Calendar of major sporting events and events for 2022

The Qatar World Cup is the most important sporting event of 2022

The new year 2022 will be a great sporting year full of major events and events; it starts with the Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon, ends with the World Cup in Qatar, and in between, the Winter Olympics in China, in addition to many games waiting for fans in all competitions.

Here is the timeline of the major sporting events and events for 2022:

January

2-14 January Dakar Rally (Saudi Arabia)

9 January - 6 February Africa Cup of Nations (Cameroon)

10-16 January UEFA Ski Championships (Estonia)

13-30 January European Men's Handball Championship (Hungary and Slovakia)

16 January Spanish Super Cup (Riyadh-Saudi Arabia)

17-30 January Australian Open (Melbourne, Australia)

19 January - 6 February UEFA Futsal Championship (Netherlands)

February

February 3-12 FIFA Club World Cup (UAE)

February 4-20 Winter Olympics (Beijing, China)

February 16-20 Andalusia (Spain)

Feb. 20 NBA All-Star Game (Cleveland, USA)

March

March 4-13 Winter Okukai (Beijing, China)

6 March MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (Qatar)

March 6-13 Tour de Paris (France)

March 9-20 Indian Wells Tennis Championships (USA)

18-20 March World Indoor Athletics Championships (Serbia)

March 20 MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (Indonesia)

20 March Formula 1 (Bahrain)

March 22 -April 3 Miami Tennis Championships (USA)

27 March Formula 1 (Saudi Arabia)

April

1 April Qatar World Cup group draw ceremony

April 3 MotoGP World MotoGP Championship (Argentina)

April 7-10 Augusta Masters Golf Course (Georgia)

April 9-17 Monte Carlo Masters Tennis (Monaco)

10 April Formula 1 (Australia)

24 April MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (Portugal)

25-30 April UEFA Badminton Championships (Finland)

28 April - 8 May Madrid Open (Spain)

29 April - 1 May European Judo Championships (Bulgaria)

May

1 May MotoGP World MotoGP Championship (Spain)

6-29 May Italy Tour (Italy)

8-15 May Tennis Championships in Rome (Italy)

8 May Formula 1 (Miami, USA)

11-15 May European Karate Championships (Turkey)

13 May IAAF Diamond League (Qatar-Doha)

13-29 May FINA Swimming Championships (Japan)

May 14-15 Triathlon World Championships (Japan)

15 May Tour de France (France)

16 May - 5 June French Open (Paris, France)

18 May UEFA Europa League Final (Spain- Sevilla)

27-29 May Euro-Basketball League Final (Berlin, Germany)

28 May UEFA Champions League Final (Russia - St. Petersburg)

May 28 Diamond League Athletics (USA)

May 29 Indianapolis 500 GP (USA)

29 May MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (Italy)

29 May Formula 1 (Monaco)

June

June 1 European Champions Italy vs America Cup Champions Argentina (Great Britain - London)

5 June IAAF Diamond League (Morocco)

June 7-10 Beach Volleyball World Cup (Italy)

June 9 IAAF Diamond League (Italy)

June 11-12 World Triathlon Championships (Leeds, UK)

12 June Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Azerbaijan)

June 16 IAAF Diamond League (Norway)

18 June IAAF Diamond League (France)

June 16-19 U.S. Open Golf (USA)

19 June Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix (Canada)

19 June MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (Germany)

25 June - 5 July Mediterranean Games (Algeria)

June 25-26 World Triathlon Championships (Montreal, Canada)

26 June MotoGP World MotoGP Championship (Netherlands)

27 June - 10 July Wimbledon Championships (London, UK)

June 30 Diamond League Athletics (Sweden-Stockholm)

July

1-24 July Tour de France (France)

3 July Formula 1 British Grand Prix (UK)

6-31 July UEFA Women's Football Championship (UK)

9-10 July World Triathlon Championships (Hamburg, Germany)

10 July Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix (Austria)

10 July MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (Finland)

July 15-24 World Championships in Athletics (USA)

24 July Formula 1 French Grand Prix (France)

26-31 July World Rowing Championships (Augsburg, Germany)

30 July IAAF Diamond League (Shanghai, China)

31 July Formula 1 Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungary)

August

August 6-13 Canadian Tennis Championships (Canada)

August 7 MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (UK)

August 7-13 World Judo Championships (Uzbekistan-Tashkent)

10 August UEFA Super Cup (Finland - Helsinki)

10 August IAAF Diamond League (Monaco)

11-14 August European Rowing Championships (Germany- Munich)

11-21 August European Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships (Munich, Germany)

11-21 August ESG Swimming Championships (Italy-Rome)

August 13-21 Cincinnati Tennis Championships (USA)

15-21 August European Athletics Championships (Munich, Germany)

August 19 - September 11 Ring Spain (Spain)

August 21-28 Badminton World Championships (Japan - Tokyo)

26 August IAAF Diamond League (Lausanne, Switzerland)

August 26 - September 11 Volleyball World Cup (Russia)

27 August - 10 September European Water Polo Championship (Croatia - Split)

28 August Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix (Belgium)

August 29 - September 11 U.S. Open (New York, USA)

September

September 1-18 European Men's Basketball Championship (multinational)

2 September IAAF Diamond League (Belgium - Brussels)

4 September MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (San Marino)

4 September Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix (Netherlands)

7-8 September IAAF Diamond League Final (Switzerland- Zurich)

11 September Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix (Italy)

September 22 - October 1 Women's Basketball World Championship (Australia)

25 September Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix (Russia)

September 25 MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (Japan)

25 September Cycling World Championships (Australia)

October

2 October Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)

October 3-9 Shanghai Tennis Championships (China)

October 3-9 Spanish Open Golf Tournament (Spain-Madrid)

9 October Formula 1 Japan Grand Prix (Japan)

October 16 MotoGP World Motorcycle Championship (Australia)

October 22-23 Triathlon World Championships (Chengdu, China)

23 October Formula One Championship (USA)

23 October Malaysia MotoGP Grand Prix (Malaysia)

29 October Copa Libertadores football final

30 October Formula 1 Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico)

31 October - 6 November Paris Tennis Championships (France)

November

4-20 November UEFA Women's Handball Championship (multinational)

November 6 New York Marathon Athletics (USA)

13 November Formula 1 Brazilian Grand Prix (Brazil)

November 21 - December 18 FIFA World Cup (Qatar)

November 25-27 Davis Cup tennis final

December

6 December Valencia Athletics Marathon (Spain)

December 17-22 World Sprint Swimming Championships (Kazan, Russia)