Calendar of the major sporting events of the year 2026

This calendar is based on data available to the-Sports.org. It includes major sporting events from the previous year 2026. If the calendar seems incomplete, rest assured that events will be added with complete data. Click on the event to see the results

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• January

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  1 January 2026	Belgium	Cyclo-Cross - Bpost Trophy - Baal
  1 January - 30 June 2026		Football - Soccer - UEFA Cup - Final Round
  4 January 2026	Belgium	Cyclo-Cross - World Cup - Elite Men - Zonhoven
  10th - 15 January 2026	Belgrade (Serbia)	Water Polo - Men's European Championships
  15th - 21 January 2026		Handball - Men's European Championship
  21th - 29 January 2026		Futsal - European Championships
  25 January 2026	Hoogerheide (Netherlands)	Cyclo-Cross - World Cup - Elite Men - Hoogerheide
  26th - 29 January 2026	Funchal (Portugal)	Water Polo - Women's European Championships

• February

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  4th - 22 February 2026	Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy)	Curling - Men's Olympics Games
  4th - 22 February 2026	Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy)	Curling - Mixed Doubles Olympic Games
  4th - 22 February 2026	Cortina d'Ampezzo (Italy)	Curling - Women's Olympic Games
  5th - 10 February 2026	Milano (Italy)	Ice Hockey - Women's Olympic Games
  5th - 13 February 2026	Italy	Snowboarding - Olympic Games
  6th - 21 February 2026	Turin (Italy)	Figure Skating - Olympic Games
  7 February 2026	Middelkerke (Belgium)	Cyclo-Cross - Superprestige Dames - Middelkerke
  7th - 16 February 2026	Italy	Ski Jumping - Olympic Games
  7th - 18 February 2026	Italy	Alpine Skiing - Olympic Games
  7th - 22 February 2026	Italy	Cross Country Skiing - Olympic Games
  7th - 15 February 2026		Freestyle Skiing - Olympic Games
  7th - 21 February 2026	Milano (Italy)	Speed Skating - Olympic Games
  7th - 12 February 2026	Italy	Luge - Olympic Games
  8 February 2026	Lille (Belgium)	Cyclo-Cross - Bpost Trophy - Krawatencross
  8th - 21 February 2026	Italy	Biathlon - Olympic Games
  10th - 20 February 2026	Italy	Short Track - Olympic Games
  11th - 15 February 2026	Milano (Italy)	Ice Hockey - Men's Olympic Games
  11th - 19 February 2026	Italy	Nordic Combined - Olympic Games
  12th - 15 February 2026	Italy	Skeleton - Olympic Games
  15th - 22 February 2026	Italy	Bobsleigh - Olympic Games

• March

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  17 March - 3 April 2026	Morocco	Football - Soccer - Africa Women Cup of Nations
  20th - 22 March 2026	Torun (Poland)	Athletics - World Indoor Championships

• June

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  11 June - 19 July 2026		Football - Soccer - Men's World Cup

• July

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  16th - 19 July 2026	Rieti (Italy)	Athletics - European U-18 Championships
  25 July 2026 - 8 August 2025	Paris (France)	Swimming - European Championships

• August

  Date	Place / Country	Competition
  4th - 9 August 2026	Birmingham (Great Britain)	Athletics - European Championships
  4th - 9 August 2026	Eugene (United States)	Athletics - World Junior Championships