2018 in combat sports

This article lists the 12 different combat sports and their results for 2018.

Boxing[edit]

Amateur boxing[edit]

• March 24 – April 2: 2018 EUBC Under 22 European Boxing Championships in Târgu Jiu^[1]
  •  Italy,  Turkey, and  Russia won 3 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
• April 17 – 26: 2018 European Youth Boxing Championships in Roseto degli Abruzzi^[2]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 19 – 28: 2018 Asian Youth Boxing Championships in Bangkok^[3]
  •  Kazakhstan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 5 – 13: 2018 African Youth Boxing Championships in Casablanca^[4]
  •  Morocco won the gold medal tally. Morocco,  Algeria, &  Tunisia won 11 overall medals each.
• May 19 – 27: 2018 Pan American Youth Boxing Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado^[5]
  •  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 29 – June 2: 2018 Oceania Youth Boxing Championships in Apia^[6]
  •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 20 – 31: 2018 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships in Budapest^[7]
  • For results, click here.
• September 2 – 7: 2018 FISU World University Boxing Championships in Elista^[8]
• November 15 – 24: 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships in New Delhi^[9]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Professional boxing[edit]

Fencing[edit]

World fencing events[edit]

• April 1 – 10: 2018 World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in Verona^[10]
  •  Russia won the gold medal tally.  United States won the overall medal tally.
• July 19 – 27: 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi^[11]
  •  Italy won the gold medal tally. Italy,  South Korea, and  Russia won 7 overall medals each.

Continental fencing events[edit]

• February 24 – March 4: 2018 Asian Junior Fencing Championships in Dubai
  • Junior Épée winners: KIM Myeong-ki (m) / YU Sihan (f)
  • Junior Foil winners: Yudai Nagano (m) / Yuka Ueno (f)
  • Junior Sabre winners: SONG Eun-gyun (m) / JO Ye-won (f)
  • Junior Team Épée winners:  South Korea (m) /  Hong Kong (f)
  • Junior Team Foil winners:  Japan (m) /  Japan (f)
  • Junior Team Sabre winners:  South Korea (m) /  South Korea (f)
• February 27 – March 11: 2018 Pan American Junior Fencing Championships in San José
  • Junior Épée winners: Alexandre Camargo / GUO Zishan (f)
  • Junior Foil winners: Kenji Bravo / Delphine Devore (f)
  • Junior Sabre winners: Andrew Doddo / Natalia Botello (f)
  • Junior Team Épée winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
  • Junior Team Foil winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
  • Junior Team Sabre winners:  United States (m) /  Mexico (f)
• March 1 – 5: 2018 African Junior Fencing Championships in Lagos
  • Junior Épée winners: Ahmed Elsayed (m) / Lma Huzayen (f)
  • Junior Foil winners: Mohamed Hamza (m) / Yara Elsharkawy (f)
  • Junior Sabre winners: Ahmed Ferjani (m) / Chaima Benadouda (f)
  • Junior Team Épée winners:  Egypt (m) /  Egypt (f)
  • Junior Team Foil winners:  Egypt (m) /  Egypt (f)
  • Junior Team Sabre winners:  Algeria (m) /  Algeria (f)
• March 2 – 11: 2018 European Junior Fencing Championships in Sochi
  • Junior Épée winners: Davide di Veroli (m) / Federica Isola (f)
  • Junior Foil winners: Kirill Borodachev (m) / Martina Favaretto (f)
  • Junior Sabre winners: Maxime Pianfetti (m) / Alina Mikhailova (f)
  • Junior Team Épée winners:  Hungary (m) /  Italy (f)
  • Junior Team Foil winners:  Russia (m) /  Germany (f)
  • Junior Team Sabre winners:  France (m) /  Russia (f)
• June 5 – 9: 2018 African Fencing Championships in Tunis
  • Épée winners: Houssam Elkord (m) / Aya Medany (f)
  • Foil winners: Alaaeldin Abouelkassem (m) / Inès Boubakri (f)
  • Sabre winners: Farès Ferjani (m) / Azza Besbes (f)
  • Team Épée winners:  Egypt (m) /  Egypt (f)
  • Team Foil winners:  Egypt (m) /  Tunisia (f)
  • Team Sabre winners:  Egypt (m) /  Tunisia (f)
• June 15 – 20: 2018 Pan American Fencing Championships in Havana
  • Épée winners: Jesús Andrés Lugones Ruggeri (m) / Kelley Hurley (f)
  • Foil winners: Race Imboden (m) / Lee Kiefer (f)
  • Sabre winners: Eli Dershwitz (m) / Dagmara Wozniak (f)
  • Team Épée winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
  • Team Foil winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
  • Team Sabre winners:  United States (m) /  United States (f)
• June 16 – 21: 2018 European Fencing Championships in Novi Sad
  • Épée winners: Yannick Borel (m) / Katrina Lehis (f)
  • Foil winners: Aleksey Cheremisinov (m) / Inna Deriglazova (f)
  • Sabre winners: Max Hartung (m) / Sofya Velikaya (f)
  • Team Épée winners:  Russia (m) /  France (f)
  • Team Foil winners:  Russia (m) /  Italy (f)
  • Team Sabre winners:  Hungary (m) /  Russia (f)
• June 17 – 22: 2018 Asian Fencing Championships in Bangkok
  • Épée winners: Jung Jin-sun (m) / Vivian Kong (f)
  • Foil winners: CHEUNG Siu Lun (m) / Komaki Kikuchi (f)
  • Sabre winners: Gu Bon-gil (m) / Kim Ji-yeon (f)
  • Team Épée winners:  China (m) /  China (f)
  • Team Foil winners:  South Korea (m) /  South Korea (f)
  • Team Sabre winners:  China (m) /  China (f)

2017–18 Fencing Grand Prix[edit]

• Épée Grand Prix
  • December 8 – 10, 2017: Qatari Grand Prix in Doha
    • Winners: Park Sang-young (m) / Ana Maria Popescu (f)
  • March 23 – 25: Hungarian Grand Prix in Budapest
    • Winners: Max Heinzer (m) / Mara Navarria (f)
  • May 25 – 27: Colombian Grand Prix in Cali
    • Winners: Yannick Borel (m) / Emese Szász-Kovács (f)
• Foil Grand Prix
  • December 1 – 3, 2017: Italian Grand Prix in Turin
    • Winners: Alexander Massialas (m) / Inna Deriglazova (f)
  • March 16 – 18: United States Grand Prix in Long Beach, California
    • Winners: Race Imboden (m) / Inna Deriglazova (f)
  • May 18 – 20: Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai
    • Winners: Richard Kruse (m) / Inna Deriglazova (f)
• Sabre Grand Prix
  • December 15 – 17, 2017: Mexican Grand Prix in Cancún
    • Winners: Oh Sang-uk (m) / Olha Kharlan (f)
  • March 30 – April 1: Korean Grand Prix in Seoul
    • Winners: Áron Szilágyi (m) / Olha Kharlan (f)
  • May 11 – 13: Russian Grand Prix (final) in Moscow
    • Winners: Oh Sang-uk (m) / Sofya Velikaya (f)

2017–18 Fencing World Cup[edit]

• Men's Épée World Cup
  • October 27 – 29, 2017: Swiss World Cup in Bern
    • Individual: Park Sang-young
    • Team:  South Korea
  • November 17 – 19, 2017: Italian Men's Épée World Cup in Legnano
    • Individual: András Rédli
    • Team:  Russia
  • January 25 – 27: German Men's Épée World Cup in Heidenheim an der Brenz
    • Individual: Kazuyasu Minobe
    • Team:  South Korea
  • February 16 – 18: Canadian World Cup in Vancouver
    • Individual: Bohdan Nikishyn
    • Team:  France
  • May 11 – 13: French Men's Épée World Cup in Paris
    • Individual: Nikolai Novosjolov
    • Team:  Hungary
• Women's Épée World Cup
  • October 20 – 22, 2017: Estonian World Cup in Tallinn
    • Individual: Mara Navarria
    • Team:  France
  • November 10 – 12, 2017: Chinese World Cup in Suzhou
    • Individual: Sun Yiwen
    • Team:  Poland
  • January 19 – 21: Cuban World Cup in Havana
    • Individual: Coraline Vitalis
    • Team:  South Korea
  • February 9 – 11: Spanish Women's Épée World Cup in Barcelona
    • Individual: ZHU Mingye
    • Team:  Russia
  • May 4 – 6: Emirati World Cup in Dubai
    • Individual: Sun Yiwen
    • Team:  United States
• Men's Foil World Cup
  • October 20 – 22, 2017: Egyptian World Cup in Cairo
    • Individual: Richard Kruse
    • Team:  United States
  • November 10 – 12, 2017: Japanese World Cup in Tokyo
    • Individual: Erwann Le Péchoux
    • Team:  United States
  • January 19 – 21: French Men's Foil World Cup in Paris
    • Individual: Alessio Foconi
    • Team:  United States
  • February 9 – 11: German Men's Foil World Cup in Bonn
    • Individual: Aleksey Cheremisinov
    • Team:  United States
  • May 4 – 6: Russian World Cup in Saint Petersburg
    • Individual: Maxime Pauty
    • Team:  United States
• Women's Foil World Cup
  • October 13 – 15, 2017: Mexican World Cup in Cancún
    • Individual: Lee Kiefer
    • Team:  Russia
  • November 3 – 5, 2017: French Women's Foil World Cup in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
    • Individual: Hong Hyo-jin
    • Team:  Italy
  • January 12 – 14: Polish Women's Foil World Cup in Gdańsk
    • Individual: Inna Deriglazova
    • Team:  Russia
  • February 2 – 4: Algerian Women's Foil World Cup in Algiers
    • Individual: Alice Volpi
    • Team:  Russia
  • April 27 – 29: German Women's Foil World Cup in Tauberbischofsheim
    • Individual: Inna Deriglazova
    • Team:  Russia
• Men's Sabre World Cup
  • November 3 – 5, 2017: Algerian Men's Sabre World Cup in Algiers
    • Individual: Eli Dershwitz
    • Team:  Germany
  • December 1 – 3, 2017: Hungarian World Cup in Győr
    • Individual: OH San-guk
    • Team:  South Korea
  • February 2 – 4: Italian Men's Sabre World Cup in Padua
    • Individual: Eli Dershwitz
    • Team:  South Korea
  • February 23 – 25: Polish Men's Sabre World Cup in Warsaw
    • Individual: Gu Bon-gil
    • Team:  South Korea
  • May 18 – 20: Spanish Men's Sabre World Cup in Madrid
    • Individual: Enrico Berrè
    • Team:  South Korea
• Women's Sabre World Cup
  • October 27 – 29, 2017: French Women's Sabre World Cup in Orléans
    • Individual: Rossella Gregorio
    • Team:  Russia
  • November 17 – 19, 2017: Belgian World Cup in Sint-Niklaas
    • Individual: Olha Kharlan
    • Team:  Italy
  • January 26 – 28: American World Cup in Baltimore
    • Individual: Martina Criscio
    • Team:  France
  • March 16 – 18: Greek World Cup in Athens
    • Individual: Bianca Pascu
    • Team:  Italy
  • June 1 – 3: Tunisian World Cup in Tunis
    • Individual: Manon Brunet
    • Team:  Russia

Judo[edit]

World and continental judo events[edit]

• April 6 & 7: 2018 Oceania Judo Championships in / Nouméa^[12]
  •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 12 – 15: 2018 African Judo Championships in Tunis^[13]
  •  Tunisia and  Morocco won 4 gold medals each.  Algeria won the overall medal tally.
• April 21 & 22: 2018 Pan American Judo Championships in San José^[14]
  •  Cuba won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 26 – 28: 2018 European Judo Championships in Tel Aviv^[15]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 19 & 20: 2018 Kata European Judo Championships in Koper^[16]
  •  France won the gold medal tally.  Italy won the overall medal tally.
• July 18: 2018 European Judo Mixed Teams Championships in Yekaterinburg^[17]
  •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 20 – 27: 2018 World Judo Championships in Baku^[18]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 Grand Slam[edit]

• February 10 & 11: Grand Slam #1 in Paris^[19]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 23 – 25: Grand Slam #2 in Düsseldorf^[20]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 17 & 18: Grand Slam #3 in Yekaterinburg^[21]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 27 – 29: Grand Slam #4 in Abu Dhabi^[22]
  •  Georgia won the gold medal tally.  Israel won the overall medal tally.
• November 23 – 25: Grand Slam #5 (final) in Osaka^[23]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 Grand Prix[edit]

• January 19 – 21: GP #1 in Tunis^[24]
  •  Kazakhstan and  Ukraine won 2 gold medals each.  Japan won the overall medal tally.
• March 9 – 11: GP #2 in Agadir^[25]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 30 – April 1: GP #3 in Tbilisi^[26]
  •  Georgia and  France won 5 gold medals each. Georgia won the overall medal tally.
• April 6 – 8: GP #4 in Antalya^[27]
  •  Kosovo won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• May 25 – 27: GP #5 in Hohhot^[28]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 27 – 29: GP #6 in Zagreb^[29]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 10 – 12: GP #7 in Budapest^[30]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 12 – 14: GP #8 in Cancún^[31]
  •  Russia,  Austria, and  Cuba won 2 gold medals each.  Brazil won the overall medal tally.
• November 9 – 11: GP #9 in Tashkent^[32]
  •  Kosovo and  Azerbaijan won 3 gold medals each.  Germany won the overall medal tally.
• November 16 – 18: GP #10 (final) in The Hague^[33]
  •  Ukraine and  Russia won 2 gold medals each. The  Netherlands won the overall medal tally.

2018 European Open[edit]

• February 3 & 4: European Open #1 in Odivelas (W) & Sofia (M)
  • Men:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[34]
  • Women:  Japan and  Canada won 2 gold medals each.  Spain won the overall medal tally.^[35]
• February 17 & 18: European Open #2 in Rome (W) & Oberwart (M)
  • Men:  Azerbaijan and  Georgia won 2 gold medals each. Azerbaijan won the overall medal tally.^[36]
  • Women:  Japan won the gold medal tally.  Italy won the overall medal tally.^[37]
• March 3 & 4: European Open #3 in Warsaw (W) & Prague (M)
  • Men:  Belarus won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[38]
  • Women:  Poland won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[39]
• June 2 & 3: European Open #4 in Madrid (M & W)^[40]
  •  Germany and  France won 3 gold medals each.  Spain won the overall medal tally.
• August 18 & 19: European Open #5 in Minsk (M & W)^[41]
  •  Belarus won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• October 6 & 7: European Open #6 (final) in Glasgow (M & W)^[42]
  •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 European Cup[edit]

• March 10 & 11: European Cup #1 in Uster-Zürich^[43]
  •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 7 & 8: European Cup #2 in Dubrovnik^[44]
  •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 5 & 6: European Cup #3 in Sarajevo^[45]
  •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 12 & 13: European Cup #4 in Orenburg^[46]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 9 & 10: European Cup #5 in Belgrade^[47]
  •  Serbia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 23 & 24: European Cup #6 in Celje-Podčetrtek^[48]
  •  Russia and  France won 4 gold medals each.  Germany won the overall medal tally.
• July 14 & 15: European Cup #7 in Saarbrücken^[49]
  •  Russia won the gold medal tally.  France won the overall medal tally.
• September 1 & 2: European Cup #8 in Bratislava^[50]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 27 & 28: European Cup #9 (final) in Málaga^[51]
  •  France won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 EJU Kata Tournaments[edit]

• February 25: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #1 in Brussels^[52]
  • Nage No Kata winners:  Netherlands (Erik Faes & Niels Neumann)
  • Ju No Kata winners:  Italy (Giovanni Tarabelli & Angelica Tarabelli)
  • Katame No Kata winners:  Belgium (Nicolas Gilon & Jean-Philippe Gilon)
  • Kime No Kata winners:  France (Michel Jeuffroy & Laurent Jeuffroy)
  • Goshin Jutsu winners:  Italy (Ubaldo Volpi & Maurizio Calderini)
• March 24: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #2 in Pordenone^[53]
  • Nage No Kata winners:  Italy (Mauro Collini & Tommaso Rondini)
  • Katame No Kata winners:  France (Nicolas Fourmaux & Jean-Daniel Nguyen)
  • Ju No Kata winners:  Germany (Wolfgang Daxromswinkel & Ulla Loosen)
  • Kime No Kata winners:  France (Michel Jeuffroy & Laurent Jeuffroy)
  • Goshin Jutsu winners:  Italy (Ubaldo Volpi & Maurizio Calderini)
• April 29: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #3 (final) in Tours^[54]
  • Nage No Kata winners:  Belgium (Nicolas Gilon & Jean-Philippe Gilon)
  • Katame No Kata winners:  Belgium (Nicolas Gilon & Jean-Philippe Gilon)
  • Ju No Kata winners:  France (Emmanuel Wirtz & Armelle Voindrot)
  • Kime No Kata winners:  France (Michel Jeuffroy & Laurent Jeuffroy)
  • Goshin Jutsu winners:  France (Kamel Ben Tekfa & Alexis Lacroix)

2018 Pan American Open[edit]

• March 10 & 11: Pan American Open #1 in Santiago^[55]
  •  Ecuador and  Brazil won 3 gold medals each.  Argentina won the overall medal tally.
• March 17 & 18: Pan American Open #2 in Lima^[56]
  •  Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 24 & 25: Pan American Open #3 in Buenos Aires^[57]
  •  Brazil won the gold medal tally.  Argentina won the overall medal tally.
• September 1 & 2: Pan American Open #4 (final) in Santo Domingo^[58]
  •  Dominican Republic won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 Asian Open[edit]

• July 7 & 8: Asian Open #1 in Taipei^[59]
  •  South Korea and  Japan won 5 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally.
• November 3 & 4: Asian Open #2 in Aktau^[60]
  •  Kazakhstan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 1 & 2: Asian Open #3 (final) in  Hong Kong^[61]
  •  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 African Open[edit]

• November 17 & 18: African Open #1 in Dakar^[62]
  •  Algeria won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 24 & 25: African Open #2 (final) in Yaoundé^[63]
  •  Algeria won the gold medal tally.  Cameroon won the overall medal tally.

2018 Oceania Open[edit]

• November 17 & 18: Oceania Open in Perth^[64]
  •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Karate[edit]

World & Continental Karate Events[edit]

• February 2 – 4: 45th EKF Junior, Cadet & U21 Championships in Sochi^[65]
  •  Italy,  Russia, and  Spain won 5 gold medals each.  Turkey won the overall medal tally.
• May 10 – 13: 53rd EKF Senior Championships in Novi Sad^[66]
  •  Spain and  Turkey won 3 gold medals each.  Italy won the overall medal tally.
• May 10 – 13: 17th AKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in Okinawa^[67]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 18 – 20: 18th OKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in Auckland^[68]
  •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 15 – 17: 32nd PKF Senior Championships in Santiago^[69]
  •  United States won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 11 – 15: 15th AKF Senior Championships in Amman^[70]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 19 – 22: 11th World University Karate Championship in Kobe^[71]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 22 – 25: PKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in Rio de Janeiro^[72]
  •  Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 31 – September 2: UFAK Senior Championships in Kigali^[73]
  •  Egypt won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 6 – 11: 24th WKF Senior Championships in Madrid^[74]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

WKF Premier League[edit]

• January 26 – 28: Karate 1-Premier League #1 in Paris^[75]
  •  Japan won the gold medal tally.  France won the overall medal tally.
• February 16 – 18: Karate 1-Premier League #2 in Dubai^[76]
  •  Turkey won the gold medal tally. Turkey and  Iran won 6 overall medals each.
• March 16 – 18: Karate 1-Premier League #3 in Rotterdam^[77]
  •  Japan won the gold medal tally.  Turkey won the overall medal tally.
• April 6 – 8: Karate 1-Premier League #4 in Rabat^[78]
  •  Turkey,  France, and  Egypt won 2 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
• June 8 – 10: Karate 1-Premier League #5 in Istanbul^[79]
  •  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 14 – 16: Karate 1-Premier League #6 in Berlin^[80]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 12 – 14: Karate 1-Premier League #7 (final) in Tokyo^[81]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

WKF Series A[edit]

• February 9 – 11: Karate 1 - Series A #1 in Guadalajara^[82]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 2 – 4: Karate 1 - Series A #2 in Salzburg^[83]
  •  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 21 – 23: Karate 1 - Series A #3 in Santiago^[84]
  •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• December 7 – 9: Karate 1 - Series A #4 (final) in Shanghai^[85]
  •  Spain won the gold medal tally.  Japan won the overall medal tally.

WKF Youth League[edit]

• May 25 – 27: Karate 1 - Youth League #1 in Sofia^[86]
  • Cadet:  Russia and  Switzerland won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • Junior:  Japan and  Slovakia won 2 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally.
  • U14:  Ukraine won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 6 – 8: Karate 1 - Youth League #2 in Umag^[87]
  • Cadet:  Russia,  Bosnia and Herzegovina, and  Croatia won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • Junior:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • U14:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 26 – 28: Karate 1 - Youth League #3 in Cancún^[88]
  • Cadet:  Russia won the gold medal tally.  Mexico won the overall medal tally.
  • Junior:  Mexico won the gold medal tally.  United States won the overall medal tally.
  • U14:  Mexico and  United States won 3 gold medals each. Mexico won the overall medal tally.
• December 14 – 16: Karate 1 - Youth League #4 (final) in Caorle^[89]
  • Cadet:  Russia,  Slovakia, and  Azerbaijan won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • Junior:  France won the gold medal tally.  Italy won the overall medal tally.
  • U14:  Ukraine won the gold medal tally.  Italy won the overall medal tally.

Kickboxing[edit]

Kunlun Fight[edit]

Mixed martial arts[edit]

International mixed martial arts championships[edit]

• March 16 – 18: 2018 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships in Melbourne^[90]
  • Men's Lightweight winner: Jordan Thomas
  • Men's Welterweight winner: Darian Weeks
  • Men's Middleweight winner: Joseph Luciano
  • Men's Featherweight winner: Kohei Maeda
  • Men's Lightweight winner: Teruhiko Kato
  • Men's Welterweight winner: Darian Weeks
  • Men's Bantamweight winner: Reo Yamaguchi
  • Women's Bantamweight winner: Amber Thompson
  • Women's Flyweight winner: Anne Wilson
  • Women's Bantamweight winner: Amber Thompson
• March 23 – 26: World Amateur Junior and Youth MMA Championships in Saint Petersburg
• May 24 – 26: 2018 IMMAF Africa Open Championships in Johannesburg
• June 17 – 23: 2018 IMMAF European Championships and European Youth Open in Bucharest
• September 3 – 8: 2018 IMMAF Asian Open and Junior MMA World Championships in Beijing

Muay Thai[edit]

• May 10 – 19: 2018 IFMA World Championships in Cancún
• June 29 – July 8: 2018 European Championships in Prague
• July 23 – 29: 1st World University Muaythai Championship in Pattaya
• August 3 – 11: 2018 Youth World Championships in Bangkok
• October 26 – 29: 2018 Pan American Championships in Acapulco
• December 3 – 11: 2018 Asian Championships in  Macau

Sambo[edit]

World and Continental Championships[edit]

• April 11 & 12: Southeast Asian SAMBO Championships (M&W, Combat Sambo) in Jakarta
  •  Indonesia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 13 – 15: 2018 European Youth and Junior Championships in Prague
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 11 – 13: 2018 Asian Sambo Championships & Asian Youth and Junior Championships in Ulaanbaatar
  •  Uzbekistan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 18 – 20: European Sambo Championships in Athens
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 23 & 25: African Sambo Championships in Tunis
• July 21 & 22: Pan American Sambo Championships in Acapulco
• August 23 & 24: World Schools Sambo Championships in Oryol
• September 28: European Union Sambo Cup in Riga
• October 12 – 14: World Youth & Junior Sambo Championships in Tbilisi
• October 20 & 21: World Masters Sambo Championships in  Morocco
• November 9 – 11: World Sambo Championships in Bucharest
• December 6 & 7: World Cadets Sambo Championships in Novi Sad
• December 7 – 9: 2nd World University Sambo Championships in Novi Sad
• December 16: European Sambo Cup in Madrid

World Cup[edit]

• March 23 & 24: WC (A. Kharlampiev Memorial) #1 in Moscow
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Sumo[edit]

Taekwondo[edit]

International Taekwondo championships[edit]

• February 6 – 9: 2018 European Clubs Taekwondo Championships in Istanbul^[91]
  •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 29 & 30: 2018 African Taekwondo Championships in Agadir^[92]
  •  Morocco won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 31: 2018 President's Cup - African Region in Agadir^[93]
  •  Russia won the gold medal tally.  Spain won the overall medal tally.
• April 9 – 13: 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Hammamet^[94][95]
  •  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 23 & 24: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Club Championships in Karaj^[96]
  •  Iran won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally.
• April 25 – 28: 2018 World Taekwondo Beach Championships in Rhodes^[97]
  • Recognized Poomsae
  • Under 17 winners: Michelangelo Sampognaro (m) / Eva Sandersen (f)
  • Under 30 (Age 18-30) winners: Frans Salmi (m) / Kubra Dagli (f)
  • Under 30 (Age 31 and up) winners: Othman Boularas (m) / LI Wenqi (f)
  • Pair Under 17 winners:  Thailand (Kanokchanok Jareonying & Pattarapong Sengmueang)
  • Pair Under 30 (Age 18-30) winners:  Denmark (Annaline Soeberg & Benjamin Harder)
  • Pair Over 30 (Age 31 and up) winners:  Denmark (Lisa Lents & Kim Nedergaard)
  • Team Under 17 winners:  Thailand (m) /  Thailand (f)
  • Team Over 17 winners:  Finland (m) /  Denmark (f)
  • Freestyle Poomsae
  • Under 17 (Age 15-17) winners: Thanaphat Bompenthomnumsuk (m) / Anastasiia Sumenkova (f)
  • Over 17 (Age 18 and up) winners: Christian Kamphuis (m) / Soraya Wahjudi (f)
  • Pair Over 17 winners:  Spain (Sandra Gardini Gallo & Adrian Alonso Simon)
  • Team winners:  Thailand
  • Technical Breaking
  • Jumping Multiple Kick winner: SEO Jae-won
  • Spinning Kick winner: JANG Jong-pil
  • Free Style Breaking winner: KIM Min-song
  • High Kick Performance winners: Kübra Dağlı (f) / PARK Seung-jin (f)
  • Free Style Dynamic Kicks & Breaking Challenge
  • Winners: LEE Chan-min (m) / CHOE Han-na (f)
• April 25 – 29: 2018 President's Cup - European Region in Athens^[98]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 10 – 13: 2018 European Taekwondo Championships in Kazan^[99]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 26 – 28: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Championships in Ho Chi Minh City^[100]
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• May 31 – June 10: 2018 World Taekwondo Europe Open Multi European Games in Plovdiv^[101]
  • Senior:  Turkey and  Russia won 3 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally.
  • Junior:  Greece and  Turkey won 5 gold medals each. Greece won the overall medal tally.
  • Cadet:  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 1 – 3: 2018 Rome World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in  Italy^[102]
  •  Russia won the gold medal tally.  South Korea won the overall medal tally.
• July 5 – 8: 2018 El Hassan Cup International Open in Amman^[103]
  •  Jordan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 13 – 15: 2018 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships in Spokane, Washington^[104]
  •  Mexico won the gold medal tally.  Brazil won the overall medal tally.
• July 27 – 29: 2018 World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships in Wuxi^[105]
  • Men's winners:  South Korea
  • Women's winners:  China
  • Mixed winners:  Russia
• August 3: 2018 President's Cup - Oceania Region in Mahina^[106]
  •  Australia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 5: 2018 Oceania Taekwondo Championships in Mahina^[107]
  • Senior:  Australia won all the gold medals and won the overall medal tally, too.
  • Junior:  French Polynesia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 10 – 12: 2018 Moscow World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in  Russia^[108]
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 11 – 15: 2018 Kimunyong Cup International Open Taekwondo Championships in Seoul^[109]
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 7 – 9: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Open Championships in Atyrau (debut event)^[110]
  •  Uzbekistan won the gold medal tally.  Kazakhstan won the overall medal tally.
• September 19 – 21: Taoyuan 2018 World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in  Chinese Taipei^[111]
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 12 – 14: 2018 President's Cup - Pan American Region in Las Vegas^[112]
  •  Mexico won the gold medal tally.  United States won the overall medal tally.
• October 19 – 21: 2018 Manchester World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in  Great Britain^[113]
  •  Great Britain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 11 – 13: 2018 President's Cup - Asian Region in Taipei^[114]
  • Senior:  South Korea won the gold medal tally.  Chinese Taipei won the overall medal tally.
  • Junior:  Chinese Taipei won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Cadet:  Chinese Taipei won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 22 & 23: 2018 World Taekwondo Grand-Prix Final in Fujairah^[115]
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 24 & 25: 2018 World Taekwondo Team Championships in Fujairah^[116]
  • Men -> Champions:  Iran; Second:  Russia; Third:  Azerbaijan &  Kazakhstan
  • Women -> Champions:  China; Second:  Ivory Coast; Third:  France &  Russia
  • Mixed -> Champions:  Russia; Second:  Turkey; Third:  Ivory Coast &  Kazakhstan
• December 9 – 16: 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Series in Wuxi^[117]
  •  China and  Great Britain won 2 gold medals each.  South Korea won the overall medal tally.

2018 WTF Open[edit]

• February 10 – 14: Turkish Open in Istanbul^[118]
  •  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• February 16 – 18: Fujairah Open in the  United Arab Emirates^[119]
  •  Kazakhstan won the gold medal tally. The  United Arab Emirates won the overall medal tally.
• February 24 & 25: Slovenia Open in Maribor^[120]
  •  Croatia and  Poland won 4 gold medals each. Croatia won the overall medal tally.
• February 24 & 25: Egypt Open in Alexandria^[121]
  •  Turkey won the gold medal tally.  Italy won the overall medal tally.
• March 1 – 4: Malaysia Open in Kuala Lumpur^[122]
  •  Malaysia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 3 & 4: Sofia Open in  Bulgaria^[123]
  •  Turkey won the gold medal tally.  Great Britain won the overall medal tally.
• March 8 – 11: Mexico Open in Monterrey^[124]
  •  Mexico won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 10 & 11: Dutch Open in Eindhoven^[125]
  •  South Korea won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• March 16 – 18: Belgian Open in Lommel^[126]
  •  Turkey and  South Korea won 3 gold medals each.  France won the overall medal tally.
• March 16 – 18: Ukraine Open in Kharkiv^[127]
  •  Kazakhstan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• March 25: Spanish Open in Alicante^[128]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 7 & 8: German Open in Hamburg^[129]
  •  Germany won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• April 21 & 22: Fajr Open in Karaj^[130]
  •  Iran won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally.
• May 26 & 27: Austrian Open in Innsbruck^[131]
  •  Croatia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• June 16 & 17: LuxOpen in Luxembourg City^[132]
  •  Spain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 18 – 24: Korea Open in Jeju City^[133]
  •  South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 3 – 5: Argentina Open in Buenos Aires^[134]
  •  Brazil won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• August 30 – September 2: Costa Rica Open in San José^[135]
  •  Brazil won the gold medal tally.  United States won the overall medal tally.
• September 3 – 6: Russia Open in Moscow^[136]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 6 – 8: Palestinian Open in Ramallah^[137]
  • Senior:  Turkey won the gold medal tally.  Palestine won the overall medal tally.
  • Junior:  Palestine won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Cadet:  Palestine won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 13 – 16: Canada Open in Richmond^[138]
  •  Canada won the gold medal tally.  United States won the overall medal tally.
• September 14 – 16: Polish Open Cup in Warsaw^[139]
  •  Croatia and  Serbia won 4 gold medals each. Croatia won the overall medal tally.
• September 21 – 23: Lebanon Open in Beirut^[140]
  •  Iran won the gold medal tally.  Lebanon won the overall medal tally.
• October 6 & 7: Riga Open in  Latvia^[141]
  • Senior:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Cadet:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 19 – 21: Greek Open in Athens^[142]
  •  Greece won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 27 & 28: Serbian Open in Belgrade^[143]
  •  Spain won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 10 & 11: Croatia Open in Zagreb^[144]
  •  Croatia and  Serbia won 4 gold medals each. Croatia won the overall medal tally.
• November 24 & 25: Israel Open in Ramla^[145]
  • Senior:  France and  Russia won 4 gold medals each. France and  Greece won 10 overall medals each.
  • Junior:  Israel,  Russia, and  Cyprus won 3 gold medals each. Israel won the overall medal tally.
  • Cadet:  Israel won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Wrestling[edit]

World wrestling championships[edit]

• May 14 – 20: 2018 World Military Wrestling Championships in Moscow^[146]
  • Men's Freestyle:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Women's Freestyle:  China won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Greco-Roman:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• July 2 – 8: 2018 World Cadet Wrestling Championships in Zagreb^[147]
  • Cadet Men's Freestyle:  Iran won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Cadet Women's Freestyle:  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Cadet Greco-Roman:  Iran,  Russia,  Uzbekistan, &  Turkey won 2 gold medals each. Iran won the overall medal tally.
• September 5 – 9: 2018 World University Wrestling Championships in Goiana^[148]
  • Men's Freestyle:  Japan,  Turkey, &  Russia won 3 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally.
  • Women's Freestyle:  Canada won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Greco-Roman:  Turkey won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 17 – 23: 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Trnava^[149]
  • Junior Men's Freestyle:  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior Women's Freestyle:  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • Junior Greco-Roman:  Iran won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
• September 28 – 30: 2018 World Veterans Wrestling Championships (Men's Freestyle) in Skopje^[150]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 5 – 7: 2018 World Veterans Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman) in Perm^[151]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• October 20 – 28: 2018 World Wrestling Championships in Budapest^[152]
  •  Russia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• November 12 – 18: 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Bucharest^[153]
  • Men's U23 Freestyle:  Georgia won the gold medal tally.  Russia won the overall medal tally.
  • Women's U23 Freestyle:  Japan won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
  • U23 Greco-Roman:  Georgia won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Wrestling World Cup[edit]

• March 17 & 18: 2018 Women's Freestyle World Cup in Takasaki, Gunma^[154]
  • Champions:  Japan; Second:  China; Third: