This page describes and summarizes the year 2023 in world sporting events.
The main events taking place this year include the 2023 Cricket World Cup in India, 2023 Rugby World Cup in France, and the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia and New Zealand.
Most of the major Continental multi-sports events – the Pan American, European, Asian and Pacific Games – are held this year, one year ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, in addition to the Francophone Games. 2023 sees the first combined cycling world championships, including all disciplines except Cyclo-cross, and the first mixed-sex United Cup in tennis.
Calendar by month
January DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s 15 December 2022 – 3 Darts 2023 PDC World Darts Championship International Michael Smith 20 December 2022 – 16 Association football 2022 AFF Championship Regional 26 December 2022 – 5 Ice hockey 2023 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships International 28 December 2022 – 6 Ski jumping / 2022–23 Four Hills Tournament International Halvor Egner Granerud 29 December 2022 – 8 Tennis 2023 United Cup International 31 December 2022 – 8 Cross-country skiing // 2022–23 Tour de Ski International Rally raid 2023 Dakar Rally (WRRC #1) International 2 Ice hockey 2023 NHL Winter Classic Domestic Boston Bruins 6–8 Speed skating 2023 European Speed Skating Championships Continental 6–19 Association football 25th Arabian Gulf Cup Regional 6–22 Bowls 2023 World Indoor Bowls Championship International 8–15 Ice hockey 2023 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship International 8–15 Snooker 2023 Masters (Triple Crown #2) International Judd Trump 8 – 1 July Yacht racing /////// 2023 The Ocean Race International Volvo Ocean 65 class: WindWhisper Racing Team IMOCA 60 class: 11th Hour Racing Team 9 American football 2023 College Football Playoff National Championship Domestic Georgia Bulldogs 11–28 Association football 2023 OFC U-17 Championship Continental 11–29 Handball / 2023 World Men's Handball Championship International 12–22 Multi-sport 2023 Winter World University Games International 13–15 Bobsleigh & Skeleton IBSF Junior World Championships 2023 International 13–15 Short-track speed skating 2023 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships Continental 13–29 Field hockey 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup International 13 – 4 February Association football 2022 African Nations Championship Continental 14 Formula racing 2023 Mexico City ePrix (FE #1) International Jake Dennis ( Avalanche Andretti Formula E) 14–15 Luge 2023 FIL European Luge Championships Continental 14–29 Cricket 2023 ICC Under-19 Women's T20 World Cup International 16–22 Snooker 2023 World Grand Prix (Players Series #1) International Mark Allen 16–29 Tennis 2023 Australian Open International 17–22 Road bicycle racing 2023 Tour Down Under (UCI World Tour #1) International 17–26 Alpine skiing World Junior Alpine Skiing Championships 2023 International 17–26 Amateur boxing 2023 Asian U22 Boxing Championships Continental 19–22 Rallying 2023 Monte Carlo Rally (WRC #1) International 19–12 February Association football 2023 South American U-20 Championship Continental 20–22 Bobsleigh & Skeleton IBSF European Championships 2023 Continental 21 Mixed martial arts UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill International Jamahal Hill 21–28 Multi-sport 2023 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival Continental 21–29 Paralympic Nordic skiing 2023 World Para Nordic Skiing Championships International 21–29 Para-alpine skiing 2023 World Para Alpine Skiing Championships International 25–29 Biathlon 2023 IBU Open European Championships Continental 25–29 Figure skating 2023 European Figure Skating Championships Continental 26–29 Beach volleyball 2022 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour Finals International 26–5 February Bobsleigh & Skeleton IBSF World Championships 2023 International 27–28 Formula racing 2023 Diriyah ePrix (FE #2 & #3) International 27–29 Short-track speed skating 2023 World Junior Short Track Speed Skating Championships International 27–29 Luge 2023 FIL World Luge Championships International 27–29 Rowing 2023 European Rowing Indoor Championships Continental 27–1 February Baseball 2023 West Asia Baseball Cup Continental 27–5 February Nordic skiing 2023 Nordic Junior World Ski Championships International 28–29 Motorsport 2023 Race of Champions International Mattias Ekström 28–30 Canoe slalom 2023 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships Continental 29 Road bicycle racing 2023 Cadel Evans Great Ocean Road Race (UCI World Tour #2) International 29–4 February Multi-sport / 2023 Arctic Winter Games Regional
February DateSportVenue/EventStatusWinner/s 1–11 Association football 2022 FIFA Club World Cup International Real Madrid 3–5 Cyclo-cross 2023 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships International 3–5 Karate 2023 European Karate Cadet, Junior and U21 Championships Continental 3–5 Skateboarding 2023 Street Skateboarding World Championships International 4 Ice hockey 2023 National Hockey League All-Star Game Domestic Atlantic Division 4 – 18 March Rugby union ///// 2023 Six Nations Championship Continental 4 – 19 March Rugby union /////// 2023 Rugby Europe Championship Continental 5 Flag football 2023 Pro Bowl Domestic National Football Conference 5–11 Indoor hockey 2023 Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup 2023 Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup International 5–12 Skateboarding 2023 Park Skateboarding World Championships International 5 Stock car racing 2023 NASCAR Cup Series Domestic Ryan Blaney 6–12 Beach soccer 2023 Americas Winners Cup Continental 6–19 Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2023 International 7–12 Figure skating 2023 Four Continents Figure Skating Championships International 8–11 Baseball5 2023 Youth Baseball5 Asia Cup Continental 8–19 Biathlon Biathlon World Championships 2023 International 8–12 Track cycling 2023 UEC European Track Championships Continental 9–12 Rallying 2023 Rally Sweden (WRC #2) International 10–11 Korfball 2023 IKF Europe Korfball Champions League Finals Continental PKC/Vertom 10–12 Athletics 2023 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships Continental 10–12 Basketball 2023 FIBA Intercontinental Cup International Lenovo Tenerife 10–12 Speed skating 2023 World Junior Speed Skating Championships International 10–26 Cricket 2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup International 11 Formula racing 2023 Hyderabad ePrix (FE #4) International Jean-Éric Vergne ( DS Penske) 11–19 Multi-sport 2023 ISF World School Winter Games International Cancelled due to 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake 11–25 Rugby union / 2023 Rugby Europe Women's Championship Continental 11–26 Association football 2023 CONCACAF U-17 Championship Continental 12 American football Super Bowl LVII Domestic Kansas City Chiefs 12 Mixed martial arts UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski International Islam Makhachev 13–19 Badminton 2023 African Badminton Championships Continental 13–19 Badminton 2023 Oceania Badminton Championships Continental 14–18 Badminton 2023 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships Continental 14–19 Badminton 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships Continental 15–19 Biathlon 2023 IBU Junior Open European Championships Continental 16–19 Badminton 2023 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Team) Continental 17 – 3 November Stock car racing 2023 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Domestic Ben Rhodes 18 Athletics 2023 World Athletics Cross Country Championships International 18 Ice hockey 2023 Champions Hockey League Final Continental Tappara 18 Ice hockey 2023 NHL Stadium Series Domestic Carolina Hurricanes 18 – 4 November Stock car racing 2023 NASCAR Xfinity Series Domestic Cole Custer 19 Basketball 2023 NBA All-Star Game Domestic Team Giannis 19 Stock car racing 2023 Daytona 500 Domestic Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (JTG Daugherty Racing) 19 – 4 March Freestyle skiing & Snowboarding FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2023 International 19 – 11 March Association football 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations Continental 20–24 Archery 2023 European Indoor Archery Championships Continental Cancelled due to 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquake 20–26 Snooker 2023 Players Championship (Players Series #2) International Shaun Murphy 20–26 Road bicycle racing 2023 UAE Tour (UCI World Tour #3) International Remco Evenepoel ( ) 21 & 28 Association football / 2023 Recopa Sudamericana Continental Independiente del Valle 22 – 5 March Nordic skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2023 International 24 – 26 March Powerboat racing 2023 F1 Powerboat World Championship International Bartek Marszalek ( Strømøy Racing F1 H2O Team) 25 Formula racing 2023 Cape Town ePrix (FE #5) International António Félix da Costa ( TAG Heuer Porsche Formula E Team) 25 Horse racing 2023 Saudi Cup International 25 Road bicycle racing 2023 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad (UCI World Tour #4) International 25–26 Motorcycle racing 2023 WSBK Australian round International 25–26 Rowing 2023 World Rowing Indoor Championships International 25–26 Table tennis 2023 Europe Top 16 Cup Continental 25 – 4 March Curling 2023 World Junior Curling Championships International 27 – 5 March Figure skating 2023 World Junior Figure Skating Championships International 27 – 5 March Ski mountaineering 2023 World Championship of Ski Mountaineering International 28 – 4 March Snooker 2023 World Women's Snooker Championship International Siripaporn Nuanthakhamjan
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