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10 Major Sporting Events of 2023

Sporting Events of 2023

10 Major Sporting Events of 2023, there are always many sporting events happening around the world, and you will have your favorite sports, but there are major events that any sporting fan should put putting onto their bucket list.

Here are our top recommended sporting events to look forward to in 2023, and if you get the chance, go and watch it live.

Quick Overview

World Urban Games
The World Urban Games is a multi-sport event featuring both competition and showcase urban sports alongside a cultural festival. The first edition was held in Budapest, Hungary from 13 to 15 September 2019. The event is organized by the Global Association of International Sports Federations.

Cycling World Championships
Status: active
Genre: Cycling World championship
Date: varying
Frequency: annual
Country: varying
Inaugurated:1893
Organized by: UCI

Cricket World Cup
Administrator: International Cricket Council
First edition: 1975 England
Latest edition: 2019 England & Wales
Next edition: 2023 India
Number of teams:10
Current champion: England (1st title)
Most successful: Australia (5 titles)
Most runs: India Sachin Tendulkar (2,278)
Most wickets: Australia Glenn McGrath (71)

Rugby World Cup
Sport: Rugby union
Instituted:1987; 35 years ago
Number of teams: 20
Regions: Worldwide (WR)
Holders: South Africa (2019)
Most titles: New Zealand (3 titles) & South Africa (3 titles)

World Aquatics Championships
Status: active
Frequency: biennial
Inaugurated:1973
Most recent: Budapest 2022
Previous event: Gwangju 2019
Next event: Fukuoka 2023
Organized by: FINA

FIFA Women’s World Cup
Organizing body: FIFA
Founded 1991: 31 years ago
Region: International
Number of teams: 32 (finals)
Most successful team: United States (4 titles)

Ryder Cup
Established: 1927
Course(s) 2021: Whistling Straits, Straits Course
Length 2021: 7,790 yd (7,120 m)
Organized by: PGA of America, Ryder Cup Europe
Month played: Late September/ Early October

World Beach Games
Beach handball, Beach judo, Beach karate, Beach soccer, Beach, volleyball, Beach wrestling, Canoe sprint, Open water swimming, Skateboarding, Sport climbing, Surfing, Swimming, Triathlon, Wakeboarding, Water polo

World Baseball Classic
Number of competitors:
20
Dates: Wed, Mar 8, 2023 – Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Location: Tokyo Dome, Chase Field, Loan Depot Park, Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium

1. World Urban Games

All sports fans should be looking forward to the second World Urban Games, a multi-sports competition of new-generation sports, plus music and cultural events, celebrating urban and youth culture.

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The first edition included sports like freestyle flying disc, parkour, indoor rowing and laser run.

World Urban Games
The World Urban Games is a multi-sport event featuring both competition and showcase urban sports alongside a cultural festival. The first edition was held in Budapest, Hungary from 13 to 15 September 2019. The event is organised by the Global Association of International Sports Federations.

There are no Olympic sports, but the way the Olympics are going these are the sort of sports that are looking to be included in the future. After the first event in 2019 went so well, the event is returning to Budapest, Hungary for this five-day festival.

2. Cycling World Championships

The historic inaugural Cycling World Championships will be held in Glasgow, Scotland in August 2023.

Cycling World Championships
Status: active
Genre: Cycling World championship
Date: varying
Frequency: annual
Country: varying
Inaugurated:1893
Organized by: UCI

It is a new major event for cycling, bringing all the cycling world championships together at one location, for an event to be held every four years (in the summer of the year before the Olympic Games). For cycling fans, there is now just one place to go for world-class action.

3. Cricket World Cup

Cricket World Cup, The 13th major international championship of one-day cricket, will be held in February in India. It is sure to be an exciting tournament, particularly if you can see it live.

Cricket World Cup
Administrator: International Cricket
First edition: 1975 England
Latest edition: 2019 England & Wales
Next edition: 2023 India
Number of teams:10
Current champion: England (1st title)
Most successful: Australia (5 titles)
Most runs: India Sachin Tendulkar (2,278)
Most wickets: Australia Glenn McGrath (71)

It is possibly the world’s fourth-largest sporting event, to be played in front of the world’s most passionate cricket fans. The one-day cricket tournament is contested by all Test-playing nations plus a range of qualifying nations who always provide a few upsets.

4. Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup: The pinnacle of the sport of rugby, the Rugby World Cup is an international rugby union competition played every four years.

Rugby World Cup
Sport: Rugby union
Instituted:1987; 35 years ago
Number of teams: 20
Regions: Worldwide (WR)
Holders: South Africa (2019)
Most titles: New Zealand (3 titles) & South Africa (3 titles)

It will be contested in France in Oct 2023, 200 years after the sport’s creation by William Webb Ellis. The final is to be played at Stade de France, Paris, France, the location of the Olympic Games opening ceremony less than a year later.

5. World Aquatics Championships

World Aquatics Championships: FINA World Championships is usually held every two years, but this event is part of four consecutive events in four years, brought about by the upending of the usual sporting calendar due to the pandemic.

World Aquatics Championships
Status: active
Frequency: biennial
Inaugurated:1973
Most recent: Budapest 2022
Previous event: Gwangju 2019
Next event: Fukuoka 2023
Organized by: FINA

This event brings together five disciplines: swimming, open water swimming, water polo, synchronized swimming, diving and high diving. The event will be held in Fukuoka, Japan 14-30 July 2023, and is an important barometer of how athletes are performing in the lead up to the Olympics in 2024.

6. Women’s World Cup

The FIFA Women’s World Cup, the most important competition in international football for women, will be held in July and August. The event is held every four years, a year after the men’s version. The 9th World Cup will be larger than previous tournaments, with the number of teams at the group stage expanding from 24 to 32 teams.

FIFA Women’s World Cup
Organizing body: FIFA
Founded 1991: 31 years ago
Region: International
Number of teams: 32 (finals)
Most successful team: United States (4 titles)

The games will be played around Australia and New Zealand, the first time the event has been hosted in the southern hemisphere. Women’s football is growing fast, more and more fans are watching the exciting and skillful play. Can the USA defend the title which they won in 2019?

7. Ryder Cup

Ryder Cup is an international men’s golf competition between teams from Europe and the United States, played every two years. The venue alternates between courses in the USA and Europe. In 2023, 44th Ryder Cup held at Marco Simone Golf and Country Club, Rome, Italy from 29 September to 1 October 2023.

Ryder Cup
Established: 1927
Course(s) 2021: Whistling Straits, Straits Course
Length 2021: 7,790 yd (7,120 m)
Organized by: PGA of America, Ryder Cup Europe
Month played: Late September/ Early October

In a mostly individual sport, the tournament always provides exciting and entertaining matchups as the players come together as a team to represent their region and play for the love of sport.

8. World Beach Games

World Beach Games, the 2nd is going to be held on the island paradise of Bali, Indonesia. The Games include a large number of sports that revolve around the beach and in the water, such as aquathlon, beach handball, beach soccer, beach tennis, beach water polo, beach wrestling.

World Beach Games
Beach handball, Beach judo, Beach karate, Beach soccer, Beach, volleyball, Beach wrestling, Canoe sprint, Open water swimming, Skateboarding, Sport climbing, Surfing, Swimming, Triathlon, Wakeboarding, Water polo

It is guaranteed to be fun, and a great opportunity to travel to Bali, and sit on the beach with your feet in the sand while watching world-class sport.

9. World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic is the world’s premier international baseball tournament, sanctioned by the International Baseball Federation (IBF), and features the best players in the world.

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The winner of this tournament is classed as the “World Champion”, unlike the winner of the MLB “World Series”.

World Baseball Classic
Number of competitors:
20
Dates: Wed, Mar 8, 2023 – Tue, Mar 21, 2023
Location: Tokyo Dome, Chase Field, Loan Depot Park, Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium

The world’s best players have waited for years to test their skills in this tournament that was scheduled to be played in 2021 but was canceled due to the pandemic.

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