Sports Calendar 2023: List of big events, schedule, dates
Lost of medals and trophies will be up for stakes for athletes throughout the year.
The year 2023 will be an important year in the sports calendar with the Olympics qualification cycle set to begin (dates differs for individual sport). World Cups and World Championships will be of great importance which provide the highest number of ranking points (among all events) as well as a few quota places for the Paris 2024 Olympics.
In this article, we take a look at all the events that are lined up in the 2023 sports calendar. The schedule for the majority of the sporting events has been updated and for the other sports, the schedule will be updated as the dates are announced.
2023 Full Sports Calendar
January
January 06-12 Asian WTTC Continental Stage, Doha (Table Tennis)
January 10-15 Petronas Malaysia Open (Badminton)
January 11-24 Shotgun World Cup, Rabat (Shooting)
January 13-29 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup (Hockey)
January 15-29 Australian Open, Melbourne (Tennis)
January 17-22 Yonex Sunrise Open (Badminton)
January 24-29 Daihatsu Indonesia Masters (January)
January 31-5 February Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters (Badminton)
February
February 17-28 Rifle/Pistol World Cup, Cairo (Shooting)
February 20-02 March Asian Shotgun Cup, Kuwait (Shooting)
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March
March 04-15 Shotgun World Cup, Doha (Shooting)
March 07-12 Yonex German Open (Badminton)
March 14-19 Asia Cup Stage 1, Chinese Taipei (Archery)
March 14-19 Yonex All England Badminton Open Championships (Badminton)
March 15-31 Women’s World Championships, New Delhi (Boxing)
March 20-31 Rifle/Pistol World Cup, Bhopal (Shooting)
March 21-26 Yonex Swiss Open (Badminton)
March 25-06 April Shotgun World Cup, Cyprus (Shooting)
March 28-02 April Yonex Spain Masters (Badminton)
March 28-02 April Asian Championships, New Delhi (Boxing)
April
April 04-09 BWF Orleans Masters (Badminton)
April 11-22 Rifle/Pistol World Cup, Lima (Shooting)
TBA Asia Cup, Leg 2, Uzbekistan (Archery)
April 18-23 Antalya World Cup (Archery)
April 21-23 Bouldering World Cup, Hachioji (Climbing)
April 28-30 Bouldering and Speed World Cup, Seoul (Climbing)
April 25-06 May Shotgun World Cup, Cairo (Shooting)
May
May 01-14 Men’s World Boxing Championships, Tashkent (Boxing)
May 03-13 Asian Championships, Jinju (Weightlifting)
May 04-15 Rifle/Pistol World Cup, Baku (Shooting)
May 05-07 World Cup, Zagreb (Rowing)
May 05 Diamond League, Doha (Athletics)
May 06-07 Speed World Cup, Indonesia (Climbing)
May 07-14 Judo World Championships, Qatar (Judo)
May 14-21 BWF Sudirman Cup Finals (Badminton)
May 16-21 Shanghai World Cup (Archery)
May 19-21 Bouldering and Speed World Cup, Salt Lake City (Climbing)
May 20-31 Shotgun World Cup, Almaty (Shooting)
May 23-28 Malaysia Masters (Badminton)
May 20-28 World Championships, Durban (Table Tennis)
May 28 Diamond League, Rabat (Athletics)
May 28-11 June French Open, Paris (Tennis)
May 30-04 June Thailand Open (Badminton)
May 30-07 June World Surfing Games, EL Salvador (Surfing)
June
June 02 Diamond League, Florence (Athletics)
June 02-12 Grand Prix, Havana (Weightlifting)
June 02-04 Bouldering World Cup, Prague (Climbing)
June 06-11 Singapore Masters (Badminton)
June 05-10 Asia Cup Leg 3, Singapore (Archery)
June 09-11 Bouldering World Cup, Brixen
June 09 Diamond League, Paris (Athletics)
June 13-18 Medellin World Cup (Archery)
June 13-18 Indonesian Open (Badminton)
June 14-18 Bouldering and Lead World Cup, Innsbruck (Climbing)
June 15 Diamond League, Oslo (Athletics)
June 16-18 World Cup, Varese (Rowing)
June 20-25 Taipei Open (Badminton)
June 30 Diamond League, Luasanne (Athletics)
June 30-02 July Lead and Speed World Cup, Villars (Climbing)
July
July 02 Diamond League, Stockholm (Athletics)
July 03-16 Wimbledon Championships, London (Tennis)
July 04-09 Canada Open (Badminton)
July 06-17 Shotgun World Cup, Lonato (Shooting)
July 07-09 World Cup, Lucerne (Rowing)
July 11-16 US Open (Badminton)
July 14-30 World Aquatic Championships, Japan (Swimming)
July 14-15 Lead and Speed World Cup, Chammonix (Climbing)
July 22-23 Lead World Cup, Briancon (Climbing)
July 16 Diamond League, Chorsow (Athletics)
July 21 Diamond League, Herculis (Athletics)
July 18-23 Korea Open (Badminton)
July 23 Diamond League, London (Athletics)
July 25-30 Japan Open (Badminton)
July 29 Diamond League, Shanghai (Athletics)
July 31-06 August World Archery Championships, Germany (Archery)
August
August 01-12 World Climbing Championships, Bern (Archery)
August 03 Diamond League, Shenzhen (Athletics)
August 03-13 World Championships, Glasgow (Cycling)
August 01-06 Australian Open (Badminton)
August 08-13 New Zealand Open (Badminton)
August 10-20 Allianz World Championships, The Hague (Sailing)
August 15-20 Paris World Cup (Archery)
August 19-27 World Athletic Championships, Budapest (Athletics)
August 21-27 TotalEnergies World Championships (Badminton)
August 28-09 September US Open, New York (Tennis)
August 31 Diamond League, Zurich (Athletics)
TBA Women’s Pro League (Hockey)
September
September 02-07 World Championships, Riyadh (Weightlifting)
September 03-10 Asian Table Tennis Championships, Korea (Table Tennis)
September 03-10 World Championships, Belgrade (Rowing)
TBA Asian Championships (Rowing)
September 08 Diamond League, Brussels (Athletics)
September 08-09 Lead World Cup, Koper (Climbing)
September 09-10 Wrestling World Cup, Coralville (Wrestling)
September 14-31 World Championships, Baku (Shooting)
September 16-17 Diamond League Finals, Eugene (Athletics)
September 16-24 World Championships, Belgrade (Wrestling)
September 22-24 Lead and Speed World Cup, Wujiang (Climbing)
September 23-08 October, China (Asian Games)
September 29-08 October Artistic Championships, Antwerp (Gymnastics)
October
October 10-15 Arctic Open (Badminton)
October 17-22 Denmark Open (Badminton)
October 22-02 November Asian Championships, Changwon (Shooting)
October 28-05 July, 2023 Men’s Hockey Pro League (Hockey)
October 24-29 French Open (Badminton)
November
November 04-12 Asian Championships, Bangkok (Archery)
November 14-19 Japan Masters (Badminton)
November 21-26 China Masters (Badminton)
November 23-03 December Syed Modi International (Badminton)
December
December 01-17 Grand Prix, Doha (Weightlifting)
December 13-17 BWF World Tour Finals (Badminton)
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