Sports events & venues are an essential topic for various competitive exams. One-two questions are often asked from upcoming sports events & venues in SSC CGL, Railways, RRB NTPC, WBCS, Bank, etc. Examinations. Here, we are providing all the essential sports event and venue lists. Read the complete “upcoming sports events & venues” list and secure your one mark in your upcoming examinations.
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Updated Upcoming Sports Events & Venues
Summer Olympic Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 Postponed to the following year (2021) | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2. | 2024 | Paris, France |
| 3. | 2028 | Los Angeles, United States |
| 4. | 2032 | Brisbane, Australia |
Summer Paralympic Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 Postponed to the following year (2021) | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2. | 2024 | Paris, France |
| 3. | 2028 | Los Angeles, United States |
| 4. | 2032 | Brisbane, Australia |
Winter Olympic Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2022 | Beijing, China |
| 2. | 2026 | Milan & Cortina, Italy |
Winter Paralympic Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2022 | Beijing, China |
| 2. | 2026 | Milan & Cortina, Italy |
Summer Youth Olympic Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2018 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2. | 2026 | Dakar, Senegal |
Winter Youth Olympic Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 | Lausane, Switzerland |
| 2. | 2024 | Gangwon, South Korea |
Commonwealth Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia |
| 2. | 2022 | Birmingham, England |
Asian Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2022 | Hangzhou, China However, due to the latest COVID-19 outbreak, the 2022 Asian Games have been postponed.No alternative date has been announced so far. |
| 2. | 2026 | Aichi-Nagoya, Japan |
| 3. | 2030 | Doha, Qatar |
| 4. | 2034 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
FIFA World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2022 | Qatar |
| 2. | 2026 | Canada, Mexico, United States. |
FIFA Women’s World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2023 | Australia New Zealand |
FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2021 (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) • It will be held in 2023 | Indonesia |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2021 (Cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic) • It will be held in 2023 | Peru |
ICC Cricket World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2023 | India |
| 2. | 2027 | South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia |
| 3. | 2031 | India and Bangladesh |
Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2018 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2. | 2022 | Sri Lanka |
| 3. | 2023 | Pakistan |
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2022 | Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 2. | 2025 | India |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2021 | UAE, Oman Originally it was planned to host by – India |
| 2. | 2022 | Australia |
| 3. | 2024 | United States, West Indies |
| 4. | 2026 | India, Sri Lanka |
| 5. | 2028 | Australia, New Zealand |
| 6. | 2030 | England, Wales, Ireland, Scotland |
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 | Melbourne, Australia |
| 2. | 2023 | South Africa |
ICC Women’s U-19 World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2023 | Bangladesh |
ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 | Potchefstroom, South Africa |
| 2. | 2022 | Antigua, West Indies |
First World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship
| SL.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2023 | Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| • The International Committee of Sports for the Deaf (ICSD) gave the approval to All India Sports Councils of the Deaf (AISCD) to host the 1st World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship in Kerala from January 10 to 20, 2023. | ||
Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2022 | Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands |
AIBA World Boxing Championships
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2021 | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 2. | 2023 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
| 3. | 2025 | Osaka, Japan |
AFC Women’s Asian Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2022 | India |
BWF World Badminton Championships
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2021 | Huelva, Spain |
| 2. | 2022 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 3. | 2023 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 4. | 2025 | Paris, France |
| 5. | 2026 | India |
Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2023 | Bhubaneswar & Rourkela, Odisha, India |
World Athletics Championships
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2022 | Eugene, United States |
| 2. | 2023 | Budapest, Hungary |
National Games of India
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 | Goa (36th) |
| 2. | 2021 | Uttarakhand (37th) |
| 3. | 2022 | Andhra Pradesh (38th) |
| 4. | 2023 | Meghalaya (39th) |
Khelo India Youth Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2020 | Guwahati, Assam |
| 2. | 2021 | Postponed Originally, the Khelo India Youth Games 2021 is scheduled to be held in February 2022 at Panchkula, Haryana |
| 3 | 2022 | Bhopal,Madhya Pradesh |
Khelo India University Games
| Sl.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2020 (1st Edition) | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
| 2. | 2021 | Karnataka [Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic] |
| 3 | 2022 (2nd Edition) | Bangalore, Karnataka |
Cycling Summit
| SL.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2021 | India Host cities – Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore |
| • The Cycling Federation of India (CFI) is all set to host the first-ever Cycling Summit in 2021.
• The Cycling Summit 2021 will consist of cyclists, athletes, fitness and sports enthusiasts, cycling coaches, health and nutrition experts, and influencers. • The Cycling summit is estimated to attract around 25,000 people in each city. | ||
Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships
| SL.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2023 | India Host cities – Ahmedabad (Gujarat) |
|
• This will be the first time for India to host a fencing event. • India will host the Asian Junior Under 20(U-20) Men & Women and Cadet Under-17(U-17) Boys & Girls Fencing Championships. |
||
U-18 Women’s Asian Basketball Championship
| SL.No | Year | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 2018 | India Host city – Bangalore (Karnataka) |
| 2. | 2020 | Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia |
| 3. | 2022 | India Host city- Bangalore (Karnataka) |
Miscellaneous Sports Venue List (One-liner)
• Which country will host the 31st Southeast Asian Games?
Answer: Vietnam
• Which city will host the 44th edition of the 2022 FIDE Chess Olympiad?
Answer: Chennai
• Which country hosted the 2022 Asian Women’s Junior Handball Championship?
Answer: Kazakhstan
• Which is the host country of the World Para Athletics Grand Prix 2022?
Answer: UAE
• Which is the host state of the 83rd National Table Tennis Championship 2022?
Answer: Meghalaya
• Which will be the host country of the Commonwealth games 2026?
Answer: Australia
• Which country will host the National Delphic Games for Arts and Cultures in 2023?
Answer: India
• Which country will host the Street Child Cricket World Cup in 2023?
Answer: India
• Which two cities will host the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup?
Answer: Bhubaneswar & Rourkela
• Which city will host the 4th Khelo India Youth Games?
Answer: Panchkula
• Which country will host the 2027 South East Asian Games?
Answer: Malaysia
• Which country has backed out from hosting AFC Asian Cup 2023?
Answer: China
Sports Events and Venues Recent Updates
FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup
✍️ This year FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup will be held in India in the month of October.
✍️ Earlier, there was some doubt over the hosting of the game due to the ban on the All Indian Football Federation (AIFF) by the international governing body FIFA, but on 26 August FIFA lifted the ban and allowed India to host the World Cup again.
ICC Women’s World Cup 2025
✍️ BCCI has announced that India will be hosting the Women’s World Cup 2025.
✍️ This is the fourth time for India to host the tournament.
✍️ The last ICC Women’s World Cup (2022) was held in New Zealand.
✍️ The 2025 World Cup will be Harmanpreet Kaur’s first World Cup as a captain.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022
✍️ Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh has been announced as flagbearer for Team India at the opening ceremony of the 2022 Commonwealth Games.
✍️ PV Sindhu was also the flagbearer at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast.
✍️ The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has launched “Create for India” campaign to encourage the Indian contingents participating in the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Chess Olympiad 2022
✍️The 44th Chess Olympiad was organised by the International Chess Federation or World Chess Federation (FIDE) in Chennai, India.
✍️ India hosted the Chess Olympiad for the first time.
✍️ The 45th Chess Olympiad will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 10 to 23 September 2024.
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