| Sport
| Competition name
| Competing entities
| First
held
| Current holder
| Next
| Frequency
| Details and notes |
|---|
| Alpine skiing |
FIS Alpine World Ski Championships |
Individuals |
1931 |
Winners in 6 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| FIS Alpine Ski World Cup |
Individuals |
1967 |
 Marco Odermatt (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Nations |
Switzerland (2023–24) |
|
| American football |
IFAF World Championship |
Nations |
1999 |
 United States (2015) |
2025 |
Quadrennial |
Not held in 2019 |
| Armwrestling |
World Armwrestling Championship |
Individuals |
1979 |
Winners in 22 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Aquatics |
Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships |
Individuals[R] |
1973 |
Winners in 20 events (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Diving at the World Aquatics Championships |
Individuals |
1973 |
Winners in 5 events (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships |
Individuals |
2023 |
Winners in 2 events (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships |
Individuals |
1991 |
Winners in 2 events (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| High diving at the World Aquatics Championships |
Individuals |
2013 |
 Aidan Heslop (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) |
Individuals[R] |
1993 |
Winners in 21 events (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| World Aquatics Swimming World Cup |
Individuals |
1988–89 |
 Léon Marchand (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Aquatics Diving World Cup |
Individuals |
1979 |
Winners in 4 events (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| FINA Marathon Swim World Series |
Individuals |
2007 |
Marc-Antoine Olivier (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series |
Individuals |
2009 |
Aidan Heslop (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Archery |
World Archery Championships |
Individuals & Nations |
1931 |
Winners in 4 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Archery World Cup |
Individual recurve |
2006 |
 Kim Woo-jin (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Individual compound |
James Lutz (2024) |
|
| World Field Archery Championships |
Individuals & Nations |
1969 |
Winners in 4 events (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Artistic roller skating |
Artistic Skating World Championships |
Individuals |
1980 |
 Alessandro Liberatore (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Not held in 2020 |
| Athletics |
World Athletics Championships |
Individuals[R] |
1983 |
Winners in 24 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
1983–1991 held quadrennially, biennially starting 1993 |
| World Athletics Indoor Championships |
Individuals[R] |
1985 |
Winners in 13 events (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| World Athletics Cross Country Championships |
Individuals |
1973 |
 Jacob Kiplimo (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Nations |
 Kenya (2024) |
|
| World Mountain and Trail Running Championships |
Individuals |
1985 |
Winners in 10 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| World Athletics Road Running Championships |
Individuals |
1992 |
Sabastian Sawe (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
Annually until 2010 |
| Team |
1992 |
(2023) |
| World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships |
Individual & Nations |
1961 |
Winners in 4 events (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| World Athletics Relays |
Nations |
2014 |
Winners in 2 events (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| IAU 50 km World Championships |
Individuals |
2005 |
(2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
2017, 2018 not held |
| IAU 100 km World Championships |
Individuals |
1987 |
 Haruki Okayama (2022) |
2023 |
Annual |
|
| IAU 24 Hour World Championship |
Individuals |
2001 |
 Aleksandr Sorokin (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Nations |
2003 |
Lithuania (2023) |
|
| Badminton |
BWF World Championships |
Singles |
1977 |
 Kunlavut Vitidsarn (2023) |
2025 |
Annual |
Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| Doubles |
Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae (2023) |
| Thomas Cup |
Nations |
1949 |
 China (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
Since 1984, it has been held concurrently with the women's Uber Cup. Most wins:  Indonesia 14, China 11,  Malaysia 5 |
| Ball Hockey |
Ball Hockey World Championship |
Nations |
1996 |
 Canada (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Bandy |
Bandy World Championship |
Nations |
1957 |
 Sweden (2023) |
2025 |
Annual |
The second Bandy WCs were held in 1961; from that point, the championships were held biennially until 2003; and annually ever since. |
| Baseball |
World Baseball Classic |
Nations |
2006 |
Japan (2023) |
2026 |
Triennial |
Started in 1938 (as IBAF Baseball World Cup); Restarted in 2006; the first two of these modern WBCs (MLB approved and sanctioned by WBSC) were separated by three years (2006, 2009); moved to quadrennially until 2017. 2021 postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most wins: Japan 3,  Dominican Republic and United States 1 |
| Baseball World Cup |
Nations |
1938 |
 Netherlands (2011) |
Defunct |
|
Biennial until 2011 |
| WBSC Premier12 |
Nations |
2015 |
 Chinese Taipei (2024) |
2027 |
Quadrennial |
|
| Baseball5 |
Baseball5 World Cup |
Nations |
2024 |
 Cuba (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Basketball |
FIBA Basketball World Cup |
Nations |
1950 |
 Germany (2023) |
2027 |
Quadrennial |
Following the 2014 edition, the FIBA Basketball World Cup (but not the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) has been reset on a new quadrennial cycle. The 2014 (men's) World Cup will be followed by the 2019 World Cup, avoiding conflict with the FIFA World Cup. Most wins: United States 5,  Yugoslavia 5,  Soviet Union 3 |
| FIBA 3x3 World Cup |
Nations |
2012 |
 Serbia (2023) |
2025 |
Annual |
Biennial until 2016 |
| FIBA Intercontinental Cup |
Clubs |
1966 |
 Unicaja (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Beach handball |
World Men's Beach Handball Championship |
Nations |
2004 |
 Croatia (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Beach soccer |
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
Nations |
2005 |
 Brazil (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
Most wins: Brazil 6,  Russia 3,  Portugal 2 |
| Beach tennis |
Beach Tennis World Championship |
Individuals |
2009 |
André Baran &
Michele Cappelletti (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Beach volleyball |
FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships |
Nations |
1997 |
 Perušič – Schweiner (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Beach wrestling |
World Beach Wrestling Championships |
Individuals |
2006 |
Winners in 4 weight classes (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Biathlon |
Biathlon World Championships |
Individuals & Nations |
1958 |
Winners in 5 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Not held in Winter Olympic Years |
| Summer Biathlon World Championships |
Individuals |
1996 |
Winners in 3 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Cancelled in 2020 |
| Biathlon World Cup |
Individuals overall |
1977–78 |
 Johannes Thingnes Bø (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Nations |
2000–01 |
Norway (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Billiards & Pool |
WPA World Eight-ball Championship |
Individuals |
2004 |
Joshua Filler (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| WPA World Blackball Championship |
Individuals |
2006 |
 Gavin Robinson (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Individuals |
1990 |
Fedor Gorst (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| WPA World Ten-ball Championship |
Individuals |
2008 |
 Carlo Biado (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Billiards Championship (English billiards) |
Individuals |
1870 |
David Causier (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
Individuals |
1990 |
Fedor Gorst (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Bobsleigh |
IBSF World Championships |
Four man |
1930 |
Francesco Friedrich
Thorsten Margis
Alexander Schüller
Felix Straub (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Two man |
1931 |
Francesco Friedrich
Alexander Schüller (2024) |
| Bobsleigh World Cup |
Individuals |
1984–85 |
Francesco Friedrich (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
Bowling
(ten-pin) |
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup |
Individuals |
1965 |
Robin Ilhammar (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships |
Nations |
1954 |
Winners in 4 events (2021) |
2022 |
Annual |
Biennially until 2010 |
| Bowls |
World Bowls Championship |
Individuals and Nations |
1966 |
Winners in 5 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| World Indoor Bowls Championships |
Singles |
1979 |
 Stewart Anderson (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Pairs |
Stewart Anderson & Darren Burnett (2024) |
| Boxing |
World Amateur Boxing Championships |
Individuals |
1974 |
Winners in 13 weight classes (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Breakdancing |
Battle of the Year |
Individuals |
2009 |
Phil Wizard (2023) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Red Bull BC One |
Individuals |
2004 |
Hong 10 (2023) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Canoeing |
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships |
Individuals |
1938 |
Winners in 8 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
| ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships |
Individuals and Nations |
1949 |
Winners in 5 events (2023) |
2025 |
Annual |
Not held in Summer Olympic years |
| Canoe Slalom World Cup |
Individuals |
1988 |
Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| ICF Canoe Polo World Championships |
Nations |
1994 |
Germany (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships |
Individuals |
1988 |
Winners in 6 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Wildwater Canoeing World Championships |
Individuals |
1959 |
Winners in 6 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Climbing |
IFSC Climbing World Championships |
Individuals |
1991 |
Winners in 4 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| IFSC Climbing World Cup |
Individuals & Nations |
1989 |
Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Cricket |
ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI format) |
Nations |
1975 |
 Australia (2023) |
2027 |
Quadrennial |
Most wins: Australia 6,  West Indies 2,  India 2,  Pakistan,  Sri Lanka, England 1 each |
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup (T20I format) |
Nations |
2007 |
India (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
Changed from odd-numbered years (2007–2009) to even-numbered years (2010–2016). Biennial until 2016. Quadrennial since 2016. Biennial since 2022. Most wins: India 2, West Indies 2, England 2, multiple countries 1 |
| ICC World Test Championship (Test format) |
Nations |
2019–21 |
Australia (2021–23) |
2023–25 |
Biennial[a] |
2 year league format concluding with the final |
| ICC Champions Trophy |
Nations |
1998 |
Pakistan (2017) |
2025 |
Quadrennial |
Biennial until 2017. Quadrennial since 2025. |
| Cross-country skiing |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships |
Individuals and Nations |
1925 |
Winners in 6 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| FIS Cross-Country World Cup |
Individuals |
1973–74 |
Harald Østberg Amundsen (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| CrossFit |
CrossFit Games |
Individuals |
2007 |
James Sprague (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Curling |
World Curling Championships |
Nations |
1959 |
Sweden (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
2020 cancellation, Most wins: Canada 36, Sweden 12, Scotland 6 |
| Cycling |
UCI Road World Championships |
Road race |
1927 |
 Tadej Pogačar (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Time trial |
1994 |
 Remco Evenepoel (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
| UCI Track Cycling World Championships |
Individuals & Nations |
1893 |
Winners in 11 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| UCI Mountain Bike World Championships |
Individuals |
1990 |
Winners in 4 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| UCI BMX World Championships |
Individuals |
1982 |
Joris Daudet (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| UCI Urban Cycling World Championships |
Freestyle BMX |
2017 |
Flatland: Matthias Dandois (2024)
Park: Logan Martin (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Trials |
1986 |
Men Elite 20":
Alejandro Montalvo (2024)
Men Elite 26":
Jack Carthy (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships |
Individuals |
1950 |
Mathieu van der Poel (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships |
Individuals |
2003 |
 Simon Andreassen (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup |
Individuals & Nations |
2021 |
Great Britain (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| UCI Mountain Bike World Cup |
Cross-country |
1990 |
 Alan Hatherly (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Downhill |
1993 |
Loïc Bruni (2024) |
|
| UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup |
Individuals |
1993–94 |
Eli Iserbyt (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| UCI BMX Supercross World Cup |
Individuals |
2010 |
Izaac Kennedy (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Darts |
| WDF World Darts Championship |
Individuals |
2022 |
 Shane McGuirk (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| PDC World Darts Championship |
Individuals |
1994 |
Luke Littler (2025) |
2026 |
Annual |
Most wins: Phil Taylor 14, Michael van Gerwen 3, Gary Anderson 2 |
| PDC World Cup of Darts |
Doubles |
2010 |
Luke Humphries & Michael Smith (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Most wins: England 4, Netherlands 4,  Wales 2 |
| WDF World Cup |
Nations |
1977 |
Netherlands (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
The WDF World Cup was first contested in 1977, but a women's championship was not added until 1983 |
| Disc golf |
PDGA World Championships |
Individuals |
1982 |
Isaac Robinson (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Dodgeball |
Dodgeball World Championship |
Nations - Foam |
2012 |
United States (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Nations - Cloth |
2019 |
 Austria (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Fencing |
World Fencing Championships |
Individuals and Nations |
1921 |
Winners in 6 events (2023) |
2025 |
Annual |
Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years |
| Fencing World Cup |
Foil
Sabre
Épée |
1972 |
 Cheung Ka Long
Oh Sang-uk
Koki Kano
(2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Field hockey |
FIH Hockey World Cup |
Nations |
1971 |
Germany (2023) |
2026 |
Quadrennial |
Most wins: Pakistan 4, Netherlands 3, Australia 3, Germany 3 |
| Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup |
Nations |
2003 |
Austria (2023) |
2025 |
Quadrennial |
Most wins: Germany 3, Austria 2, Netherlands 1 |
| FIH Men's Hockey5s World Cup |
Nations |
2024 |
Netherlands (2024) |
2028 |
Quadrennial |
|
| Figure skating |
World Figure Skating Championships |
Individuals |
1896 |
Ilia Malinin (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Finswimming |
Finswimming World Championships |
Individuals |
1976 |
Winners in 17 events (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Fistball |
Fistball World Championships |
Nations |
1968 |
Germany (2023) |
2027 |
Quadrennial |
|
| Flag football |
IFAF Flag Football World Championship |
Nations |
2002 |
United States (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Floorball |
World Floorball Championships |
Nations |
1996 |
 Finland (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Freediving |
AIDA World Championship |
Individuals |
2005 |
(2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Team |
1996 |
(2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Freerunning & Parkour |
Parkour World Championships |
Individuals |
2022 |
Winners in 2 events (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Freestyle Skiing |
FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships |
Individuals |
1986 |
Winners in 7 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup |
Individuals |
1980 |
Winners in 6 disciplines (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Football |
FIFA World Cup |
Nations |
1930 |
 Argentina (2022) |
2026 |
Quadrennial |
Most wins: Brazil 5, Germany 4, Italy 4 |
| FIFA Club World Cup |
Clubs |
2000 |
Manchester City (2023) |
2025 |
Quadrennial |
Annual until 2023, Most wins: Real Madrid 5, Barcelona 3, Corinthians 2, Bayern Munich 2 |
| FIFA Intercontinental Cup |
Clubs |
2024 |
Real Madrid (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Futsal |
FIFA Futsal World Cup |
Nations |
1989 |
Brazil (2024) |
2028 |
Quadrennial |
Most wins: Brazil 6, Spain 2, Argentina 1, Portugal 1 |
| AMF Futsal World Cup |
Nations |
1982 |
 Paraguay (2023) |
2027 |
Quadrennial |
Originally a triennial event, held quadrennially after 2003 |
| Golf |
Mission Hills World Cup |
Nations |
1953 |
Belgium (2018) |
2021 |
Biennial |
|
| World Golf Championships |
WGC Championship |
1999 |
Collin Morikawa (2021) |
Defunct |
Annual |
|
| WGC Match Play |
1999 |
Sam Burns (2023) |
2024 |
Annual |
|
| WGC Invitational |
1999 |
 Abraham Ancer (2021) |
Defunct |
Annual |
|
| WGC-HSBC Champions |
2005 |
 Rory McIlroy (2019) |
Defunct |
Annual |
|
| Gymnastics |
World Artistic Gymnastics Championships |
Individuals & Nations |
1903 |
Winners in 8 events (2023) |
2025 |
Annual |
Not held in Olympic Years |
| Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships |
Individual & Nations |
1964 |
Winners in 7 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships |
Pair and Group |
1974 |
Winners in 6 events (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships |
Individuals |
1995 |
Winners in 8 events (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Artistic Gymnastics World Cup |
Individuals |
1975 |
Winners in various events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Handball |
IHF World Men's Handball Championship |
Nations |
1938 |
Denmark (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
Most wins: France 6, Sweden 4,  Romania 4 |
| IHF Super Globe |
Clubs |
1997 |
 Veszprém (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Hyrox |
Hyrox World Championships |
Individuals |
2018–19 |
Alexander Roncevic (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Ice climbing |
UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships |
Lead |
2002 |
Lee Young-geon (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Speed |
2002 |
 Mohammad Reza Safdarian (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Ice hockey |
IIHF World Championship |
Nations |
1920 |
Czech Republic (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Not held from 1940 to 1946 during World War II. Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most wins: Canada 28, Soviet Union and Russia 27, Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic 13, Sweden 11 |
| World Cup of Hockey |
Nations |
1976 (as Canada Cup) |
Canada (2016) |
Unknown |
Quadrennial |
|
| Inline hockey |
IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship |
Nations |
1996 |
United States (2017) |
Defunct |
Annual |
The IIHF cancelled the championship in 2019 and can no longer govern inline hockey.[1] |
| FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships |
Nations |
1995 |
United States (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Inline speed skating |
Inline Speed Skating World Championships |
Individuals |
1966 |
Winners in 11 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Judo |
World Judo Championships |
Individuals |
1956 |
Winners in 7 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Ju-jitsu |
Ju-Jitsu World Championships |
Individuals |
1994 |
Winners in 14 weight classes (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Kabaddi |
IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) |
Nations |
2004 |
India (2016) |
2025 |
Quadrennial |
|
| IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) |
Nations |
2010 |
Pakistan (2020) |
2024 |
Quadrennial |
|
| Karate |
Karate World Championships |
Individuals & Nations |
1970 |
Winners in 8 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Kho Kho |
Kho Kho World Cup |
Nations |
2025 |
TBD |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Kickboxing |
W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships |
Individuals |
1978 |
Winners in various weight classes (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Lacrosse |
World Lacrosse Championship |
Nations |
1967 |
United States (2023) |
2027 |
Quadrennial |
|
| World Lacrosse Box Championships |
Nations |
2003 |
Canada (2024) |
2028 |
Quadrennial |
|
| Luge |
FIL World Luge Championships |
Men's singles |
1955 |
Max Langenhan (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Men's doubles |
1955 |
Juri Gatt
Riccardo Schöpf (2024) |
|
| FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships |
Men's singles |
1979 |
Alex Gruber (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Men's doubles |
1979 |
Patrick Lambacher
Matthias Lambacher (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Minifootball |
WMF World Cup |
Nations |
2015 |
Romania (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Modern pentathlon |
World Modern Pentathlon Championships |
Individual |
1949 |
Csaba Bőhm (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Team |
1949 |
Hungary (2024) |
|
| Relay |
2004 |
South Korea (2024) |
|
| Modern Pentathlon World Cup |
Individuals |
1999 |
Winners in 5 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Mountain and Trail running |
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships |
Individuals |
2021 |
Winners in 10 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| World Mountain Running Championships |
Individuals |
1985 |
Joseph Gray (2019) |
Defunct |
Annual |
|
| IAU Trail World Championships |
Individuals |
2007 |
Jonathan Albon (2019) |
Defunct |
Annual |
|
| Nordic Combined |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships |
Individuals & Nation |
1925 |
Winners in 3 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| FIS Nordic Combined World Cup |
Individuals |
1983–84 |
Jarl Magnus Riiber (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Orienteering |
World Orienteering Championships |
Individuals |
1966 |
Winners in 2 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Originally biennially, annually since 2003 |
| Orienteering World Cup |
Individuals |
1986 |
Kasper Fosser (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually |
| World Ski Orienteering Championships |
Individuals |
1975 |
Winners in various events (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships |
Individuals |
2002 |
Winners in various events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Trail Orienteering Championships |
Individuals |
2004 |
Winners in various events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Padel tennis |
Padel World Championship |
Nations |
1992 |
Argentina (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Pickleball |
World Pickleball Championships |
Nations |
2019 |
(2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Polo |
World Polo Championship |
Nations |
1987 |
Spain (2022) |
2026 |
Triennial |
Most wins: Argentina 5, Brazil 3,  Chile 2 |
| Powerlifting |
World Powerlifting Championship |
Individuals |
2011 |
Winners in various weight classes (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Racquetball |
Racquetball World Championships |
Nations |
1981 |
United States (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Rogaining |
World Rogaining Championships |
Pairs |
1992 |
 Timmo Tammemäe & Sander Linnus (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Roll Ball |
Roll Ball World Cup |
Nations |
2011 |
Kenya (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Roller derby |
Men's Roller Derby World Cup |
Nations |
2014 |
United States (2018) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Roller hockey |
Roller Hockey World Cup |
Nations |
1936 |
Spain (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
Current FIRS cups restarted in 1958 |
| Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup |
Clubs |
1983 |
FC Barcelona (2023) |
2024 |
Annual |
|
| Rowing |
World Rowing Championships |
Nations |
1962 |
Winners in 3 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years |
| World Rowing Cup |
Nations |
1997 |
Winners in varying numbers of events per stage (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Three stages |
| World Indoor Rowing Championships |
Individuals and Nations |
2018 |
Winners in 5 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Rugby league |
Rugby League World Cup |
Nations |
1954 |
Australia (2021) |
2026 |
Quadrennial |
Quadrennial after 2013, Most wins: Australia 12, Great Britain 3,  New Zealand 1 |
| Rugby union |
Rugby World Cup |
Nations |
1987 |
South Africa (2023) |
2027 |
Quadrennial |
Most wins: South Africa 4, New Zealand 3, Australia 2, England 1 |
| Rugby sevens |
Rugby World Cup Sevens |
Nations |
1993 |
 Fiji (2022) |
2026 |
Quadrennial |
In June 2013, World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) announced that it had reconsidered a previous decision to scrap the Rugby World Cup Sevens. After 2013, the next event will be in 2018, and will be held quadrennially afterwards.[2] |
|
| Sailing |
World championships in sailing |
Individuals and Pairs |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Multiple Annual |
Sailing hold multiple male only events See Here mainly in the Olympic discipline |
| Sambo |
World Sambo Championships |
Individuals |
1973 |
Winners in various weight classes (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Sepak Takraw |
ISTAF World Cup |
Nations |
2011 |
Thailand (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Shooting |
ISSF World Shooting Championships |
Individuals & Nations |
1897 |
Winners in 28 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| ISSF World Shotgun Championships |
Individuals & Nations |
1934 |
Winners in 4 events (2022) |
2023 |
Biennial |
|
| World Running Target Championships |
Individuals & Team |
1961 |
(Winners in 10 events) (2022) |
2024 |
Quadrennial |
|
| ISSF World Cup |
Individuals |
1986 |
China (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Skateboarding |
World Skateboarding Championship |
Park |
2016 |
Augusto Akio (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Street |
2010 |
Toa Sasaki (2024) |
2025 |
|
| Skeleton |
IBSF World Championships |
Individual |
1982 |
Christopher Grotheer (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| Skeleton World Cup |
Individual |
1986–87 |
Matt Weston (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Ski jumping |
FIS Nordic World Ski Championships |
Individuals & Nations |
1962 |
Winners in 3 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| FIS Ski Flying World Championships |
Individuals |
1972 |
Stefan Kraft (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| National Team |
2004 |
Slovenia (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| FIS Ski Jumping World Cup |
Individuals |
1979–80 |
Stefan Kraft (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Snooker |
World Snooker Championship |
Individuals |
1927 |
Kyren Wilson (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
This championship is open to both sexes, but no woman has ever won the event.[3] Most wins in modern era: Stephen Hendry 7, Steve Davis 6, Ronnie O'Sullivan 7 |
| IBSF World Snooker Championship |
Individuals |
1963 |
Muhammad Asif (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship |
| Six-red World Championship |
Individuals |
2008 |
Ding Junhui (2023) |
2024 |
Annual |
|
| Snooker World Cup |
Individuals |
1979 |
John Higgins&Stephen Maguire (2019) |
Defunct |
Annual |
|
| Snowboarding |
FIS Snowboard World Championships |
Individuals |
1996 |
Winners in 6 events (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| FIS Snowboard World Cup |
Individuals |
1994 |
Winners in 6 disciplines (2023–24) |
2024–25 |
Annual |
|
| Snowshoe running |
World Snowshoe Championships |
Individuals |
2006 |
Alex Baldaccini (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Softball |
Men's Softball World Cup |
Nations |
1966 |
Australia (2022) |
2025 |
Triennial |
Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, biennially till 2019, now triennially |
| Speed skating |
World Allround Speed Skating Championships |
Individuals |
1889 |
Jordan Stolz (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Sprint Speed Skating Championships |
Individuals |
1970 |
Ning Zhongyan (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| World Single Distance Championships |
Individuals and Nations |
1996 |
Winners in 8 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held |
| World Short Track Speed Skating Championships |
Individuals and Nations |
1976 |
Winners in 4 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships |
| Squash |
PSA World Championship |
Individuals |
1976 |
 Diego Elías (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World International Doubles Squash Championships |
Doubles |
1997 |
Elliott Lowe & Raphael Segal (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| WSF World Team Squash Championships |
Nations |
1967 |
 Egypt (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
2021 Championship cancelled |
| Strength athletics |
World's Strongest Man |
Individuals |
1977 |
Tom Stoltman (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Surfing |
World Surfing Games |
Individuals & Team |
1964 |
Gabriel Medina (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Table tennis |
World Table Tennis Championships |
Singles |
1926 |
Fan Zhendong (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Doubles |
Wang Chuqin & Fan Zhendong (2023) |
|
| World Team Table Tennis Championships |
Nations |
1926 |
China (2024) |
2026 |
Biennial |
|
| Taekwondo |
World Taekwondo Championships |
Individuals |
1973 |
Winners in 8 weight classes (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Nations |
South Korea (2023) |
|
| World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships |
Nations |
2006 |
Iran (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Tchoukball |
World Tchoukball Championship |
Nations |
1971 |
Chinese Taipei (2023) |
2027 |
Quadrennial |
|
| Teqball |
Teqball World Championships |
Men's singles |
2017 |
Apor Györgydeák (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Men's doubles |
2017 |
Sorrasak Thaosiri & Jirati Chanliang (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Tennis |
Davis Cup |
Nations |
1900 |
Italy (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Note: The Davis Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. Only the teams in the World Group actually compete for the Davis Cup proper; other teams play to (eventually) reach the World Group. Most wins: United States 32, Australia 28, France 10 |
| World Team Cup |
Nations |
1978 |
Serbia (2012) |
Defunct |
Annual |
|
| ATP Cup |
Nations |
2020 |
Canada (2022) |
Defunct |
Annual |
|
| Triathlon |
World Triathlon Championship Series |
Individuals |
2009 |
Alex Yee (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Triathlon Long Distance Championships |
Individuals |
1994 |
Antonio Benito (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Triathlon Duathlon Championships |
Individuals |
1990 |
Javier Martín (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships |
Individuals |
1997 |
Émile Blondel-Hermant (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships |
Individuals |
1998 |
Kevin Viñuela (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Triathlon Winter Championships |
Individuals |
1997 |
Franco Pesavento (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| World Triathlon Cross Championships |
Individuals |
2011 |
Michele Bonacina (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Ironman World Championship |
Individuals |
1978 |
Patrick Lange (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Ironman 70.3 World Championship |
Individuals |
2006 |
Rico Bogen (2023) |
2024 |
Annual |
|
| Volleyball |
Men's World Championship |
Nations |
1949 |
Italy (2022) |
2025 |
Biennial |
Most wins: Soviet Union 6, Italy 4, Brazil 3,  Poland 3 |
| FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League |
Nations |
2018 |
France (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World League (1990–2017) |
| FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship |
Clubs |
1989 |
Sada Cruzeiro (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Wakeboarding |
World Wakeboard Championship |
Individuals |
1994 |
Winners in various events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Water polo |
Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships |
Nations |
1973 |
Croatia (2024) |
2025 |
Biennial |
Biennially since 2001 |
| FINA Water Polo World Cup |
Nations |
1979 |
Spain (2023) |
2025 |
Quadrennial |
Biennially until 2002 |
| Water skiing |
Water Ski World Championships |
Individuals |
1949 |
Louis Duplan-Fribourg (2023) |
2025 |
Biennial |
|
| Weightlifting |
World Weightlifting Championships |
Individuals |
1891 |
Winners in 10 weight classes (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Windsurfing |
Windsurfing World Championships |
Individuals |
1974 |
Lars Kleppich (2023) |
2024 |
Annual |
|
| Wrestling (amateur) |
World Wrestling Championships |
Individuals |
1904 |
Winners in 8 events (2024) |
2025 |
Annual |
Not held in Summer Olympic years |
| Wrestling World Cup (freestyle) |
Nations |
1973 |
United States (2022) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
| Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman) |
Nations |
1980 |
Iran (2022) |
2025 |
Annual |
|
|
Matt Hall (2019)
Max Verstappen (2024)
Michael Schumacher and 
Lewis Hamilton 7, 
Juan Manuel Fangio 5
Ferrari 16, 
Thierry Neuville (2024)
Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2024)
Norbert Michelisz (2024)
Cyan Racing Lynk & Co (2024)
Lucas Auer &
Winward Racing Team Mann-Filter (2024)
Kévin Estre (2024)
Nasser Al Attiyah &
Janusz Grzyb (2024)
Jorge Martín (2024)
Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (2024)
Mohammed Al-Balooshi (2023)
South Korea (2023)
China (2024)
Neutral Athletes B (2024)
Nargiza Bolatova and Eduard Kim (2024)
Kenya (2024)
Stewart Anderson & 
Ceri Ann Glen (2024)
Canada (2024)
Switzerland (2024)
Guntars Mankus & Irita Pukite (2023)
Finland Team FINLAND (2024)
Suphawadi Wongkhamchan & Phakpong Dejaroen (2024)
