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[edit]
Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held | Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
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Air racing | Red Bull Air Race World Championship | Individuals | 2003 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | Not held in 2011–2013, discontinued for 2020 |
Auto racing | |||||||
A1 Grand Prix | Nations | 2005–06 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | ||
Formula One World Championship | Individuals | 1950 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | ||
Constructors | 1958 | ![]() | |||||
FIA World Endurance Championship | Individuals | 2012 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | Toyota (2022) | ||||||
FIA GT1 World Championship | Individuals | 2010 | Marc Basseng and Markus Winkelhock (2012) | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 2012 | |
Teams | Münnich Motorsport (2012) | ||||||
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies | Individuals | 1993 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 2021 | |
Teams | ![]() | ||||||
World Rally-Raid Championship | Individuals | 2022 | ![]() ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Co-sanctioned with FIM; replaced World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies | |
Teams | ![]() | ||||||
FIA World Cup for Cross-Country Bajas | Individuals | 2002 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | Baja events split off from cross-country rally competition after original bajas competition was combined with rallies world cup in 2012. | |
Teams | ![]() | ||||||
World Rally Championship | Individuals | 1977 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | 1973 | ![]() | |||||
World Touring Car Championship | Individuals | 1987 | Thed Björk (2017) | Defunct | Annual | changed name to the World Touring Car Cup. | |
Manufacturers | Volvo (2017) | ||||||
World Touring Car Cup | Individuals | 2018 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | "World Touring Car Cup" was used between 1993 and 1995 when it was a single event. | |
Teams | ![]() | ||||||
World Manufacturers' Championship | Manufacturers | 1925 | Delage (1927) | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 1927 | |
World Sportscar Championship | Manufacturers; from 1985 teams | 1953 | Peugeot Talbot Sport (1992) | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 1992. Resumed as FIA World Endurance Championship | |
Individuals | 1981 | Yannick Dalmas Derek Warwick (1992) | Annual | ||||
Karting World Championship | KZ | 1964 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
OK | ![]() | ||||||
Intercontinental Drifting Cup | Individuals | 2017 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
Formula E | Individuals | 2014 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | ||
FIA International Hill Climb Cup | Closed cars | 2000 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | ||
Competition Cars | ![]() | ||||||
R-GT Cup | Individuals | 2015 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
World Rallycross Championship | RX1 | 2014 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
RX2e | ![]() | ||||||
Bull riding | PBR Global Cup | Nations | 2017 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | Discontinued after 2022 |
PBR World Cup | Nations | 2007 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | Discontinued after 2010 | |
Gliding | FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships | Individuals | 1985 | ![]() | 2019 | Annual | |
Nations | ![]() | ||||||
World Gliding Championships | Individuals | 1937 | Winners in 6 classes (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | The duration between World Gliding Championships varies slightly, dependent on the hemisphere of the next planned edition. | |
Paragliding | Paragliding World Cup | Individual | 1992 | Winners in 5 competitions (2016) | 2017–18 | Annual | |
Motorcycling | FIM MotoGP World Championship | MotoE Individual | 2019 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |
Moto3 Individual | 2012 | ![]() | Until 2012 as 125cc | ||||
Moto2 Individual | 2010 | ![]() | Until 2010 as 250cc | ||||
MotoGP Individual | 2002 | ![]() | Until 2002 as 500cc | ||||
Moto3 Constructor | 2012 | Gas Gas (2018) | 2023 | Annual | |||
Moto2 Constructor | 2010 | Kalex (2022) | |||||
MotoGP Constructor | 2002 | Ducati (2022) | |||||
Supercross World Championship | Individuals | 2003 | ![]() | 2019 | Annual | ||
Motocross World Championship | MX2 Individual | 2003 | ![]() | 2019 | Annual | ||
MXGP Individual | 2003 | ![]() | |||||
MX2 Constructor | 2003 | KTM (2018) | 2019 | Annual | |||
MXGP Constructor | 2003 | KTM (2018) | |||||
FIM Cross-Country Rallies World Championship | Riders | 1999 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | 1999 | ![]() | |||||
World Rally-Raid Championship | Riders | 2022 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Co-sanctioned with FIA; replaced Cross-Country Rallies World Championship | |
Manufacturers | 2022 | ![]() | |||||
FIM Bajas World Cup | Riders | 2012 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | 2012 | ![]() | |||||
FIM World Enduro Championship | E3 | 2004 | ![]() | 2019 | Annual | ||
E2 | 2004 | ![]() | |||||
E1 | 2004 | ![]() | |||||
FIM sidecarcross World Championship | Pairs | 1980 | Jan Hendrickx Ben van den Bogaart (2016) | 2017 | Annual | ||
Speedway World Team Cup (1960–2000) Speedway World Cup (since 2001) | National Team | 1960 | Poland (2017) | 2018 | Annual | ||
Speedway World Pairs Championship | National pair | 1970 | Sweden (1993) | Defunct | Annual | Annually until 1993 | |
Individual Speedway World Championship (1936–1994) Speedway Grand Prix (since 1995) | Individuals | 1936 | ![]() | 2019 | Annual | ||
Individual Ice Racing World Championship | Individuals[2] | 1966 | Dmitry Koltakov (2017) | 2018 | Annual | ||
Team Ice Racing World Championship | Nations | 1979 | Russia (2017) | 2018 | Annual | ||
Sidecar World Championship | Pairs | 1949 | ![]() Tom Birchall (passenger) (2018) | 2019 | Annual | ||
Endurance FIM World Championship | Team | 1975 | ![]() | 2019 | Annual | ||
Superbike World Championship | Individuals | 1988 | ![]() | 2019 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | Kawasaki (2018) | ||||||
Supersport World Championship | Individuals | 1999 | ![]() | 2019 | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | Yamaha (2018) | ||||||
FIM Superstock 1000 Championship | Individuals | 2000 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | ||
Manufacturers | BMW S1000RR (2018) | ||||||
Practical shooting | IPSC Handgun World Shoots | Individuals | 1975 | ![]() | 2020 | Triennial | Winner(s) of largest division(s) |
Teams | United States Production Team (2014) Simon Racaza, Ben Stoeger, Matthew Mink | Defunct | |||||
IPSC Rifle World Shoots | Individuals | 2017 | Teemu Rintala | 2019 | |||
Teams | Finland Open Team (2017) Teemu Rintala, Raine Peltokoski, Jarkko Laukia, Kim Leppänen | ||||||
IPSC Shotgun World Shoots | Individuals | 2012 | ![]() | 2021 | |||
Teams | Russia Standard Team (2018) Roman Anikin, Roman Khalitov, Sergey Orlov Oleg Kudryavtsev | ||||||
IPSC Action Air World Shoots | Individuals | 2018 | ![]() | 2021 | |||
Teams | ![]() | ||||||
Motorboat racing | F1 Powerboat World Championship | Individual | 1981 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | 2020 Season got cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Motorboat (Jet Ski) | Aquabike World Championship (powerboating) | Individual | 1996 | ![]()
| 2023 | Annual | 2020 Season was made of only one GP as all the remaining GP were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic |
Radio-controlled car racing | IFMAR 1:8 IC Track World Championship | Individual | 1977 | ![]() | 2021 | Biennial | |
IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship, 2WD | Individual | 1985 | ![]() | 2021 | Double header single host event | ||
IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship, 4WD | Individual | ![]() | |||||
IFMAR 1:5 Touring Car World Championship | Individual | 2001 | ![]() | 2021 | |||
IFMAR 1:8 IC GT World Championship | Individual | 2020 | ![]() | 2021 | |||
IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship | Individual | 1986 | ![]() | 2020 | |||
IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship | Individual | 1982 | ![]() | 2022 | Double header single host event from 2002 up to 2018, triple in 2000 with PRO 10 | ||
IFMAR 1:12 Electric Track World Championship, stock | Individual | ![]() | Not held from 1986 through 2016, ran as World Cup event in 2018. | ||||
IFMAR 1:10 ISTC World Championship | Individual | 2000 | ![]() | 2022 | Double header single host event from 2002 up to 2018, triple in 2000 with PRO 10 | ||
IFMAR 1:10 200mm Nitro Touring Car World Championship | Individual | 2004 | ![]() | 2020 | Double header single host event from 2002 up to 2018, triple in 2000 with PRO 10 | ||
IFMAR PRO 10 World Championship | Individual | 1992 | ![]() | Defunct | Biennial until 2002 | ||
IFMAR 1:10 235mm IC Track World Championship | Individual | 2000 | ![]() | Defunct | Biennial until 1984 | ||
Radio-controlled boat sailing | IRSA – 10 Rater World Championships | Individual | 1999 | ![]() | Undefined | Various | Authorised by World Sailing and the International Radio Sailing Association |
IRSA – A Class World Championships | Individual | ![]() | Undefined | Various | |||
IRSA – Marblehead World Championships | Individual | ![]() | Biennial | Various | |||
IRSA – One Metre World Championship | Individual | 1994 | ![]() | 2019 | Biennial | ||
Sailing | Class World Championships | Individuals and Teams | Annual | The majority of sailing 100+ Annual World Championships are none gender specific | |||
Speedcubing | WCA World Championship | Individuals | 1982 | ![]() | 2021 | Biannual | Note: The World Championships were started in 1982, but they only became biannual at the second World Championship, in 2003. |
Rubik's Nations Cup | Nations | 2017 | ![]() | 2021 | Biannual | Note: Countries can form multiple teams |
Male world championship titles[edit]
Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held | Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes | |
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Aikido | Aikido World Championships | Individuals | 1989 | (2019)r | 2022 | Biennial | Delayed in 2021 due to Covid | |
Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Downhill | 1931 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Super G | 1987 | ![]() | ||||||
Giant slalom | 1931 | ![]() | ||||||
Slalom | 1931 | ![]() | ||||||
Alpine combined | 1932 | ![]() | ||||||
Parallel giant slalom | 2021 | ![]() | ||||||
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1967 | ![]() | 2023–24 | Annual | |||
Nations | ![]() | |||||||
World Para Alpine Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Several winners in Alpine and Nordic (2023) | 2025 Alpine and Nordic | Biennial | |||
American football | IFAF World Championship | Nations | 1999 | ![]() | 2025 | Quadrennial | Not held in 2019 | |
Aquatics | FINA World Aquatics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1973 | Most medals: ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | ||
World Diving Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2023) | 2024 | Biennial | |||
FINA Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Most medals: ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | |||
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup | Individuals | 1988-89 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | |||
FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Individuals[R] | 1993 | Most medals: ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | |||
FINA Water Polo World Cup | Nations | 1979 | ![]() | 2026 | Quadrennial | Biennially until 2002 | ||
FINA Water Polo World Championship | Nations | 1973 | ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | Biennially since 2001 | ||
World Para Swimming Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Most medals: ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | |||
Archery | World Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1931 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Individual compound | 1995 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | ||||
Team recurve | 1931 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | ||||
Team compound | 1995 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | ||||
World Indoor Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1991 | ![]() | Defunct | Biennial | |||
Team recurve | ![]() | |||||||
Individual compound | ![]() | |||||||
Team compound | ![]() | |||||||
Archery World Cup | Individual recurve | 2006 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | |||
Individual compound | ![]() | |||||||
World Field Archery Championships | Individual | 1969 | (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | |||
World 3D Archery Championships | Individual | 2003 | (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | |||
World Para Archery Championship | Individual | 1998 | (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | |||
Artistic roller skating | Artistic Skating World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Not held in 2020 | |
Athletics | World Athletics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1983 | Most medals: ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | 1983–1991 held quadrennially, biennially starting 1993 | |
IAAF Continental Cup | Continents | 2010 | ![]() | 2022 | Quadrennial | |||
World Athletics Indoor Championships | Individuals[R] | 1985 | (2022) | 2023 | Biennial | |||
World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Individuals | 1973 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | |||
Teams | ![]() | |||||||
Skyrunning World Championships | Individuals | 2010 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | |||
IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Individuals | 1992 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | Annually until 2010 | ||
Team | 1992 | ![]() | ||||||
IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Individual 20 km | 1961 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | |||
Team 20 km | ![]() | |||||||
Individual 50 km | ![]() | |||||||
Team 50 km | ![]() | |||||||
IAU 50 km World Championships | Individuals | 2005 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 2017.2018 Not held | ||
IAU 100 km World Championships | Individuals | 1987 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Individuals | 2001 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |||
Teams | 2003 | (2019) | ||||||
IAAF World Marathon Cup | Individuals | 1985 | 2011 | Defunct | Biennial | |||
World Athletics Relays | Nations | 2014 | Most medals: ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | |||
World Para Athletics Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in multiple events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |||
Australian rules football | Australian Football International Cup | Nations | 2002 | ![]() | 2023 | Triennial | ||
Badminton | BWF World Championships | Singles | 1977 | ![]() | 2025 | Annual | Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years. | |
Doubles | ![]() | |||||||
Thomas Cup | Nations | 1949 | ![]() | 2026 | Biennial | Since 1984, it has been held concurrently with the women's Uber Cup. Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | Individuals and Doubles | 1998 | Winners in 10 events (2024) | 2026 | Biennial | |||
Ball Hockey | Ball Hockey World Championship | Nations | 1996 | ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | ||
Bandy | Bandy World Championship | Nations | 1957 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | The second Bandy WCs were held in 1961; from that point, the championships were held biennially until 2003; and annually ever since. | |
Bandy World Cup | Clubs | 1974 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | |||
Baseball | World Baseball Classic | Nations | 2006 | ![]() | 2026 | Triennial | Started in 1938 (as IBAF Baseball World Cup); Restarted in 2006; the first two of these modern WBCs (MLB approved and sanctioned by WBSC) were separated by three years (2006, 2009); moved to quadrennially until 2017. 2021 postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Baseball World Cup | Nations | 1938 | ![]() | Defunct | Biennial until 2011 | |||
WBSC Premier12 | Nations | 2015 | ![]() | 2024 | Quadrennial | |||
Baseball5 | Baseball5 World Cup | Nations | 2022 | 2022 | Biennial | |||
Basketball | FIBA Basketball World Cup | Nations | 1950 | ![]() | 2027 | Quadrennial | Following the 2014 edition, the FIBA Basketball World Cup (but not the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) has been reset on a new quadrennial cycle. The 2014 (men's) World Cup will be followed by the 2019 World Cup, avoiding conflict with the FIFA World Cup. Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
FIBA 3x3 World Cup | Nations | 2012 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | Biennial until 2016 | ||
FIBA Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 1966 | ![]() | 2023 (Singapore) | Annual | |||
Wheelchair Basketball World Championship | Nations | 1973 | ![]() | 2026 | Quadrennial | |||
DIBF Basketball World Championships | Nations | 2003 | (2019) | 2023 | Quadrennial | |||
DIBF 3x3 World Cup | Nations | 2020 | (2022) | 2024 | Biennial | |||
Basque Pelota | Basque Pelota World Championships | Nations | 1952 | ![]() | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
Beach soccer | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup | Nations | 1995 | ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Beach volleyball | FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Beach woodball | Beach Woodball World Cup | Nations | 2019 | (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | ||
Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Sprint 10 km | 1974 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic Years | |
Pursuit 12.5 km | 1997 | ![]() (2021) | ||||||
Mass start 15 km | 1999 | ![]() (2021) | ||||||
Individual 20 km | 1958 | ![]() | ||||||
Relay 4x7.5 km | 1966 | ![]() | ||||||
Summer Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Cancelled in 2020 | ||
Biathlon World Cup | Individuals overall | 1977 | ![]() | 2021–22 | Annual | |||
Nations | 2000–01 | ![]() | 2021–22 | Annual | ||||
Para Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | (2021) | 2023 | Annual | |||
Billiards | WPA World Eight-ball Championship | Individuals | 2004 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | ||
WPA World Blackball Championship | Individuals | 2006 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | |||
IPA World Blackball Championship | Individuals | 2014 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
WEPF Eight-ball Pool World Championship | Individuals | 1993 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
WPA World Nine-ball Championship | Individuals | 1990 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
WPA World Ten-ball Championship | Individuals | 2008 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
World Billiards Championship (English billiards) | Individuals | 1870 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
IBSF World Billiards Championship (English billiards) | Individuals | 1926 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
World Straight Pool Championship | Individuals | 1912 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | |||
WPA World Artistic Pool Championship | Individuals | 2000 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
World Cup of Pool | Individuals | 2006 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
Bobsleigh | FIBT World Championships | Four man | 1930 | ![]() Candy Bauer Alexander Schüller Thorsten Margis (2021) | 2022 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. | |
Two man | 1931 | ![]() Alexander Schüller (2021) | ||||||
IBSF Para Sport World Championship | Nations | 2016 | (2021) | 2023 | Annual | |||
Boccia | World Boccia Championships | Nations | 2010 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Bodybuilding | IFBB World Men's Bodybuilding Championships | Individuals | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships | Individuals | 1979 | (2009) | Defunct | ||||
Bowls | World Bowls Championship | Singles | 1966 | ![]() | 2023 | Quadrennial | ||
Pairs | ![]() | |||||||
Triples | ![]() | |||||||
Fours | ![]() | |||||||
Team | ![]() | |||||||
World Indoor Bowls Championships | Singles | 1979 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
Pairs | ![]() | |||||||
Boxing | World Amateur Boxing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 13 weight classes (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | ||
Boxing World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | (2020) | 2022 | 2020 resume take place | |||
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | World Jiu-Jitsu Championship | Individuals | 1996 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
World Professional Jiu-Jitsu Cup | Individuals | 2009 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |||
Canoeing | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | Men's C–1 500 m | 1971 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years,Men's C-2 200 m.C-4 1000 m.C-4 200 m.C-1 4 × 200 m relay.C-1 10000 m.C-2 10000 m. K–2 200 m. K–4 1000 m ;Women's K-4 200 m. K-2 1000 m. K-4 1000 m. K-2 5000 m. K-1 4 × 200 m relay,has been not take place. | |
Men's C–1 1000 m | 1938 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's C–1 5000 m | 2010 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's C–2 500 m | 1971 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's C–2 1000 m | 1938 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's C–4 500 m | 1989 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's K–1 200 m | 1994 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's K–1 500 m | 1948 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's K–1 1000 m | 1938 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's K–1 5000 m | 2010 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's K–2 500 m | 1948 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's K–2 1000 m | 1938 | ![]() | ||||||
Men's K–4 500 m | 1977 | ![]() | ||||||
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | C-1 | 1949 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. | ||
C-1 team | 1949 | ![]() | ||||||
C-2 | 1949 | 2019 not take place | ||||||
C-2 team | 1949 | 2019 not take place | ||||||
K-1 | 1949 | ![]() | ||||||
K-1 team | 1949 | ![]() | ||||||
Extreme K1 | 2017 | ![]() (2021) | ||||||
Canoe Slalom World Cup | C-1 | 1988 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
C-2 | 1988 | 2021 not take place | ||||||
K-1 | 1988 | ![]() | ||||||
Extreme slalom | 1988 | ![]() | ||||||
Wildwater Canoeing World Cup | Individuals | 1989 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
ICF Canoe Polo World Championships | Nations | 1994 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | |||
ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships | teams | 1988 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
Wildwater Canoeing World Championships | teams | 1959 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennual | |||
Carom Sports (Billiards) | World three-cushion billiards championship | Individuals | 1928 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
Teams | 1981 | ![]() | ||||||
Three-Cushion World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Not Awarded (2021) | 2022 | Annual total 7 competitions | |||
World Five-pins Championship | Individuals | 1965 | ![]() | TBA | ||||
World Championship 5 Pins National Teams | Teams | 2019 | ![]() | TBA | ||||
Artistic Billiards World Championship | Individuals | 1937 | ![]() | Defunct | ||||
Carrom | Carrom World Championship | Men's Singles | 1991 | (2022) | ||||
Men's Doubles | 1991 | (2022) | ||||||
Men's Team | 1991 | (2022) | ||||||
Carrom World Cup | Nations | 2002 | ![]() | 2022 | Quadrennial | |||
Climbing | IFSC Climbing World Championships | Lead | 1991 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Bouldering | 2001 | ![]() | ||||||
Speed | 1991 | ![]() | ||||||
Combined | 2012 | ![]() | ||||||
IFSC Climbing World Cup | Lead | 1989 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
Bouldering | 1999 | ![]() | ||||||
Speed | 1998 | ![]() | ||||||
IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Lead:Winners in 13 events (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |||
IFSC Paraclimbing World Cup | Individuals | 2021 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |||
CP football | World CP Football Championships | Nations | 1982 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | ||
Cricket | ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI format) | Nations | 1975 | ![]() | 2027 | Quadrennial | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
ICC T20 World Cup (T20I format) | Nations | 2007 | ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | Changed from odd-numbered years (2007–2009) to even-numbered years (2010–2016). Biennial until 2016. Quadrennial since 2016. Biennial since 2021. Most wins: ![]() ![]() | ||
ICC World Test Championship (Test format) | Nations | 2019–21 | ![]() | 2023-25 | Biennial[a] | 2 year league format concluding with the final | ||
Indoor Cricket World Cup | Nations | 1995 | ![]() | 2021 | Biennial | |||
ICC Champions Trophy | 2008 | ![]() | Discontinued after 2017, but will comeback in 2025 | No fixed repetition | ||||
Blind Cricket World Cup | Nations | 1998 | ![]() | 2022 | Quadrennial | |||
Blind T20 World Cup | Nations | 2012 | ![]() | 2022 | once in five years | |||
Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | 15 km & 18 km | 1925 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||
50 km | 1925 | ![]() | ||||||
Skiathlon 15+15 km | 1993 | ![]() | ||||||
Sprint | 2001 | ![]() | ||||||
Relay 4x10 km | 1933 | ![]() | ||||||
Team sprint | 2005 | ![]() | ||||||
World Para Nordic Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 19 events (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |||
FIS Cross-Country World Cup | Individuals | 1973–74 | ![]() | 2021–22 | Annual | |||
Curling | World Curling Championships | Nations | 1959 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | 2020 cancellation | |
Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Road race | 1927 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | ||
Time trial | 1994 | ![]() | ||||||
Team time trial (trade teams) | 2012 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | ||||
Team time trial (nations) | 1962 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | ||||
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | Individuals | 1950 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Cross-country | 1990 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
Downhill | 1990 | ![]() | ||||||
Four cross | 2002 | ![]() | ||||||
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Individuals | 1990 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Freestyle BMX | Flatland:![]() Park: ![]() (2021) | 2021 | Annual | ||||
Cross-country eliminator | 2012 | 2021 Not Take Place | ||||||
Trials 20-inch | 1992 | 2021 Not Take Place | ||||||
Trials 26-inch | 1995 | 2021 Not Take Place | ||||||
UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Individuals and nations | 1893 | Winners in 22 events (2021); Most medals: ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships | Individuals | 2003 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
UCI Trials World Championships | Individuals | 1986 | Men's trials, 20 inch:![]() Men's trials, 26 inch: ![]() (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |||
UCI BMX World Championships | Individuals | 1982 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships | Individuals | 1956 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup | Individuals and nations | 1993 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | |||
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup | Individuals | 1993–94 | ![]() | 2021–22 | Annual | |||
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup | Individuals | 2010 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2007 | Winners in 18 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |||
UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2009 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
Darts | ||||||||
BDO World Darts Championship | Individuals | 1978 | ![]() | 2021 | Defunct | Replaced by WDF World Darts Championship | ||
WDF World Darts Championship | Individuals | 2022 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | |||
PDC World Darts Championship | Individuals | 1994 | ![]() (2024) | 2025 | Annual | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
PDC World Cup of Darts | Doubles | 2010 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
Dodgeball | World Dodgeball Championships | Nations - Foam | 2012 | Malaysia | 2024 | Biennial | ||
Nations - Cloth | 2019 | Great Britain | 2024 | Biennial | ||||
Dragon Boat | World Dragon Boat Championships | Nations | 2006 | (2019) | 2022 | Annual | ||
World Nations Championships | Nations | 1995 | (2019) | 2023 | Biennial | |||
Club Crew World Championships | Nations | 1996 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | |||
Fencing | World Fencing Championships | Foil | 1926 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years. | |
Foil team | 1930 | ![]() | ||||||
Épée | 1921 | ![]() | ||||||
Épée team | 1930 | ![]() | ||||||
Sabre | 1922 | ![]() | ||||||
Sabre team | 1930 | ![]() | ||||||
Fencing World Cup | Individuals and Nations | 1972 | (2019–20) | 2020–21 | Annual | |||
World Wheelchair fencing championships | Individuals | 2010 | (2019) | 2022 | Biennal | |||
Field hockey | FIH Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1971 | ![]() | 2026 | Quadrennial | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | ![]() | 2025 | Quadrennial | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
FIH Hockey5s World Cup | Nations | 2024 | 2024 | |||||
Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Individuals | 1896 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | ||
Finswimming | Finswimming World Championships | Individuals | 1976 | Russian Underwater Federation (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | ||
Finswimming World Cup | Individuals | 2014 | (2019) | 2022 | Annual | |||
Fistball | Fistball World Cup | Nations | 1968 | ![]() | 2027 | Quadrennial | ||
Flag football | IFAF Flag Football World Championship | Nations | 2002 | ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | ||
Floorball | World Floorball Championships | Nations | 1996 | ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | ||
Freediving | AIDA World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||
Team | 2005 | (2022) | 2023 | Annual | ||||
Freerunning & Parkour | World Parkour Championship | Individuals | 2022 | 2022 | ||||
Freestyle Skiing | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | Moguls | 1986 | ![]() (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | ||
Dual Moguls | 2001 | ![]() | ||||||
Aerials | 1986 | ![]() | ||||||
Half-pipe | 2005 | ![]() | ||||||
Slopestyle | 2011 | ![]() | ||||||
Ski cross | 2005 | ![]() | ||||||
Big air | 2019 | ![]() | ||||||
Football | FIFA World Cup | Nations | 1930 | ![]() | 2026 | Quadrennial | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
FIFA Club World Cup | Clubs | 2000 | ![]() | 2025 | Quadrennial | Quadrennial since 2025, Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | ||
ConIFA World Football Cup | Nations | 2014 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | Replaced the Viva World Cup | ||
Football (Blind) | IBSA Blind Football World Championships – B1 | Nations | 1998 | ![]() | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
IBSA Blind Football World Championships – B2/B3 | Nations | 1998 | ![]() | 2021 | Biennial | |||
Football (Amputee) | Amputee Football World Cup | Nations | 1984 | ![]() | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
Futsal | FIFA Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1989 | ![]() | 2024 | Quadrennial | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
AMF Futsal World Cup | Nations | 1982 | ![]() | 2023 | Quadrennial | Originally a triennial event, held quadrennially after 2003. | ||
Goalball | Goalball World Championships | Nations | 1978 | ![]() | 2022 | Qradrennial | ||
Golf | Mission Hills World Cup | Nations | 1953 | ![]() | 2021 | Biennial | ||
World Golf Championships | WGC Championship | 1999 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
WGC Match Play | 1999 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||||
WGC Invitational | 1999 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||||
WGC-HSBC Champions | 1999 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||||
Grappling | World Grappling Championship | Individuals | 2007 | (2013) | Defunct | Biennial | ||
Gymnastics | World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Individuals & Teams | 1903 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Not held in Olympic Years | |
Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | Individual & Teams | 1964 | Individual: ![]() Teams: Russian Gymnastics Federation (2021) | 2022 | Biennial | |||
Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Pair and Group | 1974 | Russian Gymnastics Federation (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | |||
Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals | 1995 | Russian Gymnastics Federation (2021) | 2022 | Biennial | |||
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1975 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |||
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1983 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |||
Trampoline World Cup | Individuals | 2008 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |||
Handball (Olympic handball) | IHF World Men's Handball Championship | Nations | 1938 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
IHF Super Globe | Clubs | 1997 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
Handball (Beach handball) | World Men's Beach Handball Championship | Nations | 2004 | ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | ||
Ice Climbing | UIAA Ice Climbing World Cup | Individuals | 2000 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships | Individuals | 2015 | (2017) | 2022 | Biennual | |||
Ice hockey | IIHF World Championship | Nations | 1920 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | Not held from 1940 to 1946 during World War II. Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
World Para Ice Hockey Championships | Nations | 1996 | PoolA:![]() PoolB: ![]() PoolC: ![]() | Annual | ||||
World Cup of Hockey | Nations | 1976 (as Canada Cup) | ![]() | Unknown | Quadrennial | |||
Inline hockey | IIHF Inline Hockey World Championship | Nations | 1996 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | The IIHF cancelled the championship in 2019 and can no longer govern inline hockey.[4] | |
FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships | Nations | 1995 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | |||
Indoor Soccer | WMF World Cup | Nations | 2015 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Irish Dance | Oireachtas rince na Cruinne (CLRG) | Individuals | 1970 | Most medals: ![]() | 2024 | Annual | Not held in 2001 due to the foot and mouth outbreak. Cancelled in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
World Irish Dance Championships (An Comhdhail) | Individuals | 2012 | Most medals: ![]() | 2024 | Annual | |||
World Irish Dance Championships (WIDA) | Individuals | 2012 | 2023 | 2024 | Annual | |||
Judo | World Judo Championships | Individuals | 1956 | ![]() | 2023 | Annual | ||
Kabaddi | IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) | Nations | 2004 | ![]() | ||||
IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) | Nations | 2010 | ![]() | |||||
Karate | Karate World Championships | Individuals | 1970 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||
Kendo | World Kendo Championship | Individuals | 1970 | ![]() | 2024 | Triennial | ||
Kickboxing | W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships | Individuals | 1978 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
Kurash | World Kurash Championships | Individuals | 1999 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
Lacrosse | World Lacrosse Championship | Nations | 1967 | ![]() | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship | Nations | 2003 | ![]() | 2023 | Quadrennial | |||
Lifesaving | World Life Saving Championships | Nations | 1955 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Men's singles | 1955 | (Russian Luge Federation) Roman Repilov (2021) | 2023 | Annual | ||
Men's doubles | 1955 | ![]() Sascha Benecken (2021) | ||||||
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Men's singles | 1979 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | |||
Men's doubles | 1979 | ![]() Florian Clara (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | ||||
Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Individual | 1949 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
Team | 1949 | ![]() | ||||||
Relay | 2004 | Russia (2021) | ||||||
Modern Pentathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1999 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
Mountain running | World Mountain Running Championships | Individuals | 1985 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | ||
World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships | Individuals | 2004 | ![]() | 2020 | Annual | |||
IAU Trail World Championships | Individuals | 2007 | ![]() | 2020 | Annual | |||
World Mountain & Trail Running Championships | Individuals | 2021 | 2021 | |||||
Muaythai | IFMA World Muaythai Championships | Individuals | 1993 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Nine-pin bowling | Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships | Single classic | 2006 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Sprint | ![]() | |||||||
Combination | ![]() | |||||||
Nine-pin bowling World Team Championships | Team | 2005 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | |||
Nordic Combined | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | 10 km individual normal hill | 1925 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||
10 km individual large hill | 1999 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||||
10 km mass start | 2009 | ![]() | Only held in 2009 | N/A | Suspended | |||
National Team Normal Hill 4 x 5 km | 2011 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||||
National Team Large Hill 2 x 7.5 km | 1982 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||||
FIS Nordic Combined World Cup | Individuals | 1983–84 | ![]() | 2021–22 | Annual | |||
Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint | 2001 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
Short distance | 1991 | ![]() | Defunct | Biennial | ||||
Middle distance | 2003 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | |||
Long distance | 1966 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | |||
Relay | 1966 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | |||
Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually | ||
World Ski Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 1975 | (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |||
Ski Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1989 | (2013–14) | Defunct | ||||
World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2002 | (2021) | 2022 | Annual | |||
World Trail Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2004 | (2019) | 2022 | Annual | |||
Padel tennis | Padel Tennis World Championship | Nations | 1992 | (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | ||
Pétanque | Pétanque World Championships | Nations | 1959 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Pickleball | World Pickleball Championships | Nations | 2019 | (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | ||
Pitch and putt | Pitch and Putt World Cup | Nations | 2004 | ![]() | 2021 | Quadrennial | ||
World Strokeplay Championship | Individuals | 2009 | ![]() | 2021 | Quadrennial | |||
Polo | World Polo Championship | Nations | 1987 | ![]() | 2026 | Triennial | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Powerlifting | World Powerlifting Championship | Individuals | 2011 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
World Para Powerlifting Championships | Individuals | 1994 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | |||
Racquetball | Racquetball World Championships | Nations | 1981 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||
Real tennis | Real Tennis World Championship | Singles [D] | 1740 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Doubles | 2001 | ![]() | 2026 | |||||
Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Nations | 1992 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Roll Ball | Roll Ball World Cup | Nations | 2011 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
Roller derby | Men's Roller Derby World Cup | Teams | 2014 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Roller derby | MRDA Championships | Teams | 2017 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | ||
Roller hockey | Roller Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1936 | ![]() | 2021 | Biennial | Current FIRS cups restarted in 1958 | |
Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup | Clubs | 1985 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | |||
Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Nations | 1962 | Winners in 13 events (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years | |
World Rowing Cup | Nations | 1997 | Winners in varying numbers of events per stage (2023) | 2024 | Annual | Three stages | ||
World Indoor Rowing Championships | Individual and teams | 2018 | Winners in 54 events (2024) | 2025 | Annual | |||
Rugby league | Rugby League World Cup | Nations | 1954 | ![]() | 2026 | Quadrennial | Quadrennial after 2013, Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
Rugby union | Rugby World Cup | Nations | 1987 | ![]() | 2027 | Quadrennial | Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
World Wheelchair Rugby Championships | Nations | 1995 | ![]() | 2026 | Quadrennial | |||
Rugby sevens | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Nations | 1993 | ![]() | 2026 | Quadrennial | In June 2013, World Rugby (then known as the International Rugby Board) announced that it had reconsidered a previous decision to scrap the Rugby World Cup Sevens. After 2013, the next event will be in 2018, and will be held quadrennially afterwards.[5] | |
Sailing | World championships in sailing | Individuals and Pairs | N/A | N/A | N/A | Multiple Annual | Sailing hold multiple male only events See Here mainly in the Olympic discipline | |
Sambo | World Sambo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | ||
Sambo World Cup | Individuals | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||||
Beach Sambo | World Beach Sambo Championships | Individuals | 2021 | All-Russian sambo federation (2021) | 2022 | Annual | ||
Sepak Takraw | ISTAF World Cup | Nations | 2011 | ![]() | 2021 | Biennial | ||
King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship | Nations | 1985 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
Shooting | ISSF World Shooting Championships | Individuals and nations | 1897 | Winners in 18 events (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
ISSF World Shotgun Championships | Individuals and nations | 1934 | Winners in 6 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |||
ISSF World Running Target Championships | Individuals | 1961 | (2019) | 2021 | Quadrennial | |||
ISSF World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
World Shooting Para Sport Championships | Individuals | 1994 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
Shuttlecock | World Shuttlecock Championships | Individuals and Nations | 2003 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
Skateboarding | World Skateboarding Championship | Park | 2016 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
Street | 2010 | ![]() | 2022 | |||||
Skeleton | FIBT World Championships | Individual | 1930 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. | |
IBSF Para Sport World Championship | Nations | 2016 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals normal hill | 1962 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||
Individuals large hill | 1925 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||||
National Team normal hill | 2001 | ![]() | Defunct | Biennial | Not held in 2007 and 2009, after 2011 mixed team replaced this event | |||
National Team large hill | 1962 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||||
FIS Ski-Flying World Championships | Individuals | 1972 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | |||
National Team | 2004 | ![]() | 2022 | Biennial | ||||
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | ![]() | 2021–22 | Annual | |||
Ski mountaineering | World Championships of Ski Mountaineering | Nations, individuals, teams, relays, long distances | 2002 | Winners in 5 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | Relays held since 2004; Long Distance only 2008. | |
Snooker | World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1927 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | This championship is open to both sexes, but no woman has ever won the event.[6] Most wins in modern era: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
IBSF World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1963 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship | ||
Six-red World Championship | Individuals | 2008 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | |||
Snooker World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | |||
Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Championships | Big air | 2003 | ![]() | 2023 | Biennial | ||
Slopestyle | 2011 | ![]() | ||||||
Halfpipe | 1996 | ![]() | ||||||
Snowboard cross | 1997 | ![]() | ||||||
Parallel slalom | 1996 | ![]() | ||||||
Parallel giant slalom | 1999 | ![]() | ||||||
FIS Snowboard World Cup | Individuals | 1994 | (2020–21) | 2021–22 | Annual | |||
World Para Snowboard Championships | Individuals | 2015 | Winners in 6 Events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |||
Softball | Men's Softball World Championship | Nations | 1966 | ![]() | 2025 | Triennial | Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, biennially till 2019, now triennially | |
Speed skating | World Allround Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1889 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | ||
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | |||
World Single Distance Championships | 500m | 1995 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held. | ||
1000m | ![]() | |||||||
1500m | ![]() | |||||||
5000m | ![]() | |||||||
10000m | ![]() | |||||||
Team Pursuit | 2005 | ![]() | ||||||
Team Sprint | 2019 | 2021 Not Take Place | ||||||
Mass start | 2015 | ![]() | ||||||
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | 500m | 1976 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships. | ||
1000m | ![]() | |||||||
1500m | ![]() | |||||||
3000m | Defunct | |||||||
5000m Relay | ![]() | |||||||
Overall | ![]() | |||||||
World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships | Nations | 1991 | ![]() | Discontinued after 2011 | Annual | |||
Soft Tennis | World Soft Tennis Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1975 | (2019) | 2023 | Quadrennial | ||
Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1976 | ![]() | 2024 | Annual | ||
World International Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles teams | 1997 | ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | |||
WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1967 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | 2021 Championship cancelled | ||
Sumo | Sumo World Championships | Openweight | 1992 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | ||
Heavyweight | ![]() | |||||||
Light Heavyweight | ![]() | |||||||
Middleweight | ![]() | |||||||
Lightweight | ![]() | |||||||
Team | ![]() | |||||||
Surfing | World Surfing Championship | Individuals | 1964 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | ||
Doubles | ![]() | |||||||
World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1926 | ![]() | 2024 | Biennial | |||
World Para Table Tennis Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Winners in 16 events (2022) | 2026 | Quadrennial | |||
Nations | 1990 | Winners in 11 events (2017) | Quadrennial | |||||
Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 8 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
Nations | ![]() | |||||||
World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships | Individuals and Teams | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | ||||
Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championship | Nations | 1970 | ![]() | 2021 | Biennial | ||
Teqball | Teqball World Championships | Individuals | 2017 | (2021) | 2022 | annual | ||
Ten-pin bowling | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships | Nations | 1954 | Most medals: ![]() | 2022 | Annual | Biennially until 2010 | |
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup | Individuals | 1965 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | |||
Tennis | Davis Cup | Nations | 1900 | Canada | 2022 | Annual | Note: The Davis Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. Only the teams in the World Group actually compete for the Davis Cup proper; other teams play to (eventually) reach the World Group. Most wins: ![]() ![]() ![]() | |
World Team Cup | Nations | 1978 | ![]() | Defunct | Annual | |||
Touch Football | Touch Football World Cup | Nations | 1988 | ![]() | 2023 | Quadrennial | ||
Triathlon | World Triathlon Series | Individuals | 1989 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | ||
World Triathlon Long Distance Championships | Individuals | 1994 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
World Triathlon Duathlon Championships | Individuals | 1990 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships | Individuals | 1997 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships | Individuals | 1998 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
World Triathlon Winter Championships | Individuals | 1997 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
World Triathlon Cross Championships | Individuals | 2011 | ![]() | 2022 | Annual | |||
World Triathlon Cup | Individuals | 1978 | ![]() | Annual | Since 2009 World Cup champions are no longer decided. | |||
Ironman World Championship | Individuals | 1991 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | |||
Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Individuals | 2006 | ![]() | 2021 | Annual | |||
Tug of war | TWIF Indoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
TWIF Outdoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2021) | 2023 | Biennial | |||
Underwater Hockey | Underwater Hockey World Championships | Nations | 1980 | ![]() | 2025 | Biennial | Most wins: ![]() | |
Volleyball | <