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When do the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games take place? What's happening with world championships? Here's what to look out for in a huge year of sport.

Find out the key dates for Olympic qualifiers, World Championships, and other major sports events in 2021.

A guide to the year 2021 in sports including the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

A big year in the sporting landscape is upon us, with the postponed **Olympic Games** **[Tokyo 2020](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/events/detail/tokyo-2020/)** the highlight.

Circumstances allowing, the world's best athletes will gather in Japan's capital in July, where [baseball](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/baseball/)/[softball](https://www.olympicchannel.com/sports/softball/) makes its Olympic return and [karate](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/karate/), [skateboarding](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/skateboarding/), [sport climbing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/sport-climbing/), and [surfing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/surfing/) will appear on the Olympic programme for the first time.

Due to the delay of the Games, a number of world championships in summer sports originally scheduled for 2021 have been postponed, as the Olympic Games competition or tournament takes pride of place on the calendar.

Here we run through the big events of the year, plus information on final **Olympic qualifying events** that were put back from 2020.

The dates and locations of all events are subject to change, with the prevailing local conditions dictating whether they are held as scheduled.

Multi-sport events
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### **[Olympic Games 2020](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/events/detail/tokyo-2020/)**

**Where?** Tokyo, Japan (some events will take place in other parts of Japan)

**When?** 23 July–8 August 2021, although some events will start prior to 23 July.

It's the big one of the year and the event every athlete plans their four-year cycle around. Competition will begin on 21 July in [football](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/football/) and softball before the Opening Ceremony two days later.

Outside of Tokyo, football matches will also be played in Saitama, Yokohama, Kashima, Rifu, and Sapporo; baseball/softball will be played entirely in Yokohama and Fukushima; [basketball](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/basketball/) in Saitama; [golf](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/golf/) in Kawagoe; and the [athletics](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/athletics/) marathons and race walks [in Sapporo](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/tokyo-2020-olympic-marathon-course-sapporo-finalised/) to avoid high summer temperatures in the capital.

Elsewhere, Tsurigasaki Beach in Chiba Prefecture will host surfing's Olympic debut; [sailing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/sailing/) can be seen off the island of Enoshima south of Tokyo; [track](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/cycling-track/) and [mountainbike](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/mountain-bike/) cycling will be held in Izu City; and the [cycling road](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/cycling-road/) races and individual time trials will be based around the Fuji International Speedway motor racing track.

Outstanding **Tokyo 2020 test events** will also be held in 2021. You can find out more, along with a full schedule, [here](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/tokyo-2020-announces-updated-test-event-calendar/).

Tokyo 2020 - Featured

Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games

### **Paralympic Games 2020**

**Where?** Tokyo, Japan (some events will take place in other parts of Japan)

**When?** 24 August–5 September 2021

A little over two weeks after the Olympic athletes depart Tokyo, it will be the turn of the [Paralympians](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/paralympic/) to shine in Japan.

Summer sports
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### **Aquatics ([Artistic Swimming](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/artistic-swimming/), [Diving](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/diving/),** **[Swimming](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/swimming/), and** **[Water Polo](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/water-polo/))**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Artistic swimming: 2–7 August 2021

Diving: 25 July–7 August 2021

Swimming: 24 July–1 August 2021

Open water swimming: 4–5 August 2021

Water polo: 24 July–8 August 2021

**Other key events**

FINA Men's **Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament**, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. 21–28 February 2021

FINA Women's **Water Polo Olympic Games Qualification Tournament**, Trieste, Italy. 17–24 January 2021

FINA Diving World Cup Tokyo (final Olympic qualifier), Tokyo, Japan. 1–6 May 2021

FINA **Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament**, Tokyo, Japan. Status tbc.

FINA **Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier**, Setubal, Portugal. 19–20 June 2021

United States Olympic Trials, Omaha, Nebraska, USA. 13–20 June 2021

**Cut-off date** for swimming Olympic qualifying standard: 27 June 2021

FINA World Swimming Championships (25m), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. 13–18 December 2021

### **[Archery](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/archery/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

23–31 July 2021

**Other key events**

World Archery **Final Qualification Tournament**, Paris, France. 18–21 July 2021

**World Archery Championships**, Yankton, South Dakota, USA. 19–26 September 2021

Continental Olympic qualifiers will also take place from March through May.

### **[Athletics](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/athletics/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Track and field: 30 July–7 August 2021

Marathons and race walks (Sapporo): 5–8 August 2021

**Other key events**

United States Olympic Trials, Eugene, Oregon, USA. 18–27 June 2021

Qualification for Tokyo 2020 is partially through the World Athletics Rankings. **Ranking cutoff date**: 29 June 2021 (31 May 2021 for marathon and men's 50 km walk)

An exclusive interview with the eight-time Olympic gold medallist reveals the former sprinter thinks "anything is possible" on the new track after he ran 200 metres at the inauguration. There was no "Lightening Bolt" celebration after his team was beaten in an exhibition relay race at the official opening of the Japan National Stadium. But the Jamaican did help set a new World Record on top of his 100m, 200m times. Watch more to find out what Bolt thought of the rebuilt venue where athletics and ceremonies at the Tokyo 2020 Games will take place.

Usain BOLT

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Usain Bolt on the Tokyo 2020 track where he says his World Records could fall

### **[Badminton](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/badminton/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24 July–2 August 2021

**Other key events**

Qualification for Tokyo 2020 is through the World Rankings. **Ranking cutoff date**: 25 April 2021 (rankings published 29 April 2021)

BWF World Tour Finals (2020), Bangkok, Thailand. 27–31 January 2021

BWF **Badminton World Championships**, Huelva, Spain. 29 November–5 December 2021

BWF World Tour Finals (2021), Guangzhou, China. 15–19 December 2021

### **[Baseball](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/baseball/)/[Softball](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/softball/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Baseball: 28 July–7 August 2021

Softball: 21–27 July 2021

**Other key events**

WBSC **Baseball Americas Qualifier**, Florida, USA. 31 May–6 June 2021

WBSC **Baseball Final Qualifier**, Taichung, Chinese Taipei. 16–20 June 2021

### **[Basketball](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/basketball/)** **(including** **[Basketball 3×3](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/basketball-3x3/))**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

3×3: 24–28 July 2021

Basketball: 25 July–8 August 2021

**Other key events**

FIBA **3×3 Olympic Qualifying Tournament**, Graz, Austria. 26–30 May 2021.

FIBA **3×3** **Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament**, Budapest, Hungary. Dates to be announced.

FIBA Men's **Olympic Qualifying Tournaments**, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada; Split, Croatia; Kaunas, Lithuania; Belgrade, Serbia. 22 June–4 July 2021

FIBA Asia Cup, Indonesia. 17–29 August 2021

FIBA AfroBasket, Rwanda. 24 August–5 September 2021

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Basketball 3x3 explained

### **[Boxing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/boxing/)**

The International Olympic Committee suspended its recognition of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) in 2019. The IOC [says](https://www.olympic.org/-/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/News/2019/06/ANNEX-1-Tokyo-2020-Qualification-System-Boxing.pdf): "_Due to the suspension of the IOC recognition of AIBA, all aspects of all boxing competitions, including but not limited to any and_ _[all qualifying competitions](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/events/detail/tokyo-2020-boxing-olympic-qualification-tournaments/)_ _or events for or at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 shall be organised and operated under the authority of the IOC Executive Board. The Executive Board has created a special taskforce with the mandate to organise and ensure the delivery of the qualification events for boxing and the boxing tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and also develop a Tokyo 2020 Qualification System for boxing. The enforcement of the regulations and the qualification criteria will be the responsibility of the Boxing Task Force, the respective national federations of the sport and the NOCs in the fields of their respective responsibilities._"

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24 July–8 August 2021

**Other key events**

Boxing **European Olympic Qualification Event**. Originally suspended after three days of competition in London, Great Britain, March 2020 due to coronavirus measures, to be completed 4–8 June 2021 in Paris, France.

Boxing **Americas Olympic Qualification Event**, 6–13 May 2021, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Both events will be streamed live on Olympic Channel. You can visit the Olympic Channel's **[event page](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/events/detail/tokyo-2020-boxing-olympic-qualification-tournaments/)** for the qualification events, or read our **[preview and explainer](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/tokyo-2020-olympics-boxing-qualification/)**.

### **Canoe/Kayak ([Slalom](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/canoe-kayak/)** **and** **[Sprint](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/canoe-kayak/))**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Slalom: 25–29 July 2021

Sprint: 2–7 August 2021

**Other key events**

ICF **Canoe Sprint World Championships**, Copenhagen, Denmark. 16–19 September 2021

ICF **Canoe Slalom World Championships**, Bratislava, Slovakia. 21–26 September 2021

Continental Olympic qualifiers will take place from February through May.

### **[Cycling – BMX](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/cycling-bmx/)** **(Freestyle and Racing)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Freestyle: 31 July–1 August 2021

Racing: 29–30 July 2021

**Other key events**

UCI **BMX World Championships**, Papendal, Netherlands. 17–22 August 2021

Qualification for Tokyo 2020 is partially through the UCI Olympic BMX Rankings, with cutoff dates to be announced depending on the 2021 World Cup schedules.

If you are training for your sport’s inaugural Olympics, you need to step up your game. That's what Australia's BMX freestyle star Logan Martin did by building his own BMX park.

Cycling BMX Freestyle

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A BMX park in his own backyard! Logan Martin gets ready for Tokyo 2020

### **[Cycling – Mountain Bike](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/mountain-bike/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

26–27 July 2021

**Other key events**

UCI **Mountain Bike World Championships (Cross-country)**, Val di Sole, Italy. 25–29 August 2021

Qualification for Tokyo 2020 is partially through the UCI Olympic Mountain Bike Rankings, with cutoff dates to be announced depending on the 2021 World Cup schedules.

### **[Cycling – Road](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/cycling-road/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24–28 July 2021

**Other key events**

Giro d'Italia, Italy. 8-30 May 2021

Tour de France, France. 26 June-18 July 2021

Vuelta a España, Spain. 14 August-5 September 2021

UCI **Road Cycling World Championships**, Flanders, Belgium. 19–26 September 2021

### **[Cycling – Track](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/cycling-track/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

2–8 August 2021

**Other key events**

UCI **Track Cycling World Championships**, Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. 13–17 October 2021

### **[Equestrian](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/equestrian/)** **(Dressage, Eventing, and Jumping)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Dressage: 24–28 July 2021

Eventing: 30 July–2 August 2021

Jumping: 3–7 August 2021

### **[Fencing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/fencing/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24 July–1 August 2021

**Other key events**

FIE Olympic **Zone Qualifying Events**, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Cairo, Egypt; Panama City, Panama; Madrid, Spain. 15–30 April 2021

Additionally, qualification for Tokyo 2020 is partially through the FIE Official Rankings. **Ranking cutoff date**: 5 April 2021

FIE **World Fencing Championships**, date and location to be announced.

At Tokyo 2020, all twelve events on the fencing programme (individual and team, men's and women's, in all three weapons) will be held for the first time at an Olympic Games. Previously, only two team events would be held for both men and women, with one weapon missing out on rotation every Games.

A chance to enjoy the official promo for the coverage of fencing at the Olympic Games Rio 2016.

Fencing

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The beauty of Fencing

### **[Football](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/football/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

21 July–7 August 2020

**Other key events**

Various Olympic qualifying tournaments will be held in both men's and women's football in February and March 2021.

UEFA European Championships 2020, various countries. 11 June–11 July 2021

CONMEBOL Copa América 2020, Argentina and Colombia. 11 June–10 July 2021

### **[Golf](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/golf/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Men's: 29 July–1 August 2021

Women's: 4–7 August 2021

**Other key events**

ANA Inspiration, Mission Hills, California, USA. 1–4 April 2021

The Masters, Augusta, Georgia, USA. 8–11 April 2021

PGA Championship, Kiawah Island, South Carolina, USA. 20–23 May 2021

US Open, Torrey Pines, California, USA. 17–20 June 2021

Women's PGA Championship, Atlanta Athletic Club, Georgia, USA. 24–27 June 2021

Open Championship, Royal St George's, Sandwich, England, UK. 15–18 July 2021

Women's British Open, Carnoustie, Scotland, UK. 19–22 August 2021

Qualification for Tokyo 2020 is through the Official World Golf Rankings. **Ranking cutoff date**: 21 June 2021 (men), 28 June 2021 (women)

Great Britain's Rose gives Olympic history its first hole-in-one on day one of golf at Rio 2016.

Justin ROSE

Rio 2016 | Olympic Games

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Justin Rose gives Olympic history first hole in one

### **Gymnastics ([Artistic](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/artistic-gymnastics/), [Rhythmic](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/rhythmic-gymnastics/), and** **[Trampoline](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/trampoline/))**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Artistic: 24 July–3 August 2021

Rhythmic: 6–8 August 2021

Trampoline: 30–31 July 2021

**Other key events**

FIG **Artistic Gymnastics World Championships**, Kitakyushu, Japan. 18–24 October 2021

FIG **Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships**, Kitakyushu, Japan. 27–31 October 2021

FIG **Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships**, Baku, Azerbaijan. 11–14 November 2021

Continental championships in 2021 will also double as Olympic qualification events. For the first time ever, world championships in both artistic and rhythmic gymnastics will be held in the same city in the same year.

### **[Handball](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/handball/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24 July–8 August 2021

**Other key events**

IHF **World Men's Handball Championship**, Egypt. 13–31 January 2021

IHF **Women’s Olympic Qualification Tournaments**, Spain; Hungary; Montenegro. 19–21 March 2021

IHF **Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments**, Norway; France; Germany. 12–14 March 2021

IHF **World Women's Handball Championship**, Spain. 2–19 December 2021

### **[Hockey](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/hockey/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24 July–6 August 2021

**Other key events**

FIH Pro League. 11 January 2020–30 May 2021

### **[Judo](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/judo/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24–31 July 2021

**Other key events**

IJF **World Judo Championships**, dates and location to be confirmed by IJF. Hungarian media have reported the event will start on 3 June in Budapest.

Qualification for Tokyo 2020 is through the IJF World Rankings. **Ranking cutoff date**: 28 June 2021

### **[Karate](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/karate/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

5–7 August 2021

**Other key events**

WKF Karate **Tokyo 2020 Qualification Tournament**, Paris, France. 11–13 June 2021

There is also qualification for Tokyo 2020 through the WKF Olympic Standing List. **Ranking cutoff date**: 18 March 2021

Try something new! Enjoy watching this compilation featuring the five new sports that will be introduced in Tokyo 2020.

Inspired By Olympians

Originals

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New Olympic Sports for Tokyo 2020 I Inspired by Olympians

### **[Modern Pentathlon](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/modern-pentathlon/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

5–7 August 2021

**Other key events**

UIPM **Pentathlon World Championships**, Minsk, Belarus. 7–13 June 2021

The World Championships will also serve as the final Olympic qualifier in the sport.

Tokyo 2020 qualification will partially happen through the UIPM Pentathlon World Ranking. **Ranking cutoff date**: 14 June 2021

### **[Rowing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/rowing/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

23–30 July 2021

**Other key events**

FISA **Final Olympic Qualification Regatta**, Lucerne, Switzerland. 16–18 May 2021

FISA **World Rowing Championships**, Shanghai, China. 17–24 October 2021

### **[Rugby Sevens](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/rugby/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

26–31 July 2021

**Other key events**

World Rugby **Olympic Repechage Tournament** (final qualification tournament), Monaco. 19–20 June 2021

### **[Sailing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/sailing/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

25 July–4 August 2021

**Other key events**

African, Asian, and European qualifying events will take place from February through May 2021.

36th America's Cup, Auckland, New Zealand. 6–21 March 2021

Argentine sailor and six-time Olympian Santiago Lange lost half a lung to cancer, but still went on to win his first gold in Rio.

Santiago LANGE

Against All Odds

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Santiago Lange: Beats cancer then wins Olympic Gold

### **[Shooting](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/shooting/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24 July–2 August 2021

**Other key events**

European Shooting Championships 10m, Lohja, Finland. 26 February–8 March 2021 (Olympic qualifier)

European Shotgun Championships and European Shooting Championships 25m/50m, Osijek, Croatia. 23 May–6 June 2021 (Olympic qualifier)

One spot in each individual event will be allocated to an NOC through the ISSF's World Olympic Rankings. **Ranking cutoff date**: to be confirmed after World Cup schedule announced.

### **[Skateboarding](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/skateboarding/)** **(Park and Street)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Park: 4–5 August 2021

Street: 25–26 July 2021

**Other key events**

The 2021 World Championships will act as direct Olympic qualification events for Tokyo 2020. Dates and locations to be announced.

Remaining spots will be allocated through the World Skate Olympic Rankings. **Ranking cutoff date**: 30 June 2021

### **[Sport Climbing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/sport-climbing/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

2–5 August 2021

**Other key events**

IFSC **Climbing World Championships**, Moscow, Russia. 15–22 September 2021

### **[Surfing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/surfing/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

25–28 July 2021, with a window until 1 August 2021 in case of poor weather or surf conditions

**Other key events**

ISA **World Surfing Games**, El Sunzal and La Bocana, El Salvador. 8–16 May 2021 (final Olympic qualifier)

South Africa's Jordy Smith, USA's Kolohe Andino, and France's Johanne Defay speak with the Olympic Channel after earning provisional qualification for Tokyo 2020.

Surfing

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WSL surfers react to qualifying for Tokyo 2020

### **[Table Tennis](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/table-tennis/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24 July–6 August 2021

**Other key events**

ITTF **World Table Tennis Championships Finals** 2021, USA. Exact location and dates to be announced.

ITTF **World Olympic Singles Qualification Event**. Doha, Qatar. 16–19 March 2021

Continental qualification events will also be held in singles and mixed doubles in locations and dates to be confirmed.

### **[Taekwondo](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/taekwondo/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24–27 July 2021

**Other key events**

European and Asian continental Olympic qualifiers will be held from January onwards.

**World Taekwondo Championships**. Dates and location to be announced.

### **[Tennis](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/tennis/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24 July–1 August 2021

**Other key events**

Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia. 8–21 February 2021

ITF **Billie Jean King Cup Finals**, Budapest, Hungary. 13–18 April 2021

French Open, Paris, France. 24 May–13 June 2021

Wimbledon, London, England, UK. 28 June–11 July 2021

US Open, New York, USA. 30 August–12 September 2021

WTA Finals, Shenzhen, China. Dates to be announced.

ATP Finals, Turin, Italy. 14–21 November 2021

ITF **Davis Cup Finals**, Innsbruck, Austria; Turin, Italy; Madrid, Spain. 25 November–5 December 2021

ATP and WTA World Rankings Olympic **qualification cutoff date**: 7 June 2021

Players must make themselves available for Fed Cup or Davis Cup selection (including in qualifiers or zonal events) at least twice between 2016 and 2020 to be eligible to play at Tokyo 2020, with the exception of any cancelled ties due to Covid-19.

### **[Triathlon](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/triathlon/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

26–31 July 2021

Dates for Olympic qualification events and rankings cut-offs to be confirmed.

### **Volleyball** **[(Beach](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/beach-volleyball/)** **and** **[Indoor](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/volleyball/))**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

Beach: 24 July–7 August 2021

Volleyball: 24 July–8 August 2021

**Other key events**

Final beach volleyball qualifiers will be decided through each continent's Continental Cup Final, scheduled from 21–27 June 2021.

Some spots will be allocated through the FIVB Beach Volleyball Olympic Rankings. **Ranking cutoff date**: 13 June 2021

Teams consist of two players who play over best of three sets. Types of shots include an ace, a bump pass, a dig, a spike, a dink and block.

Misty MAY-TREANOR

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Sport Guide: Beach Volleyball explained

Teams consist of six athletes playing the best of five sets. A player called the 'Libero' may substitute into the back court for any player.

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Sport Guide: Examining Volleyball

### **[Weightlifting](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/weightlifting/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

24 July–4 August 2021

**Other key events**

Qualification for Tokyo 2020 is through the IWF World Rankings. **Ranking cutoff date**: 30 April 2021

IWF **World Weightlifting Championships**, Lima, Peru. November 2021 – exact dates to be confirmed.

### **[Wrestling](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/wrestling/)**

**Tokyo 2020 dates**

1–7 August 2021

**Other key events**

UWW **World Olympic Games Qualifier**, Sofia, Bulgaria. 29 April–2 May 2021

Continental qualification events will also be held in March.

UWW **World Wrestling Championships**, Oslo, Norway. 2–10 October 2021

How has Abdulrashid Sadulaev become one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers in history? Would he ever fight against a bear? And why are wrestlers from Dagestan so good? The Rio 2016 champion reveals a few more secrets in our exclusive interview.

Abdulrashid SADULAEV

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Abdulrashid Sadulaev: "I am who I am because of faith."

Winter sports
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### **[Alpine Skiing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/alpine-skiing/)**

**Key events**

FIS **Alpine World Ski Championships**, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. 7–21 February 2021

FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Finals, Lenzerheide, Switzerland. 17–21 March 2021

### **[Biathlon](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/biathlon/)**

**Key events**

IBU **Biathlon World Championships**, Pokljuka, Slovakia. 9–21 February 2021

### **[Bobsleigh](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/bobsleigh/)** **(including** **[Skeleton](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/skeleton/))**

**Key events**

IBSF **World Championships**, Altenberg, Germany. 5–14 February 2021

IBSF World Cup finals. Dates and location to be announced.

Learn every little detail about Bobsleigh in this Sport Explainer heading to Lausanne 2020

Bobsleigh

Lausanne 2020 | Winter Youth Olympic Games

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Bobsleigh | Sport Explainer - Lausanne 2020

### **[Cross-Country Skiing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/cross-country-skiing/)**

FIS **Nordic World Ski Championships**, Oberstdorf, Germany. 22 February–7 March 2021

### **[Curling](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/curling/)**

**Key events**

**World Men's Curling Championship**, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 2–11 April 2021

**World Women's Curling Championship**, Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 30 April–9 May 2021

**World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship**, Aberdeen, Great Britain. 17–23 May 2021

### **[Figure Skating](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/figure-skating/)**

**Key events**

ISU **World Figure Skating Championships**, Stockholm, Sweden. 22–28 March 2021

ISU **World Team Trophy in Figure Skating**, Osaka, Japan. 15–18 April 2021

### **[Freestyle Skiing](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/freestyle-skiing/)** **and** **[Snowboarding](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/snowboarding/)**

FIS **Freestyle Ski and Snowboard** **World Championships**. Originally due to be held in Zhangjiakou, China, from 18–28 February 2021; cancelled and re-located to the following locations:

Ski cross and snowboard cross. Idre, Sweden. 9–13 February 2021

Snowboard parallel giant slalom and parallel slalom. Rogla, Slovenia. 1–2 March 2021

Freestyle skiing aerials and moguls. Almaty, Kazakhstan. 8–11 March 2021

Freeski and snowboard big air, halfpipe, and slopestyle. Aspen, Colorado, USA. 10–16 March 2021

### **[Ice Hockey](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/ice-hockey/)**

**Key events**

IIHF I**ce Hockey Women's World Championship**, Halifax and Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada. 7–17 May 2021

IIHF **Ice Hockey World Championship**, Riga, Latvia. 21 May–6 June 2021. Originally due to be co-hosted by Belarus, Minsk was [stripped of hosting responsibilities](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/stories/news/detail/ice-hockey-2021-world-championship-moved-minsk-security-issues/) in January.

### **[Luge](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/luge/)**

**Key events**

FIL **World Championships**, Königsee, Germany. 5–7 February 2021

The PyeongChang 2018 luge silver medallist gives us an insight into the construction of the the only handcut track in the world, which is going to be used during the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympics.

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Chris Mazdzer shows how unique St. Moritz track is being built

### **[Nordic Combined](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/nordic-combined/)**

**Key events**

FIS **Nordic World Ski Championships**, Oberstdorf, Germany. 22 February–7 March 2021

### **[Short Track Speed Skating](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/short-track-speed-skating/)**

**Key events**

ISU **World Short Track Speed Skating Championships**, Dordrecht, Netherlands. 5–7 March 2021

### **[Ski Jumping](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/ski-jumping/)**

**Key events**

69th Four Hills Tournament, Austria and Germany. 29 December 2020–6 January 2021

FIS **Nordic World Ski Championships**, Oberstdorf, Germany. 22 February–7 March 2021

### **[Speed skating](https://www.olympicchannel.com/en/sports/speed-skating/)**

**Key events**

ISU **World Speed Skating Championships**, Heerenveen, Netherlands. 11–14 February 2021

Look back on our Facebook Live with USA's Sugar Todd and team nutritionist Jessica LaRoche as they discussed the diet of a speed skater.

Sugar TODD

PyeongChang 2018 | Olympic Winter games

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What fuels an Olympic speed skater?

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Sports calendar 2021: the year's biggest events and key dates

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Sports calendar 2021: the year's biggest events and key dates

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