2020 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Many sporting events around the world were postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, which eventually took place in 2021.Factbox: Sports events hit by the coronavirus pandemic - Reuters, March 2020
Calendar by month
Air sports
Aeromodelling March 26 – 29: 2020 FAI F1D World Championship for Indoor Model Aircraft in Slanic Prahova July 27 – August 1: 2020 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Tønsberg August 3 – 8: 2020 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in Tekovsky Hradok August 10 – 15: 2020 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Włocławek August 21 – 29: 2020 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Buzău September 12 – 19: 2020 FAI F5B World Championship for Electric Model Aircraft in Dupnitsa October 5 – 10: 2020 FAI F3F World Championship for Model Gliders in Limoux
Air Racing TBD: 2020 Air Race 1 World Cup (location TBA) TBD: 2020 Air Race E World Cup (locations TBA)
Ballooning August 11 – 15: 2020 FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Nałęczów September 20 – 26: 2020 FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Murska Sobota
Drone racing FAI World Drone Racing Championships TBD: FAI World Drone Racing Championships (location TBA)
FAI Drone Racing World Cup March 13: Race of Drones Oulu (WCC #1) in Oulu May 16 & 17: Seoul Drone Race World Cup (WCC #2) in Seoul May 16 & 17: MajFlaj (WCC #3) in Skopje June 5 – 7: Drone World Cup El Yelmo (WCC #4) in El Yelmo June 27 & 28: Drone Extreme Racing (WCC #5) in Bela Crkva July 4 & 5: Partouche Drone Race II (WCC #6) in Forges-les-Eaux July 11 & 12: World Cup Cubillos Del Sil (WCC #7) in Cubillos del Sil July 11 & 12: DRWC in (WCC #8) Lier July 17 & 19: Drone Race San Marino World Cup F9U (WCC #9) in Serravalle July 25 & 26: Mitteldeutscher FPV Race Cup (WCC #10) in Bitterfeld July 25 & 26: Belarus Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #11) in Minsk August 29 & 30: F9U World Cup (WCC #12) in RAF Barkston Heath September 5 & 6: F9U World Cup Italy (WCC #13) in Magreta di Sassuolo September 5 & 6: PAM Cup (WCC #14) in Plovdiv September 19 & 20: Daegu Drone Race World Cup (WCC #15) in Daegu October 3 & 4: Danish Drone Nationals (WCC #16) in Central Jutland October 10 & 11: Argentina Open World Cup F9U (WCC #17) in Buenos Aires October 10: Dutch Drone Race World Cup (WCC #18) in Assen October 10 & 11: Phoenix Drone Racing - Trophy of Prilep (WCC #19) in Prilep
General aviation November 15 – 20: 2020 FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in Stellenbosch
Gliding January 3 – 18: 2020 FAI Women's World Gliding Championship in Lake Keepit 18 metre winner: Mélanie Gadoulet Standard winner: Sarah Arnold Club winner: Elena Fergnani July 19 – 31: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Stendal (Open, 18 meter, 20 meter Multi-seat) August 8 – 22: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Écury-sur-Coole (15 meter, Standard, Club)
Parachuting August 8 – 22: 2020 World Parachuting Championships in Novosibirsk
Alpine skiing
American football
Super Bowl LIV – the Kansas City Chiefs (AFC) won 31–20 over the San Francisco 49ers (NFC) Location: Hard Rock Stadium Attendance: 62,417 MVP: Patrick Mahomes, QB (Kansas City)
Aquatics
2020 Summer Olympics (Aquatics) April 21 – 26: 2020 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo April 30 – May 3: FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020 in Tokyo May 30 – 31: FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2020 in Fukuoka
2020 Summer Paralympics (Swimming)
Archery
International and continental competitions March 23 – 29: 2020 Pan American Archery Championships in Monterrey April 5 – 6: 2020 Oceanian Archery Championships in Suva May 20 – 26: 2020 European Archery Championships in Antalya
2020 Archery World Cup May 11 – 17: AWC #1 in Antalya June 21 – 28: AWC #2 in Berlin September 26 & 27: AWC #3 (final) in Shanghai
Association football
2020 Summer Olympics (Association football) January 8 – 26: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in South Korea defeated Saudi Arabia, 1 – 0. Third place: Australia January 18 – February 9: 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Argentina won the Final Stage. Brazil take Second Place. Third place: Uruguay January 28 – February 9: 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in United States defeated Canada, 3 – 0. March 20 – April 1: 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Guadalajara
FIFA International August 10 – 30: 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica (Moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic) November 2 – 21: 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India (Moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
Clubs TBD for December: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Doha
UEFA National teams September 3 – November 17: 2020-21 UEFA Nations League June 12 – July 12: UEFA Euro 2020 in 12 cities around Europe
Clubs September 11, 2019 – August 30, 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League (final in San Sebastián) Lyon defeated VfL Wolfsburg, 3 – 1. September 17, 2019 – August 23, 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League (final in Lisbon) Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 1 – 0. September 19, 2019 – August 21, 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League (final in Cologne) Sevilla defeated Inter Milan, 3 – 2. September 24, 2020: 2020 UEFA Super Cup in Budapest Bayern Munich defeated Sevilla, 2 – 1.
CONMEBOL National teams June 12 – July 12: 2020 Copa América in and
Clubs January 21 – November 21: 2020 Copa Libertadores (final in Rio de Janeiro) February 4 – November 7: 2020 Copa Sudamericana (final in Córdoba) TBD for May: 2020 Recopa Sudamericana (location TBA) TBD: 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina (location TBA)
AFC Clubs February 10 – November 7: 2020 AFC Cup February 10 – December 19: 2020 AFC Champions League Ulsan Hyundai defeated Persepolis, 2 – 1. TBD: 2020 AFC Women's Club Championship
CAF National teams April 4 – 25: 2020 African Nations Championship in November 28 – December 12: 2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations (location TBA)
Clubs August 9, 2019 – October 25, 2020: 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup RS Berkane defeated Pyramids, 1 – 0. August 9, 2019 – May 30, 2020: 2019–20 CAF Champions League Al Ahly defeated Zamalek, 2 – 1. TBD: 2020 CAF Super Cup
CONCACAF National teams June: 2020 CONCACAF Nations League Final Round Clubs February 18 – May 7: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League UANL defeated Los Angeles FC, 2 – 1. July – November: 2020 CONCACAF League
OFC National teams June 6 – 20: 2020 OFC Nations Cup (location TBA)
Clubs February 15 – May 16: 2020 OFC Champions League
Athletics
International and continental events June 24 – 28: 2020 African Championships in Athletics in Algiers August 26 – 30: 2020 European Athletics Championships in Paris August 28 – 30: 2020 NACAC Championships (location TBA)
World Marathon Majors March 1: 2020 Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo September 14: 2020 Boston Marathon in Boston September 27: 2020 Berlin Marathon in Berlin October 4: 2020 London Marathon in London October 11: 2020 Chicago Marathon in Chicago November 1: 2020 New York City Marathon in New York City
2020 Diamond League April 17: DL #1 in Doha May 9: DL #2 in Taohua Island May 16: DL #3 in Shanghai May 24: DL #4 in Stockholm May 28: DL #5 in Rome May 31: DL #6 in Rabat June 7: DL #7 in Eugene June 11: DL #8 in Oslo June 13: DL #9 in Paris July 4 & 5: DL #10 in London July 10: DL #11 in Monaco August 16: DL #12 in Gateshead August 20: DL #13 in Lausanne September 4: DL #14 in Brussels September 11: DL #15 (final) in Zürich
2020 Race walking Challenge March 28: RWC #1 in Taicang April 4: RWC #2 in Rio Maior May 2 & 3: RWC #3 in Minsk May 30: RWC #4 in La Coruña October 18 & 20: RWC #5 (final) in Suzhou
Aussie rules February 7 – March 29: 2020 AFL Women's season March 19 – August: 2020 AFL season April 18: 2020 AFL Women's Grand Final (location TBA) September 26: 2020 AFL Grand Final in Melbourne November: 2020 International Rules Series in
Badminton
2020 International badminton events (Grade 1) May 16 – 24: 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup in Aarhus December 9 – 13: 2020 BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou
2020 Continental badminton events February 10 – 15: 2020 Oceania Badminton Championships (Senior, Junior, & Teams) in Ballart Men's Singles: Abhinav Manota Women's Singles: Chen Hsuan-yu Men's Doubles: Oliver Leydon-Davis / Abhinav Manota Women's Doubles: Setyana Mapasa / Gronya Somerville Mixed Doubles: Simon Leung / Gronya Somerville February 10 – 16: 2020 African Badminton Championships (Senior, Junior, & Teams) in Cairo Men's Singles: Georges Paul Women's Singles: Kate Foo Kune Men's Doubles: Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel Women's Doubles: Doha Hany / Hadia Hosny Mixed Doubles: Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany February 11 – 16: 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in Liévin Men's Team: Denmark national badminton team Women's Team: Denmark national badminton team February 11 – 16: 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Manila Men's Team: Indonesia national badminton team Women's Team: Japan national badminton team February 13 – 16: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Team) in Salvador Men's Team: Canada national badminton team Women's Team: Canada national badminton team April 21 – 26: 2020 European Badminton Championships (Individual) in (location TBA) April 21 – 26: 2020 Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan April 23 – 26: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships in Guatemala City
2020 BWF season (Grade 2) January 7 – November 29: 2020 BWF World Tour
Level Two (Super 1000) March 11 – 15: 2020 All England Open in Birmingham June 16 – 21: 2020 Indonesia Open in Jakarta September 15 – 20: 2020 China Open in Changzhou
Bandy
March 29 – April 5: 2020 Bandy World Championship in Irkutsk February 19 – 22: 2020 Women's Bandy World Championship in Oslo Sweden women's national bandy team TBD for October: 2020 Bandy World Cup (location TBA)
Baseball
2020 Summer Olympics (Baseball) March 22 – 26: Americas Qualifying Event in Arizona April 1 – 5: Final Qualifying Tournament in
International and continental events TBD for March: 2020 South American Baseball Championship in Tocopilla TBD: 2020 Women's Baseball World Cup (location TBA)
Major League Baseball July 23 – September 27: 2020 Major League Baseball season American League regular season winners: Tampa Bay Rays National League regular season winners: Los Angeles Dodgers June 10 – 12: 2020 College World Series in Omaha College World Series cancelled March 13, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic. July 14: 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Los Angeles All-Star Game cancelled. October 20 – 27: 2020 World Series The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays, 4–2 in games played, to win their seventh World Series title.
Caribbean Series February 1 – 7: 2020 Caribbean Series in San Juan Toros del Este defeated Cardenales de Lara, 9 – 3. Third place: Tomateros de Culiacán
CEB June: 2020 European Champions Cup in Ostrava
Basketball
2020 Summer Olympics (Basketball) February 6 – 9: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments #1 in Ostend and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics February 6 – 9: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments #2 and #4 in Belgrade , , , , and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics February 6 – 9: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments #3 in Bourges , , and qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
2020 Summer Paralympics (Wheelchair basketball)
FIBA February 7 – 9: 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in San Cristóbal de La Laguna Iberostar Tenerife defeated Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, 80 – 72. Third place San Lorenzo de Almagro
FIBA Europe September 17, 2019 – May 2: 2019–20 Basketball Champions League September 26, 2019 – April 15: 2019–20 EuroCup Women