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2015 in sports

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

Calendar by month

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Air sports

World Championships

  • January 13–24: AirSports FAI Paragliding World Championships 2015 in Roldanillo
  • 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
  • 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 JakeÅ¡)
  • 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 PociÅ«nai Airport
  • Open 13.5m Class winner: Stefano Ghiorzo
  • August 5–15: Air Sports FAI Glider Aerobatic World Championships 2015 in Zbraslavice Airport
  • Open Unlimited winner: Ferenc Tóth
  • Open Team Unlimited winners: (Přemysl Vávra, Miroslav Červenka, Lucie PeÅ¡ková)
  • Open Advanced winner: Miroslav Černý
  • Open Team Advanced winners: (Sławomir Talowski, Katarzyna Å»mudziński, Michał Andrzejewski)
  • August 9–16: Air Sports FAI Aerobatic Model Aircraft World Championships 2015 in Dübendorf
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Open Individual winner: Maximilian Seis
  • October 21–24: Air Sports FAI Indoor Skydiving World Championships 2015 in Prague
  • 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
  • Open Club Class winner: Tom Arscott
  • Open Standard Class winner: Matthew Scutter
  • December 1–12: FIA World Air Games 2015 in Dubai
  • Gold and total medal winner:

Alpine skiing

Amateur boxing

American football

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
  • 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 Las Vegas
  • 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
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • May 26 – 31: Outdoor Archery World Cup #2 in Antalya
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • August 11–16: Outdoor Archery World Cup #3 in Wrocław
  • 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
  • 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
  • won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally.
  • July 26 – August 2: 2015 World Archery Championships in Copenhagen
  • 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
  • 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, Laura Ruggieri)
  • October 6–10: 2015 European Field Archery Championships in Rzeszów
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • November 1–8: 2015 Asian Archery Championships 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 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 Recife
  • defeated 12–2. took third place.
  • March 6–8: 2015 Power Horse Beach Soccer African Trophy in Durban
  • defeated 5–4. took third place.
  • March 23–28: 2015 AFC Beach Soccer Championship in Doha
  • 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 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 in Roche Caiman
  • 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 in Manta, Ecuador
  • defeated , 8–3, to win their fifth CONMEBOL Beach Soccer Championship title. took third place.
  • May 1 – 3: Barcelona Beach Soccer Cup 2015 in (debut event)
  • FC Lokomotiv Moscow defeated CR Flamengo, 6–4, to win the inaugural Barcelona Beach Soccer Cup title. FC Barcelona 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 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 2015 in
  • Winner:
  • September 2–6: Mediterranean Beach Games Pescara 2015 in
  • defeated , 5–1, in the final. took third place.
  • September 18–20: Istanbul 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, Rio de Janeiro
  • FC Barcelona defeated CR Vasco da Gama, 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 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
  • 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 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 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 European Continental Cup in Sant Cugat del Vallès (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
  • 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
  • Individual BC1 winner: Daniel Pérez
  • Individual BC2 winner: Maciel Santos
  • Individual BC3 winner: Grigorios Polychronidis
  • 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
  • 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 (with the 2015 Parapan American Games)
  • 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

Canoeing

Chess

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

Majors

European Events

American Zonals

American Events

  • April 2–7: CARIFTA Games in Christ Church
  • April 22–28: South American Junior U20 Championship 2015 in Santander
  • Boys' winner: Julio Benedetti
  • Girls' winner: Jorcerys Montilla Reyes
  • May 15–24: American Continental Chess Championship 2015 in Montevideo
  • Men's winner: Sandro Mareco
  • 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 Managua
  • 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 Porlamar
  • Men's winner: Augusto César Campos Jiménez
  • Women's winner: Rovira Contreras Tairu Manuel
  • August 21–29: Panamerican Senior Chess Championship 2015 in Porlamar
  • 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
  • won both the gold. overall medal tallies.

Asian Zonals

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
  • Winner: Bangalore
  • 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 SÆ¡n
  • Women's Rapid Winner: Tan Zhongyi
  • Men's Blitz winner: Salem A.R. Saleh
  • Women's Blitz winner: Zhu Chen
  • September 6–13: Asian Amateur Championship 2015 in Bandar Seri Begawan
  • Winner: T. Shyam Sundar
  • Blitz winner: Shahzod Akhidov
  • September 24 – October 2: Asian Seniors Championship 2015 in Larestan
  • Men's +50 winner: Mahmood Lodhi
  • Men's +65 winner: Wazeer Ahmad Khan
  • Women's +50 winner: Helen Milligan
  • 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 Seoul
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

African Zonals

  • March 13–22: African Zonal 4.4 in Lomé
  • 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 Blantyre
  • Winners: Daniel Jere (m) / Lorita Mwango (f)
  • April 17–26: African Zonal 4.2 in Kampala
  • Winners: Essam El-Gindy (m) / Eman Elansary (f)

African Events

  • May 1–13: African Individual Championships 2015 in Cairo
  • Men's winner: Bassem Amin
  • Women's winner: Mona Khaled
  • July 31 – August 10: African Amateur Championships 2015 in Maputo
  • 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

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Cyclo-cross biking

Darts

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

FIH Hockey World League

Indoor Hockey World Cup

  • February 4 – 8: 2015 Indoor Hockey World Cup for Men and 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 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 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 Prague
  • 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
  • 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 Å iauliai
  • 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 Vienna
  • 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 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 UHC Hamburg, 6–5, in a 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
  • 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 Minsk
  • 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
  • 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 Men and 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 Bangkok (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

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
WGC
Other men's golf events
Women's major golf championships

Gymnastics

Handball

World handball championships

European Handball Federation (EHF)

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 Men's and 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)

African Handball Confederation (CAHB)

Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF)

Oceania Continent Handball Federation (OCHF)

IHF Super Globe

Ice hockey

Judo

Luge

Mixed martial arts

Modern pentathlon

Motorsport

Mountain bike racing

Multi-sport events

Netball

International tournaments
Major leagues

Nordic combined

Nordic skiing

Racquetball

Road cycling

Roller sport

Rowing

Rugby union

Sailing

Shooting

  • January 2 – December 6: 2015 ISSF Shooting Calendar

ISSF World Cup

IPC Shooting World Cup

  • 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 Antalya
  • 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

  • , , 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 Cairo
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Ski jumping

Snooker

Players Tour Championship

Snooker season

Snowboarding

Softball

Little League World Series (softball)

International softball

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 Toronto
  • Women's Bouldering winner: Anna Stöhr
  • Men's Bouldering winner: Alban Levier
  • June 5 & 6: IFSC Climbing World Cup #3 in 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 Å kofic
  • October 17 & 18: IFSC Climbing World Cup #13 in Wujiang
  • Finals 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

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

Track cycling

Trial cycling

Triathlon

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

References