List of world sports championships
 | This article needs to be updated. (December 2019) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikido | Aikido World Championships | Individuals | 1989 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Downhill | 1931 |  Kjetil Jansrud (2019)
|
2022 | Biennial | |
| Super G | 1987 |  Dominik Paris (2019)
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| Giant slalom | 1931 | Henrik Kristoffersen
(2019) |
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| Slalom | 1931 |  Marcel Hirscher
(2019) |
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| Alpine combined | 1932 |  Alexis Pinturault
(2019) |
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| FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1967 | Aleksander Aamodt Kilde
(2019–20) |
2020–21 | Annual | ||
| Nations |  Switzerland (2019–20)
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| World Para Alpine Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Winners in 30 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| American football | IFAF World Championship | Nations | 1999 |  United States (2015)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | Not held in 2019 |
| Amputee football | Amputee Football World Cup | Nations | 1984 |  Angola (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Aquatics | FINA World Aquatics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1973 | Most medals:  (2019)
|
2022 | Biennial | |
| World Diving Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| FINA Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Most medals: (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| FINA Swimming World Cup | Individuals | 1988-89 |  Vladimir Morozov (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Individuals[R] | 1993 | Most medals: (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| FINA Water Polo World Cup | Nations | 1979 |  Hungary (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | Biennially until 2002 | |
| FINA Water Polo World Championship | Nations | 1973 | Italy (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | Biennially since 2001 | |
| World Para Swimming Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Most medals: (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Archery | World Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1931 | Brady Ellison (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Individual compound | 1995 | James Lutz (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |||
| Team recurve | 1931 | China (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |||
| Team compound | 1995 |  South Korea (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |||
| World Indoor Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1991 |  Sjef van den Berg (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Team recurve | Netherlands (2018)
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| Individual compound | Mike Schloesser (2018)
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| Team compound | United States (2018)
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| Archery World Cup | Individual recurve | 2006 | Brady Ellison (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Individual compound | Mike Schloesser (2019)
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| World Field Archery Championships | Individual | 1969 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| World 3D Archery Championships | Individual | 2003 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Para Archery Championship | Individual | 1998 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Artistic roller skating | Artistic Skating World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in 2020 |
| Association football | FIFA World Cup | Nations | 1930 | France (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| FIFA Club World Cup | Clubs | 2000 |  Liverpool (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Annual since 2005 | |
| ConIFA World Football Cup | Nations | 2014 |  Kárpátalja (2018)
|
2022 | Biennial | Replaced the Viva World Cup | |
| Athletics | World Athletics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1983 | Most medals: (2019)
|
2022 | Biennial | 1983–1991 held quadrennially, biennially starting 1993 |
| IAAF Continental Cup | Continents | 2010 | United States (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| World Athletics Indoor Championships | Individuals[R] | 1985 | Most medals: (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Individuals | 1973 |  Joshua Cheptegei
(2019) |
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Teams | Uganda (2019)
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| Skyrunning World Championships | Individuals | 2010 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Individuals | 1992 |  Geoffrey Kipsang (2018)
|
2022 | Biennial | Annually until 2010 | |
| Team | 1992 |  Ethiopia (2018)
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| IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Individual 20km | 1961 |  Kōki Ikeda
(2018) |
2022 | Biennial | ||
| Team 20km | Japan (2018)
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| Individual 50km | Hirooki Arai (2018)
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| Team 50km | Japan (2018)
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| IAU 50 km World Championships | Individuals | 2005 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 2017.2018 Not held | |
| IAU 100 km World Championships | Individuals | 1987 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Individuals | 2001 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Teams | 2003 | (2019) | |||||
| IAAF World Marathon Cup | Individuals | 1985 | 2011 | Defunct | Biennial | ||
| World Athletics Relays | Nations | 2014 | 2019 | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Para Athletics Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in multiple events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Australian rules football | Australian Football International Cup | Nations | 2002 |  Papua New Guinea (2017)
|
2021 | Triennial | |
| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Singles | 1977 | Kento Momota (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| Doubles |  Mohammad Ahsan & Hendra Setiawan (2019)
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| Thomas Cup | Nations | 1949 | China (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | Since 1984, it has been held concurrently with the women's Uber Cup. | |
| BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | Individuals and Doubles | 1998 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Ball Hockey | Ball Hockey World Championship | Nations | 1996 |  Slovakia (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Bandy | Bandy World Championship | Nations | 1957 | Russia (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | The second Bandy WCs were held in 1961; from that point, the championships were held biennially until 2003; and annually ever since. |
| Bandy World Cup | Clubs | 1974 |  Bollnäs GIF (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Baseball | World Baseball Classic | Nations | 2006 | United States (2017)
|
2023 | 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. |
| Baseball World Cup | Nations | 1938 | Netherlands (2011)
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Defunct | Biennial until 2011 | ||
| WBSC Premier12 | Nations | 2015 | Japan (2019)
|
2023 | Qundrennial | ||
| Basketball | FIBA Basketball World Cup | Nations | 1950 |  Spain (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | Following the 2014 edition, the FIBA Basketball World Cup (but not the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) has been 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 Cup | Nations | 2012 | United States (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Biennial until 2016 | |
| FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 1966 | Iberostar Tenerife (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Wheelchair Basketball World Championship | Nations | 1973 |  Great Britain (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Basque Pelota | Basque Pelota World Championships | Nations | 1952 | France (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Beach soccer | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | Nations | 1995 |  Portugal (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Beach volleyball | FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | Stoyanovskiy–Krasilnikov (2019)
|
2022 | Biennial | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Sprint 10 km | 1974 | Alexandr Loginov (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic Years |
| Pursuit 12.5 km | 1997 | Émilien Jacquelin
(2020) | |||||
| Mass start 15 km | 1999 | Johannes Thingnes Bø
(2020) | |||||
| Individual 20 km | 1958 | Martin Fourcade (2020)
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| Relay 4x7.5 km | 1966 | France (2020)
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| Summer Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 2020 cancel | |
| Biathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1977 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| Para Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Billiards | WPA World Eight-ball Championship | Individuals | 2004 |  Chang Jung-lin (2012)
|
Defunct | ||
| WPA World Nine-ball Championship | Individuals | 1990 | Feder Gorst (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| WPA World Ten-ball Championship | Individuals | 2008 | Ko Ping-chung (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| World Billiards Championship (English billiards) | Individuals | 1870 |  Peter Gilchrist (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| IBSF World Billiards Championship (English billiards) | Individuals | 1926 | Time:  Pankaj AdvaniPoints: Peter Gilchrist (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| World Straight Pool Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Shane Van Boening (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| WPA World Artistic Pool Championship | Individuals | 2000 | (2019) | ?? | Annual | ||
| World Cup of Pool | Individuals | 2006 | Mario He&Albin Ouschan (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Blind Football | IBSA Blind Football World Championships - B1 | Nations | 1998 |  Brazil (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| IBSA Blind Football World Championships - B2/B3 | Nations | 1998 |  Ukraine (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Bobsleigh | FIBT World Championships | Four man | 1930 |  Francesco FriedrichCandy Bauer Martin Grothkopp Thorsten Margis (2020) |
2021 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. |
| Two man | 1931 | Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis (2020) | |||||
| IBSF Para Sport World Championship | Nations | 2016 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Bodybuilding | IFBB World Men´s Bodybuilding Championships | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships | Individuals | 1979 | (2009) | Defunct | |||
| Bowls | World Bowls Championship | Singles | 1966 |  Shannon McIlroy (2016)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Pairs |  Aaron Wilson, Brett Wilkie (2016)
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| Triples | Andrew Knapper, Jamie Walker, Robert Paxton (2016)
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| Fours | Blake Signal, Mike Kernaghan, Mike Nagy, Ali Forsyth (2016)
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| Team | New Zealand (2016)
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| World Indoor Bowls Championships | Singles | 1979 | Robert Paxton (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Pairs | Greg Harlow, Nick Brett (2019)
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| Boxing | World Amateur Boxing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 10 weight classes (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Boxing World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | (2008) | 2020 | 2020 resume take place | ||
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | World Jiu-Jitsu Championship | Individuals | 1996 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |
| World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup | Individuals | 2009 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | Individuals and teams | 1938 | Winners in 17 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | C-1 | 1949 | Franz Anton (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. | |
| C-1 team | 1949 | Slovakia (2019)
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| C-2 | 1949 | 2019 not take place | |||||
| C-2 team | 1949 | 2019 not take place | |||||
| K-1 | 1949 |  Jiří Prskavec (2019)
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| K-1 team | 1949 | Spain (2019)
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| Extreme K1 | 2017 | Pedro Gonçalves
(2019) | |||||
| Canoe Slalom World Cup | Individuals | 1988 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Wildwater Canoeing World Cup | Individuals | 1989 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| ICF Canoe Polo World Championships | Nations | 1994 | Germany (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship | teams | 1988 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Carom Sports (Billiards) |
World three-cushion billiards championship | Individuals | 1928 | Torbjörn Blomdahl (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Teams | 1981 |  Murat Naci Çoklu/Lütfi Çenet (2019)
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| Three-Cushion World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Dick Jaspers (2019)
|
2021 | Annual total 7 competitions | ||
| World Five-pins Championship | Individuals | 1965 |  Alejandro Martinotti (2017)
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TBA | |||
| World Championship 5 Pins National Teams | Teams | 2019 | Italy (2019)
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TBA | |||
| Artistic Billiards World Championship | Individuals | 1937 | Turkey (2012)
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Defunct | |||
| Carrom | Carrom World Championship | Men's Singles | 2016 | India Prashant More (2016)
|
Defunct | ||
| Men's Doubles | 2016 | Sandeep Deorukhkar/Riyaz Akbar (2016)
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| Men's Team | 2016 |  Sri Lanka (2016)
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| Carrom World Cup | Nations | 2002 | Sri Lanka (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Climbing | IFSC Climbing World Championships | Lead | 1991 | Adam Ondra (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Bouldering | 2001 | Tomoa Narasaki (2019)
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| Speed | 1991 | Ludovico Fossali (2019)
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| Combined | 2012 | Tomoa Narasaki (2019)
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| IFSC Climbing World Cup | Lead | 1989 | Adam Ondra (2019)
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2021 | Annual | ||
| Bouldering | 1999 | Tomoa Narasaki (2019)
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| Speed | 1998 | Bassa Mawem (2019)
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| Combined | 1998 | Tomoa Narasaki (2019)
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| IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Lead:Winners in 8 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| CP football | World CP Football Championships | Nations | 1982 | Russia (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Cricket | ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI format) | Nations | 1975 | England (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | |
| ICC T20 World Cup (T20I format) | Nations | 2007 |  West Indies (2016)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | Changed from odd-numbered years (2007–2009) to even-numbered years (2010–2016). Biennial until 2016. Quadrennial since 2016. | |
| Indoor Cricket World Cup | Nations | 1995 |  South Africa (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Champions League Twenty20 | Domestic Teams | 2008 | Chennai Super Kings
(2014) |
Discontinued after 2014 | Annual | The first Champions League Twenty20 was due to be held in 2008 but could not due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Officially discontinued from 2014 due to lack of fan interest. | |
| Blind Cricket World Cup | Nations | 1998 | India (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Blind T20 World Cup | Nations | 2012 | India (2017)
|
2022 | once in five years | ||
| Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | 15 km & 18 km | 1925 | Martin Johnsrud Sundby (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| 50 km | 1925 | Hans Christer Holund (2019)
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| Skiathlon 15+15 km | 1993 | Sjur Røthe (2019)
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| Sprint | 2001 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2019)
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| Relay 4x10 km | 1933 | Norway (2019)
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| Team sprint | 2005 | Norway (2019)
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| World Para Nordic Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 19 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| FIS Cross-Country World Cup | Individuals | 1973-74 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| Curling | World Curling Championships | Nations | 1959 | Sweden (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | 2020 cancellation |
| Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Road race | 1927 |  Mads Pedersen
(2019) |
2021 | Annual | |
| Time trial | 1994 | Rohan Dennis (2019)
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| Team time trial (trade teams) | 2012 | 2019 not take place | |||||
| Team time trial (nations) | 1962 | Italy (1994)[1]
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Defunct | Annual | |||
| UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | Individuals | 1950 | Mathieu van der Poel (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Cross-country | 1990 | Nino Schurter (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Downhill | 1990 | Danny Hart (2019)
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| Four cross | 2002 |  Mitja Ergraver (2016)
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Defunct | ||||
| UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Individuals | 1990 | Nino Schurter (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Freestyle BMX | 2019 | 2021 | Annual | |||
| Cross-country eliminator | 2012 | Titouan Perrin-Ganier (2018)
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| Trials 20-inch | 1992 | Thomas Pechhacker (2019)
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| Trials 26-inch | 1995 | Sergi Llongueras (2019)
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| UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Individuals and nations | 1893 | Winners in 10 events (2020); Most medals:
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships | Individuals | 2003 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| UCI Trials World Championships | Individuals | 1986 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI BMX World Championships | Individuals | 1982 | Twan Van Gendt (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2007 | Winners in 18 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2009 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Darts | BDO World Darts Championship | Individuals | 1978 |  Wayne Warren (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| PDC World Darts Championship | Individuals | 1994 |  Peter Wright
(2020) |
2021 | Annual | ||
| PDC World Cup of Darts | Doubles | 2010 | Scotland (Gary Anderson & Peter Wright) (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| WDF World Cup | Nations | 1977 | Netherland (2019)
|
2021 | Biennal | ||
| Dodgeball | World Dodgeball Championships | Nations | 2012 | United States (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Dragon Boat | World Dragon Boat Championships | Nations | 2006 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| World Nations Championships | Nations | 1995 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Club Crew World Championships | Nations | 1996 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| Fencing | World Fencing Championships | Foil | 1926 | Enzo Lefort (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years. |
| Foil team | 1930 | United States (2019)
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| Épée | 1921 | Gergely Siklósi (2019)
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| Épée team | 1930 | France (2019)
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| Sabre | 1922 | Oh Sang-uk (2019)
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| Sabre team | 1930 | South Korea (2019)
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| Fencing World Cup | Individuals and Nations | 1972 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| World Wheelchair fencing championships | Individuals | 2010 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennal | ||
| Field hockey | FIH Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1971 |  Belgium (2018)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | Austria (2018)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | ||
| Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Individuals | 1896 | Nathan Chen (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Finswimming | Finswimming World Championships | Individuals | 1976 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Finswimming World Cup | Individuals | 2014 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Fistball | Fistball World Cup | Nations | 1968 | Germany (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Flag footballl | IFAF Flag Football World Championship | Nations | 2002 | United States (2018)
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2022 | Biennial | 2020 Not Take Place |
| Floorball | World Floorball Championships | Nations | 1996 |  Finland (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | |
| Freestyle Skiing | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | Moguls | 1986 |  Mikaël Kingsbury
(2019) |
2021 | Biennial | |
| Dual Moguls | 2001 | Mikaël Kingsbury (2019)
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| Aerials | 1986 | Maxim Burov (2019)
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| Half-pipe | 2005 | Aaron Blunck (2019)
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| Slopestyle | 2011 | James Woods (2019)
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| Ski cross | 2005 | François Place (2019)
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| Big air | 2019 | Fabian Bösch (2019)
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| Futsal | FIFA Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1989 | Argentina (2016)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | |
| AMF Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1982 | Argentina (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | Originally a triennial event, held quadrennially after 2003. | |
| Goalball | Goalball World Championships | Nations | 1978 | Brazil (2018)
|
2022 | Qradrennial | |
| Golf | Mission Hills World Cup | Nations | 1953 | Belgium (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| World Golf Championships | Individuals | 1999 |  Rory McIlroy (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Grappling | World Grappling Championship | Individuals | 2007 | (2013) | Defunct | Biennial | |
| Gymnastics | World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Individuals & Teams | 1903 | Winners in 7 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Olympic Years |
| Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | Individual & Teams | 1964 | Winners in 7 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Pair | 1974 | Russia (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Group | 1974 |  Israel (2018)
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| Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals | 1995 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Artistic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1975 | 14 winners (2019) | 2020 | Annual | 2020 postponed held in 2021 | |
| Trampoline World Cup | Individuals | 2008 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Handball (Olympic handball) | IHF World Men's Handball Championship | Nations | 1938 | Denmark (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| IHF Super Globe | Clubs | 1997 | FC Barcelona (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship | Handball | 2020 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual until 2022 | ||
| Handball (Beach handball) | World Men's Beach Handball Championship | Nations | 2004 | Brazil (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | |
| Ice hockey | IIHF World Championship | Nations | 1920 | Finland (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
| World Para Ice Hockey Championships | Nations | 1996 | PoolA: United States (2019) PoolB: Russia (2019)PoolC: China (2018)
|
2020 - PoolC | Annual | ||
| Inline hockey | IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship | Nations | 1996 | United States (2017)
|
Defunct | Annual | The IIHF cancelled the championship in 2019 and can no longer govern inline hockey.[2] |
| FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships | Nations | 1995 | United States (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Indoor Soccer | WMF World Cup | Nations | 2015 |  Mexico (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Judo | World Judo Championships | Individuals | 1956 | Japan (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Kendo | World Kendo Championship | Individuals | 1970 | Japan (2018)
|
2021 | Triennial | |
| Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Nations | 1992 |  Timmo Tammemäe&Riho Seepõld (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Roll Ball | Roll Ball World Cup | Nations | 2011 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Roller derby | Men's Roller Derby World Cup | Teams | 2014 | United States (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Kabaddi | IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | Nations | 2004 | India (2016)
|
2020 | ||
| IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) | Nations | 2010 |  Pakistan (2020)
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| Karate | Karate World Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Winners in 8 events (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Kendo | World Kendo Championship | Individuals | 1970 | Japan (2019)
|
2022 | Triennial | |
| Kickboxing | W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships | Individuals | 1978 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Kurash | World Kurash Championships | Individuals | 1999 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Lacrosse | World Lacrosse Championship | Nations | 1967 | United States (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| World Indoor Lacrosse Championship | Nations | 2003 | Canada (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | ||
| Lifesaving | World Life Saving Championships | Nations | 1955 | (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Men's singles | 1955 | Roman Repilov (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Men's doubles | 1955 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken (2020) |
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| FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Men's singles | 1979 | Alex Gruber (2017)
|
Defunct | Biennial | ||
| Men's doubles | 1979 | Rupert Brueggler Tobias Angerer (2017) |
Defunct | Biennial | |||
| Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Individual | 1949 | Valentin Belaud (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| Team | 1949 | South Korea (2019)
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| Relay | 2004 | Germany (2019)
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| Modern Pentathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1999 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Mountain running | World Mountain Running Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Joseph Gray (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships | Individuals | 2004 | Jim Walmsley (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| IAU Trail World Championships | Individuals | 2007 | Jonathan Albon (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Muaythai | IFMA World Muaythai Championships | Individuals | 1993 | Russia (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Nine-pin bowling | Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships | Single classic | 2006 |  Vilmoš Zavarko (2018)
|
2022 | Biennial | |
| Sprint | Vilmoš Zavarko (2018)
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| Combination | Vilmoš Zavarko (2018)
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| Nine-pin bowling World Team Championships | Team | 2005 | Serbia (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Nordic Combined | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | 10 km individual normal hill | 1925 | Jarl Magnus Riiber (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| 10 km individual large hill | 1999 | Eric Frenzel (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |||
| 10 km mass start | 2009 | Todd Lodwick (2009)
|
Only held in 2009 | N/A | Suspended | ||
| National Team Normal Hill 4 x 5 km | 2011 | Norway (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |||
| National Team Large Hill 2 x 7.5 km | 1982 | Germany (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |||
| FIS Nordic Combined World Cup | Individuals | 1983–84 | Jarl Magnus Riiber (2019–20)
|
2020–21 | Annual | ||
| Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint | 2001 | 2019 Not take place | 2021 | Annual | |
| Short distance | 1991 | Pasi Ikonen (2001)
|
Defunct | Biennial | |||
| Middle distance | 2003 | Olav Lundanes (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | ||
| Long distance | 1966 | Olav Lundanes (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | ||
| Relay | 1966 | Sweden (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | ||
| Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Gustav Bergman (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually | |
| World Ski Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 1975 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Ski Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1989 | (2013-14) | Defunct | |||
| World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2002 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Trail Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2004 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Padel tennis | Padel Tennis World Championship | Nations | 1992 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Pétanque | Pétanque World Championships | Nations | 1959 | France (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Pitch and putt | Pitch and Putt World Cup | Nations | 2004 |  Ireland (2016)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | |
| World Strokeplay Championship | Individuals | 2009 | Ireland Liam O'Donovan (2017)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | ||
| Polo | World Polo Championship | Nations | 1987 | Argentina (2017)
|
2021 | Triennial | |
| Powerlifting | World Powerlifting Championship | Individuals | 2011 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| World Para Powerlifting Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Racquetball | Racquetball World Championships | Nations | 1981 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Real tennis | Real Tennis World Championship | Individuals[D] | 1740 | Robert Fahey (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Roller derby | MRDA Championships | Teams | 2017 | St. Louis GateKeepers (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Roller hockey | Roller Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1936 | Portugal (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | Current FIRS cups restarted in 1958 |
| Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 1985 | Spain (2018)
|
Defunct | Annual | ||
| Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Nations | 1962 | Winners in 13 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years |
| Rowing World Cup | Nations | 1997 | Winners in 6 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Rugby league | Rugby League World Cup | Nations | 1954 | Australia (2017)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | Quadrennial after 2013 |
| Rugby union | Rugby World Cup | Nations | 1987 | South Africa (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | |
| World Wheelchair Rugby Championships | Nations | 1995 | Japan (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Rugby union sevens | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Nations | 1993 | New Zealand (2018)
|
2022 | 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.[3] |
| Sailing | Sailing World Championships | Individuals and Teams | 2003 | Most Medal: Netherlands (2018)
|
2022 | Annually | |
| Class World Championships | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annually | 29er;420;470;49er;49erFX;505;B14;Byte;International 14;Laser;Laser Radial;Laser4.7;Optimist;2.4 Metre;5.5 Metre;6 Metre;8 Metre;12 Metre;Nacra 15;Nacra 17;Nacra 20;RS:One;RS:X;RS100;RS500..... | ||
| Para World Sailing Championships | Individuals | 1999 | (2019) | 2020 | Annually | ||
| Sambo | World Sambo Championships | Indivduals | 1973 | Russia (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| Sambo World Cup | Indivduals | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |||
| Beach Sambo | World Beach Sambo Championships | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Sepak Takraw | ISTAF World Cup | Nations | 2011 |  Thailand (2017)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship | Nations | 1985 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Shooting | ISSF World Shooting Championships | Individuals and nations | 1897 | Winners in 18 events
(2018) |
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| ISSF World Shotgun Championships | Individuals and nations | 1934 | Winners in 6 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| ISSF World Running Target Championships | Individuals | 1961 | (2019) | 2020 | Quadrennial | ||
| ISSF World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Winners in 9 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Shooting Para Sport Championships | Individuals | 1994 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Shuttlecock | World Shuttlecock Championships | Individuals and Nations | 2003 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Skateboarding | World Skateboarding Championship | Park | 2016 | Heimana Reynolds (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Street | 2010 | Nyjah Huston (2019)
|
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| Skeleton | FIBT World Championships | Individual | 1930 | Christopher Grotheer (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. |
| IBSF Para Sport World Championship | Nations | 2016 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals normal hill | 1962 |  Dawid Kubacki (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Individuals large hill | 1925 | Markus Eisenbichler
(2019) |
2021 | Biennial | |||
| National Team normal hill | 2001 | Austria (2011)
|
Defunct | Biennial | Not held in 2007 and 2009, after 2011 mixed team replaced this event | ||
| National Team large hill | 1962 | Germany (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |||
| FIS Ski-Flying World Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Daniel-André Tande (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| National Team | 2004 | Norway (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | |||
| FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Stefan Kraft (2019-20)
|
2020-21 | Annual | ||
| Ski mountaineering | World Championships of Ski Mountaineering | Nations, individuals, teams, relays, long distances | 2002 | Winners in 5 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | Relays held since 2004; Long Distance only 2008. |
| Snooker | World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1927 | Judd Trump (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | This championship is open to both sexes, but no woman has ever won the event.[4] |
| IBSF World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1963 | Muhammad Asif (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship | |
| Six-red World Championship | Individuals | 2008 | Stephen Maguire (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Snooker World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | John Higgins&Stephen Maguire (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Championships | Big air | 2003 | 2019 Not Take Place | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Slopestyle | 2011 | Chris Corning (2019)
|
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| Halfpipe | 1996 | Scotty James (2019)
|
|||||
| Snowboard cross | 1997 | Mick Dierdorff (2019)
|
|||||
| Parallel slalom | 1996 | Dmitry Loginov (2019)
|
|||||
| Parallel giant slalom | 1999 | Dmitry Loginov (2019)
|
|||||
| FIS Snowboard World Cup | Individuals | 1994 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| World Para Snowboard Championships | Individuals | 2015 | Winners in 6 Events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Softball | Men's Softball World Championship | Nations | 1966 | Argentina (2019)
|
2022 | Biennial | Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, now biennially |
| Speed skating | World Allround Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1889 | Patrick Roest (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Tatsuya Shinhama (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| World Single Distance Championships | 500m | 1995 | Pavel Kulizhnikov (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held. | |
| 1000m | Pavel Kulizhnikov (2020)
| ||||||
| 1500m | Kjeld Nuis (2020)
| ||||||
| 5000m | Ted-Jan Bloemen (2020)
| ||||||
| 10000m | Graeme Fish (2020)
| ||||||
| Team Pursuit | 2005 | Netherlands (2020)
| |||||
| Team Sprint | 2019 | Netherlands (2020)
| |||||
| Mass start | 2015 | Netherlands (2020)
| |||||
| World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | 500m | 1976 | Hwang Dae-heon (2019)
|
2021 | 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. | |
| 1000m | Lim Hyo-jun (2019)
| ||||||
| 1500m | Lim Hyo-jun (2019)
| ||||||
| 3000m | 2019 Not Take Place | ||||||
| 5000m Relay | South Korea (2019)
| ||||||
| Overall | Lim Hyo-jun (2019)
| ||||||
| World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships | Nations | 1991 | Korea (2011)
|
Discontinued after 2011 | Annual | ||
| Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1976 |  Tarek Momen (2019-20)
|
2020–21 | Annual | |
| World International Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles teams | 1997 | Ryan Cuskelly & Cameron Pilley (2019) | TBA | Intermittent | ||
| WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1967 | Egypt (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | 2015 Championship cancelled | |
| Sumo | Sumo World Championships | Openweight | 1992 |  Batsuuri Namsraijav (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Heavyweight | Atsushi Igarashi (2019)
|
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| Light Heavyweight | Konstantin Abdula-Zade (2019)
|
||||||
| Middleweight | Badral Baasandorj (2019)
|
||||||
| Lightweight | Sviatoslav Semykras (2019)
|
||||||
| Team | Russia (2019)
|
||||||
| Surfing | World Surfing Championship | Individuals | 1964 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | China Ma Long (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Doubles | China Ma Long & Wang Chuqin (2019)
|
||||||
| World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1926 | China (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | 2020 postponed until 2021 | |
| World Para Table Tennis Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1990 | South Korea (2018)
|
||||
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 8 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Nations | South Korea (2019)
|
||||||
| World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships | Individuals and Teams | Chinese Taipei (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |||
| Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championship | Nations | 1970 | Singapore (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Ten-pin bowling | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships | Nations | 1954 | Most medals: (2018)
|
2021 | Annual | Biennially until 2010 |
| Tennis | Davis Cup | Nations | 1900 | Spain (2019)
|
2021 | 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 | Serbia (2012)
|
Defunct | Annual | ||
| Touch Football | Touch Football World Cup | Nations | 1988 | (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Triathlon | ITU World Triathlon Series | Individuals | 1989 | Vincent Luis (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Javier Gómez (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Duathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Benjamin Choquert (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Diego Van Looy (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| ITU Aquathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1998 |  Rostyslav Pevtsov (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Pavel Andreev (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Arthur Forissier (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Triathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1978 | 2020 | Annual | |||
| Ironman World Championship | Individuals | 1991 | Jan Frodeno (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Gustav Iden (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Tug of war | TWIF Indoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| TWIF Outdoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Volleyball | FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship | Nations | 1949 | Poland (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup | Nations | 1965 | Brazil (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | ||
| FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup | Nations | 1993 | Brazil (2017)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | ||
| FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League | Nations | 2018 | Russia (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World League (1990–2017) | |
| FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | Clubs | 1989 | Volley Lube (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| World Para Volleyball Championship | Nations | 1983 |  Iran (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Vovinam | World Vovinam Championships | Individuals | 2009 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Water Ski | Water Ski World Championships | Individuals | 1949 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Windsurfing | Windsurfing World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| RS:X World Championships | Individuals | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |||
| Wrestling (amateur) | World Wrestling Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1904 | Winners in 16 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| Wrestling World Cup (freestyle) | Nations | 1973 | Russia (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman) | Nations | 1980 | Russia (2017)
|
Defunct | Annual | ||
| Wushu | World Wushu Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 24 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| World Traditional Wushu Championships | Individuals | 2004 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Taijiquan Championships | Individuals | 2014 | (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | ||
| Sanda World Cup | Individuals | 2002 | (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | ||
| Taolu World Cup | Individuals | 2016 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial |
Female
| Sport | Competition name | Competing entities |
First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikido | Aikido World Championships | Individuals | 1989 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Downhill | 1931 | Ilka Štuhec (2019)
|
2022 | Biennial | |
| Super G | 1987 | Mikaela Shiffrin (2019)
|
|||||
| Giant slalom | 1931 | Petra Vlhová (2019)
|
|||||
| Slalom | 1931 | Mikaela Shiffrin (2019)
|
|||||
| Combined | 1932 | Wendy Holdener (2019)
|
|||||
| FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1967 | Federica Brignone
(2019–20) |
2020–21 | Annual | ||
| Nations | Italy (2019–20)
|
||||||
| World Para Alpine Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Winners in 30 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| American football | IFAF Women's World Championship | Nations | 2010 | United States (2017)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Archery | World Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1931 | Lei Chien-ying (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Individual compound | 1995 | Natalia Avdeeva (2019)
|
Biennial | ||||
| Team recurve | 1931 | Chinese Taipei (2019)
|
Biennial | ||||
| Team compound | 1995 | Chinese Taipei (2019)
|
Biennial | ||||
| World Indoor Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1991 | Elena Richter (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Team recurve | Germany (2018)
|
||||||
| Individual compound | Natalia Avdeeva (2018)
|
||||||
| Team compound | United States (2018)
|
||||||
| Archery World Cup | Individual recurve | 2006 | Kang Chae-young (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Individual compound |  Sara López (2019)
|
||||||
| World Field Archery Championships | Individual | 1969 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| World 3D Archery Championships | Individual | 2003 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Para Archery Championship | Individual | 1998 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Artistic roller skating | Artistic Skating World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in 2020 |
| Association football | FIFA Women's World Cup | Nations | 1991 | United States (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | |
| FIFA Women's Club World Cup | Nations | ?? | ?? | ?? | Quadrennial | ||
| Aquatics | FINA World Aquatics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1973 | Winners in 37 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| FINA Swimming World Cup | Individuals | 1988-89 | Cate Campbell (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Individuals[R] | 1993 | Winners in 20 events (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Synchronised swimming Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| World Diving Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| FINA Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Winners in 4 events (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| FINA Water Polo World Cup | Nations | 1979 | United States (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | Originally biennially, quadrennially after 2002 | |
| FINA Water Polo World Championship | Nations | 1986 | United States (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | Biennially since 2001 | |
| World Para Swimming Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Most medals: Italy (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Athletics | World Athletics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1983 | Winners in multiple events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | 1983–1991 quadrennially, biennially from 1993 |
| World Athletics Indoor Championships | Individuals[R] | 1985 | Winners in 13 events (2018); Most medals: United States | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Hellen Obiri (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Teams | Ethiopia (2019)
|
||||||
| IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Individuals | 1992 | Netsanet Gudeta (2018)
|
2022 | Biennial | ||
| Teams | Ethiopia (2018)
|
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| Skyrunning World Championships | Individuals | 2010 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Individual 20km | 1961 | Lupita González
(2018) |
2022 | Biennial | ||
| Team 20km | China (2018)
|
||||||
| Individual 50km | Liang Rui (2018)
|
||||||
| Team 50km | China (2018)
|
||||||
| IAU 50 km World Championships | Individuals | 2005 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 2017.2018 Not held | |
| IAU 100 km World Championships | Individuals | 1987 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Individuals | 2001 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Teams | 2003 | (2019) | |||||
| IAAF World Marathon Cup | Individuals | 1985 | 2011 | Defunct | Biennial | ||
| World Athletics Relays | Nations | 2014 | 2019 | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Para Athletics Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in multiple events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Australian rules football | Australian Football International Cup | Nations | 2011 | Ireland (2017)
|
2021 | Triennial | |
| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Singles | 1977 | P. V. Sindhu (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years |
| Doubles | Mayu Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara (2019)
| ||||||
| Uber Cup | Nations | 1957 | China (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | Biennially since 1984 it has been held concurrently with the men's Thomas Cup. | |
| BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | Individuals and Doubles | 1998 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Ball Hockey | Women's Ball Hockey World Championship | Nations | 2007 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Bandy | Bandy World Championship | Nations | 2004 | Sweden (2020)
|
2022 | Biennial | Annually from 2006 to 2008, then biennially |
| Bandy World Cup Women | Clubs | 2003 | Sweden Skutskärs IF (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Baseball | Women's Baseball World Cup | Nations | 2004 | Japan (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | |
| Basketball | FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | Nations | 1953 | United States (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| FIBA 3x3 World Cup | Nations | 2012 | China (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Biennial until 2016 | |
| Wheelchair Basketball World Championship | Nations | 1990 | Netherland (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Basque Pelota | Basque Pelota World Championships | Nations | 1952 | France (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Beach volleyball | FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | Pavan–Humana-Paredes (2019)
|
2022 | Biennial | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Sprint 7.5 km | 1984 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic Year. |
| Pursuit 10 km | 1997 | Dorothea Wierer (2020)
| |||||
| Mass start 12.5 km | 1999 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (2020)
| |||||
| Individual 15 km | 1984 | Dorothea Wierer (2020)
| |||||
| Relay 4x6 km | 1984 | Norway (2020)
| |||||
| Summer Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 2020 cancel | |
| Biathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1977 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| Para Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Billiards (English billiards) | World Women's Billiards Championship | Individuals | 1931 | Anna Lynch (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship | Individuals | 1990 | Kelly Fisher (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| WPA World Artistic Pool Championship | Individuals | 2000 | (2019) | ?? | Annual | ||
| Blind Football | IBSA Blind Football World Championships - B1/B2/B3 | Nations | 2021 | (2021) | 2021 | ||
| Bobsleigh | FIBT World Championships | Two woman | 2000 | Kaillie Humphries Lauren Gibbs (2020) |
2021 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. |
| IBSF Para Sport World Championship | Nations | 2016 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Bodybuilding | World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships | Individuals | 1979 | (2009) | Defunct | ||
| Bowls | World Bowls Championship | Singles | 1969 | Karen Murphy (2016)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Pairs | Laura Daniels, Jess Sims (2016)
| ||||||
| Triples | Natasha Scott, Rebecca Van Asch, Carla Krizanic (2016)
| ||||||
| Fours | Natasha Scott, Rebecca Van Asch, Carla Krizanic, Kelsey Cottrell (2016)
| ||||||
| Team | Australia (2016)
| ||||||
| World Indoor Bowls Championships | Singles | 1988 | Julie Forrest (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Boxing | World Amateur Boxing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 10 weight classes (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Boxing World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | (2008) | 2020 | 2020 resume take place | ||
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | World Jiu-Jitsu Championship | Individuals | 1996 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | Individuals and teams | 1938 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | K-1 | 1949 | Eva Terčelj (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years | |
| K-1 team | 1949 | Great Britain (2019)
| |||||
| C-1 | 2009 | Andrea Herzog (2019)
| |||||
| C-1 team | 2011 | Great Britain (2019)
| |||||
| Canoe Slalom World Cup | Individuals | 1988 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Wildwater Canoeing World Cup | Individuals | 1989 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| ICF Canoe Polo World Championships | Nations | 1994 | Germany (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship | teams | 1988 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Carrom | Carrom World Championship | Women's Singles | 2016 | IND Saikumar Apoorva (2016)
|
Defunct | ||
| Women's Doubles | 2016 | Kajol Kumari/Saikumar Apoorva (2016)
| |||||
| Women's Team | 2016 | India (2016)
| |||||
| Carrom World Cup | Nations | 2002 | India (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Climbing | IFSC Climbing World Championships | Lead | 1991 | Janja Garnbret (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Bouldering | 2001 | Janja Garnbret (2019)
| |||||
| Speed | 1991 | Aleksandra Mirosław (2019)
| |||||
| Combined | 2012 | Janja Garnbret (2019)
| |||||
| IFSC Climbing World Cup | Lead | 1989 | Chaehyun Seo (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Bouldering | 1999 | Janja Garnbret (2019)
| |||||
| Speed | 1998 | YiLing Song (2019)
| |||||
| Combined | 1998 | Janja Garnbret (2019)
| |||||
| IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Lead:Winners in 5 events(2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Cricket | Women's Cricket World Cup (WODI format) | Nations | 1973 | England (2017)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup (WT20I format) | Nations | 2009 | Australia (2020)
|
2022 | Biennial | Biennially from 2010 | |
| Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | 10 km | 1954 | Therese Johaug (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Skiathlon 15 km | 1993 | Therese Johaug (2019)
|
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| 30 km | 1980 | Therese Johaug (2019)
|
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| Sprint | 2001 | Maiken Caspersen Falla (2019)
|
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| Team Sprint | 2005 | Sweden (2019)
|
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| Relay 4x5 km | 1954 | Sweden (2019)
|
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| World Para Nordic Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | 2019 | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| FIS Cross-Country World Cup | Individuals | 1973-74 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| Curling | World Curling Championships | Nations | 1979 | Switzerland (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | 2020 cancellation |
| Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Road race | 1958 | Annemiek van Vleuten
(2019) |
2021 | Annual | The UCI Road World Championships were first contested in 1927, but women's championships were not added until 1958. |
| Time trial | 1994 | Chloé Dygert Owen
(2019) |
|||||
| Team time trial (trade) | 2012 | 2019 Not Take Place | |||||
| Team time trial (nations) | 1987 | Russia (1994)
|
Defunct | Annual | |||
| UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Cross-country | 1990 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Downhill | 1990 | Myriam Nicole (2019)
|
|||||
| Four-cross | 2002 | Caroline Buchanan (2017)
|
Defunct | ||||
| UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Individuals | 1991 | Kate Courtney (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Freestyle BMX | 2017 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Cross-country eliminator | 2012 | Gaia Tormena (2019)
|
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| Trials | 2001 | Nina Reichenbach (2019)
|
|||||
| UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | Individuals | 2000 | Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (2020)
|
2021 | 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 10 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | The UCI Track Cycling World Championships were first contested in 1893, but women's championships were not added until 1958. | |
| UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships | Individuals | 2003 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| UCI Trials World Championships | Individuals | 1986 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI BMX World Championships | Individuals | 1982 | Alise Willoughby (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2007 | Winners in 15 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2009 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Darts | BDO World Darts Championship | Individuals | 2001 | Mikuru Suzuki (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | The BDO World Darts Championship was first contested in 1978, but a women's championship was not added until 2001. |
| WDF World Cup | Nations | 1983 | England
(2019) |
2021 | Biennial | The WDF World Cup was first contested in 1977, but a women's championship was not added until 1983. | |
| Dodgeball | World Dodgeball Championships | Nations | 2012 | United States (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Fencing | World Fencing Championships | Foil | 1929 | Inna Deriglazova (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years |
| Foil team | 1932 | Russia (2019)
| |||||
| Épée | 1988 | Nathalie Moellhausen (2019)
| |||||
| Épée team | 1988 | China (2019)
| |||||
| Sabre | 1999 | Olha Kharlan
(2019) | |||||
| Sabre team | 1999 | Russia (2019)
| |||||
| Fencing World Cup | Individuals and Nations | 1972 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| World Wheelchair fencing championships | Individuals | 2010 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennal | ||
| Field hockey | FIH Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1974 | Netherlands (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | Germany (2018)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | ||
| Inline hockey | FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships | Nations | 1995 | United States (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Individuals | 1906 | Alina Zagitova (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Finswimming | Finswimming World Championships | Individuals | 1976 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Finswimming World Cup | Individuals | 2014 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Fistball | Fistball World Cup | Nations | 1994 | Germany (2018)
|
2021 | ||
| Flag footballl | IFAF Flag Football World Championship | Nations | 2002 | United States (2018)
|
2022 | Biennial | 2020 Not Take Place |
| Floorball | Floorball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | Sweden (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Freestyle skiing | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | Moguls | 1986 |  Yulia Galysheva (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Dual Moguls | 2001 | Perrine Laffont (2019)
|
|||||
| Aerials | 1986 |  Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya (2019)
|
|||||
| Half-pipe | 2005 | Kelly Sildaru (2019)
|
|||||
| Slopestyle | 2011 | Tess Ledeux (2017)
|
Cancelled in 2019. | ||||
| Ski cross | 2005 | Marielle Thompson (2019)
|
|||||
| Big air | 2019 | Tess Ledeux (2019)
|
|||||
| Futsal | AMF Futsal Women's World Cup | Nations | 2008 | Brazil (2019)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Women's Futsal World Tournament | Nations | 2010 | Brazil (2015)
|
2020 | |||
| Goalball | Goalball World Championships | Nations | 1982 | Russia (2018)
|
2022 | Qradrennial | |
| Grappling | World Grappling Championship | Individuals | 2007 | (2013) | Defunct | Biennial | |
| Gymnastics | World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Individuals and nations | 1903 | Winners in 6 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in years with a Summer Olympics |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals and nations | 1963 | Winners in 9 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | Changed from 2005 | |
| Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | Individual & teams | 1964 | Winners in 7 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not Held in Summer Olympics Year | |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup | Individual | 1983 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | 2020 postponed held in 2021 | |
| Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Pairs | 1974 | Russia (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Groups | 1974 | Russia (2018)
|
|||||
| Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals | 1995 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Artistic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1975 | 14 winners (one for each apparatus) | 2020 | Annual | 2020 postponed held in 2021 | |
| Trampoline World Cup | Individuals | 2008 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Golf | HSBC Women's Champions | Individuals | 2008 | Park Sung-hyun (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Handball | IHF World Women's Handball Championship | Nations | 1957 | Netherlands (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| IHF Women's Super Globe | Teams | 2019 | 1º de Agosto (2019)
|
||||
| Handball (Beach Handball) | World Women's Beach Handball Championship | Nations | 2004 |  Greece (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | |
| Ice hockey | IIHF World Women's Championships | Nations | 1990 | United States (2019)
|
2021 | 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. Cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. |
| Indoor hockey | Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | Germany (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Indoor Soccer | WMF Women's World Cup | Nations | 2021 | (2021) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Judo | World Judo Championships | Individuals | 1980 | Japan (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Kabaddi | IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) | Nations | 2010 | India (2016)
|
2020 | ||
| Karate | Karate World Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Winners in 8 events (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Kendo | World Kendo Championship | Individuals | 1997 | Japan (2018)
|
2021 | Triennial | |
| Kickboxing | W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships | Individuals | 1978 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Kurash | World Kurash Championships | Individuals | 1999 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Lacrosse | Women's Lacrosse World Cup | Nations | 1982 | United States (2017)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Lifesaving | World Life Saving Championships | Nations | 1955 | (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Individual | 1955 | Ekaterina Katnikova
(2020) |
2021 | Annual | |
| FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Individual | 1979 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Individual | 1981 | Anastasiya Prokopenko (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | |
| Team | 1981 | Hungary (2018)
|
|||||
| Relay | 2004 | Belarus (2018)
|
|||||
| Modern Pentathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1999 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Mountain running | World Mountain Running Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Grayson Murphy (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships | Individuals | 2004 |  Cristina Simion (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| IAU Trail World Championships | Individuals | 2007 | Blandine L'Hirondel (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Muaythai | IFMA World Muaythai Championships | Individuals | 1993 | Russia (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Netball | World Netball Championships | Nations | 1963 | New Zealand (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Nine-pin bowling | Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships | Single classic | 2006 | Sina Beißer (2018)
|
2023 | Biennial | |
| Sprint |  Ines Maričić (2018)
|
||||||
| Combination | Jasmina Anđelković (2018)
|
||||||
| Nine-pin bowling World Team Championships | Team | 2005 | Croatia (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint | 2001 | 2019 Not Take Place | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | |
| Short distance | 1991 | Hanne Staff (2001)
|
Defunct | Biennial | |||
| Middle Distance | 2003 | Tove Alexandersson (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Originally biennally, annually since 2003 | ||
| Long distance | 1966 | Tove Alexandersson
(2019) |
2021 | Annual | Originally biennally, annually since 2003 | ||
| Relay | 1966 | Sweden (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Originally biennally, annually since 2003 | ||
| Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Tove Alexandersson (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually | |
| World Ski Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 1975 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Ski Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1989 | (2013-14) | Defunct | |||
| World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2002 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Trail Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2004 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Padel tennis | Padel Tennis World Championship | Nations | 1992 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Pétanque | Pétanque World Championships | Nations | 1988 | Thailand (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Powerlifting | World Powerlifting Championship | Individuals | 2011 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| World Para Powerlifting Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Racquetball | Racquetball World Championships | Nations | 1981 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Real tennis | Real Tennis World Championship | Individuals[D] | 1740 | Winners in 2 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Ringette | World Ringette Championships | Nations | 1990 | Finland (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | Triennially 2010–2016 |
| Ringette World Club Championship | Clubs | 2008 | LL-89 (2011)
|
Defunct | Triennial | 2014 event cancelled | |
| Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Nations | 1992 | Anna Burlinova&Maria Plyashechko (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Roll Ball | Roll Ball World Cup | Nations | 2011 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Roller derby | WFTDA Championships | Teams | 2006 | Rose City Rollers (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Roller hockey | Women's Roller Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1992 | Spain (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Nations | 1974 | Winners in 9 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years |
| Rowing World Cup | Nations | 1997 | Winners in 6 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Rugby league | Women's Rugby League World Cup | Nations | 2000 | Australia (2017)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | Quadrennially after 2013 |
| Rugby union | Women's Rugby World Cup | Nations | 1991 | New Zealand (2017)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | After the first event in 1991, a consistent four-year cycle was established in 1994 and ran through 2014. A new four-year cycle was established in 2017. |
| Rugby union sevens | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Nations | 2009 | New Zealand (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | The Rugby World Cup Sevens was first contested in 1993, but a women's tournament was not added until 2009[3] |
| Sailing | Sailing World Championships | Individuals and Teams | 2003 | Most Medal: Netherlands (2018)
|
2022 | Annually | |
| Class World Championships | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annually | 29er;420;470;49er;49erFX;505;B14;Byte;International 14;Laser;Laser Radial;Laser4.7;Optimist;2.4 Metre;5.5 Metre;6 Metre;8 Metre;12 Metre;Nacra 15;Nacra 17;Nacra 20;RS:One;RS:X;RS100;RS500..... | ||
| Para World Sailing Championships | Individuals | 1999 | (2019) | 2020 | Annually | ||
| Sambo | World Sambo Championships | Indivduals | 1973 | Russia (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| Sambo World Cup | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |||
| Beach Sambo | World Beach Sambo Championships | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Sepak Takraw | ISTAF World Cup | Nations | 2011 | Thailand (2017)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship | Nations | 1985 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Shooting | ISSF World Shooting Championships | Individuals and nations | 1958 | Winners in 23 events (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | |
| ISSF World Shotgun Championships | Individuals and nations | 1967 | Winners in 4 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| ISSF World Running Target Championships | Individuals | 1961 | (2019) | 2020 | Quadrennial | ||
| ISSF World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Winners in 6 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Shooting Para Sport Championships | Individuals | 1994 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Shuttlecock | World Shuttlecock Championships | Individuals and Nations | 2003 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Skateboarding | World Skateboarding Championship | Park | 2016 | Misugu Okamoto (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Street | 2010 | Pamela Rosa (2019)
|
|||||
| Skeleton | FIBT World Championships | Individual | 2000 | Tina Hermann
(2020) |
2021 | Annual | Not held in years with Winter Olympics. |
| IBSF Para Sport World Championship | Nations | 2016 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals normal hill | 2009 | Maren Lundby (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Maren Lundby (2019-20)
|
2020-21 | Annual | ||
| Ski mountaineering | World Championships of Ski Mountaineering | Nations, individuals, teams, relays, long distances | 2002 | Winners in 6 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | Relays added (2004); Long Distance added (2008) |
| Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Championships | Individuals halfpipe | 1996 | Chloe Kim (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Individuals slopestyle | 2011 | Zoi Sadowski-Synnott
(2019) |
|||||
| Individuals snowboard cross | 1997 | Eva Samková (2019)
|
|||||
| Individuals parallel slalom | 1996 | Julie Zogg (2019)
|
|||||
| Individuals parallel giant slalom | 1999 | Selina Jörg (2019)
|
|||||
| Individuals big air | 2015 | 2019 Not Take Place | |||||
| FIS Snowboard World Cup | Individuals | 1994 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| World Para Snowboard Championships | Individuals | 2015 | Winners in 6 Events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Softball | Women's Softball World Championship | Nations | 1965 | United States (2018)
|
2023 | Biennial | Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, now biennially |
| World Cup of Softball | Nations | 2005 | Japan (2017)
|
Defunct | Annual | ||
| Snooker | World Women's Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1976 | Reanne Evans (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| IBSF World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 2003 |  Ng On-yee (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship | |
| World Women 6-Reds Snooker Championships | Individuals | 2013 |  Nutcharat Wongharuthai (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Speed skating | World All-Round Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1933 | Ireen Wüst (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Miho Takagi (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| World Single Distance Championships | 500m | 1995 | Nao Kodaira (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held. | |
| 1000m | Jutta Leerdam (2020)
| ||||||
| 1500m | Ireen Wust (2020)
| ||||||
| 3000m | Martina Sáblíková (2020)
| ||||||
| 5000m | Natalya Voronina (2020)
| ||||||
| Mass start | 2015 | Ivanie Blondin (2020)
| |||||
| Team pursuit | 2005 | Japan (2020)
| |||||
| Team sprint | 2019 | Netherlands (2020)
| |||||
| World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | 500m | 1976 | Lara van Ruijven (2019)
|
2021 | 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 | Suzanne Schulting (2019)
| ||||||
| 1500m | Choi Min-jeong (2019)
| ||||||
| 3000m | Choi Min-jeong (2018)
| ||||||
| 3000m relay | South Korea (2019)
| ||||||
| Overall | Suzanne Schulting (2019)
| ||||||
| World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships | Nations | 1991 | Korea (2011) | Discontinued after 2011 | Annual | ||
| Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1979 | Nour El Sherbini
(2019-20) |
2020-21 | Annual | |
| World Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles teams | 1997 | Shelley Kitchen & Tamsyn Leevey (2006)
|
TBA | Intermittent | ||
| WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1979 | Egypt (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | ||
| Sumo | Sumo World Championships | Openweight | 1992 | Svitlana Yaromka (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Heavyweight | Anna Poliakova (2019)
|
||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Maryna Maksymenko (2019)
|
||||||
| Middleweight | Magda Katarzyna Skrajnowska (2019)
|
||||||
| Lightweight | Alina Duzhenko (2019)
|
||||||
| Team | Russia (2019)
|
||||||
| Surfing | World Surfing Championship | Individuals | 1964 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | Liu Shiwen (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Doubles | Sun Yingsha & Wang Manyu (2019)
|
||||||
| World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1933 | China (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Para Table Tennis Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1990 | South Korea (2018)
|
||||
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 8 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Nations | South Korea (2019)
|
||||||
| World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships | Individuals and Teams | Chinese Taipei (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |||
| Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championships | Nations | 1980 | Chinese Taipei (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Ten-pin bowling | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships | Nations | 1963 | Winners in 6 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Tennis | Fed Cup | Nations | 1963 | France (2019)[5]
|
2021 | 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 | Katie Zaferes (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Alexandra Tondeur (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Duathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Sandra Lévénez (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Nina Zoller (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| ITU Aquathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1998 | Alicja Ulatowska (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Daria Rogozina (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Eleonora Peroncini (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Triathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1991 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Ironman World Championship | Individuals | 1991 | Anne Haug (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Daniela Ryf (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Tug of war | TWIF Indoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| TWIF Outdoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Volleyball | Women's World Championship | Nations | 1952 | Serbia (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Women's World Cup | Nations | 1973 | China (2019)
|
2023 | Quadrennial | ||
| FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup | Nations | 1993 | Brazil (2017)
|
2021 | Quadrennial | ||
| FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League | Nations | 2018 | United States (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (1993–2017) | |
| FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | Clubs | 1991 | Imoco Volley (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| World Para Volleyball Championship | Nations | 1994 | Russia (2018)
|
2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Vovinam | World Vovinam Championships | Individuals | 2009 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Water Ski | Water Ski World Championships | Individuals | 1949 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Windsurfing | Windsurfing World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| RS:X World Championships | Individuals | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |||
| Wrestling (amateur) | World Wrestling Championships | Individuals | 1987 | Winners in 8 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Wrestling World Cup | Nations | 2001 | Russia (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Wushu | World Wushu Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 20 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| World Traditional Wushu Championships | Individuals | 2004 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Taijiquan Championships | Individuals | 2014 | (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | ||
| Sanda World Cup | Individuals | 2002 | (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | ||
| Taolu World Cup | Individuals | 2016 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial |
Open
| Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air racing | Red Bull Air Race World Championship | Individuals | 2003 | Matt Hall (2019)
|
Defunct | Annual | Not held in 2011–2013, discontinued for 2020 |
| Auto racing | |||||||
| A1 Grand Prix | Nations | 2005–06 | Republic of Ireland (2008–09)
|
Defunct | Annual | ||
| Formula One World Championship | Individuals | 1950 | Lewis Hamilton (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Constructors | 1958 | Mercedes (2019) | |||||
| FIA World Endurance Championship | Individuals | 2012 | Timo Bernhard Earl Bamber & Brendon Hartley (2017) |
2018 | Annual | ||
| Manufacturers | Porsche (2017) | ||||||
| FIA GT1 World Championship | Individuals | 2010 | Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock (2012) |
Defunct | Annual | Annually until 2012 | |
| Teams | Münnich Motorsport (2012) | ||||||
| FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies | Individuals | 1993 | Stephane Peterhansel (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Teams | X-Raid (2019)
|
||||||
| FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas | Individuals | 2019 | Orlando Terranova (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | Baja events split off from cross-country rally competition after original bajas competition was combined with rallies world cup in 2012. | |
| Teams | X-Raid (2019)
| ||||||
| World Rally Championship | Individuals | 1977 | Ott Tänak (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Manufacturers | 1973 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT (2019) | |||||
| World Touring Car Championship | Individuals | 1987 | Thed Björk (2017) | Defunct | Annual | changed name to the World Touring Car Cup. | |
| Manufacturers | Volvo (2017) | ||||||
| World Touring Car Cup | Individuals | 2018 | Gabriele Tarquini (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | "World Touring Car Cup" was used between 1993 and 1995 when it was a single event. | |
| Teams | M Racing-YMR (2018)
| ||||||
| World Manufacturers' Championship | Manufacturers | 1925 | Delage (1927) | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 1927 | |
| World Sportscar Championship | Manufacturers; from 1985 teams |
1953 | Peugeot Talbot Sport (1992) | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 1992. Resumed as FIA World Endurance Championship | |
| Individuals | 1981 | Yannick Dalmas Derek Warwick (1992) |
Annual | ||||
| Karting World Championship | Individuals | 1964 | Lorenzo Travisanutto (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | ||
| Bull riding | PBR Global Cup | Nations | 2017 | BRA (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| PBR World Cup | Nations | 2007 | Brazil (2010)
|
Defunct | Annual | Discontinued after 2010 | |
| Gliding | FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Ferenc Tóth (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | |
| Nations | Germany (2018)
|
||||||
| World Gliding Championships | Individuals | 1937 | Winners in 6 classes (2018) | 2020 | 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 (2016) | 2017-18 | Annual | |
| Motorcycling | FIM MotoGP World Championship | Moto3 Individual | 2012 | Jorge Martin (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | Until 2012 as 125cc |
| Moto2 Individual | 2010 | Francesco Bagnaia (2018)
|
Until 2010 as 250cc | ||||
| MotoGP Individual | 2002 | Marc Márquez (2018)
|
Until 2002 as 500cc | ||||
| Moto3 Constructor | 2012 | Honda (2018) | 2019 | Annual | |||
| Moto2 Constructor | 2010 | Kalex (2018) | |||||
| MotoGP Constructor | 2002 | Honda (2018) | |||||
| Supercross World Championship | Individuals | 2003 | Jason Anderson (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | ||
| Motocross World Championship | MX2 Individual | 2003 | Jorge Prado Garcia (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | ||
| MXGP Individual | 2003 | Jeffrey Herlings (2018)
|
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| MX2 Constructor | 2003 | KTM (2018) | 2019 | Annual | |||
| MXGP Constructor | 2003 | KTM (2018) | |||||
| FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship | Riders | 1999 | Sam Sunderland (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Manufacturers | 1999 | KTM (2019)
|
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| FIM Bajas World Cup | Riders | 2012 | Benjamin Melot (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Manufacturers | 2012 | KTM (2019)
|
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| FIM World Enduro Championship | E3 | 2004 | Steve Holcombe (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | ||
| E2 | 2004 | Eero Remes (2018)
|
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| E1 | 2004 | Brad Freeman (2018)
|
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| FIM sidecarcross World Championship | Pairs | 1980 | Jan Hendrickx Ben van den Bogaart (2016) |
2017 | Annual | ||
| Speedway World Team Cup (1960–2000) Speedway World Cup (since 2001) |
National Team | 1960 | Poland (2017) | 2018 | Annual | ||
| Speedway World Pairs Championship | National pair | 1970 | Sweden (1993) | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 1993 | |
| Individual Speedway World Championship (1936–1994) Speedway Grand Prix (since 1995) |
Individuals | 1936 | Tai Woffinden (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | ||
| Individual Ice Racing World Championship | Individuals[6] | 1966 | Dmitry Koltakov (2017) | 2018 | Annual | ||
| Team Ice Racing World Championship | Nations | 1979 | Russia (2017) | 2018 | Annual | ||
| Sidecar World Championship | Pairs | 1949 | Ben Birchall (driver) & Tom Birchall (passenger) (2018) |
2019 | Annual | ||
| Endurance FIM World Championship | Team | 1975 | F.C.C TSR Honda France (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | ||
| Superbike World Championship | Individuals | 1988 | Jonathan Rea (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | ||
| Manufacturers | Kawasaki (2018) | ||||||
| Supersport World Championship | Individuals | 1999 | Sandro Cortese (2018)
|
2019 | Annual | ||
| Manufacturers | Yamaha (2018) | ||||||
| FIM Superstock 1000 Championship | Individuals | 2000 | Markus Reiterberger (2018)
|
Defunct | Annual | ||
| Manufacturers | BMW S1000RR (2018) | ||||||
| Practical shooting | IPSC Handgun World Shoots | Individuals | 1975 | Ben Stoeger (2017)
|
2020 | Triennial | Winner(s) of largest division(s) |
| Teams | United States Production Team (2014) Simon Racaza, Ben Stoeger, Matthew Mink | Defunct | |||||
| IPSC Rifle World Shoots | Individuals | 2017 | Teemu Rintala | 2019 | |||
| Teams | Finland Open Team (2017) Teemu Rintala, Raine Peltokoski, Jarkko Laukia, Kim Leppänen | ||||||
| IPSC Shotgun World Shoots | Individuals | 2012 | Josh Froelich (2018)
|
2021 | |||
| Teams | Russia Standard Team (2018) Roman Anikin, Roman Khalitov, Sergey Orlov Oleg Kudryavtsev | ||||||
| IPSC Action Air World Shoots | Individuals | 2018 | Chun Ki Wu (2018)
|
2021 | |||
| Teams | Hong Kong (2018)
| ||||||
| Motorboat racing | F1 Powerboat World Championship | Individual | 1981 | Shaun Torrente (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| Radio-controlled car racing | IFMAR 1:8 IC Track World Championship | Individual | 1977 | Shoki Takahata (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship, 2WD | Individual | 1985 | Spencer Rivkin (2019)
|
2021 | Double header single host event | ||
| IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship, 4WD | Individual | Bruno Coehlo (2019)
| |||||
| IFMAR 1:5 Touring Car World Championship | Individual | 2001 | Marko Grigić (2019)
|
2021 | |||
| IFMAR 1:8 IC GT World Championship | Individual | 2020 | Jörn Neumann (2020)
|
2021 | |||
| IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship | Individual | 1986 | Davide Ongaro (2018)
|
2020 | |||
| IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship | Individual | 1982 | Marc Rheinard (2020)
|
2022 | Double header single host event from 2002 up to 2018, triple in 2000 with PRO 10 | ||
| IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship, stock | Individual | Andy Murray (2020)
|
Not held from 1986 through 2016, ran as World Cup event in 2018. | ||||
| IFMAR 1:10 ISTC World Championship | Individual | 2000 | Bruno Coehlo (2018)
|
2022 | Double header single host event from 2002 up to 2018, triple in 2000 with PRO 10 | ||
| IFMAR 1:10 200mm Nitro Touring Car World Championship | Individual | 2004 | Naoto Matsukura (2018)
|
2020 | Double header single host event from 2002 up to 2018, triple in 2000 with PRO 10 | ||
| IFMAR PRO 10 World Championship | Individual | 1992 | Masami Hirosaka (2000)
|
Defunct | Biennial until 2002 | ||
| IFMAR 1:10 235mm IC Track World Championship | Individual | 2000 | Brian Berry (2002)
|
Defunct | Biennial until 1984 | ||
| Radio-controlled boat sailing | IRSA – 10 Rater World Championships | Individual | 1999 | Brad Gibson (2016)
|
Undefined | Various | Authorised by World Sailing and the International Radio Sailing Association |
| IRSA – A Class World Championships | Individual | Graham Bantock (2005)
|
Undefined | Various | |||
| IRSA – Marblehead World Championships | Individual | Brad Gibson (2018)
|
Biennial | Various | |||
| IRSA – One Metre World Championship | Individual | 1994 | Zvonko Jelacic (2017)
|
2019 | Biennial | ||
| Speedcubing | WCA World Championship | Individuals | 1982 | Philipp Weyer (2019)
|
2021 | Biannual | Note: The World Championships were first held in 1982, but they only became biannual at the second World Championship, in 2003. |
| Rubik's Nations Cup | Nations | 2017 | Germany 1 (2019)
|
2021 | Biannual | Note: Countries can form multiple teams |
Mixed-sex
| Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic | FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Mixed Relay | 1993 | Winners in 2 events (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Archery | World Archery Championships | Team recurve male – female pair |
1931 | South Korea
(2019) |
2021 | Biennial | |
| Team compound male – female pair |
1995 | South Korea
(2019) |
2021 | Biennial | |||
| Archery World Cup | Team recurve | 2006 | Kim Woo-jin/Kang Chae-young (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Team compound | Braden Gellenthien/Alexis Ruiz (2019)
|
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| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Mixed Doubles | 1977 | Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong
(2019) |
2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| Sudirman Cup | Nations | 1989 | China (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | Mixed Doubles | 1998 | Winners in 3 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Basketball | FIBA 3x3 World Championships | National teams of two men and two women |
2012 | France (2012)
|
Defunct | Three players are on the court at any one time | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Mixed relay 2x6,2x7.5 km | 2005 | Norway
(2019) |
2021 | Annual | Not held in the Winter Olympic Years |
| Bowls | World Indoor Bowls Championships | Mixed Pairs | 2004 | Nick Brett, Marion Purcell (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Cheerleading | The Cheerleading Worlds | Mixed teams | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Cross-country Team relay | 1999 | Switzerland
(2019) |
2021 | Annual | |
| UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Team trials | 1999 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Curling | World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | National mixed teams male – female pair |
2008 | Sweden
(2019) |
2021 | Annual | |
| World Mixed Curling Championship | National mixed teams (4 players) | 2015 | Canada (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| World Wheelchair Curling Championship | National mixed teams (5 players) | 2002 | Russia (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | ||
| Dancesport | Dancesport at the World Games | Nations | 1997 | Winners in 4 events (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Diving | World Diving Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| FINA Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Most medals: (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | ||
| Dragon and Lion Dance | World Dragon and Lion Dance Championships | Teams | (2018) | ||||
| Equestrian | Dressage World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Isabell Werth (2018-19)
|
2020-21 | Annual | |
| World Four-in-Hand Championships | Teams and Individuals | 1972 | Boyd Exell (individual) Netherlands (team); (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | ||
| FEI World Equestrian Games | Individuals | 1990 | Winners in 26 events (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Mounted Games World Individual Championships | Individuals | 1986 | Colin Verdelhan (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Mounted Games World Pairs Championships | Pairs | 1992 | Jake O'Connor Craig O'Connor (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Mounted Games World Team Championships | Team | 1986 | England (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| Show Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Steve Guerdat (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | ||
| FEI Endurance World Championship | Individuals | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |||
| Flying disc | WFDF World Overall Championships | Individuals | (2019) | Annual | |||
| WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championship | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |||
| Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | National pairs male – female pair from the same nation |
1908 | Sui Wenjing & Han Cong (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Ice Dance male – female pair from the same nation |
1952 | Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron (2019)
|
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| Gymnastics | Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Teams | 2016 | Russia (2018)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Mixed pairs | 1974 | ||||||
| Inline speed skating | World Inline speed skating Championships | Teams | 1937 | Spain (2020)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Korfball | IKF World Korfball Championship | 4 females and 4 males | 1978 | Netherlands
(2019) |
2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Modern Pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Mixed Relay | 2001 | Egypt
(2019) |
2020 | Annual | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Nations | 1989 | Germany
(2020) |
2021 | Annual | |
| FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Nations | 2001 | 2019 Not Take Place | 2021 | Biennial | Not held in 2015 and 2017 | |
| Modern Pentathlon | UIPM Biathle-Triathle World Championships | Nationals | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Nine-pin bowling | Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships | Mixed tandems | 2004 | Renáta Navrkalová & Jan Endršt (2018)
|
2020 | Biennial | First time held in 2004. After division of the championships, added to the Team Worlds (2005 & 2007). Since 2008 in Single's World Championships program. |
| Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint relay | 2014 | 2019 Not Take Place | TBA | Annual | |
| Pétanque | Pétanque World Championships | Nations | 2017 | Thailand (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Quidditch | IQA World Cup | Nations | 2012 | United States
(2018) |
2021 | Biennial | Quidditch has rules based on gender, not sex, calling itself a mixed-gender sport |
| Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Nations | 1992 | Polina Zakharova&Artem Gorodynets&Ievgenii Tsyren (2019)
|
2021 | Biennial | |
| Rowing | World Rowing Championships | PR2 Para Mixed Pair 1 Male & 1 Female |
2013 | Great Britain
(2019) |
2021 | Annual | |
| PR3 Para Mixed Pair 1 Male & 1 Female |
2013 | Russia (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |||
| Para Mixed Coxed Four 2 Male & 2 Female plus an open cox |
2013 | Great Britain
(2019) |
2021 | Annual | |||
| World Rowing Cup | Nations | 1997 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 1990–1995 the World Rowing Cup was a competition for single scullers, one man and one woman was declared the overall winner each year. Currently the World Cup consists of 3 stages, each of them includes events for men and women; the nation with most points as a summary is declared the overall winner. | |
| Sailing | Class World Championships | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annually | 29er;420;470;49er;49erFX;505;B14;Byte;International 14;Laser;Laser Radial;Laser4.7;Optimist;2.4 Metre;5.5 Metre;6 Metre;8 Metre;12 Metre;Nacra 15;Nacra 17;Nacra 20;RS:One;RS:X;RS100.RS500..... | |
| Synchronized skating | World Synchronized Skating Championships | Teams | 2000 | Paradise (2019)
|
2021 | Annual | |
| Tennis | Hopman Cup | National teams male – female pair |
1989 | Switzerland (2019)
|
Defunct | Annual | Competitions are played in traditional order: women's singles, men's singles, and mixed doubles |
| Teqball | Teqball World Cup | Nations | 2017 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Triathlon | ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships | National teams of two men and two women | 2003 | France (2019)
|
2020 | Annual | |
| Tug of war | TWIF Indoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| TWIF Outdoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2018) | 2021 | Biennial |
See also
- World championship
- World cup competition
- List of world championships in mind sports
- List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth
- List of multi-sport events
- List of world cups
Notes
- R. ^R – One or more relay events, in which three or four competitors compete for their nation, are included for each sex.
References
- ^ From 1962 to 1994, the men's World Championship team time trial was contested by national teams. Since the revival of this race in 2012, it has been contested by trade teams, usually featuring riders of several nationalities.
- ^ Merk, Martin (24 June 2019). "Statutes, Regulations amended". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ a b "Future of Rugby World Cup Sevens confirmed" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
- ^ Sport, Frank Keogh BBC. "Reanne Evans: Ladies' champion to face men in world qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ https://www.fedcup.com/en/statistics/champions.aspx
- ^ Champions in Individual Ice Racing (motorcycle)