Top 23 Major International Sports Events: Know the full list

When it comes to the General Awareness section in any competitive exam many questions come in our mind that we are not initially familiar. Today we are going to cover one such topic that is dreaded by many of the aspirants, Top 23 Major International Sports Events. If you too are preparing for an SSC, Banking, RRB NTPC or any government job, Major International Sports Events is a very important topic and questions asked from this topic are very common. To help you with the topic we are here with this blog on Major International Sports Events.

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Major International Sports Events

Find the list of Major International Sports Events and their periodicity.

List of Sports Events in every 4 years

International Multisports event	Games	Periodicity
	Asian Games	It is held every 4 years.
	Commonwealth Games	It is held every 4 years.
	Summer Olympics	It is held every 4 years.
	Gay Games	Held every 4 years.
	Military World Games	Held in every 4 years for military sportspeople.
	European Games	Expected to be held in every 4years.
	Youth Olympics	An International multi sport-event, held every 4 years.
	Paralympic games	Run in conjunction with the summer Olympic games, every 4 years.
	Winter Olympics	It is held every 4 years.
	Olympic Games	It is held every 4 years.
Cricket	ICC world cup	It is held every 4 years.
Volleyball	Volleyball World Championship	Held every 4 years.
Football	FIFA World Cup	It is held every 4 years.
	UEFA Champions League	Held every 4 years.
Baseball	World Baseball Classic	It is held every 4 years.
Equestrian	EI World Equestrian Games(WEG)[Equestrian]	This championship is held every 4 years
Hockey(Field)	Hockey World Cup	it is held every 4 years between the Summer Olympics

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Sports Events Held Every Year

	Games	Periodicity
Badminton	Badminton World Championship	Annual event held every year
Basketball	Basketball NBA Finals	Finals held in June every year
Cycling	UCI World Championships	Annual event held every year in different countries
Golf	British Open(Golf)	Played every year
	US(PGA)	Annual golf tournament
	Masters	Annual golf tournament
	US Open	The event is contested every year.
Gymnastics	Artistic Gymnastics World Championship	This event is contested every year
Hockey	Stanely Cup(Ice Hockey)	finals held in June every year
	Azlan Shah Cup	It is held annually
	Ice Hockey World Championship	an annual event run by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF).
Tennis	Wimbledon	This grand slam event is played every year
	US Open	The tournament is held in August and September every year
	Australian Open	The tournament is held at Melbourne Park in January every year
	French Open	This tournament is held every year.
	Davis Cup	An annual international team tennis competition for men
	Hopman Cup	Held every year.
	Federation Cup	An annual international team tennis competition for women
Weightlifting	World Weightlifting Championship	A 3-day event held every year.
Cricket	The Ashes	Held every year.

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Sports Event Held every Two Year

	Games	Periodicity
Golf	Ryder Cup(Golf)	The event is contested every 2 years.
	President Cup(Golf)	The event is contested every 2 years.
Gymnastics	World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championship	It is held every 2 years.
Handball	World Handball Championships	It is played every 2 years
Swimming	FINA World Championship(Swimming)	The World Championship is held every 2 years

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Sports Events Held in Even and Odd No. of Years

	Games	Periodicity
Golf	Walker Cup	Trophy contested in an odd number of years.
Hockey	World Cup of Hockey	The event is now expected to host Biannually from 2016
Table Tennis	Table Tennis World Championship	The world Table Tennis Championships are held in even-numbered years.

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