Sport
Competition name
Competing entities
First held
Current holder
Next
Frequency
Details and notes
Aikido
Aikido World Championships
Individuals
1989
Ikeda Hiroki (2023)
2025
Biennial
Alpine skiing
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships
Individuals
1931
Winners in 6 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup
Individuals
1967
Marco Odermatt (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Nations
Switzerland (2023–24 )
American football
IFAF World Championship
Nations
1999
United States (2015 )
2025
Quadrennial
Not held in 2019
Armwrestling
World Armwrestling Championship
Individuals
1979
Winners in 22 events (2024)
2025
Annual
Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Aquatics
Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships
Individuals[R]
1973
Winners in 20 events (2024 )
2025
Biennial
Diving at the World Aquatics Championships
Individuals
1973
Winners in 5 events (2024 )
2025
Biennial
Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships
Individuals
2023
Winners in 2 events (2024 )
2025
Biennial
Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships
Individuals
1991
Winners in 2 events (2024 )
2025
Biennial
High diving at the World Aquatics Championships
Individuals
2013
Aidan Heslop (2024 )
2025
Biennial
World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m)
Individuals[R]
1993
Winners in 23 events (2022 )
2024
Biennial
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup
Individuals
1988–89
Léon Marchand (2024 )
2025
Annual
World Aquatics Diving World Cup
Individuals
1979
Winners in 4 events (2024 )
2026
Biennial
FINA Marathon Swim World Series
Individuals
2007
Marc-Antoine Olivier (2024)
2025
Annual
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series
Individuals
2009
Aidan Heslop (2024 )
2025
Annual
Archery
World Archery Championships
Individuals & Nations
1931
Winners in 4 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Archery World Cup
Individual recurve
2006
Kim Woo-jin (2024 )
2025
Annual
Individual compound
James Lutz (2024 )
World Field Archery Championships
Individuals & Nations
1969
Winners in 4 events (2024 )
2026
Biennial
World 3D Archery Championships
Individuals & Nations
2003
Winners in 5 events (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Artistic roller skating
Artistic Skating World Championships
Individuals
1980
Alessandro Liberatore (2024)
2025
Annual
Not held in 2020
Athletics
World Athletics Championships
Individuals[R]
1983
Winners in 24 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
1983–1991 held quadrennially, biennially starting 1993
World Athletics Indoor Championships
Individuals[R]
1985
Winners in 13 events (2024 )
2025
Biennial
World Athletics Cross Country Championships
Individuals
1973
Jacob Kiplimo (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Teams
Kenya (2024 )
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships
Individuals
1985
Winners in 10 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
World Athletics Road Running Championships
Individuals
1992
Sabastian Sawe (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Annually until 2010
Team
1992
(2023 )
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships
Individual & Nations
1961
Winners in 4 events (2024 )
2026
Biennial
World Athletics Relays
Nations
2014
Winners in 2 events (2024 )
2025
Biennial
IAU 50 km World Championships
Individuals
2005
(2024)
2025
Annual
2017, 2018 not held
IAU 100 km World Championships
Individuals
1987
Haruki Okayama (2022)
2023
Annual
IAU 24 Hour World Championship
Individuals
2001
Aleksandr Sorokin (2023)
2025
Biennial
Teams
2003
Lithuania (2023)
Badminton
BWF World Championships
Singles
1977
Kunlavut Vitidsarn (2023 )
2025
Annual
Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years.
Doubles
Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae (2023 )
Thomas Cup
Nations
1949
China (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Since 1984, it has been held concurrently with the women's Uber Cup. Most wins: Indonesia 14, China 11, Malaysia 5
Ball Hockey
Ball Hockey World Championship
Nations
1996
Canada (2024)
2026
Biennial
Bandy
Bandy World Championship
Nations
1957
Sweden (2023 )
2025
Annual
The second Bandy WCs were held in 1961; from that point, the championships were held biennially until 2003; and annually ever since.
Baseball
World Baseball Classic
Nations
2006
Japan (2023 )
2026
Triennial
Started in 1938 (as IBAF Baseball World Cup); Restarted in 2006; the first two of these modern WBCs (MLB approved and sanctioned by WBSC ) were separated by three years (2006, 2009); moved to quadrennially until 2017. 2021 postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Most wins: Japan 3, Dominican Republic and United States 1
Baseball World Cup
Nations
1938
Netherlands (2011 )
Defunct
Biennial until 2011
WBSC Premier12
Nations
2015
Chinese Taipei (2024 )
2027
Quadrennial
Baseball5
Baseball5 World Cup
Nations
2024
Cuba (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Basketball
FIBA Basketball World Cup
Nations
1950
Germany (2023 )
2027
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. Most wins: United States 5, Yugoslavia 5, Soviet Union 3
FIBA 3x3 World Cup
Nations
2012
Serbia (2023 )
2025
Annual
Biennial until 2016
FIBA Intercontinental Cup
Clubs
1966
Unicaja (2024 )
2025
Annual
Beach handball
World Men's Beach Handball Championship
Nations
2004
Croatia (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Beach soccer
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Nations
2005
Brazil (2024 )
2025
Biennial
Most wins: Brazil 6, Russia 3, Portugal 2
Beach tennis
Beach Tennis World Championship
Individuals
2009
André Baran & Michele Cappelletti (2024)
2025
Annual
Beach volleyball
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships
Nations
1997
Perušič – Schweiner (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Beach wrestling
World Beach Wrestling Championships
Individuals
2006
Winners in 4 weight classes (2024)
2025
Annual
Biathlon
Biathlon World Championships
Individuals & Teams
1958
Winners in 5 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Not held in Winter Olympic Years
Summer Biathlon World Championships
Individuals
1996
Winners in 3 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Cancelled in 2020
Biathlon World Cup
Individuals overall
1977–78
Johannes Thingnes Bø (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Nations
2000–01
Norway (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Billiards & Pool
WPA World Eight-ball Championship
Individuals
2004
Joshua Filler (2024)
2025
Annual
WPA World Blackball Championship
Individuals
2006
Gavin Robinson (2024)
2026
Biennial
WPA World Nine-ball Championship
Individuals
1990
Fedor Gorst (2024)
2025
Annual
WPA World Ten-ball Championship
Individuals
2008
Carlo Biado (2024)
2025
Annual
World Billiards Championship (English billiards)
Individuals
1870
David Causier (2024 )
2025
Annual
IBSF World Billiards Championship (English billiards )
Individuals
1926
Pankaj Advani (2022 )
2023
Annual
World Cup of Pool
Individuals
2006
James Aranas & Johann Chua (2023 )
2024
Annual
Bobsleigh
IBSF World Championships
Four man
1930
Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis Alexander Schüller Felix Straub (2024 )
2025
Annual
Not held in Winter Olympic years
Two man
1931
Francesco Friedrich Alexander Schüller (2024 )
Bobsleigh World Cup
Individuals
1984–85
Francesco Friedrich (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Bowling (ten-pin)
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup
Individuals
1965
Robin Ilhammar (2024)
2025
Annual
WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships
Nations
1954
Winners in 4 events (2021 )
2022
Annual
Biennially until 2010
Bowls
World Bowls Championship
Individuals and Teams
1966
Winners in 5 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
World Indoor Bowls Championships
Singles
1979
Stewart Anderson (2024 )
2025
Annual
Pairs
Stewart Anderson & Darren Burnett (2024 )
Boxing
World Amateur Boxing Championships
Individuals
1974
Winners in 13 weight classes (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Breakdancing
Battle of the Year
Individuals
2009
Phil Wizard (2023)
2025
Annual
Red Bull BC One
Individuals
2004
Hong 10 (2023 )
2025
Annual
Canoeing
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Individuals
1938
Winners in 8 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Individuals and Teams
1949
Winners in 5 events (2023 )
2025
Annual
Not held in Summer Olympic years
Canoe Slalom World Cup
Individuals
1988
Winners in 3 disciplines (2024 )
2025
Annual
ICF Canoe Polo World Championships
Nations
1994
Germany (2024)
2026
Biennial
ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships
Individuals
1988
Winners in 6 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Wildwater Canoeing World Championships
Individuals
1959
Winners in 6 events (2024)
2025
Annual
Climbing
IFSC Climbing World Championships
Individuals
1991
Winners in 4 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
IFSC Climbing World Cup
Individuals & Nations
1989
Winners in 3 disciplines (2024 )
2025
Annual
Cricket
ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI format)
Nations
1975
Australia (2023 )
2027
Quadrennial
Most wins: Australia 6, West Indies 2, India 2, Pakistan , Sri Lanka , England 1 each
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (T20I format)
Nations
2007
India (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Changed from odd-numbered years (2007–2009) to even-numbered years (2010–2016). Biennial until 2016. Quadrennial since 2016. Biennial since 2022. Most wins: India 2, West Indies 2, England 2, multiple countries 1
ICC World Test Championship (Test format)
Nations
2019–21
Australia (2021–23 )
2023–25
Biennial[ a]
2 year league format concluding with the final
ICC Champions Trophy
Nations
1998
Pakistan (2017 )
2025
Quadrennial
Biennial until 2017. Quadrennial since 2025.
Cross-country skiing
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Individuals and Teams
1925
Winners in 6 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
FIS Cross-Country World Cup
Individuals
1973–74
Harald Østberg Amundsen (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
CrossFit
CrossFit Games
Individuals
2007
James Sprague (2024 )
2025
Annual
Curling
World Curling Championships
Nations
1959
Sweden (2024 )
2025
Annual
2020 cancellation, Most wins: Canada 36, Sweden 12, Scotland 6
Cycling
UCI Road World Championships
Road race
1927
Tadej Pogačar (2024 )
2025
Annual
Time trial
1994
Remco Evenepoel (2024 )
2025
Annual
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships
Individuals
1950
Mathieu van der Poel (2024 )
2025
Annual
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships
Individuals
1990
Winners in 4 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup
Cross-country
1990
Alan Hatherly (2024 )
2025
Annual
Downhill
1993
Loïc Bruni (2024 )
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships
Individuals
2017
Park: Kieran Reilly (2023 ) Flatland: Yu Shoji (2023 )
2024
Annual
UCI Track Cycling World Championships
Individuals & Nations
1893
Winners in 11 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships
Individuals
2003
Simon Andreassen (2024 )
2025
Annual
UCI Trials World Championships
Individuals
1986
Men's trials, 20 inch: Alejandro Montalvo (2023 ) Men's trials, 26 inch: Jack Carthy (2023 )
2024
Annual
UCI BMX World Championships
Individuals
1982
Joris Daudet (2024 )
2025
Annual
UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships
Individuals
1956
Emilio Arellano (2024)
2025
Annual
UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup
Individuals & Nations
2021
Great Britain (2024 )
2025
Annual
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup
Individuals
1993–94
Eli Iserbyt (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup
Individuals
2010
Izaac Kennedy (2024 )
2025
Annual
Darts
BDO World Darts Championship
Individuals
1978
Wayne Warren (2020 )
Defunct
Annual
Replaced by WDF World Darts Championship
WDF World Darts Championship
Individuals
2022
Andy Baetens (2023 )
2024
Annual
PDC World Darts Championship
Individuals
1994
Luke Humphries (2024 )
2025
Annual
Most wins: Phil Taylor 14, Michael van Gerwen 3, Gary Anderson 2
PDC World Cup of Darts
Doubles
2010
Luke Humphries & Michael Smith (2024 )
2025
Annual
Most wins: England 4, Netherlands 4, Wales 2
WDF World Cup
Nations
1977
Netherlands (2023)
2025
Biennial
The WDF World Cup was first contested in 1977, but a women's championship was not added until 1983
Disc golf
PDGA World Championships
Individuals
1982
Isaac Robinson (2024)
2025
Annual
Dodgeball
Dodgeball World Championship
Nations - Foam
2012
United States (2024)
2026
Biennial
Nations - Cloth
2019
Austria (2024)
2026
Biennial
Fencing
World Fencing Championships
Individuals and Teams
1921
Winners in 6 events (2023 )
2025
Annual
Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years
Fencing World Cup
Individuals and Nations
1972
(2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Field hockey
FIH Hockey World Cup
Nations
1971
Germany (2023 )
2026
Quadrennial
Most wins: Pakistan 4, Netherlands 3, Australia 3, Germany 3
Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup
Nations
2003
Austria (2023 )
2025
Quadrennial
Most wins: Germany 3, Austria 2, Netherlands 1
FIH Men's Hockey5s World Cup
Nations
2024
Netherlands (2024 )
2028
Quadrennial
Figure skating
World Figure Skating Championships
Individuals
1896
Ilia Malinin (2024 )
2025
Annual
Finswimming
Finswimming World Championships
Individuals
1976
Winners in 17 events (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Fistball
Fistball World Championships
Nations
1968
Germany (2023)
2027
Quadrennial
Flag football
IFAF Flag Football World Championship
Nations
2002
United States (2024)
2026
Biennial
Floorball
World Floorball Championships
Nations
1996
Sweden (2022 )
2024
Biennial
Freediving
AIDA World Championship
Individuals
2005
(2024)
2025
Annual
Team
1996
(2024)
2026
Biennial
Freerunning & Parkour
Parkour World Championships
Individuals
2022
Winners in 2 events (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Freestyle Skiing
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships
Individuals
1986
Winners in 7 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup
Individuals
1980
Winners in 6 disciplines (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Football
FIFA World Cup
Nations
1930
Argentina (2022 )
2026
Quadrennial
Most wins: Brazil 5, Germany 4, Italy 4
FIFA Club World Cup
Clubs
2000
Manchester City (2023 )
2025
Quadrennial
Annual until 2023, Most wins: Real Madrid 5, Barcelona 3, Corinthians 2, Bayern Munich 2
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
Clubs
2024
2024
Annual
Futsal
FIFA Futsal World Cup
Nations
1989
Brazil (2024 )
2028
Quadrennial
Most wins: Brazil 6, Spain 2, Argentina 1, Portugal 1
AMF Futsal World Cup
Nations
1982
Paraguay (2023)
2027
Quadrennial
Originally a triennial event, held quadrennially after 2003
Golf
Mission Hills World Cup
Nations
1953
Belgium (2018 )
2021
Biennial
World Golf Championships
WGC Championship
1999
Collin Morikawa (2021 )
Defunct
Annual
WGC Match Play
1999
Sam Burns (2023 )
2024
Annual
WGC Invitational
1999
Abraham Ancer (2021 )
Defunct
Annual
WGC-HSBC Champions
2005
Rory McIlroy (2019 )
Defunct
Annual
Gymnastics
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
Individuals & Teams
1903
Winners in 8 events (2023 )
2025
Annual
Not held in Olympic Years
Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships
Individual & Teams
1964
Winners in 7 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships
Pair and Group
1974
Winners in 6 events (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships
Individuals
1995
Winners in 8 events (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup
Individuals
1975
Winners in various events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Handball
IHF World Men's Handball Championship
Nations
1938
Denmark (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Most wins: France 6, Sweden 4, Romania 4
IHF Super Globe
Clubs
1997
Veszprém (2024 )
2025
Annual
Hyrox
Hyrox World Championships
Individuals
2018–19
Alexander Roncevic (2023–24)
2024–25
Annual
Ice climbing
UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships
Lead
2002
Lee Young-geon (2024)
2025
Annual
Speed
2002
Mohammad Reza Safdarian (2024)
2025
Annual
Ice hockey
IIHF World Championship
Nations
1920
Czech Republic (2024 )
2025
Annual
Not held from 1940 to 1946 during World War II . Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic . Most wins: Canada 28, Soviet Union and Russia 27, Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic 13, Sweden 11
World Cup of Hockey
Nations
1976 (as Canada Cup )
Canada (2016 )
Unknown
Quadrennial
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.[ 1]
FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships
Nations
1995
United States (2024)
2025
Annual
Inline speed skating
Inline Speed Skating World Championships
Individuals
1966
Winners in 11 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Judo
World Judo Championships
Individuals
1956
Winners in 7 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Ju-jitsu
Ju-Jitsu World Championships
Individuals
1994
Winners in 14 weight classes (2024)
2025
Annual
Kabaddi
IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style)
Nations
2004
India (2016 )
2025
Quadrennial
IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)
Nations
2010
Pakistan (2020 )
2024
Quadrennial
Karate
Karate World Championships
Individuals & Teams
1970
Winners in 8 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Kickboxing
W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships
Individuals
1978
Winners in various weight classes (2023)
2025
Biennial
Lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Nations
1967
United States (2023 )
2027
Quadrennial
World Lacrosse Box Championships
Nations
2003
Canada (2024 )
2028
Quadrennial
Luge
FIL World Luge Championships
Men's singles
1955
Max Langenhan (2024 )
2025
Annual
Men's doubles
1955
Juri Gatt Riccardo Schöpf (2024 )
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
Men's singles
1979
Alex Gruber (2023)
2025
Biennial
Men's doubles
1979
Patrick Lambacher Matthias Lambacher (2023)
2025
Biennial
Minifootball
WMF World Cup
Nations
2015
Romania (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Modern pentathlon
World Modern Pentathlon Championships
Individual
1949
Csaba Bőhm (2024 )
2025
Annual
Team
1949
Hungary (2024 )
Relay
2004
South Korea (2024 )
Modern Pentathlon World Cup
Individuals
1999
Winners in 5 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Mountain and Trail running
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships
Individuals
2021
Winners in 10 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
World Mountain Running Championships
Individuals
1985
Joseph Gray (2019 )
Defunct
Annual
IAU Trail World Championships
Individuals
2007
Jonathan Albon (2019)
Defunct
Annual
Nordic Combined
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Individuals & Nation
1925
Winners in 3 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
FIS Nordic Combined World Cup
Individuals
1983–84
Jarl Magnus Riiber (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Orienteering
World Orienteering Championships
Individuals
1966
Winners in 2 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Originally biennially, annually since 2003
Orienteering World Cup
Individuals
1986
Kasper Fosser (2024 )
2025
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
Winners in various events (2024)
2026
Biennial
World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships
Individuals
2002
Winners in various events (2024)
2025
Annual
World Trail Orienteering Championships
Individuals
2004
Winners in various events (2024)
2025
Annual
Padel tennis
Padel World Championship
Nations
1992
Argentina (2024)
2026
Biennial
Pickleball
World Pickleball Championships
Nations
2019
(2023)
2025
Biennial
Polo
World Polo Championship
Nations
1987
Spain (2022 )
2026
Triennial
Most wins: Argentina 5, Brazil 3, Chile 2
Powerlifting
World Powerlifting Championship
Individuals
2011
Winners in various weight classes (2024)
2025
Annual
Racquetball
Racquetball World Championships
Nations
1981
United States (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Rogaining
World Rogaining Championships
Teams
1992
Timmo Tammemäe & Sander Linnus (2023)
2025
Biennial
Roll Ball
Roll Ball World Cup
Nations
2011
Kenya (2023)
2025
Biennial
Roller derby
Men's Roller Derby World Cup
Teams
2014
United States (2018)
2025
Biennial
Roller hockey
Roller Hockey World Cup
Nations
1936
Spain (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Current FIRS cups restarted in 1958
Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup
Clubs
1983
FC Barcelona (2023)
2024
Annual
Rowing
World Rowing Championships
Nations
1962
Winners in 3 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years
World Rowing Cup
Nations
1997
Winners in varying numbers of events per stage (2024)
2025
Annual
Three stages
World Indoor Rowing Championships
Individuals and teams
2018
Winners in 5 events (2024)
2025
Annual
Rugby league
Rugby League World Cup
Nations
1954
Australia (2021 )
2026
Quadrennial
Quadrennial after 2013, Most wins: Australia 12, Great Britain 3, New Zealand 1
Rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Nations
1987
South Africa (2023 )
2027
Quadrennial
Most wins: South Africa 4, New Zealand 3, Australia 2, England 1
Rugby sevens
Rugby World Cup Sevens
Nations
1993
Fiji (2022 )
2026
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.[ 2]
Sailing
World championships in sailing
Individuals and Pairs
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multiple Annual
Sailing hold multiple male only events See Here mainly in the Olympic discipline
Sambo
World Sambo Championships
Individuals
1973
Winners in various weight classes (2024)
2025
Annual
Sepak Takraw
ISTAF World Cup
Nations
2011
Thailand (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Shooting
ISSF World Shooting Championships
Individuals & Nations
1897
Winners in 28 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
ISSF World Shotgun Championships
Individuals & Nations
1934
Winners in 4 events (2022 )
2023
Biennial
World Running Target Championships
Individuals & Team
1961
(Winners in 10 events ) (2022 )
2024
Quadrennial
ISSF World Cup
Individuals
1986
China (2024 )
2025
Annual
Skateboarding
World Skateboarding Championship
Park
2016
Augusto Akio (2024)
2025
Annual
Street
2010
Toa Sasaki (2024)
2025
Skeleton
IBSF World Championships
Individual
1982
Christopher Grotheer (2024 )
2025
Annual
Not held in Winter Olympic years
Skeleton World Cup
Individual
1986–87
Matt Weston (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Ski jumping
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
Individuals & Teams
1962
Winners in 3 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
FIS Ski Flying World Championships
Individuals
1972
Stefan Kraft (2024 )
2026
Biennial
National Team
2004
Slovenia (2024 )
2026
Biennial
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup
Individuals
1979–80
Stefan Kraft (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Snooker
World Snooker Championship
Individuals
1927
Kyren Wilson (2024 )
2025
Annual
This championship is open to both sexes, but no woman has ever won the event.[ 3] Most wins in modern era: Stephen Hendry 7, Steve Davis 6, Ronnie O'Sullivan 7
IBSF World Snooker Championship
Individuals
1963
Muhammad Asif (2024)
2025
Annual
Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship
Six-red World Championship
Individuals
2008
Ding Junhui (2023 )
2024
Annual
Snooker World Cup
Individuals
1979
John Higgins &Stephen Maguire (2019 )
Defunct
Annual
Snowboarding
FIS Snowboard World Championships
Individuals
1996
Winners in 6 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial
FIS Snowboard World Cup
Individuals
1994
Winners in 6 disciplines (2023–24 )
2024–25
Annual
Snowshoe running
World Snowshoe Championships
Individuals
2006
Alex Baldaccini (2024)
2026
Biennial
Softball
Men's Softball World Cup
Nations
1966
Australia (2022 )
2025
Triennial
Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, biennially till 2019, now triennially
Speed skating
World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Individuals
1889
Jordan Stolz (2024 )
2025
Annual
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships
Individuals
1970
Ning Zhongyan (2024 )
2025
Biennial
World Single Distance Championships
Individuals and Teams
1996
Winners in 8 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships
Individuals and Teams
1976
Winners in 4 events (2024 )
2025
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
Squash
PSA World Championship
Individuals
1976
Diego Elías (2024 )
2025
Annual
World International Doubles Squash Championships
Doubles teams
1997
Elliott Lowe & Raphael Segal (2024)
2026
Biennial
WSF World Team Squash Championships
Nations
1967
Egypt (2023)
2025
Biennial
2021 Championship cancelled
Strength athletics
World's Strongest Man
Individuals
1977
Tom Stoltman (2024 )
2025
Annual
Sumo
Sumo World Championships
Openweight
1992
Winners in various weight classes (2024)
2025
Annual
Surfing
World Surfing Games
Individuals & Team
1964
Gabriel Medina (2024 )
2025
Annual
Table tennis
World Table Tennis Championships
Singles
1926
Fan Zhendong (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Doubles
Wang Chuqin & Fan Zhendong (2023 )
World Team Table Tennis Championships
Nations
1926
China (2024 )
2026
Biennial
Taekwondo
World Taekwondo Championships
Individuals
1973
Winners in 8 weight classes (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Nations
South Korea (2023 )
World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships
Teams
2006
Iran (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Tchoukball
World Tchoukball Championship
Nations
1971
Chinese Taipei (2023)
2027
Quadrennial
Teqball
Teqball World Championships
Men's singles
2017
Adrian Duszak (2023)
2024
Annual
Men's doubles
2017
Csaba Banyik & Balázs Katz (2023)
2024
Annual
Tennis
Davis Cup
Nations
1900
Italy (2024 )
2025
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. Most wins: United States 32, Australia 28, France 10
World Team Cup
Nations
1978
Serbia (2012 )
Defunct
Annual
ATP Cup
Nations
2020
Canada (2022 )
Defunct
Annual
Triathlon
World Triathlon Championship Series
Individuals
2009
Alex Yee (2024 )
2025
Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Championships
Individuals
1994
Antonio Benito (2024)
2025
Annual
World Triathlon Duathlon Championships
Individuals
1990
Javier Martín (2024)
2025
Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships
Individuals
1997
Émile Blondel-Hermant (2024)
2025
Annual
World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships
Individuals
1998
Kevin Viñuela (2024)
2025
Annual
World Triathlon Winter Championships
Individuals
1997
Franco Pesavento (2024)
2025
Annual
World Triathlon Cross Championships
Individuals
2011
Michele Bonacina (2024)
2025
Annual
Ironman World Championship
Individuals
1978
Patrick Lange (2024)
2025
Annual
Ironman 70.3 World Championship
Individuals
2006
Rico Bogen (2023)
2024
Annual
Volleyball
Men's World Championship
Nations
1949
Italy (2022 )
2025
Biennial
Most wins: Soviet Union 6, Italy 4, Brazil 3, Poland 3
FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League
Nations
2018
France (2024 )
2025
Annual
It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World League (1990–2017)
FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship
Clubs
1989
Sir Sicoma Perugia (2023 )
2024
Annual
Wakeboarding
World Wakeboard Championship
Individuals
1994
Winners in various events (2024)
2025
Annual
Water polo
Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships
Nations
1973
Croatia (2024 )
2025
Biennial
Biennially since 2001
FINA Water Polo World Cup
Nations
1979
Spain (2023 )
2025
Quadrennial
Biennially until 2002
Water skiing
Water Ski World Championships
Individuals
1949
Louis Duplan-Fribourg (2023 )
2025
Biennial
Weightlifting
World Weightlifting Championships
Individuals
1891
Winners in 10 weight classes (2023 )
2024
Annual
Windsurfing
Windsurfing World Championships
Individuals
1974
Lars Kleppich (2023)
2024
Annual
Wrestling (amateur)
World Wrestling Championships
Individuals
1904
Winners in 8 events (2024 )
2025
Annual
Not held in Summer Olympic years
Wrestling World Cup (freestyle)
Nations
1973
United States (2022 )
2025
Annual
Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman)
Nations
1980
Iran (2022 )
2025
Annual
Wushu
World Wushu Championships
Individuals
1991
Winners in 22 events (2023 )
2025
Biennial