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 DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s 26 December 2014–6 Ice hockey 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship International 28 December 2014–6 Ski jumping / 2014–15 Four Hills Tournament Continental Stefan Kraft 1 Ice hockey 2015 NHL Winter Classic Domestic Washington Capitals 3–11 Cross-country skiing // 2015 Tour de Ski Continental Men: Martin Johnsrud SundbyWomen: Marit Bjørgen 4–10 Ice hockey 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I International is promoted to Top Division is relegated to Division I Qualification 4–10 Tennis 2015 Hopman Cup International 4–17 Rallying // 2015 Dakar Rally International Bikes: Marc Coma ( KTM)Quads: Rafał Sonik ( Yamaha)Cars: Nasser Al-Attiyah / Matthieu Baumel ( Mini)Trucks: Ayrat Mardeev / Aydar Belyaev / Dmitriy Svistunov ( Kamaz) 5–12 Ice hockey 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship International 8–12 Table tennis 2015 World Team Cup International Men: Women: 9–24 Association football 2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Continental 9–31 Association football 2015 AFC Asian Cup Continental 10–11 Speed skating 2015 European Speed Skating Championships Continental Men: Sven KramerWomen: Ireen Wüst 11–18 Snooker 2015 Masters International Shaun Murphy 12 American football 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship Domestic Ohio State Buckeyes 13–26 Association football 2015 OFC U-17 Championship Continental 14–7 February Association football 2015 South American Youth Football Championship Continental 15–25 Freestyle skiing & Snowboarding FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2015 International Freestyle Ski: Snowboarding: Overall: 15–1 February Handball 2015 World Men's Handball Championship International 16–17 Luge 2015 FIL Junior World Luge Championships International Men: Roman RepilovWomen: Jessica TiebelMen's Doubles: Florian Loeffler / Manuel StiebingTeam Relay: Ulla Zirne, Kristers Aparjods, and Kristens Putins & Karlis Kriss Matuzels 17–8 February Association football 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Continental 19–25 Ice hockey 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III International is promoted to Division II Group B 19–25 Ice hockey 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I Qualification International is promoted to Division I 19–1 February Tennis 2015 Australian Open International Men: Novak DjokovicWomen: Serena Williams 22–1 February Nordic skiing 2015 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships International For cross-country results, click For biathlon results, click here. 23–25 Speed skating 2015 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships Continental Men's overall winner: Sjinkie KnegtMen's medal tally: and (2 gold medals each.)Women's overall winner: Elise ChristieWomen's medal tally: and (2 gold medals each.) 24–25 Luge 2015 Junior European Luge Championships International Men's winner: Sabastian BleyWomen's winner: Jessica TiebelMen's Doubles winners: Florian Loeffler / Manuel StiebingTeam Relay winners: Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, Evgeny Evdokimov & Alexei Groshev 24–1 February Multi-sport 2015 Winter Universiade (co-host with ) International (Venues: Štrbské Pleso and Osrblie) 25 American football 2015 Pro Bowl Domestic Team IrvinOffensive MVP: Matthew Stafford ( Detroit Lions)Defensive MVP: J. J. Watt ( Houston Texans) 25 Ice hockey 2015 NHL All-Star Game Domestic Team ToewsMVP: Ryan Johansen ( Columbus Blue Jackets) 25–15 November Rallying /// 2015 World Rally Championship season International WRC #1: Sébastien Ogier / Julien IngrassiaWRC #2: Nasser Al-Attiyah / Matthieu BaumelWRC #3: Quentin Gilbert / Renaud Jamoul 26–1 February Figure skating 2015 European Figure Skating Championships Continental Men: Javier FernándezLadies: Elizaveta TuktamyshevaPairs: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander SmirnovIce Dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron 27–3 February Biathlon 2015 IBU Open European Championships Continental Junior: Senior: 31 Triathlon 2015 ETU Winter Triathlon European Championships Continental Men: Pavel AndreevWomen: Olga Parfinenko 31–1 February Cyclo-cross 2015 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships International Men's Elite: Mathieu van der PoelWomen's Elite: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot 31–8 February Multi-sport 2015 Winter World Masters Games International For results, click here.
February DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s 1 American football Super Bowl XLIX Domestic New England PatriotsMVP: Tom Brady ( New England Patriots) 2–15 Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2015 International 3–5 August Association football 2015 Copa Libertadores Continental River Plate 4–8 Snooker 2015 German Masters International Mark Selby 4–14 Multi-sport 2015 Winter Universiade (co-host with ) International (Venue: Granada) 4–21 November Association football 2015 AFC Champions League Continental Guangzhou Evergrande 6 & 11 Association football 2015 Recopa Sudamericana Continental River Plate 6–13 Curling 2015 World Wheelchair Curling Championship International (Skip: Andrey Smirnov) 7–15 November Tennis 2015 Fed Cup International 9–15 Figure skating 2015 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships International Men: Denis TenLadies: Polina EdmundsPairs: Meagan Duhamel / Eric RadfordIce dance: Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje 9–31 October Association football 2015 AFC Cup Continental Johor Darul Ta'zim 12–15 Badminton 2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships Continental Denmark 12–15 Speed skating 2015 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships International Netherlands 13–14 Air racing 2015 Red Bull Air Race World Championship season – Abu Dhabi International Master Class: Paul Bonhomme (Aircraft: Zivko Edge 540 from Zivko Aeronautics)Challenger Class: Cristian Bolton (Aircraft: Extra 330LX from Extra Flugzeugbau) 13–8 November Association football 2015 CAF Champions League Continental TP Mazembe 13–29 November Association football 2015 CAF Confederation Cup Continental Étoile du Sahel 14–15 Luge 2015 FIL World Luge Championships International 14–29 March Cricket / 2015 Cricket World Cup International 15 Basketball 2015 NBA All-Star Game Domestic Game winners: Western ConferenceShooting Stars Competition winners: Team Bosh Chris Bosh ( Miami Heat), Swin Cash ( New York Liberty), and Dominique Wilkins (retired)Skills Challenge winner: Patrick Beverley ( Houston Rockets)Three-Point Contest winner: Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors)Slam Dunk Contest winner: Zach LaVine ( Minnesota Timberwolves) 15–1 March Association football 2015 African U-17 Championship Continental 16–22 Snooker 2015 Welsh Open International John Higgins 17–24 Biathlon 2015 IBU Youth/Junior World Championships International 18–21 Ice hockey 2015 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II – Group B Qualification International is promoted to Division II Group B 18–22 Track cycling 2015 UCI Track Cycling World Championships International 18–1 March Nordic skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2015 International 20–22 Speed skating 2015 World Junior Speed Skating Championships International 20–20 November Motorsport 2015 NASCAR Camping World Truck Series Domestic Champion: Erik JonesManufacturer: Toyota 21 Association football 2015 CAF Super Cup Continental ES Sétif 21 Triathlon 2015 OTU Triathlon Oceania Championships Continental Men: Jacob BirtwhistleWomen: Jaz Hedgeland 21 Ice hockey 2015 NHL Stadium Series Domestic Los Angeles Kings 21–21 November Motorsport 2015 NASCAR Xfinity Series Domestic Champion: Chris BuescherManufacturer: Chevrolet 22 Marathon 2015 Tokyo Marathon (WMM #1) International Men: Endeshaw NegesseWomen: Berhane Dibaba 22 NASCAR 2015 Daytona 500 Domestic Joey Logano ( Team Penske) 22–22 November Motorsport 2015 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Domestic Champion: Kyle BuschManufacturer: Chevrolet 23–8 March Bobsleigh and Skeleton FIBT World Championships 2015 International 27–1 March Speed skating 2015 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships International 27–15 March Association football 2015 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Continental 28–1 March Luge 2015 FIL European Luge Championships Continental Men: Semen PavlichenkoWomen: Dajana EitbergerMen's Doubles: Tobias Wendl / Tobias ArltTeam Relay: Dajana Eitberger / Felix Loch / Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt 28–1 March Speed skating 2015 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships International Overall Men's winner: Pavel KulizhnikovOverall Women's winner: Brittany BoweMedal tally: 28–8 March Curling 2015 World Junior Curling Championships International Men: (Skip: Braden Calvert)Women: (Skip: Kelsey Rocque)
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