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2016 in sports

2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. The year is considered by many to be the greatest year in sports history, featuring many underdog stories, huge comebacks, broken curses and exciting and historic moments.

Calendar by month

Air sports

Alpine skiing

Amateur boxing

American football

Aquatics

Archery

  • November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page

2016 Summer Olympics (WA)

Indoor archery

Outdoor archery

Association football

Athletics (track and field)

Badminton

Bandy

Baseball

Major League Baseball

WBSC

  • July 29 – August 7: 2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup in Iwaki, Fukushima
  • defeated , 9–4, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup title.
  • The took the bronze medal.
  • September 3 – 11: 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup in Gijang County (Busan)
  • defeated , 10–0, to win their fifth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup title.
  • took the bronze medal.
  • October 28 – November 6: 2016 23U Baseball World Cup in Monterrey (replaces the 21U Baseball World Cup)
  • defeated , 10–3, to win their first 23U Baseball World Cup title.
  • took the bronze medal.

Little League Baseball

Basketball

2016 Summer Olympics (FIBA)

International FIBA championships

  • June 1 – 5: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships in Astana
  • Men: defeated , 20–12, in the final. took the bronze medal.
  • Women: defeated the , 21–12, in the final. took the bronze medal.
  • June 13 – 19: 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women in Nantes
  • , , , , and all qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • June 22 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Men and Women in Zaragoza
  • Men: The defeated , 96–56, to win their fourth consecutive FIBA Under-17 World Championship title.
  • took third place.
  • Women: defeated , 62–38, to win their first FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women title.
  • The took third place.
  • July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #1 in Turin
  • has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #2 in Belgrade
  • has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • July 5 – 10: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #3 in Manila
  • has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • August 6 & 7: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Open Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland
  • defeated NSW, 11–9, in the final.
  • October 11 – 15: 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou
  • Men: defeated the , 21–16, in the final. took third place.
  • Women: The defeated , 21–11, in the final. The took third place.

NBA

WNBA

NCAA

FIBA Americas

  • January 15 – March 12: 2016 FIBA Americas League
  • Guaros de Lara defeated Bauru, 84–79, to win their first FIBA Americas League title. Mogi das Cruzes took third place.
  • May 20 – 26: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Women in Barquisimeto
  • defeated , 94–75, to win their 16th consecutive and 26th overall South American Basketball Championship for Women title. took the bronze medal.
  • June 19 – 25: 2016 Centrobasket in Panama City
  • defeated , 84–83, to win their 11th Centrobasket title. took third place.
  • June 26 – July 2: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Men in Caracas
  • defeated , 64–58, to win their second consecutive and third overall South American Basketball Championship title.
  • took third place.
  • July 3 – 16: 2016 CBC U16 Championship in Georgetown, Guyana
  • Men: The defeated , 84–57, to win the inaugural FIBA CBC U16 Championship title. took third place.
  • Women: The defeated , 55–50, to win the inaugural Women's FIBA CBC U16 Championship title. took third place.
  • July 13 – 23: 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in Valdivia
  • Men: The defeated , 99–84, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
  • took third place.
  • Women: The defeated , 109–62, to win their eighth consecutive and ninth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
  • took third place.
  • August 24 – 28: 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship in Patillas, Puerto Rico
  • defeated the , 74–67, in the final. took third place.
  • August 29 – September 2: 2016 COCABA U16 Championship for Men and Women in San José, Costa Rica
  • Men: 1. ; 2. ; 3.
  • Women: 1. ; 2. ; 3.
  • September 20 – December 7: 2016 South American League for Men's Clubs in Comodoro Rivadavia and La Banda, Valdivia, and Barquisimeto
  • Mogi das Cruzes defeated Weber Bahía, 3–0 in games played, in the final.
  • October 25 – 29: 2016 South American U15 Championship for Men in Asunción
  • defeated , 69–60, in the final. took third place.
  • November 16 – 20: 2016 FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women in Guayaquil
  • defeated , 65–54, to win their sixth FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women title.
  • took third place.

FIBA Europe

FIBA Asia

FIBA Africa

FIBA Oceania

  • December 5 – 10: 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in Suva
  • Men: defeated , 57–51, to win their first Men's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
  • took third place.
  • Women: defeated , 107–52, to win their seventh consecutive Women's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
  • took third place.

Beach volleyball

Biathlon

BMX racing

Bobsleigh and skeleton

Boccia

  • March 19 – 26: BISFed 2016 World Individual Championships in Beijing
  • Individual BC1 winner: Pattaya Tadtong
  • Individual BC2 winner: Worawut Saengampa
  • Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
  • Individual BC4 winner: Stephen McGuire
  • April 26 – May 2: BISFed 2016 World Open #1 in Montreal
  • Individual BC1 winner: Lee Dong-won
  • Individual BC2 winner: Lee Young-jin
  • Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
  • Individual BC4 winner: Seo Hyeon-seok
  • Pairs BC3 winners:
  • Pairs BC4 winners:
  • Team BC1–BC2 winners:
  • May 17 – 24: BISFed 2016 World Open #2 in Dubai
  • Individual BC1 winner: LEUNG Mei Yee
  • Individual BC2 winner: Abilio Valente
  • Individual BC3 winner: HO Yuen Kei
  • Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
  • Pairs BC3 winners:
  • Pairs BC4 winners:
  • Team BC1–BC2 winners:
  • June 14 – 19: BISFed 2016 World Open #3 in Póvoa de Varzim
  • Individual BC1 winner: David Smith
  • Individual BC2 winner: Maciel de Sousa Santos
  • Individual BC3 winner: José Carlos Macedo
  • Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
  • Pairs BC3 winners:
  • Pairs BC4 winners:
  • Team BC1-BC2 winners:

Bowling

Canadian football

Canoeing

Chess

  • February 10 – December 18: 2016 FIDE (World Chess Federation) calendar

World events

European events

American events

  • February 19 – 28: American Continental Women's Championship in Lima
  • Winner: Deysi Cori
  • March 24 – 29: CARIFTA Chess Championships U20 in Saint Croix
  • U20 winners: Orlando Husbands (m) / Annelaine Jacobs (f)
  • U18 winners: Yu Tien Poon (m) / Hazel Acosta (f)
  • U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Catherine Kaslan (f)
  • U14 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Catherine Kaslan (f)
  • U12 winners: Nathan Smith (m) / Azaria Johnson (f)
  • U10 winners: Kishan Clarke (m) / Thamara Sagastegui (f)
  • U8 winner: Jayden Barry
  • April 27 – May 3: American Subzonal 2.3.5 Open & Women in Bridgetown
  • Winners: Mark Machin Rivera (m) / Deborah Richards (f)
  • May 28 – June 5: 11th American Continental Chess Championship in San Salvador
  • Winner: Emilio Córdova Daza
  • June 19 – 26: Panamerican U20 Chess Championship 2016 in BogotÃÂ
  • Winners: Luis Paulo Supi (m) / Lilia Ivonne Fuentes Godoy (f)
  • July 1 – 6: Panamerican University Championship 2016 in Tegucigalpa
  • Winners: Mattey Emanuel Vaglio (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
  • July 11 – 18: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2016 in San Salvador
  • Winners: Bryan Solano Cuya (m) / Karla July Fernandez Rivero (f)
  • July 24 – 31: Panamerican Youth Festival 2016 in Montevideo
  • U8 winners: Marvin Gao (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
  • U10 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Rianne Ke (f)
  • U12 winners: Arthur Guo (m) / Nastassja A Matus (f)
  • U14 winners: German Gonzalo Quirhuayo Chumbe (m) / Melanie Dongo (f)
  • U16 winners: Julian Villca (m) / Angie Gabriela Velasquez (f)
  • U18 winners: Franco Villegas (m) / Nataly A Monroy G (f)
  • August 7 – 11: North American Youth Chess Championship 2016 in
  • U8 winners: Kevin Zhong (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
  • U10 winners: Rohun Trakru (m) / Atmika Gorti (f)
  • U12 winners: Nicholas Vettese (m) / Claire Cao (f)
  • U14 winners: Aaron Shlionsky (m) / Sasha Konovalenko (f)
  • U16 winners: Zhaozhi Li (m) / Svitlana Demchenko (f)
  • U18 winner: Michael Song (m) / Maili-Jade Ouellet (f)
  • August 15 – 22: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2016 in Caracas
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • October 2 – 9: Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2016 in Lima
  • U7 winners: Matias Vincent Lima Cardenas (m) / Maria Fernanda Herrada Blanco (f)
  • U9 winners: Nicola Forno Trujillo (m) / Fiorella Contreras (f)
  • U11 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Julia Dennis Figueroa Bernal (f)
  • U13 winners: Ivan Excen Soriano Quispe (m) / Nicole Celestino (f)
  • U15 winners: Junior Zambrano (m) / Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f)
  • U17 winners: Kevin Joel Cori Quispe (m) / Blanca Solis Chimoy (f)
  • October 25 – 30: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship in Buenos Aires
  • Sub 1700 winner: Juan Dalmas Muzi
  • Sub 2000 winner: Nelson Lujan
  • Sub 2300 winner: Renzo Gutiérrez
  • Blitz winner: Cristian Sanhueza
  • October 31 – November 6: American Subzonal 2.3.3 in Panama City
  • Winners: Bernal González (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
  • November 6 – 13: American Continental Women's Championship in Colima City
  • Winner: Deysi Cori
  • December 1 – 6: South American Youth Festival 2016 in Santiago
  • U8 winners: Santiago Lopez Rayo (m) / Mirella Pedro Tereza (f)
  • U10 winners: Axl Severich (m) / Juana Rueda Nessi (f)
  • U12 winners: Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (m) / Arianna Sofia Arauco Celestino (f)
  • U14 winners: Flavio Gonzales Curse (m) / Stephanie Beatriz Puppi Lazo (f)
  • U16 winners: Lucas Coro (m) / Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f)
  • U18 winners: Franco Villegas (m) / Anahi Ortiz Verdesoto (f)

Asian events

  • March 27 – April 8: Asian Nations Cup (Men and Women) 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winners: (Baskaran Adhiban, S. P. Sethuraman, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Krishnan Sasikiran, Deep Sengupta)
  • Women's winners: (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi, Zhao Xue)
  • April 6: Asian Nations Cup Rapid Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winner: (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
  • Women's winner: (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
  • April 7: Asian Nations Cup Blitz Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winner: (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
  • Women's winner: (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
  • April 5 – 15: Asian Youth U6, U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
  • U8 winners: Artin Ashraf (m) / Tôn Nữ Quỳnh DÆ°Æ¡ng (f)
  • U10 winners: Ochirbat Lkhagvajamts (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
  • U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
  • U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Mishra Anwesha (f)
  • U16 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Mobina Alinasab (f)
  • U18 winners: Mersad Khodashenas (m) / Nguyễn Thanh Thủy Tiên (f)
  • April 9: Asian Youth Blitz Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Chin-Erdem Batbaatar (m) / Pagamdulam Munkhdemberel (f)
  • U8 winners: Dang Anh Minh (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
  • U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Nguyễn Hồng Nhung (f)
  • U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
  • U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
  • U16 winners: Ortik Nigmatov (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
  • U18 winners: Arystanbek Urazayev (m) / V. Varshini (f)
  • April 10: Asian Youth Rapid Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Amarbat Baatar (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
  • U8 winner: Artin Ashraf (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
  • U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
  • U12 winners: Duc Tri Ngo (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f)
  • U14 winners: Yondonjamts Erdemdalai (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
  • U16 winners: Byambasuren Garidmagnai (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
  • U18 winners: Erdenepurev Boldoo (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
  • May 2 – 11: Asian Juniors and Girls U-20 Championships 2016 in New Delhi
  • Winners: Aravindh Chithambaram (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
  • May 3: Asian Juniors and Girls Rapid Championship 2016 in New Delhi
  • Winners: Masoud Mosadeghpour (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
  • May 11: Asian Juniors and Girls Blitz Championship 2016 in New Delhi
  • Winners: Narayanan Sunilduth Lyna / R. Vaishali (f)
  • May 25 – June 5: Asian Individual Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
  • Winners: S. P. Sethuraman (m) / Bhakti Kulkarni
  • June 4: Asian Individual Blitz Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
  • Winners: Lu Shanglei (m) / Nguyễn Thị Mai HÆ°ng
  • May 29 – June 8: 17th ASEAN+ Age Group Open Chess Championships 2016 in Pattaya
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies
  • July 9 – 18: Asian Schools Chess Championships 2016 in Tehran
  • U7 winners: Alikhon Avazkhonov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U9 winners: Yousefi Kafshgarkola Seyed Roh (m) / Daren Dela Cruz (f)
  • U11 winners: Seyed Kian Poormosavi (m) / Parnian Ghomi (f)
  • U13 winners: Azat Nurmamedov (m) / Motahare Asadi (f)
  • U15 winners: Stephen Rome Pangilinan (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
  • U17 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
  • July 10: Asian Schools Rapid Championships 2016 in Tehran
  • U7 winners: Khumoyun Sindarov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U9 winners: Roshan S (m) / Erdenebat Enkhjin (f)
  • U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Zahra Heydari (f)
  • U13 winners: Mahan Saberi (m) / Nikta Nadernia (f)
  • U15 winners: Soltan Myradow (m) / Kylen Joy Mordido (f)
  • U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Mitra Asgharzadeh (f)
  • July 17: Asian Schools Blitz Championships 2016 in Tehran
  • U7 winners: Sunle Gong (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U9 winners: Jagadeesh Siddharth (m) / Ehsha Mishela Pallie (f)
  • U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Lala Shohradowa (f)
  • U13 winners: Daniel Quizon (m) / Saba Jalali (f)
  • U15 winners: Daler Vakhidov (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
  • U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
  • August 5 – 10: East Asian Youth Chess Championship in Gangwon Province
  • U8 mixed winner: Enkh-Amgalan Amgalantengis
  • U10 winners: Richard Meng (m) / Munkhtur Tergel (f)
  • U12 mixed winner: Ganzorig Amartuvshin
  • U14 mixed winner: Ochirkhuyag Ulziikhishigjargal
  • U16 mixed winner: Nguyễn Đặng Hồng Phúc
  • U20 mixed winner: Muhammad Lutfi Ali
  • September 1 – 6: South Asian Amateur Championship 2016 in Srinagar
  • Winner: V Raghav Srivathsav
  • October 26 – November 5: Asian Seniors Chess Championship 2016 in Mandalay
  • 50+ years winner: Han Myint
  • 65+ years winner: Wazeer Ahmad Khan
  • November 16 – 25: Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Kuwait City

African events

  • March 28 – April 6: African Zonal 4.4 in Accra (men only)
  • Winner: Oladapo Adu
  • April 22 – May 1: African Zonal 4.2 in Dar-es-Salaam
  • Winners: Adham Kandil (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
  • April 23 – May 2: African Zonal 4.3 in Le Morne
  • Winners: Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg (m) / Jesse Nikki February (f)
  • May 23 – 31: African Zonal 4.1 in Taroudant
  • Winners: Adlane Arab / Rania Sbai (f)
  • July 16 – 27: African Individual Championships in Kampala
  • Winners: Abdelrahman Hesham (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
  • July 25: African Blitz Championships in Kampala
  • Winners: Ahmed Adly (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
  • July 26: African Rapid Championships Kampala
  • Winners: Samy Shoker (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f)
  • August 11 – 18: African Amateur Individual Championships in Lomé
  • Under 2000 Open winner: Philip Elikem Ameku
  • Under 2300 Open winner: Anass Ouazri
  • August 21 – 29: African Youth Championships in Port Elizabeth
  • U8 winners: Ahmed Kandil (m) / Yanti Nunnan (f)
  • U10 winners: Safin Benyahia (m) / Aarti Datharam (f)
  • U12 winners: Wassel Bousmaha (m) / Nicola Putter (f)
  • U14 winners: Samy Leffad (m) / Lina Nassr (f)
  • U16 winners: Keegan Agulhas (m) / Rania Nassr (f)
  • U18 winners: Ahmad Nassr (m) / Inge Marx (f)
  • December 10 – 18: African Schools Individual Championships in Lusaka
  • December 27 – January 6, 2017: African Junior Championships in Tunis

Arab events

  • February 1 – 9: 8th Arab Women Clubs Championship 2016 in Kuwait City
  • Overall winner club: Golden Team club
  • October 1 – 10: Arab Individual Chess Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in
  • Winners: Mahfoud Oussedik (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
  • October 4: Arab Individual Blitz Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in
  • Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
  • October 5 – 6: Arab Individual Rapid Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in
  • Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Alshaeby Boshra (f)

Cricket

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Cyclo-cross bike racing

Darts

Draughts

World Draughts Federation International

International

  • February 14 – 18: 2016 Qatar World Championship Turkish Draughts in Doha
  • Winner: Faik Yıldız
  • February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
  • Rapid winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
  • Blitz winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Darya Tkachenko (f)
  • Super blitz winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f)
  • April 29 – May 1: World Championship blitz & rapid in Ä°zmir
  • Rapid winners: Yuri Anikeev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
  • Blitz winners: Murodoullo Amrillaev (m) / Aygul Idrisova
  • May 2: 1st Women's World Championship Turkish Draughts in Ä°zmir
  • Winner: Darya Tkachenko
  • June 9 – 12: Women's World Championship English Draughts (Checkers) in Rome
  • Winner: Amangul Berdieva
  • July 8 – 15: World Title Match English Draughts (Checkers) Sergio Scarpetta-Michele Borghetti in Rome
  • Winner: Michele Borghetti
  • July 20 – 30: Asian Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • 64 Standard Open winners: Liu Jinxin (m) / Liu Pei (f)
  • Blitz Open winners: Alisher Artikov (m) / Liu Pei (f)
  • 100 Standard Open winners: Manlai Ravjir (m) / Nyamjargal Munkhbaatar (f)
  • 100 Rapid Open winners: ZHOU Wei (m) / You Zhang (f)
  • 100 Blitz Open winners: Ganjargal Ganbaatar (m) / Sai Ya (f)
  • Turkish Open winners: Chengcheng Tian (m) / Batdelger Nandintsetseg (f)
  • July 31 – August 9: European Youth Championship 2016 in Pinsk
Main
  • U10 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Rufina Tavlykaeva
  • U13 winners: Nikita Volkov (m) / Olga Balukova
  • U16 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Ksenia Nakhova
  • U19 winners: Martijn van IJzendoorn (m) / Ayanika Kychkina
  • U26 winners: Andrei Tolchykau (m) / Darja Fedorovich
Blitz

Major

  • February 22 – 28: 2016 Cannes Open World Cup in Cannes
  • Winners: Christian Niami (m) / Romualda Å idlauskienė
  • March 19 – 27: Roethof Open World Cup in Paramaribo
  • Winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
  • May 15 – 23: Salou Open World Cup in Salou
  • Winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
  • September 4 – 10: Polish Open World Cup in Karpacz
  • Winner: Aleksandr Getmanski

Open

  • February 5 – 7: 2016 Riga Open in Riga
  • Winner: Edvardas Bužinskis
  • March 24 – 28: 2016 Open Guadeloupe in Baie-Mahault
  • Winner: Alexander Mogilianski
  • May 6 – 15: 12th Thailand Open in Pattaya
  • Winner: Ivan Trofimov
  • July 24 – 30: 2016 Nijmegen Open in Nijmegen
  • Winner: Roel Boomstra
  • August 5 – 13: 2016 Brunssum Open in Brunssum
  • Winner: Erno Prosman
  • August 15 – 20: 2016 MTB Open in Hoogeveen
  • Winner: Martijn van IJzendoorn
  • September 28 – October 5: 2016 Sunny Beach Open in Sunny Beach
  • November 18 – 24: 4th "XingQiu Cup" International Open in Lishui

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

  • January 15 – December 11: 2016 FIH Calendar of Events

2016 Summer Olympics (FIH)

International field hockey events

European Hockey Federation (EHF)

  • January 15 – 17: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Prague
  • defeated , 3–2, in the final. took third place.
  • January 22 – 24: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Minsk
  • The defeated , 6–2, in the final. took third place.
  • February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Hamburg
  • Harvestehuder THC defeated SV Arminen, 2–1, in the final. Partille Sport Club took third place.
  • February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Pavlovski Posad
  • Winner: AH&BC Amsterdam
  • Second: Dinamo Elektrostal
  • Third: Inverleith HC
  • February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Dundee
  • Winner: HC Rotweiss Wettingen
  • Second: Royal Pingouin HC
  • Third: Bowdon Hightown
  • February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockdey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Minsk
  • Düsseldorfer HC defeated Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 2–0, in the final. SK Slavia Prague took third place.
  • May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Men's Club Champions Trophy in Glasgow
  • Cardiff & Met defeated Banbridge Hockey Club, 4–0, in the final. Bromac Kelburne took third place.
  • May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Cup in Bilthoven
  • HC 's-Hertogenbosch defeated fellow Dutch team, SCHC, 3–2 in penalty shoot-outs and after a 1–1 score in regular play, in the final. UHC Hamburg took third place.
  • May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Trophy in Barcelona
  • Rot-Weiss Köln defeated Royal Antwerp HC, 4–2, in the final. HC Minsk took third place.
  • May 14 & 15: 2016 EHL Final Four in Barcelona
  • SV Kampong defeated fellow Dutch team, AH&BC Amsterdam, 2–0 in the final. Harvestehuder THC took third place.
  • July 24 – 30: 2016 EuroHockey Boys' and Girls' U18 Championships in Cork
  • Boys: defeated the , 4–3, in the final. took third place.
  • Girls: The defeated , 2–0, in the final. took third place.

Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)

  • March 29 – April 10: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Women in Tacarigua
  • defeated the , 6–0, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall Pan American Women's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
  • took the bronze medal.
  • May 20 – 28: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Men in Toronto
  • defeated , 5–0, to win their 11th consecutive Pan American Men's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
  • took the bronze medal.
  • October 1 – 9: 2016 South American Championships for Men and Women in Chiclayo
  • Men: 1. ; 2. ; 3.
  • Women: 1. ; 2. ; 3.

Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)

  • September 24 – 30: 2016 Boys' U18 Asia Cup in Dhaka
  • defeated , 5–4, in the final.
  • October 1 – 9: 2016 Women's AHF Cup in Bangkok
  • defeated , 4–0, in the final.
  • October 20 – 30: 2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Kuantan District
  • defeated , 3–2, to win their second Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title. took third place.
  • October 29 – November 6: 2016 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in
  • defeated , 2–1, to win their first Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title. took third place.
  • November 19 – 27: 2016 Men's AHF Cup in
  • defeated , 3–0, in the final. took third place.
  • December 15 – 22: 2016 Girl's U18 Asia Cup in Bangkok
  • defeated , 4–2, in the final. took third place.

African Hockey Federation (AfHF)

  • March 18 – 28: 2016 Junior African Cup for Men and Women in Windhoek
  • Men: defeated , 3–2, in the final. took the bronze medal.
  • Women's winner:
  • Women's runner-up:

Figure skating

Fistball

  • January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Diepoldsau
  • TSV Dennach defeated Union Arnreit 4–1, in the final. Ahlhorner SV took third place.
  • January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Rohrbach
  • TSV Pfungstadt defeated TuS Kremsmünster 4–0, in the final. TV Schweinfurt-Oberndorf took third place.
  • July 1 – 2: EFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Cup in Unterweitersdorf
  • STV Wigoltingen defeated VFK Berlin, 3–2. MTV Rosenheim took third place.
  • July 1 – 2: Men's Champions Cup 2016 in Pfungstadt
  • TSV Pfungstadt defeated Union Compact Freistadt 4–0, in the final. TV SW-Oberndorf took third place.
  • July 2 & 3: EFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup in Jona
  • TSV Dennach defeated TSV Jona, 3–2. SV Moslesfehn took third place.
  • July 9 & 10: EFA 2016 Fistball U21 Men's European Championship in
  • Round-robin: 1. , 2. , 3. , 4.
  • July 20 – 24: IFA 2016 Fistball U18 Men's and Women's World Championships in Nuremberg
  • Men's: defeated , 4–2.
  • took third place.
  • Women's: defeated , 4–2
  • took third place.
  • August 5 – 7: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Cup in Neuenbürg
  • Duque de Caixas defeated TSV Dennach, 4–1.
  • August 26 – 28: 2016 Fistball European Championships in Grieskirchen
  • In the final, defeated , 4–2. took third place.
  • October 14 – 16: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's World Cup in Cape Town
  • Winner: TSV Pfungstadt, 2nd: Club Mercês, 3rd: South Melbourne Fistball Club, 4th: Archbishops of Banterbury
  • October 23 – 30: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Championship in Pomerode
  • defeated 4:2 (08:11, 11:04, 14:15, 11:09, 11:05, 11:06) to win their fifth Fistball Women's World Championship.
  • took third place.
  • November 4 – 6: U16 South American Fistball Championship in Novo Hamburgo
  • Men's: 1. , 2. , 3.
  • Women's: 1. , 2. , 3.
  • November 19 & 20: IFA South America Fistball Cup 2016 in Santiago
  • Men's: 1. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 2. Merces Curitiba, 3. Ginástica Novo Hamburgo
  • Women's: 1. Duque de Caxias Curitiba, 2. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 3. Club Manquehue Santiago

Floorball

Open

Europe

International Championships

Freestyle skiing

Futsal

  • February 2 – 13: UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 in
  • defeated , 7–3, to win their seventh UEFA Futsal Euro title. took third place.
  • February 10 – 21: 2016 AFC Futsal Championship in
  • defeated , 2–1, to win their eleventh AFC Futsal Championship title. took third place.
  • April 15 – 24: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in
  • defeated , 3–2, to win their first Africa Futsal Cup of Nations title. took third place.
  • May 8 – 14: 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in
  • defeated , 4–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall CONCACAF Futsal Championship title. took third place.
  • May 21 – 28: 2016 South American Under-17 Futsal Championship in Foz do Iguaçu
  • defeated , 4–2, to win their first South American Under-17 Futsal Championship. took third place.
  • June 12 – 19: Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2016 in Asunción
  • In the final, Cerro Porteño defeated Jaraguá, 4–2, tp win their first Copa Libertadores Cup. Rionegro Futsal took third place.
  • July 2 – 10: 2016 FISU World University Futsal Championship in Goiânia
  • Men: defeated , 2–1, in the final. The took third place.
  • Women: defeated , 1–0, in the final. took third place.
  • July 10 – 16: 2016 AFF Futsal Club Championship in Naypyidaw
  • Men: Port Futsal Club defeated Thai Son Nam, 4–3, to win their second consecutive AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
  • Myanmar Imperial College took third place.
  • Women: Jaya Kencana Angels defeated Khon Kaen Futsal Team, 5–4 on penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their first Women's AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
  • Thai Son Nam District 8 took third place.
  • July 15 – 22: 2016 CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships in Asunción (debut event)
  • defeated , 4–2, to win the inaugural CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships title.
  • took third place.
  • July 15 – 23: 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok
  • Nagoya Oceans defeated Naft Al-Wasat SC, 6–5 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, to win their third AFC Futsal Club Championship title.
  • Chonburi Blue Wave took third place.
  • September 10 – October 1: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in
  • defeated , 5–4, to win their first FIFA Futsal World Cup title.
  • took third place.
  • October 31 – November 8: 2016 AFF Futsal Championship in Bangkok
  • Event cancelled. The 2017 event, in , would the next such event to be hosted.
  • December 11 – 18: 2016 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship in
  • defeated , 2–1, to win their first South American Under-20 Futsal Championship title.
  • took third place.

Golf

2016 Summer Olympics

2016 Men's major golf championships

2016 World Golf Championships (WGC)

Other men's golf events

2016 Senior major golf championships

2016 Women's major golf championships

2016 International Crown

FISU

  • June 22 – 26: 2016 World University Golf Championship in Brive-la-Gaillarde
  • Men's Individual: 1 Robin Dawson, 2. Xuewem Luo, 3. Yu-Chen Yeh
  • Women's Individual: 1. Karolina Vlckova, 2. Marie Luňáčková, 3. Kateřina Vlašínová
  • Men's Team: 1. , 2. , 3.
  • Women's Team: 1. , 2. , 3.

Grass skiing

  • July 23 – 29: 2016 FIS Grass Ski Junior World Championships in Dizin
  • Super Combined winners: Martin Barták (m) / Kristin Hetfleisch (f)
  • Super G #1 winners: Martin Barták (m) / Kristin Hetfleisch (f)
  • Super G #2 winners: Martin Barták (m) / Marino Maeda (f)
  • Slalom winners: Martin Barták (m) / Magdaléna Kotyzová (f)
  • Giant Slalom winners: Marcel Knapp (m) / Daniela Krueckel (f)

2016 FIS Grass Ski World Cup

  • June 4 & 5: WC #1 in Rettenbach
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Giant Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Men's Super Combined winner: Mirko Hüppi
  • Women's Super Combined winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • July 2 & 3: WC #2 in Předklášteří
  • Men's Slalom winner: Jan Gardavsky
  • Women's Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Michael Stocker
  • July 8 – 10: WC #3 in Kaprun
  • Men's Super G winner: Mirko Hüppi
  • Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
  • Men's Super Combined winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Super Combined winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Giant Slalon winner: Kristin Hetfleisch
  • August 20 & 21: WC #7 in Santa Caterina Ski Area
  • Men's Slalom #1 winner: Michael Stocker
  • Men's Slalom #2 winner: Michael Stocker
  • Women's Slalom #1 winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Women's Slalom #2 winner: Daniela Krückel
  • August 27 & 28: WC #5 in Marbach
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Giant Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
  • Men's Super G winner: Edoardo Frau
  • Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
  • September 1 – 4: WC #6 (final) in Ravascletto
  • Men's Giant Slalom winner: Marc Zickbauer
  • Women's Giant Slalom winner: Barbara Míková
  • Men's Super G winner: Michael Stocker
  • Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
  • Men's Super Combined winner: Marc Zickbauer
  • Women's Super Combined winner: Barbara Míková
  • Men's Slalom winner: Jan Gardavský
  • Women's Slalom winner: Daniela Krueckel

Gymnastics

Handball

  • January 6 – December 18: 2016 IHF Calendar of Events

2016 Summer Olympics (IHF)

EHF

CAHB

AHF

PATHF

International handball championships

  • March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Astrakhan
  • and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Metz
  • has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Aarhus
  • and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Gdańsk
  • and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Malmö
  • and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Herning
  • and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
  • June 27 – July 3: 2016 World University Handball Championship in Antequera
  • Men: defeated , 28–20, in the final. took third place.
  • Women: defeated , 20–14, in the final. took third place.
  • July 3 – 15: 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in Moscow
  • defeated , 32–28 in overtime, to win their second Women's Junior World Handball Championship title.
  • took third place.
  • July 12 – 17: 2016 Beach Handball World Championships for Men and Women in Budapest
  • Men: defeated , 2–0, to win their second Beach Handball World Championships title. took third place.
  • Women: defeated , 2–1, to win their first Women's Beach Handball World Championships title.
  • took third place.
  • July 19 – 31: 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in
  • defeated , 30–22, to win their second Women's Youth World Handball Championship title.
  • took third place.
  • September 5 – 8: 2016 IHF Super Globe in Doha
  • Füchse Berlin defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 29–28, to win their second consecutive IHF Super Globe title.
  • Vive Targi Kielce took third place.

Ice hockey

Judo

Kabaddi

  • Major Leagues
  • International Tournaments

Korfball

Europe

  • January 13 – 16: IKF Europa Cup 2016 (final round) in Budapest
  • In the final PKC/SWKGroep defeated Boeckenberg KC 31–21. NC Benfica took third place.
  • January 22 – 24: IKF Europa Shield 2016 in Castrop-Rauxel
  • In the final Korfbal Club Barcelona defeated Bec Korfball Club 15–14. Schweriner-Korfball-Club '67 e.V. took third place.
  • June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 West in Saint-Étienne
  • and are qualify from European Championship.
  • June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 East in Nitra
  • and are qualify from European Championship.
  • August 10 – 13: 1st IKF U15 European Korfball Championship in Dunakeszi
  • The defeated the 1, 10–7.
  • October 22 – 30: 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship in Dordrecht
  • In the final, defeated , 27–14. took third place.

North America

  • June 15 – 19: Copa Internacional de Korfball in Santo Domingo

1. 2. 3. 4.

Asia

  • August 26 – September 3: 4th IKF Asia Korfball Championship in
  • In the final, defeated , 39–14. took third place.

World championships and World Cups

  • March 18 – 20: U17 Korfball World Cup in Schijndel
  • beating the squad in the final 26–12. took third place
  • March 25 – 27: U19 Korfball World Cup in Leeuwarden
  • beating the squad in the final 22–18. took third place
  • July 9 – 16: IKF U23 World Korfball Championship in Olomouc
  • beating the squad in the final 24–16. took third place.

Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse

NCAA Lacrosse Championship

NLL

WCLA

Division I Individual Awards
  • Most Outstanding Attacker – Arden Birdwell (Georgia Bulldogs)
  • Most Outstanding Midfielder – Allie Thalhuber (Minnesota)
  • Most Outstanding Defender – Meredith Butler Georgia Bulldogs
  • Most Outstanding Goalie – Hannah Gilbert (Minnesota)
  • May 6 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division II National Championship in Winston-Salem
  • In the final Denver defeated Utah 11–10. Loyola took third place.
Division II Individual Awards
  • Most Outstanding Attacker – Kaitlin Ball (Denver)
  • Most Outstanding Midfielder – Audrey Burns (Utah)
  • Most Outstanding Defender – Nicole Cosmany (Denver)
  • Most Outstanding Goalie – Sasha McKee (Utah)

Luge

Mixed martial arts

Modern pentathlon

Motorsport

Mountain bike racing

Multi-sport events

Netball

International tournaments
Major leagues

Nordic combined

Olympic Games

Paralympic Games

  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Padel

International Padel Federation Calendar

2016 World Padel Tour

  • March 27 – December 14: 2016 World Padel Tour
  • March 27 – April 3: Gijón Open
  • Winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • April 16 – 24: Valencia Master
  • Men's winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
  • April 30 – May 8: Barcelona Master
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Patty Llaguno & Elisabeth Amatriaín
  • May 12 – 14: Rome Exhibition
  • Winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
  • May 22 – 29: Las Rozas de Madrid Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
  • May 30 – June 6: Lisbon Chellenger
  • Winners: Matías Marina & Alejandro Ruiz Granados
  • June 19 – 26: Palma Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
  • June 26 – July 3: Barcelona Chellenger
  • Men's winners: Gonzalo Rubio & Javier Ruiz
  • Women's winners: Catalina Tenorio & Victoria Iglesias
  • July 3 – 10: Valladolid Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
  • July 24 – 31: Gran Canaria Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
  • August 7 – 14: Costa del Sol Chellenger
  • Winners: Federico Quiles & Franco Stupaczuk
  • August 21 – 28: La Nucía Open
  • Men's winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
  • Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
  • September 5 – 11: Monte Carlo Master
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
  • September 11 – 18: Madrid Chellenger
  • Winners: Gonzalo Godo Díaz & Luciano Capra
  • September 18 – 25: Sevilla Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
  • October 9 – 16: A Coruña Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
  • October 23 – 30: Zaragoza Open
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
  • November 7 – 13: Buenos Aires Master
  • Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
  • November 25 – 27: Miami Exhibition
  • November 27 – December 4: Basque Country Open
  • December 14 – 18: Madrid Master (final)

World Championship

Radio-controlled racing

Racquetball

Road cycling

Roller skating

FIRS

  • June 1 – 5: 2016 World Inline Hockey Masters Cup in Bolzano
  • Master Cup winner:
  • Veteran Cup winner:
  • June 4 – 5: 2016 Inline Alpine Slalom and Parallel Slalom World Championships in Unterensingen and Villablino
  • Slalom winners: Katharina Hoffmann & Kristaps Zvejnieks
  • Parallel Slalom winners: Claudia Wittmann & Davis Zvejnieks
  • World Cup winners: Jana Börsig & Marco Walz
  • June 12 – 25: 2016 World Inline Hockey Championships in Asiago/Roana
  • Men's: In the final, defeated , 4–0. took third place.
  • Women's: In the final, defeated , 3–1. took third place.
  • Junior men: In the final, defeated , 5–4. took third place.
  • Junior women: In the final, defeated , 2–0. took third place.
  • September 10 – 18: World Roller Speed Skating Championships in Nanjing
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • September 24 – October 1: 2016 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup in Iquique
  • In the final, defeated , after , 3–2. took third place.
  • September 28 – October 8: Artistic Skating World Championship in Novara
  • Seniors Figures winners: Markus Lell (m) / Anabella Mendoz (f)
  • Juniors Figures winners: Deven Jacobson (m) / Giselle Soler (f)
  • Inline Seniors winners: Yi-Fan Chen (m) / Natalie Motley (f)
  • Inline Juniors winners: Collin Motley (m) / Anastasia Nosova (f)
  • Seniors Solo Dance winners: Daniel Morandin (m) / Silvia Stibilj (f)
  • Juniors Solo Dance winners: José Cruz (m) / Martina Camana (f)
  • Senior Couples Dance winners: (Alessandro Spigai & Elena Leoni)
  • Junior Couples Dance winners: (Benson Kuan & Cassandra Seidel)
  • November 17 – 21: 2016 Inline Freestyle World Championships in Bangkok
  • Free Jump winners: Thomas Rataud (m) / Maëliss Conan (f)
  • Battle Slide winners: Huang Haiyang (m) / Nichakan Chinupun (f)
  • Senior Battle Slalom winners: Sergey Timchenko (m) / Daria Kuznetsova (f)
  • Junior Battle Slalom winners: Zhang Hao (m) / Liu Jiaxin (f)
  • Senior Classic Slalom winners: Sergey Timchenko (m) / Mang Yun (f)
  • Junior Classic Slalom winners: Zhang Hao (m) / Sofia Bogdanova (f)
  • Senior Speed Slalom winners: Pan Yusuo (m) / Barbara Bossi (f)
  • Junior Speed Slalom winners: Pedram Ranjbar Vakili (m) / Lo Pei Yu (f)

CERH

Rowing

Rugby union

2016 Summer Olympics (WR)

International rugby events

2016 Men's Internationals

  • April 30 – June 26: WR's 2016 Men's Internationals Page

2016 Women's Internationals

  • October 22 – December 17: WR's 2016 Women's Internationals Page

2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series

  • Overall champions:
  • Second:
  • Third:

2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

  • Overall champions:
  • Second:
  • Third:

Club seasons and championships

Sailing

Shooting

  • January 4 – November 20: ISSF Competition Calendar

2016 Summer Olympics (ISSF)

International shooting championships

  • won the gold medal tally. Ukraine and won 15 overall medals each.
  • September 14 – 18: 2016 World University Shooting Championship in Bydgoszcz
  • won the gold medal tally. India and the won 7 overall medals each.

2016 ISSF World Cup

  • March 1 – 9: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Bangkok
  • won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • March 17 – 25: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Nicosia
  • Men's skeet winner: Mykola Milchev
  • Men's trap winner: Alberto Fernández
  • Men's double trap winner: Alessandro Chianese
  • Women's skeet winner: Morgan Craft
  • Women's trap winner: Ray Bassil
  • April 13 – 25: All Guns World Cup #1 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)
  • , , , and won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.
  • May 19 – 26: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 in Munich
  • won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
  • October 4 – 10: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #3 (final) in Bologna

Ski jumping

Snooker

Players Tour Championship

Snooker season

Others in snooker

Snowboarding

Softball

Softball World Cup and Championships

Little League Softball

  • July 31 – August 6: 2016 Junior League Softball in Kirkland, Washington
  • ASOFEM LL (Team Latin America) defeated Hampton LL (Team Canada), 8–6, in the final.
  • July 31 – August 7: 2016 Senior League Softball in Sussex County, Delaware
  • Cape Coral Softball LL (Team Southeast) defeated District 7 (Team Canada), 3–0, in the final.
  • July 31 – August 7: 2016 Big League Softball in Sussex County
  • District 1 (Team Latin America) defeated District 5 (Team Southwest), 10–7, in the final.
  • August 10 – 17: 2016 Little League Softball in Portland, Oregon
  • Greater Helotes LL (Team Southwest) defeated Rowan LL (Team Southeast), 5–1, in the final.

Speed skating

Squash

Table tennis

Taekwondo

Tennis

2016 Summer Olympics (ATP and WTA)

International tennis competitions

Grand Slam

Track cycling

Trial cycling

Triathlon

Volleyball

Water polo

Weightlifting

Wrestling

Deaths

References