racing)
* 29 – 30 May: 2021 Ocean X-Prix in Lake Retba, Lac Rose
* 28 – 29 August: 2021 Arctic X-Prix in Kangerlussuaq
* 23 – 24 October: 2021 Amazon X-Prix in Santarém, Pará, Santarém
* 11 – 12 December: 2021 Glacier X-Prix in Ushuaia

Mountain running

*22 May: the Gansu ultramarathon disaster in the Yellow River Stone Forest, China led 21 runners to die from hypothermia.
*TBD: 2021 World Mountain Running Championships
*TBD: 2021 World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships
*TBD: 2021 IAU Trail World Championships
*2021 World Mountain & Trail Running Championships

Muay Thai

*TBD:2021 IFMA World Muaythai Championships

Multi-sport events

*23 July – 8 August: 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan
*24 August – 5 September: 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan
*30 July – 8 August: 2021 World Police and Fire Games in Rotterdam, Netherlands
*August: 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia
*10–19 September: 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya, Turkey
*21 November – 2 December: 2021 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi, Vietnam
*11–18 December: 2021 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival in Vuokatti, Finland
*TBD: 2021 Winter Universiade in Lucerne, Switzerland
*TBD: Asian Games, 2021 Asian Winter Games
*TBD: 2021 Winter Military World Games in Berchtesgaden, Germany
*TBD: 2021 Island Games in Guernsey
*TBD: 2021 Asian School's Sports Games
*TBD: 2021 Lusophony Games in Luanda, Angola
*TBD: 2021 African Para Games
*TBD: 2021 Asian Youth Para Games in Manama, Bahrain
*TBD: 2021 Central American Games in Santa Tecla, El Salvador
*TBD: 2021 Central Asian Games
*TBD: 2021 European Universities Games
*TBD: 2021 International Children's Games
*TBD: 2021 International Children's Games (Winter)
*TBD: 2021 Pan American Masters Games
*TBD: 2021 Youth Parapan American Games
*TBD: 2021 South American Beach Games
*TBD: 2021 South American University Games
*TBD: 2021 South American Youth Games
*TBD: 2021 World Martial Arts Games
*TBD: 2021 World Combat Games
*TBD: 2021 World Masters Games postponed to 2022
*TBD: 2021 World Urban Games
*TBD: 2021 World Senior Games

Netball

* 2 – 7 March: 2021 Constellation Cup in
* 25 – 31 March: SPAR Challenge 2021 in Cape Town

Nordic Combined

* 9 – 14 February: 2021 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Vuokatti and Lahti
** Winners: Johannes Lamparter (m) / Gyda Westvold Hansen (f)
** Team winners: (Eidar Johan Strøm, Marte Leinan Lund, Gyda Westvold Hansen, Andreas Skoglund)
*22 February – 7 March: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Obersdorf
** Men's winners: Jarl Magnus Riiber (No. 1) / Johannes Lamparter (No. 2)
** Women's winner: Gyda Westvold Hansen
** Men's Ski Jump Team winners: (Espen Bjørnstad, Jørgen Graabak, Jens Lurås Oftebro, Jarl Magnus Riiber)
** Men's Team Sprint winners: (Johannes Lamparter & Lukas Greiderer)

2020–21 FIS Nordic Combined World Cup

* 26–29 November 2020: WC #1 in Rukatunturi, Ruka (Men's only)
** Winners: Jarl Magnus Riiber (2 times) / Jens Lurås Oftebro (No. 3)
* 4 – 6 December 2020: WC #2 in Lillehammer
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 17 – 20 December 2020: WC #3 in Ramsau am Dachstein, Ramsau
** Men's winner: Vinzenz Geiger (2 times)
** Women's winner: Tara Geraghty-Moats
* 2 & 3 January: WC #4 in Otepää
** ''Event cancelled''.
* 14 – 17 January: WC #5 in Fiemme Valley, Val di Fiemme (Men's only)
** Winners: Jarl Magnus Riiber (2 times)
** Team Sprint winners: I (Eric Frenzel & Fabian Rießle)
* 22 – 24 January: WC #6 in Lahti (Men's only)
** Winner: Akito Watabe
** Team Sprint winners: I (Jørgen Graabak & Jarl Magnus Riiber)
* 28 – 31 January: WC #7 in Seefeld in Tirol, Seefeld
** Winners: Jarl Magnus Riiber (3 times)
* 5 – 7 February: WC #8 in Klingenthal
** Men's winner: Vinzenz Geiger (2 times)

2020–21 FIS Nordic Combined Alpen Cup

* 17 & 18 October 2020: OPA #1 in Klingenthal
** Men's winner: Fabian Hafner (2 times)
** Women's winners: Jenny Nowak (No. 1) / Sigrun Kleinrath (No. 2)
* 19 & 20 December 2020: OPA #2 in Seefeld in Tirol, Seefeld
** Men's winners: Samuel Lev (No. 1) / Iacopo Bortolas (No. 2)
** Women's winner: Sigrun Kleinrath (2 times)
* 20 & 21 February: OPA #3 in Ramsau am Dachstein, Ramsau (final)
** Men's winners: Florian Kolb (No. 1) / Marco Heinis (No. 2)

2020–21 FIS Nordic Combined Continental Cup

* 11 – 13 December 2020: CC #1 in Park City, Utah, Park City
** Men's winners: Jakob Lange (No. 1) / Julian Schmid (No. 2)
** Mass Start winner: Julian Schmid
* 15 – 17 January: CC #2 in Klingenthal
** Men's winners: Simen Tiller (2 times) / Manuel Einkemmer (No. 2)
* 22 – 24 January: CC #3 in Eisenerz
** Men's winners: Stefan Rettenegger (No. 1) / Espen Andersen (skier born 1993), Espen Andersen (No. 2) / Leif Torbjørn Næsvold (No. 3)
** Women's winner: Gyda Westvold Hansen (3 times)
* 6 & 7 February: CC #4 in Lahti
** Winners: Andreas Skoglund (No. 1) / Lars Buraas (No. 2)
* 12 – 14 March: CC #5 in Nizhny Tagil
** Men's winners: Terence Weber (2 times)
** Women's winner: Tara Geraghty-Moats (2 times)
** Mass Start winners: Terence Weber (m) / Tara Geraghty-Moats (f)
* 12 – 14 March: CC #6 in Prémanon
** Men's winners: Stefan Rettenegger (2 times)
** Women's winner: Annika Sieff (2 times)

Orienteering

*4–9 July: 2021 World Orienteering Championships in Doksy, Czech Republic
*TBD: 2021 World Ski Orienteering Championships
*TBD: 2021 Orienteering World Cup
*TBD: 2021 World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships
*TBD: 2021 World Trail Orienteering Championships
*2021 Junior World Orienteering Championships

Pickleball

* Major League Pickleball (MLP) was established, the first professional level league format in the sport.
* 7 – 11 April: 2021 Bainbridge Cup in Holly Hill, Florida
* 6 – 14 December: 2021 Margaritaville USA Pickleball National Championships in Indian Wells, California

Racquetball

* 29 November – 6 December: 2021 Racquetball World Championships in Guatemala City
** Men's singles: Alejandro Landa def. Andrés Acuña, 15–6, 15–6.
** Women's singles: Paola Longoria def. Kelani Lawrence, 15–6, 15–1.
** Men's doubles: Javier Mar & Rodrigo Montoya def. Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso, 15–10, 15–9.
** Women's doubles: Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas def. Koko Keller & Conrrado Moscoso, 15–10, 15–9.

International Racquetball Tour, IRT

;Grand Slam
* 7 – 10 January: Suivant Consulting Pro Am in Lilburn, Georgia, Lilburn
** Singles: Samuel Murray (racquetball), Samuel Murray def. Conrrado Moscoso, 15–7, 8–15, 11–9.
** Doubles: Sudsy Monchik & Alejandro Landa def. Eduardo Garay & Sebastian Franco, 15–12, 14–15, 11–6.

;Tier 4
* 17 – 20 September 2020: Atlanta Open in Lilburn, Georgia, Lilburn
** Singles: Daniel de la Rosa def. Alejandro Landa, 14–15, 15–11, 11–4.
** Doubles: Juan Pablo Rodríguez & Eduardo Garay def. Maurice Miller & Mario Mercado, 15–13, 15–8.

;Tier 5
* 25 & 26 July 2020: Georgia Games in Lilburn, Georgia, Lilburn
** Singles: Eduardo Garay def. Maurice Miller, 15–9, 15–11.
* 23 & 24 October 2020: Warhawk Open at ULM in Monroe, Louisiana, Monroe
** Singles: Maurice Miller def. Zachary Williams, 15–8, 15–4.
** Doubles: Maurice Miller & Michael Miller Jr. def. Michael Magana & Zachary Williams, 15–14, 8–15, 11–3.
* 12 – 15 November 2020: Southern Open in Lilburn, Georgia, Lilburn
** Singles: Austin Cunningham def. Timothy Baghurst, No show.
* 4 – 6 December 2020: 30th Annual Turkey Shootout Racquetball Tournament in Garden City, Kansas, Garden City
** 1st. Bradly Rogers, 2nd. Nicholas Riffel, 3rd. Jared Torres
* 19 – 21 February: 2021 Peachtree OPEN in Atlanta

;Outdoor
* 14 – 18 October 2020: 2020 3WallBall World Championships in Las Vegas
** Singles: Andree Parrilla def. Marcelo Vargas Aguilar, 15–5, 15–8.
** Doubles: Álvaro Beltrán & Daniel de la Rosa def. Ben Croft & Kane Waselenchuk, 12–15, 15–9, 11–8.
** Mixed Doubles: Daniel de la Rosa & Michelle De La Rosa def. Mario Mercado & Adriana Riveros, 15–8, 15–0.

Ladies Professional Racquetball Tour, LPRT

;Super Max Slam
* 4 – 6 December 2020: TeamRoot.com Tournament in Kansas City, Kansas, Kansas City
** Singles: Paola Longoria def. Angelica Barrios, 15–5, 15–9.
** Doubles: Natalia Méndez & Valeria Centellas def. Paola Longoria & Samantha Salas, 15–14, 3–15, 11–2.

;Outdoor
* 15 – 19 October 2020: 2020 3WallBall World Championships in Las Vegas
** Singles: Paola Longoria def. Rhonda Rajsich, 4–15, 15–4, 11–4.
** Doubles: Paola Longoria & Janel Tisinger def. Carla Muñoz & Michelle De La Rosa, 12–15, 15–9, 11–5.
** Mixed Doubles: Daniel de la Rosa & Michelle De La Rosa def. Mario Mercado & Adriana Riveros, 15–8, 15–0.

Roller skating

World Skate America

* 4 – 14 February: Pan American of Clubs and Nations Championship in Ibagué (Speed Skating)
** Clubs winner: Tequendama AC
** Nations: won overall gold medals and overall medal tally.
* 22 – 28 February: Pan American of Nations Championship in Bogotá (Inline Hockey)
* 12 – 25 April: Pan American of Clubs and Nations Championship in Guayaquil (Artistic Skating)
* 16 – 26 September: Roller Hockey Pan American Championships in Florida

Rowing (sport), Rowing

*TBD: 2021 World Rowing Championships in Shanghai, China
*TBD: 2021 World Rowing Cup
*2021 World Rowing Junior Championships
*2021 World Rowing U23 Championships

Rugby league

* 2021 Rugby League World Cup in England
*2021 NRL season in Australasia
*Super League XXVI in Europe

Rugby sevens

Rugby Union

* 6 February – 20 March: ///// 2021 Six Nations Championship
* 5 – 13 March: // 2021 Women's Asia Rugby Championship
* 18 September – 16 October: 2021 Rugby World Cup in
*2021 World Rugby Under 20 Championship

2020–21 Pro14

* 2 October 2020 – 27 March: /// 2020–21 Pro14

European Professional Club Rugby, ECPR

* 12 December 2020 – 22 May: 2020–21 European Rugby Champions Cup (final in Marseille)
* 11 December 2020 – 21 May: 2020–21 European Rugby Challenge Cup (final in Marseille)

Sailing (sport), Sailing

*2020-2021 Vendee Globe
* 16–21 August: 2021 Raceboard World Championships in Riga
* 22–28 August: 2021 Platu 25 World Championship in Nida, Lithuania, Nida
* 29 November – 6 December: 2021 Laser Radial World Championships in Al-Musannah
* 8–12 December: 2021 Melges 20 World Championship in Miami

2021 World Match Racing Tour

* 30 April – 2 May: Szczecin Match Race in Szczecin

Savate

World Savate Combat Championships

* Men's −56 kg: Ahmad Ferradji defeated Rubén Batan
* Men's −70 kg: Amine Feddal defeated Oleksandr Brachykov
* Men's −75 kg: Damien Fabregas defeated Mykyta Radionov
* Men's −80 kg: Alexis Nicolas (savate boxer), Alexis Nicolas defeated Anton Chernikov
* Men's −85 kg: Christopher Brugiroux defeated Olivier Lafleur
* Women's −52 kg: Marine Nicol defeated Anastasia Konovalchuk
* Women's −56 kg: Mathilde Mignier defeated Lucija Regvat
* Women's −60 kg: Sara Tebbakh defeated Chiara Vincis
* Women's −65 kg: Audrey Guillaume defeated Jelena Sedoglavić

Shooting Sports

2021 ISSF World Cup

* 22 February – 5 March: WC #1 in Cairo
** Skeet winners: Mykola Milchev (m) / Danka Barteková (f)

2021 ISSF Grand Prix

* 28 January – 6 February: ISSF Grand Prix Shotgun in Rabat
** Skeet winners: Rashid Saleh Hamad (m) / Alina Fazylzyanova (f)
** Trap winners: Maxim Kabatskiy (m) / Ekaterina Subbotina (f)
** Mixed Trap winners: 1 (Alberto Fernández (sport shooter), Alberto Fernández & Fátima Gálvez)
** Mixed Skeet winners: 1 (Natalia Vinogradova & Aleksei Skorobogatov)

2021 ISSF Junior World Cup

Ski jumping

* 11–13 December 2020: FIS Ski Flying World Championships 2020 in Planica
** Men's winner: Karl Geiger
** Men's team winners: (Daniel-André Tande, Johann André Forfang. Robert Johansson, Halvor Egner Granerud)
* 9 – 14 February: 2021 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships in Vuokatti and Lahti
** Winners: Niklas Bachlinger (m) / Thea Minyan Bjørseth (f)
** Team winners: (David Haagen, Daniel Tschofenig, Elias Medwed, Niklas Bachlinger) (m) / (Hannah Wiegele, Vanessa Moharitsch, Julia Mühlbacher, Lisa Eder)
* 22 February – 7 March: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2021 in Obersdorf
** Men's winner: Piotr Żyła (No. 1) / Stefan Kraft (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Ema Klinec (No. 1) / Maren Lundby (No. 2)
** Men's Team winners: (Pius Paschke, Severin Freund, Markus Eisenbichler, Karl Geiger)
** Women's Team winners: (Daniela Iraschko-Stolz, Sophie Sorschag, Chiara Hölzl, Marita Kramer)
** Mixed Team winners: (Katharina Althaus, Markus Eisenbichler, Anna Rupprecht, Karl Geiger)

Four Hills Tournament

* 28 December 2020 – 6 January: 2020–21 Four Hills Tournament in and
** 28 & 29 December 2020: FH #1 in Oberstdorf
*** Men's winner: Karl Geiger
** 31 December 2020 & 1 January: FH #2 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
*** Men's winner: Dawid Kubacki
** 2 & 3 January: FH #3 in Innsbruck
*** Men's winner: Kamil Stoch
** 5 & 6 January: FH #4 in Bischofshofen
*** Men's winner: Kamil Stoch
** Overall Men's winner: Kamil Stoch

2020–21 FIS Ski Jumping World Cup

* 20 – 22 November 2020: World Cup #1 in Wisła (Men's only)
** Men's winner: Markus Eisenbichler
** Men's team winners: (Michael Hayböck, Philipp Aschenwald, Daniel Huber (ski jumper), Daniel Huber, Stefan Kraft)
* 27 – 29 November 2020: World Cup #2 in Rukatunturi, Ruka (Men's only)
** Men's winners: Markus Eisenbichler (No. 1) / Halvor Egner Granerud (No. 2)
* 4–6 December 2020: World Cup #3 in Nizhny Tagil (Men's only)
** Men's winner: Halvor Egner Granerud (2 times)
* 17 – 20 December 2020: World Cup #4 in Ramsau am Dachstein, Ramsau (Women's only)
** Women's winner: Marita Kramer
* 18 – 20 December 2020: World Cup #5 in Engelberg
** Men's winner: Halvor Egner Granerud (2 times)
* 8 – 10 January: World Cup #6 in Titisee-Neustadt (Men's only)
** Men's winners: Kamil Stoch (No. 1) / Halvor Egner Granerud (No. 2)
* 15 – 17 January: World Cup #7 in Zakopane (Men's only)
** Men's winner: Marius Lindvik
** Team winners: (Michael Hayböck, Jan Hörl, Philipp Aschenwald, Daniel Huber (ski jumper), Daniel Huber)
* 22 – 24 January: World Cup #8 in Lahti (Men's only)
** Men's winner: Robert Johansson
** Team winners: (Marius Lindvik, Daniel-André Tande, Robert Johansson, Halvor Egner Granerud)
* 22 – 24 January: World Cup #9 in Ljubno ob Savinji (Women's only)
** Women's winner: Eirin Maria Kvandal
** Team winners: (Ema Klinec, Špela Rogelj, Urša Bogataj, Nika Križnar)
* 29 – 31 January: World Cup #10 in Willingen (Men's only)
** Men's winner: Halvor Egner Granerud (2 times)
* 30 & 31 January: World Cup #11 in Titisee-Neustadt (Women's only)
** Women's winner: Marita Kramer (2 times)
* 4 – 7 February: World Cup #12 in Hinzenbach (Women's only)
** Women's winners: Nika Križnar (No. 1) / Sara Takanashi (2 times)
* 5 – 7 February: World Cup #13 in Klingenthal
** Men's winner: Halvor Egner Granerud (2 times)
* 12 – 14 February: World Cup #14 in Zakopane (Men's only)
** Men's winners: Ryoyu Kobayashi (No. 1) / Halvor Egner Granerud (No. 2)
* 18 – 20 February: World Cup #15 in Râșnov
** Men's winner: Ryoyu Kobayashi
** Women's winners: Nika Križnar (No. 1) / Sara Takanashi (No. 2)
** Mixed Team winners: (Maren Lundby, Daniel-André Tande, Silje Opseth, Halvor Egner Granerud)
* 18 – 21 March: World Cup #16 in Nizhny Tagil (Women's only)
** Winner: Marita Kramer (2 times)

2020 FIS Ski Jumping Grand Prix

* 14 & 15 August 2020: GP #1 in Frenštát pod Radhoštěm (women's only)
** Winner: Nika Križnar
* 21 – 23 August 2020: GP #2 in Wisła (Men's only)
** Winner #1: Dawid Kubacki
** Winner #2: Dawid Kubacki

2020–21 FIS Ski Jumping Continental Cup

* 18 & 19 September 2020: COC #1 in Wisła (Men's only)
** Winner: Martin Hamann (2 times)
* 18 – 20 December 2020: COC #2 in Rukatunturi, Ruka (Men's only)
** Men's winners: Stefan Rainer (2 times) / Jan Hörl (No. 2)
* 27 & 28 December 2020: COC #3 in Engelberg (Men's only)
** Men's winners: Jakub Wolny (No. 1) / Maximilian Steiner (No. 2)
* 16 & 17 January: COC #4 in Innsbruck (Men's only)
** Men's winners: Aleksander Zniszczoł (No. 1) / Simon Ammann (No. 2)
* 5 – 7 February: COC #5 in Willingen (Men's only)
** Men's winner: Ulrich Wohlgenannt (4 times)
* 13 & 14 February: COC #6 in Klingenthal (Men's only)
** Men's winner: Markus Schiffner (2 times)
* 20 & 21 February: COC #7 in Brotterode
** Men's winners: Stefan Hula Jr. (No. 1) / Tomasz Pilch (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Hannah Wiegele (2 times)
* 13 & 14 March: COC #8 in Zakopane
** Men's winners: Ulrich Wohlgenannt (2 times)

2020–21 FIS Ski Jumping Alpen Cup

* 12 & 13 September 2020: OPA #1 in Berchtesgaden
** Winners #1: Žak Mogel (m) / Jerneja Repinc Zupančič
** Winners #2: Niklas Bachlinger (m) / Klára Ulrichová
* 18 & 19 December 2020: OPA #2 in Seefeld in Tirol, Seefeld
** Men's winner: Elias Medwed (2 times)
** Women's winner: Nika Prevc (2 times)
* 23 & 24 January: OPA #3 in Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof
** Men's winners: David Haagen (No. 1) / Daniel Tschofenig (No. 2)
** Women's winner: Hannah Wiegele (2 times)
* 20 & 21 February: OPA #4 in Ramsau am Dachstein, Ramsau (Men's only)
** Men's winners: Markus Müller (No. 1) / Jonas Schuster (No. 2)
* 12 – 14 March: OPA #5 in Prémanon
** Men's winners: Markus Müller (No. 1) / Julijan Smid (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Joséphine Pagnier (No. 1) / Nika Prevc (No. 2)

2020–21 FIS Ski Cup

* 3 & 4 October 2020: FC #1 in Râșnov
** Men's winners: Yevhen Marusiak (No. 1) / Vitaliy Kalinichenko (No. 2)
** ''Women's competitions are cancelled''.
* 11 – 13 December 2020: FC #2 in Kandersteg
** Men's winner: Niklas Bachlinger (2 times)
** Women's winners: Julia Clair (No. 1) / Joséphine Pagnier (No. 2)
* 9 & 10 January: FC #3 in Zakopane (Only men's)
** Men's winner: Elias Medwed (2 times)
* 19 & 20 January: FC #4 in Szczyrk (Only men's)
** Men's winners: Richard Freitag (No. 1) / Philipp Raimund (No. 2)
* 6 & 7 February: FC #5 in Lahti (Only men's)
** Winners: Hannes Landerer (No. 1) / Dominik Peter (No. 2)
* 20 & 21 February: FC #6 in Villach
** Men's winner: Maximilian Ortner (2 times)
** Women's winners: Tinkara Komar (No. 1) / Štěpánka Ptáčková (No. 2)
* 26 & 27 February: FC #7 in Oberhof, Germany, Oberhof (final)
** Men's winners: Maximilian Ortner (No. 1) / Francisco Mörth (No. 2)
** Women's winner: Jerneja Repinc Zupančič (2 times)

Ski Mountaineering

* 1 – 6 March:2021 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering in La Massana

2020–21 ISMF World Cup

* 19 & 20 December 2020: WC #1 in Pontedilegno Tonale
** Sprint Race winners: Thibault Anselmet (m) / Marianne Fatton (f)
** Women's Vertical Long Race winner: Axelle Mollaret

Snooker

;2020–21 snooker season
;World Seniors Tour
* 19 – 22 August 2020: 2020 World Seniors Championship in Sheffield
** In the final, Jimmy White defeated Ken Doherty, 5–4.

;Snooker world rankings, WR
* 13 September – 30 October 2020: 2020 Championship League (2020–21 season), 2020 Championship League in Milton Keynes
** Kyren Wilson defeated Judd Trump, 3–1.
* 21 – 27 September 2020: 2020 European Masters (2020–21 season), 2020 European Masters in Milton Keynes
** In the final, Mark Selby defeated Martin Gould, 9–8.
* 12 – 18 October 2020: 2020 English Open (snooker), 2020 English Open in Milton Keynes
** Judd Trump defeated Neil Robertson, 9–8.
* 16 – 22 November 2020: 2020 Northern Ireland Open in Milton Keynes
** Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan, 9–7.
* 23 November – 6 December 2020: 2020 UK Championship in Milton Keynes
** Neil Robertson defeated Judd Trump, 10–9.
* 7 – 13 December 2020: 2020 Scottish Open (snooker), 2020 Scottish Open in Milton Keynes
** Mark Selby defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan, 9–3.
* 14 – 20 December 2020: 2020 World Grand Prix (2020–21 season), 2020 World Grand Prix in Milton Keynes
** Judd Trump defeated Jack Lisowski, 10–7.
* 17 April – 3 May: 2021 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield

;NR
* 2 – 8 November 2020: 2020 Champion of Champions in Milton Keynes
** Mark Allen (snooker player), Mark Allen defeated Neil Robertson, 10–6.

Snowboard

* 19 – 21 December 2020: FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships in Schönberg-Lachtal
** Parallel Slalom winners: Dmitry Loginov (m) / Sofia Nadyrshina (f)
** Parallel Giant Slalom winners: Dmitry Loginov (m) / Sofia Nadyrshina (f)
* 9 February – 16 March: FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2021 in Idre, Rogla, Almaty and Aspen, Colorado, Aspen
** Snowboard Cross winners: Lucas Eguibar (m) / Charlotte Bankes (f)
** Team Snowboard Cross winners: (Jarryd Hughes & Belle Brockhoff)
** Parallel Giant Slalom winners: Dmitry Loginov (m) / Selina Jörg (f)
** Parallel Slalom winners: Benjamin Karl (m) / Sofia Nadyrshina (f)
** Slopestyle winners: Marcus Kleveland (m) / Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (f)
** Halfpipe winners: Yuto Totsuka (m) / Chloe Kim (f)
** Big Air winners: Mark McMorris (m) / Laurie Blouin (f)
* 15 – 28 March: 2021 FIS Snowboarding Junior World Championships in Krasnoyarsk
** Parallel giant slalom winners: Iaroslav Stepanko (m) / Sofia Nadyrshina (f)
** Parallel team winners: I (Iaroslav Stepanko, Sofia Nadyrshina)
** Parallel slalom winners: Vsevolod Martynov (m) / Sofia Nadyrshina (f)
** Halfpipe winners: Kaishu Nakagawa (m) / Manon Kaji (f)
** Snowboard cross winners: Éliot Grondin (m) / Sára Strnadová (f)
** Snowboard cross team winners: II (Daniil Donskikh, Valeriya Komnatnaya)
** Big air winners: Taiga Hasegawa (m) / Yura Murase (f)
** Slopestyle winners: Rikuto Watanabe (m) / Evy Poppe (f)

2020–21 FIS Snowboard World Cup

;Snowboard Cross
* 22 – 24 January: WC #1 in Chiesa in Valmalenco
** Men's winners: Glenn de Blois (No. 1) / Alessandro Hämmerle (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Michela Moioli (No. 1) / Eva Samková (No. 2)
* 16 – 18 February: WC #2 in Reiteralm
** Winners: Alessandro Hämmerle (m) / Michela Moioli (f)
* 3 – 5 March: WC #3 in Bakuriani
** Men's winners: Éliot Grondin (No. 1) / Omar Visintin (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Eva Samková (No. 1) / Charlotte Bankes (No. 2)

;Parallel Snowboard
* 12 December 2020: WC #1 in Cortina d'Ampezzo
** Winners: Roland Fischnaller (snowboarder), Roland Fischnaller (m) / Ester Ledecká (f)
* 17 December 2020: WC #2 in Carezza
** Winners: Benjamin Karl (m) / Ramona Theresia Hofmeister (f)
* 9 January: WC #3 in Scuol
** Winners: Igor Sluev (m) / Sofia Nadyrshina (f)
* 12 & 13 January: WC #4 in Bad Gastein
** Winners: Aaron March (m) / Sofia Nadyrshina (f)
** Team winners: I (Andreas Prommegger & Claudia Riegler (snowboarder), Claudia Riegler)
* 30 January: WC #5 in Moscow
** Winners: Dmitriy Karlagachev (m) / Daniela Ulbing (f)
* 6 & 7 February: WC #6 in Bannoye, Voronezh Oblast, Bannoye
** Parallel Giant Slalom winners: Dmitry Loginov (m) / Ramona Theresia Hofmeister (f)
** Parallel Slalom winners: Dmitry Loginov (m) / Julie Zogg (f)
* 6 March: WC #7 in Rogla
** Winners: Žan Košir (m) / Ramona Theresia Hofmeister (f)

;Halfpipe
* 19 – 23 January: WC #1 in Laax
** Winners: Yūto Totsuka (m) / Chloe Kim (f)
* 18 – 21 March: WC #2 in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen
** Winners: Yūto Totsuka (m) / Chloe Kim (f)

;Slopestyle
* 19 – 23 January: WC #1 in Laax
** Winners: Niklas Mattsson (m) / Jamie Anderson (snowboarder), Jamie Anderson (f)
* 19 & 20 March: WC #2 in Aspen, Colorado, Aspen
** Winners: Marcus Kleveland (m) / Anna Gasser (f)

;Big Air
* 7 – 9 January: WC #1 in Kreischberg (final)
** Winners: Maxence Parrot (m) / Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (f)

2020–21 FIS Snowboard Europa Cup

;Parallel Snowboard
* 16 & 17 January: EC #1 in Simonhöhe
** Men's winners: Alexander Payer (No. 1) / Michał Nowaczyk (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Tsubaki Miki (No. 1) / Michelle Dekker (No. 2)
* 23 & 24 January: EC #2 in Davos
** Men's winners: Cody Winters (No. 1) / Lukas Mathies (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Ladina Jenny (No. 1) / Claudia Riegler (skier), Claudia Riegler (No. 2)
* 6 & 7 February: EC #3 in Lenzerheide
** Men's winners: Dominik Burgstaller (No. 1) / Črt Ikovic (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Annamari Dancha (No. 1) / Flurina Neva Bätschi (No. 2)
* 27 & 28 February: EC #4 in Villnöß
** Men's winners: Gabriel Messner (No. 1) / Aron Juritz (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Lucia Dalmasso (No. 1) / Larissa Gasser (No. 2)
* 13 & 14 March: EC #5 in Davos
** Parallel Giant Slalom winners: Iaroslav Stepanko (m) / Ladina Jenny (f)
** ''Parallel Slalom are cancelled here''.

;Slopestyle
* 21 – 23 December 2020: EC #1 in Piz Corvatsch, Corvatsch
** Winners: Emil Zulian (m) / Tess Coady (f)
* 28 – 31 January: EC #2 in Crans-Montana
** Winners: Nicolas Huber (m) / Evy Poppe (f)
* 21 & 22 February: EC #3 in Götschen
** Winners: Leon Gütl (m) / Livia Tannò (f)
* 11 March: EC #4 in Leysin
** Winners: Jonas Junker (m) / Mia Brookes (f)

;Halfpipe
* 28 – 31 January: EC #1 in Crans-Montana
** Winners: André Höflich (m) / Elizabeth Hosking (f)
* 8 March: EC #2 in Leysin
** Winners: Elias Allenspach (m) / Elena Schütz (f)

;Snowboard Cross
* 26 January – 5 February: EC #1 in Isola 2000
** Men's winners: Merlin Surget (No. 1) / Quentin Sodogas (No. 2) / Matteo Menconi (No. 3)
** Women's winners: Chloé Trespeuch (2 times) / Muriel Jost (No. 3)
* 12 & 13 February: EC #2 in Chiesa in Valmalenco
** Men's winners: Luca Hämmerle (No. 1) / Julian Lüftner (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Margaux Herpin (No. 1) / Maeva Estevez (No. 2)
* 27 & 28 February: EC #3 in Reiteralm (Styria), Reiteralm
** Men's winners: Michael Perle (No. 1) / Guillaume Herpin (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Margaux Herpin (2 times)
* 6 & 7 March: EC #4 in Montafon/Gargellen
** Men's winners: Guillaume Herpin (No. 1) / Andreas Kroh (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Margaux Herpin (No. 1) / Livia Molodyh (No. 2)
* 12 – 14 March: EC #5 in Lenk im Simmental
** Men's winners: Sebastian Jud (No. 1) / ''Second is cancelled''
** Women's winners: Audrey McManiman (No. 1) / ''Second is cancelled''

;Big Air
* 8 & 9 February: EC #1 in Kopaonik
** Winners: Nicolas Huber (m) / Maria Hidalgo (f)
* 19 February: EC #2 in Davos
** Winners: Moritz Boll (m) / Mia Brookes (f)
* 21 & 22 February: EC #3 in Götschen
** Winners: Gabriel Adams (m) / Ariane Burri (f)
* 27 February: EC #4 in Moscow
** Winners: Nicolas Huber (m) / Varvara Romanova (f)
* 5 & 6 March: EC #5 in Götschen
** Men's winners: Ožbe Kuhar (No. 1) / Niklas Huber (No. 2)
** Women's winners: Eveliina Taka (No. 1) / Amber Fennell (No. 2)

Softball

*2021 U-23 Men's Softball World Cup
*2021 WBSC U-12 Softball World Cup
*2021 WBSC U-18 Women's Softball World Cup
*2021 WBSC U-15 Women's Softball World Cup

2021 Little League Baseball World Series

*Men
*Women

2021 Junior League Baseball World Series

*Women

2021 Senior League Baseball World Series

*Men
*Women

Speed Skating

* 16 – 17 January: 2021 European Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen
** Allround winners: Patrick Roest (m) / Antoinette de Jong (f)
** Sprint winners: Thomas Krol (m) / Jutta Leerdam (f)
* 22 – 24 January: 2021 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Gdańsk
** 500 m winners: Konstantin Ivliev (m) / Suzanne Schulting (f)
** 1000 m winners: Semion Elistratov (m) / Suzanne Schulting (f)
** 1500 m winners: Semion Elistratov (m) / Suzanne Schulting (f)
** Men's 5000 m Relay winners: (Itzhak de Laat, Dylan Hoogerwerf, Sjinkie Knegt, Jens van 't Wout, ''Friso Emons'')
** Women's 3000 m Relay winners: (Gwendoline Daudet, Tifany Huot-Marchand, Aurélie Lévêque, Aurélie Monvoisin)
* 11 – 14 February: 2021 World Single Distances Speed Skating Championships in Heerenveen
* 5 – 7 March: 2021 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships in Dordrecht

2020–21 ISU Speed Skating World Cup

* 22 – 24 January: 2020–21 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 1 in Heerenveen
** 500 m #1 winners: Dai Dai Ntab (m) / Femke Kok (f)
** 500 m #2 winners: Artem Arefyev (m) / Femke Kok (f)
** 1000 m winners: Thomas Krol (m) / Brittany Bowe (f)
** 1500 m winners: Thomas Krol (m) / Brittany Bowe (f)
** Women's 3000 m winner: Irene Schouten
** Men's 5000 m winner: Patrick Roest
** Mass Start winners: Arjan Stroetinga (m) / Irene Schouten (f)
** Team Pursuit winners: (Sven Kramer, Chris Huizinga, Beau Snellink) (m) / (Ivanie Blondin, Isabelle Weidemann, Valerie Maltais) (f)
* 29 – 31 January: 2020–21 ISU Speed Skating World Cup – World Cup 2 in Heerenveen
** 500 m #1 winners: Pavel Kulizhnikov (m) / Femke Kok (f)
** 500 m #2 winners: Ronald Mulder (m) / Femke Kok (f)
** 1000 m winners: Kai Verbij (m) / Brittany Bowe (f)
** 1500 m winners: Thomas Krol (m) / Brittany Bowe (f)
** Women's 3000 m winner: Natalia Voronina
** Men's 5000 m winner: Patrick Roest
** Mass Start winners: Jorrit Bergsma (m) / Irene Schouten (f)
** Team Pursuit winners: (Sverre Lunde Pedersen, Allan Dahl Johansson, Hallgeir Engebråten) (m) / (Ivanie Blondin, Isabelle Weidemann, Valerie Maltais) (f)

Speed skiing

* 18 – 21 March: 2021 Speed Skiing World Championship in Vars, Hautes-Alpes, Vars
** ''Event Cancelled''.

2020–21 Speed Skiing World Cup

* 22 – 24 January: WC #1 in Gavarnie/Gèdre
** ''Event Cancelled''.
* 3 & 4 March: WC #2 in Grandvalira/Grau Roig
** ''Event Cancelled''.
* 9 – 13 March: WC #3 in Idre
** Speed Skiing #1 winners: Simon Billy (m) / Britta Backlund (f)
** Speed Skiing #2 winners: Simon Billy (m) / Valentina Greggio (f)
** Speed Skiing #3 winners: Simon Billy (m) / Britta Backlund (f)
* 21 – 24 March: 2021 WC #4 in Vars, Hautes-Alpes, Vars (final)
** ''Event Cancelled''.

Sport climbing

*2021 IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships

Squash (sport), Squash

*2021 World Junior Squash Championships

2020–21 PSA World Tour

;World Tour Platinum
* 10–17 October 2020: Egyptian Squash Open, CIB Egyptian Squash Open in Cairo
** Men's: Ali Farag defeated Tarek Momen, 11–8, 11–3, 11–4.
** Women's: Nour El Sherbini defeated Nouran Gohar, 11–9, 11–9, 11–6.
* 1–7 November 2020: Qatar Classic in Doha
** Men's: Ali Farag defeated Paul Coll, 11–8, 6–11, 11–9, 11–9.

;World Tour Gold
* 7 – 12 December 2020: Black Ball Squash Open, CIB Black Ball Squash Open in Cairo
** Women's: Sarah-Jane Perry defeated Hania El Hammamy, 4–11, 9–11, 11–9, 12–10, 11–9.
* 13 – 18 December 2020: Black Ball Squash Open, CIB Black Ball Squash Open in Cairo
** Men's: Fares Dessouky defeated Ali Farag, 5–11, 8–11, 11–7, 11–8, 11–8.

;World Tour Silver
* 16–22 September 2020: Manchester Open (squash), Manchester Open in Manchester
** Men's: Mohamed El Shorbagy defeated Karim Abdel Gawad, 9–11, 11–8, 11–7, 13–11.
** Women's: Nour El Tayeb defeated Camille Serme, 3–11, 11–8, 11–7, 11–3.

Surfing

*2021 World Junior Surfing Championships

Synchronized skating

*2021 ISU World Junior Synchronized Skating Championships

Table tennis

*TBD: 2021 World Table Tennis Championships
*TBD: 2021 World Team Table Tennis Championships
*2021 World Junior Table Tennis Championships

Taekwondo

*TBD: 2021 World Taekwondo Championships in Wuxi, China

Telemark skiing

* 15 – 21 March: 2021 World Telemarking Championships and 2021 FIS Telemark Junior World Championships in Melchsee-Frutt
** Senior Sprint winners: Bastien Dayer (m) / Amélie Wenger-Reymond (f)
** Junior Sprint winners: Alexis Page (m) / Kaja Bjørnstad Konow (f)
** Senior Parallel Sprint winners: Trym Nygaard Løken (m) / Amélie Wenger-Reymond (f)
** Junior Parallel Sprint winners: Giacomo Bormolini (m) / Kaja Bjørnstad Konow (f)
** Senior Parallel Sprint Team winners:
** Junior Parallel Sprint Team winners:
** Senior Classic winners: Bastien Dayer (m) / Amélie Wenger-Reymond (f)
** Junior Classic winners: Charly Petex (m) / Kaja Bjørnstad Konow (f)

2021 Telemark Skiing World Cup

* 21 – 25 January: WC #1 in Bad Hindelang/Oberjoch
** Men's Sprint winners: Jure Aleš (No. 1) / Nicolas Michel (No. 2)
** Women's Sprint winner: Amélie Wenger-Reymond (2 times)
** Men's Parallel Sprint winners: Bastien Dayer (No. 1) / Trym Nygaard Løken (No. 2)
** Women's Parallel Sprint winners: Beatrice Zimmermann (No. 1) / Amélie Wenger-Reymond (No. 2)
** Men's Classic winners: Noé Claye (No. 1) / Nicolas Michel (No. 2)
** Women's Classic winner: Amélie Wenger-Reymond (2 times)
* 28 – 31 January: WC #2 in Krvavec Ski Resort, Krvavec
** ''Event Cancelled''.
* 10 – 13 February: WC #3 in Passy Plaine-Joux
** Men's Sprint winners: Nicolas Michel (No. 1) / Bastien Dayer (No. 2)
** Women's Sprint winner: Amélie Wenger-Reymond (2 times)
** Men's Classic winners: Bastien Dayer (2 times)
** Women's Classic winner: Amélie Wenger-Reymond (2 times)
* 8 & 9 March: WC #4 in Saint-Gervais-les-Bains
** ''Event Cancelled''.
* 10 – 15 March: WC #5 in Thyon/4 Vallèes
** Men's Sprint winner: Bastien Dayer
** Women's Sprint winner: Amélie Wenger-Reymond
** Men's Classic winner: Trym Nygaard Løken
** Women's Classic winner: Amélie Wenger-Reymond

Tennis

Grand Slam

* 8 – 21 February: 2021 Australian Open in Melbourne
** Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic defeated Daniil Medvedev, 7–5, 6–2, 6–2.
** Women's Singles: Naomi Osaka defeated Jennifer Brady, 6–4, 6–3.
** Men's Doubles: Ivan Dodig & Filip Polášek defeated Rajeev Ram & Joe Salisbury, 6–3, 6–4.
** Women's Doubles: Elise Mertens & Aryna Sabalenka defeated Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková, 6–2, 6–3.
** Mixed Doubles: Barbora Krejčíková & Rajeev Ram defeated Samantha Stosur & Matthew Ebden, 6–1, 6–4.
*30 May – 12 June: 2021 French Open
*28 June – 11 July: 2021 Wimbledon Championships
*30 August – 12 September: 2021 US Open (tennis), 2021 U.S. Open

2021 ATP Tour

;ATP Tour 250
* 7 – 13 January: 2021 Delray Beach Open in Delray Beach, Florida, Delray Beach
** Singles: Hubert Hurkacz defeated Sebastian Korda, 6–3, 6–3.
** Doubles: Ariel Behar & Gonzalo Escobar defeated Christian Harrison & Ryan Harrison, 6–7^(5–7), 7–6^(7–4), [10–4].
* 7 – 13 January: 2021 Antalya Open in Antalya
** Singles: Alex De Minaur defeated Alexander Bublik, 2–0, ret.
** Doubles: Nikola Mektić & Mate Pavić defeated Ivan Dodig & Filip Polášek, 6–2, 6–4.
* 1 – 7 February: 2021 Great Ocean Road Open in Melbourne
** Singles: Jannik Sinner defeated Stefano Travaglia, 7–6^(7–4), 6–4.
** Doubles: Jamie Murray & Bruno Soares defeated Juan Sebastián Cabal & Robert Farah (tennis), Robert Farah, 6–3, 7–6^(9–7).
* 1 – 7 February: 2021 Murray River Open in Melbourne
** Singles: Dan Evans (tennis), Dan Evans defeated Félix Auger-Aliassime, 6–2, 6–3.
** Doubles: Nikola Mektić & Mate Pavić defeated Jérémy Chardy & Fabrice Martin, 7–6^(7–2), 6–3.

;Teams
* 2 – 7 February: 2021 ATP Cup in Melbourne
** In the final, defeated , 2–0, to win their first ATP Cup.

2021 WTA Tour

;WTA 500
* 6 – 13 January: 2021 Abu Dhabi Women's Tennis Open in Abu Dhabi
** Singles: Aryna Sabalenka defeated Veronika Kudermetova, 6–2, 6–2.
** Doubles: Shuko Aoyama & Ena Shibahara defeated Hayley Carter & Luisa Stefani, 7–6^(7–5), 6–4.
* 31 January – 7 February: 2021 Yarra Valley Classic in Melbourne
** Singles: Ashleigh Barty defeated Garbiñe Muguruza, 7–6^(7–3), 6–4.
** Doubles: Shuko Aoyama & Ena Shibahara defeated Anna Kalinskaya & Viktória Kužmová, 6–3, 6–4.
* 31 January – 7 February: 2021 Gippsland Trophy in Melbourne
** Singles: Elise Mertens defeated Kaia Kanepi, 6–4, 6–1.
** Doubles: Barbora Krejčíková & Kateřina Siniaková defeated Chan Hao-ching & Latisha Chan, 6–3, 7–6^(7–4).
* 3 – 7 February: 2021 Grampians Trophy in Melbourne
** Singles: Anett Kontaveit vs Ann Li (tennis), Ann Li, ''The final was abandoned due to a delay in schedule''.
** Doubles: ''Not was''.

;WTA 250
* 13 – 19 February: 2021 Phillip Island Trophy in Melbourne
** Singles: Daria Kasatkina defeated Marie Bouzková, 4–6, 6–2, 6–2.
** Doubles: Ankita Raina & Kamilla Rakhimova defeated Anna Blinkova & Anastasia Potapova, 2–6, 6–4, [10–7].

Triathlon

Volleyball

* 23 September – 3 October: 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship
* 24 August – 2 September: 2021 FIVB Volleyball Boys' U19 World Championship
* 9–18 July 2021: 2021 FIVB Volleyball Women's U20 World Championship defeated 3–0 to win their 2nd title.
* 20–29 September 2021: 2021 FIVB Volleyball Girls' U18 World Championship

Asian Volleyball Confederation, AVC

* 29 August 29 – 5 September: 2021 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship
* 12–19 September: 2021 Asian Men's Volleyball Championship

African Volleyball Confederation, CAVB

* 18 – 26 February: 2020 African Volleyball Championship U21 in Cairo
** Group Stage Format: 1st. , 2nd. , 3rd. , 4th.
** Egypt qualified at the 2021 FIVB Volleyball Men's U21 World Championship.
* 1 – 9 March: Girls' Africa Volleyball Championship U18 and African Volleyball Championship U19 in Abuja

European Volleyball Confederation, CEV

* 22 September 2020 – 1 May: 2020–21 CEV Champions League
* 24 November 2020 – 1 May: 2020–21 CEV Women's Champions League
* 8 October 2020 – 24 March: 2020–21 CEV Challenge Cup
* 10 November 2020 – TBD 2020–21 CEV Women's Challenge Cup
* 10 November 2020 – 23 March: 2020–21 Men's CEV Cup
* 10 November 2020 – TBD: 2020–21 Women's CEV Cup

;Regional leagues
* 27 September 2020 – TBD: 2020–21 MEVZA League
* 26 September 2020 – 27 February: 2020–21 Baltic Men Volleyball League

Water Polo

*2021 FINA World Men's Youth Water Polo Championships
* 12 November 2019 – 1 July: 2020 FINA Men's Water Polo World League defeated 9–8 to won their 3rd title.
* 12 November 2019 – 19 June: 2020 FINA Women's Water Polo World League defeated 14–8 to won their 14th title.

LEN

* 11 November 2020 – 5 Jun: 2020–21 LEN Champions League (final 8 in Hannover) Pro Recco defeated Ferencvárosi TC (men's water polo), FTC Telekom 9–6 to win their 9th title.
* 13 November 2020 – 8 May: 2020–21 LEN Euro Cup Szolnoki Vízilabda SC, Szolnok won their first title.

Water Skiing & Wakeboarding

Olympic weightlifting, Weightlifting

* 2 – 7 April: 2021 African Weightlifting Championships in Antananarivo
* 3 – 11 April: 2021 European Weightlifting Championships in Moscow
* 16 – 25 April: 2020 Asian Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent
* 18 – 25 April: 2020 Pan American Weightlifting Championships in Santo Domingo
* 30 April – 2 May: 7th European Union Cup in Cottonera
* 23 – 31 May: 2021 IWF Junior World Weightlifting Championships in Jeddah
* 7 – 17 December: 2021 World Weightlifting Championships in Tashkent

Wrestling

2021 Wrestling Continental Championships

* Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo ⇒ 1–7 August
* 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo ⇒ 2–10 October
* 2021 European Wrestling Championships in Warsaw ⇒ 19–25 April
* 2021 Asian Wrestling Championships in Almaty ⇒ 13–18 April
* 2021 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Guatemala City ⇒ 27–30 May
* 2021 World Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Sofia ⇒ 6–9 May
* 2021 European Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Budapest ⇒ 18–21 March
* 2021 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Almaty ⇒ 9–11 April
* 2021 African & Oceania Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Hammamet, Tunisia, Hammamet ⇒ 2–4 April
* 2021 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade ⇒ 1–7 November
* 2021 European U23 Wrestling Championship in Skopje ⇒ 17–23 May
* 2021 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Ufa ⇒ 16–22 August
* 2021 European Juniors Wrestling Championships in Dortmund ⇒ 28 June–4 July
* Wrestling at the 2021 Junior Pan American Games in Cali ⇒ 1–4 December
* 2021 World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Budapest ⇒ 19–25 July
* 2021 European Cadets Wrestling Championships in Samokov ⇒ 14–20 June
* 2021 Veterans World Wrestling Championships in Loutraki ⇒ 19–24 October

2021 Wrestling International tournament

* 2021 Yasar Dogu Tournament in Istanbul ⇒ 25–27 June
* 2021 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament in Istanbul ⇒ 18–20 June
* 2021 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament in Plovdiv ⇒ 8–11 April
* Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2021 in Krasnoyarsk ⇒ 27–30 May
* 2021 Grand Prix Zagreb Open in Zagreb ⇒ 16–17 January
* Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2021 in Nice ⇒ 15–17 January
* 2021 Poland Open in Warsaw ⇒ 8–13 June
* Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 in Rome ⇒ 4–7 March

Wushu (sport), Wushu

*2023: 2023 World Wushu Championships in Dallas
*TBD: 8th World Junior Wushu Championships in
*TBD: 4th World Taijiquan Championships in Catania

References

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