2020 in sports
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2020 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. Many sporting events around the world were postponed or cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the 2020 Summer Olympics and Paralympics, which eventually took place in 2021.[1]
Calendar by month[edit]
Air sports[edit]
Aeromodelling[edit]
- March 26 – 29: 2020 FAI F1D World Championship for Indoor Model Aircraft in Slanic Prahova
- July 27 – August 1: 2020 FAI F4 World Championships for Scale Model Aircraft in Tønsberg
- August 3 – 8: 2020 FAI F3J World Championship for Model Gliders in Tekovsky Hradok
- August 10 – 15: 2020 FAI F2 World Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Włocławek
- August 21 – 29: 2020 FAI S World Championships for Space Models in Buzău
- September 12 – 19: 2020 FAI F5B World Championship for Electric Model Aircraft in Dupnitsa
- October 5 – 10: 2020 FAI F3F World Championship for Model Gliders in Limoux
Air Racing[edit]
- TBD: 2020 Air Race 1 World Cup (location TBA)
- TBD: 2020 Air Race E World Cup (locations TBA)
Ballooning[edit]
- August 11 – 15: 2020 FAI Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Nałęczów
- September 20 – 26: 2020 FAI World Hot Air Balloon Championship in Murska Sobota
Drone racing[edit]
- FAI World Drone Racing Championships
- TBD: FAI World Drone Racing Championships (location TBA)
- FAI Drone Racing World Cup
- March 13: Race of Drones Oulu (WCC #1) in Oulu
- May 16 & 17: Seoul Drone Race World Cup (WCC #2) in Seoul
- May 16 & 17: MajFlaj (WCC #3) in Skopje
- June 5 – 7: Drone World Cup El Yelmo (WCC #4) in El Yelmo
- June 27 & 28: Drone Extreme Racing (WCC #5) in Bela Crkva
- July 4 & 5: Partouche Drone Race II (WCC #6) in Forges-les-Eaux
- July 11 & 12: World Cup Cubillos Del Sil (WCC #7) in Cubillos del Sil
- July 11 & 12: DRWC in (WCC #8) Lier
- July 17 & 19: Drone Race San Marino World Cup F9U (WCC #9) in Serravalle
- July 25 & 26: Mitteldeutscher FPV Race Cup (WCC #10) in Bitterfeld
- July 25 & 26: Belarus Drone Racing World Cup (WCC #11) in Minsk
- August 29 & 30: F9U World Cup (WCC #12) in RAF Barkston Heath
- September 5 & 6: F9U World Cup Italy (WCC #13) in Magreta di Sassuolo
- September 5 & 6: PAM Cup (WCC #14) in Plovdiv
- September 19 & 20: Daegu Drone Race World Cup (WCC #15) in Daegu
- October 3 & 4: Danish Drone Nationals (WCC #16) in Central Jutland
- October 10 & 11: Argentina Open World Cup F9U (WCC #17) in Buenos Aires
- October 10: Dutch Drone Race World Cup (WCC #18) in Assen
- October 10 & 11: Phoenix Drone Racing - Trophy of Prilep (WCC #19) in Prilep
General aviation[edit]
- November 15 – 20: 2020 FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in Stellenbosch
Gliding[edit]
- January 3 – 18: 2020 FAI Women's World Gliding Championship in Lake Keepit[2]
- 18 metre winner: Mélanie Gadoulet
- Standard winner: Sarah Arnold
- Club winner: Elena Fergnani
- July 19 – 31: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Stendal (Open, 18 meter, 20 meter Multi-seat)
- August 8 – 22: 2020 FAI World Gliding Championships in Écury-sur-Coole (15 meter, Standard, Club)
Parachuting[edit]
- August 8 – 22: 2020 World Parachuting Championships in Novosibirsk
Alpine skiing[edit]
American football[edit]
- Super Bowl LIV – the Kansas City Chiefs (AFC) won 31–20 over the San Francisco 49ers (NFC)
- Location: Hard Rock Stadium
- Attendance: 62,417
- MVP: Patrick Mahomes, QB (Kansas City)
Aquatics[edit]
2020 Summer Olympics (Aquatics)[edit]
- April 21 – 26: 2020 FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo
- April 30 – May 3: FINA Artistic Swimming Olympic Games Qualification Tournament 2020 in Tokyo
- May 30 – 31: FINA Olympic Marathon Swim Qualifier 2020 in Fukuoka
2020 Summer Paralympics (Swimming)[edit]
Archery[edit]
International and continental competitions[edit]
- March 23 – 29: 2020 Pan American Archery Championships in Monterrey
- April 5 – 6: 2020 Oceanian Archery Championships in Suva
- May 20 – 26: 2020 European Archery Championships in Antalya
2020 Archery World Cup[edit]
- May 11 – 17: AWC #1 in Antalya
- June 21 – 28: AWC #2 in Berlin
- September 26 & 27: AWC #3 (final) in Shanghai
Association football[edit]
2020 Summer Olympics (Association football)[edit]
- January 8 – 26: 2020 AFC U-23 Championship in Thailand
- South Korea defeated Saudi Arabia, 1 – 0. Third place: Australia
- January 18 – February 9: 2020 CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament in Colombia
- January 28 – February 9: 2020 CONCACAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Championship in United States
- United States defeated Canada, 3 – 0.
- March 20 – April 1: 2020 CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship in Guadalajara
FIFA[edit]
- International
- August 10 – 30: 2020 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Costa Rica (Moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- November 2 – 21: 2020 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in India (Moved to 2021 due to COVID-19 pandemic)
- Clubs
- TBD for December: 2020 FIFA Club World Cup in Doha
UEFA[edit]
- National teams
- September 3 – November 17: 2020-21 UEFA Nations League
- June 12 – July 12: UEFA Euro 2020 in 12 cities around Europe
- Clubs
- September 11, 2019 – August 30, 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Women's Champions League (final in San Sebastián)
- Lyon defeated VfL Wolfsburg, 3 – 1.
- September 17, 2019 – August 23, 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Champions League (final in Lisbon)
- Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 1 – 0.
- September 19, 2019 – August 21, 2020: 2019–20 UEFA Europa League (final in Cologne)
- Sevilla defeated Inter Milan, 3 – 2.
- September 24, 2020: 2020 UEFA Super Cup in Budapest
CONMEBOL[edit]
- National teams
- June 12 – July 12: 2020 Copa América in Argentina and Colombia
- Clubs
- January 21 – November 21: 2020 Copa Libertadores (final in Rio de Janeiro)
- February 4 – November 7: 2020 Copa Sudamericana (final in Córdoba)
- TBD for May: 2020 Recopa Sudamericana (location TBA)
- TBD: 2020 Copa Libertadores Femenina (location TBA)
AFC[edit]
- Clubs
- February 10 – November 7: 2020 AFC Cup
- February 10 – December 19: 2020 AFC Champions League
- Ulsan Hyundai defeated Persepolis, 2 – 1.
- TBD: 2020 AFC Women's Club Championship
CAF[edit]
- National teams
- April 4 – 25: 2020 African Nations Championship in Cameroon
- November 28 – December 12: 2020 Africa Women Cup of Nations (location TBA)
- Clubs
- August 9, 2019 – October 25, 2020: 2019–20 CAF Confederation Cup
- RS Berkane defeated Pyramids, 1 – 0.
- August 9, 2019 – May 30, 2020: 2019–20 CAF Champions League
- TBD: 2020 CAF Super Cup
CONCACAF[edit]
- National teams
- Clubs
- February 18 – May 7: 2020 CONCACAF Champions League
- UANL defeated Los Angeles FC, 2 – 1.
- July – November: 2020 CONCACAF League
OFC[edit]
- National teams
- June 6 – 20: 2020 OFC Nations Cup (location TBA)
- Clubs
- February 15 – May 16: 2020 OFC Champions League
Athletics[edit]
International and continental events[edit]
- June 24 – 28: 2020 African Championships in Athletics in Algiers
- August 26 – 30: 2020 European Athletics Championships in Paris[3]
- August 28 – 30: 2020 NACAC Championships (location TBA)
World Marathon Majors[edit]
- March 1: 2020 Tokyo Marathon in Tokyo
- September 14: 2020 Boston Marathon in Boston
- September 27: 2020 Berlin Marathon in Berlin
- October 4: 2020 London Marathon in London
- October 11: 2020 Chicago Marathon in Chicago
- November 1: 2020 New York City Marathon in New York City
2020 Diamond League[edit]
- April 17: DL #1 in Doha
- May 9: DL #2 in Taohua Island
- May 16: DL #3 in Shanghai
- May 24: DL #4 in Stockholm
- May 28: DL #5 in Rome
- May 31: DL #6 in Rabat
- June 7: DL #7 in Eugene
- June 11: DL #8 in Oslo
- June 13: DL #9 in Paris
- July 4 & 5: DL #10 in London
- July 10: DL #11 in Monaco
- August 16: DL #12 in Gateshead
- August 20: DL #13 in Lausanne
- September 4: DL #14 in Brussels
- September 11: DL #15 (final) in Zürich
2020 Race walking Challenge[edit]
- March 28: RWC #1 in Taicang
- April 4: RWC #2 in Rio Maior
- May 2 & 3: RWC #3 in Minsk
- May 30: RWC #4 in La Coruña
- October 18 & 20: RWC #5 (final) in Suzhou
Aussie rules[edit]
- February 7 – March 29: 2020 AFL Women's season
- March 19 – August: 2020 AFL season
- April 18: 2020 AFL Women's Grand Final (location TBA)
- September 26: 2020 AFL Grand Final in Melbourne
- November: 2020 International Rules Series in Ireland
Badminton[edit]
2020 International badminton events (Grade 1)[edit]
- May 16 – 24: 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup in Aarhus
- December 9 – 13: 2020 BWF World Tour Finals in Guangzhou
2020 Continental badminton events[edit]
- February 10 – 15: 2020 Oceania Badminton Championships (Senior, Junior, & Teams) in Ballart
- Men's Singles: Abhinav Manota
- Women's Singles: Chen Hsuan-yu
- Men's Doubles: Oliver Leydon-Davis / Abhinav Manota
- Women's Doubles: Setyana Mapasa / Gronya Somerville
- Mixed Doubles: Simon Leung / Gronya Somerville
- February 10 – 16: 2020 African Badminton Championships (Senior, Junior, & Teams) in Cairo
- Men's Singles: Georges Paul
- Women's Singles: Kate Foo Kune
- Men's Doubles: Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel
- Women's Doubles: Doha Hany / Hadia Hosny
- Mixed Doubles: Adham Hatem Elgamal / Doha Hany
- February 11 – 16: 2020 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships in Liévin
- Men's Team: Denmark national badminton team
- Women's Team: Denmark national badminton team
- February 11 – 16: 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Manila
- Men's Team: Indonesia national badminton team
- Women's Team: Japan national badminton team
- February 13 – 16: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships (Team) in Salvador
- Men's Team: Canada national badminton team
- Women's Team: Canada national badminton team
- April 21 – 26: 2020 European Badminton Championships (Individual) in Denmark (location TBA)
- April 21 – 26: 2020 Badminton Asia Championships in Wuhan
- April 23 – 26: 2020 Pan Am Badminton Championships in Guatemala City
2020 BWF season (Grade 2)[edit]
- January 7 – November 29: 2020 BWF World Tour
Level Two (Super 1000)[edit]
- March 11 – 15: 2020 All England Open in Birmingham
- June 16 – 21: 2020 Indonesia Open in Jakarta
- September 15 – 20: 2020 China Open in Changzhou
Bandy[edit]
- March 29 – April 5: 2020 Bandy World Championship in Irkutsk
- February 19 – 22: 2020 Women's Bandy World Championship in Oslo
- TBD for October: 2020 Bandy World Cup (location TBA)
Baseball[edit]
2020 Summer Olympics (Baseball)[edit]
- March 22 – 26: Americas Qualifying Event in Arizona
- April 1 – 5: Final Qualifying Tournament in Taiwan
International and continental events[edit]
- TBD for March: 2020 South American Baseball Championship in Tocopilla
- TBD: 2020 Women's Baseball World Cup (location TBA)
Major League Baseball[edit]
- July 23 – September 27: 2020 Major League Baseball season
- American League regular season winners: Tampa Bay Rays
- National League regular season winners: Los Angeles Dodgers
- June 10 – 12: 2020 College World Series in Omaha
- College World Series cancelled March 13, 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic.
- July 14: 2020 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Los Angeles
- All-Star Game cancelled.
- October 20 – 27: 2020 World Series
Caribbean Series[edit]
- February 1 – 7: 2020 Caribbean Series in San Juan
- Toros del Este defeated Cardenales de Lara, 9 – 3. Third place: Tomateros de Culiacán
CEB[edit]
- June: 2020 European Champions Cup in Ostrava
Basketball[edit]
2020 Summer Olympics (Basketball)[edit]
- February 6 – 9: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments #1 in Ostend
- Canada and Belgium qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
- February 6 – 9: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments #2 and #4 in Belgrade
- Serbia, Nigeria, China, Spain, and South Korea qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
- February 6 – 9: 2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments #3 in Bourges
- France, Australia, and Puerto Rico qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
2020 Summer Paralympics (Wheelchair basketball)[edit]
FIBA[edit]
- February 7 – 9: 2020 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in San Cristóbal de La Laguna
- Iberostar Tenerife defeated Virtus Pallacanestro Bologna, 80 – 72. Third place San Lorenzo de Almagro
FIBA Europe[edit]
- September 17, 2019 – May 2: 2019–20 Basketball Champions League
- September 26, 2019 – April 15: 2019–20 EuroCup Women
- September 25, 2019 – April 19: 2019–20 EuroLeague Women
- October 1, 2019 – April 29: 2019–20 EuroCup Basketball
- October 2, 2019 – April 29: 2019–20 FIBA Europe Cup
- October: 2020 FIBA Europe SuperCup Women
FIBA Africa[edit]
- March – May 2020: 2020 BAL season
- TBD: 2020 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup (location TBA)
FIBA Asia[edit]
- TBD: 2020 FIBA Asia Champions Cup (location TBA)
FIBA Americas[edit]
- October 28, 2019 – March 14, 2020: 2019-20 BCLA season
- TBD: 2020 South American Women's Club Championship
National Basketball Association[edit]
- October 22, 2019 – April 15, 2020: 2019–20 NBA season, suspended on March 11, 2020; ending the season prematurely
- February 16: 2020 NBA All-Star Game in Chicago
- All-Star Game: Team LeBron defeated Team Giannis, 157 – 155.
- Celebrity Game: Team Wilbon defeated Team Stephen, 62 – 47.
- Rising Stars Challenge: Team USA defeated Team World, 151 – 131.
- Skills Challenge: Bam Adebayo (Miami) defeated Domantas Sabonis (Indiana)
- Three Point Contest: Buddy Hield (Sacramento Kings)
- Slam Dunk Contest: Derrick Jones Jr. (Miami)
- August 17, 2020 – October 11, 2020: 2020 NBA playoffs
- The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 4–2 in games played, to win their seventeenth NBA title.
- June 25: 2020 NBA draft in Brooklyn
WNBA[edit]
- April 17: 2020 WNBA draft, held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States
- #1 pick: Sabrina Ionescu from the Oregon Ducks to the New York Liberty.
- July – October: 2020 WNBA season
- September 15 - October 6: 2020 WNBA Playoffs
FIBA 3X3[edit]
- June 26 – 28: 2020 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in Antwerp
- TBD: 2020 FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup in Changsha
- TBD: 2020 FIBA 3x3 Africa Cup (location TBA)
FIBA 3x3 World Tour[edit]
- April 10 & 11: 3x3 WT #1 in Doha
- May 30 & 31: 3x3 WT #2 in Chengdu
- August 1 & 2: 3x3 WT #3 in Prague
- August 21 & 22: 3x3 WT #4 in Lausanne
- August 29 & 30: 3x3 WT #5 in Debrecen
- November 14 – 20: 3x3 WT #6 (Final) in Los Angeles
Beach volleyball[edit]
2020 Summer Olympics (Beach volleyball)[edit]
- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 AVC Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final
- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final
- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 CEV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup Final in Eindhoven
- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 CSV Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
- June 22 – 28: 2018–2020 NORCECA Beach Volleyball Continental Cup
International and continental events[edit]
- 15–20 September: 2020 European Beach Volleyball Championship
- TBD: 2020 Asian Beach Volleyball Championship
- TBD: 2020 CAVB Beach Volleyball Nations Cup
- TBD: 2020 NORCECA Circuit
- TBD: 2020 CSVP Circuit
2020 FIVB Beach Volleyball World Tour[edit]
- TBD: FIVB World Tour Finals (location TBA)
2020 World Tour Five Star BV events[edit]
- June 10 – 14: Five Star #1 in Rome
- July 7 – 12: Five Star #2 in Gstaad
- August 12 – 16: Five Star #3 in Vienna
- August 19 – 23: Five Star #4 in Hamburg
Biathlon[edit]
Bobsleigh & Skeleton[edit]
Boules[edit]
Boccia[edit]
2020 Summer Paralympics[edit]
Boule Lyonnaise[edit]
- September 23 – 26: 2020 Women's Boule Lyonnaise World Championships in Alassio
Pétanque[edit]
- July 16 – 19: 2020 Petanque World Championships in Lausanne
Boxing[edit]
Canadian football[edit]
Canoeing[edit]
2020 Summer Olympics (Canoeing)[edit]
- March 26 – 29: 2020 Canoe Sprint Asian Olympic Qualifier in Pattaya[4]
- May 6 & 7: 2020 Canoe Sprint European Olympic Qualifier in Račice[5]
- May 21 – 24: 2020 ICF Canoe Sprint Final Olympic Qualifier in Duisburg[6]
2020 Summer Paralympics (Paracanoeing)[edit]
Cheerleading[edit]
- April 27 – 29: 2020 ICU World Cheerleading Championships (location TBA)
Chess[edit]
International events[edit]
- March 15 – April 5: Candidates Tournament 2020 in Yekaterinburg
- August 5 – 18: 44th Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk
- January 4 – 24: Women's World Chess Championship 2020 in Shanghai and Vladivostok
- Ju Wenjun defeated Aleksandra Goryachkina, 6 (2½) – 6 (1½).
FIDE Women's Grand Prix 2019–20[edit]
- September 10 – 23, 2019: WGP #1 in Skolkovo winner: Humpy Koneru
- December 2 – 15, 2019: WGP #2 in Monaco winners: Alexandra Kosteniuk, Humpy Koneru, Aleksandra Goryachkina (tie)
- March 1 – 14: WGP #3 in Lausanne winners: Nana Dzagnidze & Aleksandra Goryachkina (tie)
- May 2 – 15: WGP #4 (final) in Italy
Cricket[edit]
World Cups[edit]
- February 21 – March 8: 2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup in Australia
- 2020 ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Australia : Postponed.[8]
Cross-country skiing[edit]
Cue sports[edit]
Curling[edit]
2019–20 International curling championships[edit]
- October 12 – 19, 2019: 2019 World Mixed Curling Championship in Aberdeen[9]
- Canada (Skip: Colin Kurz) defeated Germany (Skip: Andy Kapp), 6–5, to win Canada's second consecutive World Mixed Curling Championship title.
- Norway (Skip: Ingvild Skaga) took third place.
- November 2 – 9, 2019: 2019 Pacific-Asia Curling Championships in Shenzhen[10]
- Men: South Korea (Skip: Kim Chang-min) defeated Japan (Skip: Yuta Matsumura), 11–2, to win South Korea's fourth Men's Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
- Women: China (Skip: Han Yu) defeated Japan (Skip: Seina Nakajima), 10–3, to win China's eighth Women's Pacific-Asia Curling Championships title.
- South Korea (Skip: Gim Un-chi) took third place.
- November 16 – 23, 2019: 2019 European Curling Championships in Helsingborg[11]
- Men: Sweden (Skip: Niklas Edin) defeated Switzerland (Skip: Yannick Schwaller), 9–3, to win Sweden's 11th Men's European Curling Championships title.
- Women: Sweden (Skip: Anna Hasselborg) defeated Scotland (Skip: Eve Muirhead), 5–4, to win Sweden's 21st Women's European Curling Championships title.
- Switzerland (Skip: Silvana Tirinzoni) took third place.
- November 28 – 30, 2019: 2019 Americas Challenge in Eveleth
- Men: Champion: United States (Skip: Rich Ruohonen); Second: Mexico (Skip: Ramy Cohen Masri); Third: Brazil (Skip: Michael Krahenbuhl)
- Women: Champion: United States (Skip: Tabitha Peterson); Second: Mexico (Skip: Adriana Camarena Osorno); Third: Brazil (Skip: Anne Shibuya)
- December 2 – 7, 2019: 2019 World Mixed Doubles Qualification Event in Howwood
- China, Germany, Italy, South Korea all qualified for the 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship.
- January 13 – 18: 2020 World Qualification Event in Lohja
- Men: China and Russia has been qualified to 2020 World Men's Curling Championship
- Women: South Korea and Italy has been qualified to 2020 World Women's Curling Championship
- February 29 – March 7: 2020 World Wheelchair Curling Championship in Wetzikon
- Champion: Russia (Skip: Konstantin Kurokhtin); Second: Canada (Skip: Mark Ideson); Third: Sweden (Skip: Viljo Petersson-Dahl)
- March 14 – 22: 2020 World Women's Curling Championship in Prince George
- March 28 – April 5: 2020 World Men's Curling Championship in Glasgow
- April 18 – 25: 2020 World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship in Kelowna
2019–20 World Curling Tour & Grand Slam of Curling[edit]
- June 15, 2019 – May 3, 2020: 2019–20 World Curling Tour and Grand Slam of Curling Seasons[12][13][14]
- October 22 – 27, 2019: 2019 Masters in North Bay[15]
- Men: Team Matt Dunstone defeated Team Brad Gushue, 8–5, to win Saskatchewan's second Men's Masters title.
- Women: Team Tracy Fleury defeated Team Sayaka Yoshimura, 7–5, to win Manitoba's second Women's Masters title.
- November 5 – 10, 2019: 2019 Tour Challenge in Pictou County[16]
- Men: Team Brad Jacobs defeated Team Brad Gushue, 6–4, to win Ontario's second consecutive Men's Tour Challenge title.
- Women: Team Anna Hasselborg defeated Team Kerri Einarson, 8–5, to win Sweden's first Women's Tour Challenge title.
- December 10 – 15, 2019: 2019 National in Conception Bay South
- Men: Team Brad Jacobs defeated Team Niklas Edin, 3–1.
- Women: Team Anna Hasselborg defeated Team Jennifer Jones, 7–3.
- January 14 – 19: 2020 Canadian Open in Yorkton
- Men: Team Brad Jacobs defeated Team John Epping, 6–5.
- Women: Team Anna Hasselborg defeated Team Kim Min-ji, 7–5.
- April 7 – 12: 2020 Players' Championship in Toronto
- April 29 – May 3: 2020 Champions Cup in Olds
- October 22 – 27, 2019: 2019 Masters in North Bay[15]
Cycle ball[edit]
- World cup
- February 29: UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup #1 in Koblach
- April 4: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #1 in Winterthur
- April 25: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #2 in Wendlingen
- June 20: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #3 in Svitávka
- June 27: UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup #2 in Komárno
- September 5: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #4 in Dornbirn
- September 19: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #5 in Hardt
- October 10: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #6 in St. Gallen
- October 31: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup #7 in Sangerhausen
- November 21: UCI Artistic Cycling World Cup (final) in Erlenbach
- December 5: UCI Cycle-ball World Cup (final) in Prague
- International competitions
- July 4 & 5: Champions Cup in Osaka
- August 1: 15th Asian Indoor Cycling Championships in Hong Kong
- November 21: 2020 U23 Cycle-ball European Championship in Mosnang
- November 27 – 29: UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships - Cycle-ball in Stuttgart
- November 27 – 29: UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships - Artistic Cycling in Stuttgart
Cycling — BMX[edit]
International BMX events[edit]
- May 26 – 31: 2020 UCI BMX World Championships in Houston
2020 UCI BMX Supercross World Cup[edit]
- February 1 & 2: SCWC #1 & #2 in Shepparton
- February 8 & 9: SCWC #3 & #4 in Bathurst
- April 18 & 19: SCWC #5 & #6 in Manchester
- May 2 & 3: SCWC #7 & #8 in Papendal
- May 16 & 17: SCWC #9 & #10 (final) in Rock Hill
Cycling – Cyclo-cross[edit]
2019–20 International Cyclo-cross events[edit]
- November 9 & 10, 2019: 2019 Pan American Cyclo-cross Championships in Midland
- Elite winners: Kerry Werner (m) / Maghalie Rochette (f)
- Juniors winners: Andrew Strohmeyer (m) / Madigan Munro (f)
- U23 winners: Gage Hecht (m) / Ruby West (f)
- November 9 & 10, 2019: 2019 UEC Cyclo-cross European Championships in Silvelle
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Yara Kastelijn (f)
- Juniors winners: Thibau Nys (m) / Puck Pieterse (f)
- U23 winners: Mickael Crispin (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- November 29 & 30, 2019: 2019 UCI Masters Cyclo-cross World Championships in Mol
- 35–39 years winners: Eddy van IJzendoorn (m) / Viviane Rognant (f)
- 40–44 years winners: Thibaut Vassal (m) / Kate Eedy (f)
- 45–49 years winners: Arne Daelmans (m) / Cindy Bauwens (f)
- 50–54 years winners: Erik Dekker (m) / Marianne Van Leeuwen (f)
- 55–59 years winners: Dirk Mertens (m) / Suzie Godart (f)
- 60–64 years winners: Marc Verloo (m) / Nicola Davies (f)
- 65–69 years winners: Dave McMullen (m) / Patricia Konantz (f)
- Men's 70–74 years winner: Jean Bernard Galissaire
- 70+ years winners: Victor Barnett (m) / Julie Lockhart (f)
- February 1 & 2: 2020 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships in Dübendorf
- Men's elite race: Mathieu van der Poel
- Men's under-23 race: Ryan Kamp
- Men's junior race: Thibau Nys
- Women's elite race: Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado
- Women's under-23 race: Marion Norbert-Riberolle
- Women's junior race: Shirin van Anrooij
2019–20 UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup[edit]
- September 14, 2019: CCWC #1 in Iowa City
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Maghalie Rochette (f)
- September 22, 2019: CCWC #2 in Waterloo
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Kateřina Nash (f)
- October 20, 2019: CCWC #3 in Bern
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Kevin Kuhn
- November 16, 2019: CCWC #4 in Tábor
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Thomas Mein
- November 24, 2019: CCWC #5 in Koksijde
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Niels Vandeputte
- December 22, 2019: CCWC #6 in Namur
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Kevin Kuhn
- December 26, 2019: CCWC #7 in Heusden-Zolder
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Kevin Kuhn
- January 19: CCWC #8 in Nommay
- Men's elite race: Eli Iserbyt
- Men's under-23 race: Ryan Kamp
- Women's elite race: Annemarie Worst
- Women's under-23 race: Thibau Nys
- January 26: CCWC #9 (final) in Hoogerheide
- Men's elite race: Mathieu van der Poel
- Men's under-23 race: Ryan Kamp
- Women's elite race: Lucinda Brand
- Women's under-23 race: Dario Lillo
2019–20 Cyclo-cross Superprestige[edit]
- October 13, 2019: CCS #1 in Gieten
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- October 19, 2019: CCS #2 in Boom
- Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Alice Maria Arzuffi (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Yorben Lauryssen
- October 27, 2019: CCS #3 in Gavere
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Yara Kastelijn (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- November 3, 2019: CCS #4 in Oostkamp-Ruddervoorde
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Jente Michels
- December 8, 2019: CCS #5 in Zonhoven
- Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- December 29, 2019: CCS #6 in Diegem
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- February 9: CCS #7 in Merksplas
- Cancelled
- February 15: CCS #8 (final) in Middelkerke
- Elite winners: Laurens Sweeck (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
2019–20 DVV Trophy[edit]
- November 1, 2019: DVV #1 in Melden-Oudenaarde
- Elite winners: Eli Iserbyt (m) / Yara Kastelijn (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Arne Baers
- Men's U23 winner: Jens Dekker
- November 17, 2019: DVV #2 in Hamme
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Annemarie Worst (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Victor van de Putte
- Men's U23 winner: Niels Vandeputte
- November 30, 2019: DVV #3 in Kortrijk
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Lucinda Brand (f)
- Men's Junior winner: Thibau Nys
- Men's U23 winner: Niels Vandeputte
- December 14, 2019: DVV #4 in Ronse-Kluisbergen
- Elite winners: Toon Aerts (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Ryan Kamp
- Men's Junior winner: Yorben Lauryssen
- December 27, 2019: DVV #5 in Loenhout
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Loris Rouiller
- Men's Junior winner: Tibor Del Grosso
- January 1: DVV #6 in Baal
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Antoine Benoist
- Junior winners: Thibau Nys (m) / Madigan Munro (f)
- January 5: DVV #7 in Brussels
- Elite winners: Mathieu van der Poel (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Ryan Kamp
- Junior winners: Lennert Belmans (m) / Fem Van Empel (f)
- February 8: DVV #8 (final) in Lille
- Elite winners: Wout Van Aert (m) / Ceylin del Carmen Alvarado (f)
- Men's U23 winner: Niels Vandeputte
- Men's Junior winners: Thibau Nys
Cycling – Mountain Bike[edit]
International mountain biking events[edit]
- May 14 – 17: 2020 European Continental Championships (XCE, XCO, & XCR) in Graz
- June 25 – 28: 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (XCO & XCR) in Albstadt
- September 5 & 6: 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (DHI only) in Leogang
- September 10 & 11: 2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Championships (4X only) in Val di Sole
- September 26 & 27: 2020 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships in Sakarya Province
2020 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup[edit]
- March 21 & 22: MBWC #1 (DHI only) in Lousã
- May 2 & 3: MBWC #2 (DHI only) in Maribor
- May 9 & 10: MBWC #3 (DHI only) in Lošinj
- May 22 – 24: MBWC #4 (XCO & XCC) in Nové Město na Moravě
- June 6 & 7: MBWC #5 (DHI only) in Fort William
- June 19 – 21: MBWC #6 (XCO, XCC, & DHI) in Vallnord-Pal Arinsal
- August 14 – 16: MBWC #7 (XCO & XCC) in Lenzerheide
- August 21 – 23: MBWC #8 (XCO, XCC, & DHI) in Mont-Sainte-Anne
- September 11 – 13: MBWC #9 (XCO, XCC, & DHI) in Val di Sole
- September 18 – 20: MBWC #10 (XCO, XCC, & DHI) in Les Gets
Cycling – Road[edit]
2020 Grand Tour events[edit]
- August 29 – September 20: 2020 Tour de France
- October 3 – 25: 2020 Giro d'Italia
- October 20 – November 8: 2020 Vuelta a España
2020 UCI World Tour[edit]
- January 21 – 26: Tour Down Under
- Richie Porte (AUS)
- February 2: Great Ocean Road Race
- Dries Devenyns (BEL)
- February 23 – 29: UAE Tour
- Adam Yates (GBR)
- February 29: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
- Jasper Stuyven (BEL)
- March 8 – 14: Paris–Nice
- Maximilian Schachmann (GER)
2020 UCI Women's World Tour[edit]
- March 7: 2020 Strade Bianche Women
- Postponed to the COVID-19 pandemic
- March 15: 2020 Ronde van Drenthe
- March 22: 2020 Trofeo Alfredo Binda-Comune di Cittiglio
- March 26: 2020 Three Days of Bruges–De Panne
- March 29: 2020 Gent–Wevelgem