2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them.

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Air sports

* February 13 – October 13:

2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship The 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship was the tenth Red Bull Air Race World Championship series, contested over eight events in seven countries held between February and October. British pilot Paul Bonhomme won his third world title by fiv ...

** February 13 & 14:

2015 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Abu Dhabi was the first round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emir ...

in Abu Dhabi *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Cristian Bolton ** May 16 & 17:

2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Chiba was the second round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held in Chiba, Chiba, Chiba, a port city in Japan. Cham ...

in Chiba *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Petr Kopfstein ** May 30 & 31:

2015 Red Bull Air Race of Rovinj The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Rovinj was the third round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held in Rovinj, a coastal city in Croatia. The race was w ...

Rovinj Rovinj (; it, Rovigno; Istriot: or ; grc, Ρυγίνιον, Rygínion; la, Ruginium) is a city in Croatia situated on the north Adriatic Sea with a population of 14,294 (2011). Located on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, it is a p ...

*** Open Master Class winner: Hannes Arch *** Open Challenger Class winner: Daniel Ryfa ** July 4 & 5:

2015 Red Bull Air Race of Budapest The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Budapest was the fourth round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held on the Danube river in Budapest, Hungary. Austria' ...

Budapest Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population ...

*** Open Master Class winner: Hannes Arch *** Open Challenger Class winner: Daniel Ryfa ** August 15 & 16:

2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Ascot was the fifth round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Ascot Racecourse in the United Kingdom. Cham ...

in Ascot *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Petr Kopfstein ** September 5 & 6:

2015 Red Bull Air Race of Spielberg The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Spielberg was the sixth round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Red Bull Ring, in Spielberg, Austria. After ...

Spielberg Steven Allan Spielberg (; born December 18, 1946) is an American director, writer, and producer. A major figure of the New Hollywood era and pioneer of the modern blockbuster, he is the most commercially successful director of all time. Spie ...

*** Open Master Class winner: Matt Hall *** Open Challenger Class winner: Mikaël Brageot ** September 26 & 27:

2015 Red Bull Air Race of Fort Worth The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Fort Worth was the seventh round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth, Texas ...

in Fort Worth *** Open Master Class winner: Paul Bonhomme *** Open Challenger Class winner: Mikaël Brageot ** October 17 & 18:

2015 Red Bull Air Race of Las Vegas The 2015 Red Bull Air Race of Las Vegas was the eighth round of the 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season, the tenth season of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship. The event was held at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway, on the outskirts ...

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

*** Open Master Class winner: Matt Hall *** Open Challenger Class winner: Mikaël Brageot

World Championships

* January 13–24: AirSports FAI Paragliding World Championships 2015 in

Roldanillo Roldanillo is a town and municipality located in the Department of Valle del Cauca, Colombia. It is also a tourist hotspot and known as Colombia's flying capital. It has hosted a range of international competitions, including the paragliding ...

** Open Individual Cross Country winner: Honorin Hamard ** Women's Individual Cross-Country winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville ** Open Team Cross Country winners: (Torsten Siegel, Marc Wensauer, Ulrich Prinz, Andreas "Pepe" Malecki, Yvonne Dathe) * February 28 – March 13: AirSports FAI Hang Gliding Class 1 World Championships 2015 in

Valle de Bravo Valle de Bravo () is one of 125 municipalities in State of Mexico, Mexico. The largest town and municipal seat is the town of Valle de Bravo. It is located on the shore of Lake Avándaro, approximately 156 km (97 miles) southwest of Mexico ...

** Open Individual Hang Gliding winner: Christian Ciech ** Open Team Hang Gliding winners: (Christian Ciech, Filippo Oppici, Davide Guiducci, Suan Selenati, Tullio Gervasoni, Valentino Baù) * June 27 – July 2: Air Sports FAI Paramotor Slalom World Championships 2015 in Legnica ** Open Paraglider Control Foot Launched Flown Solo winner: Jérémy Penone ** Open Team winners: ** Open Paraglider Control Landplane Flown Solo winner: Wojtek Bógdał ** Mixed Paraglider Control Landplane Flown winners: * July 20–24: Air Sports FAI Precision Flying World Championships 2015 in Skive ** Open Individual winner: Damien Vadon ** Open Individual Landing Trophy winner: Mauri Hälinen ** Open Individual Navigation Trophy winner: Marcin Skalik ** Open Team Trophy winners: (Marcin Skalik, Bolesław Radomski, Michał Wieczorek) ** Open Team Landing Trophy winners: (Tomáš Rajdl, David Černý, Jiří Jakeš) * August 2–13: Women's Air Sports FAI Gliding World Championships 2015 in Arnborg ** Women's 15 meters Class winner: Anne Ducarouge ** Women's Club Class winner: Sabrina Vogt ** Women's Standard Class winner: Aude Grangeray * August 2–15: Air Sports FAI 13.5m Class Gliding World Championships 2015 in

Pociūnai Airport Pociūnai is a village in the east of Radviliškis district municipality in Šiauliai County, Lithuania. It is located on the A9 Panevėžys–Šiauliai Šiauliai (; bat-smg, Šiaulē; german: Schaulen, ) is the fourth largest city in Lith ...

** Open 13.5m Class winner: Stefano Ghiorzo * August 5–15: Air Sports FAI Glider Aerobatic World Championships 2015 in

Zbraslavice Airport Zbraslavice Airport (ICAO: LKZB) is located 1,5 km North of the small city of Zbraslavice, near the main motorway nr. 126. between the city of Zbraslavice and Štipoklasy village in Central Bohemia. The airfield may be used by light aircraft, ...

** Open Unlimited winner: Ferenc Tóth ** Open Team Unlimited winners: (Přemysl Vávra, Miroslav Červenka, Lucie Pešková) ** Open Advanced winner: Miroslav Černý ** Open Team Advanced winners: (Sławomir Talowski, Katarzyna Żmudziński, Michał Andrzejewski) * August 9–16: Air Sports FAI Aerobatic Model Aircraft World Championships 2015 in

Dübendorf Dübendorf is a municipality in the district of Uster in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. It is a suburb of Zürich in Switzerland with a population of about 30,000 (2021). It is the fourth largest city in the canton, after Zürich, Winter ...

** Open F3A winner: Christophe Paysant-Leroux ** Open Junior F3A winner: Joseph Szczur ** Open Team F3A winners: * August 9–17: Air Sports FAI Paragliding Accuracy World Championships 2015 in

Puncak Puncak or Puncak Pass (Indonesian for "top" or "peak") is a mountain pass in West Java, Indonesia. The pass connects the city of Bogor and Bandung, and is spread within the regencies of Bogor, Cianjur, and Sukabumi. Puncak Pass is located betwee ...

** Men's Individual winner: Dede Supratman * August 13–16: Air Sports FAI Helicopter World Championships 2015 in Przylep ** Open Helicopter winners: (Maxim Sotnikov, Oleg Puajukas) ** Women's Helicopter winners: (Liudmila Kosenkova, Elena Prokofyeva) ** Open Team winners: * August 20–29: Air Sports FAI Aerobatic World Championships 201 in

Châteauroux Châteauroux (; ; oc, Chasteurós) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate ...

** Men's Unlimited winner: Alexandre Orlowski ** Women's Unlimited winner: Aude Lemordant * August 26–28: Air Sports FAI F1E For Free Flight Model Aircraft World Championships 2015 in

Zlatibor Zlatibor ( sr-cyr, Златибoр ) is a mountainous region situated in the western part of Serbia. Among the most popular places in Serbia for tourism, Zlatibor's main attractions include health tourism, skiing, and hiking and the longest p ...

** Open Junior Individual F1E winner: Viktoria Drmlova ** Open Junior Team F1E winners: ** Open Individual F1E winner Jaromir Orel ** Open Team F1E winners: * September 5–12: Air Sports FAI Sailplane Grand Prix World Championships 2015 in

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

** Open Individual winner: Maximilian Seis * October 21–24: Air Sports FAI Indoor Skydiving World Championships 2015 in

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 milli ...

** Open Freestyle winners: ** Open Junior Freestyle winners: ** Open Formation Skydiving 4-Way winners: ** Women's Formation Skydiving 4-Way winners: ** Open Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: * December 1–12: Air Sports FAI Junior Gliding World Championships 2015 in

Narromine Narromine ( /næroʊmaɪn/) is a rural Australian town located approximately 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Dubbo in the Orana region of New South Wales. The town is at the centre of Narromine Shire. The 2016 census recorded a population o ...

** Open Club Class winner: Tom Arscott ** Open Standard Class winner: Matthew Scutter * December 1–12: FIA World Air Games 2015 in

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

** Gold and total medal winner:

Alpine skiing

Amateur boxing

American football

Super Bowl XLIX Super Bowl XLIX was an American football game played to determine the champions of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2014 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots defeated the National Football Conf ...

– the New England Patriots (AFC) won 28–24 over the Seattle Seahawks (NFC) **Location:

University of Phoenix Stadium A university () is an institution of higher (or tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several academic disciplines. Universities typically offer both undergraduate and postgraduate programs. In the United States, th ...

**Attendance: 70,288 **MVP:

Tom Brady Thomas Edward Patrick Brady Jr. (born August 3, 1977) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He spent his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots organization, with which ...

, QB (New England)

Aquatics

Archery

Indoor

* November 8, 2014 – February 8, 2015: 2014–15 WA Indoor Archery Calendar ** November 8 & 9, 2014: Indoor Archery World Cup #1 in Marrakesh *** and won 2 gold medals each. France won the overall medal tally. ** December 6 & 7, 2014: Indoor Archery World Cup #2 in

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

*** and the won 2 gold medals each. The United States won the overall medal tally. ** January 23–25, 2015: Indoor Archery World Cup #3 in Nîmes *** and won 2 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally. ** February 6 – 8, 2015: Indoor Archery World Cup #4 (final) in

*** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Other indoor archery championships

* December 8 & 9, 2014: Indoor Para Archery World Cup in Bangkok ** and the won 1 gold medal each. won the overall medal tally. * February 24 – 28: European Indoor Archery Championships in Koper ** , , , , and won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.

Outdoor

* May 5 – October 25: 2015 WA Outdoor Archery Calendar ** May 5 – 10: Outdoor Archery World Cup #1 in

Shanghai Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowin ...

*** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** May 26 – 31: Outdoor Archery World Cup #2 in

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*** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** August 11–16: Outdoor Archery World Cup #3 in

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

*** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** September 8–13: Outdoor Archery World Cup #4 in Medellín *** won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally. ** October 24 & 25: Outdoor Archery World Cup Final in

Mexico City Mexico City ( es, link=no, Ciudad de México, ; abbr.: CDMX; Nahuatl: ''Altepetl Mexico'') is the capital city, capital and primate city, largest city of Mexico, and the List of North American cities by population, most populous city in North Amer ...

*** won the gold medal tally. South Korea and won 3 overall medals each.

Other outdoor archery championships

* June 8–14: 2015 World Archery Youth Championships in

Yankton, South Dakota Yankton is a city in and the county seat of Yankton County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 15,411 at the 2020 census, and it is the principal city of the Yankton Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes the entirety of Y ...

** won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally. * July 26 – August 2:

2015 World Archery Championships The 2015 World Archery Championships was the 48th edition of the event. It was held in Copenhagen, Denmark from 26 July to 2 August 2015 and was organised by World Archery Federation (formerly known as FITA). Qualification and elimination rounds ...

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 23–30: 2015 World Archery Para Championships in Donaueschingen ** won the gold medal tally. China and won 10 overall medals each. * September 1–5: 2015 World Archery 3D Championships in

Terni Terni ( , ; lat, Interamna (Nahars)) is a city in the southern portion of the region of Umbria in central Italy. It is near the border with Lazio. The city is the capital of the province of Terni, located in the plain of the Nera river. It is ...

** and won 3 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally. * September 15–22: Aquece Rio International Archery Challenge 2015 in (Olympic and Paralympic Test Event) ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 3 & 4: European Club Team Cup in Riom ** Men's Team winners: Archers Riomois (Paul Bonneau, Thomas Antoine, Lucas Daniel) ** Women's Team winners: La Sentinelle Brienon (Josée Auboeuf,

Bérengère Schuh Bérengère Schuh (born 13 June 1984 in Auxerre) is an athlete from France. She competes in archery. 2004 Summer Olympics Schuh represented France at the 2004 Summer Olympics. She placed 31st in the women's individual ranking round w ...

, Laura Ruggieri) * October 6–10: 2015 European Field Archery Championships in

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ; la, Resovia; yi, ריישא ''Raisha'')) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów has been the capital of the Subcarpathian ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 1–8:

2015 Asian Archery Championships The 2015 Asian Archery Championships were the 19th edition of the event, and were held in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at ...

in Bangkok ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 10–19: 2015 Asian Para Archery Championships in Bangkok ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Association football

Athletics (track and field)

Badminton

Bandy

Baseball

Basketball

Beach soccer

* January 23 – December 20: 2015

Beach Soccer Worldwide Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) is the organisation responsible for the founding and growth of association football's derivative sport of beach soccer. The founding partners of BSWW codified the rules of beach soccer in 1992, with BSWW as it is know ...

Calendar of Events ** January 23–25: Copa Beach Soccer Viña del Mar 2015 in *** Winner: ** February 1 – 8: 2015 Copa Sudamericana de Beach Soccer in

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*** defeated 12–2. took third place. ** March 6–8: 2015 Power Horse Beach Soccer African Trophy in

Durban Durban ( ) ( zu, eThekwini, from meaning 'the port' also called zu, eZibubulungwini for the mountain range that terminates in the area), nicknamed ''Durbs'',Ishani ChettyCity nicknames in SA and across the worldArticle on ''news24.com'' from ...

*** defeated 5–4. took third place. ** March 23–28:

2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship The 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Doha, Qatar on 23–28 March 2015. This was the second consecutive time that the AFC Beach Soccer Championship was held in Doha. All matches were played at th ...

Doha Doha ( ar, الدوحة, ad-Dawḥa or ''ad-Dōḥa'') is the capital city and main financial hub of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf coast in the east of the country, north of Al Wakrah and south of Al Khor, it is home to most of the count ...

*** defeated , 3–2 in penalties and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their first AFC Beach Soccer Championship title. took third place. ** March 28 – April 4:

2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship The 2015 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Costa del Sol, El Salvador on 28 March – 4 April 2015. This was the first time the CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in Central America. Al ...

in San Salvador *** defeated , 4–0, to win their third CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship title. Host nation, , took third place. ** April 14 – 19:

2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship The 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2015 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Roche Caiman, Seychelles on 14–19 April 2015. This was the first time that the CAF Beach Soccer ...

Roche Caiman Roche Caïman () is an administrative district of Seychelles located on the island of Mahé. It has a football stadium where its national team play most of the home matches. Like neighbouring Les Mamelles District, Roche Caïman District was cre ...

*** defeated , 2–1 in penalty shots and after a 1–1 tie in regular play, to win their first CAF Beach Soccer Championships title. took third place. ** April 19 – 26:

2015 CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CONMEBOL qualifier, also commonly known as the ''2015 South American Beach Soccer Championship'', was the sixth Beach Soccer World Cup qualification championship for South America, held from April 19–26 at Pl ...

Manta, Ecuador Manta, also known as San Pablo de Manta, is an Ecuadorian city; cantonal head of the Manta Canton, as well as the largest and most populated city in the Manabí Province. It is the tenth most populous in the country. Manta has existed since Pre-C ...

*** defeated , 8–3, to win their fifth CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship title. took third place. ** May 1 – 3:

Barcelona Barcelona ( , , ) is a city on the coast of northeastern Spain. It is the capital and largest city of the autonomous community of Catalonia, as well as the second most populous municipality of Spain. With a population of 1.6 million within ci ...

Beach Soccer Cup 2015 in (debut event) ***

FC Lokomotiv Moscow FC Lokomotiv Moscow (''FC Lokomotiv Moskva'', russian: link=no, Футбольный клуб "Локомотив" Москва, ) is a Russian professional football club based in Moscow. Lokomotiv have won the Russian Premier League on three o ...

defeated CR Flamengo, 6–4, to win the inaugural Barcelona Beach Soccer Cup title.

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...

took third place. ** June 2–7: Euro Winners Cup 2015 in Catania *** BSC Kristall (KRS) defeated DomusBet BS Catania (CTN), 6–2, to win their second consecutive Euro Winners Cup title. FC Vybor (FCV) took third place. ** July 18 & 19: Euro Nationscup

Linz Linz ( , ; cs, Linec) is the capital of Upper Austria and third-largest city in Austria. In the north of the country, it is on the Danube south of the Czech border. In 2018, the population was 204,846. In 2009, it was a European Capital ...

2015 in *** The defeated , 3–2 in penalty shots and after a 3–3 score in regular play, in the final. took third place. ** July 24–26: Friendship Cup 2015 in *** defeated , 3–2, in the final. took third place. ** August 14–16: BSWW Tour

El Jadida El Jadida (, ; originally known in Berber as Maziɣen or Mazighen; known in Portuguese as Mazagão) is a major port city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, located 96 km south of the city of Casablanca, in the province of El Jadida and the ...

2015 in *** Winner: ** September 2–6: Mediterranean Beach Games

Pescara Pescara (; nap, label= Abruzzese, Pescàrë; nap, label= Pescarese, Piscàrë) is the capital city of the Province of Pescara, in the Abruzzo region of Italy. It is the most populated city in Abruzzo, with 119,217 (2018) residents (and approxim ...

2015 in *** defeated , 5–1, in the final. took third place. ** September 18–20:

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Beach Soccer Cup 2015 in *** Winner: Al-Ahli Club ** November 3–7: Samsung Beach Soccer Intercontinental Cup Dubai 2015 in the *** defeated , 5–2, in the final. took third place. ** December 9–13: IV Mundialito de Clubes Beach Soccer in

Barra da Tijuca Barra da Tijuca () (usually known as Barra) is an upper-class neighborhood or bairro in the West Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, located in the western portion of the city on the Atlantic Ocean. Barra is well known for its beaches, its many lake ...

***

defeated

CR Vasco da Gama Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama (), commonly referred as Vasco da Gama or simply Vasco, is a professional sports club based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Originally a rowing club, Vasco is mostly known for its football team, who it currently compet ...

, 3–2 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, in the final. Al-Ahli took third place. ** December 18–20: BSWW Tour Copa

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 fo ...

2015 in *** Winner:

Euro Beach Soccer League

* June 12 – August 23: 2015 Euro Beach Soccer League ** June 12–14: #1 in Moscow *** Group 1 winners: *** Group 2 winners: *** Note: With the group winners, , , and all qualified to compete in the Super Final. ** August 7–9: #2 in

Siófok Siófok (; german: Fock; la, Fuk) is a town in Somogy County, Hungary on the southern bank of Lake Balaton. It is the second largest municipality in Somogy County and the seat of Siófok District. It covers an area of about 124.66 km2 (48.1 ...

*** Division A winners: *** Division B Group 1 winners: *** Division B Group 2 winners: *** Note 1: With the division winners, and qualify for the Super Final. *** Note 2: , , , , and all qualified for the Promotional Final. ** August 20–23: Euro Beach Soccer League Superfinal & Promotion Final

Pärnu Pärnu () is the fourth largest city in Estonia. Situated in southwest Estonia, Pärnu is located south of the Estonian capital, Tallinn, and west of Estonia's second largest city, Tartu. The city sits off the coast of Pärnu Bay, an inlet ...

2015 in *** Superfinal: defeated , 5–4, in the final match. took third place. *** Promotional Final: defeated , 3–2 in penalties and after a 6–6 tie in regular play, in the final match. The took third place.

FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

* July 9–19:

2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the eighth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, the premier international beach soccer competition for men's national teams, which has been organized by FIFA since 2005. Overall, this was the 18th ...

in Espinho at the Praia da Baía ** defeated , 5–3, to win their second FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup title. took third place.

Beach volleyball

Biathlon

BMX racing

Bobsleigh and Skeleton

Boccia

* March 30 – April 5: 2015

Boccia Boccia ( ) is a precision ball sport, similar to bocce, and related to bowls and pétanque. The name "boccia" is derived from the Latin word for "boss" – '. The sport is contested at local, national and international levels, by athletes ...

European Continental Cup in

Sant Cugat del Vallès Sant Cugat del Vallès (; es, San Cugat del Vallés, link=no) is a town and municipality north of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Known as ''Castrum Octavianum'' in antiquity (which literally means ''the castle of Octavianus'') and as ''Pins del Val ...

(debut event) ** Individual BC1 winner: Panagiotis Soulanis ** Individual BC2 winner: Nigel Murray ** Individual BC3 winner: Jacob Thomas ** Individual BC4 winner: Keiran Steer ** Pairs BC3 winners: ** Pairs BC4 winners: ** BC1/BC2 Team winners: * April 29 – May 4: 2015 Boccia Americas Team and Pairs Championships in

Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple ...

** Pairs BC3 winners: ** Pairs BC4 winners: ** BC1/BC2 Team winners: * June 10–14: 2015 Boccia Asia/Oceania Team & Pairs Championships in ** Pairs BC3 winners: ** Pairs BC4 winners: ** BC1/BC2 Team winners: * June 17–22: 2015 Boccia World Open #1 in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

** Individual BC1 winner: Daniel Pérez ** Individual BC2 winner: Maciel Santos ** Individual BC3 winner:

Grigorios Polychronidis ) is a Greek boccia player with a Paralympic boccia classification of BC3. His specific disability is Spinal Muscular Atrophy. He won the gold medal during the 2012 Summer Paralympics in BC3 mixed pairs along with Maria-Eleni Kordali and Nikola ...

** Individual BC4 winner: Domingos Vieira ** Pairs BC3 winners: ** Pairs BC4 winners: ** BC1/BC2 Team winners: * July 17–23: 2015 Boccia World Open #2 in

Seoul Seoul (; ; ), officially known as the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea.Before 1972, Seoul was the ''de jure'' capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) as stated iArticle 103 of ...

** Individual BC1 winner: Pattaya Tadtong ** Individual BC2 winner: Worawut Saengampa ** Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won ** Individual BC4 winner: Leung Yuk-wing ** Pairs BC3 winners: ** Pairs BC4 winners: ** BC1/BC2 Team winners: * July 25 & 26: 2015 Boccia European Team and Pairs Championships in Guildford ** Pairs BC3 winners: ** Pairs BC4 winners: ** BC1/BC2 Team winners: * August 7–15: 2015 Boccia Americas Continental Cup in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the anch ...

(with the

2015 Parapan American Games The 2015 Parapan American Games, officially the V Parapan American Games and commonly known as the Toronto 2015 ParaPan-Am Games, were a major international multi-sport event for Disabled sports, athletes with disabilities, celebrated in the tra ...

) ** Individual BC1 winner: Jose Carlos Chagas ** Individual BC2 winner: Maciel de Souza Santos ** Individual BC3 winner: Richardson Santos ** Individual BC4 winner: Eliseu dos Santos ** Pairs BC3 winners: ** Pairs BC4 winners: ** BC1/BC2 Team winners: * October 28 – November 3: 2015 Boccia World Open #3 in Cali ** Individual BC1 winner: Daniel Pérez ** Individual BC2 winner: Yan Zhiqiang ** Individual BC3 winner: José Macedo ** Individual BC4 winner: Pornchok Larpyen ** Pairs BC3 winners: ** Pairs BC4 winners: ** BC1/BC2 Team winners: * November 12–14: Aquece Rio International Boccia Tournament 2015 in (Paralympic Test Event) ** Individual BC1 winner: David Smith ** Individual BC2 winner: Maciel dos Santos ** Individual BC3 winner: Hygor Santos ** Pairs BC3 winners: ** BC1/BC2 Team winners:

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

* November 28 –

51st Vanier Cup The 2015 Vanier Cup, the 51st edition of the Canadian university football championship took place on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at Telus Stadium in Quebec City, Quebec. It was the fourth time that the city of Quebec has hosted the Vanier Cup. Fo ...

Quebec City Quebec City ( or ; french: Ville de Québec), officially Québec (), is the capital city of the Canadian province of Quebec. As of July 2021, the city had a population of 549,459, and the metropolitan area had a population of 839,311. It is t ...

** The

UBC Thunderbirds The UBC Thunderbirds are the athletic teams that represent the University of British Columbia in the University Endowment Lands just outside the city limits of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. In Canadian intercollegiate competition, the Thu ...

defeated the

Montreal Carabins The Montréal Carabins are the men's and women's athletic teams that represent the Université de Montréal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Teams play at the CEPSUM Stadium and at l'aréna du CEPSUM, located at the Université de Montréal campus. ...

, 26–23, to win their fourth Vanier Cup title. * November 29 –

103rd Grey Cup The 103rd Grey Cup was a Canadian football game that was played on November 29, 2015 between the East Division champion Ottawa Redblacks and the West Division champion Edmonton Eskimos to decide the Canadian Football League (CFL) championship f ...

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749, ...

** The Edmonton Eskimos defeated the Ottawa Redblacks, 26–20, to win their 14th Grey Cup title.

Canoeing

Chess

* February 14 – December 20: 2015 FIDE (World Chess Federation) Calendar

Majors

* October 1, 2014 – May 27, 2015:

FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15 The FIDE Grand Prix 2014–15 was a series of four chess tournaments that formed part of the qualification cycle for the World Chess Championship 2016. Fabiano Caruana finished first, and Hikaru Nakamura second in the overall standings. Both there ...

** October 1–15, 2014: #1 FIDE Grand Prix in Baku *** Winners:

Fabiano Caruana Fabiano Luigi Caruana (born July 30, 1992) is an American chess grandmaster. A chess prodigy, Caruana became a grandmaster at the age of 14 years, 11 months, and 20 days—the youngest grandmaster in the history of both Italy and the United Sta ...

6.5/11 (+4=5–2) and

Boris Gelfand Boris Gelfand ( he, בוריס אברמוביץ' גלפנד; be, Барыс Абрамавіч Гельфанд, Barys Abramavich Hel'fand; russian: Борис Абрамович Гельфанд, Boris Abramovich Gel'fand; born 24 June 1968) ...

6.5/11 (+3=7–1). ** October 20 – November 3, 2014: #2 FIDE Grand Prix in

Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of 2 ...

*** Winner:

Dmitry Andreikin Dmitry Vladimirovich Andreikin (russian: Дмитрий Владимирович Андрейкин, born 5 February 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster, World Junior Chess Champion in 2010 and two-time Russian Chess Champion (2012 and 2018 ...

7/11 (+3=8–0) ** February 14–28, 2015: #3 FIDE Grand Prix in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

*** Winner:

Evgeny Tomashevsky Evgeny Yuryevich Tomashevsky (russian: Евгений Юрьевич Томашевский; born 1 July 1987) is a Russian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2005. Tomashevsky is a two-time Russian Chess Champion ...

8/11 (+5=6–0) ** May 13–27: #4 FIDE Grand Prix (final) in

Khanty-Mansiysk Khanty-Mansiysk ( rus, Ха́нты-Манси́йск, Khánty-Mansíysk, lit. ''Khanty-Mansi Town''; Khanty: , ''Jomvoćś''; Mansi: , ''Abga'') is a city and the administrative center of Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug–Yugra, Russia. It stan ...

*** Winners: , and 6.5/11 * February 24 – March 4: World Senior Team Chess Championship 2015 in

Dresden Dresden (, ; Upper Saxon: ''Dräsdn''; wen, label= Upper Sorbian, Drježdźany) is the capital city of the German state of Saxony and its second most populous city, after Leipzig. It is the 12th most populous city of Germany, the fourth ...

** (50+) W: ** (65+) W: ** (Women's) W: Women 1 * March 16 – April 7:

Women's World Chess Championship 2015 The Women's World Chess Championship was held from 16 March to 7 April 2015 in Sochi, Russia. It was a 64-player knockout tournament. It was originally scheduled from 11 to 31 October 2014 but problems in finding a sponsor and host city eventually ...

in Sochi ** In the final

Mariya Muzychuk Mariya Olehivna Muzychuk ( uk, Марі́я Оле́гівна Музичу́к; born 21 September 1992) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster and Women's World Chess Champion from April 2015 to March 2016. She is also a twice women's champion of U ...

defeated

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

2½ – 1½. * April 13–22:

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

2015 in

Chalkidiki Chalkidiki (; el, Χαλκιδική , also spelled Halkidiki, is a peninsula and regional unit of Greece, part of the region of Central Macedonia, in the geographic region of Macedonia in Northern Greece. The autonomous Mount Athos region co ...

** Men's winner: Mire Deniz Dogan ** Women's winner: Paula-Alexandra Gitu * April 18–28: Men's

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

Tsaghkadzor Tsaghkadzor ( hy, Ծաղկաձոր) is a spa town and urban municipal community, as well as one of the most popular health resorts in Armenia, located north of the capital Yerevan in the Kotayk Province. According to the 2011 census, the town has a ...

** Winners: (

Ding Liren Ding Liren (; born 24 October 1992) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. He is the highest rated Chinese chess player in history and is also a three-time Chinese Chess Champion. He was the winner of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour, beating Maxime Vac ...

, Yu Yangyi,

Bu Xiangzhi Bu Xiangzhi (; born December 10, 1985) is a Chinese chess player. In 1999, he became the 10th grandmaster from China at the age of 13 years, 10 months and 13 days, at the time the youngest in history. In April 2008, Bu and Ni Hua bec ...

Wei Yi Wei Yi (born 2 June 1999) is a Chinese chess grandmaster. Wei became a grandmaster at the age of 13 years, 8 months and 23 days, the 9th youngest in history. He is the youngest player ever to reach a rating of 2700, accomplishing this feat ...

, Wang Chen) * April 18–29: Women's World Team Championship 2015 in

Chengdu Chengdu (, ; simplified Chinese: 成都; pinyin: ''Chéngdū''; Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Chinese pronunciation: ), alternatively romanized as Chengtu, is a sub-provincial city which serves as the capital of the Chinese pro ...

** Winners: (

Bela Khotenashvili Bella Khotenashvili ( ka, ბელა ხოტენაშვილი; born 1 June 1988) is a Georgian chess grandmaster. She competed in the Women's World Chess Championship in 2012, 2015 and 2017. Career Khotenashivili won the World Youth ...

Lela Javakhishvili Lela Javakhishvili (born 23 April 1984) is a Georgian chess player who holds the titles of International master and Woman Grandmaster. She has won the Georgian women's chess championship twice, and competed in the Women's World Chess Champions ...

, Meri Arabidze, Nino Batsiashvili, Salome Melia) * May 6–15: World Schools Individual Championships 2015 in Pattaya ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 1–16: World Junior U20 Championships 2015 in

** Men's winner: Mikhail Antipov ** Women's winner: Nataliya Buksa * September 10 – October 4:

Chess World Cup 2015 The Chess World Cup 2015 was a 128-player single-elimination chess tournament held in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 10 September to 5 October 2015. Sergey Karjakin won the competition on tie-breaks after a four-game final against Peter Svidler. Both fi ...

in Baku ** Winner:

Sergey Karjakin Sergey Alexandrovich Karjakin, . (born 12 January 1990) is a Russian chess grandmaster (formerly representing Ukraine). A chess prodigy, he previously held the record for the world's youngest ever grandmaster, (until it was eventually taken ...

* October 2–16: Women's FIDE Grand Prix 2015–16 #1 stage in

Monte Carlo Monte Carlo (; ; french: Monte-Carlo , or colloquially ''Monte-Carl'' ; lij, Munte Carlu ; ) is officially an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco, specifically the ward of Monte Carlo/Spélugues, where the Monte Carlo Casino is ...

** Winner:

Hou Yifan Hou Yifan ( ; born 27 February 1994) is a Chinese chess grandmaster, four-time Women's World Chess Champion and the second highest rated female player of all time.

* October 9–15: World Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015 in Berlin ** Rapid Winner:

Magnus Carlsen Sven Magnus Øen Carlsen (born 30 November 1990) is a Norwegian chess grandmaster who is the reigning five-time World Chess Champion. He is also a three-time World Rapid Chess Champion and five-time World Blitz Chess Champion. Carlsen has h ...

** Blitz Winner:

Alexander Grischuk Alexander Igorevich Grischuk (born October 31, 1983) is a Russian chess grandmaster. Grischuk was the Russian champion in 2009. He is also a three-time world blitz chess champion (in 2006, 2012 and 2015). He has competed in five Candidates ...

* October 24 – November 5: World Youth and Cadets Championships 2015 in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 9–22:

World Senior Chess Championship The World Senior Chess Championship is an annual chess tournament established in 1991 by FIDE, the World Chess Federation. Overview Originally, the minimum age was 60 years for men, and 50 for women. Since 2014, the Senior Championship is split i ...

2015 in

Acqui Terme Acqui Terme (; pms, Àich ) is a city and ''comune'' in the province of Alessandria, Piedmont, northern Italy. It is about south-southwest of Alessandria. It is one of the principal winemaking communes of the Italian DOCG wine Brachetto d'A ...

** Men's 65+ winner: Vladimir Okhotnik ** Women's 65+ winner:

Nona Gaprindashvili Nona Gaprindashvili ( ka, ნონა გაფრინდაშვილი; born 3 May 1941) is a former Soviet and Georgian chess player, and the first woman ever to be awarded the FIDE title Grandmaster in 1978. She was the fifth women's ...

** Men's 50+ winner: Predrag Nikolić ** Women's 50+ winner: Galina Strutinskaia

European Events

* February 23 – March 9: 2015 European Individual Chess Championship in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

** Winner:

Evgeniy Najer Evgeniy Yuryevich Najer (russian: Евгений Юревич Наер, translit=Evgeniy Yuryevich Nayer; born 22 June 1977) is a Russian chess grandmaster and the European champion of 2015. He is also one of the coaches of the Russian women's n ...

* April 18–26: European Small Nations Team Chess Championship 2015 in

St. Peter Port St. Peter Port (french: Saint-Pierre Port) is a town and one of the ten parishes on the island of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is the capital of the Bailiwick of Guernsey as well as the main port. The population in 2019 was 18,958. St. P ...

** Winners: * April 28 – May 8:

European Senior Chess Championship The European Senior Chess Championship is a chess tournament for senior chess players organised by the European Chess Union (ECU). Beginning in 2001, entry was open to men aged sixty or over (60+) by January 1 of the year the tournament starts. The ...

2015 in

Eretria Eretria (; el, Ερέτρια, , grc, Ἐρέτρια, , literally 'city of the rowers') is a town in Euboea, Greece, facing the coast of Attica across the narrow South Euboean Gulf. It was an important Greek polis in the 6th and 5th centur ...

** Seniors +50:

Zurab Sturua Zurab Sturua (born 8 June 1959) is a Georgian chess player, who was awarded the title of grandmaster by FIDE in 1991. He won the Georgian Chess Championship in 1975, 1977, 1981, 1984 and 1985 and played for Georgia in the Chess Olympiads of 19 ...

** Seniors +65: Jan Rooze ** Women's Seniors +50: Svetlana Mednikova ** Women's Seniors +65:

* May 18–31: European Women's Championship 2015 in

Chakvi Chakvi ( ka, ჩაქვი ), also known as Chakva, is a resort town in Georgia by the Black Sea coast. It is part of Kobuleti Municipality. Economy Chakvi is known throughout Georgia as being the birthplace of tea production in Georgia. Chakvi ...

** Winner: Natalia Zhukova * June 24 – July 3: European Schools Championship 2015 in

Konya Konya () is a major city in central Turkey, on the southwestern edge of the Central Anatolian Plateau, and is the capital of Konya Province. During antiquity and into Seljuk times it was known as Iconium (), although the Seljuks also called it ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 12–20: European Senior Team Championship 2015 in

Vienna en, Viennese , iso_code = AT-9 , registration_plate = W , postal_code_type = Postal code , postal_code = , timezone = CET , utc_offset = +1 , timezone_DST ...

** Winner: * July 13–19: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2015 in

Karpacz Karpacz (German: ''Krummhübel'') is a spa town and ski resort in Jelenia Góra County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland, and one of the most important centres for mountain hiking and skiing, including ski jumping. Its population ...

** Winner: * July 31 – August 6: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015 in

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the Pan ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 8–16: European Amateur Championship 2015 in Kaunas ** Men's winner: Lukas Jonkus ** Women's winner: Marina Malisauskiene ** Blitz tournament winner: Laurynas Miknevicius * September 20 – October 1: European Youth U8 – U18 Championship 2015 in

Poreč Poreč (; it, Parenzo; la, Parens or ; grc, Πάρενθος, Párenthos) is a town and municipality on the western coast of the Istrian peninsula, in Istria County, west Croatia. Its major landmark is the 6th-century Euphrasian Basilica, wh ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 6–10: European Universities Chess Championship 2015 in

Yerevan Yerevan ( , , hy, Երևան , sometimes spelled Erevan) is the capital and largest city of Armenia and one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities. Situated along the Hrazdan River, Yerevan is the administrative, cultural, and i ...

** Men's winner:

Sanan Sjugirov Sanan Sjugirov (russian: Санан Сюгиров; born 31 January 1993) is a Russian chess grandmaster. He was European champion and world champion in his age category. Sjugirov competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2009 and 2015. Chess career ...

** Women's winner: Daria Pustovoitova * October 17–25: European Club Cup 2015 in

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and List of cities in North Macedonia by population, largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Sk ...

** Winner: Siberia * October 17–25: European Club Cup for Women 2015 in

** Winner: Nona * November 12–22:

European Team Chess Championship The European Team Championship (often abbreviated in texts and games databases as ''ETC'') is an international team chess event, eligible for the participation of European nations whose chess federations are located in zones 1.1 to 1.9. This more ...

2015 in

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

** Men's winners: ** Women's winners: * December 17–20: European Rapid and Blitz Championships 2015 in

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

** Rapid winner: Ivan Popov ** Blitz winner: Rauf Mamedov

American Zonals

* March 31 – April 13: American Zonal 2.1 Open & Women in

St. Louis St. Louis () is the second-largest city in Missouri, United States. It sits near the confluence of the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers. In 2020, the city proper had a population of 301,578, while the bi-state metropolitan area, which e ...

** Winners:

Hikaru Nakamura Christopher Hikaru NakamuraIrina Krush Irina Borisivna Krush ( uk, Ірина Борисівна Круш; born December 24, 1983) is an American chess Grandmaster. She is the first woman, and as of August 2022 the only woman, to earn the GM title while playing for the United States ...

(f) * March 31 – April 6: American Zonal 2.3 Open in Santa Elena ** Winner:

Lázaro Bruzón Lázaro Bruzón Batista (born 2 May 1982 in Holguín) is a Cuban-American chess grandmaster. He is a former World Junior Champion, two-times American Continental champion, two-time Iberoamerican champion and five-time Cuban champion. Bruzó ...

* April 20–27: American Zonal 2.4 in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of ...

** Winner:

Jorge Cori Jorge Moisés Cori Tello (, born 30 July 1995) is a Peruvian chess grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, he was twice world champion and four-time Pan American champion in his age category. Cori competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011, 2013, 201 ...

* April 27 – May 3: American Zonal 2.5 in

Asunción Asunción (, , , Guarani: Paraguay) is the capital and the largest city of Paraguay. The city stands on the eastern bank of the Paraguay River, almost at the confluence of this river with the Pilcomayo River. The Paraguay River and the Bay o ...

** Winner:

Sandro Mareco Sandro Fabio Mareco (born 13 May 1987) is an Argentine chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2010. Mareco competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011 (losing to Ferenc Berkes in the first round), 2013 (losing to David Na ...

* July 9–16: American Zonal 2.2 in

Guelph Guelph ( ; 2021 Canadian Census population 143,740) is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. Known as "The Royal City", Guelph is roughly east of Kitchener and west of Downtown Toronto, at the intersection of Highway 6, Highway 7 and Wel ...

** Winner: Tomas Krnan * November 5–13: American Zonal 2.5 Women in

Villa Martelli Villa Martelli town in the Partido of Vicente Lopez, in the Greater Buenos Aires metro area. History The first recorded settlement in the area occurred on May 6, 1910, and the town was officially recognized by the Provincial Legislature on July 2 ...

** Winner: Carolina Lujan

American Events

* April 2–7: CARIFTA Games in Christ Church * April 22–28: South American Junior U20 Championship 2015 in

Santander Santander may refer to: Places * Santander, Spain, a port city and capital of the autonomous community of Cantabria, Spain * Santander Department, a department of Colombia * Santander State, former state of Colombia * Santander de Quilichao, a m ...

** Boys' winner: Julio Benedetti ** Girls' winner: Jorcerys Montilla Reyes * May 15–24:

American Continental Chess Championship The Pan American Chess Championship, also American continental Championship is an individual chess tournament organized since 1945. First pan American championships (1945 and 1954) The first Pan American Chess Championship was held in Hollywood ...

2015 in Montevideo ** Men's winner:

* June 27 – July 4: Panamerican Youth Festival & Blitz in Bogotá ** : (131 points) ** : (112 p.) ** : (101 p.) * July 25–30: North American Junior U20 Championship 2015 in Kitchener ** Men's winner: Kesav Viswanadha ** Women's winner: Agata Bykovtsev * July 28–30: Central American & Caribbean Team Chess Championship 2015 in

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** Winner: ** Women's winner: ** Blitz winner: ** Women's Blitz winner: * August 6–12: Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2015 in (TBD) * August 14–19: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2015 in Port of Spain ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 19–26: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championships 2015 in Chuquisaca * August 21–29: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2015 in

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** Men's winner: Augusto César Campos Jiménez ** Women's winner: Rovira Contreras Tairu Manuel * August 21–29: Panamerican Senior Chess Championship 2015 in

** Men's +50 winner: David H. Cummings ** Men's +65 winner: Anibal Gamboa Gonzalez * August 31 – September 7: Panamerican Junior U20 Championship 2015 in San Salvador ** Boys' winner: Kevin Cori Quispe ** Girls' winner: Ashritha Eswaran * December 2–7: South American Youth Festival 2015 in

Santa Cruz de la Sierra Santa Cruz de la Sierra (; "Holy Cross of the Mountain Range"), commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the largest city in Bolivia and the capital of the Santa Cruz department. Situated on the Pirai River in the eastern Tropical Lowlands of Bolivia ...

** won both the gold. overall medal tallies.

Asian Zonals

* March 6–16: Asian Zonal 3.3 in Ho Chi Minh City ** Winners:

Lê Quang Liêm Lê Quang Liêm (born 13 March 1991) is a Vietnamese chess grandmaster, the top-ranked of his country. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster by FIDE in 2006. Liêm is the current Asian champion and was the World Blitz Chess Champion in 2013. ...

(m) /

Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên Phạm Lê Thảo Nguyên (born 7 December 1987) is a Vietnamese chess player who holds the titles of International Master and Woman Grandmaster. She has qualified for the knockout tournament Women's World Chess Championship 2017 as the winner ...

(f) * March 26 – April 2: Asian Zonal 3.2 in

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** Winners:

Ziaur Rahman Lt. General Ziaur Rahman (19 January 1936 – 30 May 1981), was a Bangladeshi military officer and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1977 to 1981. He was assassinated on 30 May 1981 in Chittagong in an army coup d ...

(m) / Akter Liza Shamima (f) * May 16–25: Asian Zonal 3.1 in

Muscat Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman. It is the seat of the Governorate of Muscat. According to the National Centre for Statistics and Information (NCSI), the total population of Muscat Governorate was ...

** Winners:

Pouya Idani Pouya Idani ( fa, پویا ایدنی; born 22 September 1995) is an Iranian chess player. He was awarded the title of Grandmaster (GM) by FIDE in 2014. He won the World U18 chess Championship in 2013. He is the 2nd best chess player in Iran ( ...

(m) /

Zhu Chen Zhu Chen (, ar, زو تشن; born March 13, 1976) is a Chinese-born Qatari chess Grandmaster. In 1999, she became China's second women's world chess champion after Xie Jun, and China's 13th Grandmaster. In 2006, she obtained Qatari c ...

(f) * June 3–12: Asian Zonal 3.4 in

Dushanbe Dushanbe ( tg, Душанбе, ; ; russian: Душанбе) is the capital and largest city of Tajikistan. , Dushanbe had a population of 863,400 and that population was largely Tajik. Until 1929, the city was known in Russian as Dyushambe (ru ...

** Winners: Rinat Jumabayev (m) /

Dinara Saduakassova Dinara Saduakassova (born 31 October 1996)WIM title application
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Zhongshan Zhongshan (; ) is a prefecture-level city in the south of the Pearl River Delta in Guangdong province, China. As of the 2020 census, the whole city with 4,418,060 inhabitants is now part of the Guangzhou–Shenzhen conurbation with 65,565,622 ...

** Winner:

Tan Zhongyi Tan Zhongyi (; born 29 May 1991) is a Chinese chess player who holds the title of grandmaster (GM). She is a former Women's World Champion, winning the 2017 knockout edition of the world championship in Iran where she defeated Anna Muzychuk i ...

* July 4–10: Asian Zonal 3.6 in Sydney ** Winners:

Max Illingworth Max Illingworth (born 5 November 1992) is an Australian former chess player, and current chess trainer and writer. In 2022 he started playing poker professionally. He was awarded the title Grandmaster by FIDE in 2016, becoming the fifth Austra ...

(m) / Emma Guo (f)

Asian Events

* May 30 – June 8: 11th Asian Schools Chess Championships 2015 in ** Winners: The won both the gold. won overall medal tallies. * June 8–17: ASEAN+ Age Group Championships 2015 in ** Winners: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 21–28: Asian Cities Team Championships 2015 in

Colombo Colombo ( ; si, කොළඹ, translit=Koḷam̆ba, ; ta, கொழும்பு, translit=Koḻumpu, ) is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. According to the Brookings Institution, Colombo m ...

** Winner:

Bangalore Bangalore (), List of renamed places in India, officially Bengaluru (), is the Capital city, capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan area, metropolitan population of a ...

* August 1–13: Asian Continental Championships 2015 in Al Ain ** Men's winner: Salem A.R. Saleh ** Women's winner: Mitra Hejazipour ** Men's Rapid winner:

Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn Nguyễn Ngọc Trường Sơn (; born 23 February 1990) is a Vietnamese chess player. He is the youngest Vietnamese ever to become a Grandmaster, and one of the youngest grandmasters in the history of the game, having qualified for the title ...

** Women's Rapid Winner:

** Men's Blitz winner: Salem A.R. Saleh ** Women's Blitz winner:

* September 6–13: Asian Amateur Championship 2015 in

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** Winner: T. Shyam Sundar ** Blitz winner: Shahzod Akhidov * September 24 – October 2: Asian Seniors Championship 2015 in

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** Men's +50 winner: Mahmood Lodhi ** Men's +65 winner: Wazeer Ahmad Khan ** Women's +50 winner:

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** Women's +65 winner: Bakhyt Badamshina * October 3–10: Asian Juniors and Girls U20 Championship 2015 in Bishkek ** Boys' winner: Masoud Mosadeghpour ** Girls' winner: Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova * November 23 – December 5: Asian Youth U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2015 in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

African Zonals

* March 13–22: African Zonal 4.4 in

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** Winner: Bomo Kigigha (m) / Omolabake Coker (f) * March 25 – April 1: African Zonal 4.1 in Hammamet ** Winners: Mohamed Amine Haddouche (m) / Amina Mezioud (f) * April 17–26: African Zonal 4.3 in

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** Winners: Daniel Jere (m) / Lorita Mwango (f) * April 17–26: African Zonal 4.2 in

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** Winners: Essam El-Gindy (m) / Eman Elansary (f)

African Events

* May 1–13: African Individual Championships 2015 in

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** Men's winner:

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** Women's winner:

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* July 31 – August 10: African Amateur Championships 2015 in

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** Open Category winner: Thuso Mosutha ** Women Section winner: Phylis Namasiku Mwilola * August 14–23: African Schools Individual Championships 2015 in Dar es Salaam ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * December 4–14: African Youth Championships 2015 in Livingstone ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * December 27, 2015 – 6 January 2016: African Junior Championships 2015 in Mahé ** Boys' winner: David Silva ** Girls' winner: Shahenda Wafa

Cricket

* February 14 – March 29:

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in and (the

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will take place at the Melbourne Cricket Ground) ** defeated , by seven wickets, to win their fifth Cricket World Cup title. * July 8 – August 24:

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between and ** July 8–12: First test at the

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*** won over by 169 runs. ** July 16–20: Second test at the Lord's Cricket Ground in London *** won over by 405 runs. ** July 29 – August 2: Third test at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in

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*** won over by 8 wickets. ** August 6–10: Fourth test at

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*** won over by 1 innings and 78 runs. ** August 20–24: Fifth and final test at

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in London *** won over by 1 innings and 46 runs.

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Cyclo-cross biking

Darts

World Darts Federation (WDF)

January ET

* January 3–11:

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** Men's winner: Scott Mitchell ** Women's winner:

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* January 14: Youth Pacific Masters in ** Boy's winner: Matthew Thompson ** Girl's winner: Tori Kewish * January 18: 2015 Quebec Open in

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** Men's winner: Dawson Murschell ** Women's winner: Dianne Gobeil * January 23–25: Fleetwood Memorial – Las Vegas Open in

** Men's winner: Jeff Smith ** Women's winner:

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* January 23–25: Romanian Classic Darts Open in

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** Men's winner: Jamie Hughes ** Women's winner: Hana Belobradkova * January 24–25: German Gold Cup in Bremen ** Men's winner: Kevin Münch ** Women's winner: Irina Armstrong * January 30 – February 1: Dutch Open Darts in ** Men's winner: Martin Adams ** Women's winner: Aileen de Graaf

February ET

* February 6 – 8: Camellia Classic in ** Men's winner: Larry Butler (darts player), Larry Butler ** Women's winner: Stacy Pace * February 27 – March 1: Port City Open in ** Men's winner: Darin Young ** Women's winner: Robin Curry * February 28 – March 1: Halifax Open in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Halifax ** Men's singles: Kiley Edmunds ** Men's doubles: Delton McDonald / Willie MacIsaac ** Women's singles: Tammy Perry ** Women's doubles: Donna Starrett / Linda Macleod ** Mixed doubles: Darlene MacLeod / Adam Stella

March ET

* March 7–8: Trakai Castle Cup in ** Men's winner: Russell Jenkins ** Women's winner: Lumi Silvan * March 12–15: Virginia Beach Classic in Virginia Beach, Virginia, Virginia Beach ** Men's winner: Darin Young ** Women's winner: Trish Grzesik * March 14–15: West Coast Classic in ** Men's winner: Justin Miles ** Women's winner: Pam Burr * March 14–15: Greater Vancouver Open in Vancouver ** Men's winner: Dawson Murschell ** Women's winner: Ivy Wieshlow * March 14–15: Winmau Iceland Open in Reykjavik ** Men's winner: Barry Zander ** Women's winner: Elínborg Björnsdóttir * March 14: Kronenbourg 1664 Gibraltar Open in ** Men's winner: John Ferrell (darts player), John Ferrell ** Women's winner: Susanna Young * March 20–22: Berwick Youth Easter Darts in Berwick-upon-Tweed ** Boy's winner: Callan Rydz ** Girl's winner: Rebecca Graham * March 21: HAL Masters in ** Men's winner: Roger Janssen ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman * March 22: Youth Novgorod Cup in Veliky Novgorod ** Boy's winner: Mikhail Kuritcin ** Girl's winner: Inna Ramonova * March 22: HAL Open Darts in ** Men's winner: Martin Adams ** Women's winner: Aileen de Graaf

April ET

* April 3 – 5: Darts Victoria Easter Classic in ** Men's winner: Robbie King (darts player), Robbie King ** Women's winner: Corrine Hammond ** Youth winner: Tori Kewish * April 4: Riga Open in Riga ** Men's winner: Darius Labanauskas ** Women's winner: Kaisu Rekinen ** Youth winner: Ugnius Jankunas * April 5: Moscow Open Youth in Moscow ** Boy's winner: Mikhail Kuritcin ** Girl's winner: Elena Golyasheva * April 10 – 12: Mediterranean Open in

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** Men's winner: Ümit Uygunsözlü ** Women's winner: Şennur Yaşlı ** Boy's winner: Mertcan Türkyilmaz ** Girl's winner: Olga Abromova * April 10 – 12: White Mountain Shootout in ** Men's winner: Tom Sawyer (darts player), Tom Sawyer * April 11: Silver Cup Challenge in Medicine Hat ** Boy's winner: Dawson Murschell ** Girl's winner: Clover Arndt * April 18: Bull's German Open in ** Men's winner: Wesley Harms ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman * April 19: Bull's Darts Masters in ** Men's winner: Jeffrey de Graaf ** Women's winner: Lorraine Winstanley ** Boy's winner: Callum Rydz ** Girl's winner: Sofia Jan Bendorff * April 24 – 26: Estonia Open in Tallinn ** Men's winner: Darius Labanauskas ** Women's winner: Maret Liiri * April 26: North Island Masters Singles in ** Men's winner: Cody Harris ** Women's winner: Tina Osborne

May ET

* May 1 – 3: Cleveland Extravaganza in ** Men's winner: Marlise Kiel ** Women's winner: Trish Grzesik * May 2: Zakamsk Youth Cup in Perm, Russia, Perm ** Boy's winner: Sergei Goncharov ** Girl's winner: Anastasia Kliucek * May 2: Denmark Open (darts), Denmark Open in ** Men's winner: Glen Durrant ** Women's winner: Aileen de Graaf ** Boy's winner: Andreas Bergø ** Girl's winner: Kyana Frauenfelder * May 3: Udmurtia Youth Cup in Izhevsk ** Boy's winner: Mikhail Kuirtcin ** Girl's winner: Anastasia Suvorova * May 3: Denmark Masters in ** Men's winner: Jeffrey de Graaf ** Women's winner: Fallon Sherrock ** Boy's winner: Maikel Verberk ** Girl's winner: Sofie Jahn Bendorff * May 8 – 10: Hungarian Open in Győr ** Men's winner: Aaron Hardy ** Women's winner: Veronika Ihász ** Boy's winner: György Vörösházi ** Girl's winner: Vivien Czipó * May 9: Target Finnish Open in ** Men's winner: Daniel Larsson (darts player), Daniel Larsson ** Women's winner: Lumi Silvan * May 10: Target Finnish Masters in ** Men's winner: James Hurrell ** Women's winner: Kaisu Rekinen * May 13 – 16: Mediterranean Cup (Invitation) in Jesolo ** Overall winner: * May 15 – 17: DFW Metroplex Open in (postponed) * May 15 – 17: Uganda International Darts Open in

* May 16: Bull's Trophy Gelsenkirchen in ** Men's winner: Ryan de Vreede ** Women's winner: Aileen de Graaf * May 16 – 17: Lithuania Open in ** Men's winner: Darius Labanauskas ** Women's winner: Amanda Abbot * May 17: Bull's Classics Gelsenkirchen in ** Men's winner: Fabian Roosenbrand ** Women's winner: Irina Armstrong * May 17: Italy Med Cup Open in Jesolo ** Men's winner: Mer Cabril Allarce ** Women's winner: Şennur Yaşlı * May 23: Winmau Polish Open in ** Girl's winner: Sofie Bendorff ** Boy's winner: Javanico Jansen ** Men's winner: Darius Labanauskas ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman * May 23 – 24: Sunshine State Classic in Brisbane ** Men's winner: Nathan Paice ** Women's winner: Corrine Hammond ** Boy's winner: Braidon Charlton ** Women's winner: Candice Whitley * May 24: Police Masters in ** Girl's winner: Sofie Bendorff ** Boy's winner: Javanico Jansen ** Men's winner: Martin Phillips (darts player), Martin Phillips ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman * May 30: SA Youth Singles in Ridleyton, South Australia, Ridleyton * May 31: Canterbury Open in ** Men's winner: Craig Caldwell ** Women's winner: Carol Williams

June ET

* June 5–7: SDA Swiss Open in Lausen ** Men's winner: Dave Prins ** Women's winner: Ann-Louise Peters ** Boy's winner: Maikel Verberk * June 5–7: BDO International Open in ** Men's winner: Martin Atkins (darts player), Martin Atkins ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman * June 13: Scottish Classic in ** Men's winner: Steve Ritchie ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman * June 13: PUMA NZ Masters in * June 20: Canadian Open in St. Catharines ** Men's winner: Rory Orvis ** Women's winner: Cindy Hayhurst * June 27–28: Central Coast Classic in ** Men's winner: Raymond Smith ** Women's winner: Corrine Hammond * June 27–28: Austrian Open Vienna in

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** Men's winner: Danny Blom ** Women's winner: Veronika Ihász ** Boy's winner: Rusty-Jake Rodriguez ** Girl's winner: Vivien Czipó

July ET

* July 3–5: Australian Grand Masters in Canberra * July 5: Apatin Open in ** Men's winner: Boris Krčmar ** Women's winner: Veronika Ihász * July 8–11: WDF Europe Cup Youth in Bredsten ** and share the Boys overall Championship. ** take the Girls title. * July 12: Japan Open in ** Men's winner: Seigo Asada ** Women's winner: Fallon Sherrock ** Youth winner: Kakeru Saito * July 26: Pacific Masters in Perth ** Men's winner: Peter Machin ** Women's winner: Lorraine Burn * July 31 – August 2: Winmau Belgium Open in ** Men's winner: Jeffrey de Graaf ** Women's winner: Fallon Sherrock ** Men's Youth winner: Maarten Dirk Woord ** Women's Youth winner: Kyana Frauenfelder

August ET

* August 5: PUMA NZ Open in ** Men's winner: Cody Harris ** Women's winner: Tina Osborne * August 7–9: USA Classic in ** Men's winner: Larry Butler (darts player), Larry Butler ** Men's Winner: Marlise Kiel ** Boy's winner: Dominik Pundt ** Girl's winner: Kerena Reese * August 14–16: Antwerp Open in ** Men's winner: Jim Williams (darts player), Jim Williams ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman ** Youth winner: Job ten Heuvel ** Women's Youth winner: Kyana Frauenfelder * August 21–23: Swedish Open in ** Men's winner: Jamie Hughes ** Women's winner: Casey Gallagher ** Boys Youth winner: Kevin Lundeström ** Girls Youth winner: Samantha Krop * August 21: LDO Swedish Classic in ** Winner: Casey Gallagher * August 29–30: International French Open in ** Men's winner: Dean Reynolds ** Women's winner: Fallon Sherrock ** Youth winner: Levy Frauenfelder

September ET

* September 11–13: Winmau Bulgaria Open in Sofia ** Men's winner: Kostas Pantelidis ** Women's winner: Anelia Eneva * September 11–13: Baltic Cup Open in ** Men's winner: John Imrie ** Women's winner: Sarmīte Lavrentjeva * September 12: Catalonia Open in ** Men's winner: Carles Arola ** Women's winner: Sharon Prins * September 13: FCD Anniversary Open in ** Men's winner: Kevin Simm ** Women's winner: Sharon Prins * September 18: Auckland Open in ** Men's winner: Craig Caldwell ** Women's winner: Sha Hohipa * September 25–27: Luxembourg Winmau Open in ** Men's winner: Thomas Junghans ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman ** Youth winner: Geert Nentjes * September 26–27: North QLD Classic in Townsville ** Men's winner: Raymond Smith ** Women's winner: Natalie Carter

October ET

* October 2–4: Malaysian Open in Kuala Lumpur * October 6–11: BDO Winmau World Masters (Invitation) + (World Pro Play-Offs, Invitation) in ** Men's winner: Glen Durrant ** Women's winner: Aileen de Graaf ** Boy's winner: Justin van Tergouw ** Girl's winner: Danielle Ashton * October 9: Klondike Open in Edmonton ** Men's winner: Ken MacNeil ** Women's winner: Kim Bellay-Rousselle * October 16–18: Witch City Open in ** Men's winner: Jeff Smith ** Women's winner: Robin Curry * October 17–18: Australian Geelong Masters in * October 17–18: Hong Kong Open in * October 21–25: Turkish Open in ** Men's winner: Jim Williams (darts player), Jim Williams ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman * October 23–25: Colorado Open in ** Men's winner: Timmy Nicoll ** Women's winner: Marlise Kiel * October 23–25: Bob Jones Memorial in Trenton, Ontario, Trenton ** Men's winner: David Cameron (darts player), David Cameron ** Women's winner: Roxanne Van Tassel * October 25: Next Talent of Darts in ** Geert Nentjes, Cassandra Hof and Owen Roelofs * October 26–31: WDF World Cup (Invitation) in ** Men's winner: Jim Williams (darts player), Jim Williams ** Women's winner:

** Men's Youth winner: Maikel Verberk ** Women's Youth winner: Tayla Carolissen * October 30 – November 1: Ghost On The Coast in ** Men's winner: Danny Pace ** Women's winner: Stacey Pace

November ET

* November 6–8: Northern Ireland Open in ** Men's winner: Colin McGarry ** Women's winner: Deta Hedman ** Boy's winner: Nathan Rafferty ** Girl's winner: Jamie O'Connor * November 10–12: Malta Open in Buġibba ** Men's winner: Ümit Uygunsözlü ** Women's winner: Ann-Kathrin Wigmann * November 13–15: Latvia Open in Riga ** Men's winner: Ulf Ceder ** Women's winner: Maud Jansson ** Youth winner: Rihards Slišāns * November 13–15: Seacoast Open in ** Men's winner: Larry Butler (darts player), Larry Butler ** Women's winner: Robin Curry * November 15: Ted Clements Memorial (Levin Open) in ** Men's winner: Craig Caldwell ** Women's winner: Judy Fenton * November 20–22: Sunparks Masters in ** Men's winner: Yordi Meeuwisse ** Women's winner: Anastasia Dobromyslova ** Youth winner: Justin van Tergouw ** Women's Youth winner: Kyana Frauenfelder * November 20–22: Czech Open in ** Men's winner: Jeffrey Sparidaans ** Women's winner: Aileen de Graaf ** Youth winner: Wessel Nijman ** Women's Youth winner: Vivien Czipó * November 21 & 22: Italian Grand Master in ** Men's winner: Norbert Attard ** Women's winner: Giada Ciofi

December ET

* December 5–7: Finder Darts Masters in * December 6: Youth Ural Cup in Yekaterinburg

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

FIH Hockey World League

* June 21, 2014 – December 13, 2015: 2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League (2014–15 Women's FIH Hockey World League Final, final will be held in Rosario, Santa Fe, Rosario) ** defeated , 5–1, to win their first Women's FIH Hockey World League title. took third place. * July 1, 2014 – December 6, 2015: 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League (2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Final, final will be held in Raipur) ** defeated , 2–1, to win their first Men's FIH Hockey World League title. took third place.

Indoor Hockey World Cup

* February 4 – 8: 2015 Indoor Hockey World Cup for 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup, Men and 2015 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup, Women in Leipzig ** Men: The defeated , 3–2, to win their first Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup title. took third place. ** Women: The defeated , 1–0 in a Penalty shoot-out (field hockey), penalty shoot-out and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their second Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup title. The took third place.

2016 Summer Olympics

* November 24–28: Aquece Rio International Hockey Championship 2015 in (Olympic Test Event) ** Men's team winners: ** Women's team winners:

European Hockey Federation (EHF)

* January 16 – August 30: EHF's Eurohockey 2015 Season * January 16–18: EHF Junior Indoor European Championship 2015 in Toruń ** defeated , 2–1, in a Penalty shoot-out (field hockey), shoot-out and after a 2–2 score in regular play. took third place. * January 16–18: EHF Junior Indoor European Championship II 2015 in Sveti Ivan Zelina ** Winner: (16 points, with a GD of 57) ** Second: (16 points, with a GD of 33) ** Third: (12 points) * January 23–25: Women's EHF Junior Indoor European Championship 2015 in

** defeated , with the score of 5–3 in the final. took third place. * February 13 – 15: 2015 MWB EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup in Mülheim ** HTC Uhlenhorst Mülheim defeated SV Arminen, 5–4, in the final. C.H. SPV Complutense took third place. * February 13 – 15: 2015 EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in Kongens Lyngby ** WKS Grunwald Poznań and HC Bohemians Prague are promoted to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup 2016. ** Orient Lyngby and HAHK Mladost are relegated to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Challenge I 2016. * February 13 – 15: 2015 EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I in Rotterdam ** HC Rotterdam and A.D. Lousada are promoted to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy 2016. ** HC Lipovci and Soroksari HC are relegated to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Challenge II 2016. * February 13 – 15: 2015 EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge II in Varna, Bulgaria, Varna ** HC NSA Sofia and HC Kilppari are promoted to the EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I 2016. * February 20 – 22: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Cup in Šiauliai ** Uhlenhorster HC, UHC Hamburg defeated Club de Campo, 8–0, in the final. MSC Sumchanka took third place. * February 20 – 22: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Trophy in

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** Winner: SV Arminen (26 points, with a GD of 14) ** Second: HC Ritm-Azot Grodno (26 points, with a GD of 11) ** Third: HC Rotweiss Wettingen (22 points) * February 20 – 22: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Challenge I in Ankara ** Winner: Slagelse HC (25 points) ** Second: Keçiören Bağlumspor (women's hockey), Keçiören Bağlum SK (21 points) ** Third: HC NSA Sofia (16 points) * April 1 – 6: EuroHockey League 2014–2015 KO16 and Final Four in Bloemendaal ** MHC Oranje Zwart defeated Uhlenhorster HC, UHC Hamburg, 6–5, in a Penalty shoot-out (field hockey), shoot-out and after a score of 2–2 in regular play, to claim their first EuroHockey League title. HC Bloemendaal took third place. * April 3 – 6: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Club Champions Cup in Bilthoven ** Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club, SCHC defeated fellow Dutch team, HC 's-Hertogenbosch, 3–2 in a shoot-out and after a score of 2–2 in regular play, in the final. Club de Campo took third place. * May 21 – 24: 2015 Women's EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy in

** UHC Hamburg defeated Royal Wellington THC, 10–1, in the final. HC Minsk took third place. * May 22 – 25: 2015 Men's EuroHockey Club Champions Trophy in Dublin ** SC Stroitel Brest defeated SK Slavia Praha, 3–1, in the final. Atasport took third place. * July 19–25: 2015 EuroHockey U18 Championships for Boys and Girls in Santander, Spain, Santander ** Boys: defeated the , 7–1, in the final. took third place. ** Girls: The defeated , 6–1, in the final. took third place. * August 21–30: 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship for 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship, Men and 2015 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship, Women in London ** Men: The defeated , 6–1, to win their fourth Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship title. took third place. ** Women: defeated the , 3–1 in penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their second Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship title. took third place.

Asian Hockey Federation (AsHF)

* May 11 – 17: 2015 Men's Indoor Hockey Asia Cup in Taldykorgan ** defeated , 9–2, to win their sixth consecutive Men's Indoor Asia Cup title. took third place. * August 10–16: 2015 Women's Indoor Asia Cup in Nakhon Ratchasima ** defeated , 4–2, to win their fourth consecutive Women's Indoor Asia Cup title. took third place. * September 5–13: 2015 Women's Junior Asia Cup in Changzhou ** defeated , 3–1 in a shoot-out and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their third Women's Junior Asia Cup title. took third place. * November 14–22: 2015 Men's Junior Asia Cup in Kuantan ** defeated , 6–2, to win their third Men's Junior Asia Cup title. took third place. * December 1–6: 2015 Girls U18 AHF Cup in

(debut event) ** defeated in the final. took third place. * December 13–19: 2015 Men's Asian Challenge in Yangon ** Winner: (9 points) (first Men's Asian Challenge title) ** Second: (6 points) ** Third: (3 points) * December 21–28: 2015 Women's Asian Challenge in Bangkok ** defeated , 2–0, in the final. took the bronze medal.

Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)

* October 3–11: Pan American Challenge 2015 for Men and Women in Chiclayo ** Men: defeated , 1–0, in the final. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 3–1, in the final. took third place.

Oceania Hockey Federation (OHF)

* October 17–25: 2015 Oceania Cup for Men and Women in Stratford, New Zealand ** Men: defeated , 3–2, to win their nine straight Men's Oceania Cup title. took the bronze medal. ** Women: defeated , 2–1 in a shootout and after a 1–1 score in regular play, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall Women's Oceania Cup title. took the bronze medal.

African Hockey Federation (AfHF)

* October 24 – November 1: 2015 Hockey African Cup for Nations for Men and Women in Johannesburg ** Men: defeated , 4–2, to win their seventh consecutive Hockey African Cup for Nations title. took third place. ** First (women): (sixth consecutive Women's Hockey African Cup for Nations title) ** Second (women): ** Third (women):

Figure skating

Floorball

* 2015 Women's World Floorball Championships, Women's World Floorball Championships ** Champion: * 2015 Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships, Men's under-19 World Floorball Championships ** Champion: * Champions Cup (floorball), Champions Cup ** Men's champion: IBF Falun ** Women's champion: KAIS Mora IF

Freestyle skiing

Goalball

* July 5–12: 2015 IBSA Goalball European Championships Men & Women (A Division) in Kaunas ** Men: defeated , 9–8, in the men's final match. won the bronze medal. ** Women: Turkey defeated , 5–0, in the women's final match. won the bronze medal. * July 26 – August 1: 2015 IBSA World Youth Games Goalball Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado ** Boys: defeated , 12–2, in the boys' final match. The won the bronze medal. ** Girls: defeated the United States, 4–3, in the girls' final match. won the bronze medal. * November 5–13: 2015 IBSA Goalball Asia/Pacific Championships in Hangzhou ** Men: defeated , 8–4, in the final. took the bronze medal. ** Women: defeated , 1–0, in the final. took the bronze medal.

Golf

;Men's major golf championships * April 9 – 12: 2015 Masters Tournament ** Winner: Jordan Spieth (first Major title; 3rd PGA Tour win) * June 18–21: 2015 U.S. Open (golf), 2015 U.S. Open ** Winner: Jordan Spieth (second Major title; 4th PGA Tour win) * July 16–20: 2015 Open Championship ** Winner: Zach Johnson (first Open Championship title; second Major title; 12th PGA Tour win) * August 13–16: 2015 PGA Championship ** Winner: Jason Day (golfer), Jason Day (first Major title; 5th PGA Tour win) ;World Golf Championships, WGC * March 5–8, 2015: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Championship ** Winner: Dustin Johnson (second WGC title; first WGC-Cadillac Championship title; 10th PGA Tour win) * April 29 – May 3, 2015: 2015 WGC-Cadillac Match Play ** Winner: Rory McIlroy (second WGC championship; first WGC-Match Play championship; 10th PGA Tour win) * August 6–9, 2015: 2015 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational ** Winner: Shane Lowry (golfer), Shane Lowry (first WGC championship and PGA Tour win) * November 5–8, 2015: 2015 WGC-HSBC Champions ** Winner: Russell Knox (first WGC championship, and PGA Tour and European Tour win) ;Other men's golf events * May 21 – 24: 2015 BMW PGA Championship (2015 European Tour, European Tour) ** Winner: An Byeong-hun (second Professional win; first European Tour title) * August 27 – September 27: 2015 FedEx Cup Playoffs ** August 27–30: The Barclays Winner: Jason Day (golfer), Jason Day ** September 4–7: Deutsche Bank Championship Winner: Rickie Fowler ** September 17–20: BMW Championship (PGA Tour), BMW Championship Winner: Jason Day (golfer), Jason Day ** September 24–27: The Tour Championship Winner: Jordan Spieth * October 8–11: 2015 Presidents Cup in Incheon ** Team defeated Team International, 15½ to 14½ points, to win their sixth consecutive and ninth overall Presidents Cup title. ;Women's major golf championships * April 2 – 5: 2015 ANA Inspiration (renamed from Kraft Nabisco Championship) ** Winner: Brittany Lincicome (second ANA Inspiration and major titles wins; sixth LPGA Tour win) * June 11–14: 2015 KPMG Women's PGA Championship (renamed from Wegmans LPGA Championship) ** Winner: Inbee Park (third straight Women's PGA Championship title win; sixth major win; 15th LPGA Tour win) * July 9–12: 2015 U.S. Women's Open ** Winner: Chun In-gee (first major, U.S. Women's Open title, and first LPGA Tour win) * July 30 – August 2: 2015 Women's British Open ** Winner: Inbee Park (first Women's British Open title; seventh major win; 16th LPGA Tour win) * September 10–13: 2015 Evian Championship ** Winner: Lydia Ko (first major title; 9th LPGA Tour win)

Gymnastics

Handball

World handball championships

* January 15 – February 1: 2015 World Men's Handball Championship in ** defeated , 25–22, to win their fifth World Men's Handball Championship title. took the bronze medal. * June 20–26: 2015 IHF Emerging Nations Championship in Pristina and Gjakova (debut event) ** The defeated , 27–24, to win the inaugural IHF Emerging Nations Championship title. took third place. * July 19 – August 1: 2015 Men's Junior World Handball Championship in ** defeated , 26–24, to win their first Men's Junior World Handball Championship title. took the bronze medal. * August 8–20: 2015 Men's Youth World Handball Championship in ** defeated , 33–26, to win their first Men's Youth World Handball Championship title. took the bronze medal. * December 5–20: 2015 World Women's Handball Championship in ** defeated the , 31–23, to win their third World Women's Handball Championship title. took the bronze medal.

European Handball Federation (EHF)

* September 5, 2014 – May 17, 2015: 2014–15 EHF Cup ** Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC, Füchse Berlin defeated fellow German team, HSV Hamburg, 30–27, to win their first EHF Cup title. Skjern Håndbold took third place. * September 5, 2014 – May 31, 2015: 2014–15 EHF Champions League ** FC Barcelona Handbol, Barcelona defeated MKB Veszprém KC, MKB Veszprém, 28–23, to win their ninth EHF Champions League title. Vive Targi Kielce took third place. * September 20, 2014 – May 10, 2015: 2014–15 Women's EHF Champions League ** ŽRK Budućnost Podgorica, Budućnost defeated Larvik HK, 26–22, to win their second Women's EHF Champions League title. ŽRK Vardar, Vardar took third place. * October 17, 2014 – May 10, 2015: 2014–15 Women's EHF Cup ** Team Tvis Holstebro defeated Rostov-Don, 55–53, to win their second Women's EHF Cup title. * October 18, 2014 – May 10, 2015: 2014–15 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup ** FC Midtjylland Håndbold, Midtjylland defeated Fleury Loiret HB, 46–42, to win their first Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup title. * November 14, 2014 – May 13, 2015: 2014–15 Women's EHF Challenge Cup ** Union Mios Biganos-Bègles Handball, Mios Biganos defeated Pogoń Baltica Szczecin, 49–44, to win their second Women's EHF Challenge Cup title. * November 21, 2014 – May 24, 2015: 2014–15 EHF Challenge Cup ** HC Odorheiu Secuiesc defeated ABC Braga, 60–57 on aggregate, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title. * June 26 – July 5: 2015 European Beach Handball Championship in Lloret de Mar ** Men: defeated , 2–1, to win their fourth consecutive European Beach Handball Championship title. took third place. ** Women: defeated , 2–1, to win their second consecutive Women's European Beach Handball Championship. took third place. * July 27 – August 2: 2015 European Women's Junior Handball Championship in ** defeated , 29–26, to win their fourth European Women's Junior Handball Championship title. took third place. * August 13–23: 2015 European Women's Youth Handball Championship in

** defeated , 25–24, to win their third European Women's Youth Handball Championship title. took third place.

Asian Handball Federation (AHF)

* March 14–23: 2015 Asian Women's Handball Championship in Jakarta ** defeated , 36–22, to win their 12th Asian Women's Handball Championship title. took third place. * May 1 – 7: 2015 Asian Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship, Men's and Asian Women's Beach Handball Championship, Women's Beach Handball Championship in Muscat, Oman ** Men's team winners: (4 wins) (Third consecutive Asian Men's Beach Handball Championship title) ** Women's team winners: (4 wins) (Second consecutive Asian Women's Beach Handball Championship title) * August 6–14: 2015 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship in Almaty ** defeated , 30–29, to win their 13th consecutive Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship title. took third place. * August 27 – September 4: 2015 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship in New Delhi ** defeated , 27–22, to win their sixth consecutive Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship title. took third place. * December 12–22: 2015 Asian Handball Club League Championship (location TBA)

African Handball Confederation (CAHB)

* May 14: 2015 African Handball Super Cup in Libreville ** Club Africain (handball), Club Africain defeated fellow Tunisian handball team, the Espérance Sportive de Tunis (handball), Espérance Sportive de Tunis, 26–22. * May 14 – 25: 2015 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Libreville ** Espérance Sportive de Tunis defeated Al Ahly SC (handball), Al Ahly SC, 27–26, to win their second consecutive and third overall African Handball Cup Winners' Cup title. Club Africain Handball Team took third place. * May 15: 2015 African Women's Handball Super Cup in Libreville ** C.D. Primeiro de Agosto (handball), C.D. Primeiro de Agosto defeated fellow Angolan team, the Atlético Petróleos de Luanda (handball), Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, 32–28. * May 15–24: 2015 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Libreville ** C.D. Primeiro de Agosto defeated Africa Sports, 36–22, to win their first African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup title. ABO Sport took third place. * July 1–9: 2015 African Women's Youth Handball Championship in Nairobi ** defeated , 32–26, to win their first African Women's Youth Handball Championship title. The took third place. * July 11–18: 2015 African Women's Junior Handball Championship in Nairobi ** First place: (11 points; GD: +74) (eighth African Women's Junior Handball Championship title) ** Second place: (11 points; GD: +72) ** Third place: (6 points) * October 21–30: 2015 African Handball Champions League for 2015 African Handball Champions League, Men and 2015 African Women's Handball Champions League, Women in Nador ** Men: Zamalek SC (handball), Zamalek SC defeated Club Africain (handball), Club Africain, 35–22, to win their ninth African Handball Champions League title. Alexandria Sporting Club took third place. ** Women: C.D. Primeiro de Agosto defeated fellow Angolan team, the Atlético Petróleos de Luanda, 23–21, to win their second consecutive African Women's Handball Champions League title. FAP Yaoundé took third place.

Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF)

* March 24–28: 2015 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship in Foz do Iguaçu ** defeated , 34–23, to win their fifth Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship title. took third place. * March 30 – April 5: Women's Handball PATHF North American Championship 2015 in Salinas, Puerto Rico, Salinas ** defeated , 34–25, in the final. took third place. * April 21 – 25: 2015 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship in San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal ** defeated , 30–20, to win their fifth Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship title. took third place. * May 20– 24: 2015 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship in Taubaté ** Handebol Clube Taubaté, Handebol Taubaté defeated fellow Brazilian team, the Esporte Clube Pinheiros, EC Pinheiros, 26–20, to win their third Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship title. Club Atlético River Plate, River Plate took third place. * May 21 – 28: 2015 Pan American Women's Handball Championship in Havana ** defeated , 26–22, to win their ninth Pan American Women's Handball Championship title. took third place.

Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF)

* June 6–8: 2015 Oceania Handball Champions Cup in Sydney ** Sydney Uni Sport and Fitness, Sydney University HC defeated fellow Australian team, St Kilda HC, 23–16, to win their fourth consecutive Oceania Handball Champions Cup title. AS Dumbea took third place.

IHF Super Globe

* September 7–10: 2015 IHF Super Globe in

** Füchse Berlin Reinickendorf HBC, Füchse Berlin defeated MKB Veszprém KC, MKB Veszprém, 28–27 at extra time, to win their first IHF Super Globe title. FC Barcelona Handbol, FC Barcelona took third place.

Ice hockey

Judo

Luge

Mixed martial arts

* January 3: UFC 182: Jon Jones defeated Daniel Cormier in

* January 31: UFC 183: Anderson Silva defeated Nick Diaz in Las Vegas * February 28: UFC 184: Ronda Rousey defeated Cat Zingano in Los Angeles * March 14: UFC 185: Rafael dos Anjos defeated Anthony Pettis in Dallas * April 25: UFC 186: Demetrious Johnson (fighter), Demetrious Johnson defeated Kyoji Horiguchi in Montreal * May 23: UFC 187: Daniel Cormier defeated Anthony Kewoa Johnson, Anthony Johnson in Las Vegas * June 13: UFC 188: Fabrício Werdum vs Cain Velasquez in Mexico City * July 11: UFC 189: José Aldo vs Conor McGregor in Las Vegas * August 1: UFC 190: Ronda Rousey vs Bethe Correia in Rio de Janeiro

Modern pentathlon

Motorsport

Mountain bike racing

Multi-sport events

* January 31 – February 8: 2015 Winter World Masters Games in

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* February 4–14: 2015 Winter Universiade in Štrbské Pleso/Osrblie and Granada * Note: Four sports would be contested in Slovakia from January 24 – February 1, due to little confidence by the FISU about Granada hosting these events. ** Štrbské Pleso / Osrblie venue: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Granada venue: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 28 – April 5: 2015 Winter Deaflympics in

** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 8–18: 2015 IBSA World Championships and Games in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 1–6: 2015 Games of the Small States of Europe in

** Host nation, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 5–16: 2015 Southeast Asian Games in ** won the gold medal tally. Host nation, , won the overall medal tally. * June 12–28: 2015 European Games in Baku (debut event) ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 26 – July 5: 2015 World Police and Fire Games in Fairfax County, Virginia ** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 27 – July 3: 2015 Island Games in ** Host island, , won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 2–8: 2015 IWAS World Junior Games in Stadskanaal ** For results, clic
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* July 3–14: 2015 Summer Universiade in Gwangju ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * July 4–18: 2015 Pacific Games in Port Moresby ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 10–26: 2015 Pan American Games in

** The won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 25 – August 2: 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles ** For results, clic
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* August 1–9: 2015 Indian Ocean Island Games in Saint-Denis, Réunion ** Réunion won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 7–15:

in Toronto ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 7–16: 2015 Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association, CPISRA World Games in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 28 – September 6: 2015 Mediterranean Beach Games in

(debut event) ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 4–19: 2015 All-Africa Games in Brazzaville ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 5–11: 2015 Commonwealth Youth Games in Apia ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 26 – October 3: 2015 IWAS World Games in Sochi ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 1–10: 2015 European Masters Games in Nice ** For results, clic
here.
* October 2–11: 2015 Military World Games in Mungyeong ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * December 3–9: 2015 ASEAN Para Games in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Nordic combined

Nordic skiing

Racquetball

Road cycling

Roller sport

* May 28 & 29: 2015 Inline Hockey World Masters Cup in Düsseldorf ** Winners: * June 20 & 21: 2015 Inline Downhill World Championships in Cisterna d'Asti ** Men's time trial winner: Angelo Vecchi ** Women's time trial winner: Séverine Christ Thomas ** Men's Cross winner: Christian Montavon ** Women's Cross winner: Annalena Rettenberger * June 7–13: Men's Inline Hockey FIRS Junior World Championship 2015 in Rosario, Santa Fe, Rosario ** Men's winners: ** Women's winners: ** Men's Junior winners: * June 20–27: 2015 Rink Hockey "A" World Championship in La Roche-sur-Yon ** In final defeated 6–1. took third place. * August 21–23: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 2 Tournament in Cleveland, Ohio ** Hosts: Burning River Roller Derby ** Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota ** Qualifying to advance: Demolition City Roller Derby, Demolition City Dynamite Dames, Kansas City Roller Warriors. * August 28–30: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 2 Tournament in Detroit, Michigan ** Hosts: Detroit Derby Girls ** Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota ** Qualifying to advance: Sacred City Derby Girls, Sacred City Sacrificers, Nashville Rollergirls, Music City All-Stars. * September 4–6: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Tournament in Tucson, Arizona ** Hosts: Tucson Roller Derby ** Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota ** Qualifying to advance: Arch Rival Roller Girls, Arch Rival All-Stars, B.ay A.rea D.erby Girls, Bay Area All-Stars, Victorian Roller Derby League. * September 11–13: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Tournament in Dallas, Texas ** Hosts: Dallas Derby Devils ** Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota ** Qualifying to advance: Rat City Rollergirls, Rat City All-Stars, Texas Rollergirls, Texas Texecutioners, Rose City Rollers, Rose City Wheels of Justice. * September 17–26: Roller Skating FIRS Artistic World Championships 2015 in Cali ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 18–20: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Tournament in Jacksonville, Florida ** Hosts: Jacksonville Rollergirls ** Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota ** Qualifying to advance: Denver Roller Derby, Denver Roller Derby Mile-High Club, Jacksonville Rollergirls, New Jax City All-Stars, London Rollergirls, London Brawling. * September 19–26: 2015 Rink Hockey "U20" World Championship in Vilanova i la Geltrú ** In the final defeated 4–3. took third place. * October 2–4: Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 1 Tournament in Omaha, Nebraska ** Hosts: Omaha Rollergirls ** Qualifying tournament for the WFTDA International Championships in St. Paul, Minnesota ** Qualifying to advance: Minnesota RollerGirls, Minnesota RollerGirls All-Stars, Angel City Derby Girls, Angel City Hollywood Scarlets, Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Gotham Girls All-Stars. * October 26–30: 2015 Inline Freestyle World Championships in Torino ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 6–8: 2015 Women's Flat Track Derby Association International Championships in Saint Paul, Minnesota ** Hosts: Minnesota RollerGirls ** Division 2 results: *** Bronze: Demolition City Roller Derby, Demolition City Dynamite Dames, Evansville, Indiana *** Silver: Nashville Rollergirls, Music City All-Stars, Nashville, Tennessee *** Gold: Sacred City Derby Girls, Sacred City Sacrificers, Sacramento, California ** Division 1 results: *** Bronze: Victorian Roller Derby League, Melbourne, Victoria *** Silver: Gotham Girls Roller Derby, Gotham Girls All-Stars, New York City *** Gold: Rose City Rollers, Rose City Wheels of Justice, Portland, Oregon *** Tournament MVP: Scald Eagle of the Rose City Rollers * November 13–22: 2015 Roller Speed Skating World Championships in Kaohsiung ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Rowing

Rugby union

* October 10, 2014 – April 3, 2015: 2014–15 British and Irish Cup ** Worcester Warriors defeated Doncaster R.F.C. 35–5 to win first British and Irish Cup title. * October 11, 2014 – May 17, 2015: 2014–15 Sevens World Series ** winning the World Rugby Sevens Series, Sevens World Series for the 2nd time beating by 10 points in the overall standings. came in third. * October 17, 2014 – May 2, 2015: 2014–15 European Rugby Champions Cup (2015 European Rugby Champions Cup Final, final at the Twickenham Stadium) ** RC Toulonnais, Toulon defeated fellow Top 14, French team, ASM Clermont Auvergne, Clermont, 24–18, to win a third consecutive European club title. * December 4, 2014 – May 23, 2015: 2014–15 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series ** winning the World Rugby Women's Sevens Series for the third time beating by 12 points in the overall standings. came in third. * February 5 – March 20: 2015 Six Nations Under 20s Championship ** Winner: (8 points); Second: (6 points and PF of 145); Third: (6 points and PF of 115) * February 6 – March 21: 2015 Six Nations Championship ** Champions: (13th title) ** Calcutta Cup winner: ** Millennium Trophy winner: ** Centenary Quaich winner: ** Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy winner: * February 6 – March 22: 2015 Women's Six Nations Championship ** Champions: (second title) ** Triple Crown (rugby union), Triple Crown winner: * February 12 – July 4: 2015 Super Rugby season ** The Highlanders (rugby union), Highlanders defeated fellow New Zealand team, the Hurricanes (rugby union), Hurricanes, 21–14, to win their first Super Rugby title. * March 9–23: 2015 World Rugby Pacific Challenge (renamed from IRB Nations Cup) ** Pampas XV defeated the Fiji Warriors, 17–9, at the final match. Canada A national rugby union team, Canada A took third place. * May 12 – 24: 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy in (renamed from the IRB Junior World Rugby Trophy) ** defeated , 49–24, to win their first World Rugby Under 20 Trophy title. took third place. * June 2–20: 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in (renamed from the IRB Junior World Championship) ** defeated , 21–16, to win their fifth World Rugby Under 20 Championship title. took third place. * July 17 – August 8: 2015 Rugby Championship ** Champions: (fourth title overall, first in Rugby Championship era) ** Bledisloe Cup winner: ** Freedom Cup winner: New Zealand ** Mandela Challenge Plate winner: Australia ** Puma Trophy winner: Australia ** Also notable is that finished in third place, marking the first time they had finished above the bottom of the table since entering the competition in 2012 Rugby Championship, 2012. * July 18 – August 3: 2015 World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup ** defeated , 39–29, to win their third World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup title. took third place. * August 7–14: 2015 IWRF Americas Championship (Part of the

) ** defeated the , 57–54, in the gold medal match. took the bronze medal. * September 15–19: 2015 IWRF European Championship in Pajulahti ** defeated , 49–48, to win their fifth IWRF European Championship title. took the bronze medal. * September 18 – October 31: 2015 Rugby World Cup in (final at Twickenham Stadium) ** defeated , 34–17, to win their second consecutive and third overall Rugby World Cup title. took the bronze medal. * October 12–16: 2015 World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge in London ** defeated the , 54–50, in the final. took the bronze medal. * October 26 – November 1: 2015 IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship in Chiba ** defeated , 56–51, to win their first IWRF Asia-Oceania Championship title. took the bronze medal.

Sailing

Shooting

* January 2 – December 6: 2015 International Shooting Sport Federation, ISSF Shooting Calendar

ISSF World Cup

* February 28 – March 10: World Cup #1 for the Shotgun (shooting sports), Shotgun only in Acapulco ** Men's Trap winner: Massimo Fabbrizi ** Men's Double Trap winner: Jeffrey Holguín ** Men's Skeet winner: Vincent Hancock ** Women's Trap winner: Corey Cogdell ** Women's Skeet winner: Kim Rhode * March 19–29: World Cup #2 for the Shotgun only in Al Ain ** Men's Trap winner: David Kostelecký ** Men's Double Trap winner: Vasily Mosin ** Men's Skeet winner: Anthony Terras ** Women's Trap winner: Silvana Stanco ** Women's Skeet winner: Diana Bacosi * April 8 – 16: World Cup #1 for the Rifle and Pistol in Changwon ** Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: Jin Jong-oh ** Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: Péter Sidi ** Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Jean Quiquampoix ** Men's 50m Pistol winner: ZHANG Bowen ** Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: HUI Zicheng ** Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: Matthew Emmons ** Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Liubov Yaskevich ** Women's 10 m Air Rifle winner: Snježana Pejčić ** Women's 25m Pistol winner: Otryadyn Gündegmaa ** Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Snježana Pejčić * April 24 – May 4: World Cup #3 for the Shotgun only in Larnaca ** Men's Trap winner: David Kostelecký ** Men's Double Trap winner: Antonino Barilla ** Men's Skeet winner: Saif Bin Futtais ** Women's Trap winner: Satu Mäkelä-Nummela ** Women's Skeet winner: Diana Bacosi * May 11–19: World Cup #2 for the Rifle and Pistol in Fort Benning ** Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: Jin Jong-oh ** Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: Milutin Stefanović ** Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Oliver Geis ** Men's 50m Pistol winner: Damir Mikec ** Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Yuriy Yurkov ** Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: Michael McPhail ** Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Antoaneta Boneva ** Women's 10 m Air Rifle winner: Andrea Arsović ** Women's 25m Pistol winner: Otryadyn Gündegmaa ** Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: CHANG Jing * May 26 – June 2: World Cup #3 for the Rifle and Pistol in Munich #1 ** Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: João Costa (sport shooter), João Costa ** Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: Zhu Qinan ** Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Christian Reitz ** Men's 50m Pistol winner: João Costa ** Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Andre Link ** Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: Michael McPhail ** Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Antoaneta Boneva ** Women's 10m Air Rifle winner: Yi Siling ** Women's 25m Pistol winner: ZHANG Jingjing ** Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Barbara Engleder * August 6–16: World Cup for all Three Guns in Qabala, Gabala ** Men's 50m Pistol winner: Mai Jiajie ** Men's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Hui Zicheng ** Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: Cao Yifei ** Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: Kim Cheong-yong ** Men's Skeet winner: Vincent Hancock ** Men's Double Trap winner: Walton Eller ** Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: Kirill Grigoryan ** Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Hu Haozhe ** Men's Trap winner: Alexey Alipov ** Women's 10m Air Rifle winner: Elaheh Ahmadi ** Women's 25m Pistol winner: Cao Lijia ** Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Zorana Arunović ** Women's 50m Rifle 3 Positions winner: Chen Dongqi ** Women's Skeet winner: Katiuscia Spada ** Women's Trap winner: Yukie Nakayama * September 1–7: World Cup #4 for the Rifle and Pistol (final) in Munich #2 ** Men's 10m Air Pistol winner: Vladimir Isakov ** Men's 10m Air Rifle winner: Yang Haoran ** Men's 25m Rapid Fire Pistol winner: Jean Quiquampoix ** Men's 50m Pistol winner: ZHANG Bowen ** Men's 50m Rifle Prone winner: Michael McPhail ** Men's 50m Rifle Three Positions winner: Matthew Emmons ** Women's 10m Air Pistol winner: Zorana Arunović ** Women's 10m Air Rifle winner: Elaheh Ahmadi ** Women's 25m Pistol winner: ZHANG Jingjing ** Women's 50m Rifle Three Positions winner: Selina Gschwandtner * October 15–21: World Cup #4 for the Shotgun only (final) in Nicosia ** Men's Skeet winner: Gabriele Rossetti ** Women's Skeet winner: Amber Hill ** Men's Trap winner: Giovanni Cernogoraz ** Women's Trap winner: Alessandra Perilli ** Men's Double Trap winner: Steven Scott

IPC Shooting World Cup

* March 30 – November 7: 2015 IPC Shooting World Cup ** March 30 – April 1: World Cup #1 in Stoke Mandeville, Buckinghamshire *** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** April 18 – 21: World Cup #2 in Szczecin *** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** May 12 – 15: World Cup #3 in

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*** and won 6 gold medals each. Great Britain won the overall medal tally. ** July 10–14: World Cup #4 in Osijek *** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** September 15–19: World Cup #5 in Sydney *** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** November 3–7: World Cup #6 (final) in Fort Benning *** and won 3 gold medals each. Great Britain and won 6 overall medals each.

Other shooting championships

* March 2–8: 2015 European 10 m Events Championships in Arnhem ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 25 – July 2: 2015 ISSF Junior Cup in Suhl ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 19 – August 2: 2015 European Shooting Championships in Maribor ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 9–18: 2015 World Shotgun Championships in Lonato del Garda, Lonato ** , , and the won 4 gold medals each. Italy and the United States won 12 overall medals each. * September 25 – October 1: 2015 Asian 10 m Events Championships in New Delhi ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 1–12: 2015 Asian Shooting Championships in Kuwait City * Note: This event was stripped of the Rio 2016 Olympic Qualification status, per orders from the IOC. ** and won 16 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally. * November 25 – December 3: 2015 Oceania Shooting Championships in Sydney ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 28 – December 7: 2015 African Shooting Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Ski jumping

Snooker

Players Tour Championship

* June 17, 2014 – March 28, 2015: Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 ** June 17–21: Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 in Yixing *** Ding Junhui defeated Michael Holt (snooker player), Michael Holt 4–2. ** August 7–10: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 1 in Riga *** Mark Selby defeated Mark Allen (snooker player), Mark Allen 4–3. ** August 20–24: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 in Fürth *** Mark Allen (snooker player), Mark Allen defeated Judd Trump 4–2. ** October 1–5: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 in Sofia *** Shaun Murphy defeated Martin Gould 4–2. ** October 20–24: Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 2 in Haining City, Haining *** Stuart Bingham defeated Oliver Lines 4–0. ** November 11–23: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 4 in Mülheim *** Shaun Murphy defeated Robert Milkins 4–0. ** December 11–14: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 5 in Lisbon *** Stephen Maguire defeated Matthew Selt 4–2. ** January 20–24: Asian Tour 2014/2015 – Event 3 in Xuzhou *** Joe Perry (snooker player), Joe Perry defeated Thepchaiya Un-Nooh 4–1. ** February 25 – March 1: European Tour 2014/2015 – Event 6 in Gdynia *** Neil Robertson defeated Mark Williams (snooker player), Mark Williams 4–0. ** March 24–28: Players Tour Championship 2014/2015 – Finals in

*** Joe Perry (snooker player), Joe Perry defeated Mark Williams (snooker player), Mark Williams 4–3.

Snooker season

* May 10, 2014 – May 4, 2015: Snooker season 2014/2015 ** May 8–11: 2014 Vienna Snooker Open in

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*** Mark King (snooker player), Mark King defeated Nigel Bond 5–2. ** June 4–8: 2014 Pink Ribbon (snooker), Pink Ribbon in Gloucester *** Peter Lines defeated Lee Walker 4–1. ** June 23–29: 2014 Wuxi Classic in Wuxi *** Neil Robertson defeated Joe Perry (snooker player), Joe Perry 10–9. ** June 30 – July 6: 2014 Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo *** Judd Trump defeated Neil Robertson 9–5. ** September 1–6: 2014 Six-red World Championship in

*** Stephen Maguire defeated Ricky Walden 8–7. ** September 8–14: 2014 Shanghai Masters (snooker), 2014 Shanghai Masters in

*** Stuart Bingham defeated Mark Allen (snooker player), Mark Allen 10–3. ** October 10–18: 2014 General Cup in Hong Kong *** Ali Carter defeated Shaun Murphy 7–6. ** October 26 – November 2: 2014 International Championship in

*** Ricky Walden defeated Mark Allen (snooker player), Mark Allen 10–7. ** November 3–9: 2014 Champion of Champions in Coventry *** Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Judd Trump 10–7. ** November 25 – December 7: 2014 UK Championship (snooker), 2014 UK Championship in York *** Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Judd Trump 10–9. ** January 11–18: 2015 Masters (snooker), 2015 Masters in London *** Shaun Murphy defeated Neil Robertson 10–2. ** February 4–8: 2015 German Masters in Berlin *** Mark Selby defeated Shaun Murphy 9–7. ** January 5 – February 12: 2015 Championship League in Stock, Essex, Stock *** Stuart Bingham defeated Mark Davis (snooker player), Mark Davis 3–2. ** February 16–22: 2015 Welsh Open (snooker), 2015 Welsh Open in

*** John Higgins defeated Ben Woollaston 9–3. ** March 2–3: 2015 World Seniors Championship in Blackpool *** Mark Williams (snooker player), Mark Williams defeated Fergal O'Brien 2–1. ** March 4–6: 2015 Snooker Shoot-Out in Blackpool *** Michael White (snooker player), Michael White defeated Xiao Guodong 1–0. ** March 10–14: 2015 Indian Open in Mumbai *** Michael White (snooker player), Michael White defeated Ricky Walden 5–0. ** March 16–22: 2015 World Grand Prix in Llandudno *** Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 10–7. ** March 30 – April 5: 2015 China Open (snooker), 2015 China Open in Beijing *** Mark Selby defeated Gary Wilson (snooker player), Gary Wilson 10–2. ** April 18 – May 4: 2015 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield *** Stuart Bingham defeated Shaun Murphy 18–15.

Snowboarding

Softball

Little League World Series (softball)

* August 2–19: 2015 Little League World Series Schedule for Softball ** August 2–8: 2015 Senior League Softball in Sussex County, Delaware, Sussex County at the Little League Complex *** Team West ( Missoula, Montana, Missoula) defeated Team Central ( Escanaba, Michigan, Escanaba), 10–0, in the final. ** August 2–8: 2015 Junior League World Series (softball), Junior League World Series Softball in Kirkland, Washington, Kirkland at Everest Park *** Team Southeast ( Tampa, Florida) defeated Team Asia-Pacific ( Norzagaray, Bulacan), 9–2, in the final. ** August 2–9: 2015 Big League Softball in Sussex County at the Little League Complex *** Team Southwest ( Monroe, Louisiana) defeated Team West ( Antelope Valley), 9–1, in the final. ** August 13–19: 2015 Little League Softball in Portland, Oregon, Portland at the Alpenrose Stadium *** Team Southeast ( Salisbury, North Carolina) defeated Team East ( Warwick, Rhode Island), 4–2, in the final.

International softball

* June 26 – July 5: 2015 ISF Men's World Championship in Saskatoon ** defeated , 10–5, to win their first ISF Men's World Championship title. took the bronze medal. * June 29 – July 5: 2015 World Cup of Softball in Irvine, California ** The defeated , 6–1, to win their eighth World Cup of Softball title. took the bronze medal. * August 9–15: 2015 ISF Junior Women's World Championship in Oklahoma CityXI WBSC Junior Womens World Championship Website
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Speed skating

Sport climbing

* May 14 – 16: Sport Climbing IFSC Bouldering European Championships 2015 in Innsbruck ** Men's Bouldering winner: Jan Hojer ** Women's Bouldering winner: Juliane Wurm * November 20–22: Sport Climbing IFSC Asian Championships 2015 in Ningbo ** Women's Lead winner: Kim Ja-in ** Women's Speed winner: Tita Suptia ** Women's Bouldering winner: Miho Nonaka ** Men's Lead winner: Keiichiro Korenaga ** Men's Speed winner: Galar Pandu Asmoro ** Men's Bouldering winner: Tsukuru Hori

2015 IFSC Climbing World Cup

* May 17: IFSC Climbing World Cup #1 in Central Saanich ** Women's Speed winner: Iuliia Kaplina ** Men's Speed winner: Qixin Zhong * May 30 & 31: IFSC Climbing World Cup #2 in

** Women's Bouldering winner: Anna Stöhr ** Men's Bouldering winner: Alban Levier * June 5 & 6: IFSC Climbing World Cup #3 in Vail, Colorado, Vail ** Women's Bouldering winner: Megan Mascarenas ** Men's Bouldering winner: Jan Hojer * June 20 & 21: IFSC Climbing World Cup #4 in Chongqing ** Women's Bouldering winner: Akiyo Noguchi ** Men's Bouldering winner: Sean McColl ** Women's Speed winner: Mariia Krasavina ** Men's Speed winner: Qixin Zhong * June 26 & 27: IFSC Climbing World Cup #5 in Haiyang ** Women's Bouldering winner: Petra Klingler ** Men's Bouldering winner: Jongwon Chon ** Women's Speed winner: Anouck Jaubert ** Men's Speed winner: Qixin Zhong * July 10–12: IFSC Climbing World Cup #6 in Chamonix ** Women's Speed winner: Anouck Jaubert ** Men's Speed winner: Libor Hroza ** Women's Lead winner: Mina Markovič ** Men's Lead winner: Ramón Julián Puigblanque * July 17 & 18: IFSC Climbing World Cup #7 in Briançon ** Women's Lead winner: Kim Ja-in ** Men's Lead winner: Gautier Supper * July 31 – August 1: IFSC Climbing World Cup #8 in Imst ** Women's Lead winner: Mina Markovič ** Men's Lead winner: Romain Desgranges * August 14 & 15: IFSC Climbing World Cup #9 in Munich ** ''Finals in Bouldering'' *** Women's Bouldering winner: Shauna Coxsey *** Men's Bouldering winner: Alexey Rubtsov * August 21 & 22: IFSC Climbing World Cup #10 in Stavanger ** Women's Lead winner: Mina Markovič ** Men's Lead winner: Gautier Supper * September 26 & 27: IFSC Climbing World Cup #11 in Puurs ** Women's Lead winner: Kim Ja-in ** Men's Lead winner: Domen Škofic * October 17 & 18: IFSC Climbing World Cup #13 in Wujiang ** ''Fnals in speed'' *** Women's Speed winner: Mariia Krasavina *** Men's Speed winner: Reza Alipourshena *** Women's Lead winner: Kim Ja-in *** Men's Lead winner: Adam Ondra

Squash (sport), Squash

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Track cycling

Trial cycling

Triathlon

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References

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