2020 in combat sports

	Years in combat sports
	2017; 2018; 2019; 2020; ; ; ;
	2020 in sports
	American football; Aquatic sports; Association football; Athletics; Badminton; Baseball; Basketball; Chess; ; Combat sports Sumo; ; Cricket 2019–20; 2020; 2020–21; ; Cycling; ; Esports; Golf; ; Ice sports; ; ; ; ; Skiing; Rugby league‎; ; Snooker 2019–20; 2020–21; ; ; ; Tennis; ; ; Weightlifting;

Boxing[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Boxing)[]

February 20 – 29: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Africa in Dakar
March 3 – 11: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Asia & Oceania in Amman ^{[note 1]}
March 13 – 23: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Europe in London
March 26 – April 3: Olympic Qualifying Tournament – Americas in Buenos Aires
May 13 – 24: World Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Paris

International boxing events[]

October 10 – 15: 2020 World University Boxing Championships in Katowice

Fencing[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Fencing)[]

2020 Summer Paralympics (Wheelchair fencing)[]

International fencing events[]

February 22 – 29: 2020 Pan American Junior Fencing Championships in San Salvador
February 22 – March 3: 2020 European Junior Fencing Championships in Poreč
February 24 – 29: 2020 African Junior Fencing Championships in Ghana (location TBA)
February 25 – March 5: 2020 Asian Junior Fencing Championships in Jakarta
April 3 – 11: 2020 World Junior & Cadet Fencing Championships in Salt Lake City
April 17 – 22: in Seoul
April 19 – 24: 2020 African Fencing Championships in Cairo
June 16 – 21: 2020 Pan American Fencing Championships in Asunción
June 16 – 21: in Minsk

2019–20 Fencing Grand Prix[]

Épée Grand Prix
- January 24 – 26: Qatari Grand Prix in Doha
- March 6 – 8: Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest
- May 1 – 3: Colombian Grand Prix (final) in Cali
Foil Grand Prix
- February 7 – 9: Italian Grand Prix in Turin
- March 13 – 15: American Grand Prix in Anaheim
- May 15 – 17: Chinese Grand Prix (final) in Shanghai
Sabre Grand Prix
- January 10 – 12: Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal
- April 26 – 28: Korean Grand Prix in Seoul
- May 24 – 26: Russian Grand Prix (final) in Moscow

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Men's Épée World Cup
- November 22 – 24, 2019: Swiss World Cup in Bern
  - Winner: Ihor Reizlin
  - Team winners: France
- January 9 – 11: German Men's Épée World Cup in Heidenheim an der Brenz
- February 7 – 9: Canadian World Cup in Vancouver
- March 20 – 22: Argentinian World Cup in Buenos Aires
- May 15 – 17: French Men's Épée World Cup (final) in Paris
Women's Épée World Cup
- November 1 – 3, 2019: Estonian World Cup in Tallinn
  - Winner: Ana Maria Popescu
  - Team winners: Poland
- January 10 – 12: Cuban World Cup in Havana
- February 7 – 9: Spanish Women's Épée World Cup in Barcelona
- March 20 – 22: Chinese World Cup in Chengdu
- May 15 – 17: Emirati World Cup (final) in Dubai
Men's Foil World Cup
- November 8 – 10, 2019: German Men's Foil World Cup in Bonn
  - Winner: Julien Mertine
  - Team winners: United States
- December 13 – 15, 2019: Japanese World Cup (Olympic Test Event) in Tokyo
  - Winner: Alessio Foconi
  - Team winners: France
- January 10 – 12: French Men's Foil World Cup in Paris
- February 21 – 23: Egyptian Men's Foil World Cup in Cairo
- May 1 – 3: Russian World Cup (final) in Saint Petersburg
Women's Foil World Cup
- November 22 – 24, 2019: Egyptian Women's Foil World Cup in Cairo
  - Winner: Arianna Errigo
  - Team winners: Italy
- December 13 – 15, 2019: French Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
  - Winner: Alice Volpi
  - Team winners: Russia
- January 10 – 12: Polish Women's Foil World Cup in Katowice
- February 21 – 23: (TBA)
- May 1 – 3: German Women's Foil World Cup (final) in Tauberbischofsheim
Men's Sabre World Cup
- November 15 – 17, 2019: Egyptian Men's Sabre World Cup in Cairo
  - Winner: Vincent Anstett
  - Team winners: South Korea
- February 21 – 23: Polish Men's Sabre World Cup in Warsaw
- March 6 – 8: Italian World Cup in Padua
- March 20 – 22: Hungarian World Cup in Budapest
- May 8 – 10: Spanish Men's Sabre World Cup (final) in Madrid
Women's Sabre World Cup
- November 22 – 24, 2019: French Women's Sabre World Cup in Orléans
  - Winner: Manon Brunet
  - Team winners: Russia
- December 13 – 15, 2019: American World Cup in Salt Lake City
  - Winner: Olha Kharlan
  - Team winners: Russia
- March 6 – 8: Greek World Cup in Athens
- March 20 – 22: Belgian World Cup in Sint-Niklaas
- May 8 – 10: Tunisian World Cup (final) in Tunis

Judo[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Judo)[]

2020 Summer Paralympics (Judo)[]

2020 World and continental judo events[]

April 16 – 19: 2020 African Judo Championships in Casablanca^[3]
April 17 – 19: 2020 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships (Senior & Team) in Ulaanbaatar^[4]
April 17 – 19: 2020 Pan American Judo Championships in Montreal^[5]
May 1 – 3: 2020 European Judo Championships in Prague^[6]
June 6 & 7: 2020 European Kata Championships in Warsaw-Józefów^[7]
September 1 & 2: 2020 World Kata Championships in Kraków^[8]
October 31 & November 1: 2020 European Mixed Team Judo Championships (location TBA)

2020 Judo Grand Slam[]

February 8 & 9: JGS #1 in Paris^[9]
February 21 – 23: JGS #2 in Düsseldorf^[10]
March 13 – 15: JGS #3 in Yekaterinburg^[11]
May 8 – 10: JGS #4 in Baku^[12]
October 11 – 13: JGS #5 in Brasília^[13]
October 22 – 24: JGS #6 in Abu Dhabi^[14]
December 11 – 13: JGS #7 (final) in Tokyo^[15]

2020 Judo Grand Prix[]

January 23 – 25: JUGP #1 in Tel Aviv^[16]
March 6 – 8: JUGP #2 in Rabat^[17]
March 27 – 29: JUGP #3 in Tbilisi^[18]
April 3 – 5: JUGP #4 in Antalya^[19]
June 12 – 14: JUGP #5 in Budapest^[20]
June 26 – 28: JUGP #6 in Hohhot^[21]
September 18 – 20: JUGP #7 in Zagreb^[22]
October 2 – 4: JUGP #8 (final) in Tashkent^[23]

2020 Asian Open[]

July 4 & 5: AsJO #1 in Aktau^[24]
August 29 & 30: AsJO #2 in Taipei^[25]
September 5 & 6: AsJO #3 (final) in Kowloon^[26]

2020 European Open[]

February 1 & 2: EJO #1 in Sofia (Men) & Odivelas (Women)
February 15 & 16: EJO #2 in Oberwart (Men) & Bratislava (Women)
February 29 & March 1: EJO #3 in Warsaw
September 26 & 27: EJO #4 in Rome
October 10 & 11: EJO #5 in Tallinn
October 17 & 18: EJO #6 (final) in Málaga

2020 European Cup[]

March 7 & 8: EJC #1 in Zürich
March 21 & 22: EJC #2 in Sarajevo
May 16 & 17: EJC #3 in Orenburg
June 20 & 21: EJC #4 in Celje-Podčetrtek
June 27 & 28: EJC #5 in Potsdam
September 12 & 13: EJC #6 in Bratislava
October 3 & 4: EJC #7 (final) in Dubrovnik

2020 Pan American Open[]

March 7 & 8: PAJO #1 in Bariloche^[27]
March 14 & 15: PAJO #2 in Santiago^[28]
March 21 & 22: PAJO #3 in Lima^[29]
June 20 & 21: PAJO #4 in Guayaquil^[30]
September 5 & 6: PAJO #5 (final) in Santo Domingo^[31]

2020 African Open[]

November 7 & 8: AJO #1 in Yaoundé^[32]
November 14 & 15: AJO #2 (final) in Dakar^[33]

Karate[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Karate)[]

International karate events[]

February 7 – 9: 2020 EKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships in Budapest^[34]
February 7 – 9: 2020 UFAK Junior & Senior Karate Championships in Tangier
March 25 – 29: 2020 European Karate Championships in Baku
April 3 – 5: 2020 Mediterranean Karate Championships in Nicosia^[35]
May 25 – 30: 2020 PKF Karate Championships in San José
June 12 & 13: 2020 OKF Junior & Senior Karate Championships in New Caledonia (location TBA)
June 29 – July 2: 2020 WKF Youth Camp in Poreč
July 10 – 12: 2020 AKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships in Kuwait City
August 24 – 29: 2020 PKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships in Monterrey
September 4 – 6: 2020 Asian Karate Championships in Bali
November 5 – 8: 2020 World University Karate Championships in Brasília
November 17 – 22: 2020 World Karate Championships in Dubai^[36]

2020 Karate 1 – Premier League[]

January 24 – 26: K1PL #1 in Paris^[37]
February 14 – 16: K1PL #2 in Dubai^[38]
February 28 – March 1: K1PL #3 in Salzburg^[39]
March 13 – 15: K1PL #4 in Rabat^[40]
April 17 – 19: K1PL #5 in Madrid^[41]
October 2 – 4: K1PL #6 (final) in Moscow^[42]

2020 Karate 1 – Series A[]

January 10 – 12: K1SA #1 in Santiago^[43]
June 19 – 21: K1SA #2 in Istanbul^[44]
September 11 – 13: K1SA #3 (final) in Durban^[45]

2020 Karate 1 – Youth League[]

May 1 – 3: K1YL #1 in Limassol^[46]
July 3 – 5: K1YL #2 in Poreč^[47]
September 25 – 27: K1YL #3 in Monterrey^[48]
December 4 – 6: K1YL #4 (final) in Venice^[49]

Mixed Martial Arts[]

UFC[]

The UFC promotional company held a total of 41 events in 2020, with 5 being cancelled altogether. 11 of these events were pay-per-view events for championships which held 19 title fights. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, it held the record of the lowest in person attendance since the inception of the UFC.

Bellator[]

In 2020 Bellator held a total of 18 events out of their planned 24, due to 6 events being cancelled.

Taekwondo[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Taekwondo)[]

February 22 & 23: African Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Rabat
February 29: Oceania Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Gold Coast
March 11 & 12: Pan American Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in San José
April 10 & 11: Asian Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Wuxi
April 24 & 25: European Olympic Qualifier for Tokyo 2020 in Milan

2020 Summer Paralympics (Taekwondo)[]

International Taekwondo championships[]

February 7 – 9: 2020 El Hassan Cup in Amman
February 18 – 21: 2020 President's Cup - European Region in Helsingborg
October 14 – 18: 2020 World Junior Taekwondo Championships in Sofia

2020 Open tournaments[]

January 31 – February 2: Fujairah Open in the United Arab Emirates
February 3 – 5: Turkish Open in Istanbul
February 6 – 8: Mexico Open in Puerto Vallarta
February 22 & 23: Helsingborg Open in Sweden
February 22 & 23: Slovenia Open in Ljubljana
February 29 & March 1: German Open in Hamburg

Wrestling[]

2020 Summer Olympics (Wrestling)[]

March 13 – 15: Pan American Olympic Qualifier in Ottawa^[50]
March 13 – 15: African & Oceania Olympic Qualifier in El Jadida^[51]
March 19 – 22: European Olympic Qualifier in Budapest^[52]
March 27 – 29: Asian Olympic Qualifier in Xi'an^[53]
April 30 – May 3: World Olympic Qualifier in Sofia^[54]

World wrestling championships[]

June 1 – 10: 2020 World Deaf Wrestling Championships in Trabzon^[55]
August 17 – 23: 2020 World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Tatabánya^[56]
September 7 – 13: 2020 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Belgrade^[57]
October 20 – 25: 2020 World Veterans Wrestling Championships in Loutraki^[58]
October 27 – November 1: 2020 World University Wrestling Championships in Nizhny Novgorod^[59]
November 23 – 29: 2020 World U23 Wrestling Championships in Tampere^[60]

Wrestling Grand Prix[]

January 18 & 19: 2020 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane in Nice^[61]
January 23 – 26: 2020 Grand Prix Ivan Yariguin in Krasnoyarsk^[62]
May 29 – 31: 2020 Grand Prix of Germany (Women's Freestyle) in Dormagen^[63]
June 19 – 21: 2020 Grand Prix of Germany (Greco-Roman) in Dortmund^[64]
June 20 – 25: 2020 Tbilisi Grand Prix of V. Balavadze and G. Kartozia in Georgia^[65]
July 3 – 5: 2020 Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid^[66]
November 6 – 9: 2020 Grand Prix Moscow Alrosa Cup in Russia^[67]

Continental and regional wrestling championships[]

February 4 – 9: 2020 African (Senior, Junior, & Cadet) Wrestling Championships in Algiers^[68]
February 10 – 16: 2020 European Wrestling Championships in Rome^[69]
February 18 – 23: 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships in New Delhi^[70]
March 6 – 9: 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Ottawa^[71]
April 4 & 5: 2020 Mediterranean Junior & Cadet Wrestling Championships in Loutraki^[72]
May 1 – 3: 2020 Balkan U15 & Cadet Wrestling Championships in Loutraki^[73]
May 29 – 31: 2020 Pan American (Senior, Junior & Cadet) Beach Wrestling Championships in Bridgetown^[74]
June 4 – 6: 2020 Pan American U15 Wrestling Championships in Guatemala City
June 5 – 7: 2020 European U15 Wrestling Championships in Varna^[75]
June 15 – 21: 2020 European Cadet Wrestling Championships in Katowice^[76]
June 19: 2020 European Junior & Cadet Beach Wrestling Championships in Katerini-Pieria^[77]
June 23 – 25: 2020 Pan American U15 Wrestling Championships in Managua^[78]
June 25 – 28: 2020 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships in Bangkok^[79]
June 26 – 28: 2020 Pan American Cadet Wrestling Championships in Buenos Aires^[80]
June 29 – July 5: 2020 European Junior Wrestling Championships in Skopje^[81]
July 7 – 12: 2020 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships (location TBA)
July 10 – 12: 2020 Pan American Junior Wrestling Championships in Brasília^[82]
July 13 – 19: 2020 European U23 Wrestling Championships in Wals-Siezenheim-Salzburg^[83]
July 21 – 25: 2020 Pan Arab Junior & Cadet Wrestling Championships in Amman^[84]
November 9 & 10: 2020 Arab Wrestling Championships in Alexandria^[85]

Wushu[]

TBA: 2020 World Junior Wushu Championships in Morocco (location TBA)
TBA: 2020 Taolu World Cup in Japan (location TBA)
TBA: 2020 Sanda World Cup in China (location TBA)
TBA: 2020 World Taijiquan Championships in Italy (location TBA)

Notes[]

^ Originally scheduled to be held in Wuhan, China from February 3–14, 2020 but was cancelled by local organizers amidst concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic which believed to originate from the city.^[1] The qualifiers were moved to Amman, Jordan.^[2]

References[]

External links[]

[wuhanoutbreak-3] Originally scheduled to be held in Wuhan, China from February 3–14, 2020 but was cancelled by local organizers amidst concerns over the COVID-19 pandemic which believed to originate from the city.^[1] The qualifiers were moved to Amman, Jordan.^[2]

[1] "IOC Boxing Task Force: Asian/Oceanian Tokyo 2020 boxing qualifying event to be held in Jordan in March". Olympic Channel. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[2] "Olympic boxing qualifiers moved to Jordan". The Japan Times. Reuters. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2020.

[4] IJF's 2020 African Judo Championships Page

[5] "IJF's 2020 Asian-Pacific Judo Championships (Senior & Team) Page". Archived from the original on 2020-10-19. Retrieved 2020-01-05.

[6] IJF's 2020 Pan American Judo Championships Page

[7] IJF's 2020 European Judo Championships Page

[8] IJF's 2020 European Kata Championships Page

[9] IJF's 2020 World Kata Championships Page

[10] IJF's Paris Grand Slam 2020 Page

[11] IJF's Dusseldorf Grand Slam 2020 Page

[12] IJF's Ekaterinburg Grand Slam 2020 Page

[13] IJF's Baku Grand Slam 2020 Page

[14] IJF's Brasilia Grand Slam 2020 Page

[15] IJF's Abu Dhabi Grand Slam 2020 Page

[16] IJF's Tokyo Grand Slam 2020 Page

[17] IJF's Tel Aviv Grand Prix 2020 Page

[18] IJF's Rabat Grand Prix 2020 Page

[19] IJF's Tbilisi Grand Prix 2020 Page

[20] IJF's Antalya Grand Prix 2020 Page

[21] IJF's Budapest Grand Prix 2020 Page

[22] IJF's Hohhot Grand Prix 2020 Page

[23] IJF's Zagreb Grand Prix 2020 Page

[24] IJF's Tashkent Grand Prix 2020 Page

[25] IJF's Aktau Asian Open 2020 Page

[26] IJF's Taipei Asian Open 2020 Page

[27] IJF's Kowloon Asian Open 2020 Page

[28] IJF's Bariloche Panamerican Open 2020 Page

[29] IJF's Santiago Panamerican Open 2020 Page

[30] IJF's Lima Panamerican Open 2020 Page

[31] IJF's Guayaquil Panamerican Open 2020 Page

[32] IJF's Santo Domingo Panamerican Open 2020 Page

[33] IJF's Yaoundé African Open 2020 Page

[34] IJF's Dakar African Open 2020 Page

[35] WKF's 2020 EKF Junior, Cadet, & U21 Karate Championships Page

[36] WKF's 2020 Mediterranean Karate Championships Page

[37] WKF's 2020 World Karate Championships Page

[38] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #1 Page

[39] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #2 Page

[40] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #3 Page

[41] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #4 Page

[42] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #5 Page

[43] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Premier League #6 Page

[44] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Series A #1 Page

[45] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Series A #2 Page

[46] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Series A #3 Page

[47] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Youth League #1 Page

[48] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Youth League #2 Page

[49] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Youth League #3 Page

[50] WKF's 2020 Karate 1 – Youth League #4 Page

[51] UWW's 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualifier Page

[52] UWW's 2020 African & Oceania Olympic Qualifier Page

[53] UWW's 2020 European Olympic Qualifier Page

[54] UWW's 2020 Asian Olympic Qualifier Page

[55] UWW's 2020 World Olympic Qualifier Page

[56] UWW's 2020 World Deaf Wrestling Championships Page

[57] UWW's 2020 World Cadet Wrestling Championships Page

[58] UWW's 2020 World Junior Wrestling Championships Page

[59] UWW's 2020 World Veterans Wrestling Championships Page

[60] UWW's 2020 World University Wrestling Championships Page

[61] UWW's 2020 World U23 Wrestling Championships Page

[62] UWW's 2020 Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane Page

[63] UWW's 2020 Grand Prix Ivan Yariguin Page

[64] UWW's 2020 Grand Prix of Germany (Women's Freestyle) Page

[65] UWW's 2020 Grand Prix of Germany (Greco-Roman) Page

[66] UWW's 2020 Tbilisi Grand Prix of V. Balavadze and G. Kartozia Page

[67] UWW's 2020 Grand Prix of Spain Page

[68] UWW's 2020 Grand Prix Moscow Alrosa Cup Page

[69] UWW's 2020 African (Senior, Junior, & Cadet) Wrestling Championships Page

[70] UWW's 2020 European Wrestling Championships Page

[71] UWW's 2020 Asian Wrestling Championships Page

[72] UWW's 2020 Pan American Wrestling Championships Page

[73] UWW's 2020 Mediterranean Junior & Cadet Wrestling Championships Page

[74] UWW's 2020 Balkan U15 & Cadet Wrestling Championships Page

[75] UWW's 2020 Pan American (Senior, Junior & Cadet) Beach Wrestling Championships Page

[76] UWW's 2020 European U15 Wrestling Championships Page

[77] UWW's 2020 European Cadet Wrestling Championships Page

[78] UWW's 2020 European Junior & Cadet Beach Wrestling Championships Page

[79] UWW's 2020 Pan American U15 Wrestling Championships Page

[80] UWW's 2020 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships Page

[81] UWW's 2020 Pan American Cadet Wrestling Championships Page

[82] UWW's 2020 European Junior Wrestling Championships Page

[83] UWW's 2020 Pan American Junior Wrestling Championships Page

[84] UWW's 2020 European U23 Wrestling Championships Page

[85] UWW's 2020 Pan Arab Junior & Cadet Wrestling Championships Page

[86] UWW's 2020 Arab Wrestling Championships Page

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