List of world sports championships

The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.

Tournaments which are formally defunct or where a further event is not currently planned are marked with a gray background.

Open gender world championship titles

Male world championship titles

Female world championship titles

Mixed-sex world championship titles

See also

• World championship
• World cup
• List of world championships in mind sports
• List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth
• List of multi-sport events
• List of world cups

Notes

• R.  ^R – One or more relay events, in which three or four competitors compete for their nation, are included for each sex.

References

1. List of world championships in mind sports
2. World cup
3. List of sports
4. World championship
5. World Aquatics Championships
6. List of world cups
7. List of world championships medalists in powerlifting (men)
8. Sports in Boston
9. FIA World Endurance Championship
10. ADCC Submission Fighting World Championship
11. Superbike World Championship
12. World Wrestling Championships
13. FIBA Basketball World Cup
14. ICC World Test Championship
15. World Memory Championships
16. Motocross World Championship
17. List of Formula One World Drivers' Champions
18. World Athletics Championships
19. FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship
20. Ice Hockey World Championships