Sports calendar 2020: the highlights of the new year
The Men's European Handball Championships in Austria, Sweden and Norway, the Youth Olympics in Switzerland and France and the Super Bowl are three highlights tat the very start of the new year.
From mid-June, Europe will be all about football, as the UEFA EURO 2020 kick off on 12 June. For the first time ever, the tournament isn’t hosted by one or two countries, but a total of twelve cities across the continent. The two semi-finals and the final on 12 July will take place at London's Wembley Stadium.
Olympic Games with five new sports
However, the biggest sporting highlight of 2020 will be the Summer Olympics in Tokyo from 24 July to 9 August. Athletes from all over the world will compete for medals in a total of 339 competitions. It’s the first time these five sports are part of the Olympics:
With the subsequent European Athletics Championships in Paris, the Paralympics and the Women's Handball World Championships in December, the sports year also has some highlights to offer after the Olympic Games.
Overview of the sports calendar 2020
| MONTH | DATE | EVENT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 9. - 22.
9. - 26. | Winter Youth Olympic Games
Men's European Handball Championship | Switzerland, France
Austria, Sweden, Norway |
| February | 2.
12. - 23. 14. - 16. 17. - 1.3. | Super Bowl LIV
Biathlon World Championship World Luge Championship Bob/Skelett World Luge Championship | USA
Italy Russia Germany |
| March | 14. - 22.
22. - 29. 28. - 5.4. | Women's World Curling Championship
World Table Tennis Championship Men's World Curling Championship | Canada
South Korea Scotland |
| April | 20.
26. | Boston Marathon
London Marathon | USA
England |
| May | 8. - 24.
9. - 31. 25. - 1.6. | Men's Ice Hockey World Championship
Giro d'Italia World Skateboarding Championship | Switzerland
Italy England, China |
| June | 12.- 12.7.
26. - 28. 27. - 19.7. | Men's European Football Championship
MTB and Cross Country World Championship Tour de France | 12 cities
Germany France |
| July | 24. - 9.8. | Summer Olympics | Japan |
| August | 14. - 28.
14. - 6.9. 25. - 6.9. 26. - 30. | DOTA 2: The International (eSports)
Vuelta a Espana Paralympic Games European Athletics Championship | Sweden
Spain Japan France |
| September | 12.
25. - 27. 27. | 100k Ultrarun World Championship
Ryder Cup (golf) Berlin Marathon | Netherlands
USA Germany |
| October | 10.
26./27. | Ironman Hawaii
24-hour Ultrarun World Championship | USA
France |
| November | 1.
2. - 21. | New York Marathon
U17 Women's World Cup | USA
India |
| December | 4. - 20.
30. | Women's Handball World Championship
Four Hills Tournament | Denmark, Norway
Germany, Austria |
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