List of sporting events in Taiwan
This is a list of international sporting events in Taiwan:
Multi-sport Events[]
| Year | Location | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Taipei | Multi-sport | |
| 2002 | Taipei | Multi-sport | |
| 2007 | Taipei | Multi-sport | |
| 2009 | Kaohsiung | Multi-sport | 2009 World Games |
| 2009 | Taipei | Multi-sport | 2009 Summer Deaflympics |
| 2015 | Taoyuan | Multi-sport | |
| 2016 | New Taipei | Multi-sport | |
| 2017 | Taipei | Multi-sport | 2017 Summer Universiade |
| 2025 | Taipei and New Taipei | Multi-sport | 2025 Summer World Masters Games[1] |
Archery[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Taipei | |
| 2008 | Tainan | |
| 2013 | Taipei | 2013 Asian Archery Championships |
Athletics[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Tainan | |
| 2012 | Taipei | |
| 2014 | Taipei | 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships |
Badminton[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Taipei | 2001 Asian Junior Badminton Championships |
| 2005 | Hsinchu | |
| 2007 | Taipei | |
| 2010 | New Taipei | 2010 BWF Super Series Finals |
| 2010 | New Taipei | 2010 BWF Super Series Finals |
| 2010 | Taipei | |
| 2013 | Taipei | 2013 Badminton Asia Championships |
| 2014 | Taipei | 2014 Asian Junior Badminton Championships |
Baseball[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Taipei | 1962 Asian Baseball Championship |
| 1969 | Taipei | 1969 Asian Baseball Championship |
| 1997 | Hsinchu | |
| 1997 | Taipei | |
| 1999 | Kaohsiung | |
| 2001 | New Taipei (Xinzhuang) | 2001 Asian Baseball Championship |
| 2001 | Taipei, New Taipei, Chiayi, and Kaohsiung | 2001 Baseball World Cup |
| 2003 | Kaohsiung | |
| 2004 | Tainan | |
| 2004 | Taipei | |
| 2006 | Taichung | 2006 Intercontinental Cup |
| 2006 | Taipei | 2006 Women's Baseball World Cup |
| 2007 | Taipei, New Taipei, Taichung, and Yunlin (Douliu) | 2007 Baseball World Cup |
| 2007 | Taichung | 2007 Asian Baseball Championship |
| 2008 | Taichung | 2008 Summer Olympics Baseball Final Qualifying Tournament |
| 2009 | Taichung | 2009 World Youth Baseball Championship |
| 2010 | Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu) | 2010 Intercontinental Cup |
| 2012 | Taichung | 2012 Asian Baseball Championship |
| 2012 | New Taipei | 2013 World Baseball Classic – Qualifier 4 |
| 2013 | Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu) | 2013 18U Baseball World Cup |
| 2014 | Taichung | |
| 2015 | Taichung | 2015 Asian Baseball Championship |
| 2015 | Taichung, Taipei, Taoyuan, and Yunlin (Douliu) | 2015 WBSC Premier12 (Group A, Group B and Quarterfinals) |
| 2017 | Taipei and New Taipei | 2017 Asian Baseball Championship |
| 2018 | Chiayi | |
| 2019 | Taichung and Yunlin (Douliu) | 2019 Asian Baseball Championship |
| 2019 | Taichung and Taoyuan | 2019 WBSC Premier12 (Opening Round - Group B) |
| 2022 | Taipei | 2022 U-23 Baseball World Cup |
| 20231 | Taichung | 2021 World Baseball Classic (Pool A) |
1 The 2021 World Baseball Classic was originally scheduled for 2021, but has been rescheduled to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Basketball[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Taipei | 1963 ABC Championship |
| 1968 | Taipei | 1968 ABC Championship for Women |
| 1972 | Taipei | 1972 ABC Championship for Women |
| 2002 | Taipei | 2002 ABC Under-18 Championship for Women |
| 2004 | Taipei | 2004 FIBA Asia Stanković Cup |
Boxing[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Kaohsiung | 2005 Asian Women's Amateur Boxing Championships |
| 2015 | Taipei |
Canoeing[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Tainan | |
| 2003 | Nantou (Shuili) | |
| 2009 | Hualien | |
| 2013 | Nantou (Shuili) | 2013 Asian Canoe Slalom Championships |
Golf[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Taiwan | BMW Asian Open |
| 2002 | Taiwan | BMW Asian Open |
| 2002 | Taoyuan |
Ice Hockey[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Taipei | 2009 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III |
| 2010 | Taipei | 2010 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia |
| 2011 | Taipei | 2011 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III |
| 2013 | Taipei | 2013 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III |
| 2015 | Taipei | 2015 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III |
| 2015 | Taipei | 2015 IIHF Challenge Cup of Asia |
| 2015 | Taipei | 2015 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I |
| 2016 | Taipei | 2016 IIHF Women's Challenge Cup of Asia Division I |
| 2017 | Taipei | 2017 IIHF World U18 Championship Division III |
| 2017 | Taipei | 2017 IIHF Women's World Championship Division II (Division II B Qualification) |
Martial Arts[]
| Year | Location | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Kaohsiung | Judo | 1970 Asian Judo Championships |
| 1980 | Taipei | Taekwondo | |
| 1982 | Taipei | Karate | 1982 World Karate Championships |
| 1990 | Taipei | Taekwondo | |
| 1993 | Taipei | Karate | |
| 1996 | Taichung | Karate | |
| 2004 | Taoyuan | Karate | 2004 Asian Karate Championships |
| 2006 | Taipei | Kendo | |
| 2008 | Taipei | Judo | 2008 East Asian Judo Championships |
| 2009 | Taipei | Judo | 2009 Asian Judo Championships |
| 2014 | Taipei | Taekwondo | |
| 2016 | Taoyuan | Wushu | |
| 2018 | Taoyuan | Taekwondo | 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Prix |
Pool[]
| Year | Location | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Taipei | Nine-ball | / |
| 1995 | Taipei | Nine-ball | / |
| 1998 | Taipei | Nine-ball | 1998 WPA World Nine-ball Championship / |
| 2002 | Kaohsiung | Nine-ball | |
| 2004 | Taipei | Nine-ball | 2004 WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
| 2005 | Kaohsiung | Nine-ball | 2005 WPA World Nine-ball Championship |
| 2006 | Taipei | Nine-ball | |
| 2007 | Taoyuan | Nine-ball | |
| 2008 | Taipei | Nine-ball |
Rowing[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Taiwan | |
| 2009 | Yilan |
Soccer, Futsal[]
| Year | Location | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Taipei | Soccer | 1977 AFC Women's Championship |
| 2001 | Taipei | Soccer | 2001 AFC Women's Championship |
| 2004 | Taipei and Taoyuan City | Futsal | 2004 FIFA Futsal World Championship |
| 2005 | Taipei | Soccer | 2005 East Asian Football Championship |
| 2006 | Taipei | Futsal | 2006 Taipei International Invitational Futsal Tournament |
| 2007 | Taipei | Futsal | Damien Knabben Cup |
| 2008 | Taipei | Soccer | AFC President's Cup 2008 |
| 2010 | Kaohsiung | Soccer | 2010 East Asian Football Championship |
| 2010 | Tainan | Soccer | 2010 EAFF Women's Football Championship |
| 2011 | Kaohsiung | Soccer | 2011 AFC President's Cup |
| 2018 | Taipei and New Taipei | Futsal | 2018 AFC Futsal Championship |
Softball[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Taipei | |
| 1982 | Taipei | |
| 1999 | Taipei | |
| 2011 | Nantou | 2011 Asian Women's Softball Championship |
| 2017 | Taichung | 2017 Asian Women's Softball Championship |
Soft Tennis[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Taichung | |
| 1983 | Taichung | |
| 1999 | Taipei | |
| 2012 | Chiayi |
Table Tennis[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Taipei | |
| 1998 | Taipei | |
| 2002 | Taipei | |
| 2019 | Taichung |
Tchoukball[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Taiwan | |
| 2004 | Taiwan | |
| 2004 | Taiwan | |
| 2006 | Taiwan | |
| 2008 | Taiwan | |
| 2011 | Taiwan | |
| 2013 | Taiwan | |
| 2014 | Taiwan | |
| 2015 | Taiwan | |
| 2016 | Taiwan | |
| 2017 | Taiwan | |
| 2019 | Taiwan |
Volleyball[]
| Year | Location | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Chiayi | 1999 Asian Youth Boys Volleyball Championship |
| 2008 | Taipei | 2008 Asian Junior Women's Volleyball Championship |
| 2014 | Taipei | 2014 Asian Women's U19 Volleyball Championship |
| 2011 | Taipei | 2011 Asian Women's Volleyball Championship |
| 2015 | Taipei | 2015 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship |
| 2016 | Kaohsiung | 2016 Asian Men's U20 Volleyball Championship |
| 2018 | Taipei | 2018 Asian Men's Volleyball Cup |
| 2019 | Taipei | 2019 Asian Men's Club Volleyball Championship |
Other Sporting Events[]
| Year | Location | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Taipei | Wrestling | 1997 Asian Wrestling Championships (Women) |
| 2001 | Kaohsiung, Taichung | Cycling | 2001 Asian Cycling Championships |
| 2007 | Taipei | Handball | 2007 Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship |
| 2008 | Taipei | K-1 | K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei |
Recurring Sporting Events[]
| Year | City | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965–2006 | Taiwan | Golf | Taiwan Open (golf) |
| 1977–92 | Taipei | Tennis | Taipei Grand Prix |
| 1977– | New Taipei, Taipei, and Kaohsiung | Basketball | William Jones Cup |
| 1979– | New Taipei | Marathon | New Taipei City Wan Jin Shi Marathon |
| 1986– | Taipei | Marathon | Taipei Marathon |
| 1987– | New Taipei (Tamsui) | Golf | Mercuries Taiwan Masters |
| 1991– | Taipei | Badminton | Taipei Open |
| 2003– | Taiwan | Cycling | Tour de Taiwan |
| 2008–15 | Taipei | Tennis | Taipei Open |
| 2010–2011 | Kaohsiung | Soccer | Long Teng Cup |
| 2011– | Taoyuan, New Taipei, Taipei | Golf | LPGA Taiwan Championship |
| 2011– | Taipei (2011 - 2013), Tainan (2014 -) | Baseball | U-12 Baseball World Cup |
| 2016–2018 | Kaohsiung and Taipei | Tennis | WTA Taiwan Open |
Cancelled Sporting Events[]
| Year | Location | Sport | Event |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Taoyuan | Baseball | 2012 World University Baseball Championship |
| 2019 | Taipei | Multi-sport | 2019 World Combat Games |
| 2019 | Taichung | Multi-sport | 2019 East Asian Youth Games |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Mayors sign hosting deal for World Masters Games". The Taipei Times. The Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
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