2016 in sports
Overview of the events of 2016 in sports From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Calendar by month
Air sports
Alpine skiing
Amateur boxing
American football
- Super Bowl 50 – the Denver Broncos (AFC) won 24–10 over the Carolina Panthers (NFC)
- Location: Levi's Stadium
- Attendance: 71,088
- MVP: Von Miller, LB (Denver)
Aquatics
Archery
- November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page[1]
2016 Summer Olympics (WA)
- August 5 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in
Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
- Men's individual:
Ku Bon-chan; 
Jean-Charles Valladont; 
Brady Ellison - Men's team:
South Korea (KOR); 
United States (USA); 
Australia (AUS) - Women's individual: Chang Hye-jin;
Lisa Unruh; Ki Bo-bae - Women's team: South Korea (KOR);
Russia (RUS); 
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
- Men's individual:
Indoor archery
- November 21 & 22, 2015: IA World Cup #1 in
Marrakesh (junior & senior individual events)[2]
- December 9 & 10, 2015: IA World Cup #2 in
Bangkok (senior individual events only)[3]
- Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
- Women's recurve winner:
Aída Román - Men's compound winner: Reo Wilde
- Women's compound winner:
Toja Cerne
- Men's recurve winner:
- January 15 – 17: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes (junior & senior individual events)[4]
- Men's recurve winner:
Luca Melotto - Women's recurve winner: Guendalina Sartori
- Men's compound winner: Braden Gellenthien
- Women's compound winner: Linda Ochoa-Anderson
- Italy and France won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
- Men's recurve winner:
- January 29 – 31: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas[5]
- Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
- Women's recurve winner: Khatuna Lorig
- Men's compound winner: Jesse Broadwater
- Women's compound winner:
Sarah Holst Sonnichsen
- Men's recurve winner:
- March 1 – 6: 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in
Ankara[6]
- Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Outdoor archery
- January 28 – 31: 2016 African Archery Championships in
Windhoek
Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- April 26 – May 1: WA World Cup #1 in
Shanghai[7]
- Men's recurve winner:
Sjef van den Berg - Women's recurve winner: JU Hye-bhin
- Men's compound winner: Mike Schloesser
- Women's compound winner:
Sara López
- Men's recurve winner:
- May 9 – 15: WA World Cup #2 in Medellín[8]
- Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
- Women's recurve winner: Choi Mi-sun
- Men's compound winner: Sergio Pagni
- Women's compound winner: Sara López
- Men's recurve winner:
- May 23 – 29: 2016 European Archery Championships in
Nottingham[9][10]
- Men's recurve winner: Jean-Charles Valladont
- Women's recurve winner:
Veronika Marchenko - Men's compound winner: Stephan Hansen
- Women's compound winner:
Sarah Prieels
- Men's recurve winner:
- June 1 – 5: World University Archery Championship in
Ulaanbaatar
- Men's recurve winner:
Galsan Bazarzhapov - Women's recurve winner: Kang Chae-young
- Men's compound winner: Kim Jong-ho
- Women's compound winner: Ko Soyoung
- Men's recurve winner:
- June 13 – 19: WA World Cup #3 in Antalya[11]
- Men's recurve winner: Lee Seung-yun
- Women's recurve winner: Choi Mi-sun
- Men's compound winner: Evren Çağıran
- Women's compound winner: Sara López
- Men's recurve winner:
- September 24 & 25: WA World Cup #4 (final) in Odense[12]
- Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
- Women's recurve winner: Ki Bo-bae
- Men's compound winner: Mike Schloesser
- Women's compound winner: Marcella Tonioli
- Mixed team recurve winners: South Korea
- Mixed team compound winners: Denmark
- Men's recurve winner:
- September 27 – October 2: 2016 World Archery Field Championships in
Dublin[13]
- Italy and the
United States won 5 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
Association football
Athletics (track and field)
Badminton
Bandy
Baseball
Major League Baseball
- April 3 – October 2: 2016 Major League Baseball season
- American League winner:
Cleveland Indians - National League winner:
Chicago Cubs
- American League winner:
- June 9 – 11: 2016 Major League Baseball draft in
Secaucus, New Jersey
- July 12: 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in
San Diego at Petco Park
- Winners: American League
- MVP:
Eric Hosmer (
Kansas City Royals) - Home Run Derby: Giancarlo Stanton ( Miami Marlins)
- October 25 – November 2: 2016 World Series
- The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians, 4–3 in games played, to win their third World Series title. Notably, this ended the longest championship drought in the history of North American sports at 108 years.
- The
WBSC
- July 29 – August 7: 2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup in
Iwaki, Fukushima[14]
Cuba defeated Japan, 9–4, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup title.- The United States took the bronze medal.
- September 3 – 11: 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup in Gijang County (Busan)[15]
- October 28 – November 6: 2016 23U Baseball World Cup in Monterrey (replaces the 21U Baseball World Cup)[16]
- Japan defeated
Australia, 10–3, to win their first 23U Baseball World Cup title. - South Korea took the bronze medal.
Little League Baseball
- July 26 – August 2: 2016 Big League World Series in
Easley, South Carolina[17][18]
Tao-Yuan County Big LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated 
Kihei LL (Team West), 6–2, in the final.
- July 31 – August 6: 2016 Senior League World Series in
Bangor, Maine[19][20]
- Clear Ridge LL (Team Central) defeated Southern Mariners LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 7–2, in the final.
- July 31 – August 7: 2016 Little League Intermediate (50/70) World Series in Livermore, California[21][22]
- Central East Maui LL (Team West) defeated West Seoul LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 5–1, in the final.
- August 14 – 21: 2016 Junior League World Series in
Taylor, Michigan[23][24]
- Shing-Ming Junior LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated Kawaihau Community LL (Team West), 9–1, in the final.
- August 18 – 28: 2016 Little League World Series in
South Williamsport, Pennsylvania[25]
Maine-Endwell Little League (Team Mid-Atlantic) defeated East Seoul Little League (Team Asia-Pacific and Middle East), 2–1, in the final.
Basketball
2016 Summer Olympics (FIBA)
- January 15 – 17: Aquece Rio International Women's Basketball Tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[26]
- August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men: United States;
Serbia; 
Spain - Women: United States; Spain; Serbia
- Men:
International FIBA championships
- June 1 – 5: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships in
Astana[27]
- June 13 – 19: 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women in Nantes[28]
- June 22 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Men and Women in Zaragoza[30][31]
- Men: The United States defeated Turkey, 96–56, to win their fourth consecutive FIBA Under-17 World Championship title.
Lithuania took third place.- Women: Australia defeated Italy, 62–38, to win their first FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women title.
- The United States took third place.
- Men: The
- July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #1 in Turin[32]
Croatia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
- July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #2 in Belgrade[33]
- Serbia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
- July 5 – 10: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #3 in
Manila[34]
- France has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
- August 6 & 7: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Open Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland[35]
Guam defeated NSW, 11–9, in the final.
- October 11 – 15: 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou[36]
- Men: Serbia defeated the United States, 21–16, in the final. Slovenia took third place.
- Women: The
Czech Republic defeated Ukraine, 21–11, in the final. The United States took third place.
- Men:
NBA
- October 27, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 NBA season
- Top regular season team: Golden State Warriors
- MVP:
Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors)
- Top regular season team:
- February 14: 2016 NBA All-Star Game at the Air Canada Centre in
Toronto
- Note: This NBA All-Star Game was held outside the United States for the first time.
- The Western Conference (NBA) defeat the Eastern Conference (NBA) 196–173.
- MVP: Russell Westbrook (
Oklahoma City Thunder) - NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Team Canada defeated Team United States 74–64.
- Rising Stars Challenge: Team USA defeated Team
World 157–154. - NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge winner: Karl-Anthony Towns (
Minnesota Timberwolves) - Three-Point Contest winner: Klay Thompson ( Golden State Warriors)
- Slam Dunk Contest winner:
Zach LaVine ( Minnesota Timberwolves)
- April 16 – June 19: 2016 NBA Playoffs
- The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 4–3 in games played, to win their first NBA title.
- MVP: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
- The
- June 23: 2016 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (New York City)
- #1 pick: Ben Simmons to the Philadelphia 76ers from
LSU
- #1 pick:
WNBA
- April 14: 2016 WNBA draft at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
- #1: Breanna Stewart, from the
Connecticut Huskies, to the Seattle Storm
- #1:
- May 14 – September 18: 2016 WNBA season
- Eastern Conference Winners: New York Liberty
- Western Conference Winners: Minnesota Lynx
- Eastern Conference Winners:
- September 21 – October 20: 2016 WNBA Playoffs[37]
- The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Minnesota Lynx, 3–2 in games played, to win their third WNBA championship title.
- The
NCAA
- March 15 – April 4: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at NRG Stadium in Houston)
- The Villanova Wildcats defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels, 77–74, to win their second NCAA Men's Division I Basketball title.
- Most Outstanding Player: Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova)
- Most Outstanding Player:
- The
- March 19 – April 5: 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
- The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Syracuse Orange, 82–51, to win their fourth consecutive and 11th overall NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament title. The title was also the 11th for Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma, putting him ahead of John Wooden for the most Division I national titles for a head coach in either men's or women's basketball.
- Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart (Connecticut)
- Most Outstanding Player:
- The
FIBA Americas
- January 15 – March 12: 2016 FIBA Americas League[38]
Guaros de Lara defeated Bauru, 84–79, to win their first FIBA Americas League title. Mogi das Cruzes took third place.
- May 20 – 26: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Women in Barquisimeto[39]
- June 19 – 25: 2016 Centrobasket in
Panama City[40]
Puerto Rico defeated Mexico, 84–83, to win their 11th Centrobasket title. 
Dominican Republic took third place.
- June 26 – July 2: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Men in Caracas[41]
- July 3 – 16: 2016 CBC U16 Championship in
Georgetown, Guyana[42]
- July 13 – 23: 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in
Valdivia[44][45]
- Men: The United States defeated Canada, 99–84, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
- Brazil took third place.
- Women: The United States defeated Canada, 109–62, to win their eighth consecutive and ninth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
- Brazil took third place.
- Men: The
- August 24 – 28: 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship in Patillas, Puerto Rico[46]
- Puerto Rico defeated the Dominican Republic, 74–67, in the final. Mexico took third place.
- August 29 – September 2: 2016 COCABA U16 Championship for Men and Women in
San José, Costa Rica[47][48]
- Men: 1. Mexico; 2. Panama; 3.
El Salvador - Women: 1. Mexico; 2. El Salvador; 3. Costa Rica
- Men: 1.
- September 20 – December 7: 2016 South American League for Men's Clubs in
Comodoro Rivadavia and La Banda, Valdivia, and Barquisimeto[49]
- Mogi das Cruzes defeated Weber Bahía, 3–0 in games played, in the final.
- October 25 – 29: 2016 South American U15 Championship for Men in
Asunción[50]
- November 16 – 20: 2016 FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women in
Guayaquil[51]
FIBA Europe
- October 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 Euroleague[52]
- CSKA Moscow defeated Fenerbahçe, 101–96 in overtime, to win their seventh Euroleague title. Lokomotiv Kuban took third place.
- October 7, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 EuroCup Women[53]
- CJM Bourges Basket defeated fellow French team, ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 105–93 in two matches, to win their first EuroCup Women title.
- October 13, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball[54]
- Galatasaray Odeabank defeated Strasbourg IG, 140–133 on aggregate, to win their first Eurocup Basketball title.
- October 14, 2015 – April 17, 2016: 2015–16 EuroLeague Women[55]
- UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated fellow Russian team, Nadezhda Orenburg, 72–69, to win their third EuroLeague Women title. Fenerbahçe took third place.
- October 21, 2015 – May 1, 2016: 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup (debut event and replaced the EuroChallenge)[56]
- Skyliners Frankfurt defeated Pallacanestro Varese, 66–62, to win the inaugural FIBA Europe Cup title. Élan Chalon took third place.
- June 26 – July 3: 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in
Chișinău[57]
Armenia defeated 
Andorra, 79–71, to win their first FIBA European Championship for Small Countries title.
San Marino took third place.
- June 28 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries in
Gibraltar[58]
- July 9 – 17: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in
Matosinhos[59]
- July 16 – 24: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in
Helsinki[60]
- July 23 – 31: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in
Sopron[61]
- August 6 – 14: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Udine[62]
- August 12 – 20: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in
Radom[63]
- September 2 – 4: 2016 FIBA 3x3 European Championships in
Bucharest[64]
- September 9 – 11: 2016 FIBA U18 3x3 European Championships in Debrecen[65]
- December 16 – 22: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Samsun[66]
- Note: This event was temporarily postponed, due to the aftermath of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.
- France defeated Lithuania, 75–68, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title.
- Italy took third place.
FIBA Asia
- July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in
Tehran[67]
- Iran defeated Japan, 71–65, to win their third FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship title.
- South Korea took third place.
- September 9 – 18: 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran[68]
- Iran defeated South Korea, 77–47, to win their third consecutive FIBA Asia Challenge title.
Jordan took third place.
- October 8 – 16: 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Chenzhou[69]
- China Kashgar defeated
Al-Riyadi, 96–88, to win their first FIBA Asia Champions Cup title. - Petrochimi took third place.
- November 13 – 20: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women in Bangkok[70]
- China defeated Japan, 78–47, to win their fourth consecutive and 15th overall FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women title.
- South Korea took third place.
FIBA Africa
- July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men in
Kigali[71]
- August 26 – September 4: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women in Cairo[72]
Mali defeated Egypt, 84–61, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women title.
Mozambique took third place.
FIBA Oceania
- December 5 – 10: 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in
Suva
- Men:
New Zealand defeated Australia, 57–51, to win their first Men's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
- Guam took third place.
- Women: Australia defeated New Zealand, 107–52, to win their seventh consecutive Women's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
Samoa took third place.
- Men:
Beach volleyball
Biathlon
BMX racing
Bobsleigh and skeleton
Boccia
- March 19 – 26: BISFed 2016 World Individual Championships in Beijing[73]
- Individual BC1 winner: Pattaya Tadtong
- Individual BC2 winner: Worawut Saengampa
- Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
- Individual BC4 winner: Stephen McGuire
- Individual BC1 winner:
- April 26 – May 2: BISFed 2016 World Open #1 in Montreal[74]
- Individual BC1 winner: Lee Dong-won
- Individual BC2 winner: Lee Young-jin
- Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
- Individual BC4 winner: Seo Hyeon-seok
- Pairs BC3 winners: South Korea
- Pairs BC4 winners:
Slovakia - Team BC1–BC2 winners: South Korea
- Individual BC1 winner:
- May 17 – 24: BISFed 2016 World Open #2 in
Dubai[75][76]
- June 14 – 19: BISFed 2016 World Open #3 in Póvoa de Varzim
- Individual BC1 winner: David Smith
- Individual BC2 winner: Maciel de Sousa Santos
- Individual BC3 winner: José Carlos Macedo
- Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
- Pairs BC3 winners: Russia
- Pairs BC4 winners: Brazil
- Team BC1-BC2 winners: Japan
- Individual BC1 winner:
Bowling
Canadian football
- November 27 – 104th Grey Cup: Ottawa Redblacks defeat Calgary Stampeders, 39–33 (in overtime).
Canoeing
Chess
- February 10 – December 18: 2016 FIDE (World Chess Federation) calendar
World events
- February 10 – 24, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #2 in Tehran
- Winner: Ju Wenjun
- Winner:
- April 19 – May 3, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #3 in
Batumi
- Winner: Valentina Gunina
- Winner:
- July 1 – 15: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #4 in Chengdu
- Winner:
Harika Dronavalli
- Winner:
- November 18 – December 2: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #5 in Khanty-Mansiysk
- Winner: Ju Wenjun
- Winner:
- February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
- Winners of rapid chess:
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (m) / Tan Zhongyi - Winners of blitz chess: Rauf Mamedov (m) / Kateryna Lagno (f)
- Winners of Basque chess: Ding Liren (m) / Alexandra Kosteniuk (f)
- Winners of rapid chess:
- March 1 – 19: Women's World Chess Championship 2016 in Lviv
- Winner: Hou Yifan
- Winner:
- March 10 – 30: Candidates Tournament in Moscow
- Winner: Sergey Karjakin
- Winner:
- April 8 – 15: 14th World University Chess Championship in Abu Dhabi
- Winners: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / Ni Shiqun (f)
- Winners:
- April 18 – 28: World Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in
Chalkidiki
- Under 2300 winner: Zhuban Bigabylov
- Under 2000 winner: Enkhsaikhan Khulan
- Under 1700 winner: Jatin SN
- Under 2300 winner:
- May 17 – 25: 2016 ICCD World Individual Deaf Chess Championships in Yerevan
- Men's winner: Duilio Collutiis
- Junior men winner: Mikhail Petrenko
- Women's winner: Tatiana Baklanova
- Men's winner:
- June 26 – July 4: World Senior Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ 2016 in Dresden
- 50+ winners: Germany (Uwe Bönsch, Klaus Bischoff, Karsten Volke, Raj Tischbierek, Gernot Gauglitz)
- 65+ winners: Russia (Evgeny Sveshnikov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Yuri Balashov, Vladimir V. Zhelnin, Nikolai Pushkov)
- Women's winners: Russia (Galina Strutinskaia, Svetlana Mednikova, Valentina Kozlovskaya, Elena Fatalibekova, Elena N. Sazonova)
- 50+ winners:
- July 22 – 29: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016 in Poprad
- Winners: Iran
- Winners:
- July 30 – August 7: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 in
Wadduwa
- Winners: Abhijeet Gupta (m) / Tania Sachdev (f)
- U8 winner: P. Das Swayham (m) / A. N. Shefali (f)
- U10 winners: D. Gukesh (m) / Sanskruti Wankhede (f)
- U12 winners: Malan Pathirana (m) / Narayani Adane(f)
- U14 winners: P. Iniyan (m) / Meenal Gupta (f)
- U16 winners: Minul Sanjula Doluweera (m) / Hagawane Aakanksha
- U18 winners: Sarkar Rajdeep (m) / Mohanty Smaraki
- U20 winners:
Roland Bezuidenhout (m) / P. V. Nandhidhaa - Senior winner: Richard Voon
- Winners:
- August 7 – 21: World Junior Chess Championships 2016 in Bhubaneswar
- Winners: Jeffery Xiong (m) / Dinara Saduakassova (f)
- Winners:
- September 1 – 14: 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku
- Open winners: United States (Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Sam Shankland, Ray Robson)
- Women's winners: China (Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue, Tan Zhongyi, Guo Qi)
- Open winners:
- September 20 – October 4: World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk
- U14 winners: Semen Lomasov (m) / Zhu Jiner (f)
- U16 winners: Haik M. Martirosyan (m) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f)
- U18 winners: Manuel Petrosyan (m) / Stavroula Tsolakidou (f)
- U14 winners:
- October 18 – 31: World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships 2016 in Batumi
- U8 winners:
Shageldi Kurbandurdyew (m) / Aisha Zakirova (f) - U10 winners: Ilya Makoveev (m) / Rochelle Wu (f)
- U12 winners: Nikhil Kumar (m) / Bibisara Assaubayeva (f)
- U8 winners:
- November 11–30: World Chess Championship 2016: Carlsen – Karjakin in New York City
Magnus Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin, 9–7.
- November 18 – December 1: World Senior Chess Championships 2016 in Mariánské Lázně
- 50+ winners: Giorgi Bagaturov (m) / Tatiana Bogumil (f)
- 65+ winners: Anatoly Vaisser (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f)
- 50+ winners:
European events
- April 1 – 11: 2nd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship in
Luxembourg City
- Winner:
Helgi Dam Ziska
- Winner:
- April 18 – 27: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2016 in Greece
- Seniors 50+ winners:
Israel (Alon Greenfeld, Yehuda Gruenfeld, Alexander Huzman, Ram Soffer) - Seniors 65+ winners: Russia (Yuri Balashov, Nikolai M Mishuchkov, Nikolai Pushkov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir V Zhelnin)
- Seniors 50+ winners:
- May 11 – 24: European Individual Chess Championship 2016 in
Gjakova
- Winner: Ernesto Inarkiev
- Winner:
- May 26 – June 8: European Individual Women's Chess Championship 2016 in Mamaia
- Winner: Anna Ushenina
- Winner:
- June 4 – 14: European Senior Individual Championship 2016 in Armenia
- 50+ winners: Zurab Sturua (m) / Galina Strutinskaia (f)
- 65+ winners: Valentin Bogdanov (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f)
- 50+ winners:
- June 6 – 12: European Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Ruzomberok
- Winner: Anatoly Borodavkin
- Winner:
- June 16 – 26: European School Chess Championship 2016 in Chalkidiki
- U7 winners: Ziya Mammadov (m) / Sofya Svergina (f)
- U9 winners: Taha Ozkan (m) / Alexandra Shvedova (f)
- U11 winners: Isik Can (m) / Margarita Zvereva (f)
- U13 winners: Ilie Martinovici (m) / Alexandra Afanasieva (f)
- U15 winners: Toivo Keinanen (m) / Alexandra Obolentseva (f)
- U17 winner: Timur Trubchaninov (m) / Anastasia Avramidou (f)
- U7 winners:
- July 9 – 17: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2016 in Celje
- July 13 – 24: European Universities Games 2016 in Zagreb
- Winners: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / Adela Velikić
- Blitz winners: Zaven Andriasian (m) / Anastasia Travkina
- Winners:
- July 24 – August 1: 1st IBCA European Team Chess Championship in Warsawa
- Winners: Poland 1
- Winners:
- August 3 – 11: 2016 EU Youth Championships in
Mureck
- EU U8 winner:
Simeon Todev - EU U10 winner: Vesna Mihelič
- EU U12 winner: Momchil Petkov
- EU U14 winner: Maximilian Paul Maetzkow
- EU U8 winner:
- August 17 – 28: European Youth Chess Championship 2016 in Prague
- U8 winners: Artem Pingin (m) / Alexandra Shvedova (f)
- U10 winners: Volodar Murzin (m) / Zsóka Gaál (f)
- U12 winners: Mamikon Gharibyan (m) / Sila Çağlar (f)
- U14 winners: Salvador Guerra Rivera (m) / Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (f)
- U16 winners: Timur Fakhrutdinov (m) / Fiona Sieber (f)
- U18 winners: Manuel Petrosyan (m) / Nino Khomeriki (f)
- U8 winners:
- November 5 – 13: European Chess Club Cup 2016 for men and for women Novi Sad
- Winners:
Alkaloid (m) / 
Cercle d’Echecs Monte Carlo
- Winners:
- December 14 – 18: European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in
Tallinn - December 26 – 30: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in Novi Sad
American events
- February 19 – 28: American Continental Women's Championship in
Lima
- Winner: Deysi Cori
- Winner:
- March 24 – 29: CARIFTA Chess Championships U20 in
Saint Croix
- U20 winners:
Orlando Husbands (m) / 
Annelaine Jacobs (f) - U18 winners: Yu Tien Poon (m) / Hazel Acosta (f)
- U16 winners:
Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / 
Catherine Kaslan (f) - U14 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Catherine Kaslan (f)
- U12 winners:
Nathan Smith (m) / Azaria Johnson (f) - U10 winners:
Kishan Clarke (m) / Thamara Sagastegui (f) - U8 winner: Jayden Barry
- U20 winners:
- April 27 – May 3: American Subzonal 2.3.5 Open & Women in Bridgetown
- Winners: Mark Machin Rivera (m) / Deborah Richards (f)
- Winners:
- May 28 – June 5: 11th American Continental Chess Championship in San Salvador
- Winner: Emilio Córdova Daza
- Winner:
- June 19 – 26: Panamerican U20 Chess Championship 2016 in Bogotà
- Winners: Luis Paulo Supi (m) / Lilia Ivonne Fuentes Godoy (f)
- Winners:
- July 1 – 6: Panamerican University Championship 2016 in
Tegucigalpa
- Winners: Mattey Emanuel Vaglio (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
- Winners:
- July 11 – 18: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2016 in San Salvador
- Winners: Bryan Solano Cuya (m) / Karla July Fernandez Rivero (f)
- Winners:
- July 24 – 31: Panamerican Youth Festival 2016 in
Montevideo
- U8 winners: Marvin Gao (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
- U10 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Rianne Ke (f)
- U12 winners: Arthur Guo (m) / Nastassja A Matus (f)
- U14 winners: German Gonzalo Quirhuayo Chumbe (m) / Melanie Dongo (f)
- U16 winners: Julian Villca (m) / Angie Gabriela Velasquez (f)
- U18 winners: Franco Villegas (m) /
Nataly A Monroy G (f)
- U8 winners:
- August 7 – 11: North American Youth Chess Championship 2016 in Canada
- U8 winners: Kevin Zhong (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
- U10 winners: Rohun Trakru (m) / Atmika Gorti (f)
- U12 winners: Nicholas Vettese (m) / Claire Cao (f)
- U14 winners: Aaron Shlionsky (m) / Sasha Konovalenko (f)
- U16 winners: Zhaozhi Li (m) / Svitlana Demchenko (f)
- U18 winner: Michael Song (m) / Maili-Jade Ouellet (f)
- U8 winners:
- August 15 – 22: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2016 in Caracas
- Venezuela won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- October 2 – 9: Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2016 in Lima
- U7 winners: Matias Vincent Lima Cardenas (m) / Maria Fernanda Herrada Blanco (f)
- U9 winners: Nicola Forno Trujillo (m) / Fiorella Contreras (f)
- U11 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Julia Dennis Figueroa Bernal (f)
- U13 winners: Ivan Excen Soriano Quispe (m) / Nicole Celestino (f)
- U15 winners: Junior Zambrano (m) / Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f)
- U17 winners: Kevin Joel Cori Quispe (m) / Blanca Solis Chimoy (f)
- U7 winners:
- October 25 – 30: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship in Buenos Aires
- Sub 1700 winner: Juan Dalmas Muzi
- Sub 2000 winner: Nelson Lujan
- Sub 2300 winner: Renzo Gutiérrez
- Blitz winner: Cristian Sanhueza
- Sub 1700 winner:
- October 31 – November 6: American Subzonal 2.3.3 in Panama City
- Winners: Bernal González (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
- Winners:
- November 6 – 13: American Continental Women's Championship in Colima City
- Winner: Deysi Cori
- Winner:
- December 1 – 6: South American Youth Festival 2016 in Santiago
- U8 winners: Santiago Lopez Rayo (m) / Mirella Pedro Tereza (f)
- U10 winners: Axl Severich (m) / Juana Rueda Nessi (f)
- U12 winners: Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (m) / Arianna Sofia Arauco Celestino (f)
- U14 winners: Flavio Gonzales Curse (m) / Stephanie Beatriz Puppi Lazo (f)
- U16 winners: Lucas Coro (m) / Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f)
- U18 winners: Franco Villegas (m) / Anahi Ortiz Verdesoto (f)
- U8 winners:
Asian events
- March 27 – April 8: Asian Nations Cup (Men and Women) 2016 in Abu Dhabi
- Men's winners: India (Baskaran Adhiban, S. P. Sethuraman, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Krishnan Sasikiran, Deep Sengupta)
- Women's winners: China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi, Zhao Xue)
- Men's winners:
- April 6: Asian Nations Cup Rapid Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
- Men's winner: China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
- Women's winner: China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
- Men's winner:
- April 7: Asian Nations Cup Blitz Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
- Men's winner: China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
- Women's winner: China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
- Men's winner:
- April 5 – 15: Asian Youth U6, U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- U6 winners:
Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f) - U8 winners: Artin Ashraf (m) /
Tôn Nữ Quỳnh Dương (f) - U10 winners: Ochirbat Lkhagvajamts (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
- U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
- U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Mishra Anwesha (f)
- U16 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Mobina Alinasab (f)
- U18 winners: Mersad Khodashenas (m) / Nguyễn Thanh Thủy Tiên (f)
- U6 winners:
- April 9: Asian Youth Blitz Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- U6 winners: Chin-Erdem Batbaatar (m) / Pagamdulam Munkhdemberel (f)
- U8 winners: Dang Anh Minh (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
- U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Nguyễn Hồng Nhung (f)
- U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
- U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
- U16 winners: Ortik Nigmatov (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
- U18 winners: Arystanbek Urazayev (m) / V. Varshini (f)
- U6 winners:
- April 10: Asian Youth Rapid Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- U6 winners: Amarbat Baatar (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
- U8 winner: Artin Ashraf (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
- U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
- U12 winners: Duc Tri Ngo (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f)
- U14 winners: Yondonjamts Erdemdalai (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
- U16 winners: Byambasuren Garidmagnai (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
- U18 winners: Erdenepurev Boldoo (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
- U6 winners:
- May 2 – 11: Asian Juniors and Girls U-20 Championships 2016 in New Delhi
- Winners: Aravindh Chithambaram (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
- Winners:
- May 3: Asian Juniors and Girls Rapid Championship 2016 in New Delhi
- Winners: Masoud Mosadeghpour (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
- Winners:
- May 11: Asian Juniors and Girls Blitz Championship 2016 in New Delhi
- Winners: Narayanan Sunilduth Lyna / R. Vaishali (f)
- Winners:
- May 25 – June 5: Asian Individual Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
- Winners: S. P. Sethuraman (m) / Bhakti Kulkarni
- Winners:
- June 4: Asian Individual Blitz Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
- Winners: Lu Shanglei (m) / Nguyễn Thị Mai Hưng
- Winners:
- May 29 – June 8: 17th ASEAN+ Age Group Open Chess Championships 2016 in Pattaya
- Vietnam won both the gold and overall medal tallies
- July 9 – 18: Asian Schools Chess Championships 2016 in Tehran
- U7 winners: Alikhon Avazkhonov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
- U9 winners: Yousefi Kafshgarkola Seyed Roh (m) / Daren Dela Cruz (f)
- U11 winners: Seyed Kian Poormosavi (m) / Parnian Ghomi (f)
- U13 winners: Azat Nurmamedov (m) / Motahare Asadi (f)
- U15 winners: Stephen Rome Pangilinan (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
- U17 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
- U7 winners:
- July 10: Asian Schools Rapid Championships 2016 in Tehran
- U7 winners: Khumoyun Sindarov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
- U9 winners: Roshan S (m) / Erdenebat Enkhjin (f)
- U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Zahra Heydari (f)
- U13 winners: Mahan Saberi (m) / Nikta Nadernia (f)
- U15 winners: Soltan Myradow (m) / Kylen Joy Mordido (f)
- U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Mitra Asgharzadeh (f)
- U7 winners:
- July 17: Asian Schools Blitz Championships 2016 in Tehran
- U7 winners: Sunle Gong (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
- U9 winners:
Jagadeesh Siddharth (m) / Ehsha Mishela Pallie (f) - U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Lala Shohradowa (f)
- U13 winners: Daniel Quizon (m) / Saba Jalali (f)
- U15 winners: Daler Vakhidov (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
- U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
- U7 winners:
- August 5 – 10: East Asian Youth Chess Championship in Gangwon Province
- U8 mixed winner: Enkh-Amgalan Amgalantengis
- U10 winners: Richard Meng (m) / Munkhtur Tergel (f)
- U12 mixed winner: Ganzorig Amartuvshin
- U14 mixed winner: Ochirkhuyag Ulziikhishigjargal
- U16 mixed winner: Nguyễn Đặng Hồng Phúc
- U20 mixed winner:
Muhammad Lutfi Ali
- U8 mixed winner:
- September 1 – 6: South Asian Amateur Championship 2016 in Srinagar
- Winner: V Raghav Srivathsav
- Winner:
- October 26 – November 5: Asian Seniors Chess Championship 2016 in
Mandalay
- 50+ years winner: Han Myint
- 65+ years winner: Wazeer Ahmad Khan
- 50+ years winner:
- November 16 – 25: Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in
Kuwait City
African events
- March 28 – April 6: African Zonal 4.4 in
Accra (men only)
- Winner:
Oladapo Adu
- Winner:
- April 22 – May 1: African Zonal 4.2 in
Dar-es-Salaam
- Winners: Adham Kandil (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
- Winners:
- April 23 – May 2: African Zonal 4.3 in
Le Morne
- Winners: Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg (m) / Jesse Nikki February (f)
- Winners:
- May 23 – 31: African Zonal 4.1 in Taroudant
- Winners:
Adlane Arab / Rania Sbai (f)
- Winners:
- July 16 – 27: African Individual Championships in
Kampala
- Winners: Abdelrahman Hesham (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
- Winners:
- July 25: African Blitz Championships in Kampala
- Winners: Ahmed Adly (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
- Winners:
- July 26: African Rapid Championships Kampala
- Winners: Samy Shoker (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f)
- Winners:
- August 11 – 18: African Amateur Individual Championships in
Lomé
- Under 2000 Open winner: Philip Elikem Ameku
- Under 2300 Open winner: Anass Ouazri
- Under 2000 Open winner:
- August 21 – 29: African Youth Championships in Port Elizabeth
- U8 winners: Ahmed Kandil (m) / Yanti Nunnan (f)
- U10 winners: Safin Benyahia (m) / Aarti Datharam (f)
- U12 winners: Wassel Bousmaha (m) / Nicola Putter (f)
- U14 winners: Samy Leffad (m) / Lina Nassr (f)
- U16 winners: Keegan Agulhas (m) / Rania Nassr (f)
- U18 winners: Ahmad Nassr (m) / Inge Marx (f)
- U8 winners:
- December 10 – 18: African Schools Individual Championships in
Lusaka - December 27 – January 6, 2017: African Junior Championships in
Tunis
Arab events
- February 1 – 9: 8th Arab Women Clubs Championship 2016 in Kuwait City
- Overall winner club: Golden Team club
- Overall winner club:
- October 1 – 10: Arab Individual Chess Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in
Sudan
- Winners: Mahfoud Oussedik (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
- Winners:
- October 4: Arab Individual Blitz Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in Sudan
- Winners:
Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
- Winners:
- October 5 – 6: Arab Individual Rapid Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in Sudan
- Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Alshaeby Boshra (f)
- Winners:
Cricket
- January 22 – February 14: 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in
Dhaka
- The
West Indies defeated India by 5 wickets in the final, to win their first Under-19 Cricket World Cup title. Bangladesh took third place.
- The
- March 8 – April 3: 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in India
- Men: The West Indies defeated
England by 4 wickets to win their second ICC World Twenty20 title. - Women: The West Indies defeated Australia by 8 wickets to win their first ICC Women's World Twenty20 title.
- Men: The
- June 29 – August 7: 2016 Caribbean Premier League[77]
- The Jamaica Tallawahs defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors, by nine wickets, to win their second Caribbean Premier League title.
- The
Cross-country skiing
Curling
Cyclo-cross bike racing
Darts
Draughts
Summarize
Perspective
World Draughts Federation International[78]
International
- February 14 – 18: 2016 Qatar World Championship Turkish Draughts in Doha
- Winner: Faik Yıldız
- Winner:
- February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
- Rapid winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
- Blitz winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Darya Tkachenko (f)
- Super blitz winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f)
- Rapid winners:
- April 29 – May 1: World Championship blitz & rapid in İzmir
- Rapid winners: Yuri Anikeev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
- Blitz winners: Murodoullo Amrillaev (m) / Aygul Idrisova
- Rapid winners:
- May 2: 1st Women's World Championship Turkish Draughts in İzmir
- Winner: Darya Tkachenko
- Winner:
- June 9 – 12: Women's World Championship English Draughts (Checkers) in Rome
- Winner: Amangul Berdieva
- Winner:
- July 8 – 15: World Title Match English Draughts (Checkers) Sergio Scarpetta-Michele Borghetti in Rome
- Winner: Michele Borghetti
- Winner:
- July 20 – 30: Asian Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- 64 Standard Open winners: Liu Jinxin (m) / Liu Pei (f)
- Blitz Open winners: Alisher Artikov (m) / Liu Pei (f)
- 100 Standard Open winners: Manlai Ravjir (m) / Nyamjargal Munkhbaatar (f)
- 100 Rapid Open winners: ZHOU Wei (m) / You Zhang (f)
- 100 Blitz Open winners: Ganjargal Ganbaatar (m) / Sai Ya (f)
- Turkish Open winners: Chengcheng Tian (m) / Batdelger Nandintsetseg (f)
- 64 Standard Open winners:
- July 31 – August 9: European Youth Championship 2016 in
Pinsk
- Main
- U10 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Rufina Tavlykaeva
- U13 winners: Nikita Volkov (m) / Olga Balukova
- U16 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Ksenia Nakhova
- U19 winners: Martijn van IJzendoorn (m) / Ayanika Kychkina
- U26 winners: Andrei Tolchykau (m) / Darja Fedorovich
- U10 winners:
- Blitz
- U10 winners: Savva Zaika (m) / Nastassia Sakalova
- U13 winners: Nikita Volkov (m) / Aygiza Muhametyanova
- U16 winners: Michael Semyaniuk (m) /
Elena Cesnokova - U19 winners: Martijn van IJzendoorn (m) / Katarzyna Stańczuk
- U26 winners: Andrei Tolchykau (m) / Aygul Idrisova
- 'Rapid here not played
- U10 winners:
- September 1 – 19: Women's World Title Match Sadowska – Kamychleeva in Karpacz
- Winner: Natalia Sadowska
- Winner:
- September 14 – 29: 2016 African Championship in Bamako
- Main winner:
N'Diaga Samb - Blitz winner:
Jean Marc Ndjofang
- Main winner:
- September 18 – 27: 2016 European Veteran Championship in Korbach
- Men's winner: Evgeni Gurkov
- Women's winner: Romualda Shidlauskiene
- Men's winner:
- September 20 – 30: Pan American Championship in Águas de Lindóia
- Winner: Allan Igor Moreno Silva
- Winner:
- September 22 – 29: XIII World Championship (Brazilian 64) in Águas de Lindóia
- Winner: Alexander Georgiev
- Winner:
- October 2 – 6: 2016 European Team Championship in Tallinn
- Men's winners: Netherlands (Jan Groenendijk, Roel Boomstra, Alexander Baliakin)
- Women's winners: Russia
- Men's winners:
- October 18 – 24: 2016 European Championship in İzmir
- Winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Aygul Idrisova (f)
- Winners:
- October 25: 2016 European Rapid Championship in İzmir
- Winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f)
- Winners:
- October 26: 2016 European Blitz Championship in İzmir
- Winners: Ainur Shaibakov (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
- Winners:
- October 27: 2016 European Super-Blitz Cup in İzmir
- Winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
- Winners:
Major
- February 22 – 28: 2016 Cannes Open World Cup in Cannes
- Winners: Christian Niami (m) / Romualda Šidlauskienė
- Winners:
- March 19 – 27: Roethof Open World Cup in Paramaribo
- Winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
- Winners:
- May 15 – 23: Salou Open World Cup in Salou
- Winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
- Winners:
- September 4 – 10: Polish Open World Cup in Karpacz
- Winner: Aleksandr Getmanski
- Winner:
Open
- February 5 – 7: 2016 Riga Open in Riga
- Winner: Edvardas Bužinskis
- Winner:
- March 24 – 28: 2016 Open Guadeloupe in Baie-Mahault
- Winner: Alexander Mogilianski
- Winner:
- May 6 – 15: 12th Thailand Open in Pattaya
- Winner: Ivan Trofimov
- Winner:
- July 24 – 30: 2016 Nijmegen Open in Nijmegen
- Winner: Roel Boomstra
- Winner:
- August 5 – 13: 2016 Brunssum Open in Brunssum
- Winner: Erno Prosman
- Winner:
- August 15 – 20: 2016 MTB Open in Hoogeveen
- Winner: Martijn van IJzendoorn
- Winner:
- September 28 – October 5: 2016 Sunny Beach Open in Sunny Beach
- November 18 – 24: 4th "XingQiu Cup" International Open in Lishui
Equestrianism
Fencing
Field hockey
- January 15 – December 11: 2016 FIH Calendar of Events[79]
2016 Summer Olympics (FIH)
- August 6 – 19: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Hockey Centre
- Men:
Argentina (ARG); 
Belgium (BEL); 
Germany (GER) - Women:
Great Britain (GBR); 
Netherlands (NED); Germany (GER)
- Men:
International field hockey events
- June 10 – 17: 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in London[80]
- Note: This event was slated for San Miguel de Tucumán, but the contract was cancelled.[81]
- Australia defeated India, 3–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their 13th Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
- Germany took third place.
- June 18 – 26: 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in London[82]
- Argentina defeated the Netherlands, 2–1, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
- The United States took third place.
- November 23 – December 4: 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup in Santiago[83]
- Argentina defeated the Netherlands, 4–2, to win their second Women's Hockey Junior World Cup title.
- Australia took third place.
- December 8 – 18: 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in New Delhi[84]
European Hockey Federation (EHF)
- January 15 – 17: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Prague[85]
- January 22 – 24: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Minsk[86]
- The Netherlands defeated Poland, 6–2, in the final. Belarus took third place.
- The
- February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Hamburg[87]
- Harvestehuder THC defeated SV Arminen, 2–1, in the final.
Partille Sport Club took third place.
- February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Pavlovski Posad[88]
- Winner: AH&BC Amsterdam
- Second: Dinamo Elektrostal
- Third:
Inverleith HC
- Winner:
- February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Dundee[89]
- Winner: HC Rotweiss Wettingen
- Second: Royal Pingouin HC
- Third: Bowdon Hightown
- Winner:
- February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockdey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Minsk[90]
- Düsseldorfer HC defeated Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 2–0, in the final. SK Slavia Prague took third place.
- May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Men's Club Champions Trophy in Glasgow[91]
Cardiff & Met defeated Banbridge Hockey Club, 4–0, in the final. Bromac Kelburne took third place.
- May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Cup in Bilthoven[92]
- HC 's-Hertogenbosch defeated fellow Dutch team, SCHC, 3–2 in penalty shoot-outs and after a 1–1 score in regular play, in the final. UHC Hamburg took third place.
- May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Trophy in Barcelona[93]
- Rot-Weiss Köln defeated Royal Antwerp HC, 4–2, in the final. HC Minsk took third place.
- May 14 & 15: 2016 EHL Final Four in Barcelona[94]
- SV Kampong defeated fellow Dutch team, AH&BC Amsterdam, 2–0 in the final. Harvestehuder THC took third place.
- July 24 – 30: 2016 EuroHockey Boys' and Girls' U18 Championships in Cork[95][96]
- Boys: Germany defeated the Netherlands, 4–3, in the final. Belgium took third place.
- Girls: The Netherlands defeated Germany, 2–0, in the final. England took third place.
- Boys:
Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)
- March 29 – April 10: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Women in Tacarigua
- Argentina defeated the United States, 6–0, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall Pan American Women's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
- Chile took the bronze medal.
- May 20 – 28: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Men in Toronto[97]
- October 1 – 9: 2016 South American Championships for Men and Women in Chiclayo
Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)
- September 24 – 30: 2016 Boys' U18 Asia Cup in Dhaka[100]
- India defeated Bangladesh, 5–4, in the final.
- October 1 – 9: 2016 Women's AHF Cup in Bangkok[101]
- October 20 – 30: 2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in
Kuantan District
- October 29 – November 6: 2016 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in Singapore[102]
- November 19 – 27: 2016 Men's AHF Cup in
Hong Kong[103]
- Bangladesh defeated Sri Lanka, 3–0, in the final. Hong Kong took third place.
- December 15 – 22: 2016 Girl's U18 Asia Cup in Bangkok
African Hockey Federation (AfHF)
- March 18 – 28: 2016 Junior African Cup for Men and Women in Windhoek[105]
- Men: Egypt defeated South Africa, 3–2, in the final.
Zimbabwe took the bronze medal. - Women's winner: South Africa
- Women's runner-up: Zimbabwe
- Men:
Figure skating
Fistball
- January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Champions' Cup Indoor in
Diepoldsau
- TSV Dennach defeated Union Arnreit 4–1, in the final. Ahlhorner SV took third place.
- January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Rohrbach
- TSV Pfungstadt defeated TuS Kremsmünster 4–0, in the final. TV Schweinfurt-Oberndorf took third place.
- July 1 – 2: EFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Cup in Unterweitersdorf
- STV Wigoltingen defeated VFK Berlin, 3–2. MTV Rosenheim took third place.
- July 1 – 2: Men's Champions Cup 2016 in Pfungstadt
- TSV Pfungstadt defeated Union Compact Freistadt 4–0, in the final. TV SW-Oberndorf took third place.
- July 2 & 3: EFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup in Jona
- TSV Dennach defeated TSV Jona, 3–2. SV Moslesfehn took third place.
- July 9 & 10: EFA 2016 Fistball U21 Men's European Championship in
Switzerland
- Round-robin: 1. Germany, 2. Switzerland, 3. Austria, 4. Czech Republic
- Round-robin: 1.
- July 20 – 24: IFA 2016 Fistball U18 Men's and Women's World Championships in Nuremberg
- August 5 – 7: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Cup in Neuenbürg
- Duque de Caixas defeated TSV Dennach, 4–1.
- August 26 – 28: 2016 Fistball European Championships in Grieskirchen
- In the final, Germany defeated Switzerland, 4–2. Austria took third place.
- In the final,
- October 14 – 16: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's World Cup in Cape Town
- Winner: TSV Pfungstadt, 2nd: Club Mercês, 3rd: South Melbourne Fistball Club, 4th: Archbishops of Banterbury
- Winner:
- October 23 – 30: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Championship in Pomerode
- Germany defeated Brazil 4:2 (08:11, 11:04, 14:15, 11:09, 11:05, 11:06) to win their fifth Fistball Women's World Championship.
- Switzerland took third place.
- November 4 – 6: U16 South American Fistball Championship in Novo Hamburgo
- November 19 & 20: IFA South America Fistball Cup 2016 in Santiago
- Men's: 1. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 2. Merces Curitiba, 3. Ginástica Novo Hamburgo
- Women's: 1. Duque de Caxias Curitiba, 2. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 3. Club Manquehue Santiago
- Men's: 1.
Floorball
Open
- August 11 – 14: Czech Open (clubs) in Prague
- Men: EraViikingit defeated Hollvikens, 2–0.
- Top scorer: Mika Moilanen (EräViikingit)
- Best goalie: Robin Johansson (Höllviken IBF)
- Best player: Miko Kailiala (EräViikingit)
- Women: Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated 1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice 4–3.
- Top scorer: Martina Řepková (Florbal Chodov)
- Best goalkeeper: Lenka Kubíčková (1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice)
- Best player: Stephanie Boberg (Pixbo Wallenstam IBK)
- Men:
- September 9 – 11: Polish Open (national teams) in Wrocław
- In the final, Finland defeated Czech Republic, 3–4. Norway took third place.
- Best scorer: Rasmus Kainulainen
- Best Goalkeeper: Daniel Muck
- Best scorer:
- In the final,
Europe
- August 24 – 28: EuroFloorball Challenge in Budapest and Érd
- Men's: Phoenix Fireball SE defeated Dunai Krokodilok SE, 7–4. FBC Bozen.
- Women's: CDE El Valle defeated Neumann Pillangók, 4–1. Phoenix Fireball SE took third place.
- Men's:
- September 30 – October 2: Champions Cup in Borås
- Men's: Storvreta IBK defeated SC Classic, 2–1.
- Women's: Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated SC Classic, 6–2.
- Men's:
- October 5 – 9: EuroFloorball Cup in Weißenfels
- Men's: UHC Weißenfels defeated SK Lielvarde 8–6.
- Women's: Sveiva IB defeated UHC Weißenfels 5–0.
- Men's:
International Championships
- May 4 – 8: 2016 Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Belleville
- Sweden defeated Finland, 6–3, to win their fifth Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships. Switzerland took third place.
- July 19 – 24: World University Championships in Porto
- Men: Finland defeated Sweden, 5–4, in extra time. Switzerland took third place.
- Women: Finland defeated Sweden, 3–2 after penalties, after 2–2 in regular game. Czech Republic took third place.
- Men:
- December 3 – 11: 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships in Riga
- Finland defeated Sweden, 4–2 after penalties, after 3–3 in regular game. Switzerland took third place.
Freestyle skiing
Futsal
- February 2 – 13: UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 in Serbia
- Spain defeated Russia, 7–3, to win their seventh UEFA Futsal Euro title. Kazakhstan took third place.
- February 10 – 21: 2016 AFC Futsal Championship in Uzbekistan
- Iran defeated Uzbekistan, 2–1, to win their eleventh AFC Futsal Championship title. Thailand took third place.
- April 15 – 24: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in South Africa
- Morocco defeated Egypt, 3–2, to win their first Africa Futsal Cup of Nations title. Mozambique took third place.
- May 8 – 14: 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in Costa Rica
- Costa Rica defeated Panama, 4–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall CONCACAF Futsal Championship title.
Guatemala took third place.
- May 21 – 28: 2016 South American Under-17 Futsal Championship in Foz do Iguaçu
- June 12 – 19: Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2016 in Asunción
- In the final, Cerro Porteño defeated Jaraguá, 4–2, tp win their first Copa Libertadores Cup. Rionegro Futsal took third place.
- In the final,
- July 2 – 10: 2016 FISU World University Futsal Championship in Goiânia[106]
- July 10 – 16: 2016 AFF Futsal Club Championship in Naypyidaw[107]
- Men: Port Futsal Club defeated Thai Son Nam, 4–3, to win their second consecutive AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
- Myanmar Imperial College took third place.
- Women: Jaya Kencana Angels defeated Khon Kaen Futsal Team, 5–4 on penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their first Women's AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
- Thai Son Nam District 8 took third place.
- Men:
- July 15 – 22: 2016 CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships in Asunción (debut event)[108]
- July 15 – 23: 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok
- Nagoya Oceans defeated
Naft Al-Wasat SC, 6–5 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, to win their third AFC Futsal Club Championship title. - Chonburi Blue Wave took third place.
- September 10 – October 1: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia[109]
- October 31 – November 8: 2016 AFF Futsal Championship in Bangkok
- Event cancelled. The 2017 event, in Vietnam, would the next such event to be hosted.
- Event cancelled. The 2017 event, in
- December 11 – 18: 2016 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship in Uruguay
Golf
2016 Summer Olympics
- August 11 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro
- August 17 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in Rio de Janeiro
2016 Men's major golf championships
- April 7 – 10: 2016 Masters Tournament
- Winner: Danny Willett (first major win; first PGA Tour win)
- Winner:
- June 16 – 19: 2016 U.S. Open
- Winner: Dustin Johnson (first major win; 10th PGA Tour win)
- Winner:
- July 14 – 17: 2016 Open Championship
- Winner: Henrik Stenson (first major win)
- Winner:
- July 28 – 31: 2016 PGA Championship
- Winner: Jimmy Walker (first major win; 6th PGA Tour win)
- Winner:
2016 World Golf Championships (WGC)
- March 3–6: 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship
- Winner: Adam Scott (second WGC win, first WGC-Cadillac win)
- Winner:
- March 23–27: 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
- Winner: Jason Day (second WGC-Match Play win)
- Winner:
- June 30 – July 3: 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
- Winner: Dustin Johnson (first WGC-Bridgestone Invitational win, third WGC win; 11th PGA Tour win)
- Winner:
- October 27–30: 2016 WGC-HSBC Champions
- Winner: Hideki Matsuyama (first WGC win, third PGA Tour win)
- Winner:
Other men's golf events
- May 12 – 15: 2016 Players Championship
- Winner: Jason Day (first Players win, tenth PGA Tour win)
- Winner:
- May 26 – 29: 2016 BMW PGA Championship (European Tour)
- Winner: Chris Wood (first BMW PGA Championship win, third European Tour win)
- Winner:
- September 30 – October 2: 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota[110]
- Winner: Team USA (First victory since 2008)
- Winner:
- November 24 – 27: 2016 World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia
- Winner: Denmark (first World Cup victory)
- Winner:
2016 Senior major golf championships
- May 19 – 22: Regions Tradition
- Winner: Bernhard Langer (first Regions Tradition title; sixth Senior major golf championship win)
- Winner:
- May 26 – 29: Senior PGA Championship
- Winner: Rocco Mediate (first Senior PGA Championship and Senior Major win)
- Winner:
- June 9 – 12: Constellation Senior Players Championship
- Winner: Bernhard Langer (third straight Senior Players Championship title; seventh Senior major golf championship win)
- Winner:
- July 21 – 24: Senior Open Championship
- Winner: Paul Broadhurst (first Senior Open Championship and Senior Major win)
- Winner:
- August 11 – 15: U.S. Senior Open
- Winner: Gene Sauers (first US Senior Open and Senior Major win)
- Winner:
2016 Women's major golf championships
- March 31 – April 3: 2016 ANA Inspiration
- Winner: Lydia Ko (second consecutive major win, first ANA Inspiration win; second consecutive LPGA Tour win)
- Winner:
- June 9 – 12: 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
- Winner: Brooke Henderson (first Major win, second LPGA Tour win)
- Winner:
- July 7 – 10: 2016 U.S. Women's Open
- Winner: Brittany Lang (first Major win, second LPGA Tour win)
- Winner:
- July 28 – 31: 2016 Women's British Open
- Winner: Ariya Jutanugarn (first Major win, fourth LPGA Tour win)
- Winner:
- September 15 – 18: 2016 Evian Championship
- Winner: Chun In-gee (first Evian Championship win, second Major win, second LPGA Tour win)
- Winner:
2016 International Crown
- July 21 – 24: 2016 International Crown at the Merit Club in Libertyville, Illinois (Chicago metropolitan area)[111]
- Winners: The United States (13 points)
- Winners: The
FISU
- June 22 – 26: 2016 World University Golf Championship in Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Men's Individual: 1 Robin Dawson, 2. Xuewem Luo, 3. Yu-Chen Yeh
- Women's Individual: 1. Karolina Vlckova, 2. Marie Luňáčková, 3. Kateřina Vlašínová
- Men's Team: 1. France, 2. Ireland, 3. Chinese Taipei
- Women's Team: 1. Czech Republic, 2. Chinese Taipei, 3. United States
- Men's Individual: 1
Grass skiing
- July 23 – 29: 2016 FIS Grass Ski Junior World Championships in Dizin
- Super Combined winners: Martin Barták (m) / Kristin Hetfleisch (f)
- Super G #1 winners: Martin Barták (m) / Kristin Hetfleisch (f)
- Super G #2 winners: Martin Barták (m) / Marino Maeda (f)
- Slalom winners: Martin Barták (m) / Magdaléna Kotyzová (f)
- Giant Slalom winners: Marcel Knapp (m) / Daniela Krueckel (f)
- Super Combined winners:
2016 FIS Grass Ski World Cup
- June 4 & 5: WC #1 in Rettenbach
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Giant Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Men's Super Combined winner: Mirko Hüppi
- Women's Super Combined winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Men's Giant Slalom winner:
- July 2 & 3: WC #2 in Předklášteří
- Men's Slalom winner: Jan Gardavsky
- Women's Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Michael Stocker
- Men's Slalom winner:
- July 8 – 10: WC #3 in Kaprun
- Men's Super G winner: Mirko Hüppi
- Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
- Men's Super Combined winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Super Combined winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Giant Slalon winner: Kristin Hetfleisch
- Men's Super G winner:
- August 20 & 21: WC #7 in Santa Caterina Ski Area
- Men's Slalom #1 winner: Michael Stocker
- Men's Slalom #2 winner: Michael Stocker
- Women's Slalom #1 winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Women's Slalom #2 winner: Daniela Krückel
- Men's Slalom #1 winner:
- August 27 & 28: WC #5 in Marbach
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Giant Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Men's Super G winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
- Men's Giant Slalom winner:
- September 1 – 4: WC #6 (final) in Ravascletto
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Marc Zickbauer
- Women's Giant Slalom winner: Barbara Míková
- Men's Super G winner: Michael Stocker
- Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
- Men's Super Combined winner: Marc Zickbauer
- Women's Super Combined winner: Barbara Míková
- Men's Slalom winner: Jan Gardavský
- Women's Slalom winner: Daniela Krueckel
- Men's Giant Slalom winner:
Gymnastics
Handball
- January 6 – December 18: 2016 IHF Calendar of Events[112]
2016 Summer Olympics (IHF)
- August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
EHF
- September 5, 2015 – May 29, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Champions League
- Vive Targi Kielce defeated MVM Veszprém KC, 39–38, after overtime and penalties, to win their first EHF Champions League title.
- Paris Saint-Germain took third place.
- September 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Cup
- Frisch Auf Göppingen defeated HBC Nantes, 32–26, to win their first EHF Cup title. BM Granollers took third place.
- October 11, 2015 – May 21, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup
- ABC Braga defeated S.L. Benfica, 53–51, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title.
- September 12, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League
- CSM Bucharest defeated Győri ETO, 29–26, to win their first Women's EHF Champions League title. ŽRK Vardar took third place.
- October 16, 2015 – May 6, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup
- Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA defeated TuS Metzingen, 55–49, to win their second Women's EHF Cup title.
- October 17, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- Team Tvis Holstebro defeated Handball Club Lada, 61–52, to win their first Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup title.
- November 14, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
- Gran Canaria defeated Kastamonu Bld. GSK, 62–54, to win their first Women's EHF Challenge Cup title.
- January 15 – 31: 2016 European Men's Handball Championship in Poland
- July 4 – 8: 2016 European Open Handball Championship for Women in Gothenburg[113]
- July 8 – 10: 2016 European Youth Beach Handball Championship in Nazaré[114][115]
- July 28 – August 7: 2016 European Men's Junior Handball Championship in Kolding[116]
- December 4 – 18: 2016 European Women's Handball Championship in Sweden[117]
- Norway defeated the Netherlands, 30–29, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall European Women's Handball Championship title.
- France took third place.
CAHB
- January 21 – 30: 2016 African Men's Handball Championship in Egypt
- May 4 – 14: 2016 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Laayoune
Primeiro de Agosto defeated TKC Yaoundé, 40–16, to win their second Women's African Handball Cup Winners' Cup. Progresso took third place.
- May 4 – 14: 2016 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Laayoune
- Zamalek SC defeated Espérance Tunis, 26–25, to win their fifth African Handball Cup Winners' Cup. AS Hammamet took third place.
- May 4: 2016 African Handball Super Cup for men's and women's in Laayoune
- Men: Espérance Tunis defeated Zamalek SC, 33–32, after overtime, to win their second African Handball Super Cup.
- Women: Primeiro de Agosto defeated
Africa Sports, 33–14, to win their second African Handball Super Cup.
- Men:
- September 2 – 9: 2016 African Men's Youth Handball Championship in Bamako
- September 11 – 18: 2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship in Bamako
AHF
- January 15 – 28: 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship in
Bahrain
- March 18 – 24: 18th Asian Club League 2016 in Doha
- July 22 – August 1: 2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in Amman
- Qatar defeated
Saudi Arabia, 23–16, to win their fifth title and fourth consecutive Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship. - South Korea took third place.
- August 10 – 17: 2016 Asian Men's & Women's Youth Beach Handball Championship in Pattaya (debut event)[118]
- Men: 1. Thailand; 2. Chinese Taipei; 3.
Pakistan - Women: 1. China; 2. Thailand; 3. Chinese Taipei
- Men: 1.
- August 27 – September 5: 2016 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship in Manama
- Bahrain defeated Japan, 25–23, to win their first Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship title.
- South Korea took third place.
- October 26 – November 1: 2016 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship in Kyzylorda (debut event)
- 1. Kaysar; 2. Almaty Club; 3. Ile Club[119]
- 1.
- October 29 – November 5: 2016 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship in Amman
- Al-Noor defeated El Jaish SC, 25–23, to win their first Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship title.
- Lekhwiya Handball Team took third place.
PATHF
- March 15 – 19: 2016 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship in Foz do Iguaçu
- April 12 – 16: 2016 Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship in Santiago
- May 25 – 29: 2016 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship in Buenos Aires
- Handebol Taubaté defeated fellow Brazilian team, Esporte Pinheiros, 28–23, to win their fourth consecutive Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship title.
- SAG Villa Ballester took third place.
- June 11 – 19: 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship in Buenos Aires[120]
- November 1 – 5: 2016 Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship in Santiago
- Metodista São Bernardo defeated Ferro Carril Oeste, 29–15, to win the first ever Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship.
- Club Atlético Goes took third place.
International handball championships
- March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Astrakhan
- March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Metz
- March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Aarhus
- Romania and
Montenegro both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.[123]
- April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Gdańsk
- April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Malmö
- April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Herning
- June 27 – July 3: 2016 World University Handball Championship in Antequera[127]
- July 3 – 15: 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in Moscow[128]
- July 12 – 17: 2016 Beach Handball World Championships for Men and Women in Budapest[129]
- July 19 – 31: 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in Slovakia[130]
- September 5 – 8: 2016 IHF Super Globe in Doha[131]
- Füchse Berlin defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 29–28, to win their second consecutive IHF Super Globe title.
- Vive Targi Kielce took third place.
Ice hockey
Judo
Kabaddi
- Major Leagues
- International Tournaments
Korfball
Europe
- January 13 – 16: IKF Europa Cup 2016 (final round) in Budapest
- In the final PKC/SWKGroep defeated Boeckenberg KC 31–21. NC Benfica took third place.
- In the final
- January 22 – 24: IKF Europa Shield 2016 in Castrop-Rauxel
- In the final Korfbal Club Barcelona defeated Bec Korfball Club 15–14. Schweriner-Korfball-Club '67 e.V. took third place.
- In the final
- June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 West in Saint-Étienne
- June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 East in Nitra
- August 10 – 13: 1st IKF U15 European Korfball Championship in Dunakeszi
- The Netherlands defeated the Netherlands 1, 10–7.
- The
- October 22 – 30: 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship in Dordrecht
- In the final, Netherlands defeated Belgium, 27–14.
Catalonia took third place.
- In the final,
North America
- June 15 – 19: Copa Internacional de Korfball in Santo Domingo
1. 
Dominican Republic
2. 
Netherlands
3. 
Colombia
4. 
Costa Rica
Asia
- August 26 – September 3: 4th IKF Asia Korfball Championship in India
- In the final, Chinese Taipei defeated Hong Kong, 39–14. China took third place.
- In the final,
World championships and World Cups
- March 18 – 20: U17 Korfball World Cup in Schijndel
- Netherlands beating the Belgium squad in the final 26–12. England took third place
- March 25 – 27: U19 Korfball World Cup in Leeuwarden
- Netherlands beating the Belgium squad in the final 22–18. Chinese Taipei took third place
- July 9 – 16: IKF U23 World Korfball Championship in Olomouc
- Netherlands beating the Chinese Taipei squad in the final 24–16. Czech Republic took third place.
Lacrosse
- July 7 – 16: Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships in Coquitlam
- USA defeated CAN 13–12, to win their eighth consecutive Men's U-19 World Lacrosse Championship.
Haudenosaunee took third place.
- July 28 – August 6: 2016 European Lacrosse Championship in Gödöllő
Major League Lacrosse
- April 23 – August 20: 2016 Major League Lacrosse season
Denver Outlaws defeated Ohio Machine, 19–18.
- MVP: Eric Law
- MVP:
NCAA Lacrosse Championship
- May 28 – 30: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship (semifinals and final at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia)
- North Carolina defeated
Maryland 14–13.
- Most Outstanding Player:
Chris Cloutier (North Carolina)
- Most Outstanding Player:
- May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
- May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
- May 27 – 29: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship (semifinals and final at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania)
- North Carolina defeated Maryland 13–7.
- Most Outstanding Player: Aly Messinger (North Carolina)
- Most Outstanding Player:
- May 19 – 21: 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship in Denver
- Florida Southern defeated Adelphi 8–7.
- Most Outstanding Player: Taylor Gillis (Florida Southern)
- Most Outstanding Player:
- May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
Middlebury defeated Trinity (CT) 9–5.
- Most Outstanding Player: Katie Mandigo (Middlebury)
- Most Outstanding Player:
NLL
- January 1 – June 2016: 2016 NLL season
Saskatchewan Rush defeated Buffalo Bandits, 2–0 in the final.
- MVP: Aaron Bold
- MVP:
WCLA
- May 4 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division I National Championship in Winston-Salem
- In the final
Georgia defeated Minnesota 8–7. Colorado Buffaloes took third place.
- In the final
- Division I Individual Awards
- Most Outstanding Attacker – Arden Birdwell (Georgia Bulldogs)
- Most Outstanding Midfielder – Allie Thalhuber (Minnesota)
- Most Outstanding Defender – Meredith Butler Georgia Bulldogs
- Most Outstanding Goalie – Hannah Gilbert (Minnesota)
- May 6 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division II National Championship in Winston-Salem
- Division II Individual Awards
Luge
Mixed martial arts
Modern pentathlon
Motorsport
Mountain bike racing
Multi-sport events
- February 5 – 16: 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong[132]
India won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- March 6 – 11: 2016 Arctic Winter Games in /
Nuuk[133]
Alaska won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- June 29 – July 3: 2016 IWAS U23 World Games in Prague[134]
- For results, click here.
- July 10 – 19: 2016 ASEAN University Games in Singapore[135]
- Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 12 – 25: 2016 European Universities Games in Zagreb and Rijeka[136]
- University of Zagreb won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 21 – 29: 2016 ASEAN School Games in Chiang Mai[137]
- Thailand won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 24 – October 3: 2016 Asian Beach Games in Da Nang[138]
- Vietnam won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 24 – December 3: 2016 Bolivarian Beach Games in Iquique[139]
- Chile won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Netball
- International tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Winners | Runners Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5–15 April | 2016 World University Netball Championship |  South Africa |  Jamaica |
| 27 Aug–4 Sept | 2016 Netball Quad Series |  Australia |  New Zealand |
| 11–17 September | 2016 Taini Jamison Trophy Series | New Zealand | Jamaica |
| 2–5 October | 2016 Diamond Challenge | South Africa |  Zimbabwe |
| 9–20 October | 2016 Constellation Cup | Australia | New Zealand |
| 29–30 October | 2016 Fast5 Netball World Series | New Zealand | Australia |
- Major leagues
| Host | League/Competition | Winners | Runners Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia/New Zealand | ANZ Championship | Queensland Firebirds | New South Wales Swifts |
| United Kingdom | Netball Superleague | Surrey Storm | Manchester Thunder |
Nordic combined
Olympic Games
- February 12 – 21: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer[140]
- The United States and South Korea won ten gold medals each. However, the United States finished first, due to winning more silver medals than South Korea.
- Russia won the overall medal tally.
- The
- August 5 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro[141]
- The United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- The
Paralympic Games
- September 7 – 18: 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro
China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
Padel
Summarize
Perspective
International Padel Federation Calendar[142]
2016 World Padel Tour
- March 27 – December 14: 2016 World Padel Tour
- March 27 – April 3: Gijón Open
- Winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Winners:
- April 16 – 24: Valencia Master
- Men's winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
- Men's winners:
- April 30 – May 8: Barcelona Master
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Patty Llaguno & Elisabeth Amatriaín
- Men's winners:
- May 12 – 14: Rome Exhibition
- Winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
- Winners:
- May 22 – 29: Las Rozas de Madrid Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
- Men's winners:
- May 30 – June 6: Lisbon Chellenger
- Winners: Matías Marina & Alejandro Ruiz Granados
- Winners:
- June 19 – 26: Palma Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
- Men's winners:
- June 26 – July 3: Barcelona Chellenger
- Men's winners: Gonzalo Rubio & Javier Ruiz
- Women's winners: Catalina Tenorio & Victoria Iglesias
- Men's winners:
- July 3 – 10: Valladolid Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
- Men's winners:
- July 24 – 31: Gran Canaria Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
- Men's winners:
- August 7 – 14: Costa del Sol Chellenger
- Winners: Federico Quiles & Franco Stupaczuk
- Winners:
- August 21 – 28: La Nucía Open
- Men's winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
- Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
- Men's winners:
- September 5 – 11: Monte Carlo Master
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
- Men's winners:
- September 11 – 18: Madrid Chellenger
- Winners: Gonzalo Godo Díaz & Luciano Capra
- Winners:
- September 18 – 25: Sevilla Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
- Men's winners:
- October 9 – 16: A Coruña Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
- Men's winners:
- October 23 – 30: Zaragoza Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
- Men's winners:
- November 7 – 13: Buenos Aires Master
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Men's winners:
- November 25 – 27: Miami Exhibition
- November 27 – December 4: Basque Country Open
- December 14 – 18: Madrid Master (final)
World Championship
- November 14 – 20: Padel Tennis World Championship in Lisboa
- Men's winners: Álvaro Cepero Rodríguez & Juan Lebrón Chincoa
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
- Men's winners:
Radio-controlled racing
Racquetball
Road cycling
Roller skating
FIRS
- June 1 – 5: 2016 World Inline Hockey Masters Cup in Bolzano
- Master Cup winner: Czech Republic
- Veteran Cup winner: Czech Republic
- Master Cup winner:
- June 4 – 5: 2016 Inline Alpine Slalom and Parallel Slalom World Championships in Unterensingen and Villablino
- Slalom winners: Katharina Hoffmann & Kristaps Zvejnieks
- Parallel Slalom winners: Claudia Wittmann & Davis Zvejnieks
- World Cup winners: Jana Börsig & Marco Walz
- Slalom winners:
- June 12 – 25: 2016 World Inline Hockey Championships in Asiago/Roana
- Men's: In the final, Czech Republic defeated Italy, 4–0. France took third place.
- Women's: In the final, Canada defeated United States, 3–1. Switzerland took third place.
- Junior men: In the final, Czech Republic defeated Italy, 5–4. Switzerland took third place.
- Junior women: In the final, Spain defeated Italy, 2–0. Canada took third place.
- Men's: In the final,
- September 10 – 18: World Roller Speed Skating Championships in Nanjing
- Colombia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- September 24 – October 1: 2016 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup in Iquique
- September 28 – October 8: Artistic Skating World Championship in Novara
- Seniors Figures winners: Markus Lell (m) / Anabella Mendoz (f)
- Juniors Figures winners: Deven Jacobson (m) / Giselle Soler (f)
- Inline Seniors winners: Yi-Fan Chen (m) / Natalie Motley (f)
- Inline Juniors winners: Collin Motley (m) / Anastasia Nosova (f)
- Seniors Solo Dance winners: Daniel Morandin (m) / Silvia Stibilj (f)
- Juniors Solo Dance winners: José Cruz (m) / Martina Camana (f)
- Senior Couples Dance winners: Italy (Alessandro Spigai & Elena Leoni)
- Junior Couples Dance winners: United States (Benson Kuan & Cassandra Seidel)
- Seniors Figures winners:
- November 17 – 21: 2016 Inline Freestyle World Championships in Bangkok
- Free Jump winners: Thomas Rataud (m) / Maëliss Conan (f)
- Battle Slide winners: Huang Haiyang (m) / Nichakan Chinupun (f)
- Senior Battle Slalom winners: Sergey Timchenko (m) / Daria Kuznetsova (f)
- Junior Battle Slalom winners: Zhang Hao (m) / Liu Jiaxin (f)
- Senior Classic Slalom winners: Sergey Timchenko (m) / Mang Yun (f)
- Junior Classic Slalom winners: Zhang Hao (m) / Sofia Bogdanova (f)
- Senior Speed Slalom winners: Pan Yusuo (m) / Barbara Bossi (f)
- Junior Speed Slalom winners: Pedram Ranjbar Vakili (m) / Lo Pei Yu (f)
- Free Jump winners:
CERH
- October 24, 2015 – May, 15: 2015–16 CERH European League
- In the final, S.L. Benfica defeated U.D. Oliveirense, 5–3, to win their second European League.
- In the final,
- October 24, 2015 – May 1: 2015–16 CERS Cup
- In the final, ÓC Barcelos defeated CP Vilafranca, 6–3, to win their second CERS Cup.
- In the final,
- November 29, 2015 – March 20: 2015–16 CERH Women's European Cup
- In the final, CP Voltregà defeated Manlleu, after regular game, 4–4 and penalties 2–1, to win their 4th title.
- In the final,
- March 24 – 26: U23 Latin Cup in Follonica
- April 28 – 30: 2016 Show and Precision European Championships in Matosinhos
- Italy wins overall gold medals.
- July 11 – 16: 2016 CERH European Championship in Oliveira de Azeméis
- August 25 – September 3: 2016 Cadet/Youth/Junior/Senior European Championships in Freiburg
- Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- November 1 – 5: 2016 Cup of Europe Calderara Di Reno in Italy
Rowing
Rugby union
2016 Summer Olympics (WR)
- March 5 & 6: Aquece Rio International Women's Rugby Sevens 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[143]
- June 18 & 19: 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Fontvieille, Monaco
- August 6 – 11: 2016 Summer Olympics (rugby sevens) in Rio de Janeiro
- Men: Fiji; Great Britain; South Africa
- Women: Australia; New Zealand; Canada
- Men:
International rugby events
- February 5 – March 18: 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship[144]
- February 5 – March 20: 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship[145]
- February 6 – March 6: 2016 Americas Rugby Championship (debut event)
- Winner: Argentina XV (inaugural Americas Rugby Championship title)
- Second: United States
- Third: Canada
- Winner:
- February 6 – March 19: 2016 Six Nations Championship[146]
- Champions: England (fifth Six Nations Championship title)
- Grand Slam: England
- Triple Crown: England
- Calcutta Cup: England
- Millennium Trophy: England
- Centenary Quaich:
Ireland - Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy: France
- Champions:
- March 8 – 21: 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge in Fiji[147]
- Champions: Fiji Warriors (sixth World Rugby Pacific Challenge title)
- Second: Samoa A
- Third:
Tonga A
- Champions:
- June 7 – 25: 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Manchester[148]
- July 6 – 9: 2016 FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championship in Swansea[149]
- August 27 – October 8: 2016 Rugby Championship
- Winner: New Zealand; 2. Australia; 3. South Africa; 4. Argentina
- Winner:
2016 Men's Internationals
2016 Women's Internationals
2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series
- Overall champions: Fiji
- Second: South Africa
- Third: New Zealand
2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series
- Overall champions: Australia
- Second: New Zealand
- Third: Canada
Club seasons and championships
- November 13, 2015 – May 14: 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup
- November 12, 2015 – May 13: 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup
- Final in Décines: Montpellier defeated Harlequins 26–19 for their first-ever Challenge Cup title.
- Final in
- October 16, 2015 – May 28: 2015–16 Aviva Premiership
- Final in London: Saracens defeated Exeter Chiefs 28–20 for their second straight title and third overall.
- September 5, 2015 – May 28: /// 2015–16 Guinness Pro12
- Grand Final in Edinburgh: In a matchup of Irish teams, Connacht defeated Leinster 20–10 for their first-ever championship.
- Grand Final in
- August 22, 2015 – June 4: 2015–16 Top 14
- Final in Barcelona: In a match moved from its traditional site of Stade de France due to scheduling conflicts with UEFA Euro 2016, Racing 92 defeated Toulon 29–21 for their first title since 1990 and sixth overall. The crowd of 99,124 was the largest ever for a domestic club match in the sport's history.
- Final in
- February 26 – August 6: //// 2016 Super Rugby season
- Final in Wellington: In a matchup between teams from New Zealand's North Island, the Hurricanes defeated the Blues 20–3 for their second straight title, and also second overall.
- Final in
Sailing
Shooting
- January 4 – November 20: ISSF Competition Calendar[152]
2016 Summer Olympics (ISSF)
- August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the National Shooting Center
- Men
- Men's 10 metre Air Pistol: Hoàng Xuân Vinh (OR); Felipe Almeida Wu; Pang Wei
- Men's 10 metre Air Rifle: Niccolò Campriani (OR); Serhiy Kulish; Vladimir Maslennikov
- Men's 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol: Christian Reitz; Jean Quiquampoix; Li Yuehong
- Men's 50 metre Pistol: Jin Jong-oh (OR); Hoàng Xuân Vinh;
Kim Song-guk - Men's 50 metre Rifle Prone: Henri Junghänel (OR); Kim Jong-hyun; Kirill Grigoryan
- Men's 50 metre Rifle Three Positions: Niccolò Campriani; Sergey Kamenskiy; Alexis Raynaud
- Men's Skeet: Gabriele Rossetti; Marcus Svensson;
Abdullah Al-Rashidi (Kuwait) - Men's Trap: Josip Glasnović; Giovanni Pellielo; Edward Ling
- Men's Double Trap: Fehaid Al-Deehani (Kuwait); Marco Innocenti; Steven Scott
- Women
- Women's 10 metre Air Pistol: Zhang Mengxue (OR); Vitalina Batsarashkina; Anna Korakaki
- Women's 10 metre Air Rifle: Virginia Thrasher (OR); Du Li; Yi Siling
- Women's 25 metre Pistol: Anna Korakaki; Monika Karsch; Heidi Diethelm Gerber
- Women's 50 metre Rifle Three Positions: Barbara Engleder; Zhang Binbin; Du Li
- Women's Skeet: Diana Bacosi; Chiara Cainero; Kim Rhode
- Women's Trap: Catherine Skinner; Natalie Rooney; Corey Cogdell
International shooting championships
- January 25 – February 3: 2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi[153]
- Note: This event was named as the alternate qualification one for Rio 2016 from the one staged in Kuwait last year.
- Japan won the gold medal tally. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
- February 22 – 28: 10m European Shooting Championships in Győr[154]
- June 13 – 19: 2016 European Junior Shooting Championships in Tallinn[156][157]
- Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 4 – 12: 2016 European Shotgun Championships in Lonato del Garda[158]
- Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
- July 15 – 23: 2016 World Running Target Championships in Suhl[159][160]
- September 14 – 18: 2016 World University Shooting Championship in Bydgoszcz[161]
- India won the gold medal tally. India and the Czech Republic won 7 overall medals each.[162]
2016 ISSF World Cup
- March 1 – 9: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Bangkok[163]
- March 17 – 25: Shotgun World Cup #1 in
Nicosia[165]
- Men's skeet winner: Mykola Milchev
- Men's trap winner: Alberto Fernández
- Men's double trap winner: Alessandro Chianese
- Women's skeet winner: Morgan Craft
- Women's trap winner: Ray Bassil
- Men's skeet winner:
- April 13 – 25: All Guns World Cup #1 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)[166]
- May 19 – 26: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 in Munich[168]
- June 1 – 11: Shotgun World Cup #2 in the City of San Marino[170]
- Men's skeet winner: Stefan Nilsson
- Men's trap winner: Jiří Lipták
- Men's double trap winner: Joshua Richmond
- Women's skeet winner: Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit
- Women's trap winner: Emma Elizabeth Cox
- Men's skeet winner:
- June 20 – 29: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in Baku[171]
- Croatia won the gold medal tally. South Korea won the overall medal tally.[172]
- October 4 – 10: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #3 (final) in Bologna[173]
- October 10 – 16: Shotgun World Cup #3 (final) in Rome[175]
- Men's skeet winner: Nikolai Tiopliy
- Men's trap winner: Giovanni Cernogoraz
- Men's double trap winner: James Willett
- Women's skeet winner: Kim Rhode
- Women's trap winner: Natalie Rooney
- Men's skeet winner:
Ski jumping
Snooker
Players Tour Championship
- June 16, 2015 – March 26, 2016: Players Tour Championship 2015/2016
- July 29 – August 2: European Tour 2015/2016 – Event 1 in Riga
- Barry Hawkins defeated Tom Ford 4–1.
- August 26 – 30: European Tour – Event 2 in Fürth
- Ali Carter defeated Shaun Murphy 4–3.
- October 7 – 11: European Tour – Event 3 in Mülheim
- Rory McLeod defeated Tian Pengfei 4–2.
- October 19 – 23: Asian Tour – Event 1 in Haining
- Ding Junhui defeated Ricky Walden 4–3.
- November 4 – 8: European Tour – Event 4 in Sofia
Mark Allen defeated Ryan Day 4–0.
- December 9 – 13: European Tour – Event 5 in Gibraltar
- Marco Fu defeated Michael White 4–1.
- February 23 – 28: European Tour – Event 6 in Gdynia
- Mark Selby defeated Martin Gould 4–1.
- March 22 – 27: Players Tour Championship – Finals in Manchester
- Mark Allen defeated Ricky Walden 10–6.
Snooker season
- May 7, 2015 – May 2, 2016: Snooker season 2015/2016
- May 7, 2015 – May 10, 2015: Vienna Snooker Open in Vienna
- Peter Ebdon defeated Mark King 5–3.[176]
- June 22, 2015 – June 26, 2015: World Cup in Wuxi
- July 29 – July 5: 2015 Australian Goldfields Open in Bendigo
- John Higgins defeated Martin Gould 9–8.
- July 15 – 19: Pink Ribbon in Gloucester
- Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Darryn Walker 4–2
- September 7 – 12: Six-red World Championship in Bangkok
- Thepchaiya Un-Nooh defeated Liang Wenbo 8–2.
- September 14 – 20: Shanghai Masters in Shanghai
- Kyren Wilson defeated Judd Trump 10–9.
- October 25 – November 1: 2015 International Championship in Daqing
- John Higgins defeated David Gilbert 10–5.
- November 10 – 15: 2015 Champion of Champions in Coventry
- Neil Robertson defeated Mark Allen 10–5.
- November 10–21: 2015 IBSF World Snooker Championship in Hurghada
- Pankaj Advani defeated Zhao Xintong 8–6.
- November 16–21: 2015 General Cup in Hong Kong
- Marco Fu defeated Mark Williams 7–3.
- November 24 – December 6: 2015 UK Championship in York
- Neil Robertson defeated Liang Wenbo 10–5.
- January 10 – 17: 2016 Masters in London
- Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Barry Hawkins 10–1.
- January 30 & 31: 2016 World Seniors Championship in Preston
- Mark Davis defeated Darren Morgan 2–1.
- February 3 – 7: 2016 German Masters in Berlin
- Martin Gould def. Luca Brecel 9–5.
- February 12 – 14: 2016 Snooker Shoot-Out in Reading
- Robin Hull def. Luca Brecel 1–0
- February 15 – 21: 2016 Welsh Open in Cardiff
- Ronnie O'Sullivan defeated Neil Robertson 9–5.
- January 4 – March 4: 2016 Championship League (final) in Stock
- Judd Trump defeated Ronnie O'Sullivan 3–2.
- March 8 – 13: 2016 World Grand Prix in Llandudno
- Shaun Murphy defeated Stuart Bingham 10–9.
- March 28 – April 3: 2016 China Open in Beijing
- Judd Trump defeated Ricky Walden 10–4.
- April 16 – May 2: 2016 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield
- Mark Selby defeated Ding Junhui 18–14.
Others in snooker
- June 2 – 13: 2015 EBSA European Snooker Championship in Prague[177]
- Michael Wild defeated Jamie Clarke 7–4.
- July 18 – 26: 2015 IBSF World Under-21 Snooker Championship in Bucharest
- Boonyarit Keattikun defeated Jamie Clarke 7–6.
- October 3 – 11: 2015 IBSF World Under-18 Snooker Championship in St. Petersburg
- Ka Wai Cheung defeated Ming Tung Chan 5–2.
- February 7 – 12: 2016 EBSA European Under-18 Snooker Championship in Wrocław
- Tyler Rees defeated Jackson Page 5–2.
- February 7 – 12: 2016 EBSA European Under-21 Snooker Championship in Wrocław
- Josh Boileau defeated Brandon Sargeant 6–1.
- February 12 – 21: 2016 EBSA European Snooker Championship in Wrocław
- Jak Jones defeated Jamie Clarke 7–4.
- March 1 – 8: 2016 ACBS Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship in Colombo
- Wang Yuchen defeated Ratchayothin Yotharuck 6–5.
Snowboarding
Softball
Softball World Cup and Championships
- July 5 – 10: 2016 World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City
- Japan defeated the United States, 2–1, to win their third World Cup of Softball title. Australia took the bronze medal.
- July 15 – 24: 2016 Women's Softball World Championship in Surrey, British Columbia[178]
- The United States defeated Japan, 7–3, to win their tenth Women's Softball World Championship title.
- Canada took the bronze medal.
- The
- July 22 – 30: 2016 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Midland, Michigan[179]
- Japan defeated New Zealand, 2–1, to win their second ISF Junior Men's World Championship title. Canada took the bronze medal.
Little League Softball
- July 31 – August 6: 2016 Junior League Softball in Kirkland, Washington[180][181]
- ASOFEM LL (Team Latin America) defeated
Hampton LL (Team Canada), 8–6, in the final.
- July 31 – August 7: 2016 Senior League Softball in
Sussex County, Delaware[182][183]
- Cape Coral Softball LL (Team Southeast) defeated District 7 (Team Canada), 3–0, in the final.
- July 31 – August 7: 2016 Big League Softball in Sussex County[184][185]
- District 1 (Team Latin America) defeated District 5 (Team Southwest), 10–7, in the final.
- August 10 – 17: 2016 Little League Softball in
Portland, Oregon[186][187]
Greater Helotes LL (Team Southwest) defeated Rowan LL (Team Southeast), 5–1, in the final.
Speed skating
Squash
Table tennis
Taekwondo
Tennis
- January 3 – November 27: 2016 ATP World Tour (Men)[188]
- January 3 – November 20: 2016 WTA Tour (Women)[189]
2016 Summer Olympics (ATP and WTA)
- August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Tennis Centre
- Men's Singles: Andy Murray; Juan Martín del Potro; Kei Nishikori
- Men's Doubles:
- Spain (Marc López & Rafael Nadal)
- Romania (Florin Mergea & Horia Tecău)
- United States (Steve Johnson & Jack Sock)
- Women's Singles: Monica Puig; Angelique Kerber; Petra Kvitová
- Women's Doubles:
- Russia (Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina)
- Switzerland (Timea Bacsinszky & Martina Hingis)
- Czech Republic (Lucie Šafářová & Barbora Strýcová)
- Mixed Doubles:
- United States (Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Jack Sock)
- United States (Venus Williams & Rajeev Ram)
- Czech Republic (Lucie Hradecká & Radek Štěpánek)
- Men's Singles:
International tennis competitions
- January 3 – 9: 2016 Hopman Cup in Perth[190]
- February 1 – November 13: 2016 Fed Cup[191]
- The Czech Republic defeated France, 3–2 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and tenth overall Fed Cup title.
- The
- March 5 – November 28: 2016 Davis Cup[192]
- October 23 – 30: 2016 WTA Finals in Singapore[193]
- November 1 – 6: 2016 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai[194]
- November 13 – 20: 2016 ATP World Tour Finals in London[195]
Grand Slam
- January 18 – 31: 2016 Australian Open in Melbourne[196]
- May 16 – June 5: 2016 French Open in Paris[197]
- June 27 – July 10: 2016 Wimbledon Championships in London[198]
- August 29 – September 11: 2016 US Open in New York City[199]
- Men's Singles: Stan Wawrinka
- Men's Doubles: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
- Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber
- Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová
- Men's Singles:
Track cycling
Trial cycling
Triathlon
Volleyball
Water polo
Weightlifting
Wrestling
Deaths
References
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