List of world sports championships
See also: World championship, World cup competition, List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth, and List of world championships in mind sports
The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.
Tournaments which are formally defunct or where a further event is not currently planned are marked with a gray background.
Male
Sport | Competition name | Competing entities |
First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details & notes | |
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Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Downhill | 1931 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Super G | 1987 | ![]() |
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Giant slalom | 1931 | ![]() |
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Slalom | 1931 | ![]() |
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Super combined | 1932 | ![]() |
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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1967 | ![]() |
2017 | One year | |||
Nations | ![]() |
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IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Winners in 30 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | |||
American football | IFAF World Championship | Nations | 1999 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | ||
Aquatics | FINA World Aquatics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1973 | Winners in 30 events (2015) | ![]() |
Biennial | ||
FINA Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Most medals: ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |||
FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Individuals[R] | 1993 | Winners in 20 events (2014) | ![]() |
Biennial | |||
FINA Water Polo World Cup | Nations | 1979 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | Biennially until 2002 | ||
FINA Water Polo World Championship | Nations | 1973 | ![]() |
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Biennial | Biennially since 2001 | ||
Archery | World Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1931 | ![]() |
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Biennial | ||
Individual compound | 1995 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||||
Team recurve | 1931 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||||
Team compound | 1995 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||||
Association football | FIFA World Cup | Nations | 1930 | ![]() |
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Quadrennial | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup | Nations | 1992 | ![]() |
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Quadrennial | |||
FIFA Club World Cup | Clubs | 2000 | ![]() |
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Annual | |||
ConIFA World Football Cup | Nations | 2006 | ![]() |
2018 | Two years since 2010 | |||
Athletics | IAAF World Championships in Athletics | Individuals[R] | 1983 | Winners in 24 events (2015) | ![]() |
Biennial | 1983–1991 held quadrennially, biennially starting 1993 | |
IAAF Continental Cup | Continents | 2010 | Europe (2014) |
2018 | Quadrennial | |||
IAAF World Indoor Championships | Individuals[R] | 1985 | Winners in 13 events (2016) | ![]() |
Biennial | |||
IAAF World Cross Country Championships | Individuals | 1973 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
Teams | ![]() |
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IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Individuals | 1992 | ![]() |
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Biennial | Untill 2010 Annual | ||
Team | 1992 | ![]() |
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IAU 100 km World Championships | Individuals | 1987 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | |||
IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Individuals | 2001 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
Teams | 2003 | ![]() |
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IPC Athletics World Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Most medals: ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
Australian rules football | Australian Football International Cup | Nations | 2002 | ![]() |
2017 | Triennial | ||
Auto racing see the open section below[1] | ||||||||
Badminton | BWF World Championships | Singles | 1977 | ![]() |
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Annual | Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years. | |
Doubles | ![]() | |||||||
Thomas Cup | Nations | 1949 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | Since 1984, it has been held concurrently with the women's Uber Cup. | ||
Bandy | Bandy World Championship | Nations | 1957 | ![]() |
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Annual | The second Bandy WCs were held in 1961; from that point, the championships were held biennially until 2003; and annually since. | |
Bandy World Cup | Clubs | 1974 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
Baseball | World Baseball Classic | Nations | 2006 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial | Started in 1938 (as IBAF Baseball World Cup); Restarted in 2006; the first two of these modern WBCs (MLB approved and sanctioned by IBAF) were separated by three years (2006, 2009); moved to quadrennially in 2013 and after. | |
Basketball | FIBA Basketball World Cup | Nations | 1950 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | After the 2014 edition, the FIBA Basketball World Cup (but not the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) will be reset on a new quadrennial cycle. The 2014 (men's) World Cup will be followed by the 2019 World Cup, avoiding conflict with the FIFA World Cup. | |
FIBA 3x3 World Championships | Nations | 2012 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 1966 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
Beach soccer | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | Nations | 1995 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Beach volleyball | Swatch FIVB World Championships | Nations | 1997 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Sprint 10 km | 1974 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic Years | |
Pursuit 12.5 km | 1997 | ![]() |
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Mass start 15 km | 1999 | ![]() |
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Individual 20 km | 1958 | ![]() |
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Relay 4x7.5 km | 1966 | ![]() |
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Billiards | WPA World Nine-ball Championship | Individuals | 1990 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
World three-cushion billiards championship | Individuals | 1928 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | |||
IBSF World Billiards Championship | Individuals | 1926 | Time: ![]() ![]() |
2016 | Annual | |||
Bobsleigh | FIBT World Championships | Four man | 1930 | ![]() Alexander Rödiger Kevin Korona Ben Heber (2016) |
2017 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. | |
Two man | 1931 | ![]() Thorsten Margis (2016) |
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Boxing | World Amateur Boxing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 10 weight classes (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | ||
WBA World Champion | Individuals | Upto 17 title are awarded | Ongoing | Various | Authorised by the World Boxing Association | |||
WBC World Champion | Individuals | Upto 17 title are awarded | Ongoing | Various | Authorised by the World Boxing Council | |||
WBO World Champion | Individuals | Upto 17 title are awarded | Ongoing | Various | Authorised by the World Boxing Organization | |||
Ring World CHampion | Individuals | Upto 17 title are awarded | Ongoing | Various | Authorised by the rings | |||
Lineal World Champion | Individuals | Upto 17 title are awarded | Ongoing | Various | Authorised by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board | |||
Canoeing | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | Individuals and teams | 1938 | Winners in 18 events (2015) | 2017 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. | |
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | C-1 | 1949 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. | ||
C-1 team | 1949 | ![]() |
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C-2 | 1949 | ![]() |
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C-2 team | 1949 | ![]() |
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K-1 | 1949 | ![]() |
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K-1 team | 1949 | ![]() |
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ICF Canoe Polo World Championships | Nations | 1994 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |||
Cricket | ICC Cricket World Cup | Nations | 1975 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | ||
Indoor Cricket World Cup | Nations | 1995 | ![]() |
2018 | Two years | |||
ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup | Nations | 1988 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |||
ICC Champions Trophy | Nations | 1998 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
ICC World Twenty20 | Nations | 2007 | ![]() |
2020 | Biennial | The World Twenty20 for both sexes changed from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years, effective 2010. | ||
Cross-Country Skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | 15 km & 18 km | 1925 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
50 km | 1925 | ![]() |
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Skiathlon 15+15 km | 1993 | ![]() |
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Sprint | 2001 | ![]() |
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Relay 4x10 km | 1933 | ![]() |
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Team sprint | 2005 | ![]() |
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IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 19 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | |||
Curling | World Curling Championships | Nations | 1959 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Road race | 1927 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Time trial | 1994 | ![]() |
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Team time trial | 2012 | ![]() |
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Team time trial (nations) | 1962 | ![]() |
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UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | Individuals | 1950 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships | Cross-country | 1990 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
Downhill | 1990 | ![]() |
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Cross-country eliminator | 2012 | ![]() |
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Four cross | 2002 | ![]() |
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Trials 20-inch | 1992 | ![]() |
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Trials 26-inch | 1995 | ![]() |
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UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Individuals and nations | 1893 | Winners in 10 events (2016); Most medals: ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2007 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
Darts | BDO World Darts Championship | Individuals | 1978 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
PDC World Darts Championship | Individuals | 1994 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
Equestrian see the mixed section below[3] | ||||||||
Fencing | World Fencing Championships | Foil | 1926 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years. | |
Foil team | 1930 | ![]() |
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Épée | 1921 | ![]() |
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Épée team | 1930 | ![]() |
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Sabre | 1922 | ![]() |
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Sabre team | 1930 | ![]() |
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Field hockey | Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1971 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | ||
Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | |||
Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Individuals | 1896 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Fistball | Fistball World Cup | Nations | 1968 | ![]() |
2019 | Four years | ||
Floorball | World Floorball Championships | Nations | 1996 | ![]() |
2016 | Biennial | ||
Freestyle Skiing | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | Moguls | 1986 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Dual Moguls | 2001 | ![]() |
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Aerials | 1986 | ![]() |
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Half-pipe | 2005 | ![]() |
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Ski cross | 2005 | ![]() |
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Slopestyle | 2011 | ![]() |
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Futsal | FIFA Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1989 | ![]() |
2020 | Quadrennial | ||
AMF Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1982 | ![]() |
2019 | quadrennial | Originally a triennial event, held quadrennially after 2003 | ||
Intercontinental Futsal Cup | Clubs | 1996 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
Gliding see the mixed section below | ||||||||
Golf | Mission Hills World Cup | Nations | 1953 | ![]() |
2016 | Two years after 2009 | ||
Gymnastics | Artistic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals & Teams | 1903 | Winners in 8 Events (2015) | 2017 | Annual | Not held in Olympic Years | |
Trampoline World Championships | Individual & Teams | 1964 | Winners in 7 Events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | |||
Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Pairs | 1974 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |||
Groups | 1974 | ![]() |
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Artistic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1975 | 14 winners (one for each apparatus) | 2016 | Every year | |||
Handball (Field handball) | World Men's Handball Championship | Nations | 1938 | ![]() |
2017 | Two years | ||
IHF Super Globe | Clubs | 1997 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
Handball (Beach Handball) | World Men's Beach Handball Championship | Nations | 2004 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | ||
Ice hockey | Ice Hockey World Championships | Nations | 1920 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Inline skating | IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship | Nations | 1996 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
International rules football | International Rules Series | Nations | 1984 | ![]() |
2017 | Triennial | Two series are played every three years | |
Lacrosse | World Lacrosse Championship | Nations | 1967 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | ||
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship | Nations | 2003 | ![]() |
2019* | Quadrennial | |||
Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Men's singles | 1955 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Men's doubles | 1955 | ![]() Tobias Arlt (2016) |
2017 | Annual | ||||
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Men's singles | 1979 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
Men's doubles | 1979 | ![]() Florian Clara (2015) |
2017 | Biennial | ||||
Modern Pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Individual | 1949 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Team | 1949 | ![]() |
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Relay | 2004 | ![]() |
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Motorcycling see the mixed section below[4] | ||||||||
Nordic Combined | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | 10 km individual normal hill | 1925 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
10 km individual large hill | 1999 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||||
10 km mass start | 2009 | ![]() |
Only held in 2009 | N/A | Suspended | |||
National Team Normal Hill 4 x 5 km | 2011 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||||
National Team Large Hill 2 x 7.5 km | 1982 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||||
FIS Nordic Combined World Cup | Individuals | 1983–84 | ![]() |
2016–17 | One year | |||
Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint | 2001 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Short distance | 1991 | ![]() |
defunct | Biennial | ||||
Middle distance | 2003 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | |||
Long distance | 1966 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | |||
Relay | 1966 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | |||
Paddle | Paddle World Championship | Nations | 1992 | ![]() |
2016 | Biennial | ||
Pitch and putt | Pitch and Putt World Cup | Nations | 2004 | ![]() |
2016 | Quadrennial | ||
World Strokeplay Championship | Individuals | 2009 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial | |||
Polo | World Polo Championship | Nations | 1987 | ![]() |
2019 | Triennial | ||
Real tennis | Real Tennis World Championship | Individuals[D] | 1740 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | ||
Roller derby | Men's Roller Derby World Cup | Nations | 2014 | ![]() |
2016 | not stated | ||
Roller hockey | Roller Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1936 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | Current FIRS cups restarted in 1958 | |
Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Nations | 1962 | Winners in 13 events (2015) | 2017 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years | |
FISA Rowing World Cup | Nations | 1997 | Winners in 8 events (2016) | 2017 | Annual | |||
Rugby league | Rugby League World Cup | Nations | 1954 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial after 2013 | ||
World Club Challenge | Clubs | 1976 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual after 2000 | |||
Rugby union | Rugby World Cup | Nations | 1987 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | ||
Rugby union sevens | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Nations | 1993 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | In June 2013, World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) announced that it had reconsidered a previous decision to scrap the Rugby World Cup Sevens. After 2013, the next event will be in 2018, and will be held quadrennially afterwards.[5] | |
Sculling | World Sculling Championship | Individuals | 1831 | Evans Fischer (1957) | 2008 | Annual | Annually until 1957; revived in 2008 | |
Sailing | Over 30 Various Titles | Individuals and Teams | Annually | See World Championships in Sailing | ||||
Shooting | ISSF World Shooting Championships | Individuals and nations | 1897 | Winners in 18 events (2014) | 2018 | Quadrennial | ||
ISSF World Shotgun Championships | Individuals and nations | 1934 | Winners in 12 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | |||
Skeleton | FIBT World Championships | Individual | 1930 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. | |
Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals normal hill | 1962 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Individuals large hill | 1925 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||||
National Team normal hill | 2001 | ![]() |
Biennial | Not held in 2007 and 2009,after 2011 mixed team replaced this event | ||||
National Team large hill | 1962 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||||
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships | Individuals | 1972 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |||
National Team | 2004 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | ||||
Ski mountaineering | World Championships of Ski Mountaineering | Nations, individuals, teams, relays, long distances | 2002 | Winners in 5 Events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | Relays held since 2004; Long Distance only 2008. | |
Snooker | World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1927 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | This championship is not only for Male competitors[6] | |
IBSF World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1963 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | |||
Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Championships | Big air | 2003 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Slopestyle | 2011 | ![]() |
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Halfpipe | 1996 | ![]() |
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Snowboard cross | 1997 | ![]() |
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Parallel slalom | 1996 | ![]() |
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Parallel giant slalom | 1999 | ![]() |
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Speed skating | World Allround Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1889 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
World Single Distance Championships | 500m | 1995 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held. | ||
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1500m | ![]() | |||||||
5000m | ![]() | |||||||
10000m | ![]() | |||||||
Team Pursuit | 2005 | ![]() | ||||||
Mass start | 2015 | ![]() | ||||||
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | 500m | 1976 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships. | ||
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1500m | ![]() | |||||||
3000m | ![]() | |||||||
5000m Relay | ![]() | |||||||
Overall | ![]() | |||||||
World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships | Nations | 1991 | ![]() |
Discontinued after 2011 | Annual | |||
Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championship | Individuals | 2010 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | |||
Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1976 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
World International Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles teams | 1997 | ![]() |
2016 | Intermittent | |||
WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1967 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | 2015 Championship Cancelled | ||
Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Doubles | ![]() |
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World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1926 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |||
Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championship | Nations | 1970 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Ten-pin bowling | WTBA World Championships | Nations | 1954 | Winners in 6 events (2014) | 2018 | Quadrennial | Biennially until 2010 | |
Tennis | Davis Cup | Nations | 1900 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | Note: The Davis Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. Only the teams in the World Group actually compete for the Davis Cup proper; other teams play to (eventually) reach the World Group. | |
World Team Cup | Nations | 1978 | ![]() |
Defunct | Annual | |||
Triathlon | ITU World Triathlon Series | Individuals | 1989 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Volleyball | FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship | Nations | 1949 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | ||
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup | Nations | 1965 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | |||
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup | Nations | 1993 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial | |||
FIVB Volleyball World League | Nations | 1990 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
FIVB Club World Men's Championship | Clubs | 1989 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
Wrestling (amateur) | World Wrestling Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1904 | Winners in 16 events (2015) | 2016 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. | |
Wrestling World Cup (freestyle) | Nations | 1973 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman) | Nations | 1980 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual |
Female
Sport | Competition name | Competing entities |
First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details & notes |
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Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Downhill | 1931 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Super G | 1987 | ![]() |
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Giant slalom | 1931 | ![]() |
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Slalom | 1931 | ![]() |
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Combined | 1932 | ![]() |
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FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1967 | ![]() |
2016–17 | One year | ||
Nations | ![]() |
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IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Winners in 30 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | ||
Archery | World Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1931 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Individual compound | 1995 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
Team recurve | 1931 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
Team compound | 1995 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
Association football | FIFA Women's World Cup | Nations | 1991 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | |
Aquatics | FINA World Aquatics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1973 | Winners in 20 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | |
FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Individuals[R] | 1993 | Winners in 20 events (2014) | 2016 | Biennial | ||
Athletics | IAAF World Championships in Athletics | Individuals[R] | 1983 | Winners in 24 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | 1983–1991 quadrennially, biennially from 1993 |
IAAF World Indoor Championships | Individuals[R] | 1985 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | ||
IAAF World Cross Country Championships | Individuals | 1973 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Teams | ![]() |
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IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Individuals | 1992 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | ||
Teams | ![]() |
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IAU 100 km World Championships | Individuals | 1987 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | ||
IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Individuals | 2001 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | ||
Teams | 2003 | ![]() |
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IPC Athletics World Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in 76 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | ||
Auto racing see the mixed section below[1] | |||||||
Badminton | BWF World Championships | Singles | 1977 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years |
Doubles | ![]() |
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Uber Cup | Nations | 1957 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | Biennially since 1984 it has been held concurrently with the men's Thomas Cup. | |
Bandy | Bandy World Championship | Nations | 2004 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | Annually from 2006 to 2008, then biennially |
Bandy World Cup Women | Clubs | 2003 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Baseball | Women's Baseball World Cup | Nations | 2004 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |
Basketball | FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | Nations | 1953 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | |
FIBA 3x3 World Championships | Nations | 2012 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Beach volleyball | Swatch FIVB World Championships | Nations | 1997 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Sprint 7.5 km | 1984 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic Year. |
Pursuit 10 km | 1997 | ![]() | |||||
Mass start 12.5 km | 1999 | ![]() | |||||
Individual 15 km | 1984 | ![]() | |||||
Relay 4x6 km | 1984 | ![]() | |||||
Team | 1984 | ![]() |
Defunct | Annual | |||
Bobsleigh | FIBT World Championships | Two woman | 2000 | ![]() Annika Drazek (2016) |
2017 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. |
Boxing | World Amateur Boxing Championships | Individuals | 2001 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |
Canoeing | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | Individuals and teams | 1938 | Winners in 11 events (2015) | 2017 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | K-1 | 1949 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years | |
K-1 team | 1949 | ![]() |
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C-1 | 2009 | ![]() |
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C-1 team | 2011 | ![]() |
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ICF Canoe Polo World Championships | Nations | 1994 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | ||
Cricket | Women's Cricket World Cup (one-day international) | Nations | 1973 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial | |
ICC World Twenty20 (Twenty20 format) | Nations | 2009 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | Biennially from 2010 | |
Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | 10 km | 1954 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Skiathlon 15 km | 1993 | ![]() |
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30 km | 1980 | ![]() |
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Sprint | 2001 | ![]() |
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Team Sprint | 2005 | ![]() |
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Relay 4x5 km | 1954 | ![]() |
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IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships | Individuals | 1974 | ??? (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | ||
Curling | World Curling Championships | Nations | 1979 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Road race | 1958 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | The UCI Road World Championships were first contested in 1927, but women's championships were not added until 1958. |
Time trial | 1994 | ![]() |
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Team time trial (trade) | 2012 | ![]() |
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Team time trial (nations) | 1987 | ![]() |
1994 | ||||
UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships | Cross-country | 1990 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Downhill | 1990 | ![]() |
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Cross-country eliminator | 2012 | ![]() |
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Four-cross | 2002 | ![]() |
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Trials | 2001 | ![]() |
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UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | Individuals | 2000 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were first contested in 1950, but a women's championship was not added until 2000. | |
UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Individuals and nations | 1958 | Winners in 9 events (2016) | 2017 | Annual | The UCI Track Cycling World Championships were first contested in 1893, but women's championships were not added until 1958. | |
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2007 | ![]() |
2017 | |||
Darts | BDO World Darts Championship | Individuals | 2001 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | The BDO World Darts Championship was first contested in 1978, but a women's championship was not added until 2001. |
Equestrian see the mixed section below[3] | |||||||
Fencing | World Fencing Championships | Foil | 1929 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years |
Foil team | 1932 | ![]() | |||||
Épée | 1988 | ![]() | |||||
Épée team | 1988 | ![]() | |||||
Sabre | 1999 | ![]() | |||||
Sabre team | 1999 | ![]() | |||||
Field hockey | Women's Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1974 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | |
Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Individuals | 1906 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
Fistball | Fistball World Cup | Nations | 1994 | ![]() |
2018 | ||
Floorball | Floorball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Freestyle Skiing | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | Moguls | 1986 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Dual Moguls | 2001 | ![]() |
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Aerials | 1986 | ![]() |
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Half-pipe | 2005 | ![]() |
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Ski cross | 2005 | ![]() |
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Slopestyle | 2011 | ![]() |
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Futsal | AMF Futsal Women's World Cup | Nations | 2008 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial | |
Gliding | Women's World Gliding Championships | Individuals | 2001 | Winners in 3 classes (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | The duration between World Gliding Championships varies slightly, dependent on the hemisphere of the next planned edition. |
Gymnastics | World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Individuals and nations | 1903 | Winners in 6 events (2015) | 2017 | Annual | Not held in years with a Summer Olympics |
World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships | Individuals and nations | 1963 | Winners in 9 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | Changed from 2005 | |
Trampoline World Championships | Individual & teams | 1964 | Winners in 7 Events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | ||
Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Pairs | 1974 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | ||
Groups | 1974 | ![]() |
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Handball | World Women's Handball Championship | Nations | 1957 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Handball (Beach Handball) | World Women's Beach Handball Championship | Nations | 2004 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |
Ice hockey | IIHF World Women's Championships | Nations | 1990 | ![]() |
2017 | Annually | Originally held every two years (no championship in 1996). Since 1997, annual except in Winter Olympic years for the top level of competition (champion listed here). Lower levels of the championships used the same schedule until 2014, when they adopted an annual schedule including championships in Olympic years. |
Indoor hockey | Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | |
Lacrosse | Women's Lacrosse World Cup | Nations | 1982 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial | |
Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Individual | 1955 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Individual | 1979 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Motorcycling see the mixed section below[7] | |||||||
Motorcycling | FIM Women's Motocross World Championship | Individuals | 2008 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
FIM Women's Enduro World Championship | Individuals | 2010 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Modern Pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Individual | 1981 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Team | 1981 | ![]() |
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Relay | 2004 | ![]() |
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Netball | World Netball Championships | Nations | 1963 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | |
Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint | 2001 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Originaly biennially, annualy since 2003 |
Short distance | 1991 | ![]() |
defunct | Biennial | |||
Middle Distance | 2003 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Originally biennally, annually since 2003 | ||
Long distance | 1966 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Originally biennally, annually since 2003 | ||
Relay | 1966 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Originally biennally, annually since 2003 | ||
Orienteering | Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually |
Real tennis | Real Tennis World Championship | Individuals[D] | 1740 | Winners in 2 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | |
Ringette | World Ringette Championships | Nations | 1990 | ![]() |
2019 | Triennial | Biennially 1990–2004 |
Ringette World Club Championship | Clubs | 2008 | ![]() |
Triennial | 2014 event cancelled | ||
Roller derby | Roller Derby World Cup | Nations | 2011 | ![]() |
2017 | Triennial | |
Roller hockey | Women's Roller Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1992 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Nations | 1974 | Winners in 9 events (2015) | 2017 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years |
FISA Rowing World Cup | Nations | 1997 | Winners in 6 events (2016) | 2017 | Annual | ||
Rugby league | Women's Rugby League World Cup | Nations | 2000 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial | Quadrennially after 2013 |
Rugby union | Women's Rugby World Cup | Nations | 1991 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial | After the first event in 1991, a consistent four-year cycle was established in 1994. After the 2014 event, a new four-year cycle was established, with the next Women's World Cup to be held in 2017. |
Rugby union sevens (women) | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Nations | 2009 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | The Rugby World Cup Sevens was first contested in 1993, but a women's tournament was not added until 2009[5] |
Sailing | Over 30 Various Titles | Individuals and Teams | Annually | See World Championships in Sailing | |||
Shooting | ISSF World Shooting Championships | Individuals and nations | 1958 | Winners in 23 events (2014) | 2018 | Quadrennial | |
World Shotgun Championships | Individuals and nations | 1967 | Winners in 4 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | ||
Skeleton | FIBT World Championships | Individual | 2000 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in years with Winter Olympics. |
Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals normal hill | 2009 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Ski mountaineering | World Championships of Ski Mountaineering | Nations, individuals, teams, relays, long distances | 2002 | Winners in 6 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | Relays added (2004); Long Distance added (2008) |
Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Championships | Individuals halfpipe | 1996 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Individuals slopestyle | 2011 | ![]() |
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Individuals snowboard cross | 1997 | ![]() |
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Individuals parallel slalom | 1996 | ![]() |
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Individuals parallel giant slalom | 1999 | ![]() |
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Individuals big air | 2015 | ![]() |
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Softball | Women's Softball World Championship | Nations | 1965 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | Quadrennially from 1970–2010, now biennially |
World Cup of Softball | Nations | 2005 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Speed skating | World All-Round Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1933 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
World Single Distance Championships | 500m | 1995 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held. | |
1000m | ![]() |
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1500m | ![]() |
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3000m | ![]() |
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10000m | ![]() |
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Mass start | 2015 | ![]() |
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Team pursuit | 2005 | ![]() |
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World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | 500m | 1976 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Note: Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships. | |
1000m | ![]() |
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1500m | ![]() |
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3000m | ![]() |
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3000m relay | ![]() |
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Overall | ![]() |
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World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships | Nations | 1991 | ![]() |
Discontinued after 2011 | Annual | ||
ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup | Individuals and Nations | 1999/2000 | ![]() |
2015/16 | One year | ||
Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1979 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | |
World Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles teams | 1997 | ![]() |
TBA | Intermittent | ||
WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1979 | ![]() |
2016 | Biennial | ||
Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Doubles | ![]() |
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World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1933 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | ||
Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championships | Nations | 1980 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Ten-pin bowling | WTBA World Championships | Nations | 1963 | Winners in 6 events (2015) | 2017 | Biennial | |
Tennis | Fed Cup | Nations | 1963 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | Note: The Fed Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. It was called Federation Cup until 1995. |
Triathlon | ITU World Triathlon Series | Individuals | 1989 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
Volleyball | Women's World Championship | Nations | 1952 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | |
Women's World Cup | Nations | 1973 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | ||
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup | Nations | 1993 | ![]() |
2017 | Quadrennial | ||
FIVB World Grand Prix | Nations | 1993 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
FIVB Club World Women's Championship | Clubs | 1991 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Water polo | FINA Water Polo World Cup | Nations | 1979 | ![]() |
2018 | Quadrennial | Originally biennially, quadrennially after 2002 |
FINA Water Polo World Championship | Nations | 1986 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | Biennially since 2001 | |
Wrestling (amateur) | World Wrestling Championships | Individuals | 1987 | Winners in 8 events (2015) | 2016 | Annual | |
Wrestling World Cup | Nations | 2001 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual |
Open
Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
3-Cushion (Billiards) |
Three-Cushion World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | ![]() |
2016 | Insertual | |
Air racing | Red Bull Air Race World Championship | Individuals | 2003 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in 2011–2013 |
Auto racing | Formula One World Championship | Individuals | 1950 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | |
Constructors | 1958 | ![]() |
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FIA World Endurance Championship | Individuals | 2012 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
2016 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | ![]() |
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FIA GT1 World Championship | Individuals | 2010 | ![]() ![]() |
Defunct | Annual | Annually until 2012 | |
Teams | ![]() | ||||||
FIA Cross Country Rally World Cup | Individuals | 1993 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | ||
Teams | ![]() |
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FIA Formula E Championship | Drivers | 2014–15 | ![]() |
2016–17 | Annual | ||
Teams | ![]() | ||||||
World Rally Championship | Individuals | 1977 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | 1973 | ![]() |
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World Touring Car Championship | Individuals | 1987 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | ![]() |
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World Manufacturers' Championship | Manufacturers | 1925 | ![]() |
Defunct | Annual | Annually until 1927 | |
World Sportscar Championship | Manufacturers; from 1985 teams |
1953 | ![]() |
Defunct | Annual | Annually until 1992 | |
Individuals | 1981 | ![]() ![]() |
Annual | ||||
Karting World Championship | Individuals | 1964 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Biathlon | Biathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1977–78 | ![]() ![]() (2015–16) |
2016–17 | One year | |
Nations | 1996–97 | ![]() ![]() (2015–16) |
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Bobsleigh | Bobsleigh World Cup | Two-man | 1984–85 | ![]() |
2016–17 | One year | |
Four-man | 1984–85 | ![]() |
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Combined man | 1984–85 | ![]() |
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Two-woman | 1994–95 | ![]() |
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Cross-Country Skiing | FIS Cross-Country World Cup | Individuals | 1973–74 | ![]() ![]() |
2016–17 | One year | |
Equestrian | Dressage World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
World Four-in-Hand Championships | Teams and Individuals | 1972 | ![]() ![]() |
2016 | Biennial | ||
Eventing World Cup | Individuals | 2003 | ![]() |
Suspended | Annual | No final since 2010; final ranking leader is World Cup Champion | |
FEI World Equestrian Games | Individuals | 1990 | Winners in 27 events (2014) | 2018 | Quadrennial | ||
Mounted Games World Individual Championships | Individuals | 1986 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Mounted Games World Pairs Championships | Pairs | 1992 | ![]() ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Mounted Games World Team Championships | Team | 1986 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Show Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | ![]() |
2017 | One year | ||
Gliding | FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | Individuals | 1985 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | |
Nations | ![]() |
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World Gliding Championships | Individuals | 1937 | Winners in 6 classes (2016) | 2018 | Biennial | The duration between World Gliding Championships varies slightly, dependent on the hemisphere of the next planned edition. | |
Paragliding | Paragliding World Cup | Individual | 1992 | Winners in 5 competitions (2015) | 2016–17 | Annual | |
Korfball | Korfball World Championship | Nations | 1978 | ![]() |
2019 | Quadrennial | |
Luge | Luge World Cup | Men's singles | 1977–78 | ![]() |
2016–17 | One year | |
Men's doubles | 1977–78 | ![]() |
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Women's singles | 1977–78 | ![]() |
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Motorcycling | FIM MotoGP Championship | MOTO3 Individual | 2012 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Untill 2012 as 125cc |
MOTO2 Individual | 2010 | ![]() |
Untill 2010 as 250cc | ||||
MOTOGP Individual | 2002 | ![]() |
Untill 2002 as 500cc | ||||
MOTO3 Constructor | 2012 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
MOTO2 Constructor | 2010 | ![]() |
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MOTOGP Constructor | 2002 | ![]() |
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Supercross World Championship | Individuals | 2003 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Motocross World Championship | MX2 Individual | 2003 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
MXGP Individual | 2003 | ![]() |
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MX2 Constructor | 2003 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |||
MXGP Constructor | 2003 | ![]() |
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FIM World Enduro Championship | E3 | 2004 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
E2 | 2004 | ![]() |
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E1 | 2004 | ![]() |
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FIM sidecarcross World Championship | Pairs | 1980 | ![]() ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Speedway World Team Cup (1960–2000) Speedway World Cup (since 2001) |
National Team | 1960 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Speedway World Pairs Championship | National pair | 1970 | ![]() |
Defunct | Annual | Annually until 1993 | |
Individual Speedway World Championship (1931–1994) Speedway Grand Prix (since 1995) |
Individuals | 1931 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Individual Ice Racing World Championship | Individuals[8] | 1966 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Team Ice Racing World Championship | Nations | 1979 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Sidecar World Championship | Pairs | 1949 | ![]() Kirsi Kainulainen (passenger) (2016) |
2017 | Annual | ||
Endurance FIM World Championship | Team | 1975 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Superbike World Championship | Individuals | 1988 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | ![]() |
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Supersport World Championship | Individuals | 1999 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | ![]() |
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FIM Superstock 1000 Championship | Individuals | 2000 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | ![]() |
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Pétanque | Pétanque World Championships | Nations | 1959 | ![]() |
2016 in Dakar | Biennial | |
Pitch and putt | Pitch and Putt World Cup | Nations | 2012 | ![]() |
2016 | Quadrennial | |
Motorboat racing | Class 1 World Powerboat Championship | Individual Boats | 1992 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | |
UIM Powerboat GPS World Championship | Individual boats | 2003 | Winners in 3 classes | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 2011, known as Powerboat P1 World Championship up to 2009 | |
F1 Powerboat World Championship | Individual | 1981 | ![]() |
2016 | Annual | ||
Aeromodelling | FAI F1D World Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft | Individual | 1960 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |
FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft | Individual | 1960 | Winners in 4 classes | 2018 | Biennial | ||
FAI F3A World Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft | Individuals and nations | 1960 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
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FAI F3C World Championships for Model Helicopters | Individuals and nations | 1985 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
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FAI F3N World Championships for Model Helicopters | Individuals and nations | 2013 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
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FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft | Individuals and nations | 2011 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
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FAI F3D World Championship for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft | Individuals and nations | 1985 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
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FAI F3K World Championship for Model Gliders | Individuals and nations | 2011 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
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FAI F3F World Championship for Model Gliders | Individuals and nations | 2012 | ![]() |
2016 | Biennial | ||
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FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders | Individuals and nations | 1998 | ![]() |
2016 | Biennial | ||
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FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft | Individual | 1970 | Winners in 2 classes | 2018 | Biennial | ||
FAI F5 World Championships for Electric Model Aircraft | Individuals and nations | 1986 | Winners in 2 classes | 2018 | Biennial | ||
FAI S World Championships for Space Models | Individual | 1972 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | ||
Radio-controlled racing | IFMAR 1:8 IC Track World Championship | Individual | 1977 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship, 2WD | Individual | 1985 | ![]() |
2017 | Double header single host event | ||
IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship, 4WD | Individual | ![]() | |||||
IFMAR 1:5 Touring Car World Championship | Individual | 2001 | ![]() |
2017? | |||
IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship | Individual | 1986 | ![]() |
2018 | |||
IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship | Individual | 1982 | ![]() |
2018 | Double header single host event since 2002, triple in 2000 with PRO 10 | ||
IFMAR ISTC World Championship | Individual | 2000 | ![]() | ||||
IFMAR 1:10 200mm Nitro Touring Car World Championship | Individual | 2002 | ![]() |
2018 | |||
IFMAR PRO 10 World Championship | Individual | 1992 | ![]() |
Defunct | Biennial until 2000, single host event with 1:12 on-road in 1996–2000 | ||
IFMAR 1:10 235mm Touring Car World Championship | Individual | 2000 | ![]() |
Defunct | Biennial until 2002 | ||
IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship – Stock | Individual | 1982 | ![]() |
Defunct | Biennial until 1984 | ||
Radio Controlled Sailing | IRSA – 10 Rater World Championships | Individual | 1999 | ![]() |
Authorised by World Sailing and the International Radio Sailing Association | ||
IRSA – A Class World Championships | Individual | ![]() |
Undefined | Various | |||
IRSA – Marblehead World Championships | Individual | ![]() |
2016 | Various | |||
IRSA – One Metre World Championship | Individual | 1994 | ![]() |
2017 | Bi-Annual | ||
Sailing | Over 80 Various Titles | Individuals and Teams | Annually | See World Championships in Sailing | |||
Shooting | ISSF World Cup | Individuals | 1988 | Winners in 15 events (2016) | 2017 | One year | |
Skeleton | Skeleton World Cup | Men | 1986–87 | ![]() |
2016–17 | One year | |
Women | 1996–97 | ![]() |
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Ski Jumping | FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979–80 | ![]() |
2016–17 | One year | |
National Team | ? | ![]() |
2016–17 | One year | |||
Speed skating | Speed Skating World Cup | Individuals and Nations | 1985–86 | Winners in 12 events (2015–16) | 2016–17 | One year | |
Tug of war | TWIF Indoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2016) | 2018 | Biennial | |
TWIF Outdoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2016) | 2018 | Biennial | ||
Mixed-sex teams
Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Archery | World Archery Championships | Team recurve male – female pair |
1931 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Team compound male – female pair |
1995 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |||
Badminton | BWF World Championships | Mixed Doubles | 1977 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
Sudirman Cup | Nations | 1989 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | ||
Basketball | FIBA 3x3 World Championships | National teams of two men and two women |
2012 | ![]() |
defunct | Biennial | Three players are on the court at any one time |
Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Mixed relay 2x6,2x7.5 km | 2005 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Not held in the Winter Olympic Years |
Bull riding | PBR World Cup | Nations | 2007 | ![]() |
Discontinuited | One year | |
Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships | Cross-country Team relay | 1999 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
Team trials | 1999 | ![]() |
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Curling | World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | National mixed teams male – female pair |
2008 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
World Mixed Curling Championship | National mixed teams (4 players) | 2015 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | National pairs male – female pair from the same nation |
1908 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
Ice Dance male – female pair from the same nation |
1952 | ![]() |
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Gymnastics | Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Teams | 2016 | ![]() |
2018 | Biennial | |
Mixed pairs | 1974 | ![]() |
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Modern Pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Mixed Relay | 2001 | ![]() |
2017 | Biennial | |
Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Nations | 1989 | ![]() Felix Loch Tobias Wendl /Tobias Arlt (2016) |
2017 | Annual | |
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Nations | 2001 | ![]() |
2017? | Biennial | Not held in 2015 | |
Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint relay | 2014 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
Rowing | Rowing World Championships | Para Mixed Pair 1 Male & 1 Female |
Annual | ||||
Para Mixed Coxed Four 2 Male & 2 Female plus an open cox |
Annual | ||||||
Sailing | IFDS SKUD 18 World Championship | Female or Mixed Pair | 2007 | ![]() |
? | Annual? | |
Mixed Nacra 17 World Championship | Mixed Pair | 2013 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | ||
Synchronized skating | World Synchronized Skating Championships | Teams | 2000 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
Ten-pin bowling | QubicaAMF World Cup | Individuals | 1965 | ![]() ![]() (2016) |
2017 | Annual | |
Tennis | Hopman Cup | National teams male – female pair |
1989 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | Competitions are played in traditional order: women's singles, men's singles, and mixed doubles |
Touch football (rugby league) | Touch Football World Cup | Nations | 1988 | ![]() (2015) |
2019 | Four years | |
Triathlon | ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships | National teams of two men and two women | 2003 | ![]() |
2017 | Annual | |
See also
- World championship
- List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth
- List of world championships in mind sports
- World cup competition
Notes
- 1 2 Note: Auto racing events make no distinction between male and female competitors.
- 1 2 3 This differs from the practice in the road races (as well as the 1962–1994 men's World Championship TTT), where teams are based on nationality. The flag in this entry reflects where the team is registered, not necessarily the nationality of its cyclists.
- 1 2 Equestrian events make no distinction between male and female competitors.
- ↑ Motorcycle racing events make no distinction between male and female competitors.
- 1 2 "Future of Rugby World Cup Sevens confirmed" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ↑ Sport, Frank Keogh BBC. "Reanne Evans: Ladies' champion to face men in world qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
- ↑ With the exception of off-road racing, motorcycle racing events make no distinction between male and female competitors.
- ↑ Champions in Individual Ice Racing (motorcycle)
References
R. ^R – One or more relay events, in which three or four competitors compete for their nation, are included for each sex.
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