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.
Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
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Air racing | Red Bull Air Race World Championship | Individuals | 2003 | Matt Hall (2019) | Defunct | Annual | Not held in 2011–2013, discontinued for 2020 |
Auto racing | |||||||
A1 Grand Prix | Nations | 2005–06 | Republic of Ireland (2008–09) | Defunct | Annual | ||
Formula One World Championship | Individuals | 1950 | Max Verstappen (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
Constructors | 1958 | Red Bull Racing (2023) | |||||
FIA World Endurance Championship | Individuals | 2012 | Brendon Hartley | 2024 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | Toyota (2023) | ||||||
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 | Nasser Al Attiyah (2021) | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 2021 | |
Teams | Overdrive SA (2021) | ||||||
World Rally-Raid Championship | Individuals | 2023 | Nasser Al Attiyah / Mathieu Baumel (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Co-sanctioned with FIM; replaced World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies | |
Teams | Toyota Gazoo Racing (2022) | ||||||
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas | Individuals | 2002 | Nasser Al Attiyah / Mathieu Baumel (2023) | Annual | Baja events split off from cross-country rally competition after original bajas competition was combined with rallies world cup in 2012. | ||
Teams | Overdrive SA (2021) | ||||||
World Rally Championship | Individuals | 1977 | Kalle Rovanperä (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | 1973 | Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2023) | |||||
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 | Yann Ehrlacher (2021) | Defunct | Annual | "World Touring Car Cup" was used between 1993 and 1995 when it was a single event. | |
Teams | 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 | Nasser Al Thani (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
OK | Kirill Kutskov (2023) | Annual | |||||
Intercontinental Drifting Cup | Individuals | 2017 | James Deane (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Formula E | Individuals | 2014 | Jake Dennis (2022–23) | 2023–24 | Annual | ||
FIA International Hill Climb Cup | Closed cars | 2000 | Dan Michl (2023) | 2023 | Annual | ||
Competition Cars | Sebastien Petit (2023) | ||||||
R-GT Cup | Individuals | 2015 | Pierre Ragues (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
World Rallycross Championship | RX1 | 2014 | Johan Kristoffersson (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
RX2e | Guillaume De Ridder (2021) | ||||||
Bull riding | PBR Global Cup | Nations | 2017 | USA (2022) | Defunct | Annual | Discontinued after 2022 |
PBR World Cup | Nations | 2007 | Brazil (2010) | Defunct | Annual | Discontinued after 2010 | |
Gliding | FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Ferenc Tóth (2018) | 2019 | Annual | |
Nations | (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 | MotoE Individual | 2019 | Mattia Casadei (2023) | 2023 | Annual | |
Moto3 Individual | 2012 | Izan Guevara (2022) | Until 2012 as 125cc | ||||
Moto2 Individual | 2010 | Augusto Fernández (2022) | Until 2010 as 250cc | ||||
MotoGP Individual | 2002 | Francesco Bagnaia (2022) | Until 2002 as 500cc | ||||
Moto3 Constructor | 2012 | Gas Gas (2018) | 2023 | Annual | |||
Moto2 Constructor | 2010 | Kalex (2022) | |||||
MotoGP Constructor | 2002 | Ducati (2022) | |||||
Supercross World Championship | Individuals | 2003 | Jason Anderson (2018) | 2019 | Annual | ||
Motocross World Championship | MX2 Individual | 2003 | Jorge Prado Garcia (2018) | 2019 | Annual | ||
MXGP Individual | 2003 | Jeffrey Herlings (2018) | |||||
MX2 Constructor | 2003 | KTM (2018) | 2019 | Annual | |||
MXGP Constructor | 2003 | KTM (2018) | |||||
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship | Riders | 1999 | Matthias Walkner (2021) | Defunct | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | 1999 | KTM (2021) | |||||
World Rally-Raid Championship | Riders | 2022 | Sam Sunderland (2022) | 2022 | Annual | Co-sanctioned with FIA; replaced Cross-Country Rallies World Championship | |
Manufacturers | 2022 | Monster Energy Honda (2022) | |||||
FIM Bajas World Cup | Riders | 2012 | Martin Michek (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | 2012 | KTM (2021) | |||||
FIM World Enduro Championship | E3 | 2004 | Steve Holcombe (2018) | 2019 | Annual | ||
E2 | 2004 | Eero Remes (2018) | |||||
E1 | 2004 | Brad Freeman (2018) | |||||
FIM sidecarcross World Championship | Pairs | 1980 | Jan Hendrickx Ben van den Bogaart (2016) |
2017 | Annual | ||
Speedway World Team Cup (1960–2000) Speedway World Cup (since 2001) |
National Team | 1960 | Poland (2017) | 2018 | 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 | 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 | Ben Birchall (driver) & Tom Birchall (passenger) (2018) |
2019 | Annual | ||
Endurance FIM World Championship | Team | 1975 | F.C.C TSR Honda France (2018) | 2019 | Annual | ||
Superbike World Championship | Individuals | 1988 | Jonathan Rea (2018) | 2019 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | Kawasaki (2018) | ||||||
Supersport World Championship | Individuals | 1999 | Sandro Cortese (2018) | 2019 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | Yamaha (2018) | ||||||
FIM Superstock 1000 Championship | Individuals | 2000 | Markus Reiterberger (2018) | Defunct | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | BMW S1000RR (2018) | ||||||
Practical shooting | IPSC Handgun World Shoots | Individuals | 1975 | 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 | Josh Froelich (2018) | 2021 | |||
Teams | Russia Standard Team (2018) Roman Anikin, Roman Khalitov, Sergey Orlov Oleg Kudryavtsev | ||||||
IPSC Action Air World Shoots | Individuals | 2018 | Chun Ki Wu (2018) | 2021 | |||
Teams | Hong Kong (2018) | ||||||
Motorboat racing | F1 Powerboat World Championship | Individual | 1981 | Shaun Torrente (2022) | 2023 | Annual | 2020 Season got cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Motorboat (Jet Ski) | Aquabike World Championship (powerboating) | Individual | 1996 | Marcus Jorgensen (Runabout GP1) 2022
Valentin Dardillat (Ski Division GP1 Man) 2022, Jasmiin Üpraus (Ski Division Woman) 2022, Rashid Al Mulla (Freestyle) 2022 |
2023 | Annual | 2020 Season was made of only one GP as all the remaining GP were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Sailing | Class World Championships | Individuals and Teams | Annual | The majority of sailing 100+ Annual World Championships are none gender specific |
Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
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Aikido | Aikido World Championships | Individuals | 1989 | Ikeda Hiroki (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Individuals | 1931 | Winners in 6 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1967 | Marco Odermatt (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | ||
Nations | Switzerland (2023–24) | ||||||
World Para Alpine Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Several winners in Alpine and Nordic (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
American football | IFAF World Championship | Nations | 1999 | United States (2015) | 2025 | Quadrennial | Not held in 2019 |
Aquatics | FINA World Aquatics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1973 | Most medals: China (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | |
World Diving Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2025) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
FINA Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Most medals: China (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | ||
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup | Individuals | 1988-89 | Qin Haiyang (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Individuals[R] | 1993 | Most medals: United States (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | ||
FINA Water Polo World Cup | Nations | 1979 | Spain (2023) | 2026 | Quadrennial | Biennially until 2002 | |
FINA Water Polo World Championship | Nations | 1973 | Croatia (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | Biennially since 2001 | |
World Para Swimming Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Most medals: Italy (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Archery | World Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1931 | Mete Gazoz (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Individual compound | 1995 | Ojas Pravin Deotale (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |||
Team recurve | 1931 | South Korea (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |||
Team compound | 1995 | Poland (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |||
World Indoor Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1991 | Sjef van den Berg (2018) | Defunct | Biennial | ||
Team recurve | Netherlands (2018) | ||||||
Individual compound | Mike Schloesser (2018) | ||||||
Team compound | United States (2018) | ||||||
Archery World Cup | Individual recurve | 2006 | Marcus D'almeida (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
Individual compound | Mathias Fullerton (2023) | ||||||
World Field Archery Championships | Individual | 1969 | (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | ||
World 3D Archery Championships | Individual | 2003 | (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | ||
World Para Archery Championship | Individual | 1998 | (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | ||
Artistic roller skating | Artistic Skating World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Not held in 2020 |
Athletics | World Athletics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1983 | Most medals: United States (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | 1983–1991 held quadrennially, biennially starting 1993 |
IAAF Continental Cup | Continents | 2010 | United States (2018) | Defunct | Quadrennial | ||
World Athletics Indoor Championships | Individuals[R] | 1985 | United States (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Joshua Cheptegei (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Teams | Uganda (2019) | ||||||
Skyrunning World Championships | Individuals | 2010 | Spain (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Individuals | 1992 | Geoffrey Kipsang (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | Annually until 2010 | |
Team | 1992 | Ethiopia (2018) | |||||
IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Individual 20 km | 1961 | Kōki Ikeda (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Team 20 km | (2018) | ||||||
Individual 50 km | Hirooki Arai (2018) | ||||||
Team 50 km | (2018) | ||||||
IAU 50 km World Championships | Individuals | 2005 | (2023) | Annual | 2017, 2018 Not held | ||
IAU 100 km World Championships | Individuals | 1987 | (2022) | Annual | |||
IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Individuals | 2001 | (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Teams | 2003 | (2023) | |||||
IAAF World Marathon Cup | Individuals | 1985 | 2011 | Defunct | Biennial | ||
World Athletics Relays | Nations | 2014 | Most medals: United States (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
World Para Athletics Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in multiple events (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Australian rules football | Australian Football International Cup | Nations | 2002 | Papua New Guinea (2017) | Triennial | ||
Badminton | BWF World Championships | Singles | 1977 | Kunlavut Vitidsarn (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
Doubles | Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae (2023) | ||||||
Thomas Cup | Nations | 1949 | China (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | Since 1984, it has been held concurrently with the women's Uber Cup. Most wins: Indonesia 14, China 11, Malaysia 5 | |
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | Individuals and Doubles | 1998 | Winners in 10 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | ||
Ball Hockey | Ball Hockey World Championship | Nations | 1996 | Canada (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
Bandy | Bandy World Championship | Nations | 1957 | Sweden (2023) | 2025 | Annual | The second Bandy WCs were held in 1961; from that point, the championships were held biennially until 2003; and annually ever since. |
Baseball | World Baseball Classic | Nations | 2006 | Japan (2023) | 2026 | Triennial | 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 until 2017. 2021 postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most wins: Japan 3, Dominican Republic and United States 1 |
Baseball World Cup | Nations | 1938 | Netherlands (2011) | Defunct | Biennial until 2011 | ||
WBSC Premier12 | Nations | 2015 | Japan (2019) | 2024 | Quadrennial | ||
Baseball5 | Baseball5 World Cup | Nations | 2024 | Cuba (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
Basketball | FIBA Basketball World Cup | Nations | 1950 | Germany (2023) | 2027 | 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 | Serbia (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Biennial until 2016 | |
FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 1966 | Unicaja (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Beach handball | World Men's Beach Handball Championship | Nations | 2004 | Croatia (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
Beach soccer | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | Nations | 2005 | Brazil (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | Most wins: Brazil 6, Russia 3, Portugal 2 |
Beach volleyball | FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | Perušič – Schweiner (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Sprint 10 km | 1974 | Sturla Holm Lægreid (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic Years |
Pursuit 12.5 km | 1997 | Johannes Thingnes Bø (2024) | |||||
Mass start 15 km | 1999 | Johannes Thingnes Bø (2024) | |||||
Individual 20 km | 1958 | Johannes Thingnes Bø (2024) | |||||
Relay 4x7.5 km | 1966 | Sweden (2024) | |||||
Summer Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | Czech Republic (2021) | 2022 | Annual | Cancelled in 2020 | |
Biathlon World Cup | Individuals overall | 1977 | Johannes Thingnes Bø (2020–21) | 2021–22 | Annual | ||
Nations | 2000–01 | Norway (2020–21) | 2021–22 | Annual | |||
Billiards | WPA World Eight-ball Championship | Individuals | 2004 | Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (2022) | 2023 | Annual | |
WPA World Blackball Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Senzo Gumede (2022) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
WPA World Nine-ball Championship | Individuals | 1990 | Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
WPA World Ten-ball Championship | Individuals | 2008 | Wojciech Szewczyk (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
World Billiards Championship (English billiards) | Individuals | 1870 | David Causier (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
IBSF World Billiards Championship (English billiards) | Individuals | 1926 | Pankaj Advani (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
World Straight Pool Championship | Individuals | 1912 | Oliver Ortmann (2010) | Defunct | Annual | ||
WPA World Artistic Pool Championship | Individuals | 2000 | Chi-Ming Lin (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
World Cup of Pool | Individuals | 2006 | David Alcaide&Francisco Sánchez Ruíz (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
Bobsleigh | IBSF World Championships | Four man | 1930 | Francesco Friedrich Candy Bauer Alexander Schüller Thorsten Margis (2021) |
2022 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. |
Two man | 1931 | Francesco Friedrich Alexander Schüller (2021) | |||||
IBSF Para Sport World Championship | Nations | 2016 | (2021) | 2023 | Annual | ||
Bowling (ten-pin) | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships | Nations | 1954 | Most medals: (2021) | 2022 | Annual | Biennially until 2010 |
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup | Individuals | 1965 | François Louw (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
Bowls | World Bowls Championship | Individuals and Teams | 1966 | Winners in 5 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
World Indoor Bowls Championships | Singles | 1979 | Les Gillett (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
Pairs | Stuart Anderson, Darren Burnett (2022) | ||||||
Boxing | World Amateur Boxing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 13 weight classes (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |
Boxing World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | (2020) | 2022 | 2020 resume take place | ||
Canoeing | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | Individuals | 1938 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | Individuals and Teams | 1949 | Winners in 5 events (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years | |
Canoe Slalom World Cup | C-1 | 1988 | Denis Gargaud Chanut (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
C-2 | 1988 | 2021 not take place | |||||
K-1 | 1988 | Vít Přindiš (2021) | |||||
Extreme slalom | 1988 | 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 (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Wildwater Canoeing World Championships | teams | 1959 | France (2021) | 2023 | Biennual | ||
Carom Sports (Billiards) |
World three-cushion billiards championship | Individuals | 1928 | Dick Jaspers (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |
Teams | 1981 | Murat Naci Çoklu/Lütfi Çenet (2019) | |||||
Three-Cushion World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Not Awarded (2021) | 2022 | Annual total 7 competitions | ||
World Five-pins Championship | Individuals | 1965 | Alejandro Martinotti (2017) | TBA | |||
World Championship 5 Pins National Teams | Teams | 2019 | Italy (2019) | TBA | |||
Artistic Billiards World Championship | Individuals | 1937 | Turkey (2012) | Defunct | |||
Climbing | IFSC Climbing World Championships | Lead | 1991 | Jakob Schubert (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Bouldering | 2001 | Mickaël Mawem (2023) | |||||
Speed | 1991 | Matteo Zurloni (2023) | |||||
Combined | 2012 | Jakob Schubert (2023) | |||||
IFSC Climbing World Cup | Lead | 1989 | Sorato Anraku (2023) | 2023 | Annual | ||
Bouldering | 1999 | Sorato Anraku (2023) | |||||
Speed | 1998 | Veddriq Leonardo (2023) | |||||
Cricket | ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI format) | Nations | 1975 | Australia (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Australia 6, West Indies 2, India 2, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, England 1 each |
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (T20I format) | Nations | 2007 | India (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | Changed from odd-numbered years (2007–2009) to even-numbered years (2010–2016). Biennial until 2016. Quadrennial since 2016. Biennial since 2022. Most wins: India 2, West Indies 2, England 2, multiple countries 1 | |
ICC World Test Championship (Test format) | Nations | 2019–21 | Australia (2021-23) | 2023-25 | Biennial[a] | 2 year league format concluding with the final | |
Indoor Cricket World Cup | Nations | 1995 | South Africa (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
ICC Champions Trophy | Nations | 1998 | Pakistan (2017) | 2025 | Quadrennial | Biennial until 2017. Quadrennial since 2025. | |
Blind Cricket World Cup | Nations | 1998 | India (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
Blind T20 World Cup | Nations | 2012 | India (2017) | 2022 | once in five years | ||
Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals and Teams | 1925 | Winners in 6 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
World Para Nordic Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 19 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
FIS Cross-Country World Cup | Individuals | 1973–74 | Harald Østberg Amundsen (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | ||
Curling | World Curling Championships | Nations | 1959 | Sweden (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2020 cancellation |
Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Road race | 1927 | Remco Evenepoel (2022) | 2023 | Annual | |
Time trial | 1994 | Tobias Foss (2022) | |||||
Team time trial (trade teams) | 2012 | Quick-Step Floors (2018) | Defunct | Annual | |||
Team time trial (nations) | 1962 | Italy (1994)[3] | Defunct | Annual | |||
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | Individuals | 1950 | Tom Pidcock (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Cross-country | 1990 | Nino Schurter (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
Downhill | 1990 | Loïc Bruni (2022) | |||||
Four cross | 2002 | Tomáš Slavík (2021) | |||||
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Individuals | 1990 | Mathias Flückiger (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Freestyle BMX | Flatland: Matthias Dandois Park: 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: | 2022 | Annual | ||
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships | Individuals | 2003 | Andreas Seewald (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
UCI Trials World Championships | Individuals | 1986 | Men's trials, 20 inch: Borja Conejos Men's trials, 26 inch: Jack Carthy (2021) |
2022 | Annual | ||
UCI BMX World Championships | Individuals | 1982 | Niek Kimmann (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships | Individuals | 1956 | Lukas Kohl (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup | Individuals and nations | 1993 | Poland (2019–20) | 2021 | Annual | ||
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup | Individuals | 1993–94 | Wout van Aert (2020–21) | 2021–22 | Annual | ||
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup | Individuals | 2010 | Simon Marquart (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Darts | |||||||
BDO World Darts Championship | Individuals | 1978 | Wayne Warren (2020) | 2021 | Defunct | Replaced by WDF World Darts Championship | |
WDF World Darts Championship | Individuals | 2022 | Andy Baetens (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
PDC World Darts Championship | Individuals | 1994 | Luke Humphries
(2024) |
2025 | Annual | Most wins: Phil Taylor 14, Michael van Gerwen 3, Gary Anderson 2 | |
PDC World Cup of Darts | Doubles | 2010 | (Gerwyn Price & Jonny Clayton) (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Most wins: England 4, Netherlands 4, Wales 2 | |
Dodgeball | Dodgeball World Championship | Nations - Foam | 2012 | USA | 2026 | Biennial | |
Nations - Cloth | 2019 | Austria | 2026 | Biennial | |||
Fencing | World Fencing Championships | Individuals and Teams | 1921 | Winners in 6 events (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years |
Fencing World Cup | Individuals and Nations | 1972 | (2019–20) | 2020–21 | Annual | ||
Field hockey | FIH Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1971 | Germany (2023) | 2026 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Pakistan 4, Netherlands 3, Australia 3, Germany 3 |
Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | Austria (2023) | 2025 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Germany 3, Austria 2, Netherlands 1 | |
FIH Men's Hockey5s World Cup | Nations | 2024 | Netherlands (2024) | 2024 | |||
Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Individuals | 1896 | Shoma Uno (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
Finswimming | Finswimming World Championships | Individuals | 1976 | Russian Underwater Federation (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |
Fistball | Fistball World Championships | Nations | 1968 | Germany (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
Flag football | IFAF Flag Football World Championship | Nations | 2002 | United States (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
Floorball | World Floorball Championships | Nations | 1996 | Sweden (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | |
Freediving | AIDA World Championship | Individuals | 2005 | (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
Team | 1996 | (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |||
Freerunning & Parkour | World Parkour Championship | Individuals | 2022 | 2022 | |||
Freestyle Skiing | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | Individuals | 1986 | Winners in 7 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Football | FIFA World Cup | Nations | 1930 | Argentina (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Brazil 5, Germany 4, Italy 4 |
FIFA Club World Cup | Clubs | 2000 | Manchester City (2023) | 2025 | Quadrennial | Quadrennial since 2025, Most wins: Real Madrid 5, Barcelona 3, Corinthians 2, Bayern Munich 2 | |
Futsal | FIFA Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1989 | Brazil (2024) | 2028 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Brazil 6, Spain 2, Argentina 1, Portugal 1 |
AMF Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1982 | Paraguay (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | Originally a triennial event, held quadrennially after 2003 | |
Golf | Mission Hills World Cup | Nations | 1953 | Belgium (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
World Golf Championships | WGC Championship | 1999 | Collin Morikawa (2021) | Defunct | Annual | ||
WGC Match Play | 1999 | Sam Burns (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |||
WGC Invitational | 1999 | Abraham Ancer (2021) | Defunct | Annual | |||
WGC-HSBC Champions | 1999 | Rory McIlroy (2019) | 2022 | Annual | |||
Gymnastics | World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Individuals & Teams | 1903 | China (2021) | 2022 | Annual | Not held in Olympic Years |
Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | Individual & Teams | 1964 | Individual: Yan Langyu Teams: Russian Gymnastics Federation (2021) |
2022 | 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) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1975 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1983 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Trampoline World Cup | Individuals | 2008 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Handball | IHF World Men's Handball Championship | Nations | 1938 | Denmark (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | Most wins: France 6, Sweden 4, Romania 4 |
IHF Super Globe | Clubs | 1997 | Veszprém (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Ice Climbing | UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup | Individuals | 2000 | (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships | Individuals | 2002 | (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | ||
Ice hockey | IIHF World Championship | Nations | 1920 | Czech Republic (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held from 1940 to 1946 during World War II. Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most wins: Canada 28, Soviet Union and Russia 27, Czechoslovakia and Czech Republic 13, Sweden 11 |
World Para Ice Hockey Championships | Nations | 1996 | PoolA: United States (2021) PoolB: Russia (2019) PoolC: China (2018) |
Annual | |||
World Cup of Hockey | Nations | 1976 (as Canada Cup) | Canada (2016) | Unknown | Quadrennial | ||
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 | United States (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Indoor Soccer | WMF World Cup | Nations | 2015 | Romania (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Judo | World Judo Championships | Individuals | 1956 | Japan (2021) | 2023 | Annual | |
Kabaddi | IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | Nations | 2004 | India (2016) | |||
IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) | Nations | 2010 | Pakistan (2020) | ||||
Karate | Karate World Championships | Individuals & Teams | 1970 | Winners in 8 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Kickboxing | W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships | Individuals | 1978 | Winners in various weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Lacrosse | World Lacrosse Championship | Nations | 1967 | United States (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
World Lacrosse Box Championships | Nations | 2003 | Canada (2024) | 2028 | Quadrennial | ||
Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Men's singles | 1955 | Max Langenhan (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
Men's doubles | 1955 | Juri Gatt Riccardo Schöpf (2024) |
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FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Men's singles | 1979 | Alex Gruber (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Men's doubles | 1979 | Patrick Lambacher Matthias Lambacher (2023) |
2025 | Biennial | |||
Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Individual | 1949 | Csaba Bőhm (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
Team | 1949 | Hungary (2024) | |||||
Relay | 2004 | South Korea (2024) | |||||
Modern Pentathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1999 | Winners in 5 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Mountain and Trail running | World Mountain and Trail Running Championships | Individuals | 2021 | Winners in 10 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
World Mountain Running Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Joseph Gray (2019) | Defunct | Annual | ||
IAU Trail World Championships | Individuals | 2007 | Jonathan Albon (2019) | Defunct | Annual | ||
Nordic Combined | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals & Nation | 1925 | Winners in 3 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
FIS Nordic Combined World Cup | Individuals | 1983–84 | Jarl Magnus Riiber (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | ||
Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 1966 | Winners in 2 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 |
Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Kasper Fosser (2024) | 2025 | 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 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | ||
World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2002 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
World Trail Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2004 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Padel tennis | Padel Tennis World Championship | Nations | 1992 | Argentina (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
Pickleball | World Pickleball Championships | Nations | 2019 | (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Polo | World Polo Championship | Nations | 1987 | Spain (2022) | 2026 | Triennial | Most wins: Argentina 5, Brazil 3, Chile 2 |
Powerlifting | World Powerlifting Championship | Individuals | 2011 | Winners in various weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
Racquetball | Racquetball World Championships | Nations | 1981 | Daniel de la Rosa (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Teams | 1992 | Timmo Tammemäe & Sander Linnus (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Roll Ball | Roll Ball World Cup | Nations | 2011 | Kenya (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Roller derby | Men's Roller Derby World Cup | Teams | 2014 | United States (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | |
Roller hockey | Roller Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1936 | Spain (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | Current FIRS cups restarted in 1958 |
Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 1983 | FC Barcelona (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Nations | 1962 | Winners in 3 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years |
World Rowing Cup | Nations | 1997 | Winners in varying numbers of events per stage (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Three stages | |
World Indoor Rowing Championships | Individual and teams | 2018 | Winners in 6 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Rugby league | Rugby League World Cup | Nations | 1954 | Australia (2021) | 2026 | Quadrennial | Quadrennial after 2013, Most wins: Australia 12, Great Britain 3, New Zealand 1 |
Rugby union | Rugby World Cup | Nations | 1987 | South Africa (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | Most wins: South Africa 4, New Zealand 3, Australia 2, England 1 |
Rugby sevens | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Nations | 1993 | Fiji (2022) | 2026 | 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 | Winners in various weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
Sepak Takraw | ISTAF World Cup | Nations | 2011 | Thailand (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |
Shooting | ISSF World Shooting Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1897 | Winners in 28 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
ISSF World Shotgun Championships | Individuals & Nations | 1934 | Winners in 4 events (2022) | 2023 | Biennial | ||
World Running Target Championships | Individuals & Team | 1961 | (Winners in 10 events) (2022) | 2024 | Quadrennial | ||
ISSF World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | China (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Skateboarding | World Skateboarding Championship | Park | 2016 | Augusto Akio (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
Street | 2010 | Toa Sasaki (2024) | 2025 | ||||
Skeleton | IBSF World Championships | Individual | 1982 | Christopher Grotheer (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
Skeleton World Cup | Individual | 1986–87 | Matt Weston (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | ||
Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals & Teams | 1962 | Winners in 3 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
FIS Ski Flying World Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Stefan Kraft (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | ||
National Team | 2004 | Slovenia (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |||
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Stefan Kraft (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | ||
Snooker | World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1927 | Kyren Wilson (2024) | 2025 | Annual | This championship is open to both sexes, but no woman has ever won the event.[6] Most wins in modern era: Stephen Hendry 7, Steve Davis 6, Ronnie O'Sullivan 7 |
IBSF World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1963 | Muhammad Asif (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship | |
Six-red World Championship | Individuals | 2008 | Ding Junhui (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
Snooker World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | John Higgins&Stephen Maguire (2019) | Defunct | Annual | ||
Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | Winners in 6 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
FIS Snowboard World Cup | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in 6 disciplines (2023–24) | 2024–25 | Annual | ||
Softball | Men's Softball World Cup | Nations | 1966 | Australia (2022) | 2025 | Triennial | Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, biennially till 2019, now triennially |
Speed skating | World Allround Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1889 | Jordan Stolz (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Ning Zhongyan (2024) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
World Single Distance Championships | Individuals and Teams | 1996 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held | |
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | Individuals and Teams | 1976 | Winners in 4 events (2024) | 2025 | 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 | |
World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships | Nations | 1991 | South Korea (2011) | Defunct | Annual | Discontinued after 2011 | |
Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1976 | Diego Elías (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
World International Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles teams | 1997 | Elliott Lowe & Raphael Segal (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | ||
WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1967 | Egypt (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | 2021 Championship cancelled | |
Sumo | Sumo World Championships | Openweight | 1992 | Winners in various weight classes (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
Surfing | World Surfing Games | Individuals & Team | 1964 | Gabriel Medina (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | Fan Zhendong (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Doubles | Wang Chuqin & Fan Zhendong (2023) | ||||||
World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1926 | China (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | ||
Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 8 weight classes (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Nations | South Korea (2023) | ||||||
World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships | Teams | 2006 | Iran (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championship | Nations | 1971 | Chinese Taipei (2023) | 2027 | Quadrennial | |
Teqball | Teqball World Championships | Men's singles | 2017 | Adrian Duszak (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
Men's doubles | 2017 | Csaba Banyik / Balázs Katz (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |||
Tennis | Davis Cup | Nations | 1900 | Italy (2023) | 2024 | 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 (2012) | Defunct | Annual | ||
Triathlon | World Triathlon Championship Series | Individuals | 2009 | Alex Yee (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
World Triathlon Long Distance Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Antonio Benito (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
World Triathlon Duathlon Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Javier Martín (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Émile Blondel-Hermant (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships | Individuals | 1998 | Kevin Viñuela (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
World Triathlon Winter Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Franco Pesavento (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
World Triathlon Cross Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Michele Bonacina (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Ironman World Championship | Individuals | 1978 | Patrick Lange (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Rico Bogen (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
Volleyball | FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship | Nations | 1949 | Italy (2022) | 2025 | Biennial | Most wins: Soviet Union 6, Italy 4, Brazil 3, Poland 3 |
FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup | Nations | 1965 | Brazil (2019) | Defunct | Quadrennial | Most wins: Soviet Union and Russia 6, Brazil 3, United States 2 | |
FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup | Nations | 1993 | Brazil (2017) | Defunct | Quadrennial | ||
FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League | Nations | 2018 | France (2024) | 2025 | Annual | It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World League (1990–2017) | |
FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | Clubs | 1989 | Sir Sicoma Perugia (2023) | 2024 | Annual | ||
Wakeboarding | World Wakeboard Championship | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in various events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |
Water skiing | Water Ski World Championships | Individuals | 1949 | Frederick Winter (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | |
Weightlifting | World Weightlifting Championships | Individuals | 1891 | Winners in 10 weight classes (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
Windsurfing | Windsurfing World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | Lars Kleppich (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
Wrestling (amateur) | World Wrestling Championships | Individuals | 1904 | Winners in 8 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years |
Wrestling World Cup (freestyle) | Nations | 1973 | United States (2022) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman) | Nations | 1980 | Iran (2022) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Wushu | World Wushu Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 22 events (2023) | 2025 | Biennial |
Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held |
Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aquatic | FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | 4×50 m Mixed freestyle relay | 1993 | France (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | |
4×50 m Mixed medley relay | 1993 | United States (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | |||
Archery | World Archery Championships | Team recurve male – female pair |
1931 | South Korea (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |
Team compound male – female pair |
1995 | Colombia (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |||
Badminton | BWF World Championships | Mixed Doubles | 1977 | Seo Seung-jae & Chae Yoo-jung (2023) | 2025 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
Sudirman Cup | Nations | 1989 | China (2023) | 2025 | Biennial | ||
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | Mixed Doubles | 1998 | Winners in 3 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | ||
Basketball | FIBA 3x3 World Championships | National teams of two men and two women |
2012 | France (2012) | Defunct | Three players are on the court at any one time | |
Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | 4 × 7.5 km M+W relay | 2005 | Norway (2021) | 2023 | Annual | Not held in the Winter Olympic Years |
6 km M + 7.5 km W single relay | 2021 | France (2021) | 2023 | Annual | Not held in the Winter Olympic Years | ||
Bowls | World Indoor Bowls Championships | Mixed Pairs | 2004 | Paul Foster, Alison Merrien (2022) | 2023 | Annual | |
Cheerleading | The Cheerleading Worlds | Mixed teams | GymTyme All-Stars Chrome (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Cross-country Team relay | 1999 | France (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Team trials | 1999 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
Curling | World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | National mixed teams male – female pair |
2008 | Sweden (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2020 cancellation |
World Mixed Curling Championship | National mixed teams (4 players) | 2015 | Sweden (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2020–2022 championships were cancelled | |
World Wheelchair Curling Championship | National mixed teams (5 players) | 2002 | Norway (2024) | 2025 | Annual | 2021 was postponed to October | |
World Wheelchair Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | National mixed teams (2 players) | 2022 | South Korea (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Inaugural event pushed from 2021 to 2022 | |
Diving | World Diving Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |
Dodgeball | Dodgeball World Championship | Nations - Foam | 2016 | Canada | 2026 | Biennial | |
Nations - Cloth | 2022 | Austria | 2026 | Biennial | |||
Equestrian | Dressage World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (2021–22) | 2022–23 | Annual | |
Driving World Championships | Teams and Individuals | 1972 | Boyd Exell (individual, 2022) Netherlands (team, 2022) |
2024 | Biennial | ||
Mounted Games World Individual Championships | Individuals | 1986 | Colin Verdelhan (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
Mounted Games World Pairs Championships | Pairs | 1992 | Jake O'Connor Craig O'Connor (2019) |
2020 | Annual | ||
Mounted Games World Team Championships | Team | 1986 | England (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
Show Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Steve Guerdat (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
FEI Endurance World Championship | Individuals | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |||
Flying disc | WFDF World Overall Championships | Individuals | (2019) | Annual | |||
WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championship | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |||
Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | National pairs male – female pair from the same nation |
1908 | (FSR) Anastasia Mishina & Aleksandr Galliamov (2022) | 2023 | Annual | |
Ice Dance male – female pair from the same nation |
1952 | (FSR) Victoria Sinitsina & Nikita Katsalapov (2022) | 2023 | ||||
Gymnastics | Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Teams | 2016 | (RGF) (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |
Mixed pairs | 1974 | ||||||
Inline speed skating | World Inline speed skating Championships | Teams | 1937 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
Korfball | IKF World Korfball Championship | 4 females and 4 males | 1978 | Netherlands
(2019) |
2023 | Quadrennial | |
Modern Pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Mixed Relay | 2001 | South Korea (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |
Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Nations | 1989 | Austria (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Nations | 2001 | 2021 | Biennial | Not held in 2015, 2017 and 2019 | ||
Modern Pentathlon | UIPM Biathle-Triathle World Championships | Nationals | Annika Schneider & Uli Raeth (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Nine-pin bowling | Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships | Mixed tandems | 2004 | Renáta Navrkalová & Jan Endršt (2018) | 2023 | 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 | TBA | Annual | Not held in 2019 | |
Pétanque | Pétanque World Championships | Nations | 2017 | Thailand (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |
Quidditch | IQA World Cup | Nations | 2012 | United States
(2018) |
2022 | Biennial | Quidditch has rules based on gender, not sex, calling itself a mixed-gender sport |
Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Nations | 1992 | Polina Zakharova & Artem Gorodynets & Ievgenii Tsyren (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |
Rowing | World Rowing Championships | PR2 Mixed double sculls 1 Male & 1 Female |
2013 | Great Britain (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |
PR3 Mixed double sculls 1 Male & 1 Female |
2013 | Australia (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |||
PR3 Mixed coxed four 2 Male & 2 Female plus an open coxswain |
2013 | Great Britain (2023) | 2024 | Annual | |||
World Indoor Rowing Championships | Mixed 2000 m relay 2 Male & 2 Female |
2018 | Finland Team FINLAND (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Sailing | IFDS SKUD 18 World Championship | Female or Mixed Pair | 2007 | 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 | ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships | Teams | 2000 | Les Suprêmes (2022) | 2023 | Annual | |
Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Mixed doubles | 1926 | Wang Chuqin & Sun Yingsha (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |
World Para Table Tennis Championships | Mixed doubles | 1990 | Winners in 7 events (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | ||
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 |
United Cup | National teams of men and women | 2024 | Germany (2024) | 2025 | Annual | ||
Teqball | Teqball World Championships | Nations | 2017 | Csaba Bányik & Zsanett Janicsek (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |
Triathlon | World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships | National teams of two men and two women | 2003 | France (2019) | 2022 | Annual |