After the conclusion of the Winter Olympic Games, the world sports world entered a short "empty window period", but this year's sports events and wonderful highlights did not "hibernate" with it. Starting with the Beijing Winter Olympics and ending with the Qatar World Cup, interspersed with the world championships of major events, this year's world sports world definitely makes "sports fans" feast their eyes.
Gathering the four major events of the Olympic Games, the Asian Games, the World Championships and the World Cup, 2022 is definitely a "super sports year". Bookmark this article and "unlock" the right way to open the year of sports together!
Wonderful gathering, wonderful paving for the first half of the year
Winter Paralympic Games: Beijing, China 3.4-3.12
Following in the footsteps of the Winter Olympic Games, the preparations for the Winter Paralympic Games have entered the final sprint transition stage. The Chinese Paralympic delegation achieved a breakthrough of zero for the first time in the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Paralympic Games and won the first gold medal in the wheelchair curling event, will it achieve further breakthroughs at the doorstep this time?
The mascot ice pier gives the baton to Xue Rongrong.
【Ice Sports World Championships】 March
The World Championships of Speed Skating, Short Track Speed Skating and Figure Skating will be held in early, mid and late March, respectively. Entering the end of the season of ice sports, this World Championship will bring about major changes to the ranking of athletes. Since the World Championships are held shortly after the End of the Winter Olympics, ice fans can see many familiar faces on the field and make it a "sequel" to the Winter Olympics.
World Snooker Championship: Sheffield, UK 4.16-5.12
As the most important competition of the snooker project in 2022, the performance of Chinese players is particularly worth looking forward to. However, from the current world rankings, the situation is not very optimistic, and only Zhao Xintong of the Chinese Legion sits in the top 16 and locks in a seat.
【Thomas Uber Cup】Bangkok, Thailand 5.8-5.15
Seven months ago, the Chinese women's badminton team in Denmark to lift the Uber Cup, came to Bangkok, Thailand, defending the title is the team's highest goal; the Chinese men's team lost 3-0 to Indonesia in the final last year, at the same time, doubles star Li Junhui announced his retirement after the National Games, and the men's singles player Shi Yuqi was not optimistic about his injury. The final attribution of this year's Thomas Cup is also very suspenseful.
In the 2021 Uber Cup, the Chinese delegation won the cup again after 5 years.
[World Aquatics Championships] Fukuoka, Japan 5.13-5.29
Last year's Swimming World Championships were postponed until May this year due to the impact of the Olympic Games and epidemic prevention and control. The Chinese diving dream team, swimming team, synchronized swimming and water polo team will fight on multiple fronts and accept the test of the strength of the new generation in the world swimming world. "Genius girl" Quan Hongchan and "Butterfly Queen" Zhang Yufei, who broke the record at the Tokyo Olympic Games last year, will also appear on the field again.
【Champions League end of the five major leagues】 Mid-to-late May
According to the schedule, the Bundesliga will end first on 14 May, followed by La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1 and the Premier League. On the 29th, it will also usher in the competition for the Champions League final, and in May, when the "football concentration" exceeds the standard, fans may wish to prepare for the "late night artifact" and watch the game!
【French Open】Paris, France 5.22-6.5
Can Nadal, the "King of Red Earth", who has been plagued by new crown pneumonia, hold up the Musketeers Cup for the fourteenth time in his blessed land? Everything is worth looking forward to. In other majors of tennis, the Wimbledon Open, which was scheduled for June and the U.S. Open in August, will be held as scheduled.
"King of clay" Nadal won the cup in 21 career Grand Slams
The finale debuted, and the annual drama in the second half of the year took the stage
【Summer Universiade】Chengdu, China 6.26-7.7
The World Multi-Sport Games were held for the first time in central and western China, and the 31st Summer Universiade was also postponed after being affected by the new crown pneumonia epidemic. According to the statistics of registration information, more than 10,000 athletes and officials from 170 countries and regions participated in the competition, and Chengdu at that time will also be full of youth.
The main universiade stadium is ready.
Men's Basketball Asian Cup: Jakarta, Indonesia 7.12-7.24
Looking back at the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, it has participated in 10 times and won 7 championships. However, in recent years, the strength of strong teams such as Australia, New Zealand and Iran has gradually risen, and fans are looking forward to the Chinese men's basketball team returning to the top of Asia on this field.
World Athletics Championships: Oregon, USA 7.15-7.24
After the World Championships in Athletics, scheduled for August last year, collided with the Tokyo Olympic schedule, the IAAF decided to postpone it to this day. As an important event in this year's Chinese athletics preparations, the celebrities will look forward to refreshing their best results on the world stage.
【Badminton World Championships】Japan 8.21-8.28
At the last World Championships, the Chinese team, which was dominated by young teams, ended with 1 gold, 1 silver and 2 bronze results. Coming to Japan, the host will become a fierce rival for Chinese players in mixed doubles, men's singles and women's doubles.
【Asian Games】Hangzhou, China 9.10-9.25
From the "Asian Majestic Wind" in the 1990s, to the "Meet in Guangzhou" twelve years ago, and then to the West Lake this year, this is the third time that the Asian Games have settled in China. In addition to the 31 Olympic sports, the Asian Games also has 9 non-Olympic sports, and new e-sports projects such as The Glory of the King will become a highlight of this event.
On February 21, the 200-day countdown to the Hangzhou Asian Games was held in Hangzhou, and the volunteer-exclusive commemorative material "Little Green Box" was officially released.
Women's Volleyball World Championships: Netherlands Poland 9.23-10.15
Entering the "post-Langping" era, how will the Chinese women's volleyball team perform as a "trump division"? Cai Bin coached the world championship after the first time, can the Chinese women's volleyball team make up for the shortcomings of Tokyo and stand on the highest podium?
Women's Basketball World Cup: Sydney, Australia 9.22-10.01
In the last World Cup, the Chinese women's basketball girl achieved the sixth result; the Tokyo Olympic Games also regrettably stopped in the final four. According to the qualifier list, the Chinese women's basketball team is divided into Group B with Belgrade, France, Nigeria and Mali to compete for the promotion quota.
【World Table Tennis Team Championships】Chengdu, China 9.30-10.9
In view of the continued spread of the new coronavirus in Omilon at this stage, after close consultation with the Chinese Table Tennis Association and the relevant departments of Chengdu City, the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) decided to postpone the 2022 Chengdu World Table Tennis Team Championships, which was scheduled to be held in April this year, to September 30 to October 9, 2022.
【Football World Cup】Qatar 11.21-12.18
As the first football World Cup in history to be held in the northern hemisphere in winter, its popularity is not affected by the weather. The final day coincided with Qatar's National Day, the 4 billion yuan "top match" stadium, and the strong teams of various countries were ready to go... It's a football event that is held every four years, and it's hard not to look forward to it.
The Qatar World Cup countdown clock debuts on the streets of Doha.
According to the approval and development plans of individual world sports organizations, the above competitions will be held as scheduled under the condition that the epidemic prevention and control situation is gradually stabilizing. However, if the competition period is approaching, due to the spread of the epidemic or other natural disasters, the sports organizations will also take preparatory measures such as temporary cancellation or replacement of the venue.
Collect your calendars and continue to meet on the field!