2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Calendar by month

• January
• February
• March
• April
• May
• June
• July
• August
• September
• October
• November
• December

Air sports

Alpine skiing

Amateur boxing

American football

• Super Bowl 50 – the Denver Broncos (AFC) won 24–10 over the Carolina Panthers (NFC)
  • Location: Levi's Stadium
  • Attendance: 71,088
  • MVP: Von Miller, LB (Denver)

Aquatics

Archery

• November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page^[1]

2016 Summer Olympics (WA)

• August 5 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
  • Men's individual: Ku Bon-chan; Jean-Charles Valladont; Brady Ellison
  • Men's team:  South Korea (KOR);  United States (USA);  Australia (AUS)
  • Women's individual: Chang Hye-jin; Lisa Unruh; Ki Bo-bae
  • Women's team:  South Korea (KOR);  Russia (RUS);  Chinese Taipei (TPE)

Indoor archery

• November 21 & 22, 2015: IA World Cup #1 in Marrakesh (junior & senior individual events)^[2]
  •  Ireland and  Italy won 2 gold medals each.  France won the overall medal tally.
• December 9 & 10, 2015: IA World Cup #2 in Bangkok (senior individual events only)^[3]
  • Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's recurve winner: Aída Román
  • Men's compound winner: Reo Wilde
  • Women's compound winner: Toja Cerne
• January 15 – 17: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes (junior & senior individual events)^[4]
  • Men's recurve winner: Luca Melotto
  • Women's recurve winner: Guendalina Sartori
  • Men's compound winner: Braden Gellenthien
  • Women's compound winner: Linda Ochoa-Anderson
  •  Italy and  France won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
• January 29 – 31: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas^[5]
  • Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's recurve winner: Khatuna Lorig
  • Men's compound winner: Jesse Broadwater
  • Women's compound winner: Sarah Holst Sonnichsen
• March 1 – 6: 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in Ankara^[6]
  •  Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Outdoor archery

• January 28 – 31: 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek
  •  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 26 – May 1: WA World Cup #1 in Shanghai^[7]
  • Men's recurve winner: Sjef van den Berg
  • Women's recurve winner: JU Hye-bhin
  • Men's compound winner: Mike Schloesser
  • Women's compound winner: Sara López
• May 9 – 15: WA World Cup #2 in Medellín^[8]
  • Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's recurve winner: Choi Mi-sun
  • Men's compound winner: Sergio Pagni
  • Women's compound winner: Sara López
• May 23 – 29: 2016 European Archery Championships in Nottingham^[9][10]
  • Men's recurve winner: Jean-Charles Valladont
  • Women's recurve winner: Veronika Marchenko
  • Men's compound winner: Stephan Hansen
  • Women's compound winner: Sarah Prieels
• June 1 – 5: World University Archery Championship in Ulaanbaatar
  • Men's recurve winner: Galsan Bazarzhapov
  • Women's recurve winner: Kang Chae-young
  • Men's compound winner: Kim Jong-ho
  • Women's compound winner: Ko Soyoung
• June 13 – 19: WA World Cup #3 in Antalya^[11]
  • Men's recurve winner: Lee Seung-yun
  • Women's recurve winner: Choi Mi-sun
  • Men's compound winner: Evren Çağıran
  • Women's compound winner: Sara López
• September 24 & 25: WA World Cup #4 (final) in Odense^[12]
  • Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
  • Women's recurve winner: Ki Bo-bae
  • Men's compound winner: Mike Schloesser
  • Women's compound winner: Marcella Tonioli
  • Mixed team recurve winners:  South Korea
  • Mixed team compound winners:  Denmark
• September 27 – October 2: 2016 World Archery Field Championships in Dublin^[13]
  •  Italy and the  United States won 5 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.

Association football

Athletics (track and field)

Badminton

Bandy

Baseball

Major League Baseball

• April 3 – October 2: 2016 Major League Baseball season
  • American League winner: Cleveland Indians
  • National League winner: Chicago Cubs
• June 9 – 11: 2016 Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, New Jersey
  • #1 pick: Mickey Moniak to the Philadelphia Phillies from La Costa Canyon High School
• July 12: 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego at Petco Park
  • Winners: American League
  • MVP: Eric Hosmer ( Kansas City Royals)
  • Home Run Derby: Giancarlo Stanton ( Miami Marlins)
• October 25 – November 2: 2016 World Series
  • The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians, 4–3 in games played, to win their third World Series title. Notably, this ended the longest championship drought in the history of North American sports at 108 years.

WBSC

• July 29 – August 7: 2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup in Iwaki, Fukushima^[14]
  •  Cuba defeated  Japan, 9–4, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup title.
  • The  United States took the bronze medal.
• September 3 – 11: 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup in Gijang County (Busan)^[15]
  •  Japan defeated  Canada, 10–0, to win their fifth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup title.
  •  Venezuela took the bronze medal.
• October 28 – November 6: 2016 23U Baseball World Cup in Monterrey (replaces the 21U Baseball World Cup)^[16]
  •  Japan defeated  Australia, 10–3, to win their first 23U Baseball World Cup title.
  •  South Korea took the bronze medal.

Little League Baseball

• July 26 – August 2: 2016 Big League World Series in Easley, South Carolina^[17][18]
  • Tao-Yuan County Big LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated Kihei LL (Team West), 6–2, in the final.
• July 31 – August 6: 2016 Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine^[19][20]
  • Clear Ridge LL (Team Central) defeated Southern Mariners LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 7–2, in the final.
• July 31 – August 7: 2016 Little League Intermediate (50/70) World Series in Livermore, California^[21][22]
  • Central East Maui LL (Team West) defeated West Seoul LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 5–1, in the final.
• August 14 – 21: 2016 Junior League World Series in Taylor, Michigan^[23][24]
  • Shing-Ming Junior LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated Kawaihau Community LL (Team West), 9–1, in the final.
• August 18 – 28: 2016 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania^[25]
  • Maine-Endwell Little League (Team Mid-Atlantic) defeated East Seoul Little League (Team Asia-Pacific and Middle East), 2–1, in the final.

Basketball

2016 Summer Olympics (FIBA)

• January 15 – 17: Aquece Rio International Women's Basketball Tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[26]
  • Overall,  Australia defeated  Brazil in the final standings.  Argentina took the bronze medal.
• August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
  • Men: United States;  Serbia;  Spain
  • Women:  United States;  Spain;  Serbia

International FIBA championships

• June 1 – 5: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships in Astana^[27]
  • Men:  Qatar defeated  Brazil, 20–12, in the final.  Italy took the bronze medal.
  • Women:  France defeated the  United States, 21–12, in the final.  Spain took the bronze medal.
• June 13 – 19: 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women in Nantes^[28]
  •  France,  Spain,  Turkey,  China, and  Belarus all qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[29]
• June 22 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Men and Women in Zaragoza^[30][31]
  • Men: The  United States defeated  Turkey, 96–56, to win their fourth consecutive FIBA Under-17 World Championship title.
  •  Lithuania took third place.
  • Women:  Australia defeated  Italy, 62–38, to win their first FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women title.
  • The  United States took third place.
• July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #1 in Turin^[32]
  •  Croatia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
• July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #2 in Belgrade^[33]
  •  Serbia has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
• July 5 – 10: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #3 in Manila^[34]
  •  France has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
• August 6 & 7: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Open Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland^[35]
  •  Guam defeated NSW, 11–9, in the final.
• October 11 – 15: 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou^[36]
  • Men:  Serbia defeated the  United States, 21–16, in the final.  Slovenia took third place.
  • Women: The  Czech Republic defeated  Ukraine, 21–11, in the final. The  United States took third place.

NBA

• October 27, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 NBA season
  • Top regular season team: Golden State Warriors
  • MVP: Stephen Curry ( Golden State Warriors)
• February 14: 2016 NBA All-Star Game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto
  • Note: This NBA All-Star Game was held outside the United States for the first time.
  • The Western Conference (NBA) defeat the Eastern Conference (NBA) 196–173.
  • MVP: Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder)
  • NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Team  Canada defeated Team  United States 74–64.
  • Rising Stars Challenge: Team USA defeated Team World 157–154.
  • NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge winner: Karl-Anthony Towns ( Minnesota Timberwolves)
  • Three-Point Contest winner: Klay Thompson ( Golden State Warriors)
  • Slam Dunk Contest winner: Zach LaVine ( Minnesota Timberwolves)
• April 16 – June 19: 2016 NBA Playoffs
  • The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 4–3 in games played, to win their first NBA title.
  • MVP: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
• June 23: 2016 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (New York City)
  • #1 pick: Ben Simmons to the Philadelphia 76ers from LSU

WNBA

• April 14: 2016 WNBA draft at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
  • #1: Breanna Stewart, from the Connecticut Huskies, to the Seattle Storm
• May 14 – September 18: 2016 WNBA season
  • Eastern Conference Winners: New York Liberty
  • Western Conference Winners: Minnesota Lynx
• September 21 – October 20: 2016 WNBA Playoffs^[37]
  • The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Minnesota Lynx, 3–2 in games played, to win their third WNBA championship title.

NCAA

• March 15 – April 4: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at NRG Stadium in Houston)
  • The Villanova Wildcats defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels, 77–74, to win their second NCAA Men's Division I Basketball title.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova)
• March 19 – April 5: 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
  • The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Syracuse Orange, 82–51, to win their fourth consecutive and 11th overall NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament title. The title was also the 11th for Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma, putting him ahead of John Wooden for the most Division I national titles for a head coach in either men's or women's basketball.
    • Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart (Connecticut)

FIBA Americas

• January 15 – March 12: 2016 FIBA Americas League^[38]
  • Guaros de Lara defeated Bauru, 84–79, to win their first FIBA Americas League title. Mogi das Cruzes took third place.
• May 20 – 26: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Women in Barquisimeto^[39]
  •  Brazil defeated  Venezuela, 94–75, to win their 16th consecutive and 26th overall South American Basketball Championship for Women title.  Colombia took the bronze medal.
• June 19 – 25: 2016 Centrobasket in Panama City^[40]
  •  Puerto Rico defeated  Mexico, 84–83, to win their 11th Centrobasket title.  Dominican Republic took third place.
• June 26 – July 2: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Men in Caracas^[41]
  •  Venezuela defeated  Brazil, 64–58, to win their second consecutive and third overall South American Basketball Championship title.
  •  Uruguay took third place.
• July 3 – 16: 2016 CBC U16 Championship in Georgetown, Guyana^[42]
  • Men: The  Bahamas defeated  Guyana, 84–57, to win the inaugural FIBA CBC U16 Championship title.  Jamaica took third place.^[43]
  • Women: The  Bahamas defeated  Suriname, 55–50, to win the inaugural Women's FIBA CBC U16 Championship title.  British Virgin Islands took third place.
• July 13 – 23: 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in Valdivia^[44][45]
  • Men: The  United States defeated  Canada, 99–84, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
  •  Brazil took third place.
  • Women: The  United States defeated  Canada, 109–62, to win their eighth consecutive and ninth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
  •  Brazil took third place.
• August 24 – 28: 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship in Patillas, Puerto Rico^[46]
  •  Puerto Rico defeated the  Dominican Republic, 74–67, in the final.  Mexico took third place.
• August 29 – September 2: 2016 COCABA U16 Championship for Men and Women in San José, Costa Rica^[47][48]
  • Men: 1.  Mexico; 2.  Panama; 3.  El Salvador
  • Women: 1.  Mexico; 2.  El Salvador; 3.  Costa Rica
• September 20 – December 7: 2016 South American League for Men's Clubs in Comodoro Rivadavia and La Banda, Valdivia, and Barquisimeto^[49]
  • Mogi das Cruzes defeated Weber Bahía, 3–0 in games played, in the final.
• October 25 – 29: 2016 South American U15 Championship for Men in Asunción^[50]
  •  Argentina defeated  Paraguay, 69–60, in the final.  Venezuela took third place.
• November 16 – 20: 2016 FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women in Guayaquil^[51]
  •  Argentina defeated  Venezuela, 65–54, to win their sixth FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women title.
  •  Colombia took third place.

FIBA Europe

• October 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 Euroleague^[52]
  • CSKA Moscow defeated Fenerbahçe, 101–96 in overtime, to win their seventh Euroleague title. Lokomotiv Kuban took third place.
• October 7, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 EuroCup Women^[53]
  • CJM Bourges Basket defeated fellow French team, ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 105–93 in two matches, to win their first EuroCup Women title.
• October 13, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball^[54]
  • Galatasaray Odeabank defeated Strasbourg IG, 140–133 on aggregate, to win their first Eurocup Basketball title.
• October 14, 2015 – April 17, 2016: 2015–16 EuroLeague Women^[55]
  • UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated fellow Russian team, Nadezhda Orenburg, 72–69, to win their third EuroLeague Women title. Fenerbahçe took third place.
• October 21, 2015 – May 1, 2016: 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup (debut event and replaced the EuroChallenge)^[56]
  • Skyliners Frankfurt defeated Pallacanestro Varese, 66–62, to win the inaugural FIBA Europe Cup title. Élan Chalon took third place.
• June 26 – July 3: 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Chișinău^[57]
  •  Armenia defeated  Andorra, 79–71, to win their first FIBA European Championship for Small Countries title.
  •  San Marino took third place.
• June 28 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries in  Gibraltar^[58]
  •  Malta defeated  Ireland, 67–59, to win their third FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries title.
  •  Moldova took third place.
• July 9 – 17: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Matosinhos^[59]
  •  Spain defeated  Italy, 71–69, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title.
  •  Russia took third place.
• July 16 – 24: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Helsinki^[60]
  •  Spain defeated  Lithuania, 68–55, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title.
  •  Turkey took third place.
• July 23 – 31: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Sopron^[61]
  •  France defeated  Spain, 74–44, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women title.
  •  Russia took third place.
• August 6 – 14: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Udine^[62]
  •  Spain defeated  Germany, 64–48, to win their tenth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women title.
  •  France took third place.
• August 12 – 20: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Radom^[63]
  •  Spain defeated  Lithuania, 74–72, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title.
  •  Turkey took third place.
• September 2 – 4: 2016 FIBA 3x3 European Championships in Bucharest^[64]
  • Men:  Slovenia defeated  Serbia 19–17, to win their first FIBA 3x3 European Championships title. The  Netherlands took third place.
  • Women:  Hungary defeated  Romania, 21–14, to win their first FIBA Women's 3x3 European Championships title.  Russia took third place.
• September 9 – 11: 2016 FIBA U18 3x3 European Championships in Debrecen^[65]
  • Men:  France defeated  Belgium, 19–15, in the final.  Turkey took third place.
  • Women:  France defeated  Hungary, 11–10, in the final. The  Czech Republic took third place.
• December 16 – 22: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Samsun^[66]
  • Note: This event was temporarily postponed, due to the aftermath of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.
  •  France defeated  Lithuania, 75–68, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title.
  •  Italy took third place.

FIBA Asia

• July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in Tehran^[67]
  •  Iran defeated  Japan, 71–65, to win their third FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship title.
  •  South Korea took third place.
• September 9 – 18: 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran^[68]
  •  Iran defeated  South Korea, 77–47, to win their third consecutive FIBA Asia Challenge title.
  •  Jordan took third place.
• October 8 – 16: 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Chenzhou^[69]
  • China Kashgar defeated Al-Riyadi, 96–88, to win their first FIBA Asia Champions Cup title.
  • Petrochimi took third place.
• November 13 – 20: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women in Bangkok^[70]
  •  China defeated  Japan, 78–47, to win their fourth consecutive and 15th overall FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women title.
  •  South Korea took third place.

FIBA Africa

• July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men in Kigali^[71]
  •  Angola defeated  Egypt, 86–82, to win their fourth FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship title.
  •  Mali took third place.
• August 26 – September 4: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women in Cairo^[72]
  •  Mali defeated  Egypt, 84–61, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women title.
  •  Mozambique took third place.

FIBA Oceania

• December 5 – 10: 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in Suva
  • Men:  New Zealand defeated  Australia, 57–51, to win their first Men's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
    •  Guam took third place.
  • Women:  Australia defeated  New Zealand, 107–52, to win their seventh consecutive Women's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
    •  Samoa took third place.

Beach volleyball

Biathlon

BMX racing

Bobsleigh and skeleton

Boccia

• March 19 – 26: BISFed 2016 World Individual Championships in Beijing^[73]
  • Individual BC1 winner: Pattaya Tadtong
  • Individual BC2 winner: Worawut Saengampa
  • Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
  • Individual BC4 winner: Stephen McGuire
• April 26 – May 2: BISFed 2016 World Open #1 in Montreal^[74]
  • Individual BC1 winner: Lee Dong-won
  • Individual BC2 winner: Lee Young-jin
  • Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
  • Individual BC4 winner: Seo Hyeon-seok
  • Pairs BC3 winners:  South Korea
  • Pairs BC4 winners:  Slovakia
  • Team BC1–BC2 winners:  South Korea
• May 17 – 24: BISFed 2016 World Open #2 in Dubai^[75][76]
  • Individual BC1 winner: LEUNG Mei Yee
  • Individual BC2 winner: Abilio Valente
  • Individual BC3 winner: HO Yuen Kei
  • Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
  • Pairs BC3 winners:  Russia
  • Pairs BC4 winners:  China
  • Team BC1–BC2 winners:  Portugal
• June 14 – 19: BISFed 2016 World Open #3 in Póvoa de Varzim
  • Individual BC1 winner: David Smith
  • Individual BC2 winner: Maciel de Sousa Santos
  • Individual BC3 winner: José Carlos Macedo
  • Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
  • Pairs BC3 winners:  Russia
  • Pairs BC4 winners:  Brazil
  • Team BC1-BC2 winners:  Japan

Bowling

Canadian football

• November 27 – 104th Grey Cup: Ottawa Redblacks defeat Calgary Stampeders, 39–33 (in overtime).

Canoeing

Chess

• February 10 – December 18: 2016 FIDE (World Chess Federation) calendar

World events

• February 10 – 24, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #2 in Tehran
  • Winner: Ju Wenjun
• April 19 – May 3, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #3 in Batumi
  • Winner: Valentina Gunina
• July 1 – 15: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #4 in Chengdu
  • Winner: Harika Dronavalli
• November 18 – December 2: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #5 in Khanty-Mansiysk
  • Winner: Ju Wenjun
• February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
  • Winners of rapid chess: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (m) / Tan Zhongyi
  • Winners of blitz chess: Rauf Mamedov (m) / Kateryna Lagno (f)
  • Winners of Basque chess: Ding Liren (m) / Alexandra Kosteniuk (f)
• March 1 – 19: Women's World Chess Championship 2016 in Lviv
  • Winner: Hou Yifan
• March 10 – 30: Candidates Tournament in Moscow
  • Winner: Sergey Karjakin
• April 8 – 15: 14th World University Chess Championship in Abu Dhabi
  • Winners: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / Ni Shiqun (f)
• April 18 – 28: World Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Chalkidiki
  • Under 2300 winner: Zhuban Bigabylov
  • Under 2000 winner: Enkhsaikhan Khulan
  • Under 1700 winner: Jatin SN
• May 17 – 25: 2016 ICCD World Individual Deaf Chess Championships in Yerevan
  • Men's winner: Duilio Collutiis
  • Junior men winner: Mikhail Petrenko
  • Women's winner: Tatiana Baklanova
• June 26 – July 4: World Senior Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ 2016 in Dresden
  • 50+ winners:  Germany (Uwe Bönsch, Klaus Bischoff, Karsten Volke, Raj Tischbierek, Gernot Gauglitz)
  • 65+ winners:  Russia (Evgeny Sveshnikov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Yuri Balashov, Vladimir V. Zhelnin, Nikolai Pushkov)
  • Women's winners:  Russia (Galina Strutinskaia, Svetlana Mednikova, Valentina Kozlovskaya, Elena Fatalibekova, Elena N. Sazonova)
• July 22 – 29: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016 in Poprad
  • Winners:  Iran
• July 30 – August 7: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 in Wadduwa
  • Winnesr: Abhijeet Gupta (m) / Tania Sachdev (f)
  • U8 winner: P. Das Swayham (m) / A. N. Shefali (f)
  • U10 winners: D. Gukesh (m) / Sanskruti Wankhede (f)
  • U12 winners: Malan Pathirana (m) / Narayani Adane(f)
  • U14 winners: P. Iniyan (m) / Meenal Gupta (f)
  • U16 winners: Minul Sanjula Doluweera (m) / Hagawane Aakanksha
  • U18 winners: Sarkar Rajdeep (m) / Mohanty Smaraki
  • U20 winners: Roland Bezuidenhout (m) / P. V. Nandhidhaa
  • Senior winner: Richard Voon
• August 7 – 21: World Junior Chess Championships 2016 in Bhubaneswar
  • Winners: Jeffery Xiong (m) / Dinara Saduakassova (f)
• September 1 – 14: 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku
  • Open winners:  United States (Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Sam Shankland, Ray Robson)
  • Women's winners:  China (Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue, Tan Zhongyi, Guo Qi)
• September 20 – October 4: World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk
  • U14 winners: Semen Lomasov (m) / Zhu Jiner (f)
  • U16 winners: Haik M. Martirosyan (m) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f)
  • U18 winners: Manuel Petrosyan (m) / Stavroula Tsolakidou (f)
• October 18 – 31: World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships 2016 in Batumi
  • U8 winners: Shageldi Kurbandurdyew (m) / Aisha Zakirova (f)
  • U10 winners: Ilya Makoveev (m) / Rochelle Wu (f)
  • U12 winners: Nikhil Kumar (m) / Bibisara Assaubayeva (f)
• November 11–30: World Chess Championship 2016: Carlsen – Karjakin in New York City
  • Magnus Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin, 9–7.
• November 18 – December 1: World Senior Chess Championships 2016 in Mariánské Lázně
  • 50+ winners: Giorgi Bagaturov (m) / Tatiana Bogumil (f)
  • 65+ winners: Anatoly Vaisser (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f)

European events

• April 1 – 11: 2nd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship in Luxembourg City
  • Winner: Helgi Dam Ziska
• April 18 – 27: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2016 in  Greece
  • Seniors 50+ winners:  Israel (Alon Greenfeld, Yehuda Gruenfeld, Alexander Huzman, Ram Soffer)
  • Seniors 65+ winners:  Russia (Yuri Balashov, Nikolai M Mishuchkov, Nikolai Pushkov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir V Zhelnin)
• May 11 – 24: European Individual Chess Championship 2016 in Gjakova
  • Winner: Ernesto Inarkiev
• May 26 – June 8: European Individual Women's Chess Championship 2016 in Mamaia
  • Winner: Anna Ushenina
• June 4 – 14: European Senior Individual Championship 2016 in  Armenia
  • 50+ winners: Zurab Sturua (m) / Galina Strutinskaia (f)
  • 65+ winners: Valentin Bogdanov (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f)
• June 6 – 12: European Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Ruzomberok
  • Winner: Anatoly Borodavkin
• June 16 – 26: European School Chess Championship 2016 in Chalkidiki
  • U7 winners: Ziya Mammadov (m) / Sofya Svergina (f)
  • U9 winners: Taha Ozkan (m) / Alexandra Shvedova (f)
  • U11 winners: Isik Can (m) / Margarita Zvereva (f)
  • U13 winners: Ilie Martinovici (m) / Alexandra Afanasieva (f)
  • U15 winners: Toivo Keinanen (m) / Alexandra Obolentseva (f)
  • U17 winner: Timur Trubchaninov (m) / Anastasia Avramidou (f)
• July 9 – 17: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2016 in Celje
  • Men's winners:  Israel
  • Women's winners:  Ukraine
• July 13 – 24: European Universities Games 2016 in Zagreb
  • Winners: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / Adela Velikić
  • Blitz winners: Zaven Andriasian (m) / Anastasia Travkina
• July 24 – August 1: 1st IBCA European Team Chess Championship in Warsawa
  • Winners:  Poland 1
• August 3 – 11: 2016 EU Youth Championships in Mureck
  • EU U8 winner: Simeon Todev
  • EU U10 winner: Vesna Mihelič
  • EU U12 winner: Momchil Petkov
  • EU U14 winner: Maximilian Paul Maetzkow
• August 17 – 28: European Youth Chess Championship 2016 in Prague
  • U8 winners: Artem Pingin (m) / Alexandra Shvedova (f)
  • U10 winners: Volodar Murzin (m) / Zsóka Gaál (f)
  • U12 winners: Mamikon Gharibyan (m) / Sila Çağlar (f)
  • U14 winners: Salvador Guerra Rivera (m) / Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (f)
  • U16 winners: Timur Fakhrutdinov (m) / Fiona Sieber (f)
  • U18 winners: Manuel Petrosyan (m) / Nino Khomeriki (f)
• November 5 – 13: European Chess Club Cup 2016 for men and for women Novi Sad
  • Winners: Alkaloid (m) / Cercle d’Echecs Monte Carlo
• December 14 – 18: European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in Tallinn
• December 26 – 30: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in Novi Sad

American events

• February 19 – 28: American Continental Women's Championship in Lima
  • Winner: Deysi Cori
• March 24 – 29: CARIFTA Chess Championships U20 in Saint Croix
  • U20 winners: Orlando Husbands (m) / Annelaine Jacobs (f)
  • U18 winners: Yu Tien Poon (m) / Hazel Acosta (f)
  • U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Catherine Kaslan (f)
  • U14 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Catherine Kaslan (f)
  • U12 winners: Nathan Smith (m) / Azaria Johnson (f)
  • U10 winners: Kishan Clarke (m) / Thamara Sagastegui (f)
  • U8 winner: Jayden Barry
• April 27 – May 3: American Subzonal 2.3.5 Open & Women in Bridgetown
  • Winners: Mark Machin Rivera (m) / Deborah Richards (f)
• May 28 – June 5: 11th American Continental Chess Championship in San Salvador
  • Winner: Emilio Córdova Daza
• June 19 – 26: Panamerican U20 Chess Championship 2016 in Bogotà
  • Winners: Luis Paulo Supi (m) / Lilia Ivonne Fuentes Godoy (f)
• July 1 – 6: Panamerican University Championship 2016 in Tegucigalpa
  • Winners: Mattey Emanuel Vaglio (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
• July 11 – 18: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2016 in San Salvador
  • Winners: Bryan Solano Cuya (m) / Karla July Fernandez Rivero (f)
• July 24 – 31: Panamerican Youth Festival 2016 in Montevideo
  • U8 winners: Marvin Gao (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
  • U10 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Rianne Ke (f)
  • U12 winners: Arthur Guo (m) / Nastassja A Matus (f)
  • U14 winners: German Gonzalo Quirhuayo Chumbe (m) / Melanie Dongo (f)
  • U16 winners: Julian Villca (m) / Angie Gabriela Velasquez (f)
  • U18 winners: Franco Villegas (m) / Nataly A Monroy G (f)
• August 7 – 11: North American Youth Chess Championship 2016 in  Canada
  • U8 winners: Kevin Zhong (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
  • U10 winners: Rohun Trakru (m) / Atmika Gorti (f)
  • U12 winners: Nicholas Vettese (m) / Claire Cao (f)
  • U14 winners: Aaron Shlionsky (m) / Sasha Konovalenko (f)
  • U16 winners: Zhaozhi Li (m) / Svitlana Demchenko (f)
  • U18 winner: Michael Song (m) / Maili-Jade Ouellet (f)
• August 15 – 22: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2016 in Caracas
  •  Venezuela won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 2 – 9: Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2016 in Lima
  • U7 winners: Matias Vincent Lima Cardenas (m) / Maria Fernanda Herrada Blanco (f)
  • U9 winners: Nicola Forno Trujillo (m) / Fiorella Contreras (f)
  • U11 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Julia Dennis Figueroa Bernal (f)
  • U13 winners: Ivan Excen Soriano Quispe (m) / Nicole Celestino (f)
  • U15 winners: Junior Zambrano (m) / Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f)
  • U17 winners: Kevin Joel Cori Quispe (m) / Blanca Solis Chimoy (f)
• October 25 – 30: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship in Buenos Aires
  • Sub 1700 winner: Juan Dalmas Muzi
  • Sub 2000 winner: Nelson Lujan
  • Sub 2300 winner: Renzo Gutiérrez
  • Blitz winner: Cristian Sanhueza
• October 31 – November 6: American Subzonal 2.3.3 in Panama City
  • Winners: Bernal González (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
• November 6 – 13: American Continental Women's Championship in Colima City
  • Winner: Deysi Cori
• December 1 – 6: South American Youth Festival 2016 in Santiago
  • U8 winners: Santiago Lopez Rayo (m) / Mirella Pedro Tereza (f)
  • U10 winners: Axl Severich (m) / Juana Rueda Nessi (f)
  • U12 winners: Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (m) / Arianna Sofia Arauco Celestino (f)
  • U14 winners: Flavio Gonzales Curse (m) / Stephanie Beatriz Puppi Lazo (f)
  • U16 winners: Lucas Coro (m) / Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f)
  • U18 winners: Franco Villegas (m) / Anahi Ortiz Verdesoto (f)

Asian events

• March 27 – April 8: Asian Nations Cup (Men and Women) 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winners:  India (Baskaran Adhiban, S. P. Sethuraman, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Krishnan Sasikiran, Deep Sengupta)
  • Women's winners:  China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi, Zhao Xue)
• April 6: Asian Nations Cup Rapid Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winner:  China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
  • Women's winner:  China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
• April 7: Asian Nations Cup Blitz Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
  • Men's winner:  China (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
  • Women's winner:  China (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
• April 5 – 15: Asian Youth U6, U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
  • U8 winners: Artin Ashraf (m) / Tôn Nữ Quỳnh Dương (f)
  • U10 winners: Ochirbat Lkhagvajamts (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
  • U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
  • U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Mishra Anwesha (f)
  • U16 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Mobina Alinasab (f)
  • U18 winners: Mersad Khodashenas (m) / Nguyễn Thanh Thủy Tiên (f)
• April 9: Asian Youth Blitz Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Chin-Erdem Batbaatar (m) / Pagamdulam Munkhdemberel (f)
  • U8 winners: Dang Anh Minh (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
  • U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Nguyễn Hồng Nhung (f)
  • U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
  • U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
  • U16 winners: Ortik Nigmatov (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
  • U18 winners: Arystanbek Urazayev (m) / V. Varshini (f)
• April 10: Asian Youth Rapid Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • U6 winners: Amarbat Baatar (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
  • U8 winner: Artin Ashraf (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
  • U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
  • U12 winners: Duc Tri Ngo (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f)
  • U14 winners: Yondonjamts Erdemdalai (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
  • U16 winners: Byambasuren Garidmagnai (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
  • U18 winners: Erdenepurev Boldoo (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
• May 2 – 11: Asian Juniors and Girls U-20 Championships 2016 in New Delhi
  • Winners: Aravindh Chithambaram (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
• May 3: Asian Juniors and Girls Rapid Championship 2016 in New Delhi
  • Winners: Masoud Mosadeghpour (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
• May 11: Asian Juniors and Girls Blitz Championship 2016 in New Delhi
  • Winners: Narayanan Sunilduth Lyna / R. Vaishali (f)
• May 25 – June 5: Asian Individual Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
  • Winners: S. P. Sethuraman (m) / Bhakti Kulkarni
• June 4: Asian Individual Blitz Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
  • Winners: Lu Shanglei (m) / Nguyễn Thị Mai Hưng
• May 29 – June 8: 17th ASEAN+ Age Group Open Chess Championships 2016 in Pattaya
  •  Vietnam won both the gold and overall medal tallies
• July 9 – 18: Asian Schools Chess Championships 2016 in Tehran
  • U7 winners: Alikhon Avazkhonov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U9 winners: Yousefi Kafshgarkola Seyed Roh (m) / Daren Dela Cruz (f)
  • U11 winners: Seyed Kian Poormosavi (m) / Parnian Ghomi (f)
  • U13 winners: Azat Nurmamedov (m) / Motahare Asadi (f)
  • U15 winners: Stephen Rome Pangilinan (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
  • U17 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
• July 10: Asian Schools Rapid Championships 2016 in Tehran
  • U7 winners: Khumoyun Sindarov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U9 winners: Roshan S (m) / Erdenebat Enkhjin (f)
  • U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Zahra Heydari (f)
  • U13 winners: Mahan Saberi (m) / Nikta Nadernia (f)
  • U15 winners: Soltan Myradow (m) / Kylen Joy Mordido (f)
  • U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Mitra Asgharzadeh (f)
• July 17: Asian Schools Blitz Championships 2016 in Tehran
  • U7 winners: Sunle Gong (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U9 winners: Jagadeesh Siddharth (m) / Ehsha Mishela Pallie (f)
  • U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Lala Shohradowa (f)
  • U13 winners: Daniel Quizon (m) / Saba Jalali (f)
  • U15 winners: Daler Vakhidov (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
  • U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
• August 5 – 10: East Asian Youth Chess Championship in Gangwon Province
  • U8 mixed winner: Enkh-Amgalan Amgalantengis
  • U10 winners: Richard Meng (m) / Munkhtur Tergel (f)
  • U12 mixed winner: Ganzorig Amartuvshin
  • U14 mixed winner: Ochirkhuyag Ulziikhishigjargal
  • U16 mixed winner: Nguyễn Đặng Hồng Phúc
  • U20 mixed winner: Muhammad Lutfi Ali
• September 1 – 6: South Asian Amateur Championship 2016 in Srinagar
  • Winner: V Raghav Srivathsav
• October 26 – November 5: Asian Seniors Chess Championship 2016 in Mandalay
  • 50+ years winner: Han Myint
  • 65+ years winner: Wazeer Ahmad Khan
• November 16 – 25: Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Kuwait City

African events

• March 28 – April 6: African Zonal 4.4 in Accra (men only)
  • Winner: Oladapo Adu
• April 22 – May 1: African Zonal 4.2 in Dar-es-Salaam
  • Winners: Adham Kandil (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
• April 23 – May 2: African Zonal 4.3 in Le Morne
  • Winners: Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg (m) / Jesse Nikki February (f)
• May 23 – 31: African Zonal 4.1 in Taroudant
  • Winners: Adlane Arab / Rania Sbai (f)
• July 16 – 27: African Individual Championships in Kampala
  • Winners: Abdelrahman Hesham (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
• July 25: African Blitz Championships in Kampala
  • Winners: Ahmed Adly (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
• July 26: African Rapid Championships Kampala
  • Winners: Samy Shoker (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f)
• August 11 – 18: African Amateur Individual Championships in Lomé
  • Under 2000 Open winner: Philip Elikem Ameku
  • Under 2300 Open winner: Anass Ouazri
• August 21 – 29: African Youth Championships in Port Elizabeth
  • U8 winners: Ahmed Kandil (m) / Yanti Nunnan (f)
  • U10 winners: Safin Benyahia (m) / Aarti Datharam (f)
  • U12 winners: Wassel Bousmaha (m) / Nicola Putter (f)
  • U14 winners: Samy Leffad (m) / Lina Nassr (f)
  • U16 winners: Keegan Agulhas (m) / Rania Nassr (f)
  • U18 winners: Ahmad Nassr (m) / Inge Marx (f)
• December 10 – 18: African Schools Individual Championships in Lusaka
• December 27 – January 6, 2017: African Junior Championships in Tunis

Arab events

• February 1 – 9: 8th Arab Women Clubs Championship 2016 in Kuwait City
  • Overall winner club: Golden Team club
• October 1 – 10: Arab Individual Chess Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in  Sudan
  • Winners: Mahfoud Oussedik (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
• October 4: Arab Individual Blitz Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in  Sudan
  • Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
• October 5 – 6: Arab Individual Rapid Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in  Sudan
  • Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Alshaeby Boshra (f)

Cricket

• January 22 – February 14: 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Dhaka
  • The  West Indies defeated  India by 5 wickets in the final, to win their first Under-19 Cricket World Cup title.  Bangladesh took third place.
• March 8 – April 3: 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in  India
  • Men: The  West Indies defeated  England by 4 wickets to win their second ICC World Twenty20 title.
  • Women: The  West Indies defeated  Australia by 8 wickets to win their first ICC Women's World Twenty20 title.
• June 29 – August 7: 2016 Caribbean Premier League^[77]
  • The Jamaica Tallawahs defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors, by nine wickets, to win their second Caribbean Premier League title.

Cross-country skiing

Curling

Cyclo-cross bike racing

Darts

Draughts

World Draughts Federation International^[78]

International

• February 14 – 18: 2016 Qatar World Championship Turkish Draughts in Doha
  • Winner: Faik Yıldız
• February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
  • Rapid winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
  • Blitz winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Darya Tkachenko (f)
  • Super blitz winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f)
• April 29 – May 1: World Championship blitz & rapid in Izmir
  • Rapid winners: Yuri Anikeev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
  • Blitz winners: Murodoullo Amrillaev (m) / Aygul Idrisova
• May 2: 1st Women's World Championship Turkish Draughts in Izmir
  • Winner: Darya Tkachenko
• June 9 – 12: Women's World Championship English Draughts (Checkers) in Rome
  • Winner: Amangul Berdieva
• July 8 – 15: World Title Match English Draughts (Checkers) Sergio Scarpetta-Michele Borghetti in Rome
  • Winner: Michele Borghetti
• July 20 – 30: Asian Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
  • 64 Standard Open winners: Liu Jinxin (m) / Liu Pei (f)
  • Blitz Open winners: Alisher Artikov (m) / Liu Pei (f)
  • 100 Standard Open winners: Manlai Ravjir (m) / Nyamjargal Munkhbaatar (f)
  • 100 Rapid Open winners: ZHOU Wei (m) / You Zhang (f)
  • 100 Blitz Open winners: Ganjargal Ganbaatar (m) / Sai Ya (f)
  • Turkish Open winners: Chengcheng Tian (m) / Batdelger Nandintsetseg (f)
• July 31 – August 9: European Youth Championship 2016 in Pinsk

Main

• • U10 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Rufina Tavlykaeva
  • U13 winners: Nikita Volkov (m) / Olga Balukova
  • U16 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Ksenia Nakhova
  • U19 winners: Martijn van IJzendoorn (m) / Ayanika Kychkina
  • U26 winners: Andrei Tolchykau (m) / Darja Fedorovich

Blitz

• • U10 winners: Savva Zaika (m) / Nastassia Sakalova
  • U13 winners: Nikita Volkov (m) / Aygiza Muhametyanova
  • U16 winners: Michael Semyaniuk (m) / Elena Cesnokova
  • U19 winners: Martijn van IJzendoorn (m) / Katarzyna Stańczuk
  • U26 winners: Andrei Tolchykau (m) / Aygul Idrisova
  • 'Rapid here not played
• September 1 – 19: Women's World Title Match Sadowska – Kamychleeva in Karpacz
  • Winner: Natalia Sadowska
• September 14 – 29: 2016 African Championship in Bamako
  • Main winner: N'Diaga Samb
  • Blitz winner: Jean Marc Ndjofang
• September 18 – 27: 2016 European Veteran Championship in Korbach
  • Men's winner: Evgeni Gurkov
  • Women's winner: Romualda Shidlauskiene
• September 20 – 30: Pan American Championship in Águas de Lindóia
  • Winner: Allan Igor Moreno Silva
• September 22 – 29: XIII World Championship (Brazilian 64) in Águas de Lindóia
  • Winner: Alexander Georgiev
• October 2 – 6: 2016 European Team Championship in Tallinn
  • Men's winners:  Netherlands (Jan Groenendijk, Roel Boomstra, Alexander Baliakin)
  • Women's winners:  Russia
• October 18 – 24: 2016 European Championship in Izmir
  • Winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Aygul Idrisova (f)
• October 25: 2016 European Rapid Championship in Izmir
  • Winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f)
• October 26: 2016 European Blitz Championship in Izmir
  • Winners: Ainur Shaibakov (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
• October 27: 2016 European Super-Blitz Cup in Izmir
  • Winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)

Major

• February 22 – 28: 2016 Cannes Open World Cup in Cannes
  • Winners: Christian Niami (m) / Romualda Šidlauskienė
• March 19 – 27: Roethof Open World Cup in Paramaribo
  • Winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
• May 15 – 23: Salou Open World Cup in Salou
  • Winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
• September 4 – 10: Polish Open World Cup in Karpacz
  • Winner: Aleksandr Getmanski

Open

• February 5 – 7: 2016 Riga Open in Riga
  • Winner: Edvardas Bužinskis
• March 24 – 28: 2016 Open Guadeloupe in Baie-Mahault
  • Winner: Alexander Mogilianski
• May 6 – 15: 12th Thailand Open in Pattaya
  • Winner: Ivan Trofimov
• July 24 – 30: 2016 Nijmegen Open in Nijmegen
  • Winner: Roel Boomstra
• August 5 – 13: 2016 Brunssum Open in Brunssum
  • Winner: Erno Prosman
• August 15 – 20: 2016 MTB Open in Hoogeveen
  • Winner: Martijn van IJzendoorn
• September 28 – October 5: 2016 Sunny Beach Open in Sunny Beach
• November 18 – 24: 4th "XingQiu Cup" International Open in Lishui

Equestrianism

Fencing

Field hockey

• January 15 – December 11: 2016 FIH Calendar of Events^[79]

2016 Summer Olympics (FIH)

• August 6 – 19: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Hockey Centre
  • Men:  Argentina (ARG);  Belgium (BEL);  Germany (GER)
  • Women:  Great Britain (GBR);  Netherlands (NED);  Germany (GER)

International field hockey events

• June 10 – 17: 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in London^[80]
  • Note: This event was slated for San Miguel de Tucumán, but the contract was cancelled.^[81]
  •  Australia defeated  India, 3–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their 13th Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
  •  Germany took third place.
• June 18 – 26: 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in London^[82]
  •  Argentina defeated the  Netherlands, 2–1, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
  • The  United States took third place.
• November 23 – December 4: 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup in Santiago^[83]
  •  Argentina defeated the  Netherlands, 4–2, to win their second Women's Hockey Junior World Cup title.
  •  Australia took third place.
• December 8 – 18: 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in New Delhi^[84]
  •  India defeated  Belgium, 2–1, to win their second Men's Hockey Junior World Cup title.
  •  Germany took third place.

European Hockey Federation (EHF)

• January 15 – 17: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Prague^[85]
  •  Germany defeated  Austria, 3–2, in the final.  Russia took third place.
• January 22 – 24: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Minsk^[86]
  • The  Netherlands defeated  Poland, 6–2, in the final.  Belarus took third place.
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Hamburg^[87]
  • Harvestehuder THC defeated SV Arminen, 2–1, in the final. Partille Sport Club took third place.
• February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Pavlovski Posad^[88]
  • Winner: AH&BC Amsterdam
  • Second: Dinamo Elektrostal
  • Third: Inverleith HC
• February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Dundee^[89]
  • Winner: HC Rotweiss Wettingen
  • Second: Royal Pingouin HC
  • Third: Bowdon Hightown
• February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockdey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Minsk^[90]
  • Düsseldorfer HC defeated Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 2–0, in the final. SK Slavia Prague took third place.
• May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Men's Club Champions Trophy in Glasgow^[91]
  • Cardiff & Met defeated Banbridge Hockey Club, 4–0, in the final. Bromac Kelburne took third place.
• May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Cup in Bilthoven^[92]
  • HC 's-Hertogenbosch defeated fellow Dutch team, SCHC, 3–2 in penalty shoot-outs and after a 1–1 score in regular play, in the final. UHC Hamburg took third place.
• May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Trophy in Barcelona^[93]
  • Rot-Weiss Köln defeated Royal Antwerp HC, 4–2, in the final. HC Minsk took third place.
• May 14 & 15: 2016 EHL Final Four in Barcelona^[94]
  • SV Kampong defeated fellow Dutch team, AH&BC Amsterdam, 2–0 in the final. Harvestehuder THC took third place.
• July 24 – 30: 2016 EuroHockey Boys' and Girls' U18 Championships in Cork^[95][96]
  • Boys:  Germany defeated the  Netherlands, 4–3, in the final.  Belgium took third place.
  • Girls: The  Netherlands defeated  Germany, 2–0, in the final.  England took third place.

Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)

• March 29 – April 10: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Women in Tacarigua
  •  Argentina defeated the  United States, 6–0, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall Pan American Women's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
  •  Chile took the bronze medal.
• May 20 – 28: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Men in Toronto^[97]
  •  Argentina defeated  Canada, 5–0, to win their 11th consecutive Pan American Men's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
  •  Chile took the bronze medal.
• October 1 – 9: 2016 South American Championships for Men and Women in Chiclayo
  • Men: 1.  Chile; 2.  Venezuela; 3.  Uruguay^[98]
  • Women: 1.  Uruguay; 2.  Chile; 3.  Brazil^[99]

Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)

• September 24 – 30: 2016 Boys' U18 Asia Cup in Dhaka^[100]
  •  India defeated  Bangladesh, 5–4, in the final.
• October 1 – 9: 2016 Women's AHF Cup in Bangkok^[101]
  •  Thailand defeated  Singapore, 4–0, in the final.
• October 20 – 30: 2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Kuantan District
  •  India defeated  Pakistan, 3–2, to win their second Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title.  Malaysia took third place.
• October 29 – November 6: 2016 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in  Singapore^[102]
  •  India defeated  China, 2–1, to win their first Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title.  Japan took third place.
• November 19 – 27: 2016 Men's AHF Cup in  Hong Kong^[103]
  •  Bangladesh defeated  Sri Lanka, 3–0, in the final.  Hong Kong took third place.
• December 15 – 22: 2016 Girl's U18 Asia Cup in Bangkok
  •  China defeated  Japan, 4–2, in the final.  India took third place.^[104]

African Hockey Federation (AfHF)

• March 18 – 28: 2016 Junior African Cup for Men and Women in Windhoek^[105]
  • Men:  Egypt defeated  South Africa, 3–2, in the final.  Zimbabwe took the bronze medal.
  • Women's winner:  South Africa
  • Women's runner-up:  Zimbabwe

Figure skating

Fistball

• January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Diepoldsau
  • TSV Dennach defeated Union Arnreit 4–1, in the final. Ahlhorner SV took third place.
• January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Rohrbach
  • TSV Pfungstadt defeated TuS Kremsmünster 4–0, in the final. TV Schweinfurt-Oberndorf took third place.
• July 1 – 2: EFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Cup in Unterweitersdorf
  • STV Wigoltingen defeated VFK Berlin, 3–2. MTV Rosenheim took third place.
• July 1 – 2: Men's Champions Cup 2016 in Pfungstadt
  • TSV Pfungstadt defeated Union Compact Freistadt 4–0, in the final. TV SW-Oberndorf took third place.
• July 2 & 3: EFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup in Jona
  • TSV Dennach defeated TSV Jona, 3–2. SV Moslesfehn took third place.
• July 9 & 10: EFA 2016 Fistball U21 Men's European Championship in  Switzerland
  • Round-robin: 1.  Germany, 2.  Switzerland, 3.  Austria, 4.  Czech Republic
• July 20 – 24: IFA 2016 Fistball U18 Men's and Women's World Championships in Nürnberg
  • Men's:  Germany defeated  Austria, 4–2.
  •  Brazil took third place.
  • Women's:  Germany defeated  Brazil, 4–2
  •  Switzerland took third place.
• August 5 – 7: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Cup in Neuenbürg
  • Duque de Caixas defeated TSV Dennach, 4–1.
• August 26 – 28: 2016 Fistball European Championships in Grieskirchen
  • In the final,  Germany defeated  Switzerland, 4–2.  Austria took third place.
• October 14 – 16: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's World Cup in Cape Town
  • Winner: TSV Pfungstadt, 2nd: Club Mercês, 3rd: South Melbourne Fistball Club, 4th: Archbishops of Banterbury
• October 23 – 30: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Championship in Pomerode
  •  Germany defeated  Brazil 4:2 (08:11, 11:04, 14:15, 11:09, 11:05, 11:06) to win their fifth Fistball Women's World Championship.
  •  Switzerland took third place.
• November 4 – 6: U16 South American Fistball Championship in Novo Hamburgo
  • Men's: 1.  Brazil, 2.  Argentina, 3.  Chile
  • Women's: 1.  Brazil, 2.  Argentina, 3.  Chile
• November 19 & 20: IFA South America Fistball Cup 2016 in Santiago
  • Men's: 1. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 2. Merces Curitiba, 3. Ginástica Novo Hamburgo
  • Women's: 1. Duque de Caxias Curitiba, 2. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 3. Club Manquehue Santiago

Floorball

Open

• August 11 – 14: Czech Open (clubs) in Prague
  • Men: EraViikingit defeated Hollvikens, 2–0.
    • Top scorer: Mika Moilanen (EräViikingit)
    • Best goalie: Robin Johansson (Höllviken IBF)
    • Best player: Miko Kailiala (EräViikingit)
  • Women: Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated 1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice 4–3.
    • Top scorer: Martina Řepková (Florbal Chodov)
    • Best goalkeeper: Lenka Kubíčková (1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice)
    • Best player: Stephanie Boberg (Pixbo Wallenstam IBK)
• September 9 – 11: Polish Open (national teams) in Wrocław
  • In the final,  Finland defeated  Czech Republic, 3–4.  Norway took third place.
    • Best scorer: Rasmus Kainulainen
    • Best Goalkeeper: Daniel Muck

Europe

• August 24 – 28: EuroFloorball Challenge in Budapest and Érd
  • Men's: Phoenix Fireball SE defeated Dunai Krokodilok SE, 7–4. FBC Bozen.
  • Women's: CDE El Valle defeated Neumann Pillangók, 4–1. Phoenix Fireball SE took third place.
• September 30 – October 2: Champions Cup in Borås
  • Men's: Storvreta IBK defeated SC Classic, 2–1.
  • Women's: Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated SC Classic, 6–2.
• October 5 – 9: EuroFloorball Cup in Weißenfels
  • Men's: UHC Weißenfels defeated SK Lielvarde 8–6.
  • Women's: Sveiva IB defeated UHC Weißenfels 5–0.

International Championships

• May 4 – 8: 2016 Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Belleville
  •  Sweden defeated  Finland, 6–3, to win their fifth Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships.   Switzerland took third place.
• July 19 – 24: World University Championships in Porto
  • Men:  Finland defeated  Sweden, 5–4, in extra time.   Switzerland took third place.
  • Women:  Finland defeated  Sweden, 3–2 after penalties, after 2–2 in regular game.  Czech Republic took third place.
• December 3 – 11: 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships in Riga
  •  Finland defeated  Sweden, 4–2 after penalties, after 3–3 in regular game.   Switzerland took third place.

Freestyle skiing

Futsal

• February 2 – 13: UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 in  Serbia
  •  Spain defeated  Russia, 7–3, to win their seventh UEFA Futsal Euro title.  Kazakhstan took third place.
• February 10 – 21: 2016 AFC Futsal Championship in  Uzbekistan
  •  Iran defeated  Uzbekistan, 2–1, to win their eleventh AFC Futsal Championship title.  Thailand took third place.
• April 15 – 24: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in  South Africa
  •  Morocco defeated  Egypt, 3–2, to win their first Africa Futsal Cup of Nations title.  Mozambique took third place.
• May 8 – 14: 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in  Costa Rica
  •  Costa Rica defeated  Panama, 4–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall CONCACAF Futsal Championship title.  Guatemala took third place.
• May 21 – 28: 2016 South American Under-17 Futsal Championship in Foz do Iguaçu
  •  Brazil defeated  Argentina, 4–2, to win their first South American Under-17 Futsal Championship.  Venezuela took third place.
• June 12 – 19: Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2016 in Asunción
  • In the final, Cerro Porteño defeated Jaraguá, 4–2, tp win their first Copa Libertadores Cup. Rionegro Futsal took third place.
• July 2 – 10: 2016 FISU World University Futsal Championship in Goiânia^[106]
  • Men:  Brazil defeated  Russia, 2–1, in the final. The  Czech Republic took third place.
  • Women:  Brazil defeated  Russia, 1–0, in the final.  Portugal took third place.
• July 10 – 16: 2016 AFF Futsal Club Championship in Naypyidaw^[107]
  • Men: Port Futsal Club defeated Thai Son Nam, 4–3, to win their second consecutive AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
  • Myanmar Imperial College took third place.
  • Women: Jaya Kencana Angels defeated Khon Kaen Futsal Team, 5–4 on penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their first Women's AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
  • Thai Son Nam District 8 took third place.
• July 15 – 22: 2016 CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships in Asunción (debut event)^[108]
  •  Brazil defeated  Colombia, 4–2, to win the inaugural CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships title.
  •  Paraguay took third place.
• July 15 – 23: 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok
  • Nagoya Oceans defeated Naft Al-Wasat SC, 6–5 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, to win their third AFC Futsal Club Championship title.
  • Chonburi Blue Wave took third place.
• September 10 – October 1: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in  Colombia^[109]
  •  Argentina defeated  Russia, 5–4, to win their first FIFA Futsal World Cup title.
  •  Iran took third place.
• October 31 – November 8: 2016 AFF Futsal Championship in Bangkok
  • Event cancelled. The 2017 event, in  Vietnam, would the next such event to be hosted.
• December 11 – 18: 2016 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship in  Uruguay
  •  Argentina defeated  Brazil, 2–1, to win their first South American Under-20 Futsal Championship title.
  •  Venezuela took third place.

Golf

2016 Summer Olympics

• August 11 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro
  • Justin Rose; Henrik Stenson; Matt Kuchar
• August 17 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in Rio de Janeiro
  • Inbee Park; Lydia Ko; Shanshan Feng

2016 Men's major golf championships

• April 7 – 10: 2016 Masters Tournament
  • Winner: Danny Willett (first major win; first PGA Tour win)
• June 16 – 19: 2016 U.S. Open
  • Winner: Dustin Johnson (first major win; 10th PGA Tour win)
• July 14 – 17: 2016 Open Championship
  • Winner: Henrik Stenson (first major win)
• July 28 – 31: 2016 PGA Championship
  • Winner: Jimmy Walker (first major win; 6th PGA Tour win)

2016 World Golf Championships (WGC)

• March 3–6: 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship
  • Winner: Adam Scott (second WGC win, first WGC-Cadillac win)
• March 23–27: 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
  • Winner: Jason Day (second WGC-Match Play win)
• June 30 – July 3: 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
  • Winner: Dustin Johnson (first WGC-Bridgestone Invitational win, third WGC win; 11th PGA Tour win)
• October 27–30: 2016 WGC-HSBC Champions
  • Winner: Hideki Matsuyama (first WGC win, third PGA Tour win)

Other men's golf events

• May 12 – 15: 2016 Players Championship
  • Winner: Jason Day (first Players win, tenth PGA Tour win)
• May 26 – 29: 2016 BMW PGA Championship (European Tour)
  • Winner: Chris Wood (first BMW PGA Championship win, third European Tour win)
• September 30 – October 2: 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota^[110]
  • Winner:  Team USA (First victory since 2008)
• November 24 – 27: 2016 World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia
  • Winner: Denmark (first World Cup victory)