Sports Calendar 2026

📅 Q1: January – March

The year begins with a strong emphasis on cricket and shooting, alongside global multi-sport action.

Date	Event	Sport	Venue
Jan 11 – Jan 22	Asian Championship - Shotgun	Shooting	Doha, Qatar
Jan 15 – Feb 6	ICC Under-19 Men’s World Cup	Cricket	Zimbabwe / Namibia
Feb 2 – 14	Asian Shooting Championships	Shooting	New Delhi, India
Feb 6 – 22	Winter Olympic Games	Winter Sports	Milano–Cortina, Italy
Feb 7 – Mar 8	ICC Men’s T20 World Cup	Cricket	India & Sri Lanka
Mar 20 – 22	World Athletics Indoor Championships	Athletics	Toruń, Poland
Mar 28 – Apr 16	FIDE Candidates Tournament	Chess	Cyprus

As the season progresses, focus shifts to racquet sports, weightlifting and women’s cricket.

Date	Event	Sport	Venue
Apr 1 – 10	Asian Weightlifting Championships	Weightlifting	Ahmedabad, India
Apr 24 – May 3	Thomas & Uber Cup Finals	Badminton	Horsens, Denmark
Apr 28 – May 10	ITTF World Team Championships	Table Tennis	London, UK
Jun 11 – Jul 19	FIFA World Cup	Football	USA, Canada, Mexico
Jun 12 – Jul 5	ICC Women’s T20 World Cup	Cricket	England

The busiest phase of the year, featuring major multi-sport events and global championships.

Date	Event	Sport	Venue
Jul 23 – Aug 2	Commonwealth Games	Multi-sport	Glasgow, Scotland
Aug 14 – 30	FIH Hockey World Cup	Hockey	Belgium & Netherlands
Aug 17 – 23	BWF World Championships	Badminton	New Delhi, India
Sept 4 - 17	Chess Olympiad	Chess	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Sept 11 – 13	World Athletics Ultimate Championship	Athletics	Budapest, Hungary
Sept 19 – Oct 4	Asian Games	Multi-sport	Aichi–Nagoya, Japan

The year concludes with para-sports, youth competitions, and combat sports.

Date	Event	Sport	Venue
Oct 18 – 24	Asian Para Games	Para Sports	Nagoya, Japan
Oct 24 – Nov 1	World Wrestling Championships	Wrestling	Bahrain
Oct 31 – Nov 13	Summer Youth Olympic Games	Multi-sport	Dakar, Senegal

This calendar is curated with focus on Indian sporting events. This calendar will be updated as official confirmations are released.