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.
- November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page[1]
2016 Summer Olympics (WA)
2016 Summer Olympics (FIBA)
International FIBA championships
- January 15 – March 12: 2016 FIBA Americas League[38]
- May 20 – 26: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Women in Barquisimeto[39]
- Brazil defeated Venezuela, 94–75, to win their 16th consecutive and 26th overall South American Basketball Championship for Women title. Colombia took the bronze medal.
- June 19 – 25: 2016 Centrobasket in Panama City[40]
- June 26 – July 2: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Men in Caracas[41]
- Venezuela defeated Brazil, 64–58, to win their second consecutive and third overall South American Basketball Championship title.
- Uruguay took third place.
- July 3 – 16: 2016 CBC U16 Championship in Georgetown, Guyana[42]
- Men: The Bahamas defeated Guyana, 84–57, to win the inaugural FIBA CBC U16 Championship title. Jamaica took third place.[43]
- Women: The Bahamas defeated Suriname, 55–50, to win the inaugural Women's FIBA CBC U16 Championship title. British Virgin Islands took third place.
- 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.
- August 24 – 28: 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship in Patillas, Puerto Rico[46]
- August 29 – September 2: 2016 COCABA U16 Championship for Men and Women in San José, Costa Rica[47][48]
- September 20 – December 7: 2016 South American League for Men's Clubs in Comodoro Rivadavia and La Banda, Valdivia, and Barquisimeto[49]
- 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]
- Argentina defeated Venezuela, 65–54, to win their sixth FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women title.
- Colombia took third place.
- October 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 Euroleague[52]
- October 7, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 EuroCup Women[53]
- October 13, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball[54]
- October 14, 2015 – April 17, 2016: 2015–16 EuroLeague Women[55]
- October 21, 2015 – May 1, 2016: 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup (debut event and replaced the EuroChallenge)[56]
- 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]
- Malta defeated Ireland, 67–59, to win their third FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries title.
- Moldova took third place.
- July 9 – 17: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Matosinhos[59]
- Spain defeated Italy, 71–69, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title.
- Russia took third place.
- July 16 – 24: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Helsinki[60]
- Spain defeated Lithuania, 68–55, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title.
- Turkey took third place.
- July 23 – 31: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Sopron[61]
- France defeated Spain, 74–44, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women title.
- Russia took third place.
- August 6 – 14: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Udine[62]
- Spain defeated Germany, 64–48, to win their tenth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women title.
- France took third place.
- August 12 – 20: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Radom[63]
- Spain defeated Lithuania, 74–72, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title.
- Turkey took third place.
- September 2 – 4: 2016 FIBA 3x3 European Championships in Bucharest[64]
- Men: Slovenia defeated Serbia 19–17, to win their first FIBA 3x3 European Championships title. The Netherlands took third place.
- Women: Hungary defeated Romania, 21–14, to win their first FIBA Women's 3x3 European Championships title. Russia took third place.
- September 9 – 11: 2016 FIBA U18 3x3 European Championships in Debrecen[65]
- December 16 – 22: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Samsun[66]
- March 19 – 26: BISFed 2016 World Individual Championships in Beijing[73]
- 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
- May 17 – 24: BISFed 2016 World Open #2 in Dubai[75][76]
- Individual BC1 winner: LEUNG Mei Yee
- Individual BC2 winner: Abilio Valente
- Individual BC3 winner: HO Yuen Kei
- Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
- Pairs BC3 winners: Russia
- Pairs BC4 winners: China
- Team BC1–BC2 winners: Portugal
- 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
- February 10 – December 18: 2016 FIDE (World Chess Federation) calendar
World events
- February 10 – 24, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #2 in Tehran
- April 19 – May 3, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #3 in Batumi
- July 1 – 15: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #4 in Chengdu
- November 18 – December 2: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #5 in Khanty-Mansiysk
- February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
- March 1 – 19: Women's World Chess Championship 2016 in Lviv
- March 10 – 30: Candidates Tournament in Moscow
- April 8 – 15: 14th World University Chess Championship in Abu Dhabi
- 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
- 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
- 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)
- July 22 – 29: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016 in Poprad
- July 30 – August 7: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 in Wadduwa
- Winnesr: 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
- August 7 – 21: World Junior Chess Championships 2016 in Bhubaneswar
- September 1 – 14: 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku
- September 20 – October 4: World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk
- 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)
- November 11–30: World Chess Championship 2016: Carlsen – Karjakin in New York City
- November 18 – December 1: World Senior Chess Championships 2016 in Mariánské Lázně
European events
- April 1 – 11: 2nd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship in Luxembourg City
- April 18 – 27: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2016 in Greece
- May 11 – 24: European Individual Chess Championship 2016 in Gjakova
- May 26 – June 8: European Individual Women's Chess Championship 2016 in Mamaia
- June 4 – 14: European Senior Individual Championship 2016 in Armenia
- June 6 – 12: European Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Ruzomberok
- Winner: Anatoly Borodavkin
- 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)
- July 9 – 17: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2016 in Celje
- July 13 – 24: European Universities Games 2016 in Zagreb
- July 24 – August 1: 1st IBCA European Team Chess Championship in Warsawa
- 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
- August 17 – 28: European Youth Chess Championship 2016 in Prague
- November 5 – 13: European Chess Club Cup 2016 for men and for women Novi Sad
- Winners: Alkaloid (m) / Cercle d’Echecs Monte Carlo
- 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
- 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
- April 27 – May 3: American Subzonal 2.3.5 Open & Women in Bridgetown
- Winners: Mark Machin Rivera (m) / Deborah Richards (f)
- May 28 – June 5: 11th American Continental Chess Championship in San Salvador
- June 19 – 26: Panamerican U20 Chess Championship 2016 in Bogotà
- July 1 – 6: Panamerican University Championship 2016 in Tegucigalpa
- Winners: Mattey Emanuel Vaglio (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
- July 11 – 18: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2016 in San Salvador
- Winners: Bryan Solano Cuya (m) / Karla July Fernandez Rivero (f)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- October 31 – November 6: American Subzonal 2.3.3 in Panama City
- Winners: Bernal González (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
- November 6 – 13: American Continental Women's Championship in Colima City
- 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)
Asian events
- March 27 – April 8: Asian Nations Cup (Men and Women) 2016 in Abu Dhabi
- April 6: Asian Nations Cup Rapid Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
- April 7: Asian Nations Cup Blitz Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
- April 5 – 15: Asian Youth U6, U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- April 9: Asian Youth Blitz Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- 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)
- May 2 – 11: Asian Juniors and Girls U-20 Championships 2016 in New Delhi
- May 3: Asian Juniors and Girls Rapid Championship 2016 in New Delhi
- May 11: Asian Juniors and Girls Blitz Championship 2016 in New Delhi
- May 25 – June 5: Asian Individual Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
- June 4: Asian Individual Blitz Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- 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
- September 1 – 6: South Asian Amateur Championship 2016 in Srinagar
- Winner: V Raghav Srivathsav
- October 26 – November 5: Asian Seniors Chess Championship 2016 in Mandalay
- 50+ years winner: Han Myint
- 65+ years winner: Wazeer Ahmad Khan
- 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)
- April 22 – May 1: African Zonal 4.2 in Dar-es-Salaam
- April 23 – May 2: African Zonal 4.3 in Le Morne
- May 23 – 31: African Zonal 4.1 in Taroudant
- Winners: Adlane Arab / Rania Sbai (f)
- July 16 – 27: African Individual Championships in Kampala
- July 25: African Blitz Championships in Kampala
- July 26: African Rapid Championships Kampala
- August 11 – 18: African Amateur Individual Championships in Lomé
- Under 2000 Open winner: Philip Elikem Ameku
- Under 2300 Open winner: Anass Ouazri
- 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)
- 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
- October 1 – 10: Arab Individual Chess Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in Sudan
- October 4: Arab Individual Blitz Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in Sudan
- October 5 – 6: Arab Individual Rapid Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in Sudan
- Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Alshaeby Boshra (f)
- January 15 – December 11: 2016 FIH Calendar of Events[79]
2016 Summer Olympics (FIH)
International field hockey events
- January 15 – 17: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Prague[85]
- January 22 – 24: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Minsk[86]
- February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Hamburg[87]
- February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Pavlovski Posad[88]
- 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
- February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockdey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Minsk[90]
- May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Men's Club Champions Trophy in Glasgow[91]
- May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Cup in Bilthoven[92]
- 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]
- July 24 – 30: 2016 EuroHockey Boys' and Girls' U18 Championships in Cork[95][96]
- 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]
- Argentina defeated Canada, 5–0, to win their 11th consecutive Pan American Men's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
- Chile took the bronze medal.
- October 1 – 9: 2016 South American Championships for Men and Women in Chiclayo
- March 18 – 28: 2016 Junior African Cup for Men and Women in Windhoek[105]
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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.
- 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
- 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.
- September 30 – October 2: Champions Cup in Borås
- 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.
International Championships
- February 2 – 13: UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 in Serbia
- 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
- Brazil defeated Argentina, 4–2, to win their first South American Under-17 Futsal Championship. Venezuela took third place.
- 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.
- 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.
- July 15 – 22: 2016 CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships in Asunción (debut event)[108]
- Brazil defeated Colombia, 4–2, to win the inaugural CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships title.
- Paraguay took third place.
- July 15 – 23: 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok
- September 10 – October 1: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia[109]
- Argentina defeated Russia, 5–4, to win their first FIFA Futsal World Cup title.
- Iran took third place.
- 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.
- December 11 – 18: 2016 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship in Uruguay
- Argentina defeated Brazil, 2–1, to win their first South American Under-20 Futsal Championship title.
- Venezuela took third place.
- 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)
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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- January 6 – December 18: 2016 IHF Calendar of Events[112]
2016 Summer Olympics (IHF)
- September 5, 2015 – May 29, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Champions League
- September 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Cup
- October 11, 2015 – May 21, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup
- September 12, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League
- October 16, 2015 – May 6, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup
- October 17, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- November 14, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
- January 15 – 31: 2016 European Men's Handball Championship in Poland
- Germany defeated Spain, 24–17, to win their second European Men's Handball Championship title. Croatia took the bronze medal.
- July 4 – 8: 2016 European Open Handball Championship for Women in Gothenburg[113]
- Sweden defeated Denmark, 34–33, to win their first European Open Handball Championship title. Norway took third place.
- 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]
- Spain defeated Germany, 30–29, to win their second European Men's Junior Handball Championship title.
- France took third place.
- 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.
- January 21 – 30: 2016 African Men's Handball Championship in Egypt
- Egypt defeated Tunisia, 21–19, to win their sixth African Men's Handball Championship title. Angola took the bronze medal.
- 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
- 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.
- September 2 – 9: 2016 African Men's Youth Handball Championship in Bamako
- Tunisia defeated Egypt, 26–25, to win their first African Men's Youth Handball Championship title.
- Algeria took the bronze medal.
- September 11 – 18: 2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship in Bamako
- Tunisia defeated Egypt, 26–25, to win their fourth African Men's Junior Handball Championship title.
- Algeria took the bronze medal.
International handball championships
Main article: 2016 in Kabaddi
Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League Season (January)
Main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League Season (June)
- International Tournaments
- August 26 – September 3: 4th IKF Asia Korfball Championship in India
World championships and World Cups
- March 18 – 20: U17 Korfball World Cup in Schijndel
- March 25 – 27: U19 Korfball World Cup in Leeuwarden
- July 9 – 16: IKF U23 World Korfball Championship in Olomouc
- May 4 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division I National Championship in Winston-Salem
- Division I Individual Awards
- Division II Individual Awards
- Most Outstanding Attacker – Kaitlin Ball (Denver)
- Most Outstanding Midfielder – Audrey Burns (Utah)
- Most Outstanding Defender – Nicole Cosmany (Denver)
- Most Outstanding Goalie – Sasha McKee (Utah)
- June 1 – 5: 2016 World Inline Hockey Masters Cup in Bolzano
- 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
- June 12 – 25: 2016 World Inline Hockey Championships in Asiago/Roana
- 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)
- 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)
- October 24, 2015 – May, 15: 2015–16 CERH European League
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- Portugal defeated Italy, 6–2, to win their twenty one CERH European Championship. Spain took third place.
- 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
- Spain and Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
2016 Summer Olympics (WR)
International rugby events
2016 Men's Internationals
- April 30 – June 26: WR's 2016 Men's Internationals Page[150]
2016 Women's Internationals
- October 22 – December 17: WR's 2016 Women's Internationals Page[151]
Club seasons and championships
- January 4 – November 20: ISSF Competition Calendar[152]
2016 Summer Olympics (ISSF)
International shooting championships
- March 1 – 9: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Bangkok[163]
- China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[164]
- March 17 – 25: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Nicosia[165]
- 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]
- China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.[169]
- June 1 – 11: Shotgun World Cup #2 in the City of San Marino[170]
- June 20 – 29: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in Baku[171]
- October 4 – 10: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #3 (final) in Bologna[173]
- China and Serbia won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.[174]
- October 10 – 16: Shotgun World Cup #3 (final) in Rome[175]
Softball World Cup and Championships
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.
2016 Summer Olympics (ATP and WTA)
International tennis competitions