List of the major sporting events for the year 2020. Not every sporting event can be listed here, though we have tried to include all the big sporting events of the major sports, mostly the international senior competitions.
Major events for this calendar year include the Tokyo Summer Olympics, Euro 2020 Football tournament, ICC World T20 Cricket tournament, Winter Youth Olympics, IWAS World Games as well as the usual annual events.
Date(s) > Sport Event > Location
Jan 9-22 > Multi-sports > Winter Youth Olympics > Lausanne, Switzerland
Jan 20-Feb 2 > Tennis > Australia Open > Melbourne, Australia
Jan 23-26 > Extreme Sports Winter X Games 24 > Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Feb 1 - Mar 14 > Rugby Union Six Nations > UK, Ireland, France & Italy
Feb 2 > Gridiron/Football Super Bowl > Miami Gardens, Florida
Feb 21 – 8 Mar > Cricket ICC World T20 (women) > Australia
Feb 26 - 1 Mar > Cycling World Track Championships > Berlin, Germany
Mar 13-15 > Athletics World Athletics Indoor Championship > Nanjing, China
Apr 4 > Horse Racing Grand National > Aintree Racecourse in Liverpool
Apr 9-12 > Golf Masters > Augusta, USA
Apr 18 - May 4 > Snooker World Snooker Championship > Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England
May 1-17 > Ice Hockey IIHF World Championship > Zürich & Lausanne, Switzerland
May 2 > Horse Racing Kentucky Derby > Louisville, Kentucky, US
May 11-17 > Golf US PGA > TPC Harding Park, San Francisco, California
May 24 > Auto Racing Indianapolis 500 > Indianapolis, USA
May 25 - Jun 1 > Tennis French Open > Paris, France
May 23 > Football (Soccer) FA Cup final > Wembley Stadium, London
May 30 > Football (Soccer) UEFA Champions League Final > Atatürk Olympic Stadium, Istanbul
Jun 12 - Jul 12 > Football (Soccer) Euro 2020 tournament played across Europe, the final > London UK.
Jun 12 - Jul 12 > Football (Soccer) Copa America > Argentina and Colombia
Jun 13-14 > Auto Racing 88th 24 Hours of Le Mans Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
June > Ice Hockey > Stanley Cup finals
June > Basketball NBA Finals > USA/Canada
Jun 18–21 > Golf US Open Winged Foot Golf Club, > Mamaroneck, New York
Jun 27 - Jul 19 > Cycling Tour de France > France
Jun 29 - Jul 6 > Tennis Wimbledon > London, England
Jul 16-19 > Extreme Sports Summer X Games > Minneapolis, USA
Jul 16–19 > Golf British Open Royal St George's Golf Club, > Sandwich Kent England
Jul 24-Aug 9 > Multi-sports Summer Olympics > Tokyo, Japan
Aug 16-23 > Rowing World Rowing Championships > Bled, Slovenia
Aug 25-Sep 6 > Multi-sports Paralympic Games > Tokyo, Japan
Aug 31 - Sep 13 Tennis US Open > New York, USA
Sep 20-27 > Cycling UCI Road World Championships > Aigle and Martigny, Switzerland
Sep 25-27 > Golf Ryder Cup > Whistling Straits (Haven, Wisconsin)
Sept 26 > AFL Grand Final > Melbourne, Australia
Oct > Rugby League NRL Grand Final > Sydney Cricket Ground, Australia
Oct > Baseball > World Series >
Oct 18–Nov 15 > Cricket ICC World T20 > Australia
Nov 3 > Horse Racing Melbourne Cup > Victoria, Australia
Nov 26 - Dec 5 > Multi-sports Asian Beach Games > Sanya, China
disclaimer: Please note that event dates are believed to be correct at the time of publication, though they are subject to change, particularly this far in advance.
