The following is a list of world championships, sporting events which use one of these two names, or one with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series

World Series (disambiguation)

The World Series is the championship series of Major League Baseball. It may also refer to:-Professional baseball:* Triple-A World Series, a contest in Minor League Baseball...

, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.

Tournament

Tournament

A tournament is a competition involving a relatively large number of competitors, all participating in a sport or game. More specifically, the term may be used in either of two overlapping senses:...

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Rugby league

Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...

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Rugby League World Cup

The Rugby League World Cup is an international rugby league competition contested by members of the Rugby League International Federation . It has been held nearly once every 4 years on average since its inaugural tournament in France in 1954...

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1954 Rugby League World Cup

The first Rugby League World Cup was held in France in 1954 and officially known as the "Rugby World Cup". The prime motivators behind the idea of holding a rugby league world cup were the French, who were short of money following the seizing of their assets by the rugby union in World War II.The...

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2008 Rugby League World Cup

The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...

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Sport	Competition name	Competing entities	First held	Current holder	Next	Held every
Air racing Air racing - History :The first ever air race was held in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1908. The participants piloted the only 4 airships in the U.S. around a course located at Forest Park...	Red Bull Air Race World Championship	Individuals	2003	Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme Paul Bonhomme is an English aerobatics and commercial airliner pilot and owner / race pilot of TEAM BONHOMME, the current World Champions of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship.-Racing career:...	2012	One year (break 2011)
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...	FIS International Ski Federation The International Ski Federation, known by its name in French, Fédération Internationale de Ski is the main international organisation for ski sports...  Alpine World Skiing Championships Alpine World Skiing Championships The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships are organized by the International Ski Federation . The first world championships in alpine skiing were held in 1931. During the 1930s, the event was held annually in Europe, until interrupted by the outbreak of World War II, preventing a 1940 event...	Individuals	1931 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 were held in Mürren in Switzerland, from February 19-23, 1931.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:...	Winners in 5 events (2011)	2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 are scheduled to be held in Schladming, Styria, Austria, in February 2013. The FIS awarded the Alpine World Skiing Championships on 29 May 2008, in Cape Town, South Africa. The other three finalists were Beaver Creek/Vail, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and St...	Two years
	IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships	Individuals	1972	Winners in 15 events 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere, Italy, from January 14 to January 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee....  (2011)	2013	Two years
American football American football American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...	IFAF World Cup	Nations	1999 1999 IFAF World Cup The 1999 IFAF World Championship was the inaugural IFAF World Championship, an international American football championship run by the International Federation of American Football . It was played in Palermo, Italy from 24 June - 4 July 1999...	(2011 2011 IFAF World Cup The 2011 IFAF World Championship was the fourth instance of the IFAF World Championship of American Football, an international American football tournament. It began on July 8, 2011 with the final games commencing on July 16. It was hosted by Austria, with games taking place in three cities:... )	2015 2011 IFAF World Cup The 2011 IFAF World Championship was the fourth instance of the IFAF World Championship of American Football, an international American football tournament. It began on July 8, 2011 with the final games commencing on July 16. It was hosted by Austria, with games taking place in three cities:...	Four years
Association football (soccer)	FIFA World Cup FIFA World Cup The FIFA World Cup, often simply the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body...	Nations	1930 1930 FIFA World Cup The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 July to 30 July 1930...	(2010 2010 FIFA World Cup The 2010 FIFA World Cup was the 19th FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national association football teams. It took place in South Africa from 11 June to 11 July 2010... )	2014 2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup will be the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international association football tournament that will take place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014....	Four years
	FIFA Confederations Cup FIFA Confederations Cup The FIFA Confederations Cup is an association football tournament for national teams, currently held every four years by FIFA. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships , along with the FIFA World Cup winner and the host nation, to bring the number of teams...	Nations	1992 1992 King Fahd Cup -Semi-finals:-----Third place play-off:-Final:-Goalscorers:2 goals Gabriel Batistuta Bruce Murray1 goal Alberto Acosta Ricardo Altamirano...	(2009 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park... )	2013 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup The 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup will be held in Brazil in 2013, as a prelude to the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The tournament is expected to be held from 15–30 June 2013...	Four years
	FIFA Club World Cup FIFA Club World Cup The FIFA Club World Cup is a football competition between the champion clubs from all six continental confederations.The first FIFA Club World Championship took place in Brazil in January 2000...	Teams	2000 2000 FIFA Club World Championship The 2000 FIFA Club World Championship was the pilot edition of the FIFA Club World Championship held in Brazil from 5 January to 14 January 2000...	Internazionale F.C. Internazionale Milano Football Club Internazionale Milano, often referred to as Internazionale or simply Inter, is a professional Italian football club based in Milan, Italy. Outside Italy, the club is often called Inter Milan. They are the reigning FIFA Club World champions and Coppa Italia holders.Inter have always...  (2010 2010 FIFA Club World Cup - Matches :If a match was tied after normal playing time, 30 minutes of extra time would be played. If still tied after extra time, a penalty shootout would be held to determine the winner... )	2011 2011 FIFA Club World Cup -Play-off for Quarter-finals:-Quarter-finals:-Match for fifth place:-Semi-finals:-Match for third place:-Final:-External links:...	One year
Aquatics	FINA World Aquatics Championships	Individuals	1973 1973 World Aquatics Championships The first FINA World Championships in Aquatics were held in the Tašmajdan Sports Centre in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, from August 31 to September 9, 1973.-Medal table:-Diving:MenWomen-Swimming:MenWomen- Synchronised swimming :Women...	Winners in 31 events 2011 World Aquatics Championships The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...  (2011)	2013 2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships are to be held in the Summer of 2013 in Barcelona, Spain from July 19 to August 4.The Worlds were originally awarded to Dubai, UAE in July 2009; however, Dubai withdrew as host in March 2010...	Two years
	FINA World Championships - Short Course FINA World Championships - Short Course FINA World Swimming Championships or "Short Course Worlds" , are held every two years in a 25 m swimming pool. They are run by FINA....	Individuals	1993 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships The 1st FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from December 2 until December 5, 1993. PR China won the most gold medals, although all of their ten came in the women's events, with Le Jingyi winning two individual and three relay events to travel home with five...	Winners in 20 events 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships The 10th FINA World Championships was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15–19 December 2010. This swimming-only championships took place in the Dubai Sports Complex; all events were swum in a 25-meter pool....  (2010)	2012 2012 FINA Short Course World Championships The 11th FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships will be held in Istanbul, Turkey in December 2012.-Bidding process:FINA announced on April 12, 2008 that Istanbul had defeated the only other bidder Vienna, Austria after a meeting of the FINA Bureau in Manchester, UK.-Venue:The events will...	Two years
Artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics Artistic gymnastics is a discipline of gymnastics where gymnasts perform short routines on different apparatus, with less time for vaulting . The sport is governed by the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique , which designs the Code of Points and regulates all aspects of international elite...	World Artistic Gymnastics Championships World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are the World Championships for artistic gymnastics. They have been held since 1903.* * First time track and field event fully disappeared from the sport of gymnastics.- All-time medal count :...	Individuals	1903 1903 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 1st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1903.-Medals:-All Around:-Team Competition:...	Winners in 8 events 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in the Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010. In this year's championships, there was a total of 73 participating federations with 615 gymnasts...  (2010)	2011 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was...	One year
Athletics	IAAF World Championships in Athletics IAAF World Championships in Athletics The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...	Individuals	1983 1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....	Winners in 24 events 2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....  (2011)	2013 2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th World Championships in Athletics are scheduled to be held in 2013 in Moscow, Russia.The Council of IAAF approved the dates of 10 August until 18 August.-Bidding process:...	Originally four years, now two years
	IAAF World Indoor Championships IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently renamed in 1987 as they are known today.-History:...	Individuals	1985	Winners in 13 events 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...  (2010)	2012 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics will be the 15th edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics and will be held in March 9-11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.-Bidding Process:...	Two years
	IAAF World Cross Country Championships IAAF World Cross Country Championships IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...	Individuals and teams	1973 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1st IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on 17 March 1973 in Waregem, Belgium.-Individual:-Team:- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :...	Winners in 4 events 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held at Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 28 March 2010. It was the first time in over twenty years that Poland hosted the annual championships, having previously held them in Warsaw in 1987. Kenyan runners dominated the competition, taking...  (2010)	2011 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held in Punta Umbría, Spain on 20 March 2011.-Preparation:The United States had expressed an interest in hosting the competition, but Punta Umbria was chosen as the host at the IAAF Council Meeting in November 2009...	Year
	IAAF World Half Marathon Championships IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The IAAF World Half Marathon Championships is an annual half marathon competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was contested from 1992 to 2005, and replaced by the IAAF World Road Running Championships, a 20 kilometres race which had its inaugural...	Individuals and teams	1992 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 1st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 19 and 20, 2001 in Tyneside, UK, and was run simultaneously with that year's Great North Run. A total of 204 athletes, 97 men, 83 women and 24 juniors, from 36 countries took part....	Winners in 2 events 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held in Nanning, China on 16 October 2010. The competition took place on the city streets, beginning and ending at Wuxiang Square, with a total prize purse of US$245,000 at stake....  (2010)	2011	Year
	IPC Athletics World Championships IPC Athletics World Championships The IPC Athletics World Championships is an event organized by the International Paralympic Committee . Athletes with a physical disability compete, and in a few events athletes with an intellectual disability compete...	Individuals	1994	Winners in 202 events 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games....  (2011)	2013	Year
Auto racing Auto racing Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...  see the mixed section below
Badminton Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...	BWF World Championships BWF World Championships The BWF World Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation to crown the best badminton players in the world....	Individuals	1977	Winners in 3 events 2011 BWF World Championships The 2011 BWF World Championships was the 19th tournament of the BWF World Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at Wembley Arena in London, England, from August 8 to August 14, 2011....  (2011)	2013	One year
Bandy Bandy Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...	Bandy World Championships Bandy World Championships The Bandy World Championships are a competition between bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy....	Nations	1957 Bandy World Championship 1957 The Bandy World Championship 1957 was contested between 3 men's Bandy playing nations and was the 1st ever edition of the Bandy World Championships. Norway failed to take part due to the Soviet invasion of Hungary. The championship was played in Finland from 28 February-3 March 1957. The Soviet...	(2011 Bandy World Championship 2011 The 2011 Bandy World Championship was an edition of the top annual event in international bandy, held between January 23 and January 30, 2011, in Kazan, Russia. 11 countries participated in the 2010 championships: Finland, Kazakhstan, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United States and Canada, Hungary,... )	2012	One year
Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...	Baseball World Cup	Nations	1938 1938 Amateur World Series The 1938 Amateur World Series was the inaugural tournament in what is known today as the Baseball World Cup. It was contested by Great Britain and the United States over a series of five games from August 13 through August 18 in England...	(2011 2011 Baseball World Cup The 2011 Baseball World Cup was an international baseball tournament held from October 1 to October 15, 2011. It was the 39th Baseball World Cup. The International Baseball Federation selected Panama to host the tournament, turning down bids from Chinese Taipei and Venezuela... )	2013	Two years
	World Baseball Classic World Baseball Classic The World Baseball Classic is an international baseball tournament sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation and created by Major League Baseball , the Major League Baseball Players Association , and other professional baseball leagues and their players associations around the world...	Nations	2006 2006 World Baseball Classic ---------Pool B:-------------Pool C:-------------Pool D:-------------Pool 1:-----------------Pool 2:-------------Finals:-Semifinals:-Final:-Final standings:...	(2009 2009 World Baseball Classic The 2009 World Baseball Classic was an international baseball competition. It is the only international baseball tournament to feature a large number of players from the major leagues of North America and Asia. It began on March 5, 2009, and finished March 23, 2009.Japan emerged victorious for the... )	2013 2013 World Baseball Classic The 2013 World Baseball Classic will be an international baseball competition. The Classic was expanded to 28 teams, from 16.Japan won the first two World Baseball Classics, in 2006 and 2009.- Qualification:...	Four years after 2009
Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...	FIBA World Championship FIBA World Championship The FIBA World Championship is an international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of the International Basketball Federation , the sport's global governing body...	Nations	1950 1950 FIBA World Championship The 1950 FIBA World Championship was an international basketball tournament held by the International Basketball Federation in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from October 22 to November 3, 1950. Ten nations participated in the inaugural tournament. All competition was held at the Luna Park, Buenos Aires...	(2010 2010 FIBA World Championship The 2010 FIBA World Championship, hosted by Turkey, was the international basketball competition contested by the men's national teams. The tournament ran from August 28 to September 12, 2010. It was co-organized by the International Basketball Federation , Turkish Basketball Federation and the... )	2014 2014 FIBA World Championship The 2014 FIBA World Championship will be the 17th tournament of the FIBA World Championship held by Spain.- Host selection :FIBA opened the bidding process on January 10, 2008 and all the letters of intent were submitted on April 30, 2008....	Four years
Beach soccer Beach soccer Beach soccer, also known as beach football or beasal, is a variant of association football played on a beach or some form of sand. The game emphasises skill, agility and shooting at goal....	FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup is a bi-annual international beach soccer competition contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA, the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every year since its establishment in 1995, when it was originally supervised...	Nations	1995 Beach Soccer World Cup 1995 The 1995 Beach Soccer World Cup was the first edition of the Beach Soccer World Championships, later re-named FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. The tournament took place in Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.-Organisation:...	Russia Russia national beach soccer team The Russia national beach soccer team represents Russia in international beach soccer competitions.-Current squad:Current as of August 2011. Coach: Mikhail Likhachev-Achievements:* 2007 Season...  (2011 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup was the sixth edition of the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this was the 16th edition of the World Cup since its... )	2013 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup The 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup will be the seventh edition FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, governed by FIFA. Previous editions before 2005 were not governed by FIFA and were held under the title Beach Soccer World Championships. Overall this will be the 17th edition of the World Cup since its...	Two years
Beach volleyball Beach volleyball Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....	Swatch FIVB World Championships Swatch FIVB World Championships The Swatch FIVB World Championships is an international beach volleyball championship....	Nations	1997 1997 Beach Volleyball World Championships The1997 Beach Volleyball World Championships, were held from September 10 to September 13, 1997 in Los Angeles, California . It was the first official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships between 1987 and 1996....	Emanuel Emanuel Rego Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos... - Alison Alison Cerutti Alison Conte Cerutti is a beach volleyball player from Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil.Along with Emanuel Rego he won the Swatch FIVB World Tour Prague in 2011.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database...  (2011 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships The 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships was a beach volleyball event, that was held from June 13 to 19, 2011 in Rome, Italy. The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Italy hosted the event for the first time... )	2013	Two years
Billiards Billiards Cue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards...  (Pool)	WPA World Nine-ball Championship WPA World Nine-ball Championship The WPA World Nine-ball Championship is an annual, international, professional nine-ball pool tournament, founded in 1990, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association , and principally sponsored and organised by Matchroom Sport...	Individuals	1990	Yukio Akagariyama  (2011 2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship The 2011 WPA World Nine-ball Championship was the professional nine-ball pocket billiards championship, sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association and organised by Matchroom Sport. It was held from 25 June through 1 July in Doha, Qatar, hosted by the Qatar Billiards and Snooker Federation... )	2012	One year
	WPA World Eight-ball Championship WPA World Eight-ball Championship The WPA World Eight-ball Championship is a professional eight-ball pocket billiards tournament held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, and sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association. A total of 64 participants compete in the event, which typically has a total prize purse over US$100,000...	Individuals	2004	Dennis Orcollo (2011)	2012 WPA World Eight-ball Championship The WPA World Eight-ball Championship is a professional eight-ball pocket billiards tournament held in Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, and sanctioned by the World Pool-Billiard Association. A total of 64 participants compete in the event, which typically has a total prize purse over US$100,000...	One year
	World three-cushion billiards championship
Boxing Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...	see List of undisputed boxing champions, List of heavyweight boxing champions etc.	Individuals	1882	Winners in several weight classes	At challenge	N/A
	World Amateur Boxing Championships World Amateur Boxing Championships The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...	Individuals	1974 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Havana, Cuba from August 17 to 30. The first edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. A total number of 274 boxers...	Winners in 11 weight classes 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009 in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history...  (2009)	2011 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22, 2011 to October 10, 2011....	Two years
Canoeing Canoeing Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....	ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships	Individuals and teams	1938	Winners in 18 events 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 19–22 August 2010 in Poznań, Poland, on Lake Malta. This is the third time that the Polish city will host the championships, having done so previously in 1990 and 2001...  (2010)	2011 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2011 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships was the thirty-ninth edition of the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, that took place between 17–21 August 2011 in Szeged, Hungary. The Southern Hungarian city welcomed the world event for the third time, having hosted the championship previously in...	One year
	ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...	Individuals and teams	1949 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation.-Note:Only two teams competed in the men's C-1 team, men's C-2 team, and women's folding K-1 team events.-Canoe:-Kayak:...	Winners in 6 events 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held 8–12 September 2010 at Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time...  (2010)	2011 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 2011 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were scheduled to take place from September 7–11, 2011 in Bratislava, Slovakia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. Bad weather conditions on September 7 and 8 forced the organizers to make changes to the schedule. The events were all...	One year
Cricket Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...	ICC Cricket World Cup	Nations	1975 1975 Cricket World Cup -Group B:-Knockout stage:-Semifinals:In the best World Cup performance to date by a bowler, Gary Gilmour took six wickets as England were bowled all out for 93 , after falling to 37/7...	(2011 2011 Cricket World Cup The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. It was Bangladesh's first time co-hosting a World Cup... )	2015 2015 Cricket World Cup The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup will be the 11th ICC Cricket World Cup, and will be jointly hosted by Australia and New Zealand. The location of the games will be evenly split, with the location of the final yet to be decided....	Four years
Cross-Country Skiing Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Individuals	1925	Winners in 6 events (2011)	2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 will take place in Val di Fiemme, Italy for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.-Selection process:...	Two years
	IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships The IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships, along with the Winter Paralympic Games, are the most prestigious level of international competition in Paralympic nordic skiing.-Championships:-See also:*Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics...	Individuals	1974	Winners in 19 events 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships took place 2 - 11 April 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee...  (2011)	2013	Two years
Curling Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...	World Curling Championships World Curling Championships The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...	Nations	1959 1959 Scotch Cup -Draw 2:Game 2 was held on the afternoon of March 10 in Perth. The game would be more of a "draw game", which was more comfortable for the Scottish curlers. However, the Canadians won the match, despite not playing their more comfortable hit game. Canada was trailing 8-7 going into the 11th end,...	(2011 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship The 2011 Ford World Men's Curling Championship was held in Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada from April 2–10, 2011. In the final, Jeff Stoughton skipped the Canadian rink to a 6–5 victory over Scotland's Tom Brewster... )	2012 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship The 2012 Capital One World Men's Curling Championship will be held at St. Jakob Halle in Basel, Switzerland from March 31 to April 8.-Qualification: *One team from the North American zone...	One year
Cycling Cycling Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...	UCI Road World Championships UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...	Road race	1927 1927 UCI Road World Championships - Events summary :...	Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish Mark Cavendish MBE is a Manx professional road racing cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam until the end of this season when the team is dissolved. He will join Team Sky at the start of the 2012 season...  (2011 2011 UCI Road World Championships The 2011 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, over 19–25 September 2011. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, and for the first time since 2004 the junior men and junior women competed at the same event as the elite riders. It... )	2012 2012 UCI Road World Championships The 2012 UCI Road World Championships will take place in Limburg, the Netherlands, between 15 and 23 September 2012. The event consists of a road race and a time trial for men, women and men under 23. It will be the 79th Road World Championships. Castelfidardo near Loreto in Italy was also a...	One year
		Time trial	1993 1993 UCI Road World Championships - Events summary :...	Tony Martin Tony Martin (cyclist) Tony Martin is a German professional road bicycle racer riding for the UCI ProTeam . Martin is known as a time trial specialist: in 2011, he won a time trial stage in the Tour de France and in the Vuelta a España, and became world champion...  (2011 2011 UCI Road World Championships The 2011 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, over 19–25 September 2011. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, and for the first time since 2004 the junior men and junior women competed at the same event as the elite riders. It... )
	UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships	Individuals	1950	Zdeněk Štybar Zdenek Štybar Zdeněk Štybar is a Czech professional cyclist who rides for UCI ProTeam . He is the reigning World Cyclo-cross champion.Following consecutive second places in 2008 and 2009 Štybar won the 2010 World Cyclo-cross championships in his home nation...  (2011 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships is the World Championship for cyclo-cross. It took place in Sankt Wendel, Germany on the weekend of January 29 and 30, 2011. As in the previous years, four events were scheduled.-Medal table:-Medal summary:... )	2012	One year
	UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships	Individuals	1990	Winners in 5 events 2011 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships The 2011 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships was the 22nd edition and was held in Champery, Switzerland.-Medal table:-Men:-Women:-Team:-External links:*...  (2011)	2012	One year
	UCI Track Cycling World Championships UCI Track Cycling World Championships The UCI Track Cycling World Championships are the set of world championship events for the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are regulated by the Union Cycliste Internationale...	Individuals and nations	1893	Winners in 10 events 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was the World Championships for track cycling in 2011. The championships took place at the Omnisport Apeldoorn in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 23 to 27 March 2011.-Medal summary:-Medal table:...  (2011)	2012 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships The 2012 UCI Track Cycling World Championships will be the World Championships for track cycling in 2012. They will take place in Melbourne, Australia from 4 to 8 April 2012...	One year
	UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships are the world championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability compete, organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale ....	Individuals and nations	2007	Winners in 14 events 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships The 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability competed in 2011...  (2011)	2013
Darts Darts Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...	BDO World Darts Championship BDO World Darts Championship The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994...	Individuals	1978 1978 BDO World Darts Championship The 1978 Embassy World Darts Championship was the first World Darts Championships. The tournament was organised by the British Darts Organisation who had already set up the WDF World Cup and Winmau World Masters in its five years since formation...	Martin Adams Martin Adams Martin Adams is an English international darts player. Nicknamed Wolfie or Mr BDO, he is BDO world ranked number one, three-time and reigning BDO World Champion and three-time World Masters champion...  (2011 2011 BDO World Darts Championship The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green... )	2012 2012 BDO World Darts Championship The 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship is the 35th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 27th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Martin Adams is the defending men's champion, having won the title for the third time in the...	One year
	PDC World Darts Championship PDC World Darts Championship The PDC World Darts Championship is a world championship competition for the sport of darts, organised by the Professional Darts Corporation . It was introduced following a dispute in 1994 with the British Darts Organisation, which has run its own world championship since 1978...	Individuals	1994 1994 PDC World Darts Championship The 1994 Skol World Darts Championships was held following 18 months of controversy within the sport of darts. After the 1993 Embassy World Championships, several players decided it was time to part company with the British Darts Organisation and form their own organisation. The new organisation...	Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis Adrian Lewis is an English professional darts player for the Professional Darts Corporation who is the reigning PDC World Darts Champion...  (2011 2011 PDC World Darts Championship The 2011 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship was the 18th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation.Phil Taylor was the defending champion, having won the 2010 tournament... )	2012 2012 PDC World Darts Championship The 2012 Ladbrokes.com World Darts Championship will be the 19th World Championship organised by the Professional Darts Corporation since it separated from the British Darts Organisation.Adrian Lewis is the defending champion having won the 2011 tournament....	One year
Equestrian Equestrianism Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...  see the mixed section below
Floorball Floorball Floorball, a type of floor hockey, is an indoor team sport which was developed in the 1970s in Sweden. Floorball is most popular in areas where the sport has developed the longest, such as the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland. The game is played...	World Floorball Championships	Nations	1996	(2010 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships The 2010 Men's World Floorball Championships was the eighth such world championships in men's floorball. The tournament was held from 4 December to 11 December 2010 in the cities of Helsinki, and Vantaa, Finland.... )	2012	Two years
Figure skating Figure skating Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...	World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	Individuals	1896 1896 World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	Patrick Chan Patrick Chan Patrick Chan is a Canadian figure skater.He is the 2011 World Champion, 2010–2011 Grand Prix Final champion, the 2009 Four Continents champion, the 2009 and 2010 World silver medalist, the 2007 World Junior silver medalist and a four-time Canadian Champion.At the 2010 Canadian Championships, he...  (2011)	2012 2012 World Figure Skating Championships The 2012 World Figure Skating Championships will be an international figure skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. The event will determine the World Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing...	One year
Futsal Futsal Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller pitch and mainly played indoors. Its name is a portmanteau of the Portuguese futebol de salão and the Spanish fútbol de salón , which can be translated as "hall football" or "indoor football"...	FIFA Futsal World Cup	Nations	1989 1989 FIFA Futsal World Championship The 1989 FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in the Netherlands and won by Brazil. Laszlo Zsadanyi of Hungary was top scorer with 7 goals.-Group A:-----Group B:-----Group C:-----Group D:-Group A:-----Group B:-Final round:...	(2008 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup The 2008 edition of the FIFA Futsal World Cup was held in Brazil from September 30 to October 19. It was the sixth World Championship held under the aegis of football's world governing body. The venues were Nilson Nelson Gymnasium in Brasília and Ginásio do Maracanãzinho in Rio de Janeiro. The... )	2012	Four years
	AMF Futsal World Cup	Nations	1982	(2011 2011 AMF Futsal Men's World Cup The AMF Futsal World Cup 2011 was held in Colombia in the cities of Bucaramanga, Bogota, Villavicencio and Bello , from March 15 to 26. It was organized by the Federacion Colombiana de Fútbol de Salón and the Asociación Mundial de Futsal with the participation of 16 national teams.-Teams:-Pools... )	2011	Originally three years, four years after 2003
Gliding Gliding Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...  see the mixed section below
Handball Team handball Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...	World Men's Handball Championship World Men's Handball Championship The World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.- History :In 1938, the first indoor handball world championship was played in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany on 5 February and 6 February...	Nations	1938 1938 World Men's Handball Championship The 1938 World Championship for men in team handball was the first ever World Handball Championship. It was played in Germany.It was contested by just 4 national teams.-Final standings:-Final round:Source:...	(2011 2011 World Men's Handball Championship The 2011 World Men's Handball Championship, the 22nd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, was held in Sweden from 13–30 January, 2011... )	2013 2013 World Men's Handball Championship The 2013 World Men's Handball Championship, the 23rd event hosted by the International Handball Federation, will be held in Spain in January/February 2013. Norway was the other applicant for this championship.- Venues :-Qualification:-Qualified teams:...	Two years
Hockey Field hockey Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...	Hockey World Cup Hockey World Cup The Hockey World Cup is an international field hockey competition organised by the International Hockey Federation . The tournament was started in 1971...	Nations	1971 1971 Men's Hockey World Cup The 1971 Hockey World Cup for men was the inaugural tournament of the Hockey World Cup. It was held from October 15 to October 24. Pakistan defeated the host team with a 1–0 victory to lift the trophy.-Pool A:...	(2010 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup The 2010 Hockey World Cup was the twelfth installment of the Men's Hockey World Cup. On November 14, 2007, the International Hockey Federation announced that the championship would be held in India, taking place over two weeks from February 28 to March 13, 2010 at New Delhi's Dhyan Chand National... )	2014	Four years
Ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...	Ice Hockey World Championships Ice Hockey World Championships The Ice Hockey World Championships are an annual ice hockey tournament organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation . First officially held at the 1920 Summer Olympics, it is the sport's highest profile annual international tournament. The IIHF was created in 1908 while the European...	Nations	1920 Ice hockey at the 1920 Summer Olympics Ice hockey was introduced to the Olympic Games at the 1920 Summer Olympics in Antwerp. The matches were played between April 23 and April 29, 1920. All matches took place in the Palais de Glace d'Anvers . The rink measured 56 to 18 meters . All games were played with seven players on each side,...	(2011)	2012 2012 IIHF World Championship The 2012 IIHF World Championship will be the 76th IIHF World Championship, an annual international ice hockey tournament. It will take place between 4–20 May 2012 in Finland and Sweden...	One year
Inline hockey Inline hockey Inline hockey, often referred to as roller hockey in the United States, is a sport similar to ice hockey but played with inline skates. Like its parent sport, skaters on two teams use hockey sticks to direct a disk-shaped puck into the opponent's goal; however, various details of the game, such as...	IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship The IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship is an annual event organized by the International Ice Hockey Federation. The 15th championship was held between June 28 and July 4, 2010 in Karlstad, Sweden.-History:...	Nations	1996	(2011 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship -Group B:All times are local .- Playoff Round :-Quarterfinals:All times are local .-Placement round:All times are local .-Semifinals:All times are local .-Relegation round:Time is local .... )	2011 2011 IIHF InLine Hockey World Championship -Group B:All times are local .- Playoff Round :-Quarterfinals:All times are local .-Placement round:All times are local .-Semifinals:All times are local .-Relegation round:Time is local ....	One year
Inline speed skating Inline speed skating Inline speed skating is the sport of racing on inline skates It is often called inline racing by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on traditional roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are now known to switch between inline and...	World Inline speed skating Championships	Nations	1986	(2010)	2010	One year
Lacrosse Lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...	World Lacrosse Championship World Lacrosse Championship The World Lacrosse Championship is the world championship for international men's field lacrosse. From its inception in 1967 through the 2006 event, it was sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation...	Nations	1967	(2010 2010 World Lacrosse Championship The 2010 FIL World Lacrosse Championship was held between 15–24 July 2010. The premier international men's lacrosse tournament took place in Manchester, United Kingdom... )	2014 2014 World Lacrosse Championship The 2014 FIL World Lacrosse Championship will be held in Denver, Colorado from July 10 to 19 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Up to 38 nations are anticipated to compete, in addition to the 29 who participated in the 2010 Championships in Manchester, England....	Four years
	World Indoor Lacrosse Championship World Indoor Lacrosse Championship The World Indoor Lacrosse Championship is an international box lacrosse tournament that is held every four years an is sponsored by the Federation of International Lacrosse . First held in 2003, the tournament was sponsored by the International Lacrosse Federation until 2008, when the ILF became...	Nations	2003	(2007)	2011	Four years
Motorcycling Motorcycling Motorcycling is the act of riding a motorcycle. A variety of subcultures and lifestyles have been built up around motorcycling.-Benefits:Robert M. Pirsig's book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was a paean celebrating motorcycling...  see the mixed section below
Nordic Combined Nordic combined The Nordic combined is a winter sport in which athletes compete in both cross-country skiing and ski jumping.- History :While Norwegian soldiers are known to have been competing in Nordic skiing since the 19th century, the first major competition in Nordic combined was held in 1892 in Oslo at the...	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	10 km individual normal hill	1925	Eric Frenzel Eric Frenzel Eric Frenzel is a German Nordic combined skier who has been competing since 2000...  (2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Individual normal hill/10 km The Men's Individual normal hill/10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held on 26 February 2011. The ski jumping part of the event took place at 10:00 CET with the cross-country part took place at 13:00 CET... )	2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 will take place in Val di Fiemme, Italy for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.-Selection process:...	Two years
		10 km individual large hill	1999	Jason Lamy Chappuis (2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Individual large hill/10 km The Men's Individual large hill/10 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held on 2 March 2011. The ski jumping part of the event took place at 11:00 CET while the cross country part took place at 16:00 CET. Bill Demong of the United States was both the defending world and Olympic... )	2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 will take place in Val di Fiemme, Italy for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.-Selection process:...	Two years
		10 km mass start	2009	Todd Lodwick Todd Lodwick Todd Lodwick is an American nordic combined skier and by several measures the most successful North American in this sport ever...  (2009 Nordic combined at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 At the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec, Czech Republic, four Nordic combined were held. It also showed the biggest format changes since the introduction of the Gundersen method at the 1985 World Championships in Seefeld, Austria. In addition of the 10 km mass start event,... )	Only held in 2009	N/A
		National Team Normal Hill 4 x 5 km	2011	(2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Team normal hill/4 × 5 km The Men's Team normal hill/4 x 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held on 28 February 2011. The ski jumping part of this event took place at 11:30 CET while the cross country part of the event took place at 15:00 CET... )	2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 will take place in Val di Fiemme, Italy for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.-Selection process:...	Two years
		National Team Large Hill 4 x 5 km	1982	(2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Team large hill/4 × 5 km The Men's Team large hill/4 x 5 km at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held on 4 March 2011. The ski jumping part of this event took place at 11:30 CET while the cross-country part of the event zook place at 15:30 CET... )	2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 will take place in Val di Fiemme, Italy for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.-Selection process:...	Two years
Orienteering Orienteering Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...	World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....	Sprint	2001	Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann Daniel Hubmann is a Swiss orienteering competitor, world champion in the long course and winner of the overall Orienteering World Cup in 2008.-2009:...  (2011)	2012	One year
		Short distance	1991	Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen Pasi Ikonen is a Finnish orienteering competitor, winner of the 2001 World Orienteering Championships, Short distance, and also silver on the Sprint distance same year. In France 2011, he won silver on the long distance. He also has a Relay bronze medal from 2007.-See also:Finnish orienteers* List...  (2001)	defunct	Two years
		Middle distance	2003	Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.-Clubs:Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne...  (2011)	2012	One year
		Long distance	1966	Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou Thierry Gueorgiou is a French orienteer who has won more than 20 gold medals in international competitions, including the World Orienteering Championships middle distance event seven times: 2003–2005, 2007–2009 and 2011.-Clubs:Gueorgiou runs for two orienteering clubs, the French NO St-Etienne...  (2011)	2012	Originally two years, one year since 2003
		Relay	1966	(2011)	2012
Paddle Tennis Paddle tennis Paddle tennis is a game adapted from tennis and played for over a century. Compared to tennis, the court is smaller and has no doubles lanes, and the net is lower. Paddle tennis is played with a solid paddle as opposed to a strung racquet, and a depressurized tennis ball is used along with an...	Paddle Tennis World Championship Paddle Tennis World Championship The Padel Tennis World Championship is an international competition of Padel tennis disputed since 1992, every two years. The first edition was held in Spain...	Nations	1992	(2010)	2012	Two years
Pea Shooting Pea shooting Pea shooting is the act of shooting dried peas out of a tube, a pea shooter, by blowing through it. A similar effect can be achieved by using small bits of paper instead of peas....	World Pea Shooting Championships World Pea Shooting Championships The World Pea Shooting Championship has been held annually since 1971 in the village of Witcham near Ely in Cambridgeshire, England. It was conceived as a fund-raising idea for the Village Hall by the headmaster of the village school, John I...	Individuals	1971	Jim Collins (2009)	2010	Annually
Pitch and putt Pitch and putt Pitch and putt is an amateur sport, similar to golf. The maximum hole length for international competitions is with a maximum total course length of . Players may only use three clubs; one of which must be a putter...	Pitch and Putt World Cup Pitch and Putt World Cup The Pitch and Putt World Cup is the Teams championship promoted by the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations played biennally.-World championships:-External links:* Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations* *...	Nations	2004 2004 Pitch and Putt World Cup The 2004 Pitch and putt World Cup was held in Chia , being the first time for this championship promoted by the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations , with 8 national teams in competition...	Ireland Ireland men's national pitch and putt team The Ireland men's national pitch and putt team represents Ireland in the pitch and putt international competitions. It is managed by the Pitch and Putt Union of Ireland ....  (2008 2008 Pitch and putt World Cup The 2008 Pitch and putt World Cup was held on the Papendal course, close to Arnhem and was the third edition for this championship promoted by the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations , with 14 national teams... )	2012	Four years after 2008
	World Strokeplay Championship Pitch and putt World Strokeplay Championship Pitch and putt World Strokeplay Championship is most definitely not the single world competition organized by the Federation of International Pitch and Putt Associations played biannually.-World Strokeplay Championship 2009:...	Individuals	2009	Fernando Cano (2009)	2013	Four years
Polo Polo Polo is a team sport played on horseback in which the objective is to score goals against an opposing team. Sometimes called, "The Sport of Kings", it was highly popularized by the British. Players score by driving a small white plastic or wooden ball into the opposing team's goal using a...	World Polo Championship World Polo Championship The World Polo Championship is a polo competition between countries. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the Federation of International Polo , and is contested by the men's national teams. The inaugural tournament was held in 1987, hosted by Argentina, and is now contested every...	Nations	1987	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...  (2011)	2011	Three years
Real tennis Real tennis Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended...	Real Tennis World Championship	Individuals	1740	Winners in 3 events (2010)	2012	Two years
Roller hockey Roller hockey Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...	Roller Hockey World Championship	Nations	1936	Spain (2011 2011 Rink Hockey World Championship -Group B:---------------------Group C:---------------------Group D:---------------------Championship:-5th–8th playoff:-9th–16th playoff:-13th–16th playoff:-Final standing:-References:... )	2013 2013 CIRH World Championship The 2013 CIRH Men's World Cup will be the 41st edition of the CIRH World Cup. It will be held in 2011 in Luanda, Angola.This will be first Rink Hockey World Cup organized in Africa Continent....	Two years
Rowing Sport rowing Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...	World Rowing Championships World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...	Nations	1962 1962 World Rowing Championships The 1st World Rowing Championships were held at Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962.The Fédération Internationale des Sociétés d'Aviron did not recognise East Germany, and so only one German crew was permitted per event. Selection trials between East and West German crews were held the day before the...	Winners in 13 events 2011 World Rowing Championships The 2011 World Rowing Championships, the 40th edition of the World Rowing Championships, were held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia between August 28 and September 4, 2011....  (2011)	2012 2012 World Rowing Championships The 2012 World Rowing Championships will be held at Plovdiv, Bulgaria between July 18 – July 21.The annual week long rowing regatta is organized by FISA , and held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer....	One year
Rugby union Rugby union Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...	Rugby World Cup Rugby World Cup The Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition organised by the International Rugby Board and held every four years since 1987....	Nations	1987 1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two...	(2011 2011 Rugby World Cup The 2011 Rugby World Cup was the seventh Rugby World Cup, a quadrennial international rugby union competition inaugurated in 1987. The International Rugby Board selected New Zealand as the host country in preference to Japan and South Africa at a meeting in Dublin on 17 November 2005... )	2015 2015 Rugby World Cup The 2015 Rugby World Cup is scheduled to be the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament is scheduled to be hosted by England from 4 September to 17 October 2015. In addition, Cardiff's 74,500-seater Millennium Stadium in Wales will also be used...	>-	Rugby union sevens Rugby sevens Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...	Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the...	Nations	1993 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens The inaugural 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April 1993. The International Rugby Board invited the established rugby union nations but also were keen to involve emerging nations in the event, recognising the fact that Sevens was providing the bridge...	(2009 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup was the fifth edition of the Rugby sevens world cup. The International Rugby Board selected Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as the host venue for the tournament ahead of bids from four other countries. The format included nine direct qualifiers and a further... )	2013 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup, to be held in Moscow, Russia, will be the sixth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The International Rugby Board has stated that the Rugby World Cup Sevens will be scrapped if rugby sevens were to be included in the Olympic programme for the 2016 Summer Olympics...	Four years
Sailing Sailing Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...	ISAF Sailing World Championships ISAF Sailing World Championships The ISAF Sailing World Championships are held every four years since 2003 and are used as the primary event to qualify countries for the Sailing at the Summer Olympics...	Crews	2003	Winners in 4 events (2007)	2011	Four years
	World Match Racing Tour World Match Racing Tour The World Match Racing Tour is a professional sailing series, featuring 9 World Championship events across the globe, sanctioned by the International Sailing Federation with “Special Event” status...	Individuals	1988	Ben Ainslie Ben Ainslie Charles Benedict Ainslie, CBE is an English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medalist. He started sailing at the age of 8 and first competed at the age of 10...  (2010)	2011	One year
Sculling Sculling Sculling generally refers to a method of using oars to propel watercraft in which the oar or oars touch the water on both the port and starboard sides of the craft, or over the stern...	World Sculling Championship World Sculling Championship (Professional) The World Sculling Championship , evolved from the Championship of the Thames for professional scullers.Only the sport of boxing claims an older Championship of the World...	Individuals	1831	Evans Fischer (1957)	2008	Annually until 1957; revived in 2008
Shooting Shooting sports A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...	ISSF World Shooting Championships ISSF World Shooting Championships The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as...	Individuals and nations	1897	Winners in 18 events 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 50th ISSF World Shooting Championships was held in Munich, Germany from July 29, 2010 to August 10, 2010.- Medal count :- World records :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- External links :*...  (2010)	2014	Four years
	ISSF World Shotgun Championships ISSF World Shooting Championships The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as...	Individuals and nations	1934	Winners in 12 events 2009 World Shotgun Championships The 2009 World Shotgun Championships were held in August 2009 in Maribor, Slovenia. As in all odd-numbered years, separate ISSF World Shooting Championships were carried out in the trap, double trap and skeet events.-Medal count:-Men:-Women:...  (2009)	2011	Two years
Ski Jumping Ski jumping Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Individuals normal hill	1962	Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern Thomas Morgenstern is an Austrian ski jumper. Having won the world cup twice, the Four Hills Tournament and the Nordic Tournament once each, the Grand Prix three times, and 12 gold medals at world championships and Olympic games, he is one of the most successful contemporary jumpers.- Career...  (2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's individual normal hill The Men's Individual normal hill ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held on 26 February 2011 at 15:00 CET with the qualification being held on 25 February 2011 at 12:30 CET. Wolfgang Loitzl of Austria was the defending world champion while Switzerland's Simon... )	2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 will take place in Val di Fiemme, Italy for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.-Selection process:...	Two years
		Individuals large hill	1925	Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer Gregor Schlierenzauer - Schlieri is an Austrian ski jumper. He began his senior career in 2005–06 with one win and three additional podiums in the Ski Jumping Grand Prix, and made his World Cup debut in 2005—06 World Cup...  (2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Individual large hill The Men's Individual large hill ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held on 3 March 2011 at 17:00 CET. The qualification for this event was planned for 2 March 2011 at 18:00 CET, but it was postponed due to wind and fog to 3 March 2011 at 15:30 CET... )	2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 will take place in Val di Fiemme, Italy for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.-Selection process:...	Two years
		National Team normal hill	2001	(2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Men's team normal hill The Men's team normal hill ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held 27 February 2011 at 15:00 CET. This event was last held at the 2005 championships in Oberstdorf and was won by the Austrian team of Loitzl, Andreas Widhölzl, Thomas Morgenstern, and Martin... )	2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 will take place in Val di Fiemme, Italy for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.-Selection process:...	Two years; not held in 2007 or 2009
		National Team large hill	1962	(2011 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 – Team large hill The men's team large hill ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2011 was held 5 March 2011 at 15:30 CET. Austria's team of Wolfgang Loitzl, Martin Koch, Thomas Morgenstern, and Gregor Schlierenzauer are the defending world champions and are the Olympic champions with Loitzl,... )	2013 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2013 will take place in Val di Fiemme, Italy for the third time, the event having been hosted there previously in 1991 and 2003.-Selection process:...	Two years
	FIS Ski-Flying World Championships	Individuals	1972 FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 1972 The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 1972 took place on 1 January 1972 in Planica, Slovenia.-Individual:-Medal table:-References:* - accessed 25 November 2009....	Simon Ammann Simon Ammann Simon Ammann is a Swiss ski jumper, and double Olympic Champion at both 2002 and 2010 Winter Olympics.Ammann was born in Grabs, Switzerland, to Margit and Heinrich Ammann and raised in Unterwasser, Switzerland. He has two brothers and three sisters. He married Yana Yanovskaya on 25 June 2010...  (2010)	2012 FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2012 The FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2012 will be held 23. - 26. February 2012 in Vikersund, Norway for the fourth time. Vikersund hosted the event previously in 1977, 1990, and 2000.-Events leading up to the championships:...	Two years
		National Team	2004 FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2004 The FIS Ski-Flying World Ski Championships 2004 took place on 20-22 February 2004 in Planica, Slovenia for the record fifth time. Planica hosted the championships previously in 1972, 1979, 1985, and 1994...	(2010)	2012 FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2012 The FIS Ski-Flying World Championships 2012 will be held 23. - 26. February 2012 in Vikersund, Norway for the fourth time. Vikersund hosted the event previously in 1977, 1990, and 2000.-Events leading up to the championships:...	Two years
Ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering...	World Championships of Skimountaineering World Championships of Skimountaineering The World Championships of Ski Mountaineering are biennial ski mountaineering competitions sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions .- History :...	Nations, individuals, teams, relays (since 2004), long distances (since 2008)	2002	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...  (2010)	2012	Two years
Snooker Snooker Snooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...	World Snooker Championship World Snooker Championship The World Snooker Championship is the leading professional snooker tournament in terms of both prize money and ranking points. The first championship was held in 1927; since 1977, it has been played at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England...	Individuals	1927 1927 World Snooker Championship The 1927 World Snooker Championship snooker tournament was held at the Camkin's Hall, Birmingham, England. This was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was organised by the Joe Davis, who also won the title and went on to dominate this event until after the Second World War...	John Higgins (2011 2011 World Snooker Championship The 2011 Betfred.com World Snooker Championship professional ranking snooker tournament took place between 16 April and 2 May 2011 at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England. It was the 74th edition of the event and was the last ranking event of the 2010/2011 snooker season... )	2012	One year
Snowboarding Snowboarding Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...	FIS Snowboarding World Championships FIS Snowboarding World Championships The FIS Snowboarding World Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Snowboarding. It was first held in 1996 and is now held every odd year...	Big air	2003 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2003 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2003 took place between January 13th and January 19th in Kreischberg, Austria.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 19th.-Parallel Giant Slalom:...	Petja Piiroinen Petja Piiroinen Petja Piiroinen is a snowboarder from Finland. He won the gold medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships in the big air event.-External links:* - Biography- References :...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )	2012	One year
		Slopestyle	2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:...	Seppe Smits Seppe Smits Seppe Smits is a Belgian professional snowboarder and World Championship medalist. Smits rides goofy.Seppe Smits started snowboarding at a serious level in the winter of 2006 - 2007, competing in the Europa Cup...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )
		Halfpipe	1996 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996 took place between January 24th and January 28th in Lienz, Austria.-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Medal table:...	Nathan Johnston (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )
		Snowboard cross	1997 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997 took place between January 21st and January 26th in Innichen, Italy.-Snowboard Cross:-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Snowboard Cross:-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:...	Alex Pullin Alex Pullin Alex Pullin is an Australian snowboarder. He competed for Australia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Snowboard cross. He had the fastest qualifying time in his event, but was eliminated in the first round of competition, finishing in 17th place by virtue of his qualifying time. Pullin has also...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )
		Paraller slalom	1996 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996 took place between January 24th and January 28th in Lienz, Austria.-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Medal table:...	Benjamin Karl Benjamin Karl Benjamin Martin Karl is an Austrian snowboarder with seven World Cup victories and one FIS World Ski Championships Victory. He competed for his nation in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Parallel Giant Slalom, coming in second to Jasey Jay Anderson.- External links :*...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )
		Paraller giant slalom	1999 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999 took place between January 12th and January 19th in Berchtesgaden, Germany.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 17th.-Giant Slalom:Giant Slalom finals took place on January 13th....	Benjamin Karl Benjamin Karl Benjamin Martin Karl is an Austrian snowboarder with seven World Cup victories and one FIS World Ski Championships Victory. He competed for his nation in the 2010 Winter Olympics in Parallel Giant Slalom, coming in second to Jasey Jay Anderson.- External links :*...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )
Speed skating Speed skating Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...	World Allround Speed Skating Championships World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892.-History:-Distances used:...	Individuals	1889	Ivan Skobrev Ivan Skobrev Ivan Aleksandrovich Skobrev is a Russian speed skater. At the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, he won the bronze medal in the 5,000 meters as well as the silver medal in the 10,000 meters. He is the reigning European and World Allround Champion.At the 2006 European Championships he finished in...  (2011 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships The 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held at the indoor ice rink of the Olympic Oval in Calgary on 12 and 13 February 2011.- Women championships :* 500m* 1500m* 3000m* 5000mSource: - Men championships :* 500m* 1500m... )	2012	One year
	World Sprint Speed Skating Championships World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1970. The first two years , they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.-Medal winners:-All-time medal count:- References :*...	Individuals	1970	Lee Kyou-Hyuk (2011)	2012	One year
	World Single Distance Championships World Single Distance Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Single Distance Championships for Men since 1996.-Locations:* 1996 Hamar, Norway* 1997 Warsaw, Poland* 1998 Calgary, Canada* 1999 Heerenveen, Netherlands* 2000 Nagano, Japan...	Individuals and Nations	1995	Winners in 6 events 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 10 and 13 March 2011 in the Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion, Inzell, Germany.The ice rink was renovated and became an indoor ice rink in 2011. -Schedule:-Men's Events:...  (2011)	2012	One year
	World Short Track Speed Skating Championships World Short Track Speed Skating Championships The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a senior international short track speed skating competition held once a year to determine the World Champion in individual distances, relays and Overall Classification...	Individuals	1976	Noh Jin-Kyu Noh Jin-Kyu Noh Jin-Kyu is a South Korean short track speed skater. During his first season at the senior level at the age of 18, he became the 2011 Overall World Champion.-Career:...  (Overall) Winners in 5 events (2011)	2012	One year
	World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships The World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships are a professional team short track speed skating event and held once a year in a different country.Top 8 countries from Short Track World Cup Series qualify automatically...	Nations	1991	(2011)	2012	One Year
	Red Bull Crashed Ice World Championsship Crashed Ice Crashed Ice is a winter extreme sporting event, which involves downhill skating in an urban environment, on a track which includes steep turns and high vertical drops. It is sponsored by Red Bull....	Individuals	2010	Arttu Pihlainen	2012	One Year
Squash Squash (sport) Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...	World Open	Individuals	1976	Nick Matthew Nick Matthew Nicholas Matthew is a professional squash player from England who won the British Open in 2006 and 2009 and is the reigning World Champion. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 1 in June 2010...  (2010)	2011	One year
	World International Doubles Squash Championships	Doubles teams	1997	Stewart Boswell Stewart Boswell Stewart Boswell is a professional squash player from Australia.-Career Overview:...  & Anthony Ricketts Anthony Ricketts Anthony Ricketts is a former professional squash player from Australia.Ricketts won the British Open in 2005, beating James Willstrop in the final 11-7, 11-9, 11-7...  (2006)	Last held in 2006	Intermittent
	World Team Squash Championships World Team Squash Championships The World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent them in the championships. In each round of the competition, teams face each other in a best-of-three singles...	Nations	1967	(2009)	2011	Two years
Table tennis Table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...	World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...	Individuals	1926	Winners in 3 events 2011 World Table Tennis Championships The GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships was held at the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands from May 8 to May 15, 2011. This decision was announced in February 2008. It was the 51st edition contested. The tournament was organised by the ITTF and The Netherlands Table...  (2011)	2013	Two years
	World Team Table Tennis Championships	Nations	2000 (1926)	(2010 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships The 2010 Liebherr World Team Table Tennis Championships was held at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia from May 23 to May 30, 2010. This decision was announced in May 2007. It was the 50th edition to be contested.-Medal table:-Events:... )	2012 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships The 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships will be held in Dortmund, Germany from March 25 to April 1, 2012. It will be the 51st edition to be contested. To be eligible to have a team entered for the team events in 2012 Summer Olympics, the ITTF member association must have participated in the...	Two years
Ten-Pin Bowling Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...	WTBA World Championships WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships The WTBA World Championships is a global event that invites all countries that are members of the WTBA to participate.-Event details and history:...	Nations	1954	Winners in 6 events (2010)	2014	Originally two years, four years after 2010
Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...	Davis Cup Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation and is contested between teams of players from competing countries in a knock-out format. The competition began in 1900 as a challenge between Britain and the United States. By...	Nations	1900 1900 International Lawn Tennis Challenge The 1900 Gabys International Lawn Tennis Challenge was the first edition of what is now known as the Davis Cup.-History:The tournament was conceived in 1899 by four members of the Harvard University tennis team who came up with the idea of challenging the British to a tennis competition...	(2010 2010 Davis Cup World Group The World Group was the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2010. The first round losers went into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progressed to the quarterfinals... )	2011 2011 Davis Cup World Group The World Group is the highest level of Davis Cup competition in 2011. The first round losers go into the Davis Cup World Group Play-offs while the winners progress to the quarterfinals...	One year
	ITF World Champion	Individuals	1978	Rafael Nadal Rafael Nadal Rafael "Rafa" Nadal Parera is a Spanish professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. , he is ranked No. 2 by the Association of Tennis Professionals...  (2010)	2011	One year
	ITF World Champions	Doubles teams	1996	Bob Bryan & Mike Bryan Bob and Mike Bryan Twin brothers Robert Charles Bryan and Michael Carl Bryan are American professional tennis double players. They have been the World No. 1 doubles player for over 270 weeks and have finished the ATP year-end number 1 doubles team a record 7 times...  (2010)	2011	One year
	World Team Cup World Team Cup The World Team Cup is the international team championship of the Association of Tennis Professionals . The tournament has been contested annually since 1978 and is generally considered to be second most prestigious men's team competition in tennis after the Davis Cup.Every year, the eight nations...	Nations	1978	(2011 2011 Power Horse World Team Cup The 2011 Power Horse World Team Cup was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts. It was the 33rd edition of the World Team Cup, and was part of the 250 series of the 2011 ATP World Tour. It took place at the Rochusclub in Düsseldorf, Germany... )	2012	One year
Triathlon Triathlon A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...	ITU Triathlon World Championships ITU Triathlon World Championships The ITU Triathlon World Championships have been held annually since 1989, the same year as the formation of the International Triathlon Union – the world governing body of triathlon...	Individuals	1989	Alistair Brownlee Alistair Brownlee Alistair Edward Brownlee is an English triathlete who is the reigning, and back-to-back, ETU European Triathlon champion and a two time Triathlon World Champion having regained the title he first won in 2009 in 2011 in Beijing....  (2011 2011 ITU Triathlon World Championships The Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series 2011 was a series of six World Championship Triathlon events leading to a Grand Final held in Beijing, China in September 2011... )	2012	One year
Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...	Volleyball World Championship Volleyball World Championship The FIVB World Championship is an international men's and women's indoor volleyball competition. It is the oldest and most important of all the international events organized by the FIVB and must not be confused with the FIVB World Cup or the FIVB World League/FIVB World Grand Prix.-Origins:The...	Nations	1949 1949 FIVB Men's World Championship The 1949 FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship was the first edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Prague, Czechoslovakia from September 10 to September 18, 1949.-Final standing:# # # # # # #...	(2010 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship The 2010 FIVB Men's World Championship was held in Italy from September 25 to October 10, 2010. The tournament featured 24 teams to determine the world champion in men's volleyball. In addition to 2006 champion Brazil and host nation Italy, 22 teams qualified for the tournament by means of... )	2014 2014 FIVB Men's World Championship -Information:On September 8, 2008 the FIVB announced it has agreed a partnership deal for Poland to host the FIVB Men’s World Championship in 2014. “This will be the biggest and most beautiful sports event in the world, not only in Volleyball but throughout the whole sports family,” said FIVB...	Four years
	Volleyball World Cup Volleyball World Cup The FIVB World Cup is a men's and women's volleyball competition. Created in 1965 and 1973 , it is an international qualification event for the Olympic Games...	Nations	1965 1965 FIVB Men's World Cup The 1965 FIVB Men's World Cup, a volleyball competition, was held in Poland. It was the first ever FIVB Men's World Cup.-Final ranking:# Soviet Union# Poland# Czechoslovakia# Japan# East Germany# Romania# Hungary# Yugoslavia# Bulgaria# Netherlands...	(2007)	2011 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup The 2011 FIVB Men's World Cup is played from November 20 – December 4, in Japan. The tournament is the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England, United Kingdom...	Four years
	FIVB World League	Nations	1990 FIVB World League 1990 The FIVB World League 1990 was the first men's volleyball tournament of its kind, played by eight countries from April 27 to July 15, 1990. The Final Round was staged in Osaka, Japan.-Competing nations:- Pool A:-Pool B:-Semifinals & Finals:...	(2011 FIVB World League 2011 The 2011 FIVB World League, which is a men's volleyball competition, was played by 16 countries from May 27 to July 10, 2011.-Pools composition:* Because withdrew from the tournament, Japan replaced them.... )	2012	One year
Water polo Water polo Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...	FINA Water Polo World Cup FINA Water Polo World Cup The FINA Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo competition among the top men's national water polo teams of the members of FINA. It was established in 1979 and was held every two years, but it has been contested every four years since 2002....	Nations	1979 1979 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup The 1979 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup was the first edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Rijeka and in the Tašmajdan Swimming Pool in Belgrade, Yugoslavia.Participating teams were the eight best...	(2010 2010 FINA Men's Water Polo World Cup The 14th edition of the Men's FINA Water Polo World Cup was held in Oradea, Romania from July 27 to August 1, 2010.-Format:8 teams qualified for the 2010 FINA World Cup. They were split into two groups of 4 teams. After playing a Round-robin every team advanced to the quarterfinals... )	2014	Originally two years, four years after 2002
	FINA Water Polo World Championship	Nations	1973	(2011 Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Men's tournament The men's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China was held from July 18 to July 30. The top three teams qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.- Qualification :... )	2013	Two years since 2001

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Women's Rugby League World Cup

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Sport	Competition name	Competing entities	First held	Current holder	Next	Held every
Alpine skiing Alpine skiing Alpine skiing is the sport of sliding down snow-covered hills on skis with fixed-heel bindings. Alpine skiing can be contrasted with skiing using free-heel bindings: Ski mountaineering and nordic skiing – such as cross-country; ski jumping; and Telemark. In competitive alpine skiing races four...	FIS Alpine World Ski Championships	Individuals	1931 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 1931 were held in Mürren in Switzerland, from February 19-23, 1931.-Men's events:-Women's events:-Medal table:Key:...	Winners in 5 events (2011)	2013 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 The FIS Alpine World Ski Championships 2013 are scheduled to be held in Schladming, Styria, Austria, in February 2013. The FIS awarded the Alpine World Skiing Championships on 29 May 2008, in Cape Town, South Africa. The other three finalists were Beaver Creek/Vail, Cortina d'Ampezzo, and St...	Two years
	IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships	Individuals	1972	Winners in 15 events 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships The 2011 IPC Alpine Skiing World Championships was held in Sestriere, Italy, from January 14 to January 23, 2011. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee....  (2011)	2013	Two years
Association football (soccer)	FIFA Women's World Cup FIFA Women's World Cup The FIFA Women's World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association , the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the...	Nations	1991	(2011)	2015 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup The 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup will be the seventh FIFA Women's World Cup, the quadrennial international women's football world championship tournament...	Four years
Aquatics	FINA World Aquatics Championships	Individuals	1973 1973 World Aquatics Championships The first FINA World Championships in Aquatics were held in the Tašmajdan Sports Centre in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, from August 31 to September 9, 1973.-Medal table:-Diving:MenWomen-Swimming:MenWomen- Synchronised swimming :Women...	Winners in 20 events 2011 World Aquatics Championships The 14th FINA World Championships were held at July 16–31, 2011 in Shanghai, China at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center. The 2011 World Championships featured five aquatics disciplines: swimming, water polo, diving, open water, and synchronised swimming...  (2011)	2013 2013 World Aquatics Championships The 15th FINA World Championships are to be held in the Summer of 2013 in Barcelona, Spain from July 19 to August 4.The Worlds were originally awarded to Dubai, UAE in July 2009; however, Dubai withdrew as host in March 2010...	Two years
	FINA World Championships - Short Course FINA World Championships - Short Course FINA World Swimming Championships or "Short Course Worlds" , are held every two years in a 25 m swimming pool. They are run by FINA....	Individuals	1993 1993 FINA Short Course World Championships The 1st FINA Short Course World Championships were held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain from December 2 until December 5, 1993. PR China won the most gold medals, although all of their ten came in the women's events, with Le Jingyi winning two individual and three relay events to travel home with five...	Winners in 20 events 2010 FINA Short Course World Championships The 10th FINA World Championships was held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates from 15–19 December 2010. This swimming-only championships took place in the Dubai Sports Complex; all events were swum in a 25-meter pool....  (2010)	2012 2012 FINA Short Course World Championships The 11th FINA Short Course Swimming World Championships will be held in Istanbul, Turkey in December 2012.-Bidding process:FINA announced on April 12, 2008 that Istanbul had defeated the only other bidder Vienna, Austria after a meeting of the FINA Bureau in Manchester, UK.-Venue:The events will...	Two years
Athletics	IAAF World Championships in Athletics IAAF World Championships in Athletics The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations . Originally, it was organised every four years, but this changed in 1991, and it has since been organised biennially.-History:...	Individuals	1983 1983 World Championships in Athletics The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14, 1983....	Winners in 24 events 2011 World Championships in Athletics The 13th IAAF World Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition that was held in Daegu, South Korea. It started on 27 August 2011 and finished on 4 September 2011....  (2011)	2013 2013 World Championships in Athletics The 14th World Championships in Athletics are scheduled to be held in 2013 in Moscow, Russia.The Council of IAAF approved the dates of 10 August until 18 August.-Bidding process:...	Originally four years, now two years
	IAAF World Indoor Championships IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently renamed in 1987 as they are known today.-History:...	Individuals	1985	Winners in 13 events 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics was held between 12 and 14 March at the ASPIRE Dome in Doha, Qatar. The championships was the first of six IAAF World Athletics Series events to take place in 2010.-Bidding and organisation:...  (2010)	2012 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships The 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics will be the 15th edition of the IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics and will be held in March 9-11, 2012 at the Ataköy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, Turkey.-Bidding Process:...	Two years
	IAAF World Cross Country Championships IAAF World Cross Country Championships IAAF World Cross Country Championships is the most important competition in international cross country running. Held annually and organised by International Association of Athletics Federations , it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships...	Individuals and teams	1973 1973 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 1st IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held on 17 March 1973 in Waregem, Belgium.-Individual:-Team:- Individual :- Team :- Individual :- Team :...	Winners in 4 events 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2010 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held at Myślęcinek Park in Bydgoszcz, Poland on 28 March 2010. It was the first time in over twenty years that Poland hosted the annual championships, having previously held them in Warsaw in 1987. Kenyan runners dominated the competition, taking...  (2010)	2011 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships The 2011 IAAF World Cross Country Championships were held in Punta Umbría, Spain on 20 March 2011.-Preparation:The United States had expressed an interest in hosting the competition, but Punta Umbria was chosen as the host at the IAAF Council Meeting in November 2009...	Year
	IAAF World Half Marathon Championships IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The IAAF World Half Marathon Championships is an annual half marathon competition organised by the International Association of Athletics Federations. It was contested from 1992 to 2005, and replaced by the IAAF World Road Running Championships, a 20 kilometres race which had its inaugural...	Individuals and teams	1992 1992 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 1st IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held on September 19 and 20, 2001 in Tyneside, UK, and was run simultaneously with that year's Great North Run. A total of 204 athletes, 97 men, 83 women and 24 juniors, from 36 countries took part....	Winners in 2 events 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships The 2010 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships was held in Nanning, China on 16 October 2010. The competition took place on the city streets, beginning and ending at Wuxiang Square, with a total prize purse of US$245,000 at stake....  (2010)	2011	Year
	IPC Athletics World Championships IPC Athletics World Championships The IPC Athletics World Championships is an event organized by the International Paralympic Committee . Athletes with a physical disability compete, and in a few events athletes with an intellectual disability compete...	Individuals	1994	??? (2006)	2011 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships The 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships was held in Christchurch, New Zealand from January 21 to 30, 2011. Athletes with a disability competed, and the Championships was a qualifying event for the London 2012 Paralympic Games....	Year
Auto racing Auto racing Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...  see the mixed section below
Badminton Badminton Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...	BWF World Championships BWF World Championships The BWF World Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation to crown the best badminton players in the world....	Individuals	1977 1977 IBF World Championships -Medalists:- Men's singles :- Women's singles :- Men's doubles :- Women's doubles :- Mixed doubles :-Medal account:-External links:* *...	Winners in 3 events 2011 BWF World Championships The 2011 BWF World Championships was the 19th tournament of the BWF World Championships, a global tournament in the sport of badminton. It was held at Wembley Arena in London, England, from August 8 to August 14, 2011....  (2011)	2013	Year
Bandy Bandy Bandy is a team winter sport played on ice, in which skaters use sticks to direct a ball into the opposing team's goal.The rules of the game have many similarities to those of association football: the game is played on a rectangle of ice the same size as a football field. Each team has 11 players,...	Bandy World Championships Bandy World Championships The Bandy World Championships are a competition between bandy-playing nations. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy....	Nations	2004	(2010 Bandy World Championship for women 2010 The Bandy World Championship for women 2010 was contested between 6 bandy playing countries. The championship was played in Drammen, Norway from 24 to 27 February.-Preliminary round:----------------------------------------------------... )	2011	Year
Baseball Baseball Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...	Women's Baseball World Cup Women's Baseball World Cup The Women's Baseball World Cup is an international tournament in which national women's baseball teams from around the world compete. It is sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation...	Nations	2004 2004 Women's Baseball World Cup The 2004 IBAF Women's Baseball World Cup was held from July 30 to August 8, 2004 in Edmonton, Canada and won by United States. It was the first Women's Baseball World Cup and was sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation....	(2010 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup The 2010 Women's Baseball World Cup was an international baseball competition that was held in Venezuela from August 12 to August 22, 2010. Japan successfully defended their title from 2008, defeating Australia 13–3 in the final.-Teams:... )	2012	Two years
Basketball Basketball Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...	FIBA World Championship for Women FIBA World Championship for Women The FIBA World Championship for Women is a world basketball tournament for women's national teams held quadrennially...	Nations	1953 1953 FIBA World Championship for Women - Venues :- Final standings :-References:*...	(2010 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2010 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 16th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, was held from September 23 to October 3, 2010 in the Czech Republic. Three cities, Ostrava, Brno and Karlovy Vary, hosted games... )	2014 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women The 2014 FIBA World Championship for Women, the 17th edition of FIBA's premier tournament for women's national basketball teams, will be held in Turkey.-References:...	Four years
Beach volleyball Beach volleyball Beach volleyball, or sand volleyball, is an Olympic team sport played by two teams of two players on a sand court divided by a net.Like volleyball, the object of the game is to send the ball over the net in order to ground it on the opponent’s court, and to prevent the same effort by the opponent....	Swatch FIVB World Championships Swatch FIVB World Championships The Swatch FIVB World Championships is an international beach volleyball championship....	Nations	1997 1997 Beach Volleyball World Championships The1997 Beach Volleyball World Championships, were held from September 10 to September 13, 1997 in Los Angeles, California . It was the first official edition of this event, after ten unofficial championships between 1987 and 1996....	Larissa Larissa França Larissa França is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2003 Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, partnering Ana Richa.-References:* at the Beach Volleyball Database... - Juliana Juliana Felisberta Juliana Felisberta Silva is a female beach volleyball player from Brazil, who won the silver medal in the women's beach team competition at the 2005 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Berlin, Germany and the 2009 Beach Volleyball World Championships in Stavanger, Norway, partnering Larissa...  (2011 2011 Beach Volleyball World Championships The 2011 FIVB Beach Volleyball Swatch World Championships was a beach volleyball event, that was held from June 13 to 19, 2011 in Rome, Italy. The Swatch FIVB World Championships are organized every two years, and Italy hosted the event for the first time... )	2013	Two years
Boxing Boxing Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...	World Amateur Boxing Championships World Amateur Boxing Championships The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...	Individuals	2001 2001 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships The 2001 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships was an international women's boxing competition hosted by the United States from October 21 to 27 2001 in Scranton, Pennsylvania. It was the first championship.-Results:...	Winners in 13 weight classes 2006 World Women's Boxing Championship The 2006 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships was an international women's boxing competition hosted by India from November 18 to November 23, 2006 in New Delhi...  (2006 2006 World Women's Boxing Championship The 2006 Women's World Amateur Boxing Championships was an international women's boxing competition hosted by India from November 18 to November 23, 2006 in New Delhi... )	Unknown	Unknown
Canoeing Canoeing Canoeing is an outdoor activity that involves a special kind of canoe.Open canoes may be 'poled' , sailed, 'lined and tracked' or even 'gunnel-bobbed'....	ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships	Individuals and teams	1938	Winners in 9 events 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2009 International Canoe Federation Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 12–16 August 2009 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Lake Banook. The Canadian city was selected to host the championships in October 2003 after having done so previously in 1997...  (2009)	2010 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 2010 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held 19–22 August 2010 in Poznań, Poland, on Lake Malta. This is the third time that the Polish city will host the championships, having done so previously in 1990 and 2001...	Year
	ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships are an international event in canoeing organized by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships have taken place every year in non-Summer Olympic years since 2002. From 1949 to 1999, they had taken place in odd-numbered years...	Individuals and teams	1949 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1949 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Geneva, Switzerland under the auspices of International Canoe Federation.-Note:Only two teams competed in the men's C-1 team, men's C-2 team, and women's folding K-1 team events.-Canoe:-Kayak:...	Winners in 3 events 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 2009 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held on 9–13 September 2009 at Parc Olímpic del Segre in La Seu d'Urgell, Spain under the auspices of International Canoe Federation. La Seu d'Urgell hosted the event previously in 1999. A demonstration event for women's single seat Canadian took...  (2009)	2010 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 2010 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held 8–12 September 2010 at Tacen Whitewater Course, Slovenia under the auspices of International Canoe Federation for the record-tying third time...	Year
Cricket Cricket Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...	ICC World Twenty20 ICC World Twenty20 The ICC World Twenty20 or ICC World T20 also referred to as the T20 World Cup is the international championship of Twenty20 cricket. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Cricket Council...  (Twenty20 format Twenty20 Twenty20 is a form of cricket, originally introduced in England for professional inter-county competition by the England and Wales Cricket Board , in 2003. A Twenty20 game involves two teams, each has a single innings, batting for a maximum of 20 overs. Twenty20 cricket is also known as T20 cricket... )	Nations	2009 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 The 2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20 competition took on a different format from that of the men's, having eight teams split into two pools followed directly by the semi-finals and final. All pool stage matches were played at the County Ground in Taunton...	(2010 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20 The 2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20 was an international Twenty20 cricket tournament which was held in the West Indies from 5 May to 16 May 2010. The group stage matches were played at the Warner Park Sporting Complex on Saint Kitts. It was won by Australia, who defeated New Zealand in the final... )	2012 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20 The 2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20 is an upcoming international Twenty20 cricket tournament which will be held in Sri Lanka from 5 May to 16 May 2010. The group stage matches will be played at the Galle International Stadium in Galle and Semi-Finals and Finals will be played at R...	Two years from 2010
Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a winter sport in which participants propel themselves across snow-covered terrain using skis and poles...	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Individuals	1954	Winners in 8 events (2009)	2011	Two years
	IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships The IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships, along with the Winter Paralympic Games, are the most prestigious level of international competition in Paralympic nordic skiing.-Championships:-See also:*Biathlon at the Winter Paralympics...	Individuals	1974	??? (2009)	2011 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships The 2011 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships took place 2 - 11 April 2011 in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia. IPC stands for International Paralympic Committee...	Two years
Curling Curling Curling is a sport in which players slide stones across a sheet of ice towards a target area. It is related to bowls, boule and shuffleboard. Two teams, each of four players, take turns sliding heavy, polished granite stones, also called "rocks", across the ice curling sheet towards the house, a...	World Curling Championships World Curling Championships The World Curling Championships are annual curling events which showcase the world's best curlers, organized by the World Curling Federation. There are men's, women's and mixed championships. The men's championship started in 1959, while the women's in 1979...	Nations	1979 1979 Royal Bank of Scotland World Women's Curling Championship -Tie-breaker:-Playoffs:-Semifinals:-Final:...	(2011 2011 Capital One World Women's Curling Championship -Draw 2:Saturday, March 19, 9:00am-Draw 3:Saturday, March 19, 2:00pm-Draw 4:Sunday, March 20, 2:00pm-Draw 5:Sunday, March 20, 7:00pm-Draw 6:Monday, March 21, 9:00am-Draw 7:Monday, March 21, 2:00pm... )	2012 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship The 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship will be held at the Enmax Centre in Lethbridge, Alberta from March 17 to 25. It marks the 12th time that Canada has hosted the World Women's Championship.-Qualification:...	Year
Cycling Cycling Cycling, also called bicycling or biking, is the use of bicycles for transport, recreation, or for sport. Persons engaged in cycling are cyclists or bicyclists...	UCI Road World Championships UCI Road World Championships The UCI Road World Championships are the annual world championships for bicycle road racing organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale...	Individuals	1958 1958 UCI Road World Championships - Events summary :...	Giorgia Bronzini Giorgia Bronzini Giorgia Bronzini is an Italian professional racing cyclist. She was born in Piacenza. She is the current Road World Champion.-Notable results:20032004...  (road race)   Emma Pooley Emma Pooley Emma Jane Pooley is an English professional cyclist and Olympic silver medallist currently riding for . Pooley was the 2010 World Time Trial Champion and is a former British Road Race and Time Trial Champion.-Biography:...  (time trial) (2010 2010 UCI Road World Championships The 2010 UCI Road World Championships took place in Geelong and Melbourne, Australia, over 5 days from 29 September to 3 October 2010. It was the 77th UCI Road World Championships and the first time that Australia had held the event... )	2011 2011 UCI Road World Championships The 2011 UCI Road World Championships took place in Copenhagen, Denmark, over 19–25 September 2011. The event consisted of a road race and a time trial for men, women, men under 23, and for the first time since 2004 the junior men and junior women competed at the same event as the elite riders. It...	Year
	UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships	Individuals	1990	Winners in 4 events (2008)	2009	Year
	UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships	Individuals	2000 2000 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The 2000 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were held in Sint-Michielsgestel, Netherlands on Saturday January 28 and Sunday January 29, 2000.-Men's Elite:* Held on Sunday January 29, 2000-Women's Elite:* Held on Sunday January 29, 2000-External links:...	Marianne Vos Marianne Vos Marianne Vos, is a Dutch cyclo-cross, road bicycle racer and track racer. After winning a junior European and world championship in road racing, she continued in senior cycling by becoming world champion in cyclo-cross and road racing at the age of 19. Vos added track racing world championships...  (2010 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The 2010 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships is the World Championship for cyclo-cross. It took place in Tábor, Czech Republic on the weekend of January 30 and 31, 2010. As in 2009, four events were scheduled.-Medal table:-Medal summary:-External links:... )	2011 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships The 2011 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships is the World Championship for cyclo-cross. It took place in Sankt Wendel, Germany on the weekend of January 29 and 30, 2011. As in the previous years, four events were scheduled.-Medal table:-Medal summary:...	Year
	UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships The UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships are the world championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability compete, organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale ....	Individuals	2007	Winners in 10 events 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships The 2011 UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships were the World Championships for track cycling where athletes with a physical disability competed in 2011...  (2011)	2013
Darts Darts Darts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...	BDO World Darts Championship BDO World Darts Championship The BDO World Darts Championship is a world championship competition in darts, organised by the British Darts Organisation . It began in 1978, and was the only world championship tournament until 1994...	Individuals	2001 2001 BDO World Darts Championship The 2001 Embassy World Professional Darts Championships were held from 6–14 January 2001 at the Lakeside Country Club in Frimley Green, Surrey. Ted Hankey the number 7 seed was the defending champion. He was the eventual runner-up, losing 6–2 in a one-sided final to John Walton.In 2001, the first...	Trina Gulliver Trina Gulliver Trina Gulliver is an English professional darts player. She is the nine-time Women's World Professional Darts Champion of the British Darts Organisation. Her nickname is the 'Golden Girl' and has been sponsored by the leading Global Darts Brand Winmau for over 10 years...  (2011 2011 BDO World Darts Championship The 2011 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship was the 34th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 26th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green... )	2012 2012 BDO World Darts Championship The 2012 Lakeside World Professional Darts Championship is the 35th World Championship organised by the British Darts Organisation, and the 27th staging at the Lakeside Country Club at Frimley Green. Martin Adams is the defending men's champion, having won the title for the third time in the...	Year
Equestrian Equestrianism Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...  see the mixed section below
Field hockey Field hockey Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...	Women's Hockey World Cup Women's Hockey World Cup The Women's Hockey World Cup is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1974. The tournament has been organised by the International Hockey Federation since they merged with the...	Nations	1974	(2010 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup The 2010 Women's Hockey World Cup was the twelfth tournament of the Women's Hockey World Cup. It was being held from August 29 to September 11, 2010 in Rosario, Argentina. The country was awarded the rights on March 23, 2007. Argentina won the tournament after beating Netherlands 3–1 in the final... )	2014	Four years
Figure skating Figure skating Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...	World Figure Skating Championships World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...	Individuals	1906 1906 World Figure Skating Championships The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....	Miki Ando Miki Ando is a Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World Champion, 2011 Four Continents Champion, 2004 World Junior Champion, and a three-time Japanese National Champion....  (2011)	2012 2012 World Figure Skating Championships The 2012 World Figure Skating Championships will be an international figure skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. The event will determine the World Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing...	Year
Gliding Gliding Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...	Women's World Gliding Championships	Individuals	2001	Winners in 3 classes Glider Competition Classes Competition classes in gliding, as in other sports, mainly exist to ensure fairness in competition. However the classes have not been targeted at fostering technological development as in other sports...  (2007)	2009	Two years
Gymnastics Gymnastics Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...	World Artistic Gymnastics Championships World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The World Artistic Gymnastics Championships are the World Championships for artistic gymnastics. They have been held since 1903.* * First time track and field event fully disappeared from the sport of gymnastics.- All-time medal count :...	Individuals and nations	1903 1903 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 1st Artistic Gymnastics World Championships were held in Antwerp, Belgium, in 1903.-Medals:-All Around:-Team Competition:...	Winners in 6 events 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 2010 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held at the Ahoy Rotterdam indoor sporting arena in the Netherlands from 16 to 24 October 2010. In this year's championships, there was a total of 73 participating federations with 615 gymnasts...  (2010)	2011 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships The 2011 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships were held in Tokyo, Japan, from October 7–16, 2011 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.Due to uncertainty over the nuclear situation following the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, the International Federation of Gymnastics revealed it was...	Year
	World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships are the World Championships for the sport of rhythmic gymnastics. They were first held in 1963.-Championships:-Individual All-Around:-Group All-Around:-Total All-Around medals by country:...	Individuals and nations	1963 1963 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships I World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were held in Budapest, Hungary on the 7th and 8 December, 1963.-Participants:There were 28 competitors from 10 countries - Czechoslovakia, Soviet Union, Bulgaria, Hungary, Finland, German Democratic Republic, Romania, Poland, Spain & Yugoslavia.-Medal...	Winners in 9 events 2009 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The XXIX World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in Ise, Mie, Japan, September 7–13, 2009, at the Sun Arena.- Programme :September 7*10:00 - 18:00 Competition I September 8*10:00 - 18:00 Competition I...  (2009)	2011 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships The 2011 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships was held in Montpellier, France, from September 19–25, 2011 at the Arena Montpellier. Only the top 24 groups from the 2010 World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships were allowed to take part in the group competition this time. These championships were...	Two years
Handball Team handball Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...	World Women's Handball Championship World Women's Handball Championship The World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...	Nations	1957 1957 World Women's Handball Championship The 1957 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Virovitica, Croatia and Belgrade, Serbia within Yugoslavia in 1957.-Group A:-Group B:-Group C:-Main Round:-Group I:-Group II:-Classification Round:-Finals:...	(2009 2009 World Women's Handball Championship The 2009 World Women's Handball Championship took place from 5 to 20 December 2009 in China. It was the 19th edition of the World Women's Handball Championship and the second that took place outside of Europe.-Venues:... )	2011 2011 World Women's Handball Championship The 2011 World Women's Handball Championship, the 20th event hosted by the International Handball Federation, will be held in Brazil from 2 to 18 December, 2011.- Venues :The competition will take place in the Brazilian state of São Paulo...	Two years
Ice hockey Ice hockey Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...	IIHF World Women's Championships	Nations	1990	(2011 2011 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships -Group B:-Relegation series:Best of three.All times local - Final round :-Quarterfinals:-Semifinals:-5th place playoff:-Bronze medal game:-Gold medal game:-Scoring leaders:... )	2012	Year
Inline speed skating Inline speed skating Inline speed skating is the sport of racing on inline skates It is often called inline racing by participants. Although it primarily evolved from racing on traditional roller skates, the sport is similar enough to ice speed skating that many competitors are now known to switch between inline and...	World Inline speed skating Championships	Nations	1986	(2010)	2010	Year
Lacrosse Lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...	Women's Lacrosse World Cup Women's Lacrosse World Cup The Women's Lacrosse World Cup, the recognized world championship of international women's lacrosse, is held every four years. From its inception in 1982, it was sponsored by the governing body for women's lacrosse, the International Federation of Women's Lacrosse Associations, until that body...	Nations	1982	(2009 2009 Women's Lacrosse World Cup The 2009 Women's Lacrosse World Cup, the eighth World Cup played, is the preeminent international women's lacrosse tournament. The tournament was held at SK Slavia Praha Sport Centre in Prague, Czech Republic from June 17 to June 27, 2009... )	2013	Four years
Motorcycling Motorcycling Motorcycling is the act of riding a motorcycle. A variety of subcultures and lifestyles have been built up around motorcycling.-Benefits:Robert M. Pirsig's book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was a paean celebrating motorcycling...  see the mixed section below
Motorcross	World Motocross Championship for Women	Individuals	2008	Livia Lancelot (2009)	2010	Year
Netball Netball Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...	World Netball Championships	Nations	1963	(2007)	2011	Four years
Orienteering Orienteering Orienteering is a family of sports that requires navigational skills using a map and compass to navigate from point to point in diverse and usually unfamiliar terrain, and normally moving at speed. Participants are given a topographical map, usually a specially prepared orienteering map, which they...	World Orienteering Championships World Orienteering Championships The World Orienteering Championships were first held in 1966. They were held biennially up to 2003 . Since 2003, competitions have been held annually....	Individuals	1966	Winners in 4 events (2008)	2009	Year
Paddle tennis Paddle tennis Paddle tennis is a game adapted from tennis and played for over a century. Compared to tennis, the court is smaller and has no doubles lanes, and the net is lower. Paddle tennis is played with a solid paddle as opposed to a strung racquet, and a depressurized tennis ball is used along with an...	Paddle Tennis World Championship Paddle Tennis World Championship The Padel Tennis World Championship is an international competition of Padel tennis disputed since 1992, every two years. The first edition was held in Spain...	Nations	1992	(2010)	2012	Two years
Real tennis Real tennis Real tennis – one of several games sometimes called "the sport of kings" – is the original indoor racquet sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis , is descended...	Real Tennis World Championship	Individuals	1740	Winners in 2 events (2009)	2011	Two years
Ringette Ringette Ringette is a team sport played on an ice surface. Played primarily by females, Ringette requires the use of straight sticks to control a rubber ring; with the objective of the game being to score goals by shooting the ring into the opponent's net. It was introduced by Sam Jacks in North Bay,...	World Ringette Championships	Nations	1990		2013	Three years, 1990-2004 two years
Roller derby Roller derby Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...	Roller Derby World Cup Roller Derby World Cup The Roller Derby World Cup is an international women's roller derby tournament organized by Blood & Thunder magazine. Teams of amateur skaters from around the world are fielded to compete for their respective nations. The inaugural 2011 event is being hosted by Toronto Roller Derby, and is being...	Nations	2011	TBD	2011	Year
Roller hockey Roller hockey Roller Hockey is a form of hockey played on a dry surface using skates with wheels. The term "Roller Hockey" is often used interchangeably to refer to two variant forms chiefly differentiated by the type of skate used. There is traditional "Roller Hockey," played with quad roller skates, and...	FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup	Nations	1992	Argentina Argentina Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...  (2010)	2012 2012 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup The 2012 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup or Recife 2012 will be the 11th edition of the FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup. It will be held in in Recife, Brazil.-External links:*...	Two years
Rowing Rowing (sport) Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...	World Rowing Championships World Rowing Championships The World Rowing Championships is an international rowing regatta organized by FISA . It is a week long event held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer and in non-Olympic years is the highlight of the international rowing calendar.The first event was held in Lucerne, Switzerland in 1962...	Nations	1974	Winners in 9 events 2011 World Rowing Championships The 2011 World Rowing Championships, the 40th edition of the World Rowing Championships, were held at Lake Bled, Bled, Slovenia between August 28 and September 4, 2011....  (2011)	2012 2012 World Rowing Championships The 2012 World Rowing Championships will be held at Plovdiv, Bulgaria between July 18 – July 21.The annual week long rowing regatta is organized by FISA , and held at the end of the northern hemisphere summer....	Year
Rugby union Rugby union Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...	Women's Rugby World Cup Women's Rugby World Cup The Women's Rugby World Cup is the premier international competition in rugby union for women. The tournament is organised by the sport's governing body the International Rugby Board...	Nations	1991 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup The 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup was the first Women's Rugby World Cup. The tournament was not approved by the International Rugby Board , yet it still went ahead despite the disapproval of the sports governing body—France only confirmed their participation minutes before the draw was made on...	(2010 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup The 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup was the sixth edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup and was being held in England. The International Rugby Board Executive Committee selected the host union following a recommendation from the Rugby World Cup Limited board after considering bids from the Rugby... )	2014 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup The 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup will be the seventh edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup, and the sixth to be held in Europe.-Bidding process:...	>-	Rugby union sevens Rugby sevens Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...	Rugby World Cup Sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens The Rugby World Cup Sevens is the premier international Rugby sevens competition. The event is organised by the sport's governing body, the International Rugby Board , and is contested by the men's national sevens teams every four years. The inaugural tournament was held in 1993 in Scotland, the...	Nations	2009 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup was the fifth edition of the Rugby sevens world cup. The International Rugby Board selected Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as the host venue for the tournament ahead of bids from four other countries. The format included nine direct qualifiers and a further...	Australia (2009 2009 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2009 Rugby Sevens World Cup was the fifth edition of the Rugby sevens world cup. The International Rugby Board selected Dubai in the United Arab Emirates as the host venue for the tournament ahead of bids from four other countries. The format included nine direct qualifiers and a further... )	2013 2013 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 2013 Rugby Sevens World Cup, to be held in Moscow, Russia, will be the sixth edition of the Rugby World Cup Sevens. The International Rugby Board has stated that the Rugby World Cup Sevens will be scrapped if rugby sevens were to be included in the Olympic programme for the 2016 Summer Olympics...	Four years
Sailing Sailing Sailing is the propulsion of a vehicle and the control of its movement with large foils called sails. By changing the rigging, rudder, and sometimes the keel or centre board, a sailor manages the force of the wind on the sails in order to move the boat relative to its surrounding medium and...	ISAF Sailing World Championships ISAF Sailing World Championships The ISAF Sailing World Championships are held every four years since 2003 and are used as the primary event to qualify countries for the Sailing at the Summer Olympics...	Crews	2003	Winners in 4 events (2007)	2011	Four years
	ISAF Women's Match Racing World Championship	Individuals	1999	Claire Leroy Claire Leroy Claire Leroy is a French sailor. In 2007 and 2008 she won the world championships in female match racing. She was named the International Sailing Federation's female World Sailor of the Year for 2007.-References:...	2008	Year
Shooting Shooting sports A shooting sport is a competitive sport involving tests of proficiency using various types of guns such as firearms and airguns . Hunting is also a shooting sport, and indeed shooting live pigeons was an Olympic event...	ISSF World Shooting Championships ISSF World Shooting Championships The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as...	Individuals and nations	1958 1958 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 37th UIT World Shooting Championships was the contemporary name of the ISSF World Shooting Championships in all ISSF shooting events that were held in Moscow, Russia, the Soviet Union in 1958...	Winners in 23 events 2010 ISSF World Shooting Championships The 50th ISSF World Shooting Championships was held in Munich, Germany from July 29, 2010 to August 10, 2010.- Medal count :- World records :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- Men :- Women :- External links :*...  (2010)	2014	Four years
	World Shotgun Championships ISSF World Shooting Championships The ISSF World Shooting Championships are governed by the International Shooting Sport Federation. World Shooting Championships began in 1897, after the successful 1896 Summer Olympics, and although the ISSF was not founded until 1907, these early competitions are still seen by the organization as...	Individuals and nations	1967	Winners in 4 events 2009 World Shotgun Championships The 2009 World Shotgun Championships were held in August 2009 in Maribor, Slovenia. As in all odd-numbered years, separate ISSF World Shooting Championships were carried out in the trap, double trap and skeet events.-Medal count:-Men:-Women:...  (2009)	2011	Two years
Ski jumping Ski jumping Ski jumping is a sport in which skiers go down a take-off ramp, jump and attempt to land as far as possible down the hill below. In addition to the length of the jump, judges give points for style. The skis used for ski jumping are wide and long...	FIS Nordic World Ski Championships	Individuals normal hill	2009	Lindsey Van Lindsey Van Lindsey Van is an American ski jumper who has competed since 2002. Van won a gold medal in the inaugural women's ski jumping event at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 2009 in Liberec and has a total of eight Continental Cup victories in her career.In 2008, Van's knee cartilage was crushed on...  (2009)	2011 (2010)	Two years
Ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering Ski mountaineering is form of ski touring that variously combines the sports of Telemark, Alpine, and backcountry skiing with that of mountaineering...	World Championships of Skimountaineering World Championships of Skimountaineering The World Championships of Ski Mountaineering are biennial ski mountaineering competitions sanctioned by the International Council for Ski Mountaineering Competitions .- History :...	Nations, individuals, teams, relays (since 2004), long distances (since 2008)	2002	(2010)	2012	Two years
Softball Softball Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...	ISF Women's World Championship ISF Women's World Championship The ISF Women's World Championship is a fastpitch softball tournament for women's national teams held every four years by the International Softball Federation . The number of teams in the tournament began at five in its inaugural event in 1965, went to a high of 28 for the 1994 edition , and now...	Nations	1965	(2010)	2012	Four years from 1970–2010, now two years
Speed skating Speed skating Speed skating, or speedskating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in traveling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating...	World Allround Speed Skating Championships World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933-1935.-Distances used:...	Individuals	1933	Martina Sáblíková Martina Sáblíková Martina Sáblíková is a Czech speedskater, specializing in long distance races. She is an Olympic gold medal winner and a multiple World champion. She is the elder sister of fellow speedskater Milan Sáblík.-Career:As a junior, Sáblíková already achieved some notable results during international...  (2010 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships The 2010 World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held at the indoor ice rink of the Thialf in Heerenveen on 19, 20 and 21 March 2010.... )	2011 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships The 2011 World Allround Speed Skating Championships was held at the indoor ice rink of the Olympic Oval in Calgary on 12 and 13 February 2011.- Women championships :* 500m* 1500m* 3000m* 5000mSource: - Men championships :* 500m* 1500m...	Year
	World Sprint Speed Skating Championships World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women The International Skating Union has organised the World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1970. The first two years , they were called the ISU Sprint Championships.-Medal winners:-All-time medal count:- References :*...	Individuals	1970	Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt Christine Nesbitt is a Canadian long track speed skater who currently resides in Calgary, Alberta. Her personal best in the 1000m is the second fastest of all time, right after Cindy Klassen's world record. Nesbitt won the Gold Medal in the 1000 m event at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics...  (2011 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships The 2011 World Sprint Speed Skating Championships were a long track speed skating event held on 22 and 23 January 2011 in Thialf, Heerenveen, the Netherlands.-Men:-Women:-References:*... )	2012	Year
	World Single Distance Championships World Single Distance Championships for Women The International Skating Union has organised the World Single Distance Championships for Women since 1996.-Locations:* 1996 Hamar, Norway* 1997 Warsaw, Poland* 1998 Calgary, Canada* 1999 Heerenveen, Netherlands* 2000 Nagano, Japan...	Individuals and nations	1995	Winners in 6 events (2010)	2011 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships The 2011 World Single Distance Speed Skating Championships were held between 10 and 13 March 2011 in the Ludwig-Schwabl-Stadion, Inzell, Germany.The ice rink was renovated and became an indoor ice rink in 2011. -Schedule:-Men's Events:...	Year
	Speed Skating World Cup Speed Skating World Cup The Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances are held...	Individuals and nations	1985–86	Winners in 6 events 2009–10 Speed Skating World Cup The 2009–10 Speed Skating World Cup was an international speedskating competition which run the entire season. The official name was Essent ISU World Cup Speed Skating 2009-2010. The season started on November 6, 2009 in Berlin and came to an end on March 14, 2010 in Heerenveen...  (2009–10)	2010-11	Year
	World Short Track Speed Skating Championships World Short Track Speed Skating Championships The World Short Track Speed Skating Championships are a senior international short track speed skating competition held once a year to determine the World Champion in individual distances, relays and Overall Classification...	Individuals	1976	Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi Park Seung-Hi is an Korean short track speed skater. She is the 2010 Overall World Champion. She won two bronze medals at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.- 2010 Winter Olympics :...  (Overall) Winners in 5 events (2010)	2011 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships The 2011 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships took place between March 11 and March 13, 2011 at Sheffield Arena in Sheffield, England...	Year
Snowboarding Snowboarding Snowboarding is a sport that involves descending a slope that is covered with snow on a snowboard attached to a rider's feet using a special boot set onto mounted binding. The development of snowboarding was inspired by skateboarding, sledding, surfing and skiing. It was developed in the U.S.A...	FIS Snowboarding World Championships FIS Snowboarding World Championships The FIS Snowboarding World Championships is the world championship organized by the FIS for Snowboarding. It was first held in 1996 and is now held every odd year...	Individuals halfpipe	1996 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996 took place between January 24th and January 28th in Lienz, Austria.-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Medal table:...	Holly Crawford Holly Crawford Holly Crawford is an Australian half-pipe snowboarder. She competed in the 2006 Winter Olympics and placed 22nd and 12th in her qualification runs. She ranked 19th out of 34 competitors and did not make the final. Crawford also competed in the 2010 Winter Olympics and finished 8th in the final...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )	2012	One year
		Individuals slopestyle	2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:...	Enni Rukajärvi Enni Rukajärvi Enni Rukajärvi is a snowboarder from Finland. She won the gold medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships in the slopestyle event. Rukajärvi also won gold in Snowboard SlopeStyle at the 2011 Winter X Games XV in Aspen. In the previous season, she had won the TTR World Snowboard...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )
		Individuals snowboard cross	1997 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1997 took place between January 21st and January 26th in Innichen, Italy.-Snowboard Cross:-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Snowboard Cross:-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:...	Lindsey Jacobellis Lindsey Jacobellis Lindsey Jacobellis is an American snowboarder from Stratton, Vermont.At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Jacobellis won the silver medal in Women's Snowboard Cross's Olympics debut...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )
		Individuals paraller slalom	1996 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1996 took place between January 24th and January 28th in Lienz, Austria.-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Giant Slalom:-Parallel Slalom:-Halfpipe:-Medal table:...	Hilde-Katrine Engeli Hilde-Katrine Engeli Hilde-Katrine Engeli is a snowboarder from Norway. She won a gold medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships in the parallel slalom event.-External links:* - Biography...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )
		Individuals paraller giant slalom	1999 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 1999 took place between January 12th and January 19th in Berchtesgaden, Germany.-Snowboard Cross:The Snowboard Cross finals took place on January 17th.-Giant Slalom:Giant Slalom finals took place on January 13th....	Alena Zavarzina Alena Zavarzina Alena Igorevna Zavarzina is a snowboarder from Russia. She competed for Russia at the 2010 Winter Olympics in parallel giant slalom, finishing 17th. Zavarzina later won a gold medal at the 2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships.-External links:* - Biography- References :...  (2011 FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 The FIS Snowboarding World Championships 2011 was held between January 14 and 22 in La Molina and Barcelona Spain.All the competitions were held in La Molina, except the big air competition, which was held in Barcelona.-Media and marketing:... )
Squash Squash (sport) Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...	World Open	Individuals	1979	Nicol David Nicol David Datuk Nicol Ann David is a Malaysian female professional squash player. She is currently ranked world number 1 in women's squash, and is the first Asian woman to achieve this...  (2010 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship The 2010 Women's World Open Squash Championship was the women's edition of the World Open, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. It was part of the WISPA Platinum series of the Women's International Squash Players' Association World Tour... )	2011	Year
	World Doubles Squash Championships World Doubles Squash Championships The World International Doubles Squash Championships is a squash tournament which includes Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. Under the rules of the championships, double pairs must be made up of two players from the same country...	Doubles teams	1997	Winners in 2 events World Doubles Squash Championships The World International Doubles Squash Championships is a squash tournament which includes Men's Doubles, Women's Doubles and Mixed Doubles events. Under the rules of the championships, double pairs must be made up of two players from the same country...  (2006)	Unknown	Intermittent
	World Team Squash Championships World Team Squash Championships The World Team Squash Championships are an international squash competition played between teams representing different nations. Countries enter teams of three or four players to represent them in the championships. In each round of the competition, teams face each other in a best-of-three singles...	Nations	1979	(2010)	2012	Two years
Table tennis Table tennis Table tennis, also known as ping-pong, is a sport in which two or four players hit a lightweight, hollow ball back and forth using table tennis rackets. The game takes place on a hard table divided by a net...	World Table Tennis Championships World Table Tennis Championships The World Table Tennis Championships are held since 1926, biennially since 1957. Seven events were included in the Championships. The World Team Table Tennis Championships, which include men's team and women's team events, were first their own competition in 2000. The Team Championships are held in...	Individuals	1926	Winners in 3 events 2011 World Table Tennis Championships The GAC GROUP 2011 World Table Tennis Championships was held at the Ahoy indoor sporting arena in Rotterdam, Netherlands from May 8 to May 15, 2011. This decision was announced in February 2008. It was the 51st edition contested. The tournament was organised by the ITTF and The Netherlands Table...  (2011)	2013	Two years
	World Team Table Tennis Championships	Nations	2000 (1933)	(2010 2010 World Team Table Tennis Championships The 2010 Liebherr World Team Table Tennis Championships was held at the Olympic Indoor Arena in Moscow, Russia from May 23 to May 30, 2010. This decision was announced in May 2007. It was the 50th edition to be contested.-Medal table:-Events:... )	2012 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships The 2012 World Team Table Tennis Championships will be held in Dortmund, Germany from March 25 to April 1, 2012. It will be the 51st edition to be contested. To be eligible to have a team entered for the team events in 2012 Summer Olympics, the ITTF member association must have participated in the...	Two years
Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling Ten-pin bowling is a competitive sport in which a player rolls a bowling ball down a wooden or synthetic lane with the objective of scoring points by knocking down as many pins as possible.-Summary:The lane is bordered along its length by semicylindrical channels Ten-pin bowling (commonly just...	WTBA World Championships WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships The WTBA World Championships is a global event that invites all countries that are members of the WTBA to participate.-Event details and history:...	Nations	1963	Winners in 6 events (2009)	2011	Two years
Tennis Tennis Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...	Fed Cup Fed Cup Fed Cup is the premier team competition in women's tennis, launched in 1963 to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the International Tennis Federation...	Nations	1963	(2011 2011 Fed Cup World Group The World Group is the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2011. Italy was the defending champion, but lost to Russia in the semifinals. won the Fed Cup for the sixth time beating in Moscow 3–2.-Participating Teams:-Draw:-Australia vs. Italy:... )	2012 2012 Fed Cup World Group The World Group is the highest level of Fed Cup competition in 2012.- Draw :-Russia vs. Spain:-Belgium vs. Serbia:-Italy vs. Ukraine:-Germany vs. Czech Republic:...	Year
	ITF World Champion	Individuals	1978	Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki is a Danish professional tennis player. She is the current world no. 1 on the WTA Tour. As of 7 November 2011, she has held this position for 56 weeks...  (2010)	2011	Year
	ITF World Champions	Doubles teams	1996	Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko Gisela Dulko is an Argentine female tennis player, who will, as of 4 July 2011, be ranked World No. 51 in singles and No. 4 in doubles. Although she enjoyed a modest success in singles, reaching No. 26 on November 21, 2005, and winning four WTA Tour titles, her speciality has been doubles, where...  &   Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta Flavia Pennetta is an Italian professional tennis player. She became Italy's first top 10 female singles player on 17 August 2009 and also the first ever Italian Tennis player to be ranked No.1 in Doubles on 28 February 2011. As of 10 October 2011, Pennetta is ranked World No. 18 in singles and...  (2010)	2011	Year
Triathlon Triathlon A triathlon is a multi-sport event involving the completion of three continuous and sequential endurance events. While many variations of the sport exist, triathlon, in its most popular form, involves swimming, cycling, and running in immediate succession over various distances...	ITU Triathlon World Championships ITU Triathlon World Championships The ITU Triathlon World Championships have been held annually since 1989, the same year as the formation of the International Triathlon Union – the world governing body of triathlon...	Individuals	1989	Helen Jenkins (2011 2011 ITU Triathlon World Championships The Dextro Energy Triathlon – ITU World Championship Series 2011 was a series of six World Championship Triathlon events leading to a Grand Final held in Beijing, China in September 2011... )	2012	Year
Volleyball Volleyball Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...	FIVB World Championship	Nations	1952 1952 FIVB Women's World Championship The 1952 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the first edition of the tournament, organised by the world's governing body, the FIVB. It was held in Moscow, Soviet Union from August 17 to August 29, 1952.- Round robin :-References:*...	(2010 2010 FIVB Women's World Championship The 2010 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship was the 16th edition of the FIVB World Championship. Like the previous 2006 FIVB Women's World Championship, the 2010 edition also was held in Japan, from October 29, 2010 to November 14, 2010, though the range of venues and locations was modified... )	2014	Four years
	FIVB World Cup	Nations	1973	(2011 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup The 2011 FIVB Women's World Cup was played from November 4–18, in Japan. The tournament was the first step in the qualification process for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom... )	2015	Four years
	FIVB World Grand Prix	Nations	1993	(2011)	2012	Year
Water polo Water polo Water polo is a team water sport. The playing team consists of six field players and one goalkeeper. The winner of the game is the team that scores more goals. Game play involves swimming, treading water , players passing the ball while being defended by opponents, and scoring by throwing into a...	FINA Water Polo World Cup FINA Water Polo World Cup The FINA Water Polo World Cup is an international water polo competition among the top men's national water polo teams of the members of FINA. It was established in 1979 and was held every two years, but it has been contested every four years since 2002....	Nations	1979 1979 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup The 1979 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the first edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Merced, United States, from June 29 to July 1, 1979...	(2010 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup The 2010 FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup was the fifteenth edition of the event, organised by the world's governing body in aquatics, the International Swimming Federation . The event took place in Christchurch, New Zealand from August 17 to August 22, 2010.-Format:8 teams qualified for the 2010... )	2014	Originally two years, four years after 2002
	FINA Water Polo World Championship	Nations	1986	(2011 Water polo at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships – Women's tournament The women's water polo tournament at the 2011 World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai, China was held from July 17 to July 29.-Qualification:*China qualified as the third team from the World Cup, but already had qualified through the host nation slot... )	2013	Two years since 2001

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Auto racing

Auto racing is a motorsport involving the racing of cars for competition. It is one of the world's most watched televised sports.-The beginning of racing:...

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Formula One

Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...

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Sebastian Vettel

Sebastian Vettel is a German Formula One racing driver, currently driving for Red Bull Racing. He is the current World Champion, having won the championship in and ....

 
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Red Bull Racing

Red Bull Racing is a Formula One racing team based in Milton Keynes, England which currently holds an Austrian licence. It is, along with Scuderia Toro Rosso, one of two teams owned by beverage company Red Bull GmbH. The team have won two Constructors' Championship titles, in and , becoming the...

 
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FIA GT1 World Championship

The FIA GT1 World Championship is a world championship sports car racing series developed by the SRO Group and regulated by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . It features multiple grand tourer race cars based on production road cars and conforming with the GT1 regulations competing in...

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2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season

The 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season was the debut season of the FIA GT1 World Championship, a motor racing competition reserved for FIA GT1 cars. The championship was a replacement for the FIA GT Championship which was held from 1997 to 2009...

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Michael Bartels

Michael Bartels is a professional racing driver. He is a multiple FIA GT champion and former Grand Prix driver who failed to qualify for 4 Formula One races with Lotus.-Career:...

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Andrea Bertolini

Andrea Bertolini is an Italian race car driver currently driving for Swiss Team in the Superstars Series. He is the official test driver of the Maserati factory....

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2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season

The 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season was the debut season of the FIA GT1 World Championship, a motor racing competition reserved for FIA GT1 cars. The championship was a replacement for the FIA GT Championship which was held from 1997 to 2009...

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2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season

The 2011 FIA GT1 World Championship season was the second season of the SRO Group's FIA GT1 World Championship, an auto racing series for grand tourer cars complying with Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile GT1 regulations. The championship comprises two titles: GT1 World Champion for...

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The 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season was the debut season of the FIA GT1 World Championship, a motor racing competition reserved for FIA GT1 cars. The championship was a replacement for the FIA GT Championship which was held from 1997 to 2009...

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2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season

The 2010 FIA GT1 World Championship season was the debut season of the FIA GT1 World Championship, a motor racing competition reserved for FIA GT1 cars. The championship was a replacement for the FIA GT Championship which was held from 1997 to 2009...

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World Rally Championship

The World Rally Championship is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's world championship and manufacturer's world championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system. The series currently consists of 13...

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|  Sébastien Loeb

Sébastien Loeb

Sébastien Loeb is a French rally driver currently driving for the Citroën World Rally Team in the World Rally Championship...

 (2010

2010 World Rally Championship season

The 2010 World Rally Championship season was the 38th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 11 February and ended Wales Rally GB on 14 November....

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| rowspan=2 | 2011

2011 World Rally Championship season

The 2011 World Rally Championship season was the 39th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season has 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 10 February...

| rowspan=2 | One year
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| Manufacturers
| 1973
|   Citroën (2010

2010 World Rally Championship season

The 2010 World Rally Championship season was the 38th season of the FIA World Rally Championship. The season consisted of 13 rallies, beginning with Rally Sweden on 11 February and ended Wales Rally GB on 14 November....

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| rowspan=2 | World Touring Car Championship

World Touring Car Championship

For the video game, known as World Touring Car Championship in Japan, see TOCA World Touring CarsThe FIA World Touring Car Championship is an international Touring Car championship sanctioned by the FIA.-History:...

| Individuals
| rowspan=2 | 1987

1987 World Touring Car Championship season

The 1987 World Touring Car Championship season was the inaugural World Touring Car Championship season. It commenced on March 22, 1987 and ended on November 15 after eleven races. The championship was open to Touring Cars complying with FIA Group A regulations.-Drivers and teams:Fifteen registered...

|  Yvan Muller

Yvan Muller

Yvan Muller is a French auto racing driver most noted for success in touring car racing. He is a two-time and the reigning World Touring Car Champion.-Single-seaters:...

 (2010

2010 World Touring Car Championship season

The 2010 World Touring Car Championship season was the seventh season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the sixth since its 2005 return. It began with the Race of Brazil at Curitiba on March 7 and ended with the Guia Race of Macau at the Guia Circuit on November 21, after twenty-two...

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| rowspan=2 | 2011

2011 World Touring Car Championship season

The 2011 World Touring Car Championship season is the eighth season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the seventh since its 2005 return...

| rowspan=2 | One year
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| Manufacturers
|  Chevrolet

Chevrolet

Chevrolet , also known as Chevy , is a brand of vehicle produced by General Motors Company . Founded by Louis Chevrolet and ousted GM founder William C. Durant on November 3, 1911, General Motors acquired Chevrolet in 1918...

  (2010

2010 World Touring Car Championship season

The 2010 World Touring Car Championship season was the seventh season of the FIA World Touring Car Championship, and the sixth since its 2005 return. It began with the Race of Brazil at Curitiba on March 7 and ended with the Guia Race of Macau at the Guia Circuit on November 21, after twenty-two...

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| World Manufacturers' Championship

World Manufacturers' Championship

The World Manufacturers' Championship was a competition organised by the AIACR between 1925 and 1927.-Scoring system:Unlike the modern Formula One points system, the championship awarded fewer points for higher finishes; the champion would be the manufacturer which ended the season on the lowest...

| Manufacturers
| 1925

1925 Grand Prix season

The 1925 Grand Prix season was the first AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season. The championship was won by Alfa Romeo, utilising the P2 model.-World Championship Grands Prix:-Other Grands Prix:-Championship Final Standings:...

|  Delage

Delage

Delage was a French luxury automobile and racecar company founded in 1905 by Louis Delage in Levallois-Perret near Paris; it was acquired by Delahaye in 1935 and ceased operation in 1953.-History:...

 (1927

1927 Grand Prix season

The 1927 Grand Prix season was the third AIACR World Manufacturers' Championship season. The championship was won by Delage.-World Championship Grands Prix:-Other Grands Prix:-Championship Final Standings:...

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| Defunct
| One year until 1927
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| rowspan=2 | World Sportscar Championship

World Sportscar Championship

The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of gentleman drivers at the grid,...

| Manufacturers;
from 1985

1985 World Sportscar Championship season

The 1985 World Sportscar Championship season was the 33rd season of FIA World Sportscar Championship motor racing. It featured the 1985 World Endurance Championship which was contested over a series of races for Group C1 and Group C2 Prototypes, Group B GT Cars and IMSA GTP cars...

 teams
| 1953

1953 World Sportscar Championship season

The 1953 World Sportscar Championship season was the first year of the FIA World Sportscar Championship. It was a series for sportscars that ran in many worldwide endurance events. It ran from March 8, 1953 to November 23, 1953, comprising 7 races....

|   Peugeot Talbot Sport (1992

1992 World Sportscar Championship season

The 1992 Sportscar World Championship season was the 40th and final FIA World Sportscar Championship season. It was a series of Group C formula sportscars separated into two classes, termed C1 and FIA Cup. It ran from April 26, 1992 to October 18, 1992, comprising 6 races.-Pre-Season:From the...

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| rowspan=2 | Defunct
| One year until 1992

1992 World Sportscar Championship season

The 1992 Sportscar World Championship season was the 40th and final FIA World Sportscar Championship season. It was a series of Group C formula sportscars separated into two classes, termed C1 and FIA Cup. It ran from April 26, 1992 to October 18, 1992, comprising 6 races.-Pre-Season:From the...

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| Individuals
| 1981

1981 World Sportscar Championship season

The 1981 World Endurance Championship for Drivers and Makes season was the 29th FIA World Sportscar Championship. The season ran from January 31, 1981 to September 27, 1981 and was composed of 15 races including races run with the Camel GT Championship as well as the Spa 24 Hours...

|  Yannick Dalmas

Yannick Dalmas

Yannick Dalmas is a former racing driver from France. He participated in 49 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting on 18 October 1987, but qualified for only 24 of them. His best result in F1 was a 5th place at the 1987 Australian Grand Prix, but he was not eligible for World Championship points at...

 
Derek Warwick

Derek Warwick

Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick is a British former racing driver from England. He raced for many years in Formula One, but never won a Grand Prix. During the early 1980s he was thought more likely to achieve World Championship success than his contemporary Nigel Mansell, but a series of wrong...

 (1992

1992 World Sportscar Championship season

The 1992 Sportscar World Championship season was the 40th and final FIA World Sportscar Championship season. It was a series of Group C formula sportscars separated into two classes, termed C1 and FIA Cup. It ran from April 26, 1992 to October 18, 1992, comprising 6 races.-Pre-Season:From the...

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| One year until 1992

1992 World Sportscar Championship season

The 1992 Sportscar World Championship season was the 40th and final FIA World Sportscar Championship season. It was a series of Group C formula sportscars separated into two classes, termed C1 and FIA Cup. It ran from April 26, 1992 to October 18, 1992, comprising 6 races.-Pre-Season:From the...

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| Karting World Championship

Karting World Championship

The Karting World Championship is ruled by the CIK-FIA. It takes place once a year, each year in a different country, and is kart racing's flagship event. Starting 2011, the championship will be disputed on five rounds, each of them in a different country....

| Individuals
| 1964
|   Nyk de Vries (2010)
| 2011
| One year
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| FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies
| Individuals
| 1990
| Winners in 3 categories (2009)
| 2010
| One year
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| rowspan=4 | Equestrian

Equestrianism

Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...

| FEI World Equestrian Games
| Individuals
| 1990

1990 FEI World Equestrian Games

The 1990 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Stockholm, Sweden from July 24 to August 5, 1990. They were the first edition of the games which are held every four years and run by the FEI.-Events:13 events in 6 disciplines were held in Stockholm....

| Winners in 27 events

2010 FEI World Equestrian Games

The 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games were held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky from September 25 to October 10, 2010. This was the sixth edition of the games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports...

 (2010)
| 2014

2014 FEI World Equestrian Games

The 2014 FEI World Equestrian Games will be held in Normandy, France. This is the seventh edition of the games, which are held every four years and run by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports .-External links:*...

| Four years
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| International Mounted Games World Individual Championships
| Individuals
| 1986
| David Cherrington (NZL)
| 2011
| One year
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| International Mounted Games World Pairs Championships
| Pairs
| 1992
| Robert Leese (ENG) & David Cherrington (NZL)
| 2010
| One year
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| International Mounted Games World Team Championships
| Team
| 1986
| Ireland
| 2011
| One year
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| rowspan=2 | Figure skating

Figure skating

Figure skating is an Olympic sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform spins, jumps, footwork and other intricate and challenging moves on ice skates. Figure skaters compete at various levels from beginner up to the Olympic level , and at local, national, and international competitions...

| rowspan=2 | World Figure Skating Championships

World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which elite figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion...

| Pairs
| 1908

1908 World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....

|   Aliona Savchenko & Robin Szolkowy

Robin Szolkowy

Robin Szolkowy is a German pair skater. With partner Aliona Savchenko, he is a three-time World Champion, the 2010 Olympic bronze medalist, a four-time European Champion, the 2007–08 and 2010–11 Grand Prix Final Champion, and a seven-time German National Champion.Savchenko & Szolkowy scored the...

 (2011)
| rowspan=2 | 2012

2012 World Figure Skating Championships

The 2012 World Figure Skating Championships will be an international figure skating competition in the 2011–2012 season. The event will determine the World Champions in men's singles, ladies singles, pairs, and ice dancing...

| rowspan=2 | One year
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| Ice Dance
| 1952

1952 World Figure Skating Championships

The World Figure Skating Championships is an annual figure skating competition sanctioned by the International Skating Union in which figure skaters compete for the title of World Champion....

|  Meryl Davis

Meryl Davis

Meryl Davis is an American ice dancer. With partner Charlie White, she is the 2011 World champion, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2010 World silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, two-time Four Continents champion and three-time U.S...

 & Charlie White

Charlie White (figure skater)

Charlie White is an American ice dancer. With partner Meryl Davis, he is the 2011 World champion, 2010 Olympic silver medalist, the 2010 World silver medalist, a two-time Grand Prix Final champion, two-time Four Continents champion and three-time U.S...

 (2011)
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| rowspan=2| Glider

Glider aircraft

Glider aircraft are heavier-than-air craft that are supported in flight by the dynamic reaction of the air against their lifting surfaces, and whose free flight does not depend on an engine. Mostly these types of aircraft are intended for routine operation without engines, though engine failure can...

 aerobatics

Competition aerobatics

Competition aerobatics is an air sport in which judges rate the skill of pilots performing aerobatic flying. It is practiced in both piston-powered single-engine airplanes and gliders....

| rowspan=2| FAI

Fédération Aéronautique Internationale

The Fédération Aéronautique Internationale is the world governing body for air sports and aeronautics and astronautics world records. Its head office is in Lausanne, Switzerland. This includes man-carrying aerospace vehicles from balloons to spacecraft, and unmanned aerial vehicles...

 World Glider Aerobatic Championships
| Individuals
| rowspan=2| 1985
|  Georgij Kaminski

Georgij Kaminski

Georgij Kaminski is a Russian glider aerobatic pilot who won the FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships 2005, 2007 and 2009.-References:...

 (2009)
| rowspan=2| 2011
| rowspan=2| Two years
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| Nations
|  France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

 (2009)
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| Gliding

Gliding

Gliding is a recreational activity and competitive air sport in which pilots fly unpowered aircraft known as gliders or sailplanes using naturally occurring currents of rising air in the atmosphere to remain airborne. The word soaring is also used for the sport.Gliding as a sport began in the 1920s...

| World Gliding Championships

World Gliding Championships

The World Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years or so by the FAI Gliding Commission. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are sometimes held in the summer in the Southern Hemisphere....

| Individuals
| 1937
| Winners in 6 classes

Glider Competition Classes

Competition classes in gliding, as in other sports, mainly exist to ensure fairness in competition. However the classes have not been targeted at fostering technological development as in other sports...

 (2008)
| 2010
| Two years
|-
| Korfball

Korfball

Korfball is a mixed gender team sport, with similarities to netball and basketball. A team consists of eight players; four female and four male. A team also includes a coach. It was founded in the Netherlands in 1902 by Nico Broekhuysen. In the Netherlands there are around 580 clubs, and over a...

| Korfball World Championship
| Nations
| 1978

1978 Korfball World Championship

The 1st Korfball World Championships was held in The Netherlands on November 6–11, in the cities of Assen, Nuenen, and Amsterdam-Pool matches:Legend-5th–8th places:-7th–8th places:-5th–6th places:-Semi-finals:...

| Netherlands

Netherlands national korfball team

The Netherlands national korfball team is managed by the Koninklijk Nederlands Korfbalverbond , representing Netherlands in korfball international competitions....

 (2007

2007 Korfball World Championship

The 8th Korfball World Championship was held in Brno on November 1–10, 2007 with 16 national teams in competition.The best 8 teams qualified for the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei....

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| 2011

2011 Korfball World Championship

The 9th Korfball World Championship is held in Shaoxing, China, on October 27 – November 5, 2011 with 16 national teams in competition.-Teams:-Pool matches:Legend-Title pools:...

| Four years
|-
| rowspan=19 | Motorcycling

Motorcycling

Motorcycling is the act of riding a motorcycle. A variety of subcultures and lifestyles have been built up around motorcycling.-Benefits:Robert M. Pirsig's book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance was a paean celebrating motorcycling...

| rowspan=2 | FIM MotoGP Championship

Grand Prix motorcycle racing

Road Racing World Championship Grand Prix is the premier championship of motorcycle road racing currently divided into three distinct classes: 125cc, Moto2 and MotoGP. The 125cc class uses a two-stroke engine while Moto2 and MotoGP use four-stroke engines. In 2010 the 250cc two-stroke was replaced...

| Individuals
| rowspan=2 | 1949
| Winners in three classes (2010

2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 62nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. It was the first season for the new Moto2 class....

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| rowspan=2 | 2011

2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 2011 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 63rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. The 2011 season was also the final season for 125cc machinery, as a new four-stroke Moto3 class will be introduced in 2012....

| rowspan=2 | One year
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| Constructors
| Winners in three classes (2010

2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

The 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 62nd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. It was the first season for the new Moto2 class....

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| Supercross World Championship
| Individuals
| 2003
|  Ryan Dungey

Ryan Dungey

Ryan Dungey is a professional motocross racer competing in the AMA Supercross and Motocross championships.His hometown is Belle Plaine, Minnesota, although he currently resides in Tallahassee, Florida, so he can take advantage of the good weather for riding with 15-time AMA Champion Ricky...

| 2011
| One year
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| Motocross World Championship
| Individuals
| 2003
| Winners in three classes
| 2010
| One year
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| FIM World Enduro Championship
| Individuals
| 1990
| Winners in 3 events (2008)

2008 World Enduro Championship season

The 2008 World Enduro Championship season was the 19th season in the FIM World Enduro Championship. The season consisted of eight events and 16 races....

| 2009
| One year>