List of world sports championships

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The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.

Tournaments which are formally defunct or where a further event is not currently planned are marked with a gray background.

Open Gender World Championship Titles[]

Sport Competition name Competing entities First
held
Current holder Next Frequency Details and notes
Air racing Red Bull Air Race World Championship Individuals 2003 Australia Matt Hall (2019) Defunct Annual Not held in 2011–2013, discontinued for 2020
Auto racing
A1 Grand Prix Nations 2005–06 Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland (2008–09) Defunct Annual
Formula One World Championship Individuals 1950 Netherlands Max Verstappen (2021) 2022 Annual
Constructors 1958 Germany Mercedes (2021)
FIA World Endurance Championship Individuals 2012 United Kingdom Mike Conway

Japan Kamui Kobayashi

Argentina José María López (2021)

2022 Annual
Manufacturers Aston Martin (2019–20)
FIA GT1 World Championship Individuals 2010 Marc Basseng and
Markus Winkelhock (2012)
Defunct Annual Annually until 2012
Teams Münnich Motorsport (2012)
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies Individuals 1993 Qatar Nasser Al Attiyah (2021) Defunct Annual Annually until 2021
Teams Belgium (2021)
World Rally-Raid Championship Individuals 2022 2022 Annual Co-sanctioned with FIM; replaced World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
Teams
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas Individuals 2002 Saudi Arabia Yazeed Al Rajhi (2021) 2022 Annual Baja events split off from cross-country rally competition after original bajas competition was combined with rallies world cup in 2012.
Teams Belgium (2021)
World Rally Championship Individuals 1977 France Sébastien Ogier (2021) 2022 Annual
Manufacturers 1973 Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT (2020)
World Touring Car Championship Individuals 1987 Thed Björk (2017) Defunct Annual changed name to the World Touring Car Cup.
Manufacturers Volvo (2017)
World Touring Car Cup Individuals 2018 France Yann Ehrlacher (2021) 2022 Annual "World Touring Car Cup" was used between 1993 and 1995 when it was a single event.
Teams Sweden Cyan Racing (2021)
World Manufacturers' Championship Manufacturers 1925 Delage (1927) Defunct Annual Annually until 1927
World Sportscar Championship Manufacturers;
from 1985 teams
1953 Peugeot Talbot Sport (1992) Defunct Annual Annually until 1992. Resumed as FIA World Endurance Championship
Individuals 1981 Yannick Dalmas
Derek Warwick (1992)
Annual
Karting World Championship KZ 1964 Sweden (2021) 2022 Annual
OK Finland (2021)
Individuals 2017 Republic of Ireland James Deane (2021) 2022 Annual
Formula E Individuals 2014 Netherlands Nyck De Vries (2021) 2022 Annual
FIA International Hill Climb Cup Closed cars 2000 Czech Republic (2021) 2022 Annual
Competition Cars France (2021)
R-GT Cup Individuals 2015 France Pierre Ragues () 2022 Annual
World Rallycross Championship RX1 2014 Sweden Johan Kristoffersson (2021) 2022 Annual
RX2e Belgium (2021)
Bull riding PBR Global Cup Nations 2017  USA (2020) 2021 Annual
PBR World Cup Nations 2007 Brazil Brazil (2010) Defunct Annual Discontinued after 2010
Gliding FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships Individuals 1985 Hungary Ferenc Tóth (2018) 2019 Annual
Nations Germany Germany (2018)
World Gliding Championships Individuals 1937 Winners in 6 classes (2018) 2020 Biennial The duration between World Gliding Championships varies slightly, dependent on the hemisphere of the next planned edition.
Paragliding Paragliding World Cup Individual 1992 Winners in 5 competitions (2016) 2017-18 Annual
Motorcycling FIM MotoGP World Championship Moto3 Individual 2012 Spain (2018) 2019 Annual Until 2012 as 125cc
Moto2 Individual 2010 Italy Francesco Bagnaia (2018) Until 2010 as 250cc
MotoGP Individual 2002 Spain Marc Márquez (2018) Until 2002 as 500cc
Moto3 Constructor 2012 Honda (2018) 2019 Annual
Moto2 Constructor 2010 Kalex (2018)
MotoGP Constructor 2002 Honda (2018)
Supercross World Championship Individuals 2003 United States Jason Anderson (2018) 2019 Annual
Motocross World Championship MX2 Individual 2003 Spain Jorge Prado Garcia (2018) 2019 Annual
MXGP Individual 2003 Netherlands Jeffrey Herlings (2018)
MX2 Constructor 2003 KTM (2018) 2019 Annual
MXGP Constructor 2003 KTM (2018)
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship Riders 1999 Austria Matthias Walkner (2021) Defunct Annual
Manufacturers 1999 Austria KTM (2021)
World Rally-Raid Championship Riders 2022 2022 Annual Co-sanctioned with FIA; replaced Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
Manufacturers 2022
FIM Bajas World Cup Riders 2012 France (2019) 2020 Annual
Manufacturers 2012 Austria KTM (2019)
FIM World Enduro Championship E3 2004 United Kingdom Steve Holcombe (2018) 2019 Annual
E2 2004 Finland (2018)
E1 2004 United Kingdom Brad Freeman (2018)
FIM sidecarcross World Championship Pairs
Ben van den Bogaart (2016)
Annual
Speedway World Team Cup (1960–2000)
Speedway World Cup (since 2001)
National Team 1960 Poland (2017) Annual
Speedway World Pairs Championship National pair 1970 Sweden (1993) Defunct Annual Annually until 1993
Individual Speedway World Championship (1936–1994)
Speedway Grand Prix (since 1995)
Individuals 1936 Poland Bartosz Zmarzlik (2020)[1] 2019 Annual
Individual Ice Racing World Championship Individuals[2] 1966 Dmitry Koltakov (2017) 2018 Annual
Team Ice Racing World Championship Nations 1979 Russia (2017) 2018 Annual
Sidecar World Championship Pairs 1949 United Kingdom Ben Birchall (driver) &
Tom Birchall (passenger) (2018)
2019 Annual
Endurance FIM World Championship Team 1975 Japan F.C.C TSR Honda France (2018) 2019 Annual
Superbike World Championship Individuals 1988 United Kingdom Jonathan Rea (2018) 2019 Annual
Manufacturers Kawasaki (2018)
Supersport World Championship Individuals 1999 Germany Sandro Cortese (2018) 2019 Annual
Manufacturers Yamaha (2018)
FIM Superstock 1000 Championship Individuals 2000 Germany Markus Reiterberger () Defunct Annual
Manufacturers BMW S1000RR ()
Practical shooting IPSC Handgun World Shoots Individuals 1975 United States Ben Stoeger (2017) 2020 Triennial Winner(s) of largest division(s)
Teams United States Production Team (2014) Simon Racaza, Ben Stoeger, Matthew Mink Defunct
IPSC Rifle World Shoots Individuals 2017 Teemu Rintala 2019
Teams Finland Open Team (2017) Teemu Rintala, Raine Peltokoski, Jarkko Laukia, Kim Leppänen
IPSC Shotgun World Shoots Individuals 2012 United States Josh Froelich (2018) 2021
Teams Russia Standard Team (2018) , Roman Khalitov,
IPSC Action Air World Shoots Individuals 2018 Hong Kong (2018) 2021
Teams Hong Kong Hong Kong (2018)
Motorboat racing F1 Powerboat World Championship Individual 1981 United States (2019) 2021 Annual 2020 Season got cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Motorboat (Jet Ski) Aquabike World Championship (powerboating) Individual 1996 Kuwait (Runabout GP1) 2020

Norway Stian Schjetlein (Ski Division GP1 Man) 2020, France Jessica Chavanne (Ski Division Woman) 2020, United Arab EmiratesRashid Al Mulla (Freestyle) 2020

2021 Annual 2020 Season was made of only one GP as all the remaining GP were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Radio-controlled car racing IFMAR 1:8 IC Track World Championship Individual 1977 Japan Shoki Takahata (2019) 2021 Biennial
IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship, 2WD Individual 1985 United States Spencer Rivkin (2019) 2021 Double header single host event
IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship, 4WD Individual Portugal Bruno Coehlo (2019)
IFMAR 1:5 Touring Car World Championship Individual 2001 Croatia Marko Grigić (2019) 2021
IFMAR 1:8 IC GT World Championship Individual 2020 Germany Jörn Neumann (2020) 2021
IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship Individual 1986 Italy Davide Ongaro (2018) 2020
IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship Individual 1982 Germany Marc Rheinard (2020) 2022 Double header single host event from 2002 up to 2018, triple in 2000 with PRO 10
IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship, stock Individual United Kingdom Andy Murray (2020) Not held from 1986 through 2016, ran as World Cup event in 2018.
IFMAR 1:10 ISTC World Championship Individual 2000 Portugal Bruno Coehlo (2018) 2022 Double header single host event from 2002 up to 2018, triple in 2000 with PRO 10
IFMAR 1:10 200mm Nitro Touring Car World Championship Individual 2004 Japan Naoto Matsukura (2018) 2020 Double header single host event from 2002 up to 2018, triple in 2000 with PRO 10
IFMAR PRO 10 World Championship Individual 1992 Japan Masami Hirosaka (2000) Defunct Biennial until 2002
IFMAR 1:10 235mm IC Track World Championship Individual 2000 United States Brian Berry (2002) Defunct Biennial until 1984
Radio-controlled boat sailing IRSA10 Rater World Championships Individual 1999 United Kingdom (2016) Undefined Various Authorised by World Sailing and the International Radio Sailing Association
IRSA – A Class World Championships Individual United Kingdom (2005) Undefined Various
IRSA – Marblehead World Championships Individual United Kingdom (2018) Biennial Various
IRSA – One Metre World Championship Individual 1994 Croatia (2017) 2019 Biennial
Sailing Class World Championships Individuals and Teams Annual The majoirty of sailing 100+ Annual World Championships are none gender specific
Speedcubing Individuals 1982 Germany (2019) 2021 Biannual Note: The World Championships were first held in 1982, but they only became biannual at the second World Championship, in 2003.
Nations 2017 Germany Germany 1 (2019) 2021 Biannual Note: Countries can form multiple teams

Male Gender World Championship Titles[]

Sport Competition name Competing entities First
held
Current holder Next Frequency Details and notes
Aikido Aikido World Championships Individuals (2019) 2021 Biennial
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Downhill 1931 Austria Vincent Kriechmayr (2021) Biennial
Super G 1987 Austria Vincent Kriechmayr (2021)
Giant slalom 1931 France Mathieu Faivre

(2021)

Slalom 1931 Norway Sebastian Foss-Solevåg

(2021)

Alpine combined 1932 Austria Marco Schwarz

(2021)

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Individuals 1967 France Alexis Pinturault

(2020–21)

2021–22 Annual
Nations Switzerland Switzerland (2020–21)
World Para Alpine Skiing Championships Individuals (2021) Biennial
American football IFAF World Championship Nations 1999  United States (2015) 2023 Quadrennial Not held in 2019
Aquatics FINA World Aquatics Championships Individuals[R] 1973 Most medals: China (2019) 2022 Biennial
World Diving Championships Individuals (2019) Biennial
FINA Diving World Cup Individuals 1979 Most medals: United Kingdom Great Britain (2021) Biennial
FINA Swimming World Cup Individuals 1988-89 South Africa Matthew Sates (2021) Annual
FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Individuals[R] 1993 Most medals: United States United States(2021) 2022 Biennial
FINA Water Polo World Cup Nations 1979  Hungary (2018) Quadrennial Biennially until 2002
FINA Water Polo World Championship Nations 1973  Italy (2019) Biennial Biennially since 2001
World Para Swimming Championships Individuals 1990 Most medals: Italy Italy (2019) 2022 Biennial
Archery World Archery Championships Individual recurve 1931 South Korea Kim Woo-jin (2021) Biennial
Individual compound 1995 Austria Nico Wiener (2021) Biennial
Team recurve 1931 South Korea South Korea (2021) Biennial
Team compound 1995 United States United States (2021) Biennial
World Indoor Archery Championships Individual recurve 1991 Netherlands Sjef van den Berg (2018) 2023 Biennial
Team recurve Netherlands Netherlands (2018)
Individual compound Netherlands Mike Schloesser (2018)
Team compound United States United States (2018)
Archery World Cup Individual recurve 2006 United States Jack Williams (2021) 2022 Annual
Individual compound Netherlands Mike Schloesser (2021)
World Field Archery Championships Individual 1969 () Biennial
World 3D Archery Championships Individual () Biennial
World Para Archery Championship Individual () Biennial
Artistic roller skating Artistic Skating World Championships Individuals 1980 (2021) 2022 Annual Not held in 2020
Athletics World Athletics Championships Individuals[R] 1983 Most medals: United States (2019) 2022 Biennial 1983–1991 held quadrennially, biennially starting 1993
IAAF Continental Cup Continents 2010 United States (2018) Quadrennial
World Athletics Indoor Championships Individuals[R] 1985 Most medals: United States (2018) 2022 Biennial
World Athletics Cross Country Championships Individuals 1973 Uganda Joshua Cheptegei

(2019)

2022 Biennial
Teams Uganda Uganda (2019)
Skyrunning World Championships Individuals 2010 Spain Spain () Biennial
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Individuals 1992 Kenya Geoffrey Kipsang (2018) 2022 Biennial Annually until 2010
Team 1992 Ethiopia Ethiopia (2018)
IAAF World Race Walking Cup Individual 20km 1961 Japan Kōki Ikeda

(2018)

Biennial
Team 20km Japan Japan (2018)
Individual 50km Japan Hirooki Arai (2018)
Team 50km Japan Japan (2018)
IAU 50 km World Championships Individuals 2005 (2019) 2021 Annual 2017.2018 Not held
IAU 100 km World Championships Individuals (2019) Annual
IAU 24 Hour World Championship Individuals (2019) Biennial
Teams 2003 (2019)
IAAF World Marathon Cup Individuals 1985 2011 Defunct Biennial
World Athletics Relays Nations Most medals: Poland Poland (2021) Biennial
World Para Athletics Championships Individuals Winners in multiple events (2019) 2022 Biennial
Australian rules football Australian Football International Cup Nations 2002  Papua New Guinea (2017) Triennial
Badminton BWF World Championships Singles 1977 Singapore Loh Kean Yew (2021) 2022 Annual Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years.
Doubles Japan Takuro Hoki & Yugo Kobayashi (2021)
Mixed Doubles Thailand Dechapol Puavaranukroh & Sapsiree Taerattanachai (2021)
Thomas Cup Nations 1949  Indonesia (2020) Biennial Since 1984, it has been held concurrently with the women's Uber Cup. Most wins:  Indonesia 13,  China 10,  Malaysia 5
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships Individuals and Doubles Winners in 10 events (2019) 2021 Biennial
Ball Hockey Ball Hockey World Championship Nations 1996 Slovakia Slovakia (2019) Biennial
Bandy Bandy World Championship Nations 1957  Russia (2019) 2022 Annual The second Bandy WCs were held in 1961; from that point, the championships were held biennially until 2003; and annually ever since.
Bandy World Cup Clubs Sweden Bollnäs GIF () Annual
Baseball World Baseball Classic Nations 2006  United States (2017) 2023 Quadrennial Started in 1938 (as IBAF Baseball World Cup); Restarted in 2006; the first two of these modern WBCs (MLB approved and sanctioned by WBSC) were separated by three years (2006, 2009); moved to quadrennially in 2013 and after. 2021 postponed until 2023. Most wins:  Japan 2,  Dominican Republic and  United States 1
Baseball World Cup Nations 1938  Netherlands (2011) Defunct Biennial until 2011
WBSC Premier12 Nations 2015  Japan (2019) Qundrennial
Baseball5 Baseball5 World Cup Nations Biennial
Basketball FIBA Basketball World Cup Nations 1950  Spain (2019) 2023 Quadrennial Following the 2014 edition, the FIBA Basketball World Cup (but not the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) has been reset on a new quadrennial cycle. The 2014 (men's) World Cup will be followed by the 2019 World Cup, avoiding conflict with the FIFA World Cup. Most wins:  United States 5,  Yugoslavia 5,  Soviet Union 3
FIBA 3x3 World Cup Nations 2012  United States (2019) Annual Biennial until 2016
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Clubs 1966 Spain Hereda San Pablo Burgos (2021) 2022 Annual
Wheelchair Basketball World Championship Nations United Kingdom Great Britain (2018) Quadrennial
Basque Pelota Basque Pelota World Championships Nations 1952 France France (2018) Quadrennial
Beach soccer FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nations 1995  RFU Russia (2021) 2023 Biennial Most wins:  Brazil 14,  Portugal 3,  Russia 2
Beach volleyball FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Nations 1997 Russia StoyanovskiyKrasilnikov (2019) Biennial
Beach woodball Nations () Biennial
Biathlon Biathlon World Championships Sprint 10 km 1974 Sweden Martin Ponsiluoma (2021) Annual Not held in Winter Olympic Years
Pursuit 12.5 km 1997 France Émilien Jacquelin

(2021)

Mass start 15 km 1999 Norway Sturla Holm Lægreid

(2021)

Individual 20 km 1958 Norway Sturla Holm Lægreid (2021)
Relay 4x7.5 km 1966 Norway Norway (2021)
Summer Biathlon World Championships Individuals Czech Republic Czech Republic (2021) Annual 2020 cancel
Biathlon World Cup Individuals overall 1977 Norway Johannes Thingnes Bø (2020-21) 2021-22 Annual
Nations 2000-01 Norway Norway (2020-21) 2021-22 Annual
Individuals (2021) 2023 Annual
Billiards WPA World Eight-ball Championship Individuals 2004 Chinese Taipei Chang Jung-lin (2012) Defunct
Individuals 2006 Scotland (2018) 2020
Individuals 2014 England (2020) 2022
Individuals 1993 England Mick Hill (2019) 2020
WPA World Nine-ball Championship Individuals 1990 Austria Albin Ouschan (2021) 2023 Annual
WPA World Ten-ball Championship Individuals Albania Eklent Kaçi (2021) 2023 Annual
World Billiards Championship (English billiards) Individuals 1870 Singapore Peter Gilchrist (2019) 2020 Annual
IBSF World Billiards Championship (English billiards) Individuals 1926 Time: India Pankaj Advani
Points: Singapore Peter Gilchrist (2019)
Annual
World Straight Pool Championship Individuals 2006 United States Shane Van Boening (2019) 2022 Annual
Individuals (2019) ?? Annual
World Cup of Pool Individuals 2006 Germany Joshua Filler&Christoph Reintjes (2021) 2022 Annual
Bobsleigh FIBT World Championships Four man 1930 Germany Francesco Friedrich
Candy Bauer
Alexander Schüller
Thorsten Margis (2021)
Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years.
Two man 1931 Germany Francesco Friedrich
Alexander Schüller (2021)
IBSF Para Sport World Championship Nations (2021) Annual
Boccia Nations (2018) Biennial
Bodybuilding Individuals (2019) 2021 Annual
World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships Individuals 1979 (2009) Defunct
Bowls World Bowls Championship Singles 1966 New Zealand Shannon McIlroy (2016) Quadrennial
Pairs Australia Aaron Wilson, Brett Wilkie (2016)
Triples England Andrew Knapper, Jamie Walker, Robert Paxton (2016)
Fours New Zealand Blake Signal, Mike Kernaghan, Mike Nagy, Ali Forsyth (2016)
Team New Zealand New Zealand (2016)
World Indoor Bowls Championships Singles 1979 England Mark Dawes (2021) 2022 Annual
Pairs England Mark Dawes, Jamie Chestney (2021)
Boxing World Amateur Boxing Championships Individuals 1974 Winners in 13 weight classes (2021) Biennial
Boxing World Cup Individuals (2020) 2020 resume take place
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Individuals 1996 (2021) 2022 Annual
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup Individuals 2009 (2019) 2020 Annual
Canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Men's C–1 500 m 1971 Germany Conrad-Robin Scheibner (2021) Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years,Men's C-2 200 m.C-4 1000 m.C-4 200 m.C-1 4 x 200 m relay.C-1 10000 m.C-2 10000 m. K–2 200 m. K–4 1000 m ;Women's K-4 200 m. K-2 1000 m. K-4 1000 m. K-2 5000 m. K-1 4 x 200 m relay,has been not take place.
Men's C–1 1000 m 1938 Germany Conrad-Robin Scheibner (2021)
Men's C–1 5000 m 2010 Hungary Balázs Adolf (2021)
Men's C–2 500 m 1971 Italy Nicolae Craciun & Daniele Santini (2021)
Men's C–2 1000 m 1938 Russian Canoe Federation flag.png Russian Canoe Federation Kirill Shamshurin & Vladislav Chebotar (2021)
Men's C–4 500 m 1989 Ukraine Vitaliy Vergeles & Andrii Rybachok & Yurii Vandiuk & Taras Mishchuk (2021)
Men's K–1 200 m 1994 Italy Andrea Di Liberto (2021)
Men's K–1 500 m 1948 Belarus Mikita Borykau (2021)
Men's K–1 1000 m 1938 Belarus Fernando Pimenta (2021)
Men's K–1 5000 m 2010 Hungary Bálint Noé (2021)
Men's K–2 500 m 1948 Spain Marcus Walz & Rodrigo Germade (2021)
Men's K–2 1000 m 1938 Spain & (2021)
Men's K–4 500 m 1977 Ukraine Oleh Kukharyk & Dmytro Danylenko & Igor Trunov & Ivan Semykin (2021)
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships C-1 1949 Czech Republic Václav Chaloupka (2021) Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years.
C-1 team 1949 France France (2021)
C-2 1949 2019 not take place
C-2 team 1949 2019 not take place
K-1 1949 France Boris Neveu (2021)
K-1 team 1949 France France (2021)
Extreme K1 2017 United Kingdom Joe Clarke

(2021)

Canoe Slalom World Cup C-1 1988 France Denis Gargaud Chanut (2021) Annual
C-2 1988 2021 not take place
K-1 1988 Czech Republic Vít Přindiš (2021)
Extreme slalom 1988 Czech Republic Vít Přindiš (2021)
Wildwater Canoeing World Cup Individuals 1989 (2019) 2021 Annual
ICF Canoe Polo World Championships Nations 1994  Germany (2018) 2022 Biennial
ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships teams 1988 Hungary Hungary (2021) 2022 Annual
Wildwater Canoeing World Championships teams 1959 France France (2021) 2023 Biennual
Carom Sports
(Billiards)
World three-cushion billiards championship Individuals 1928 Netherlands Dick Jaspers (2021) 2022 Annual
Teams 1981 Turkey / ()
Three-Cushion World Cup Individuals 1986 Not Awarded (2021) 2022 Annual total 7 competitions
World Five-pins Championship Individuals Argentina () TBA
World Championship 5 Pins National Teams Teams Italy Italy () TBA
Artistic Billiards World Championship Individuals 1937 Turkey Turkey (2012) Defunct
Carrom Men's Singles 2016  India Prashant More (2016) Defunct
Men's Doubles 2016 India / (2016)
Men's Team 2016 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (2016)
Nations 2002  Sri Lanka (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
Climbing IFSC Climbing World Championships Lead 1991 Austria Jakob Schubert (2021) Biennial
Bouldering 2001 Japan Kokoro Fujii (2021)
Speed 1991 Ukraine Danyil Boldyrev (2021)
Combined 2012 Germany (2021)
IFSC Climbing World Cup Lead 1989 Italy Stefano Ghisolfi (2021) 2022 Annual
Bouldering 1999 Japan Yoshiyuki Ogata (2021)
Speed 1998 Indonesia Veddriq Leonardo (2021)
IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships Individuals 2011 Lead:Winners in 13 events (2021) 2023 Biennial
Individuals 2021 (2021) 2022 Annual
CP football World CP Football Championships Nations  Russia () 2022 Annual
Cricket ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI format) Nations 1975  England (2019) 2023 Quadrennial Most wins:  Australia 5,  West Indies 2,  India 2
ICC T20 World Cup (T20I format) Nations 2007  Australia (2021) Biennial Changed from odd-numbered years (2007–2009) to even-numbered years (2010–2016). Biennial until 2016. Quadrennial since 2016. Most wins:  West Indies 2, multiple countries 1
ICC World Test Championship (Test format) Nations 2019-21  New Zealand (2019-21) 2021-23 Biennial[a] 2 year league format concluding with the final
Indoor Cricket World Cup Nations 1995  South Africa () Biennial
Champions League Twenty20 Domestic Teams 2008 India Chennai Super Kings (2014) Discontinued after 2014 Annual The first Champions League Twenty20 was due to be held in 2008 but could not due to the 2008 Mumbai attacks. Officially discontinued from 2014 due to lack of fan interest.
Blind Cricket World Cup Nations 1998  India (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
Blind T20 World Cup Nations 2012 India India (2017) 2022 once in five years
Cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 15 km & 18 km 1925 Norway Hans Christer Holund (2021) Biennial
50 km 1925 Norway Emil Iversen (2021)
Skiathlon 15+15 km 1993 RSF flag Alexander Bolshunov (2021)
Sprint 2001 Norway Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2021)
Relay 4x10 km 1933 Norway Norway (2021)
Team sprint 2005 Norway Norway (2021)
World Para Nordic Skiing Championships Individuals (2021) Biennial
FIS Cross-Country World Cup Individuals Russia Alexander Bolshunov(2020-21) 2021-22 Annual
Curling World Curling Championships Nations 1959  Sweden (2021) Annual 2020 cancellation
Cycling UCI Road World Championships Road race 1927 France Julian Alaphilippe

(2021)

2022 Annual
Time trial 1994 Italy Filippo Ganna (2021)
Team time trial (trade teams) 2012 2019 not take place
Team time trial (nations) 1962 Italy Italy (1994)[3] Defunct Annual
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Individuals Netherlands Mathieu van der Poel (2021) 2022 Annual
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-country 1990 Switzerland Nino Schurter (2021) 2022 Annual
Downhill 1990 South Africa Greg Minnaar (2021)
Four cross 2002 Czech Republic Tomáš Slavík (2021)
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Individuals Switzerland Mathias Flückiger (2021) Annual
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships Freestyle BMX Flatland:France
Park:Australia Logan Martin
(2021)
2021 Annual
Cross-country eliminator 2012 2021 Not Take Place
Trials 20-inch 1992 2021 Not Take Place
Trials 26-inch 1995 2021 Not Take Place
UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individuals and nations 1893 Winners in 22 events (2021); Most medals: Germany Germany Annual
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships Individuals Germany Andreas Seewald (2021) Annual
UCI Trials World Championships Individuals Men's trials, 20 inch:
Spain
Men's trials, 26 inch:
United Kingdom Jack Carthy
()
Annual
UCI BMX World Championships Individuals 1982 Netherlands Niek Kimmann (2021) Annual
UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships Individuals 1956 Germany () Annual
Individuals and nations Poland Poland (2019–20) Annual
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Individuals Belgium Wout van Aert (2020–21) 2021–22 Annual
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Individuals Switzerland Simon Marquart () Annual
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Individuals and nations (2020) Annual
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Individuals and nations Italy Italy (2021) Annual
Darts BDO World Darts Championship Individuals 1978 Wales Wayne Warren (2020) Annual
PDC World Darts Championship Individuals 1994 Wales Gerwyn Price

(2021)

2022 Annual Most wins: England Phil Taylor 14, Netherlands Michael van Gerwen 3, Scotland Gary Anderson 2
PDC World Cup of Darts Doubles 2010 Scotland (Peter Wright & John Henderson) (2021) Annual Most wins: England England 4, Netherlands Netherlands 4, Scotland Scotland and Wales Wales 1
WDF World Cup Nations Netherlands Netherland (2019) Biennal
Dodgeball Nations 2012 United States United States (2019) 2022 Annual
Dragon Boat Nations 2006 (2019) 2022 Annual
Nations 1995 (2019) 2023 Biennial
Nations 1996 (2018) 2022 Biennial
Fencing World Fencing Championships Foil 1926 France Enzo Lefort (2019) Annual Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years.
Foil team 1930 United States United States (2019)
Épée 1921 Hungary Gergely Siklósi (2019)
Épée team 1930 France France (2019)
Sabre 1922 South Korea Oh Sang-uk (2019)
Sabre team 1930 South Korea South Korea (2019)
Fencing World Cup Individuals and Nations () Annual
Individuals () Biennal
Field hockey FIH Hockey World Cup Nations 1971  Belgium (2018) 2023 Quadrennial Most wins:  Pakistan 4,  Netherlands 3,  Australia 3
Indoor Hockey World Cup Nations 2003  Austria (2018) 2022 Quadrennial Most wins:  Germany 3,  Netherlands 1,  Austria 1
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Individuals 1896 United States Nathan Chen (2021) 2022 Annual
Finswimming Finswimming World Championships Individuals 1976 (2021) Biennial
Individuals 2014 (2019) 2022 Annual
Fistball Fistball World Cup Nations 1968 Germany Germany (2019) 2023 Quadrennial
Flag football IFAF Flag Football World Championship Nations 2002 United States United States (2021) 2022 Biennial
Floorball World Floorball Championships Nations 1996 Sweden Sweden (2020) 2022 Biennial
Freerunning & Parkour Individuals
Freestyle Skiing FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships Moguls 1986 Canada Mikaël Kingsbury

(2021)

Biennial
Dual Moguls 2001 Canada Mikaël Kingsbury (2021)
Aerials 1986 RSF flag Maxim Burov (2021)
Half-pipe 2005 New Zealand Nico Porteous (2021)
Slopestyle 2011 Switzerland Andri Ragettli (2021)
Ski cross 2005 Switzerland Alex Fiva (2021)
Big air 2019 Sweden Oliwer Magnusson (2021)
Football FIFA World Cup Nations 1930  France (2018) 2022 Quadrennial Most wins:  Brazil 5,  Germany 4,  Italy 4
FIFA Club World Cup Clubs 2000 Germany Bayern Munich (2020) 2021 Annual Annual since 2005, Most wins: Spain Real Madrid 4, Spain Barcelona 3, Brazil Corinthians 2, Germany Bayern Munich 2
ConIFA World Football Cup Nations 2014  Kárpátalja (2018) Biennial Replaced the Viva World Cup
Football (Blind) IBSA Blind Football World Championships - B1 Nations Brazil Brazil (2018) Quadrennial
IBSA Blind Football World Championships - B2/B3 Nations Ukraine Ukraine () Biennial
Football (Amputee) Amputee Football World Cup Nations Angola Angola () Quadrennial
Futsal FIFA Futsal World Cup Nations 1989  Portugal (2021) 2024 Quadrennial Most wins:  Brazil 5,  Spain 2,  Argentina 1
AMF Futsal World Cup Nations 1982  Argentina (2019) 2023 Quadrennial Originally a triennial event, held quadrennially after 2003.
Goalball Goalball World Championships Nations Brazil Brazil () Qradrennial
Golf Mission Hills World Cup Nations 1953 Belgium Belgium (2018) Biennial
World Golf Championships WGC Championship 1999 United States Collin Morikawa (2021) 2022 Annual
WGC Match Play 1999 United States Billy Horschel (2021) 2022 Annual
WGC Invitational 1999 Mexico Abraham Ancer (2021) 2022 Annual
WGC-HSBC Champions 1999 Northern Ireland Rory McIlroy (2019) 2022 Annual
Grappling World Grappling Championship Individuals 2007 (2013) Defunct Biennial
Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Individuals & Teams 1903 China China (2021) Annual Not held in Olympic Years
Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Individual & Teams 1964 Individual: China
Teams: Russian Gymnastics Federation (2021)
Biennial
Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships Pair and Group 1974 Russian Gymnastics Federation (2020) 2022 Biennial
Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships Individuals 1995 Russian Gymnastics Federation (2021) Biennial
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Individuals (2021) 2022 Annual
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Individuals (2021) 2022 Annual
Individuals 2008 (2021) 2022 Annual
Handball (Olympic handball) IHF World Men's Handball Championship Nations 1938  Denmark (2021) 2023 Biennial Most wins:  France 6,  Sweden 4,  Romania 4
IHF Super Globe Clubs 1997 Germany Magdeburg (2021) Annual
Handball (Beach handball) World Men's Beach Handball Championship Nations 2004 Brazil Brazil (2018) 2022 Biennial
Ice Climbing UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Individuals 2000 () Annual
UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships Individuals 2015 () Biennual
Ice hockey IIHF World Championship Nations 1920  Canada (2021) 2022 Annual Cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Most wins:  Canada,  Soviet Union and  Russia 27,  Czechoslovakia and  Czech Republic 12,  Sweden 11
World Para Ice Hockey Championships Nations 1996 PoolA:United States United States (2021)
PoolB:Russia Russia (2019)
PoolC:China China ()
Annual
World Cup of Hockey Nations 1976 (as Canada Cup)  Canada (2016) Unknown Quadrennial
Nations 2024 2024
Inline hockey IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship Nations 1996  United States (2017) Defunct Annual The IIHF cancelled the championship in 2019 and can no longer govern inline hockey.[4]
FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships Nations 1995  Sweden () Annual
Indoor Soccer WMF World Cup Nations 2015 Mexico Mexico (2019) 2022 Biennial
Judo World Judo Championships Individuals 1956 Japan Japan (2021) Annual
Rogaining World Rogaining Championships Nations Estonia & () Biennial
Roll Ball Roll Ball World Cup Nations 2011 () Biennial
Roller derby Men's Roller Derby World Cup Teams 2014 United States United States (2018) 2022 Biennial
Kabaddi IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) Nations 2004 India India (2016)
IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) Nations 2010 Pakistan Pakistan (2020)
Karate Karate World Championships Individuals 1970 Japan Japan (2021) Biennial
Kendo World Kendo Championship Individuals 1970 Japan Japan (2018) 2024 Triennial
Kickboxing W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships Individuals 1978 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Kurash Individuals 1999 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Lacrosse World Lacrosse Championship Nations 1967  United States (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship Nations 2003  Canada (2019) Quadrennial
Lifesaving World Life Saving Championships Nations () Biennial
Luge FIL World Luge Championships Men's singles 1955 Russian Luge Federation Roman Repilov (2021) Annual
Men's doubles 1955 Germany Toni Eggert
Sascha Benecken (2021)
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships Men's singles 1979 Austria Thomas Kammerlander (2021) 2023 Biennial
Men's doubles 1979 Italy Patrick Pigneter
Florian Clara (2021)
2023 Biennial
Modern pentathlon World Modern Pentathlon Championships Individual 1949 Hungary Ádám Marosi (2021) Annual
Team 1949 Hungary Hungary (2021)
Relay 2004 Russia (2021)
Modern Pentathlon World Cup Individuals 1999 France Valentin Prades (2021) 2022 Annual
Mountain running World Mountain Running Championships Individuals 1985 United States Joseph Gray (2019) Annual
World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships Individuals 2004 United States Jim Walmsley (2019) 2020 Annual
IAU Trail World Championships Individuals 2007 United Kingdom Jonathan Albon (2019) 2020 Annual
Individuals
Muaythai IFMA World Muaythai Championships Individuals 1993 (2021) 2022 Annual
Nine-pin bowling Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships Single classic Serbia Vilmoš Zavarko (2018) Biennial
Sprint Serbia Vilmoš Zavarko (2018)
Combination Serbia Vilmoš Zavarko (2018)
Nine-pin bowling World Team Championships Team Serbia Serbia (2021) Biennial
Nordic Combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 10 km individual normal hill 1925 Norway Jarl Magnus Riiber (2021) Biennial
10 km individual large hill 1999 Austria Johannes Lamparter (2021) Biennial
10 km mass start 2009 United States Todd Lodwick (2009) Only held in 2009 N/A Suspended
National Team Normal Hill 4 x 5 km 2011 Norway Norway (2021) Biennial
National Team Large Hill 2 x 7.5 km 1982 Austria Austria (2021) Biennial
FIS Nordic Combined World Cup Individuals 1983–84 Norway Jarl Magnus Riiber (2020–21) 2021–22 Annual
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Sprint 2001 Sweden Isac von Krusenstierna (2021) Annual
Short distance 1991 Finland Pasi Ikonen (2001) Defunct Biennial
Middle distance 2003 Switzerland Matthias Kyburz (2021) Annual Originally biennially, annually since 2003
Long distance 1966 Norway Kasper Fosser (2021) Annual Originally biennially, annually since 2003
Relay 1966 Sweden Sweden (2021) Annual Originally biennially, annually since 2003
Orienteering World Cup Individuals 1986 Norway Kasper Fosser (2021) Annual Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually
World Ski Orienteering Championships Individuals 1975 (2021) 2023 Biennial
Ski Orienteering World Cup Individuals 1989 (2013-14) Defunct
World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships Individuals 2002 (2021) 2022 Annual
World Trail Orienteering Championships Individuals 2004 (2019) 2022 Annual
Padel tennis Padel Tennis World Championship Nations 1992 (2018) 2020 Biennial
Pétanque Pétanque World Championships Nations 1959 France France (2018) 2022 Biennial
Pickleball Nations 2019 (2021) 2023 Biennial
Pitch and putt Pitch and Putt World Cup Nations 2004  Ireland () 2021 Quadrennial
World Strokeplay Championship Individuals 2009  Ireland Liam O'Donovan (2017) 2021 Quadrennial
Polo World Polo Championship Nations 1987 Argentina Argentina (2017) 2022 Triennial Most wins: Argentina Argentina 5, Brazil Brazil 3, Chile Chile 2
Powerlifting World Powerlifting Championship Individuals () Annual
World Para Powerlifting Championships Individuals 1994 China China (2021) 2023 Biennial
Racquetball Racquetball World Championships Nations 1981 United States Alejandro Landa (2021) 2023 Biennial
Real tennis Real Tennis World Championship Individuals[D] 1740 Australia Robert Fahey (2018) 2022 Biennial
Roller derby MRDA Championships Teams 2017 United States St. Louis GateKeepers (2019) 2021 Annual
Roller hockey Roller Hockey World Cup Nations 1936 Portugal Portugal (2019) Biennial Current FIRS cups restarted in 1958
Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup Clubs 1985 Spain Spain () Defunct Annual
Rowing World Rowing Championships Nations 1962 Winners in 13 events (2019) 2021 Annual Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years
Rowing World Cup Nations 1997 Winners in 6 events (2020) 2021 Annual
Individuals 2018 (2020) 2021 Annual
Rugby league Rugby League World Cup Nations 1954  Australia (2017) 2021 Quadrennial Quadrennial after 2013, Most wins:  Australia 11,  Great Britain 3,  New Zealand 1
Rugby union Rugby World Cup Nations 1987  South Africa (2019) 2023 Quadrennial Most wins:  New Zealand 3,  South Africa 3,  Australia 2
World Wheelchair Rugby Championships Nations 1995  Japan (2018) Quadrennial
Rugby sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens Nations 1993  New Zealand (2018) 2022 Quadrennial In June 2013, World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) announced that it had reconsidered a previous decision to scrap the Rugby World Cup Sevens. After 2013, the next event will be in 2018, and will be held quadrennially afterwards.[5]
Sailing World championships in sailing Individuals and Pairs N/A N/A N/A Multiple Annual Sailing hold multiple male only events See Here mainly in the Olympic discipline
Sambo World Sambo Championships Individuals 1973 Russia Russia (2020) 2021 Annual
Individuals (2020) 2021 Annual
Individuals 2021 All-Russian sambo federation (2021) 2022 Annual
Sepak Takraw ISTAF World Cup Nations 2011 Thailand Thailand (2017) 2021 Biennial
King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship Nations 1985 (2019) 2021 Annual
Shooting ISSF World Shooting Championships Individuals and nations Winners in 18 events

(2018)

Quadrennial
Individuals and nations Winners in 6 events (2019) Biennial
Individuals 1961 () 2021 Quadrennial
ISSF World Cup Individuals India India (2021) Annual
World Shooting Para Sport Championships Individuals () 2021 Annual
Shuttlecock Individuals and Nations 2003 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Skateboarding World Skateboarding Championship Park 2016 United States Heimana Reynolds (2019) 2022 Annual
Street 2010 Japan Yuto Horigome (2021)
Skeleton FIBT World Championships Individual 1930 Germany Christopher Grotheer (2021) Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years.
IBSF Para Sport World Championship Nations () Annual
Ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals normal hill 1962 Poland Piotr Żyła (2021) Biennial
Individuals large hill 1925 Austria Stefan Kraft () Biennial
National Team normal hill 2001 Austria Austria (2011) Defunct Biennial Not held in 2007 and 2009, after 2011 mixed team replaced this event
National Team large hill 1962 Germany Germany () Biennial
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships Individuals 1972 Germany Karl Geiger (2020) Biennial
National Team 2004 Norway Norway (2020) Biennial
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Individuals 1979 Norway Halvor Egner Granerud (2020-21) 2021-22 Annual
Ski mountaineering World Championships of Ski Mountaineering Nations, individuals, teams, relays, long distances 2002 Winners in 5 events (2019) Biennial Relays held since 2004; Long Distance only 2008.
Snooker World Snooker Championship Individuals 1927 England Mark Selby (2021) 2022 Annual This championship is open to both sexes, but no woman has ever won the event.[6] Most wins in modern era: Scotland Stephen Hendry 7, England Steve Davis 6, England Ronnie O'Sullivan 6
IBSF World Snooker Championship Individuals Pakistan Muhammad Asif () Annual Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship
Six-red World Championship Individuals Scotland Stephen Maguire (2019) Annual
Snooker World Cup Individuals 1979 Scotland John Higgins&Stephen Maguire (2019) Annual
Snowboarding FIS Snowboard World Championships Big air 2003 Canada Mark McMorris () Biennial
Slopestyle 2011 Norway Marcus Kleveland ()
Halfpipe 1996 Japan Yūto Totsuka ()
Snowboard cross 1997 Spain Lucas Eguibar ()
Parallel slalom 1996 Austria Benjamin Karl ()
Parallel giant slalom 1999 RSF flag Dmitry Loginov ()
FIS Snowboard World Cup Individuals 1994 (2020-21) 2021-22 Annual
World Para Snowboard Championships Individuals Winners in 6 Events () Biennial
Softball Men's Softball World Championship Nations 1966  Argentina (2019) Biennial Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, now biennially
Speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1889 Netherlands Patrick Roest (2020) Annual
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1970 Japan Tatsuya Shinhama (2020) Annual
World Single Distance Championships 500m 1995 Canada Laurent Dubreuil (2021) Annual In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held.
1000m Netherlands Kai Verbij (2021)
1500m Netherlands Thomas Krol (2021)
5000m Sweden Nils van der Poel (2021)
10000m Sweden Nils van der Poel (2021)
Team Pursuit 2005 Netherlands Netherlands (2021)
Team Sprint 2019 2021 Not Take Place
Mass start 2015 United States Joey Mantia (2021)
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 500m 1976 Hungary Shaoang Liu (2021) 2022 Annual Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships.
1000m Hungary Shaolin Sándor Liu (2021)
1500m Netherlands Charles Hamelin (2021)
3000m Defunct
5000m Relay Netherlands Netherlands (2021)
Overall Hungary Shaoang Liu (2021)
World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships Nations South Korea Korea () Discontinued after 2011 Annual
Squash PSA World Championship Individuals 1976 Egypt Ali Farag (2020-21) Annual
World International Doubles Squash Championships Doubles teams 1997 Ryan Cuskelly & Cameron Pilley (2019) 2021 Biennial
WSF World Team Squash Championships Nations 1967  Egypt (2019) Biennial 2015 Championship cancelled
Sumo Sumo World Championships Openweight 1992 Mongolia () 2021 Annual
Heavyweight Japan ()
Light Heavyweight Russia ()
Middleweight Mongolia ()
Lightweight Ukraine ()
Team Russia Russia ()
Surfing World Surfing Championship Individuals 1964 (2019) 2021 Annual
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Singles 1926 China Fan Zhendong (2021) Biennial
Doubles Sweden Mattias Falck & Kristian Karlsson (2021)
World Team Table Tennis Championships Nations 1926 China China (2018) Biennial 2020 cancelled
World Para Table Tennis Championships Individuals Winners in 11 events () 2022 Quadrennial
Nations Winners in 11 events (2017) Quadrennial
Taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships Individuals 1973 Winners in 8 events (2019) 2022 Biennial
Nations South Korea South Korea (2019)
Individuals and Teams Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (2019) 2021 Annual
Tchoukball Nations 1970 Singapore Singapore (2019) 2021 Biennial
Teqball Individuals 2017 (2021) 2022 annual
Ten-pin bowling WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships Nations 1954 Most medals: United States (2018) 2021 Annual Biennially until 2010
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Individuals 1965 South Africa Francois Louw (2019) 2021 Annual
Tennis Davis Cup Nations 1900  Spain (2019) 2021 Annual Note: The Davis Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. Only the teams in the World Group actually compete for the Davis Cup proper; other teams play to (eventually) reach the World Group. Most wins:  United States 32,  Australia 28,  France 10
World Team Cup Nations 1978 Serbia Serbia (2012) Defunct Annual
Touch Football Touch Football World Cup Nations 1988 Australia Australia () Quadrennial
Triathlon World Triathlon Series Individuals 1989 Norway Kristian Blummenfelt () Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Individuals 1994 Denmark (2021) 2022 Annual
World Triathlon Duathlon Championships Individuals 1990 France Benjamin Choquert (2019) 2021 Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships Individuals 1997 Belgium (2019) 2021 Annual
World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships Individuals 1998 Azerbaijan Rostyslav Pevtsov (2019) 2021 Annual
World Triathlon Winter Championships Individuals 1997 Norway (2021) 2022 Annual
World Triathlon Cross Championships Individuals 2011 Spain (2019) 2021 Annual
World Triathlon Cup Individuals 1978 Spain Javier Gómez (2008) Annual Since 2009 World Cup champions are no longer decided.
Ironman World Championship Individuals 1991 Germany Jan Frodeno (2019) 2021 Annual
Ironman 70.3 World Championship Individuals 2006 Norway Gustav Iden (2019) 2021 Annual
Tug of war Nations 1976 Winners in various weight classes (2020) 2022 Biennial
Nations 1976 Winners in various weight classes (2018) 2021 Biennial
Volleyball FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship Nations 1949  Poland (2018) 2022 Quadrennial Most wins:  Soviet Union 6,  Brazil,  Italy,  Poland 3
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup Nations 1965  Brazil (2019) Quadrennial Most wins:  Soviet Union and  Russia 6,  Brazil 3,  United States 2
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup Nations 1993  Brazil (2017) Quadrennial
FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League Nations 2018 Brazil Brazil (2021) Annual It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World League (1990–2017)
FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship Clubs 1989 Italy Volley Lube (2019) 2021 Annual
World Para Volleyball Championship Nations  Iran (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
Vovinam Individuals 2009 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Water Ski Water Ski World Championships Individuals 1949 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Weightlifting World Weightlifting Championships 55kg 1891 Kazakhstan Arli Chontey (2021) 2022 Annual
61kg South Korea Shin Rok (2021)
67kg Uzbekistan Doston Yokubov (2021)
73kg Indonesia Rahmat Erwin Abdullah (2021)
81kg Bulgaria Karlos Nasar (2021)
89kg South Korea Yu Dong-ju (2021)
96kg Colombia Lesman Paredes (2021)
102kg Iran Rasoul Motamedi (2021)
109kg Uzbekistan Akbar Djuraev (2021)
+109kg Georgia (country) Lasha Talakhadze (2021)
Windsurfing Windsurfing World Championships Individuals 1980 (2021) 2022 Annual
Woodball Individuals 2004 (2020) 2022 Biennual
Wrestling (amateur) World Wrestling Championships Individuals and Nations 1904 Winners in 16 events (2019) 2021 Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years.
Wrestling World Cup (freestyle) Nations 1973 Russia Russia (2019) 2020 Annual
Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman) Nations 1980 Russia Russia (2017) Defunct Annual
Wushu World Wushu Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 24 events (2019) 2023 Biennial
Individuals (2019) 2021 Biennial
Individuals (2018) 2021 Biennial
Individuals (2018) 2021 Biennial
Taolu World Cup Individuals (2018) 2022 Biennial

Female World Championship Titles[]

Sport Competition name Competing
entities
First
held
Current holder Next Frequency Details & notes
Aikido Aikido World Championships Individuals (2019) 2021 Biennial
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Downhill 1931 Switzerland Corinne Suter (2021) Biennial
Super G 1987 Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami (2021)
Giant slalom 1931 Switzerland Lara Gut-Behrami (2021)
Slalom 1931 Austria Katharina Liensberger (2021)
Combined 1932 United States Mikaela Shiffrin (2021)
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Individuals 1967 Slovakia Petra Vlhová

(2020–21)

2021–22 Annual
Nations Switzerland Switzerland (2020–21)
World Para Alpine Skiing Championships Individuals Winners in 30 events (2019) 2021 Biennial
American football IFAF Women's World Championship Nations 2010  United States (2017) Quadrennial
Archery World Archery Championships Individual recurve 1931 South Korea Jang Min-hee (2021) Biennial
Individual compound 1995 Colombia Sara López (2021) Biennial
Team recurve 1931 South Korea South Korea (2021) Biennial
Team compound 1995 Colombia Colombia (2021) Biennial
World Indoor Archery Championships Individual recurve 1991 Germany Elena Richter (2018) 2023 Biennial
Team recurve Germany Germany (2018)
Individual compound Russia Natalia Avdeeva (2018)
Team compound United States United States (2018)
Archery World Cup Individual recurve 2006 Germany Lisa Unruh (2021) 2022 Annual
Individual compound Colombia Sara López (2021)
World Field Archery Championships Individual 1969 () Biennial
World 3D Archery Championships Individual () Biennial
World Para Archery Championship Individual () Biennial
Artistic roller skating Artistic Skating World Championships Individuals 1980 (2019) 2021 Annual Not held in 2020
Association football FIFA Women's World Cup Nations 1991  United States (2019) 2023 Quadrennial
FIFA Women's Club World Cup Nations ?? ?? ?? Quadrennial
Aquatics FINA World Aquatics Championships Individuals[R] 1973 Winners in 37 events (2019) 2022 Biennial
FINA Swimming World Cup Individuals 1988-89 Australia Cate Campbell (2019) 2021 Annual
FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Individuals[R] 1993 Winners in 20 events (2018) 2021 Biennial
World Synchronised swimming Championships Individuals 1973 Winners in 10 events (2019) 2022 Biennial
World Diving Championships Individuals (2019) Biennial
FINA Diving World Cup Individuals Most medals: United Kingdom Great Britain (2021) Biennial
FINA Water Polo World Cup Nations 1979  United States (2018) 2022 Quadrennial Originally biennially, quadrennially after 2002
FINA Water Polo World Championship Nations 1986  United States (2019) 2022 Biennial Biennially since 2001
World Para Swimming Championships Individuals 1990 Most medals: Italy Italy (2019) 2022 Biennial
Athletics World Athletics Championships Individuals[R] 1983 Winners in multiple events (2019) 2022 Biennial 1983–1991 quadrennially, biennially from 1993
World Athletics Indoor Championships Individuals[R] 1985 Winners in 13 events (2018); Most medals: United States 2023 Biennial
World Athletics Cross Country Championships Individuals 1973 Kenya Hellen Obiri (2019) 2022 Biennial
Teams Ethiopia Ethiopia (2019)
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships Individuals 1992 Ethiopia Netsanet Gudeta (2018) 2022 Biennial
Teams Ethiopia Ethiopia (2018)
Skyrunning World Championships Individuals 2010 () Biennial
IAAF World Race Walking Cup Individual 20km 1961 Mexico Lupita González

(2018)

Biennial
Team 20km China China (2018)
Individual 50km China Liang Rui (2018)
Team 50km China China (2018)
IAU 50 km World Championships Individuals 2005 (2019) 2021 Annual 2017.2018 Not held
IAU 100 km World Championships Individuals (2019) Annual
IAU 24 Hour World Championship Individuals (2019) Biennial
Teams 2003 (2019)
IAAF World Marathon Cup Individuals 1985 (2011) Defunct Biennial
World Athletics Relays Nations Most medals: Poland Poland (2021) Biennial
World Para Athletics Championships Individuals Winners in multiple events (2019) 2022 Biennial
Australian rules football Australian Football International Cup Nations 2011  Ireland (2017) Triennial
Badminton BWF World Championships Singles 1977 Japan Akane Yamaguchi (2021) 2022 Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years
Doubles China Chen Qingchen & Jia Yifan (2021)
Uber Cup Nations 1957  China (2018) Biennial Biennially since 1984 it has been held concurrently with the men's Thomas Cup.
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships Individuals and Doubles Winners in 10 events (2019) 2021 Biennial
Ball Hockey Nations () 2021 Biennial
Bandy Bandy World Championship Nations 2004  Sweden (2020) Biennial Annually from 2006 to 2008, then biennially
Bandy World Cup Women Clubs  Sweden Skutskärs IF () Annual
Baseball Women's Baseball World Cup Nations 2004  Japan (2018) 2021 Biennial
Basketball FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Nations 1953  United States (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
FIBA 3x3 World Cup Nations 2012  China (2019) Annual Biennial until 2016
Wheelchair Basketball World Championship Nations Netherlands Netherland (2018) Quadrennial
Basque Pelota Basque Pelota World Championships Nations 1952 France France (2018) Quadrennial
Beach volleyball FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Nations 1997 Canada PavanHumana-Paredes (2019) Biennial
Biathlon Biathlon World Championships Sprint 7.5 km 1984 Norway Tiril Eckhoff (2021) Annual Not held in Winter Olympic Year.
Pursuit 10 km 1997 Norway Tiril Eckhoff (2021)
Mass start 12.5 km 1999 Austria Lisa Theresa Hauser (2021)
Individual 15 km 1984 Czech Republic Markéta Davidová (2021)
Relay 4x6 km 1984 Norway Norway (2021)
Summer Biathlon World Championships Individuals Czech Republic Czech Republic () Annual 2020 cancel
Biathlon World Cup Individuals overall 1977 Norway Tiril Eckhoff (2020-21) 2021-22 Annual
Nations 2000-01 Norway Norway (2020-21) 2021-22 Annual
Individuals (2019) 2021 Annual
Billiards (English billiards) World Women's Billiards Championship Individuals Australia Anna Lynch (2019) 2020 Annual
WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship Individuals 1990 England Kelly Fisher (2019) 2021 Annual
Individuals (2019) ?? Annual
Blind Football IBSA Blind Football World Championships - B1/B2/B3 Nations (2021) 2021
Bobsleigh FIBT World Championships Two woman 2000 United States Kaillie Humphries
Lauren Gibbs ()
Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years.
IBSF Para Sport World Championship Nations () Annual
Bodybuilding World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships Individuals 1979 (2009) Defunct
Bowls World Bowls Championship Singles 1969 Australia Karen Murphy (2016) Quadrennial
Pairs Wales Laura Daniels, Jess Sims (2016)
Triples Australia Natasha Scott, Rebecca Van Asch, Carla Krizanic (2016)
Fours Australia Natasha Scott, Rebecca Van Asch, Carla Krizanic, Kelsey Cottrell (2016)
Team Australia Australia (2016)
World Indoor Bowls Championships Singles 1988 Wales Laura Daniels (2021) 2022 Annual
Boxing World Amateur Boxing Championships Individuals 1974 Winners in 10 weight classes (2019) 2021 Biennial
Boxing World Cup Individuals (2008) 2020 resume take place
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Jiu-Jitsu Championship Individuals 1996 (2019) 2020 Annual
Canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Individuals and teams 1938 Winners in 10 events (2019) 2021 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships K-1 1949 Slovenia Eva Terčelj (2019) 2021 Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years
K-1 team 1949 United Kingdom Great Britain (2019)
C-1 2009 Germany Andrea Herzog (2019)
C-1 team 2011 Australia Australia (2019)
Canoe Slalom World Cup C-1 1988 Czech Republic Tereza Fišerová (2021) Annual
C-2 1988 2021 not take place
K-1 1988 Australia Jessica Fox (2021)
Extreme slalom 1988 Germany Caroline Trompeter (2021)
Wildwater Canoeing World Cup Individuals 1989 (2019) 2021 Annual
ICF Canoe Polo World Championships Nations 1994 Germany Germany (2018) 2021 Biennial
ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship teams 1988 (2019) 2021 Annual
Carrom Women's Singles 2016  IND Saikumar Apoorva (2016) Defunct
Women's Doubles 2016 India /Saikumar Apoorva (2016)
Women's Team 2016 India India (2016)
Nations 2002  India (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
Climbing IFSC Climbing World Championships Lead South Korea Seo Chae-hyun (2021) Biennial
Bouldering 2001 United States Natalia Grossman (2021)
Speed 1991 Poland (2021)
Combined 2012 Austria Jessica Pilz (2021)
IFSC Climbing World Cup Lead 1989 Slovenia Janja Garnbret (2021) 2022 Annual
Bouldering 1999 United States Natalia Grossman (2021)
Speed 1998 United States (2021)
IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships Individuals 2011 Lead:Winners in 5 events(2019) 2021 Biennial
Cricket Women's Cricket World Cup (WODI format) Nations 1973  England (2017) 2022 Quadrennial
ICC Women's T20 World Cup (WT20I format) Nations 2009  Australia (2020) 2022 Biennial Biennially from 2010
Cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships 10 km 1954 Norway Therese Johaug (2021) Biennial
Skiathlon 15 km 1993 Norway Therese Johaug (2021)
30 km 1980 Norway Therese Johaug (2021)
Sprint 2001 Sweden Jonna Sundling (2021)
Team Sprint 2005 2021 Not Take Place
Relay 4x5 km 1954 Norway Norway (2021)
World Para Nordic Skiing Championships Individuals Biennial
FIS Cross-Country World Cup Individuals United States Jessie Diggins (2020-21) 2021-22 Annual
Curling World Curling Championships Nations 1979 Switzerland Switzerland (2021) Annual 2020 cancellation
Cycling UCI Road World Championships Road race 1958 Netherlands Anna van der Breggen

(2020)

2021 Annual The UCI Road World Championships were first contested in 1927, but women's championships were not added until 1958.
Time trial 1994 Netherlands Anna van der Breggen

(2020)

Team time trial (trade) 2012 2019 Not Take Place
Team time trial (nations) 1987 Russia Russia (1994) Defunct Annual
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-country 1990 France Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (2020) 2021 Annual
Downhill 1990 Switzerland Camille Balanche (2020)
Four-cross 2002 Australia Caroline Buchanan (2017) Defunct
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Individuals United States Kate Courtney (2019) 2021 Annual
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships Freestyle BMX 2017 (2019) 2021 Annual
Cross-country eliminator 2012 Italy (2019)
Trials 2001 Germany (2019)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Individuals 2000 Netherlands Lucinda Brand (2021) 2022 Annual The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were first contested in 1950, but a women's championship was not added until 2000.
UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individuals and nations 1958 Winners in 10 events (2020) 2021 Annual The UCI Track Cycling World Championships were first contested in 1893, but women's championships were not added until 1958.
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships Individuals () Annual
UCI Trials World Championships Individuals () Annual
UCI BMX World Championships Individuals 1982 United States Alise Willoughby (2019) 2021 Annual
UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships Individuals 1956 Germany () Annual
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships Individuals and nations (2020) Annual
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships Individuals and nations (2019) 2021 Annual
Darts BDO World Darts Championship Individuals 2001 Japan Mikuru Suzuki (2020) Annual The BDO World Darts Championship was first contested in 1978, but a women's championship was not added until 2001.
WDF World Cup Nations England England

(2019)

Biennial The WDF World Cup was first contested in 1977, but a women's championship was not added until 1983.
Dodgeball Nations 2012 United States United States (2019) 2021 Annual
Fencing World Fencing Championships Foil 1929 Russia Inna Deriglazova (2019) Annual Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years
Foil team 1932 Russia Russia (2019)
Épée 1988 Brazil Nathalie Moellhausen (2019)
Épée team 1988 China China (2019)
Sabre 1999 Ukraine Olha Kharlan

(2019)

Sabre team 1999 Russia Russia (2019)
Fencing World Cup Individuals and Nations () Annual
Individuals () Biennal
Field hockey FIH Hockey World Cup Nations 1974  Netherlands (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
Indoor Hockey World Cup Nations 2003  Germany (2018) 2021 Quadrennial
Freerunning & Parkour Individuals Quadrennial
Inline hockey FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships Nations 1995  United States () Annual
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Individuals 1906 Russia Alina Zagitova (2019) 2021 Annual
Finswimming Finswimming World Championships Individuals 1976 (2018) 2021 Biennial
Individuals 2014 (2019) 2021 Annual
Fistball Nations 1994 Germany Germany (2018) 2021
Flag football IFAF Flag Football World Championship Nations 2002 United States United States (2021) 2022 Biennial
Floorball Floorball World Championships Nations 1997 Sweden Sweden (2019) 2021 Biennial
Freestyle skiing FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships Moguls 1986 Kazakhstan Yulia Galysheva (2019) 2021 Biennial
Dual Moguls 2001 France Perrine Laffont (2019)
Aerials 1986 Belarus Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya (2019)
Half-pipe 2005 Estonia Kelly Sildaru (2019)
Slopestyle 2011 France Tess Ledeux (2017) Cancelled in 2019.
Ski cross 2005 Canada Marielle Thompson (2019)
Big air 2019 France Tess Ledeux (2019)
Futsal AMF Futsal Women's World Cup Nations 2008 Brazil Brazil () Quadrennial
Women's Futsal World Tournament Nations 2010 Brazil Brazil (2015)
Goalball Goalball World Championships Nations Russia Russia () Qradrennial
Grappling World Grappling Championship Individuals 2007 (2013) Defunct Biennial
Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Individuals and nations 1903 Winners in 6 events (2019) Annual Not held in years with a Summer Olympics
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Individuals and nations 1963 Winners in 9 events (2019) Biennial Changed from 2005
Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Individual & teams 1964 Winners in 7 events (2019) 2021 Annual Not Held in Summer Olympics Year
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Individual 1983 (2019) 2021 Annual
Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships Pairs 1974 Russia Russia (2018) 2021 Biennial
Groups 1974 Russia Russia (2018)
Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships Individuals 1995 (2018) 2021 Biennial
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Individuals 2019 Annual
Individuals 2008 (2019) 2021 Annual
Golf HSBC Women's Champions Individuals 2008 South Korea Park Sung-hyun () Annual
Handball IHF World Women's Handball Championship Nations 1957  Norway (2021) 2023 Biennial
IHF Women's Super Globe Teams 2019 Angola 1º de Agosto (2019) 2021 Annual
Handball (Beach Handball) World Women's Beach Handball Championship Nations 2004 Greece Greece (2018) 2020 Biennial
Ice Climbing UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup Individuals 2000 () Annual
UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships Individuals 2015 () Biennual
Ice hockey IIHF World Women's Championships Nations 1990  United States (2019) 2021 Annually Originally held every two years (no championship in 1996). Since 1997, annual except in Winter Olympic years for the top level of competition (champion listed here). Lower levels of the championships used the same schedule until 2014, when they adopted an annual schedule including championships in Olympic years. Cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Indoor hockey Indoor Hockey World Cup Nations 2003  Germany (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
Indoor Soccer WMF Women's World Cup Nations 2021 (2021) 2021 Biennial
Judo World Judo Championships Individuals 1980 Japan Japan (2019) 2021 Annual
Kabaddi IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) Nations 2010 India India (2016) 2020
Karate Karate World Championships Individuals 1970 Winners in 8 events (2018) 2021 Biennial
Kendo World Kendo Championship Individuals 1997 Japan Japan (2018) 2021 Triennial
Kickboxing W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships Individuals 1978 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Kurash Individuals 1999 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse World Cup Nations 1982  United States (2017) 2021 Quadrennial
Lifesaving World Life Saving Championships Nations () Biennial
Luge FIL World Luge Championships Individual 1955 Russia Ekaterina Katnikova

()

2021 Annual
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships Individual 1979 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Modern pentathlon World Modern Pentathlon Championships Individual 1981 Belarus Volha Silkina (2019) 2021 Annual
Team 1981 Belarus Belarus (2019)
Relay 2004 Mexico Mexico (2019)
Modern Pentathlon World Cup Individuals 1999 (2020) 2021 Annual
Mountain running World Mountain Running Championships Individuals 1985 United States Grayson Murphy (2019) Annual
World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships Individuals 2004 Romania Cristina Simion (2019) 2020 Annual
IAU Trail World Championships Individuals 2007 France Blandine L'Hirondel (2019) 2020 Annual
Individuals
Muaythai IFMA World Muaythai Championships Individuals 1993 Russia Russia (2019) 2021 Annual
Netball World Netball Championships Nations 1963  New Zealand (2019) Quadrennial
Nine-pin bowling Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships Single classic Germany Sina Beißer (2018) Biennial
Sprint Croatia Ines Maričić (2018)
Combination Serbia Jasmina Anđelković (2018)
Nine-pin bowling World Team Championships Team Croatia Croatia (2019) 2021 Biennial
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Sprint 2001 2019 Not Take Place Annual Originally biennially, annually since 2003
Short distance 1991 Norway Hanne Staff (2001) Defunct Biennial
Middle Distance 2003 Sweden Tove Alexandersson (2019) 2021 Annual Originally biennally, annually since 2003
Long distance 1966 Sweden Tove Alexandersson

(2019)

2021 Annual Originally biennally, annually since 2003
Relay 1966 Sweden Sweden (2019) 2021 Annual Originally biennally, annually since 2003
Orienteering World Cup Individuals 1986 Sweden Tove Alexandersson (2019) 2021 Annual Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually
World Ski Orienteering Championships Individuals 1975 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Ski Orienteering World Cup Individuals 1989 (2013-14) Defunct
World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships Individuals 2002 (2019) 2021 Annual
World Trail Orienteering Championships Individuals 2004 (2019) 2021 Annual
Padel tennis Padel Tennis World Championship Nations 1992 (2018) 2021 Biennial
Pétanque Pétanque World Championships Nations 1988 Thailand Thailand (2018) 2021 Biennial
Pickleball Nations 2019 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Powerlifting Individuals () Annual
World Para Powerlifting Championships Individuals 1994 Winners in 10 events (2019) 2021 Biennial
Racquetball Racquetball World Championships Nations 1981 (2018) 2021 Biennial
Real tennis Real Tennis World Championship Individuals[D] 1740 Winners in 2 events (2019) 2021 Biennial
Ringette World Ringette Championships Nations Finland Finland () 2021 Biennial Triennially 2010–2016
Ringette World Club Championship Clubs Finland () Defunct Triennial 2014 event cancelled
Rogaining World Rogaining Championships Nations Russia & () Biennial
Roll Ball Roll Ball World Cup Nations 2011 () Biennial
Roller derby WFTDA Championships Teams 2006 United States Rose City Rollers (2019) 2021 Annual
Roller hockey Women's Roller Hockey World Cup Nations 1992 Spain Spain () Biennial
Rowing World Rowing Championships Nations 1974 Winners in 9 events (2019) 2021 Annual Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years
Rowing World Cup Nations 1997 Winners in 6 events (2020) 2021 Annual
Individuals 2018 (2020) 2021 Annual
Rugby league Women's Rugby League World Cup Nations 2000 Australia Australia (2017) 2021 Quadrennial Quadrennially after 2013
Rugby union Women's Rugby World Cup Nations 1991  New Zealand (2017) 2021 Quadrennial After the first event in 1991, a consistent four-year cycle was established in 1994 and ran through 2014. A new four-year cycle was established in 2017.
Rugby union sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens Nations 2009  New Zealand (2018) 2022 Quadrennial The Rugby World Cup Sevens was first contested in 1993, but a women's tournament was not added until 2009[5]
Sailing World championships in sailing Individual and Pairs Annually For a list please see World championships in sailing
Women's Match Racing World Championshhip Annually
Sambo World Sambo Championships Individuals 1973 Russia Russia (2019) 2020 Annual
Individuals (2019) 2020 Annual
Individuals 2021 2021 Annual
Sepak Takraw ISTAF World Cup Nations 2011 Thailand Thailand (2017) 2021 Biennial
King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship Nations 1985 (2019) 2021 Annual
Shooting ISSF World Shooting Championships Individuals and nations 1958 Winners in 23 events (2018) Quadrennial
ISSF World Shotgun Championships Individuals and nations 1967 Winners in 4 events (2019) Biennial
Individuals 1961 (2019) 2021 Quadrennial
ISSF World Cup Individuals Winners in 6 events (2020) 2021 Annual
World Shooting Para Sport Championships Individuals () 2021 Annual
Shuttlecock Individuals and Nations 2003 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Skateboarding World Skateboarding Championship Park 2016 Japan Misugu Okamoto (2019) 2022 Annual
Street 2010 Brazil Pamela Rosa (2019) 2021
Skeleton FIBT World Championships Individual 2000 Germany Tina Hermann

()

Annual Not held in years with Winter Olympics.
IBSF Para Sport World Championship Nations () Annual
Ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals normal hill 2009 Norway Maren Lundby (2019) 2021 Biennial
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Individuals 1979 Norway Maren Lundby (2019-20) 2020-21 Annual
Ski mountaineering World Championships of Ski Mountaineering Nations, individuals, teams, relays, long distances 2002 (2019) Biennial Relays added (2004); Long Distance added (2008)
Snowboarding FIS Snowboard World Championships Individuals halfpipe 1996 United States Chloe Kim () 2021 Biennial
Individuals slopestyle 2011 New Zealand Zoi Sadowski-Synnott

()

Individuals snowboard cross 1997 Czech Republic Eva Samková ()
Individuals parallel slalom 1996 Switzerland Julie Zogg ()
Individuals parallel giant slalom 1999 Germany Selina Jörg ()
Individuals big air 2015 2019 Not Take Place
FIS Snowboard World Cup Individuals 1994 (2019-20) 2020-21 Annual
World Para Snowboard Championships Individuals Winners in 6 Events () Biennial
Softball Women's Softball World Championship Nations 1965  United States (2018) Biennial Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, now biennially
World Cup of Softball Nations 2005  Japan (2017) Defunct Annual
Snooker World Women's Snooker Championship Individuals 1976 England Reanne Evans (2019) 2020 Annual
IBSF World Snooker Championship Individuals 2003 Hong Kong Ng On-yee (2019) Annual Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship
Individuals 2013 Myanmar (2020) 2021 Annual
Speed skating World All-Round Speed Skating Championships Individuals Netherlands Ireen Wüst (2020) Annual
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Individuals Japan Miho Takagi (2020) Annual
World Single Distance Championships 500m Japan Nao Kodaira (2020) 2021 Annual In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held.
1000m Netherlands Jutta Leerdam (2020)
1500m Netherlands Ireen Wust (2020)
3000m Czech Republic Martina Sáblíková (2020)
5000m Russia Natalya Voronina (2020)
Mass start 2015 Canada Ivanie Blondin (2020)
Team pursuit 2005 Japan Japan (2020)
Team sprint 2019 Netherlands Netherlands (2020)
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships 500m 1976 Netherlands Lara van Ruijven (2019) 2021 Annual Note: Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships.
1000m Netherlands Suzanne Schulting (2019)
1500m South Korea Choi Min-jeong (2019)
3000m South Korea Choi Min-jeong (2018)
3000m relay South Korea South Korea (2019)
Overall Netherlands Suzanne Schulting (2019)
World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships Nations Korea () Discontinued after 2011 Annual
Squash PSA World Championship Individuals 1979 Egypt Nour El Sherbini

()

Annual
World Doubles Squash Championships Doubles teams 1997 New Zealand Donna Lobban & Christine Nunn (2019) 2021 Biennial
WSF World Team Squash Championships Nations 1979  Egypt (2018) Biennial
Sumo Sumo World Championships Openweight 1992 Ukraine Svitlana Yaromka () 2021 Annual
Heavyweight Russia Anna Poliakova ()
Light Heavyweight Ukraine ()
Middleweight Poland ()
Lightweight Ukraine ()
Team Russia Russia ()
Surfing World Surfing Championship Individuals 1964 (2019) 2021 Annual
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Singles 1926 China Wang Manyu (2021) Biennial
Doubles China Sun Yingsha & Wang Manyu (2021)
World Team Table Tennis Championships Nations 1933 China China (2018) Biennial 2020 cancelled
World Para Table Tennis Championships Individuals Winners in 10 events () 2022 Quadrennial
Nations Winners in 5 events (2017) Quadrennial
Taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships Individuals 1973 Winners in 8 events (2019) 2021 Biennial
Nations South Korea South Korea (2019)
Individuals and Teams Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (2019) 2021 Annual
Tchoukball Nations 1980 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei (2019) 2023 Quadrennial
Ten-pin bowling WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships Nations 1963 Winners in 6 events (2019) 2021 Biennial
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Individuals 1965 Australia (2019) 2021 Annual
Tennis Fed Cup Nations 1963  France (2019)[7] Annual Note: The Fed Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. It was called Federation Cup until 1995.
Triathlon World Triathlon Series Individuals 1989 Bermuda Flora Duffy () Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Individuals 1994 Belgium (2019) 2021 Annual
World Triathlon Duathlon Championships Individuals 1990 France Sandra Lévénez (2019) 2021 Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships Individuals 1997 Switzerland (2019) 2021 Annual
World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships Individuals 1998 Poland (2019) 2020 Annual
World Triathlon Winter Championships Individuals 1997 Russia (2019) 2021 Annual
World Triathlon Cross Championships Individuals 2011 Italy (2019) 2021 Annual
World Triathlon Cup Individuals 1991 New Zealand Samantha Warriner (2008) Annual Since 2009 World Cup champions are no longer decided.
Ironman World Championship Individuals 1991 Germany Anne Haug (2019) 2021 Annual
Ironman 70.3 World Championship Individuals 2006 Switzerland Daniela Ryf (2019) 2021 Annual
Tug of war Nations 1976 Winners in various weight classes (2020) 2022 Biennial
Nations 1976 Winners in various weight classes (2018) 2021 Biennial
Volleyball Women's World Championship Nations 1952  Serbia (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
Women's World Cup Nations 1973  China (2019) Quadrennial
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup Nations 1993  Brazil (2017) Quadrennial
FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League Nations 2018  United States (2019) 2021 Annual It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (1993–2017)
FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship Clubs Italy Imoco Volley () Annual
World Para Volleyball Championship Nations  Russia (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
Vovinam Individuals 2009 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Water Ski Water Ski World Championships Individuals 1949 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Weightlifting World Weightlifting Championships 45kg 1987 Thailand Thunya Sukcharoen (2021) Annual
49kg Thailand Surodchana Khambao (2021)
55kg Tunisia Ghofrane Belkhir (2021)
59kg Chinese Taipei Kuo Hsing-chun (2021)
64kg Egypt Neama Said (2021)
71kg United States Meredith Alwine (2021)
76kg South Korea Lee Min-ji (2021)
81kg Ukraine Alina Marushchak (2021)
87kg Mongolia Monkhjantsangiin Ankhtsetseg (2021)
+87kg South Korea Son Young-hee (2021)
Windsurfing Windsurfing World Championships Individuals 1980 (2020) 2021 Annual
RS:X World Championships Individuals (2020) 2021 Annual
Wrestling (amateur) World Wrestling Championships Individuals 1987 Winners in 8 events (2019) 2021 Annual
Wrestling World Cup Nations 2001 Russia Russia (2019) 2020 Annual
Wushu World Wushu Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 20 events (2019) 2021 Biennial
Individuals (2019) 2021 Biennial
Individuals (2018) 2021 Biennial
Individuals (2018) 2021 Biennial
Taolu World Cup Individuals (2018) 2022 Biennial

Mixed-sex[]

Sport Competition name Competing entities First
held
Current holder Next Frequency Details and notes
Aquatic FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) Mixed Relay 1993 Winners in 2 events (2018) 2021 Biennial
Archery World Archery Championships Team recurve
male – female pair
1931 South Korea South Korea

(2021)

Biennial
Team compound
male – female pair
1995 Colombia Colombia

(2021)

Biennial
Badminton BWF World Championships Mixed Doubles 1977 China Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong

(2019)

2021 Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years.
Sudirman Cup Nations 1989  China (2019) 2021 Biennial
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships Mixed Doubles Winners in 3 events (2019) 2021 Biennial
Basketball FIBA 3x3 World Championships National teams of
two men and two women
2012 France France (2012) Defunct Three players are on the court at any one time
Biathlon Biathlon World Championships Mixed relay 2x6,2x7.5 km 2005 Norway Norway

(2019)

2021 Annual Not held in the Winter Olympic Years
Bowls World Indoor Bowls Championships Mixed Pairs 2004 England Nick Brett, Wales Marion Purcell (2020) 2021 Annual
Cheerleading The Cheerleading Worlds Mixed teams (2019) 2021 Annual
Cycling UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-country Team relay 1999 Switzerland Switzerland

(2019)

2021 Annual
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships Team trials 1999 () 2021 Annual
Curling World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship National mixed teams
male – female pair
2008 Sweden Sweden

(2019)

2021 Annual
World Mixed Curling Championship National mixed teams (4 players) 2015 Canada Canada (2019) Annual
World Wheelchair Curling Championship National mixed teams (5 players) 2002 Russia Russia (2020) 2021 Annual
Dancesport Dancesport at the World Games Nations (2017) Quadrennial
Diving World Diving Championships Individuals (2019) Biennial
FINA Diving World Cup Individuals 1979 Most medals: China (2018) 2021 Biennial
Teams (2018) 2021 Biennial
Equestrian Dressage World Cup Individuals 1986 Germany Isabell Werth (2018-19) Annual
World Four-in-Hand Championships Teams and Individuals 1972 Australia (individual)
Netherlands Netherlands (team); (2018)
2020 Biennial
FEI World Equestrian Games Individuals 1990 Winners in 26 events (2018) 2022 Quadrennial
Mounted Games World Individual Championships Individuals 1986 France (2019) 2020 Annual
Mounted Games World Pairs Championships Pairs 1992 Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland (2019)
2020 Annual
Mounted Games World Team Championships Team 1986 England England (2019) 2020 Annual
Show Jumping World Cup Individuals 1979 Switzerland Steve Guerdat () Annual
Individuals (2018) 2021 Biennial
Flying disc Individuals (2019) Annual
Individuals (2019) 2020 Annual
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships National pairs
male – female pair
from the same nation
1908 China Sui Wenjing & Han Cong (2019) 2021 Annual
Ice Dance
male – female pair from the same nation
1952 France Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron (2019)
Gymnastics Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships Teams 2016 Russia Russia (2018) 2021 Biennial
Mixed pairs 1974
Inline speed skating Teams 1937 Spain Spain (2020) 2021 Annual
Korfball IKF World Korfball Championship 4 females and 4 males 1978 Netherlands Netherlands

(2019)

2023 Quadrennial
Modern Pentathlon World Modern Pentathlon Championships Mixed Relay 2001 Egypt Egypt

(2019)

2020 Annual
Luge FIL World Luge Championships Nations 1989 Germany Germany

(2020)

2021 Annual
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships Nations 2001 2019 Not Take Place 2021 Biennial Not held in 2015 and 2017
Modern Pentathlon Nationals (2019) 2021 Annual
Nine-pin bowling Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships Mixed tandems Czech Republic Renáta Navrkalová & Jan Endršt (2018) Biennial First time held in 2004. After division of the championships, added to the Team Worlds (2005 & 2007). Since 2008 in Single's World Championships program.
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Sprint relay 2014 2019 Not Take Place TBA Annual
Pétanque Pétanque World Championships Nations 2017 Thailand Thailand (2019) 2021 Biennial
Quidditch IQA World Cup Nations 2012 United States United States

(2018)

Biennial Quidditch has rules based on gender, not sex, calling itself a mixed-gender sport
Rogaining World Rogaining Championships Nations Ukraine && () Biennial
Rowing World Rowing Championships PR2 Para Mixed Pair
1 Male & 1 Female
2013 United Kingdom Great Britain

(2019)

2021 Annual
PR3 Para Mixed Pair
1 Male & 1 Female
2013 Russia Russia (2019) Annual
Para Mixed Coxed Four
2 Male & 2 Female
plus an open cox
2013 United Kingdom Great Britain

(2019)

Annual
World Rowing Cup Nations 1997 () 2021 Annual 1990–1995 the World Rowing Cup was a competition for single scullers, one man and one woman was declared the overall winner each year. Currently the World Cup consists of 3 stages, each of them includes events for men and women; the nation with most points as a summary is declared the overall winner.
Sailing IFDS SKUD 18 World Championship Female or Mixed Pair 2007 United Kingdom Alexandra Rickham & Niki Birrell (2011) ? Annual?
Mixed Nacra 17 World Championship Male and Female Pair 2013 (2019) 2020 Annual
Mixed Offshore Doubles World Championship Male and Female Pair 2021 Annual
Synchronized skating World Synchronized Skating Championships Teams 2000 Russia Paradise () Annual
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Mixed doubles 1926 China Wang Chuqin & Sun Yingsha (2021) Biennial
Tennis Hopman Cup National teams
male – female pair
1989   Switzerland (2019) Defunct Annual Competitions are played in traditional order: women's singles, men's singles, and mixed doubles
Teqball Nations 2017 (2019) 2021 Biennial
Triathlon World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships National teams of two men and two women 2003 France France (2019) Annual
Tug of war Nations 1976 Winners in various weight classes (2020) 2022 Biennial
Nations 1976 Winners in various weight classes (2018) 2021 Biennial
Wheelchair handball IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship Nations Annual until 2022

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ only for final match
  • R.  ^R – One or more relay events, in which three or four competitors compete for their nation, are included for each sex.

References[]

  1. ^ "Speedway World Championships | Official Website". Speedway World Championships. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  2. ^ Champions in Individual Ice Racing (motorcycle)
  3. ^ From 1962 to 1994, the men's World Championship team time trial was contested by national teams. Since the revival of this race in 2012, it has been contested by trade teams, usually featuring riders of several nationalities.
  4. ^ Merk, Martin (24 June 2019). "Statutes, Regulations amended". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
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