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Archery Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

2016 World Indoor Archery Championships The 2016 World Indoor Target Archery Championships was the 13th edition of the World Indoor Archery Championships. The event was held in Ankara, Turkey, from 1 to 6 March 2016, and was organized by World Archery. Events Recurve Senior Junior ...

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Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing where skiers rely on their own locomotion to move across snow-covered terrain, rather than using ski lifts or other forms of assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreation ...

2016 Ski Tour Canada The 2016 Ski Tour Canada was a cross-country skiing competition held as part of the 2015–16 FIS Cross-Country World Cup. It was the first tour of the FIS Cross-Country World Cup held in Canada. It began in Gatineau on March 1, 2016, and ended ...

, International , Men: Martin Johnsrud Sundby
Women:

Therese Johaug Therese Johaug (born 25 June 1988) is a Norwegian cross-country skier from the village of Dalsbygda in Os municipality who has competed for the clubs Tynset IF and IL Nansen. In World Ski Championships she has won ten individual gold medals ...

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2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2016 UCI Track Cycling World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling in 2016. They took place in London in the Lee Valley VeloPark from 2–6 March 2016. As the last major track cycling event prior to the 2016 Summer Ol ...

, International , , - , 3–6 , Golf ,

2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship The 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship was a golf tournament which was played March 3–6 on the TPC Blue Monster course at Trump National Doral in Doral, Florida, a suburb west of Miami. It was the 17th WGC-Cadillac Championship tournament, the fir ...

, International , Adam Scott , - , 3–13 , Association football ,

2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship The 2016 CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship was the 5th edition of the CONCACAF Women's U-17 Championship, the biennial international youth football championship organised by CONCACAF for the women's under-17 national teams of the North, Central ...

, Continental , , - , 3–13 , Biathlon ,

Biathlon World Championships 2016 The 48th Biathlon World Championships was held in Oslo, Norway from 3 to 13 March 2016. There were 11 competitions in total: sprint, pursuit, individual, mass start, relay races for men and women, and mixed relay. All the events during this cham ...

, International , , - , 4–5 , 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 ...

#1 , International , Men: Mario Mola
Women:

Jodie Stimpson Jodie Lee Stimpson (born 8 February 1989) is a British professional triathlete who also currently competes in the Iron Man distance of the sport. In 2013, she finished runner up in the ITU World Triathlon Series. She has won 3 global titles du ...

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Amateur wrestling Amateur wrestling is a variant of wrestling practiced in collegiate, school, or other amateur level competitions. There are two international wrestling styles performed in the Olympic Games: freestyle and Greco-Roman. Both styles are under the ...

, 2016 African Wrestling Championships , Continental , Men's Freestyle:
Women's Freestyle:
Greco-Roman: , - , 4–6 , Darts ,

2016 UK Open The 2016 Coral UK Open was a darts tournament staged by the Professional Darts Corporation. It was the fourteenth year of the tournament where, following numerous regional qualifying heats throughout Britain, players competing in a single eliminat ...

, International , Michael van Gerwen , - , 4–6 , Rugby sevens ,

2016 USA Sevens The 2016 USA Sevens (also sometimes referred to as the 2016 Las Vegas Sevens) is the thirteenth edition of the USA Sevens tournament, and the fifth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 4–6 March 201 ...

( WRSS #5) , International , , - , 5–6 , Speed skating ,

2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships The 2016 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held in Berlin, Germany, from 5 to 6 March 2016. Schedule Medal summary Medal table Medalists References External linksISU website {{World championships in 2016 World Allround Sp ...

, International , Men:

Sven Kramer Sven Kramer (; born 23 April 1986) is a retired Dutch long track speed skater who has won an all time record nine World Allround Championships as well as a record ten European Allround Championships. He is the Olympic champion of the 5000 meter ...

Women: Martina Sáblíková , - , 5–13 , Curling ,

2016 World Junior Curling Championships The 2016 World Junior Curling Championships were held from March 5 to 13 at the Tårnby Curling Club in Copenhagen, Denmark. Men Teams Round-robin standings ''Final Round Robin Standings'' is not able to be relegated due to their hosting o ...

, International , Men: (Skip: Bruce Mouat)
Women: (Skip: Mary Fay) , - , 6–12 , Multi-sport , /

2016 Arctic Winter Games The 2016 Arctic Winter Games, officially known with the slogan "Join — Feel — Jump", was a winter multi-sport event which took place in Nuuk, Greenland, between 6–12 March 2016. The elected host city was announced on 14 September 2012 by t ...

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2016 European Wrestling Championships The 2016 European Wrestling Championships were held in Riga, Latvia, from 8 March to 13 March 2016. Medal overview Medal table Team ranking Men's freestyle Men's Greco-Roman Women's freestyle References External links Official site< ...

, Continental , Men's freestyle: (medals), (points)
Women's freestyle: (medals), (points)
Greco-Roman: (medals and points)
Overall: (medals), (points) , - , 8–13 ,

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 Grand Prix , International , Shaun Murphy , - , 8–3 April ,

Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...

2016 ICC World Twenty20 The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the sixth edition of the ICC World Twenty20, the world championship of Twenty20 International cricket. It was held in India from 8 March to 3 April 2016, and was the first edition to be hosted by India. Seven ...

, International , , - , 9–20 , Tennis ,

2016 BNP Paribas Open The 2016 BNP Paribas Open (also known as the 2016 Indian Wells Masters) was a professional tennis tournament played at Indian Wells, California in March 2016. It was the 43rd edition of the men's event and 28th of the women's event, and was class ...

, International , Men: Novak Djokovic
Women: Victoria Azarenka , - , 11–12 ,

, 2016 Oceania Wrestling Championships , Continental , Men's Freestyle:
Women's Freestyle:
Greco-Roman: , - , 11–13 , Athletics , 2016 World University Cross Country Championships , International , Men: Hicham Amghar
Women: Sevilay Eytemiş , - , 11–13 , Speed skating ,

2016 World Junior Speed Skating Championships The 2016 World Junior Speed Skating Championships took place from 11 to 13 March 2016 in Changchun, China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a p ...

, International , Men: Benjamin Donnelly
Women:

Elizaveta Kazelina Elizaveta Sergeyevna Golubeva (russian: Елизаве́та Серге́евна Казелина, née ''Kazelina'';born 19 September 1996) is a Russian speed skater, bronze medalist in single distance at the 2016 World Single Distance Speed Ska ...

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2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships The 2016 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place from 11 to 13 March 2016 in Seoul, South Korea. They were the 41st World Short Track Speed Skating Championships. Medal summary Medal table Men Women References External lin ...

, International , Men:

Han Tianyu Han Tianyu (born 3 June 1996) is a Chinese short-track speed-skater. He won the silver medal in men's 1500 metres short track speed skating at the 2014 Winter Olympics, behind the Canadian skater Charles Hamelin, who won the gold medal. Ear ...

Women: Choi Min-jeong , - , 11–30 , Chess , Candidates Tournament 2016 , International , Sergey Karjakin , - , 12 , 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 ...

#1 , International , Men: Mario Mola
Women:

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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 Mexico City ePrix The 2016 Mexico City ePrix was a Formula E motor race held on 12 March 2016 at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City, Mexico. It was the fifth championship race of the 2015–16 Formula E season, the single-seater, electrically powe ...

, International , Jérôme d'Ambrosio ( Dragon Racing) , - , 12–13 , Rugby sevens ,

2016 Canada Sevens The 2016 Canada Sevens is the first edition of the Canada Sevens tournament, and the sixth tournament of the 2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series. The tournament was played on 12–13 March 2016 at BC Place in Vancouver, BC. Format Sixteen teams ...

( WRSS #6) , International , , - , 13–18 September ,

INDYCAR INDYCAR, LLC, is an American-based auto racing sanctioning body for Indy car racing and other disciplines of open wheel car racing. The organization sanctions five racing series: the premier IndyCar Series with its centerpiece the Indianapolis ...

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2016 IndyCar Series The 2016 Verizon IndyCar Series was the 21st season of the IndyCar Series and the 105th season of American open wheel racing. It included the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500. Scott Dixon entered as the reigning Drivers' Champion, while Ch ...

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Simon Pagenaud Simon Pagenaud (born 18 May 1984) is a French professional racing driver. He is contracted to drive the No. 60 Honda for Meyer Shank Racing in the IndyCar Series. After a successful career in sports car racing that saw him taking the top class ...

( Team Penske) , - , 14–20 , Figure skating ,

2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships The 2016 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held from 14–20 March 2016 in Debrecen, Hungary. Commonly called "World Juniors" and "Junior Worlds", the event determined the World Junior champions in the disciplines of men's singles, l ...

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Daniel Samohin Daniel Samohin ( he, דניאל סמוכין; born 12 March 1998) is an Israeli figure skater. He is the 2016 World Junior champion, and has won two ISU Challenger Series medals, including a gold medal at the 2015 U.S. International Classic. Sa ...

Ladies:

Marin Honda is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2016 World Junior champion, the 2017 World Junior silver medalist, the 2015–16 Junior Grand Prix Final bronze medalist, and the 2016–17 Japanese Junior National bronze medalist. She is the former ...

Pairs:

Anna Dušková Anna Dušková (born 30 December 1999) is a retired Czech figure skater. Competing in pairs with partner Martin Bidař, she is the 2016 World Junior champion, 2016 Youth Olympic silver medalist (individually and in the team event), and 2015 JG ...

Martin Bidař Martin Bidař (born 24 February 1999) is a Czech pair skater, who currently competes with Jelizaveta Žuková. They are two-time Czech national champions (2020–2021) and represented the Czech Republic at the 2022 Winter Olympics. With forme ...

Ice Dance:

Lorraine McNamara Lorraine McNamara (born February 18, 1999) is an American ice dancer. With her skating partner, Anton Spiridonov, she is the 2023 World University Games silver medalist and 2022 CS U.S. Classic bronze medalist. With her former partner, Quinn ...

Quinn Carpenter Quinn Carpenter (born February 24, 1996) is an American retired ice dancer. With his former skating partner, Lorraine McNamara, he is the 2018 Grand Prix of Helsinki bronze medalist, a three-time silver medalist on the ISU Challenger Series, and ...

, - , 14–20 , Ice hockey , 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division III – Group A , International , was promoted to Division II – Group B
was relegated to Division III – Group B , - , 15–3 April ,

2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 The 2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was the fifth edition of the ICC Women's World Twenty20, the world championship of women's Twenty20 International cricket. India hosted the event for the first time, with matches played from 15 March to 3 Ap ...

, International , , - , 15–4 April , Basketball ,

2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament involved 68 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the men's National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball national champion for the 20 ...

, Domestic , Villanova Wildcats , - , 16–20 ,

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 Pan American Modern Pentathlon Championships , Continental , Men: Nathan Schrimsher
Women: Leidis Laura Moya , - , 17–20 , Athletics ,

2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 16th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held between March 17 and 20, 2016 in Portland, Oregon, United States. The event did not feature Russia. Following a WADA investigation into widespread and institutional doping practices ...

, International , , - , 19–27 , Curling ,

2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship The 2016 World Women's Curling Championship (branded as the 2016 Ford World Women's Curling Championship presented by Meridian for sponsorship reasons) was held from March 19 to 27 at the Credit Union iPlex in Swift Current, Saskatchewan. Team S ...

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Binia Feltscher Binia Feltscher (born 13 October 1978 in Chur) is a Switzerland, Swiss retired Curling, curler from Flims. She was the Skip (curling), skip of the 2014 and 2016 World championship curling teams from Switzerland. From 2006 to 2013 she was known as ...

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2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2016 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament was played between March and April 2016, with the Final Four played April 3 & 5. The regional locations were four neutral sites: Bridgeport, Connecticut, Dallas, Lexington, Kentucky, and Sioux ...

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Connecticut Huskies The UConn Huskies (or Connecticut Huskies) are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent the University of Connecticut, located in Storrs. The school is a member of the NCAA's Division I and the Big East Conference. The university's fo ...

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2016 Australian Grand Prix The 2016 Australian Grand Prix (formally known as the 2016 Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix) was a Formula One auto racing, motor race that was held on 20 March 2016 in Melbourne, Victoria, Melbourne. The race was contested over fifty-seve ...

, International , Nico Rosberg (

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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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 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix The 2016 Qatar motorcycle Grand Prix was the first of eighteen motorcycle races of the 2016 MotoGP season and the thirteenth running of the event. It was held before a crowd of 11,737 spectators at the Losail International Circuit near the Qat ...

, International , MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP)
Moto2:

Thomas Lüthi Thomas Lüthi (born 6 September 1986) is a Swiss sporting director at Prüstel GP, and former Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He spent 19 years in Grand Prix world championships, becoming one of only six riders to reach 300 race starts, spending m ...

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Moto3:

Niccolò Antonelli Niccolò Antonelli (born 23 February 1996) is an Italian Grand Prix motorcycle racing, Grand Prix motorcycle racer, who most recently competed in the 2022 Moto2 World Championship, riding for Sky Racing Team VR46, Mooney VR46 Racing Team. Antonel ...

( Ongetta-Rivacold) , - , 20–24 , Table tennis , 2016 Oceania Table Tennis Championships , Continental , Men: Chris Yan
Women: Jian Fang Lay , - , 21–27 , Squash , 2016 Men's British Open ( PSA WS #6)

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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Mohamed El Shorbagy Mohamed ElShorbagy ( ar, محمد الشوربجي, born 12 January 1991 in Alexandria) is an Egyptian-English professional squash player. He represented Egypt from a young age until June 2022, and is currently representing England. He reached ...

Women:

Nour El Sherbini Nour El Sherbini ( ar, نور الشربيني; born 1 November 1995) is an Egyptian professional squash player. She is a six time World champion and became the youngest woman to win the Women's World Championship (2015). In 2016, she retained h ...

, - , 21–3 April , Tennis ,

2016 Miami Open The 2016 Miami Open presented by Itaú (also known as 2016 Miami Masters) was a professional men and women's tennis tournament being played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 32nd edition of the Miami Open, and was part of the Masters 1000 cate ...

, International , Men: Novak Djokovic
Women: Victoria Azarenka , - , 23–27 , Golf ,

2016 WGC-Dell Match Play The 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play was the 18th WGC-Dell Match Play Championship, played March 23–27 at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. It was the second of four World Golf Championships in 2016. The Championship was won by Jason Day, it was ...

, International , Jason Day , - , 25–27 , Rowing , 2016 South American Rowing Championship , Continental , , - , 26 , Athletics ,

2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2016 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships took place on 26 March 2016 in Cardiff, United Kingdom. It was the 22nd edition of the event and the 4th in the United Kingdom alone. In conjunction with the men's elite race, an open half marathon ...

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Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor Geoffrey Kipsang Kamworor (born 22 November 1992) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes in cross country, marathon, and half marathon races. He was the 2011 World Junior Cross Country Champion. Kamworor won the IAAF World ...

Women:

Peres Jepchirchir Peres Jepchirchir (born 27 September 1993) is a Kenyan professional long-distance runner who competes mainly in road running competitions. She won the gold medal in the women's marathon at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Jepchirchir was the champion ...

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Horse racing Horse racing is an equestrian performance sport, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition. It is one of the most ancient of all sports, as its basic p ...

, 2016 Dubai World Cup , International , California Chrome
(Jockey: Victor Espinoza) , - , 26–31 , Ice hockey , 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship Division I – Group A , International , was promoted to Top Division
was relegated to Division I - Group B , - , 26–1 April , Ice hockey , 2016 IIHF World U18 Championships Division II – Group B , International , was promoted to Division II - Group A
was relegated to Division III - Group A , - , 28–3 April , Figure skating ,

2016 World Figure Skating Championships The 2016 ISU World Figure Skating Championships took place March 28 – April 3, 2016 in Boston, Massachusetts. Figure skaters competed for the title of World champion in men's singles, ladies' singles, pairs and ice dancing. This marked the firs ...

, International , Men: Javier Fernández
Ladies: Evgenia Medvedeva
Pairs: Meagan Duhamel/ Eric Radford
Ice Dance: Gabriella Papadakis/ Guillaume Cizeron , - , 28–3 April ,

, 2016 China Open , International , Judd Trump , - , 28–4 April , Ice hockey ,

2016 IIHF Women's World Championship The 2016 IIHF Women's World Championship was the 17th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Kamloops, Canada from 28 March to 4 April 2016. Venues included the Sandman Centre, and the McArthur Island S ...

, International , , - , 31–3 April , Golf ,

2016 ANA Inspiration The 2016 ANA Inspiration was the 45th ANA Inspiration, held March 31 – April 3 at the Dinah Shore Tournament Course of Mission Hills Country Club in Rancho Mirage, California. It was its 34th year as a major championship. Golf Channel televis ...

, International , Lydia Ko , - , 31–6 April , Ice hockey ,

2016 IIHF World Championship Division III The 2016 IIHF World Championship Division III was an international ice hockey tournament run by the International Ice Hockey Federation. It was contested in Istanbul, Turkey, from 31 March to 6 April 2016. The host team, Turkey, won all of its ga ...

, International , {{ih, TUR was promoted to Division II - Group B +03