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2016 Giro d'Italia Femminile The 2016 Giro d'Italia Femminile or Giro Rosa was the 27th running of the Giro d'Italia Femminile, the only remaining women's Grand Tour and the most prestigious stage race on the 2016 UCI Women's World Tour and on the women's calendar. Competin ...

, International , Megan Guarnier ( Boels–Dolmans) , - , 2 , Triathlon ,

2016 ITU World Triathlon Series Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film dir ...

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Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee MBE (born 23 April 1988) is a British triathlete. He is the only athlete to hold two Olympic titles in the triathlon event, winning gold medals in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He is also a four-time World Champion ...

Women: Flora Duffy , - , 2–3 ,

Formula E Formula E, officially the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship, is a single-seater motorsport championship for electric cars. The series was conceived in 2011 in Paris by FIA president Jean Todt and Spanish businessman Alejandro Agag, who is ...

2016 London ePrix Sixteen or 16 may refer to: *16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17 *one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016 Films * '' Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film * ''Sixteen'' (1943 film), a 1943 Argentine film ...

, International , Race 1: Nicolas Prost ( Renault e.dams)
Race 2: Nicolas Prost ( Renault e.dams) , - , 2–15 ,

Handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship The 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the tournament and took place in Moscow, Russia from 2 to 15 July 2016. Denmark won their second title after defeating Russia 32–28 in the final. Teams ;Africa * * * ...

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Road bicycle racing Road bicycle racing is the cycle sport discipline of road cycling, held primarily on Road surface, paved roads. Road racing is the most popular professional sport, professional form of bicycle racing, in terms of numbers of competitors, events and ...

2016 Tour de France The 2016 Tour de France was the 103rd edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting on 2 July in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy, and concluding on 24 July with the Champs-Élysées sta ...

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2016 Austrian Grand Prix The 2016 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Österreich 2016) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 3 July 2016 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. The race, which was contested over 71 laps, w ...

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Mercedes Mercedes may refer to: People * Mercedes (name), a Spanish feminine name, including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or last name Automobile-related * Mercedes (marque), the pre-1926 brand name of German automobile m ...

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Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...

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Modern Pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

2016 European Modern Pentathlon Championships The 2016 European Modern Pentathlon Championships were held in Sofia, Bulgaria from 4–11 July 2016. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Mixed events Medal table References External links Results {{European championships in 2016 E ...

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2016 European Athletics Championships The 2016 European Athletics Championships was held in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. It was the first time the Netherlands hosted the event. Due to 2016 being an Olympic year, there was no racewalking and the marathon compet ...

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2016 U.S. Women's Open The 2016 U.S. Women's Open was the 71st U.S. Women's Open, held July 7–10 at CordeValle Golf Club in San Martin, California, southeast of San Jose. The U.S. Women's Open is the oldest of the five current major championships and the third of ...

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Brittany Lang Brittany Lang (born August 22, 1985) is an American professional golfer who plays on the LPGA Tour. She has won one major championship, the 2016 U.S. Women's Open. Amateur career Born in Richmond, Virginia and raised in McKinney, Texas, Lang h ...

, - , 8–10 , BMX racing , 2016 European BMX Racing Championships , Continental , , - , 8–17 , Table tennis , 2016 Table Tennis European Youth Championships , Continental , , - , 9 , Speedway , 2016 FIM Grand Prix of Great Britain , International , Antonio Lindbäck , - , 9–10 , Rowing , 2016 European Rowing Junior Championships , Continental , , - , 9–10 , Triathlon ,

ITU Triathlon World Cup The World Triathlon Cup is an annual series of triathlon races staged around the world. The series is organised by the World Triathlon, the world governing body of the sport. Inaugurated in 1991, the World Cup began as an attempt to create a regular ...

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Dmitry Polyanski Dmitry Andreyevich Polyanski (russian: Дмитрий Андреевич Полянский, born 19 November 1986 in Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai), is a Russian professional triathlete, 2009 U23 European Champion and permanent member of the ...

Women: Renee Tomlin , - , 9–17 , Basketball ,

2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women The 2016 FIBA U20 Women's European Championship was the 15th edition of the Women's U-20 European basketball championship. 16 teams participated in the competition, which was played in Matosinhos, Portugal, from 9 to 17 July 2016. Spain won thei ...

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2016 British Grand Prix The 2016 British Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 British Grand Prix) was a Formula One auto racing, motor race that was held on 10 July 2016 at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. This race was the seventy-fi ...

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2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship The 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship was the 15th edition of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship (65th edition if the Under-18 and Junior eras are included), the annual European international youth football championship contested by the ...

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2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 87th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. The game was hosted by the San Diego Padres and was played at Petco Park on July 12, 2016. It was televised nationally on Fox. The Amer ...

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MVP: Eric Hosmer (

Kansas City Royals The Kansas City Royals are an American professional baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. The team was founded as an expans ...

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Home Run Derby: Giancarlo Stanton (

Miami Marlins The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The club's home ballpark is LoanDepot Park. The franc ...

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2016 Beach Handball World Championships The 2016 Beach Handball World Championships was a twelve-team tournament in both men's and women's beach handball, held at Budapest, Hungary from 12 to 17 July 2016. It was the seventh edition of the event. Croatia and Spain took home gold in the m ...

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2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men was an international basketball competition that was held in Valdivia, Chile from July 19–23, 2016. It was the tenth edition of the championship, and was the FIBA Americas qualifying tournamen ...

2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women The 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Women was an international basketball competition that took place in Valdivia, Chile from July 13–17, 2016. It was the eleventh edition of the championship, and was the FIBA Americas qualifying to ...

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2016 European Athletics Youth Championships The 2016 European Athletics Youth Championships was the first edition of the biennial, continental athletics competition for European athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Tbilisi, Georgia from 14–17 July and was established follow ...

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2016 Open Championship The 2016 Open Championship was a men's major golf championship and the 145th Open Championship, played from 14–17 July at Royal Troon Golf Club in Ayrshire, Scotland. It was the ninth Open Championship played at the Old Course of Troon, and ...

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Henrik Stenson Henrik Olof Stenson (; born 5 April 1976) is a Swedish professional golfer. He is the first male Swedish and first male Nordic major champion, having won the 2016 Open Championship at Royal Troon with a major championship record score of 264. ...

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Modern pentathlon The modern pentathlon is an Olympic sport consisting of fencing (one-touch épée), freestyle swimming, equestrian show jumping, pistol shooting, and cross country running. The event is inspired by the traditional pentathlon held during the anci ...

, 2016 World Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships , International , Men: Jeong Youngjin
Women: Aurora Tognetti
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Herculis The Herculis is an annual track and field meet at Stade Louis II in Fontvieille, Monaco. Previously one of the five IAAF Super Grand Prix events, it is now part of the Diamond League. World records Over the course of its history, five world reco ...

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2016 Women's Softball World Championship The 2016 Women's Softball World Championship was an international softball competition to be held in Surrey, British Columbia between July 15 and July 24, 2016.

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Women: Katie Zaferes , - , 16–24 , Basketball ,

2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship The 2016 FIBA U20 European Championship was the 19th edition of the FIBA U20 European Championship. The competition took place in Helsinki, Finland, from 16 to 24 July 2016. Participating teams * * * (Winners, 2015 FIBA Europe Under-20 Champio ...

, Continental , , - , 16–24 , Darts , 2016 World Matchplay , International , Michael van Gerwen , - , 17 ,

Motorcycle racing Motorcycle racing (also called moto racing and motorbike racing) is the motorcycle sport of racing motorcycles. Major varieties include motorcycle road racing and off-road racing, both either on circuits or open courses, and track racing. Ot ...

2016 German motorcycle Grand Prix The 2016 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 2016 MotoGP season. It was held at the Sachsenring in Hohenstein-Ernstthal on 17 July 2016. Classification MotoGP * Stefan Bradl suffered a concussion in the Sunday morning warm ...

, International , MotoGP: Marc Márquez (

Repsol Honda Team Repsol Honda is the official factory team of the Honda Racing Corporation in the MotoGP class of Grand Prix motorcycle racing (World Championship road racing), backed by principal sponsor Repsol. History 1990s In the team entered a three rider ...

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Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport)
Moto3: Khairul Idham Pawi ( Honda Team Asia) , - , 17 , Triathlon , 2016 ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships , International , ( Gwen Jorgensen / Ben Kanute / Kirsten Kasper/ Joe Maloy) , - , 19–24 , Athletics ,

2016 IAAF World U20 Championships The 2016 World U20 Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 1997) which was held at Zdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 19–24 Ju ...

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2016 International Crown The 2016 International Crown was a women's golf team event organized by the LPGA, played July 21–24 at the Merit Club in Libertyville, Illinois, north of Chicago. This was the second International Crown, a biennial match play event contested b ...

, International , , - , 19–24 , Wrestling , 2016 European Cadet Wrestling Championships , Continental , , - , 19–31 ,

2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship The 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship was the sixth edition of the tournament and took place in Slovakia from 19 to 31 July 2016. Russia won their second title after defeating Denmark 30–22 in the final. Teams ;Africa * * * ;Asia ...

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2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship The 2016 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship was the 15th edition of the UEFA Women's Under-19 Championship (19th edition if the Under-18 era is included), the annual European international youth football championship contested by the women's under- ...

, Continental , , - , 21–24 , Golf , Senior Open Championship , International , Paul Broadhurst , - , 22–23 , Athletics , London Grand Prix (DL #10) , International , , - , 22–24 , 1:10 R/C electric touring car , 2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:10 Scale EP Touring Car Championship , Domestic , Super Expert: Souta Goto (

Yokomo is a Japanese company from Adachi, Tokyo that specialize in radio-controlled cars, it was one of the first manufacturers in Japan to build RC cars and it also invented the RTR (Ready To Run) cars, but most notable of all is their long-running ...

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2016 International Champions Cup The 2016 International Champions Cup (or ICC) was a series of friendly association football tournaments that began on 22 July and ended on 13 August 2016. In December 2015, Juventus, Tottenham Hotspur and Melbourne Victory were confirmed to pl ...

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Juventus Juventus Football Club (from la, iuventūs, 'youth'; ), colloquially known as Juve (), is a professional Association football, football club based in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, that competes in the Serie A, the top tier of the Italian football leagu ...

China: No champion declared due to cancelled match
USA/Europe: Paris Saint-Germain , - , 23 , Speedway ,

2016 Speedway World Cup Event 1 Event One of the 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup was the opening race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on 23 July 2016 at Vojens Speedway Center in Vojens, Denmark and was won by Poland from hosts De ...

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Janowski Janowski (feminine: Janowska; plural: Janowscy) is a Polish surname. It is related to a number of surnames in other languages. Related surnames People Janowski/Janowska * Adam Janowski (born 1987), English rugby league player * Alice Janows ...

Dudek Dudek is a surname of Slavic-language origin (meaning "hoopoe"). The Czech/Slovak feminine form is Dudková. People * Alyson Dudek (born 1990), American speed skater * Anne Dudek (born 1975), American actress * Dariusz Dudek (born 1975), Pol ...

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Team Associated Associated Electrics, Incorporated of Lake Forest, California is one of the world's leading manufacturers of radio controlled car, radio controlled cars, trucks and accessories. Associated Electrics is now owned by Thunder Tiger Corporation from T ...

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4WD: Jörn Neumann ( Serpent) , - , 25–31 ,

Snooker Snooker (pronounced , ) is a cue sports, cue sport played on a Billiard table#Snooker and English billiards tables, rectangular table covered with a green cloth called baize, with six Billiard table#Pockets 2, pockets, one at each corner and o ...

, 2016 World Open , International , Ali Carter , - , 25–31 , Tennis ,

2016 Rogers Cup The 2016 Rogers Cup presented by National Bank was a tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 127th edition (for the men) and the 114th (for the women) of the Canadian Open. The tournament was part of the ATP World Tour Masters ...

, International , Men: Novak Djokovic
Women: Simona Halep , - , 25–4 August , Pool , 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship , International ,

Albin Ouschan Albin Alois Ouschan (born August 14, 1990, in Klagenfurt, Austria) is an Austrian pool and billiards player. Ouschan was the 2016 WPA World Nine-ball Championship winner, as well as the runner-up in 2014. He also won the 14.1 Continuous European ...

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2016 Speedway World Cup Event 2 Event Two of the 2016 Monster Energy FIM Speedway World Cup was the second race of the 2016 edition of the Speedway World Cup. It was staged on July 26 at the Stena Arena in Västervik, Sweden and was won by hosts and defending champions Sweden ...

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Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of SwedenUNGEGN World Geographical Names, Sweden./ref> is a Nordic country located on ...

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Jonsson Jonsson is a surname of Nordic, mostly Swedish, origin, meaning ''son of Jon''. In Iceland the name is a part of the Patronymic name system. Notable people with the surname include: *Åke Jonsson, Swedish motocross racer *Andreas Jonsson (born 19 ...

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, 2016 European Youth A Modern Pentathlon Championships , Continental , Men: Ivan Khamtsou
Women: Xeina Fralcova , - , 28–31 , Golf ,

2016 PGA Championship The 2016 PGA Championship was the 98th PGA Championship which took place from July 28–31 at Baltusrol Golf Club on the Lower Course in Springfield Township, New Jersey, west of New York City. This was the ninth major and second PGA Championsh ...

, International , Jimmy Walker , - , 28–31 , Canoe sprint , 2016 ICF Junior and U23 Canoe Sprint World Championships , International , , - , 28–31 , Golf ,

2016 Women's British Open The 2016 Ricoh Women's British Open was played 28–31 July in England at the Woburn Golf and Country Club near Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, northwest of London. It was the 40th Women's British Open, and the 16th as a major championship ...

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Ariya Jutanugarn Ariya Jutanugarn ( th, เอรียา จุฑานุกาล, , ; born 23 November 1995) is a Thai professional golfer who plays on the American-based LPGA Tour. She was born in Bangkok. She is the first golfer, male or female, from Tha ...

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Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

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Kurtz Kurtz may refer to: Name * Kurtz (''Heart of Darkness''), main character of Joseph Conrad's novel ''Heart of Darkness'' * Colonel Kurtz, main character in the 1979 film ''Apocalypse Now'' * Kurtz (surname) Places United States * Kurtz, Indiana ...

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15U Baseball World Cup The U-15 Baseball World Cup is the 15-and-under baseball world championship that features national teams as authorized ("sanctioned") by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). It began in 1989 as the World Youth Baseball Championship. I ...

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Suzuka 8 Hours The is a motorcycle endurance race held at the Suzuka Circuit in Japan each year. The race runs for eight hours consecutively and entrants are composed of two or more riders who alternate during pitstops. History The race began in 1978 as a ...

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Katsuyuki Nakasuga is a Japanese motorcycle racer.Yamaha team rider profile
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2016 German Grand Prix The 2016 German Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grosser Preis von Deutschland 2016) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 31 July 2016. After a one-year absence, the race returned to the Hockenheimring near Hockenheim in t ...

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