World Aquatics Championships

"FINA World Swimming Championships" redirects here. For the short course swimming-only championships, which uses a 25-metre pool, see FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m).

World Aquatics Championships

Status| Active
Genre| Global sporting event
Date(s)| Two weeks (usually mid-year)
Frequency| Usually biennial (formerly annually from 2022 to 2024)
Location(s)| Various host cities
Years active| 52 years
Inaugurated| 1973 (1973)
Most recent| Singapore 2025
Previous event| Doha 2024
Next event| Budapest 2027
Activity| Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, Artistic Swimming, Open Water Swimming, High Diving
Organised by| World Aquatics
Sponsor| Myrtha Pools
Nongfu Spring
Omega
Sony
Yakult
Editions| 22 (including 2025)
Website| worldaquatics.com
2025 World Aquatics Championships

The World Aquatics Championships, formerly the FINA World Championships, are the World Championships for six aquatic disciplines: swimming, diving, high diving, open water swimming, artistic swimming, and water polo. The championships are staged by World Aquatics, formerly known as FINA (Fédération internationale de natation), the international federation recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for administering international competitions in water sports. The championships are World Aquatics' largest and main event traditionally held biennially every odd year, with all six of the aquatic disciplines contested every championships. Dr. Hal Henning, FINA's president from 1972 through 1976, and their first American President, was highly instrumental in starting the first World Aquatics Championships, and in retaining the number of swimming events in the Olympics, which gave an advantage to nations with larger, more balanced swim teams.[1]

The championships were first staged in 1973 in Belgrade, Yugoslavia, with competitions held in swimming, diving, synchronised swimming and water polo.[2] In 1991 open water swimming was added to the championships as a fifth discipline.[3] In 2013 high diving was added to the championships as a sixth discipline.[4] In 2017 the synchronised swimming discipline was renamed to artistic swimming.[5]

Prior to the 9th World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka in 2001, the championships had been staged at various intervals of two to four years. From 2001 to 2019 the championships were held biennially in odd years. Due to interruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic, travel restrictions, host venues withdrawing from hosting championships and World Aquatics' withdrawing the rights to host championships, the championships held annually from 2022 to 2024 until back to biennial from 2025 onwards.

The World Open Water Swimming Championships (also known as 'Open Water Worlds') is part of the World Aquatics Championships. Additional standalone editions of the Open Water Championships were also held in the even years from 2000 to 2010. The World Masters Championships (also known as 'Masters Worlds) is open to athletes 25 years and above (30+ years in water polo) in each aquatics discipline excluding high diving and has been held as part of the World Aquatics Championships since 2015. Prior to this, the Masters Championship was held separately, biennially in even years.

Athletes from all current 208 World Aquatics member federations are eligible to compete at the championships, along with athletes considered 'Neutral Independent Athletes' under the rules of World Aquatics and athletes from the 'World Aquatics Refugee Team'. The 2019 championships set the record for the most athletes participating (2,623).[6] At the recent 2025 championships athletes participated from 206 nations: 203 member federations, 1 Athlete Refugee Team and 2 Neutral Athletes teams.

## Championships

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Member federations referred to as winners, second, and third, in the table below, are the top three nation's listed on the medal tally based on the standard method of ranking (being total gold medals, followed by total silver medals, and then total bronze medals).

Year  | Dates  | Edition  | Location  | Nations  | Athletes  | Events  | Events details  | Winner  | Second  | Third  | Most medals

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1973 | 31 August – 9 September  | 1 |  Belgrade, Yugoslavia | 47  | 686  | 37  | 18 (M), 19 (W)  |  United States |  East Germany |  Italy |  United States
1975 | 19–27 July  | 2 |  Cali, Colombia | 39  | 682  | 37  | 18 (M), 19 (W)  |  United States |  East Germany |  Hungary |  United States
1978 | 20–28 August  | 3 |  West Berlin, West Germany | 49  | 828  | 37  | 18 (M), 19 (W)  |  United States* |  Soviet Union |  Canada |  United States
1982 | 29 July – 8 August  | 4 |  Guayaquil, Ecuador | 52  | 848  | 37  | 18 (M), 19 (W)  |  United States |  East Germany |  Soviet Union |  United States
1986 | 13–23 August  | 5 |  Madrid, Spain | 34  | 1,119  | 41  | 19 (M), 22 (W)  |  East Germany |  United States |  Canada |  United States
1991 | 3–13 January  | 6 |  Perth, Australia | 60  | 1,142  | 45  | 21 (M), 24 (W)  |  United States |  China |  Hungary |  United States
1994 | 1–11 September  | 7 |  Rome, Italy | 102  | 1,400  | 45  | 21 (M), 24 (W)  |  China |  United States |  Russia |  China
1998 | 8–17 January  | 8 |  Perth, Australia | 121  | 1,371  | 53  | 24 (M), 27 (W), 2 (X)  |  United States |  Russia |  Australia |  United States
2001 | 16–29 July  | 9 |  Fukuoka, Japan | 134  | 1,498  | 61  | 29 (M), 32 (W)  |  Australia |  China |  United States |  United States
2003 | 12–27 July  | 10 |  Barcelona, Spain | 157  | 2,015  | 62  | 29 (M), 33 (W)  |  United States |  Russia |  Australia |  United States
2005 | 16–31 July  | 11 |  Montreal, Canada | 144  | 1,784  | 62  | 29 (M), 33 (W)  |  United States |  Australia |  China |  United States
2007 | 18 March – 1 April  | 12 |  Melbourne, Australia | 167  | 2,158  | 65  | 29 (M), 36 (W)  |  United States |  Russia |  Australia |  United States
2009 | 17 July – 2 August  | 13 |  Rome, Italy | 185  | 2,556  | 65  | 29 (M), 36 (W)  |  United States |  China |  Russia |  United States
and  China
2011 | 16–31 July  | 14 |  Shanghai, China | 181  | 2,220  | 66  | 29 (M), 36 (W), 1 (X)  |  United States |  China |  Russia |  China
2013 | 19 July – 4 August  | 15 |  Barcelona, Spain | 181  | 2,293  | 68  | 30 (M), 37 (W), 1 (X)  |  United States |  China |  Russia |  United States
2015 | 24 July – 9 August  | 16 |  Kazan, Russia | 190  | 2,400  | 75  | 30 (M), 37 (W), 8 (X)  |  China |  United States |  Russia |  China
2017 | 14–30 July  | 17 |  Budapest, Hungary | 182  | 2,360  | 75  | 30 (M), 37 (W), 8 (X)  |  United States |  China |  Russia |  United States
2019 | 12–28 July  | 18 |  Gwangju, South Korea | 192  | 2,623 | 76  | 30 (M), 38 (W), 8 (X)  |  China |  United States |  Russia |  United States
2022 | 18 June – 3 July  | 19 |  Budapest, Hungary | 183  | 2,034  | 74  | 29 (M), 37 (W), 8 (X)  |  United States |  China |  Italy |  United States**
2023 | 14–30 July  | 20 |  Fukuoka, Japan | 195  | 2,392  | 75  | 31 (M), 33 (W), 11 (X)  |  China |  Australia |  United States |  United States
2024 | 2–18 February  | 21 |  Doha, Qatar | 199  | 2,603  | 75  | 31 (M), 33 (W), 11 (X)  |  China*  |  United States |  Australia |  China
2025 | 11 July – 3 August  | 22 |  Singapore | 206 | 2,434  | 77 | 32 (M), 34 (W), 11 (X)  |  China |  Australia |  United States |  China
2027  | 26 June – 18 July  | 23  |  Budapest, Hungary[7] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
2029  |  | 24  |  Beijing, China[8] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

* Record by number of gold medals –  United States (23 gold medals, 1978) and  China (23 gold medals, 2024)
** Record by number of total medals –  United States (49 medals in total, 2022)

## All-time medal table

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Updated after the 2025 World Aquatics Championships.

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States| 312| 257| 201| 770
2|  China| 222| 136| 106| 464
3|  Australia| 130| 134| 98| 362
4|  Russia| 105| 73| 62| 240
5|  Italy| 53| 73| 81| 207
6|  East Germany| 51| 44| 27| 122
7|  Germany| 48| 67| 74| 189
8|  Hungary| 44| 37| 36| 117
9|  Great Britain| 37| 39| 67| 143
10|  France| 37| 38| 39| 114
11|  Canada| 34| 57| 75| 166
12|  Netherlands| 25| 42| 36| 103
13|  Sweden| 21| 21| 18| 60
14|  Japan| 20| 53| 82| 155
15|  Spain| 18| 45| 40| 103
16|  Brazil| 17| 15| 19| 51
17|  Soviet Union| 16| 28| 28| 72
18|  South Africa| 14| 9| 18| 41
19|  Ukraine| 13| 20| 30| 63
20|  West Germany| 8| 7| 12| 27
21|  Romania| 7| 2| 9| 18
22|  Poland| 6| 12| 12| 30
23|  Neutral Athletes B [a]| 6| 8| 4| 18
24|  Greece| 6| 7| 10| 23
25|  Tunisia| 6| 3| 4| 13
26|  Lithuania| 6| 3| 3| 12
27|  Denmark| 4| 9| 8| 21
28|  Zimbabwe| 4| 5| 0| 9
29|  South Korea| 4| 2| 6| 12
30|  Serbia| 4| 2| 1| 7
31|  Mexico| 3| 18| 22| 43
32|  Croatia| 3| 3| 4| 10
33|  Finland| 3| 2| 2| 7
34|  New Zealand| 2| 6| 8| 16
35|  Austria| 2| 6| 6| 14
36|  Belarus| 2| 1| 3| 6
Yugoslavia| 2| 1| 3| 6
38|  Portugal| 2| 1| 1| 4
39|  Ireland| 2| 0| 0| 2
40|  Switzerland| 1| 8| 2| 11
41|  North Korea| 1| 4| 3| 8
42|  Belgium| 1| 2| 3| 6
43|  Hong Kong| 1| 2| 1| 4
Norway| 1| 2| 1| 4
45|  Malaysia| 1| 1| 6| 8
46|  Bulgaria| 1| 1| 4| 6
47|  Colombia| 1| 1| 2| 4
Costa Rica| 1| 1| 2| 4
Serbia and Montenegro| 1| 1| 2| 4
50|  Kazakhstan| 1| 0| 1| 2
51|  Suriname| 1| 0| 0| 1
52|  Slovakia| 0| 3| 2| 5
53|  Czech Republic| 0| 3| 0| 3
54|  Neutral Athletes A [b]| 0| 1| 2| 3
55|  Cuba| 0| 1| 1| 2
Czechoslovakia| 0| 1| 1| 2
Iceland| 0| 1| 1| 2
Jamaica| 0| 1| 1| 2
59|  Ecuador| 0| 1| 0| 1
Israel| 0| 1| 0| 1
Montenegro| 0| 1| 0| 1
62|  Egypt| 0| 0| 5| 5
63|  Argentina| 0| 0| 2| 2
Neutral Independent Athletes [c]| 0| 0| 2| 2
Singapore| 0| 0| 2| 2
66|  Bosnia and Herzegovina| 0| 0| 1| 1
Kyrgyzstan| 0| 0| 1| 1
Monaco| 0| 0| 1| 1
Puerto Rico| 0| 0| 1| 1
Trinidad and Tobago| 0| 0| 1| 1
Venezuela| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (71 entries)| 1,311| 1,323| 1,307| 3,941

## Multiple gold medalists

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Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count per type.

Rank  | Athlete  | Country  | Gender  | Discipline  | From  | To  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze  | Total

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1 | Michael Phelps |  United States | M | Swimming | 2001 | 2011 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 33
2 | Katie Ledecky |  United States | F | Swimming | 2013 | 2025 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 30
3 | Svetlana Romashina |  Russia | F | Artistic swimming | 2005 | 2019 | 21 | – | – | 21
4 | Natalia Ishchenko |  Russia | F | Artistic swimming | 2005 | 2015 | 19 | 2 | – | 21
5 | Ryan Lochte |  United States | M | Swimming | 2005 | 2015 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 27
6 | Svetlana Kolesnichenko |  Russia | F | Artistic swimming | 2011 | 2019 | 16 | – | – | 16
7 | Caeleb Dressel |  United States | M | Swimming | 2017 | 2022 | 15 | 2 | – | 17
8 | Sarah Sjöström |  Sweden | F | Swimming | 2009 | 2024 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 25
9 | Alla Shishkina |  Russia | F | Artistic swimming | 2009 | 2019 | 14 | – | – | 14
10 | Simone Manuel |  United States | F | Swimming | 2013 | 2025 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 20

## Disciplines, events & medalists

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Except where specified below, there are male and female categories for each event.

### Swimming (since 1973)

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Main article: Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)

Distance | Free | Back | Breast | Fly | I.M. | Free relay | Medley relay | Mixed free relay | Mixed medley relay

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50 m | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |
100 m | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |  |
200 m | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |  |  |  |
400 m | ● |  |  |  | ● | ● | ● | ● | ●
800 m | ● |  |  |  |  | ● |  |  |
1500 m | ● |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

### Diving (since 1973)

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Main article: World Diving Championships

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving

Men's and women's events:

* 1 m springboard
* 3 m springboard
* 10 m platform
* synchronized 3 m springboard
* synchronized 10 m platform

Mixed events:

* synchronized 3 m springboard
* synchronized 10 m platform
* 3 m springboard / 10 m platform team

### Artistic swimming (since 1973)

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Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in synchronised swimming

Except for Acrobatic routine, all events include technical and free routines, with medals awarded separately.

* Solo, including men's solo since 2023
* Duet, including mixed pair (male-female) since 2015
* Team (since 2023 open event to men and women)
* Acrobatic routine since 2023 (open event to men and women)

### Water polo (since 1973)

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Main article: Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships

Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo

* Men's tournament
* Women's tournament

### Open water swimming (since 1991)

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Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in open water swimming

* 3 km knockout sprints
* 5 km
* 10 km
* Mixed relay

### High diving (since 2013)

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Main article: List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in high diving

* 27 m (men only)
* 20 m (women only)

## See also

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* World Aquatics
* FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
* FINA World Junior Swimming Championships
* FINA Swimming World Cup
* FINA World Masters Championships
* FINA Marathon Swim World Series
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (men)
* List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming (women)
* List of World Championships records in swimming
* Major achievements in swimming by nation

## Notes

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1. ^ At the 2025 World Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Russia were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia. They instead participated as "Neutral Athletes B (NAB)" and under the World Aquatics flag.
2. ^ At the 2025 World Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Russia. They instead participated as "Neutral Athletes A (NAA)" and under the World Aquatics flag.
3. ^ At the 2024 World Championships, in accordance with sanctions imposed following by the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, athletes from Belarus were not permitted to use the name, flag, or anthem of Belarus. They instead participated as "Neutral Independent Athletes (NIA)" and under the World Aquatics flag.

## References

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1. ^ "North Central Cardinals Athletic Hall of Fame, Dr. Harold Henning". northcentralcardinals.com.
2. ^ "Overview". World Aquatics. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
3. ^ "Overview". World Aquatics. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
4. ^ "Overview". World Aquatics. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
5. ^ "Overview". World Aquatics. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
6. ^ "18th FINA World Championships: Entry List by Event" (PDF). Omega Timing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 July 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
7. ^ "World Aquatics Championships 2025 awarded to Singapore". World Aquatics. 9 February 2023. Retrieved 9 February 2023.
8. ^ "Beijing announced as World Aquatics Championships 2029 host". World Aquatics. 11 February 2024. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

## External links

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* 1973 World Aquatics Championships results
* 1975 World Aquatics Championships results
* 1978 World Aquatics Championships results
* 1982 World Aquatics Championships results
* 1986 World Aquatics Championships results
* 1991 World Aquatics Championships results
* 1994 World Aquatics Championships results
* 1998 World Aquatics Championships results
* 2001 World Aquatics Championships results
* 2003 World Aquatics Championships results
* 2005 World Aquatics Championships results
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* 2009 World Aquatics Championships results
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* 2013 World Aquatics Championships results
* 2015 World Aquatics Championships results
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* 2019 World Aquatics Championships results
* 2022 World Aquatics Championships results
* 2023 World Aquatics Championships results
* 2024 World Aquatics Championships results
* 2025 World Aquatics Championships results
* Results from Omegatiming (archived)
* Results from sports123 (Swimming) (archived)
* Results from sports123 (Diving) (archived)
* Results from sports123 (Synch swimming) (archived)
* Results from sports123 (Waterpolo) (archived)
* Results from TheSports.org
* Results from Swimrankings

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World Aquatics

Disciplines|

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Presidents|

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Continental
associations|

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* 1991
* 1994
* 1998
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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High diving|

* 1973
* 1975
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1991
* 1994
* 1998
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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Open water swimming|

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* 1975
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* 1982
* 1986
* 1991
* 1994
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* 2001
* 2003
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* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
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* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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* 2006
* 2008
* 2010

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* 1991
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* 2009
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* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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Synchronised swimming|

* 1973
* 1975
* 1978
* 1982
* 1986
* 1991
* 1994
* 1998
* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

Water polo|

* 1973
* 1975
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* 1986
* 1991
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* 2001
* 2003
* 2005
* 2007
* 2009
* 2011
* 2013
* 2015
* 2017
* 2019
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
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* Diving
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* Open water swimming
* Swimming
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* women
* Synchronised swimming
* Water polo

See also
FINA World Open Water Swimming Championships
World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m)

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* men
* women
* Ice hockey
* men
* women
* Lacrosse
* men
* women
* Rugby 7s
* Softball
* men
* women
* Volleyball
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Water polo
* men
* women

|

Individual|

* Aquatic sports
* Archery
* Athletics
* outdoor
* race walking
* Badminton
* men
* women
* mixed
* individual
* Biathlon
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Boxing
* women
* Canoeing
* slalom
* sprint
* Cycling
* BMX
* mountain biking
* road
* track
* urban
* Equestrianism
* dressage
* eventing
* show jumping
* Fencing
* Golf
* men
* women
* Gymnastics
* artistic
* rhythmic
* trampoline
* Ice skating
* figure
* short track
* speed
* Judo
* Luge
* artificial track
* natural track
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Olympic Class Combined Worlds
* Shooting
* Skateboarding
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* freestyle
* snowboarding
* Ski mountaineering
* Sport climbing
* Squash
* individual
* doubles
* team
* Surfing
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* men
* women
* Triathlon
* mixed relay
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

Discontinued|

* Basque pelota
* Cricket
* Test
* Croquet
* singles
* team
* Dance sport
* breakdancing
* Karate
* Polo
* Rackets
* Real tennis
* Rugby union
* men
* women
* Tug of war
* outdoor
* indoor

Paralympic sports|

| Team|

* Blind football
* Para ice hockey
* men
* women
* Wheelchair basketball
* Wheelchair handball
* Wheelchair rugby
* Wheelchair curling
* mixed team
* Goalball
* Sitting volleyball

|

Individual|

* Archery
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Bobsleigh and skeleton
* Climbing
* Cycling
* track cycling
* road cycling
* Powerlifting
* Shooting
* Snowboard
* Skiing
* alpine
* Nordic
* Swimming
* Table tennis

Combat sports|

* Brazilian jiu-jitsu
* Ju-Jitsu World Championships
* Kendo
* Kickboxing (amateur)
* Muaythai
* Sambo
* Sumo
* Wrestling
* beach wrestling
* catch
* grappling
* Wushu

Cue sports|

* Carom billiards
* Three-cushion
* men
* women
* team
* Five-pins
* individual
* team
* artistic
* English billiards
* amateurs
* women
* Pool
* blackball
* chinese eight ball
* eight-ball
* men nine-ball
* women nine-ball
* team nine-ball
* pyramid
* ten-ball
* straight pool
* Snooker
* men
* women
* team
* amateurs
* six-red

Mind sports|

* Backgammon
* Bridge
* Chess
* open
* women
* team
* Draughts
* men
* women
* checkers
* draughts-64
* draughts-64 women
* Go
* Puzzles
* Scrabble
* Sudoku
* Xiangqi

| Esports|

* Call of Duty
* Counter-Strike
* Dota 2
* eSailing
* FIFA
* Fortnite
* League of Legends
* Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
* NES Tetris
* Overwatch
* Pro Evolution Soccer
* Rainbow Six Siege
* Rocket League
* Smite
* StarCraft II
* Valorant

|

Motorsport|

| Auto racing|

* Formula E
* Formula One
* Hill climb
* Karting
* Rallying
* Rallycross
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sports Car Endurance
* Touring Car

|

Motorcycle sports|

* Endurance
* Enduro
* Beach Racing
* SuperEnduro
* Hard Enduro
* team endurance
* Ice racing
* individual
* team
* Grand Prix
* MotoGP
* Moto2
* Moto3
* MotoE
* Motocross
* individual
* women
* nations
* Supercross
* SuperMotocross
* Sidecarcross
* Snowcross
* Production
* Superbike
* Supersport
* Supersport 300
* Women
* Rally raid
* Bajas
* Sidecar
* Speedway
* individual
* team
* long track
* team long track
* flat track
* Supermoto
* team
* Trial
* nations
* E-Bike
* cross

Other|

* Aeroplane sport
* Aerobatic
* Aerobatic GP
* Powerboating
* Aquabike
* F1
* F4s
* offshore
* Radio-controlled racing
* 1:10 electric off-road
* 1:8 nitro off-road
* Tank biathlon

Other sports|

| Team|

* American football
* men
* women
* Australian football
* Baseball5
* Ball hockey
* Bandy
* men
* men's club
* women
* women's club
* Cricket
* ODI (men)
* ODI (women)
* Beach handball
* Beach soccer
* Beach tennis
* Canoe polo
* Dancesport
* Formation Latin
* Dodgeball
* Fistball
* Floorball
* men
* women
* Futsal
* men
* women
* men's club
* women
* Indoor hockey
* men
* women
* Inline hockey
* Kabaddi
* Circle
* Standard
* Kho kho
* Korfball
* Lacrosse
* indoor
* Life saving
* Minifootball
* Netball
* Padel tennis
* Quadball
* Ringette
* Rogaining
* Roll Ball
* Roller derby
* men
* women
* Roller hockey
* men
* women
* Rugby league
* men
* men's club
* women
* Sailing
* Yachts
* Dinghies
* Sepaktakraw
* Socca
* Synchronized skating
* Tchoukball
* Underwater hockey
* Underwater rugby

|

Individual|

* Air sports
* ballooning
* gliding
* parachuting
* paragliding
* Aquatics
* water skiing
* Armwrestling
* Archery
* indoor
* 3D
* field
* Athletics
* cross country
* half marathon
* indoor
* women's decathlon
* relays
* 100 km
* mountain running
* long distance mountain running
* snowshoe running
* skyrunning
* trail running
* Bowling
* Tenpin
* Ninepin (singles, team)
* Bowls
* indoor
* outdoor
* Canoeing
* marathon
* ocean race
* wildwater
* SUP
* canoe sailing
* freestyle
* waveski
* Crokinole
* CrossFit
* Cycling
* cyclo-cross
* indoor
* mountain bike marathon
* trials
* Darts
* WDF
* PDC
* team
* Finswimming
* Fishing
* freshwater
* fly fishing
* Gymnastics
* acrobatic
* aerobic
* parkour
* Ice Climbing
* Modern pentathlon
* biathle
* triathle
* laser run
* Mounted games
* Orienteering
* foot
* ski
* mountain bike
* trail
* Pétanque
* Powerlifting
* Racquetball
* Roller Sports
* artistic skating
* inline alpine
* inline downhill
* inline speed skating
* roller freestyle
* scootering
* Rowing
* coastal
* indoor
* Shooting
* practical handgun
* practical rifle
* practical shotgun
* Skiing
* flying
* speed
* telemark
* Summer biathlon
* Strength athletics
* men
* women
* Surfing
* short board
* long board
* big wave
* SUP/paddleboard
* Swimming
* short course
* Teqball
* Triathlon
* Aquathlon
* Duathlon
* Ironman
* Ironman 70.3
* cross
* cross duathlon
* long distance
* long distance duathlon
* sprint
* winter
* Yo-yo

* See also: World cups

* v
* t
* e

International sports world tours and series

Ball sports|

* Badminton
* Beach volleyball
* Golf
* Lawn bowl
* outdoor
* indoor
* Racquetball
* men
* women
* Rugby sevens
* men
* women
* Squash
* Table tennis
* Tennis
* men
* women

Summer sports|

* Archery
* Athletics
* outdoor
* indoor
* combined events
* continental
* cross country
* race walking
* Bodyboarding
* Canoe slalom
* Chess
* Cue sports
* pool
* Euro Tour
* Women's
* snooker
* Diving
* high diving
* Fencing
* Gymnastics
* artistic
* rhythmic
* World Cup
* Grand Prix
* Judo
* Modern pentathlon
* Shooting
* Skyrunning
* Surfing

Winter sports|

* Biathlon
* Figure skating
* Skiing
* alpine
* cross-country
* freestyle
* nordic combined
* ski jumping
* Sledding
* bobsleigh
* luge
* skeleton
* Snowboarding
* Speed skating
* long track
* short track

Racing sports|

* Automobile racing
* electric
* endurance
* karting
* open wheel
* rally
* touring
* Cycling
* bicycle motocross
* cyclo-cross
* mountain biking
* men's road
* women's road
* track
* six-day racing
* Motorcycle racing
* grand prix
* superbike
* motocross
* speedway
* sidecar
* Mountain running
* Rowing
* Sailing
* Swimming
* marathon
* Triathlon

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