Sports events & venues are essential topics for various competitive exams. One-two question is 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 one mark in your upcoming examinations.
Updated Upcoming Sports Events & Venues
Summer Olympic Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2024 | Paris, France |
2. | 2028 | Los Angeles, United States |
3. | 2032 | Brisbane, Australia |
Summer Paralympic Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2024 | Paris, France |
2. | 2028 | Los Angeles, United States |
3. | 2032 | Brisbane, Australia |
Winter Olympic Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2022 | Beijing, China |
2. | 2026 | Milan & Cortina, Italy |
Winter Paralympic Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2022 | Beijing, China |
2. | 2026 | Milan & Cortina, Italy |
Summer Youth Olympic Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2026 | Dakar, Senegal |
Winter Youth Olympic Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2020 | Lausane, Switzerland |
2. | 2024 | Gangwon, South Korea |
Commonwealth Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2018 | Gold Coast, Australia |
2. | 2022 | Birmingham, England |
3. | 2026 | England |
Asian Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2026 | Aichi-Nagoya, Japan |
2. | 2030 | Doha, Qatar |
3. | 2034 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
FIFA World Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2022 | Qatar |
2. | 2026 | Canada, Mexico, United States. |
3. | 2030 | Morocco, Portugal, Spain |
4. | 2034 | Saudi Arabia |
FIFA Women’s World Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2023 | Australia New Zealand |
FIFA U-20 Men’s World Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2023 | Argentina |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2023 | Indonesia |
ICC Cricket World Cup (50 Over)
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2023 | India |
2. | 2027 | South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Namibia |
3. | 2031 | India and Bangladesh |
Asian Cricket Council Asia Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2018 | United Arab Emirates |
2. | 2022 | United Arab Emirates |
3. | 2023 | Pakistan, Sri Lanka |
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup (50 Over)
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2022 | Hagley Oval, Christchurch, New Zealand |
2. | 2025 | India |
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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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 | United Kingdom, Ireland |
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2020 | Melbourne, Australia |
2. | 2023 | South Africa |
3. | 2024 | Bangladesh |
4. | 2026 | England |
ICC U-19 Women’s T-20 World Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1 | 2023 | South Africa |
2 | 2025 | Malaysia, Thailand |
3 | 2027 | Bangladesh, Nepal |
ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1 | 2022 | Antigua, West Indies |
2 | 2024 | South Africa |
3 | 2026 | Zimbabwe, Namibia |
First World Deaf T20 Cricket Championship
SL.No | Year | Venue |
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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. |
AIBA World Boxing Championships
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2021 | Belgrade, Serbia |
2. | 2023 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan |
3. | 2025 | Osaka, Japan |
AFC Asian Cup (Men’s) [AFC – Asian Football Confederation]
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1 | 2023 | Qatar |
2 | 2027 | Saudi Arabia |
AFC Women’s Asian Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2022 | India |
BWF World Badminton Championships
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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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 |
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1. | 2023 | Bhubaneswar & Rourkela, Odisha, India |
2. | 2026 | Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands |
Women’s FIH Hockey World Cup
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2022 | Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands |
2. | 2026 | Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, Netherlands |
World Athletics Championships
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2022 | Eugene, United States |
2. | 2023 | Budapest, Hungary |
3. | 2025 | Tokyo, Japan |
National Games of India
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1. | 2022 | Gujarat (36th) |
2. | 2023 | Goa (37th) |
Khelo India Youth Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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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 | 2023 (5th) | Madhya Pradesh |
Khelo India University Games
Sl.No | Year | Venue |
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1 | 2020 (1st Edition) | Bhubaneswar, Odisha |
2. | 2021 | Karnataka [Postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic] |
3 | 2022 (2nd Edition) | Bangalore, Karnataka |
4 | 2023 (3rd Edition) | Uttar Pradesh |
Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships
SL.No | Year | Venue |
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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 |
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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) |
Sports Venue List in News [January to October]
Sports Venue List in News – October 2023
▪ 2023 Women’s Asian Champions Trophy
✍ Ranchi, Jharkhand
▪ 2030 Football World Cup
✍ Morocco, Spain, and Portugal
▪ 37th edition of the National Games
✍ Goa
Sports Venue List in News -September 2023
▪ 2023 Archery World Cup
✍ Mexico
▪ International Olympiad for Informatics 2023
✍ Hungary
▪ Asian Games 2023
✍ Hangzhou, China
▪ India’s first two FIFA World Cup 2026 Qualifiers
✍ Bhubaneshwar & Guwahati
▪ Asia Cup 2023
✍ Sri Lanka & Pakistan
Sports Venue List in News -August 2023
▪ Torneo del Centenario 2023 tournament (Hockey)
✍ Spain
Indian women’s hockey team has won the Torneo del Centenario 2023 tournament.
▪ World Archery Championships 2023
✍ Germany
India has won its first-ever gold medal in the compound women’s team category of the World Archery Championships 2023.
▪ 2023 World Cadet Wrestling Championships
✍ Turkiye
▪ World Athletics Championships 2023
✍ Budapest, Hungary
▪ 69th edition of the Nehru Trophy boat race
✍ Kerala
▪ World Under-20 Wrestling Championships 2023
✍ Jordan
▪ FIBA 2023 Men’s Basketball World Cup
✍ Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia
▪ BWF World Tour Finals for the next 4 years
✍ Hangzhou, China
Sports Venue List in News – July 2023
▪ FIBA Women’s Asia Cup 2023 (Basketball)
✍ Australia
▪ FIH Hockey Nations Cup 2024
✍ Poland and Spain
▪ Asian Kabaddi Championship 2023 (Mens)
✍ South Korea
▪ Special Olympics 2025
✍ Italy
▪ Global Chess League 2023
✍ Dubai, UAE
▪ Durand Cup 2023 (Football)
✍ Kolkata
▪ Asian Athletics Championships 2023.
✍ Thailand
▪ Ultimate Table Tennis 2023 Season 4
✍ Pune
▪ Men’s Asian Champions Trophy 2023 (Hockey)
✍ Chennai
▪ 64th International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) 2023
✍ Japan
▪ World Deaf Youth Badminton Championships 2023
✍ Brazil
▪ World Weightlifting Championships 2023
✍ Saudi Arabia
▪ FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 (9th edition)
✍ Australia and New Zealand
▪ Asian Surfing Championship 2023
✍ Maldives
▪ ISSF World Championship Juniors 2023
✍ Changwon, South Korea
▪ U 13 Gothia Cup 2023 (Football)
✍ Sweden
Minerva Academy FC has become the first team from India to win the U 13 Gothia Cup 2023
▪ Junior Asia Cup Judo Championships 2023
✍ China
Sports Venue List in News – June 2023
▪ Women’s Kabaddi League 2023
✍ Dubai
▪ FIBA 3×3 World Cup 2023
✍ Austria
▪ 2023 Asian U20 Athletics Championships
✍ South Korea
▪ Special Olympics World Summer Games 2023
✍ Germany
▪ 2023 World Table Tennis Championships
✍ South Africa
▪ 2023 Women’s Junior Asia Cup
✍ Japan
▪ Under-20 World Cup 2023
✍ Uruguay
▪ UEFA EURO 2024
✍ Germany
▪ Asian Under-21 Snooker Championship 2023
✍ Iran
Sports Venue List in News – May 2023
▪ Global Chess League 2023
✍2023 – Dubai, UAE
▪ Men’s Junior Asia Cup 2023 (Hockey)
✍2023 – Oman
▪ Asian Weightlifting Championships
✍2023 – South Korea
▪ Asia Cup Stage 2 World Ranking Tournament
✍2023 – Uzbekistan
▪ Asian Kabaddi Championship
✍2023 – South Korea
▪ FIDE World Junior Chess Championships (Under 20)
✍2023 – Mexico
▪ South Asian Youth Table Tennis Championship 2023
✍2023 – Itanagar
▪ 2023 SAFF Championship
✍2023 – Bengaluru
▪ 2023 Squash World Cup
✍2023 – Chennai
Sports Venue List in News – April 2023
▪ Hyundai Archery World Cup
✍ 2023 – Turkiye
▪ Street Child Cricket World Cup
✍ 2023 Chennai, India
▪ Under-20 FIFA World Cup
✍ 2023 – Argentina
▪ 37th edition of the National Games
✍ 2023 – Goa
▪ Intercontinental Cup 2023 (Football)
✍ 2023 – Odisha, India
▪ Asian Wrestling Championships
✍ 2023 – Kazakhstan
▪ Asian Hockey Men’s Championship
✍ 2023 Chennai, India
▪ IIHF Ice Hockey Women’s Asia and Oceania Championship
✍ 2023 – Thailand
Sports Venue List in News – March 2023
▪ Women’s Snooker World Cup 2023
✍ 2023 – Thailand
▪ 74th Strandja Memorial International Boxing Tournament 2023
✍ 2023 – Bulgaria
▪ IBA Women’s World Championships 2023
✍ 2023 – New Delhi, India
Sports Venue List in News – February 2023
▪ Khelo India Winter Games 2023
✍ 2023 – Jammu & Kashmir, India
▪ FIFA Club World Cup 2022
✍ 2022 – Morocco
▪ Women’s Premier League (WPL) auction 2023
✍ 2023 – India
▪ 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships
✍ 2023 – UAE
Sports Venue List in News – January 2023
▪ ABB FIA Formula E World Championship 2023
✍ 2023 – Hyderabad, India
▪ 5th Khelo India Youth Games 2023
✍ 2023 – Madhya Pradesh, India
▪ 2026 Men’s FIH Hockey World Cup
✍ 2026 – Netherlands and Belgium
▪ ISSF Shooting (Rifle/Pistol) World Cup in 2023
✍ 2023 – Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Miscellaneous Sports Venue List (One-liner)
▪ Which country will host the 2022 Track Asia Cup cycling tournament?
Answer: India (Kerala)
▪ Which country will host the 2025 Kabaddi World Cup?
Answer: United Kingdom
▪ Which country hosted the 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championship?
Answer: India
▪ Which union territories of India will host the first-ever Mountain Bicycle, MTB, World Cup- the ‘UCI MTB Eliminator World Cup’?
Answer: Ladakh
▪ Which city hosted 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 hosted the 2023 FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup?
Answer: Bhubaneswar & Rourkela
▪ Which city will host the 4th Khelo India Youth Games?
Answer: Panchkula, haryana
▪ Which country will host the 2027 South East Asian Games?
Answer: Malaysia
▪ Which country was announced as the host nation for the volleyball Men’s Club
World Championships for two years in 2023 and 2024?
Answer: India
▪ ICC U-19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2023 hosted by which country?
Answer: South Africa
▪ Which city will host the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) Championship 2023?
Answer: Bengaluru
▪ Which country will host the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships 2024?
Answer: Croatia
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