2015 in sports
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2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them.[1]
Calendar by month[edit]
January[edit]
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 December 2014–6 | Ice hockey |  2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship | International | Canada |
| 28 December 2014–6 | Ski jumping |  / 2014–15 Four Hills Tournament | Continental | Stefan Kraft |
| 1 | Ice hockey |  2015 NHL Winter Classic | Domestic |  Washington Capitals |
| 3–11 | Cross-country skiing | / / 2015 Tour de Ski | Continental | Men:  Martin Johnsrud SundbyWomen: Marit Bjørgen |
| 4–10 | Ice hockey |  2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I | International | France is promoted to Top Division Austria is relegated to Division I Qualification |
| 4–10 | Tennis |  2015 Hopman Cup | International |  Poland |
| 4–17 | Rallying |  / / 2015 Dakar Rally | International | Bikes:  Marc Coma ( KTM)Quads: Rafał Sonik ( Yamaha)Cars:  Nasser Al-Attiyah / Matthieu Baumel ( Mini)Trucks:  Ayrat Mardeev / Aydar Belyaev / Dmitriy Svistunov ( Kamaz) |
| 5–12 | Ice hockey | 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship | International | United States |
| 8–12 | Table tennis |  2015 World Team Cup | International | Men:  ChinaWomen: China |
| 9–24 | Association football |  2015 CONCACAF U-20 Championship | Continental |  Mexico |
| 9–31 | Association football | 2015 AFC Asian Cup | Continental | Australia |
| 10–11 | Speed skating | 2015 European Speed Skating Championships | Continental | Men:  Sven KramerWomen: Ireen Wüst |
| 11–18 | Snooker | 2015 Masters | International |  Shaun Murphy |
| 12 | American football | 2015 College Football Playoff National Championship | Domestic |  Ohio State Buckeyes |
| 13–26 | Association football |  2015 OFC U-17 Championship | Continental |  New Zealand |
| 14–7 February | Association football |  2015 South American Youth Football Championship | Continental | Argentina |
| 15–25 | Freestyle skiing & Snowboarding | FIS Freestyle Ski and Snowboarding World Championships 2015 | International | Freestyle Ski: Canada Snowboarding: United StatesOverall: United States |
| 15–1 February | Handball | 2015 World Men's Handball Championship | International | France |
| 16–17 | Luge | 2015 FIL Junior World Luge Championships | International | Men: Roman Repilov Women: Jessica TiebelMen's Doubles: Florian Loeffler / Manuel StiebingTeam Relay:  Ulla Zirne, Kristers Aparjods, and Kristens Putins & Karlis Kriss Matuzels |
| 17–8 February | Association football |  2015 Africa Cup of Nations | Continental |  Ivory Coast |
| 19–25 | Ice hockey | 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships – Division III | International | China is promoted to Division II Group B |
| 19–25 | Ice hockey | 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship – Division I Qualification | International |  Denmark is promoted to Division I |
| 19–1 February | Tennis | 2015 Australian Open | International | Men:  Novak DjokovicWomen: Serena Williams |
| 22–1 February | Nordic skiing | 2015 IPC Biathlon and Cross-Country Skiing World Championships | International | For cross-country results, click here. For biathlon results, click here. |
| 23–25 | Speed skating | 2015 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships | Continental | Men's overall winner: Sjinkie Knegt Men's medal tally: Netherlands and Russia (2 gold medals each.)Women's overall winner: Elise ChristieWomen's medal tally: Great Britain and Russia (2 gold medals each.) |
| 24–25 | Luge | 2015 Junior European Luge Championships | International | Men's winner: Sabastian Bley Women's winner: Jessica TiebelMen's Doubles winners: Florian Loeffler / Manuel StiebingTeam Relay winners: Victoria Demchenko, Roman Repilov, Evgeny Evdokimov & Alexei Groshev |
| 24–1 February | Multi-sport |  2015 Winter Universiade (co-host with Spain) | International | Russia (Venues: Štrbské Pleso and Osrblie) |
| 25 | American football | 2015 Pro Bowl | Domestic | Team Irvin Offensive MVP:  Matthew Stafford ( Detroit Lions)Defensive MVP:  J. J. Watt ( Houston Texans) |
| 25 | Ice hockey | 2015 NHL All-Star Game | Domestic | Team Toews MVP: Ryan Johansen ( Columbus Blue Jackets) |
| 25–15 November | Rallying |  /// 2015 World Rally Championship season | International | WRC #1: Sébastien Ogier / Julien Ingrassia WRC #2: Nasser Al-Attiyah / Matthieu BaumelWRC #3: Quentin Gilbert /  Renaud Jamoul |
| 26–1 February | Figure skating |  2015 European Figure Skating Championships | Continental | Men: Javier Fernández Ladies: Elizaveta TuktamyshevaPairs: Yuko Kavaguti / Alexander SmirnovIce Dance: Gabriella Papadakis / Guillaume Cizeron |
| 27–3 February | Biathlon |  2015 IBU Open European Championships | Continental | Junior: Russia Senior: Russia |
| 31 | Triathlon | 2015 ETU Winter Triathlon European Championships | Continental | Men: Pavel Andreev Women: Olga Parfinenko |
| 31–1 February | Cyclo-cross |  2015 UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | International | Men's Elite: Mathieu van der Poel Women's Elite: Pauline Ferrand-Prévot |
| 31–8 February | Multi-sport | 2015 Winter World Masters Games | International | For results, click here. |
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March[edit]
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June[edit]
| Date | Sport | Venue/Event | Status | Winner/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1–6 | Multi-sport |  2015 Games of the Small States of Europe | International | Iceland |
| 2–20 | Rugby union | 2015 World Rugby Under 20 Championship | International | New Zealand |
| 4 | Athletics | Golden Gala | International | United States |
| 4–7 | 3x3 (basketball) |  2015 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Championships | International | Men: New Zealand Women: France |
| 5–16 | Multi-sport |  2015 Southeast Asian Games | International |  Thailand |
| 5–13 September | Basketball | 2015 WNBA season | Domestic | Eastern Conference (WNBA):  New York LibertyWestern Conference (WNBA):  Minnesota Lynx |
| 6 | Association football | 2015 UEFA Champions League Final | Continental | Barcelona |
| 6 | Horse racing | 2015 Epsom Derby | Domestic | Horse: Golden Horn Jockey: Frankie DettoriTrainer: John Gosden |
| 6 | Horse racing | 2015 Belmont Stakes | Domestic | Horse: American Pharoah Jockey: |