2016 in sports explained

2016 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. The main highlight for this year is the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Calendar by month

Air sports

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Alpine skiing

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Amateur boxing

See main article: 2016 in combat sports.

American football

See main article: 2016 in American football.

Super Bowl 50 – the Denver Broncos (AFC) won 24–10 over the Carolina Panthers (NFC)
- Location: Levi's Stadium
- Attendance: 71,088
- MVP: Von Miller, LB (Denver)

Aquatics

See main article: 2016 in aquatic sports.

Archery

November 21, 2015 – September 17, 2016: 2015–16 World Archery Federation Events Page^[1]

2016 Summer Olympics (WA)

August 5 – 12: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí
- Men's individual: Ku Bon-chan; Jean-Charles Valladont; Brady Ellison
- Men's team: ; ;
- Women's individual: Chang Hye-jin; Lisa Unruh; Ki Bo-bae
- Women's team: ; ;

Indoor archery

November 21 & 22, 2015: IA World Cup #1 in Marrakesh (junior & senior individual events)^[2]
- and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.
December 9 & 10, 2015: IA World Cup #2 in Bangkok (senior individual events only)^[3]
- Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
- Women's recurve winner: Aída Román
- Men's compound winner: Reo Wilde
- Women's compound winner: Toja Cerne
January 15 – 17: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes (junior & senior individual events)^[4]
- Men's recurve winner: Luca Melotto
- Women's recurve winner: Guendalina Sartori
- Men's compound winner: Braden Gellenthien
- Women's compound winner: Linda Ochoa-Anderson
- and won 2 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.
January 29 – 31: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas^[5]
- Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
- Women's recurve winner: Khatuna Lorig
- Men's compound winner: Jesse Broadwater
- Women's compound winner: Sarah Holst Sonnichsen
March 1 – 6: 2016 World Indoor Archery Championships in Ankara^[6]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Outdoor archery

January 28 – 31: 2016 African Archery Championships in Windhoek
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
April 26 – May 1: WA World Cup #1 in Shanghai^[7]
- Men's recurve winner: Sjef van den Berg
- Women's recurve winner: JU Hye-bhin
- Men's compound winner: Mike Schloesser
- Women's compound winner: Sara López
May 9 – 15: WA World Cup #2 in Medellín^[8]
- Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
- Women's recurve winner: Choi Mi-sun
- Men's compound winner: Sergio Pagni
- Women's compound winner: Sara López
May 23 – 29: 2016 European Archery Championships in Nottingham^[9] ^[10]
- Men's recurve winner: Jean-Charles Valladont
- Women's recurve winner: Veronika Marchenko
- Men's compound winner: Stephan Hansen
- Women's compound winner: Sarah Prieels
June 1 – 5: World University Archery Championship in Ulaanbaatar
- Men's recurve winner: Galsan Bazarzhapov
- Women's recurve winner: Kang Chae-young
- Men's compound winner: Kim Jong-ho
- Women's compound winner: Ko Soyoung
June 13 – 19: WA World Cup #3 in Antalya^[11]
- Men's recurve winner: Lee Seung-yun
- Women's recurve winner: Choi Mi-sun
- Men's compound winner: Evren Çağıran
- Women's compound winner: Sara López
September 24 & 25: WA World Cup #4 (final) in Odense^[12]
- Men's recurve winner: Brady Ellison
- Women's recurve winner: Ki Bo-bae
- Men's compound winner: Mike Schloesser
- Women's compound winner: Marcella Tonioli
- Mixed team recurve winners:
- Mixed team compound winners:
September 27 – October 2: 2016 World Archery Field Championships in Dublin^[13]
- and the won 5 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally.

Association football

See main article: 2016 in association football.

Athletics (track and field)

See main article: 2016 in athletics (track and field).

Badminton

See main article: 2016 in badminton.

Bandy

See main article: 2016 in ice sports.

Baseball

See main article: 2016 in baseball.

Major League Baseball

April 3 – October 2: 2016 Major League Baseball season
- American League winner: Cleveland Indians
- National League winner: Chicago Cubs
June 9 – 11: 2016 Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, New Jersey
- 1. 1 pick
  : Mickey Moniak to the Philadelphia Phillies from La Costa Canyon High School
July 12: 2016 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in San Diego at Petco Park
- Winners: American League
- MVP: Eric Hosmer (Kansas City Royals)
- Home Run Derby: Giancarlo Stanton (Miami Marlins)
October 25 – November 2: 2016 World Series
- The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians, 4–3 in games played, to win their third World Series title. Notably, this ended the longest championship drought in the history of North American sports at 108 years.

WBSC

July 29 – August 7: 2016 WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup in Iwaki, Fukushima^[14]
- defeated, 9–4, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall WBSC 15U Baseball World Cup title.
- The took the bronze medal.
September 3 – 11: 2016 Women's Baseball World Cup in Gijang County (Busan)^[15]
- defeated, 10–0, to win their fifth consecutive Women's Baseball World Cup title.
- took the bronze medal.
October 28 – November 6: 2016 23U Baseball World Cup in Monterrey (replaces the 21U Baseball World Cup)^[16]
- defeated, 10–3, to win their first 23U Baseball World Cup title.
- took the bronze medal.

Little League Baseball

July 26 – August 2: 2016 Big League World Series in Easley, South Carolina^[17] ^[18]
- Tao-Yuan County Big LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated Kihei LL (Team West), 6–2, in the final.
July 31 – August 6: 2016 Senior League World Series in Bangor, Maine^[19] ^[20]
- Clear Ridge LL (Team Central) defeated Southern Mariners LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 7–2, in the final.
July 31 – August 7: 2016 Little League Intermediate (50/70) World Series in Livermore, California^[21] ^[22]
- Central East Maui LL (Team West) defeated West Seoul LL (Team Asia-Pacific), 5–1, in the final.
August 14 – 21: 2016 Junior League World Series in Taylor, Michigan^[23] ^[24]
- Shing-Ming Junior LL (Team Asia-Pacific) defeated Kawaihau Community LL (Team West), 9–1, in the final.
August 18 – 28: 2016 Little League World Series in South Williamsport, Pennsylvania^[25]
- Maine-Endwell Little League (Team Mid-Atlantic) defeated East Seoul Little League (Team Asia-Pacific and Middle East), 2–1, in the final.

Basketball

See main article: 2016 in basketball.

2016 Summer Olympics (FIBA)

January 15 – 17: Aquece Rio International Women's Basketball Tournament in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[26]
- Overall, defeated in the final standings. took the bronze medal.
August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men: United States; ;
- Women: ; ;

International FIBA championships

June 1 – 5: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 World Championships in Astana^[27]
- Men: defeated, 20–12, in the final. took the bronze medal.
- Women: defeated the, 21–12, in the final. took the bronze medal.
June 13 – 19: 2016 FIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament for Women in Nantes^[28]
- ,,,, and all qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[29]
June 22 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Men and Women in Zaragoza^[30] ^[31]
- Men: The defeated, 96–56, to win their fourth consecutive FIBA Under-17 World Championship title.
- took third place.
- Women: defeated, 62–38, to win their first FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women title.
- The took third place.
July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #1 in Turin^[32]
- has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
July 4 – 9: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #2 in Belgrade^[33]
- has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
July 5 – 10: FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament #3 in Manila^[34]
- has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.
August 6 & 7: 2016 FIBA 3x3 Open Pacific Championships in Gold Coast, Queensland^[35]
- defeated NSW, 11–9, in the final.
October 11 – 15: 2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships in Guangzhou^[36]
- Men: defeated the, 21–16, in the final. took third place.
- Women: The defeated, 21–11, in the final. The took third place.

NBA

October 27, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 NBA season
- Top regular season team: Golden State Warriors
- MVP: Stephen Curry (Golden State Warriors)
February 14: 2016 NBA All-Star Game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto
- Note: This NBA All-Star Game was held outside the United States for the first time.
- The Western Conference (NBA) defeat the Eastern Conference (NBA) 196–173.
- MVP: Russell Westbrook (Oklahoma City Thunder)
- NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Team defeated Team 74–64.
- Rising Stars Challenge: Team USA defeated Team World 157–154.
- NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge winner: Karl-Anthony Towns (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Three-Point Contest winner: Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors)
- Slam Dunk Contest winner: Zach LaVine (Minnesota Timberwolves)
April 16 – June 19: 2016 NBA Playoffs
- The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors, 4–3 in games played, to win their first NBA title.
- MVP: LeBron James (Cleveland Cavaliers)
June 23: 2016 NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (New York City)
- 1. 1 pick:
  Ben Simmons to the Philadelphia 76ers from LSU

WNBA

April 14: 2016 WNBA draft at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut
- #1: Breanna Stewart, from the Connecticut Huskies, to the Seattle Storm
May 14 – September 18: 2016 WNBA season
- Eastern Conference Winners: New York Liberty
- Western Conference Winners: Minnesota Lynx
September 21 – October 20: 2016 WNBA Playoffs^[37]
- The Los Angeles Sparks defeated the Minnesota Lynx, 3–2 in games played, to win their third WNBA championship title.

NCAA

March 15 – April 4: 2016 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at NRG Stadium in Houston)
- The Villanova Wildcats defeated the North Carolina Tar Heels, 77–74, to win their second NCAA Men's Division I Basketball title.
  - Most Outstanding Player: Ryan Arcidiacono (Villanova)
March 19 – April 5: 2016 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament (Final four at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis)
- The Connecticut Huskies defeated the Syracuse Orange, 82–51, to win their fourth consecutive and 11th overall NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament title. The title was also the 11th for Huskies head coach Geno Auriemma, putting him ahead of John Wooden for the most Division I national titles for a head coach in either men's or women's basketball.
  - Most Outstanding Player: Breanna Stewart (Connecticut)

FIBA Americas

January 15 – March 12: 2016 FIBA Americas League^[38]
- Guaros de Lara defeated Bauru, 84–79, to win their first FIBA Americas League title. Mogi das Cruzes took third place.
May 20 – 26: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Women in Barquisimeto^[39]
- defeated, 94–75, to win their 16th consecutive and 26th overall South American Basketball Championship for Women title. took the bronze medal.
June 19 – 25: 2016 Centrobasket in Panama City^[40]
- defeated, 84–83, to win their 11th Centrobasket title. took third place.
June 26 – July 2: 2016 South American Basketball Championship for Men in Caracas^[41]
- defeated, 64–58, to win their second consecutive and third overall South American Basketball Championship title.
- took third place.
July 3 – 16: 2016 CBC U16 Championship in Georgetown, Guyana^[42]
- Men: The defeated, 84–57, to win the inaugural FIBA CBC U16 Championship title. took third place.^[43]
- Women: The defeated, 55–50, to win the inaugural Women's FIBA CBC U16 Championship title. took third place.
July 13 – 23: 2016 FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in Valdivia^[44] ^[45]
- Men: The defeated, 99–84, to win their fourth consecutive and eighth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
- took third place.
- Women: The defeated, 109–62, to win their eighth consecutive and ninth overall FIBA Americas Under-18 Championship title.
- took third place.
August 24 – 28: 2016 Centrobasket U15 Championship in Patillas, Puerto Rico^[46]
- defeated the, 74–67, in the final. took third place.
August 29 – September 2: 2016 COCABA U16 Championship for Men and Women in San José, Costa Rica^[47] ^[48]
- Men: 1. ; 2. ; 3.
- Women: 1. ; 2. ; 3.
September 20 – December 7: 2016 South American League for Men's Clubs in Comodoro Rivadavia and La Banda, Valdivia, and Barquisimeto^[49]
- Mogi das Cruzes defeated Weber Bahía, 3–0 in games played, in the final.
October 25 – 29: 2016 South American U15 Championship for Men in Asunción^[50]
- defeated, 69–60, in the final. took third place.
November 16 – 20: 2016 FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women in Guayaquil^[51]
- defeated, 65–54, to win their sixth FIBA South America Under-15 Championship for Women title.
- took third place.

FIBA Europe

October 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 Euroleague^[52]
- CSKA Moscow defeated Fenerbahçe, 101–96 in overtime, to win their seventh Euroleague title. Lokomotiv Kuban took third place.
October 7, 2015 – April 13, 2016: 2015–16 EuroCup Women^[53]
- CJM Bourges Basket defeated fellow French team, ESB Villeneuve-d'Ascq, 105–93 in two matches, to win their first EuroCup Women title.
October 13, 2015 – April 27, 2016: 2015–16 Eurocup Basketball^[54]
- Galatasaray Odeabank defeated Strasbourg IG, 140–133 on aggregate, to win their first Eurocup Basketball title.
October 14, 2015 – April 17, 2016: 2015–16 EuroLeague Women^[55]
- UMMC Ekaterinburg defeated fellow Russian team, Nadezhda Orenburg, 72–69, to win their third EuroLeague Women title. Fenerbahçe took third place.
October 21, 2015 – May 1, 2016: 2015–16 FIBA Europe Cup (debut event and replaced the EuroChallenge)^[56]
- Skyliners Frankfurt defeated Pallacanestro Varese, 66–62, to win the inaugural FIBA Europe Cup title. Élan Chalon took third place.
June 26 – July 3: 2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries in Chișinău^[57]
- defeated, 79–71, to win their first FIBA European Championship for Small Countries title.
- took third place.
June 28 – July 3: 2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries in ^[58]
- defeated, 67–59, to win their third FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries title.
- took third place.
July 9 – 17: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Matosinhos^[59]
- defeated, 71–69, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title.
- took third place.
July 16 – 24: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Helsinki^[60]
- defeated, 68–55, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title.
- took third place.
July 23 – 31: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Sopron^[61]
- defeated, 74–44, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women title.
- took third place.
August 6 – 14: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women in Udine^[62]
- defeated, 64–48, to win their tenth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship for Women title.
- took third place.
August 12 – 20: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Radom^[63]
- defeated, 74–72, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title.
- took third place.
September 2 – 4: 2016 FIBA 3x3 European Championships in Bucharest^[64]
- Men: defeated 19–17, to win their first FIBA 3x3 European Championships title. The took third place.
- Women: defeated, 21–14, to win their first FIBA Women's 3x3 European Championships title. took third place.
September 9 – 11: 2016 FIBA U18 3x3 European Championships in Debrecen^[65]
- Men: defeated, 19–15, in the final. took third place.
- Women: defeated, 11–10, in the final. The took third place.
December 16 – 22: 2016 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Samsun^[66]
- Note: This event was temporarily postponed, due to the aftermath of the 2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt.
- defeated, 75–68, to win their fourth FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title.
- took third place.

FIBA Asia

July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship in Tehran^[67]
- defeated, 71–65, to win their third FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship title.
- took third place.
September 9 – 18: 2016 FIBA Asia Challenge in Tehran^[68]
- defeated, 77–47, to win their third consecutive FIBA Asia Challenge title.
- took third place.
October 8 – 16: 2016 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Chenzhou^[69]
- China Kashgar defeated Al-Riyadi, 96–88, to win their first FIBA Asia Champions Cup title.
- Petrochimi took third place.
November 13 – 20: 2016 FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women in Bangkok^[70]
- defeated, 78–47, to win their fourth consecutive and 15th overall FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship for Women title.
- took third place.

FIBA Africa

July 22 – 31: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Men in Kigali^[71]
- defeated, 86–82, to win their fourth FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship title.
- took third place.
August 26 – September 4: 2016 FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women in Cairo^[72]
- defeated, 84–61, to win their second consecutive and sixth overall FIBA Africa Under-18 Championship for Women title.
- took third place.

FIBA Oceania

December 5 – 10: 2016 FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship for Men and Women in Suva
- Men: defeated, 57–51, to win their first Men's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
  - took third place.
- Women: defeated, 107–52, to win their seventh consecutive Women's FIBA Oceania Under-18 Championship title.
  - took third place.

Beach volleyball

See main article: 2016 in volleyball.

Biathlon

See main article: 2016 in skiing.

BMX racing

See main article: 2016 in cycling.

Bobsleigh and skeleton

See main article: 2016 in ice sports.

Boccia

March 19 – 26: BISFed 2016 World Individual Championships in Beijing^[73]
- Individual BC1 winner: Pattaya Tadtong
- Individual BC2 winner: Worawut Saengampa
- Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
- Individual BC4 winner: Stephen McGuire
April 26 – May 2: BISFed 2016 World Open #1 in Montreal^[74]
- Individual BC1 winner: Lee Dong-won
- Individual BC2 winner: Lee Young-jin
- Individual BC3 winner: Jeong Ho-won
- Individual BC4 winner: Seo Hyeon-seok
- Pairs BC3 winners:
- Pairs BC4 winners:
- Team BC1–BC2 winners:
May 17 – 24: BISFed 2016 World Open #2 in Dubai^[75] ^[76]
- Individual BC1 winner: LEUNG Mei Yee
- Individual BC2 winner: Abilio Valente
- Individual BC3 winner: HO Yuen Kei
- Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
- Pairs BC3 winners:
- Pairs BC4 winners:
- Team BC1–BC2 winners:
June 14 – 19: BISFed 2016 World Open #3 in Póvoa de Varzim
- Individual BC1 winner: David Smith
- Individual BC2 winner: Maciel de Sousa Santos
- Individual BC3 winner: José Carlos Macedo
- Individual BC4 winner: Samuel Andrejcik
- Pairs BC3 winners:
- Pairs BC4 winners:
- Team BC1-BC2 winners:

Bowling

See main article: 2016 in bowling.

Canadian football

November 27 – 104th Grey Cup: Ottawa Redblacks defeat Calgary Stampeders, 39–33 (in overtime).

Canoeing

See main article: 2016 in aquatic sports.

Chess

February 10 – December 18: 2016 FIDE (World Chess Federation) calendar

World events

February 10 – 24, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #2 in Tehran
- Winner: Ju Wenjun
April 19 – May 3, 2016: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #3 in Batumi
- Winner: Valentina Gunina
July 1 – 15: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #4 in Chengdu
- Winner: Harika Dronavalli
November 18 – December 2: FIDE Women's Grand Prix #5 in Khanty-Mansiysk
- Winner: Ju Wenjun
February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
- Winners of rapid chess: Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (m) / Tan Zhongyi
- Winners of blitz chess: Rauf Mamedov (m) / Kateryna Lagno (f)
- Winners of Basque chess: Ding Liren (m) / Alexandra Kosteniuk (f)
March 1 – 19: Women's World Chess Championship 2016 in Lviv
- Winner: Hou Yifan
March 10 – 30: Candidates Tournament in Moscow
- Winner: Sergey Karjakin
April 8 – 15: 14th World University Chess Championship in Abu Dhabi
- Winners: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / Ni Shiqun (f)
April 18 – 28: World Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Chalkidiki
- Under 2300 winner: Zhuban Bigabylov
- Under 2000 winner: Enkhsaikhan Khulan
- Under 1700 winner: Jatin SN
May 17 – 25: 2016 ICCD World Individual Deaf Chess Championships in Yerevan
- Men's winner: Duilio Collutiis
- Junior men winner: Mikhail Petrenko
- Women's winner: Tatiana Baklanova
June 26 – July 4: World Senior Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ 2016 in Dresden
- 50+ winners: (Uwe Bönsch, Klaus Bischoff, Karsten Volke, Raj Tischbierek, Gernot Gauglitz)
- 65+ winners: (Evgeny Sveshnikov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Yuri Balashov, Vladimir V. Zhelnin, Nikolai Pushkov)
- Women's winners: (Galina Strutinskaia, Svetlana Mednikova, Valentina Kozlovskaya, Elena Fatalibekova, Elena N. Sazonova)
July 22 – 29: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2016 in Poprad
- Winners:
July 30 – August 7: Commonwealth Chess Championship 2016 in Wadduwa
- Winnesr: Abhijeet Gupta (m) / Tania Sachdev (f)
- U8 winner: P. Das Swayham (m) / A. N. Shefali (f)
- U10 winners: D. Gukesh (m) / Sanskruti Wankhede (f)
- U12 winners: Malan Pathirana (m) / Narayani Adane(f)
- U14 winners: P. Iniyan (m) / Meenal Gupta (f)
- U16 winners: Minul Sanjula Doluweera (m) / Hagawane Aakanksha
- U18 winners: Sarkar Rajdeep (m) / Mohanty Smaraki
- U20 winners: Roland Bezuidenhout (m) / P. V. Nandhidhaa
- Senior winner: Richard Voon
August 7 – 21: World Junior Chess Championships 2016 in Bhubaneswar
- Winners: Jeffery Xiong (m) / Dinara Saduakassova (f)
September 1 – 14: 42nd Chess Olympiad in Baku
- Open winners: (Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Wesley So, Sam Shankland, Ray Robson)
- Women's winners: (Hou Yifan, Ju Wenjun, Zhao Xue, Tan Zhongyi, Guo Qi)
September 20 – October 4: World Youth U14, U16, U18 Championships 2016 in Khanty-Mansiysk
- U14 winners: Semen Lomasov (m) / Zhu Jiner (f)
- U16 winners: Haik M. Martirosyan (m) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f)
- U18 winners: Manuel Petrosyan (m) / Stavroula Tsolakidou (f)
October 18 – 31: World Cadets U8, U10, U12 Championships 2016 in Batumi
- U8 winners: Shageldi Kurbandurdyew (m) / Aisha Zakirova (f)
- U10 winners: Ilya Makoveev (m) / Rochelle Wu (f)
- U12 winners: Nikhil Kumar (m) / Bibisara Assaubayeva (f)
November 11–30: World Chess Championship 2016: Carlsen – Karjakin in New York City
- Magnus Carlsen defeated Sergey Karjakin, 9–7.
November 18 – December 1: World Senior Chess Championships 2016 in Mariánské Lázně
- 50+ winners: Giorgi Bagaturov (m) / Tatiana Bogumil (f)
- 65+ winners: Anatoly Vaisser (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f)

European events

April 1 – 11: 2nd European Small Nations Individual Chess Championship in Luxembourg City
- Winner: Helgi Dam Ziska
April 18 – 27: European Senior Team Chess Championship 2016 in
- Seniors 50+ winners: (Alon Greenfeld, Yehuda Gruenfeld, Alexander Huzman, Ram Soffer)
- Seniors 65+ winners: (Yuri Balashov, Nikolai M Mishuchkov, Nikolai Pushkov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir V Zhelnin)
May 11 – 24: European Individual Chess Championship 2016 in Gjakova
- Winner: Ernesto Inarkiev
May 26 – June 8: European Individual Women's Chess Championship 2016 in Mamaia
- Winner: Anna Ushenina
June 4 – 14: European Senior Individual Championship 2016 in
- 50+ winners: Zurab Sturua (m) / Galina Strutinskaia (f)
- 65+ winners: Valentin Bogdanov (m) / Nona Gaprindashvili (f)
June 6 – 12: European Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Ruzomberok
- Winner: Anatoly Borodavkin
June 16 – 26: European School Chess Championship 2016 in Chalkidiki
- U7 winners: Ziya Mammadov (m) / Sofya Svergina (f)
- U9 winners: Taha Ozkan (m) / Alexandra Shvedova (f)
- U11 winners: Isik Can (m) / Margarita Zvereva (f)
- U13 winners: Ilie Martinovici (m) / Alexandra Afanasieva (f)
- U15 winners: Toivo Keinanen (m) / Alexandra Obolentseva (f)
- U17 winner: Timur Trubchaninov (m) / Anastasia Avramidou (f)
July 9 – 17: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2016 in Celje
- Men's winners:
- Women's winners:
July 13 – 24: European Universities Games 2016 in Zagreb
- Winners: Hovhannes Gabuzyan (m) / Adela Velikić
- Blitz winners: Zaven Andriasian (m) / Anastasia Travkina
July 24 – August 1: 1st IBCA European Team Chess Championship in Warsawa
- Winners: 1
August 3 – 11: 2016 EU Youth Championships in Mureck
- EU U8 winner: Simeon Todev
- EU U10 winner: Vesna Mihelič
- EU U12 winner: Momchil Petkov
- EU U14 winner: Maximilian Paul Maetzkow
August 17 – 28: European Youth Chess Championship 2016 in Prague
- U8 winners: Artem Pingin (m) / Alexandra Shvedova (f)
- U10 winners: Volodar Murzin (m) / Zsóka Gaál (f)
- U12 winners: Mamikon Gharibyan (m) / Sila Çağlar (f)
- U14 winners: Salvador Guerra Rivera (m) / Aleksandra Maltsevskaya (f)
- U16 winners: Timur Fakhrutdinov (m) / Fiona Sieber (f)
- U18 winners: Manuel Petrosyan (m) / Nino Khomeriki (f)
November 5 – 13: European Chess Club Cup 2016 for men and for women Novi Sad
- Winners: Alkaloid (m) / Cercle d’Echecs Monte Carlo
December 14 – 18: European Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in Tallinn
December 26 – 30: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2016 in Novi Sad

American events

February 19 – 28: American Continental Women's Championship in Lima
- Winner: Deysi Cori
March 24 – 29: CARIFTA Chess Championships U20 in Saint Croix
- U20 winners: Orlando Husbands (m) / Annelaine Jacobs (f)
- U18 winners: Yu Tien Poon (m) / Hazel Acosta (f)
- U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Catherine Kaslan (f)
- U14 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Catherine Kaslan (f)
- U12 winners: Nathan Smith (m) / Azaria Johnson (f)
- U10 winners: Kishan Clarke (m) / Thamara Sagastegui (f)
- U8 winner: Jayden Barry
April 27 – May 3: American Subzonal 2.3.5 Open & Women in Bridgetown
- Winners: Mark Machin Rivera (m) / Deborah Richards (f)
May 28 – June 5: 11th American Continental Chess Championship in San Salvador
- Winner: Emilio Córdova Daza
June 19 – 26: Panamerican U20 Chess Championship 2016 in Bogotà
- Winners: Luis Paulo Supi (m) / Lilia Ivonne Fuentes Godoy (f)
July 1 – 6: Panamerican University Championship 2016 in Tegucigalpa
- Winners: Mattey Emanuel Vaglio (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
July 11 – 18: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2016 in San Salvador
- Winners: Bryan Solano Cuya (m) / Karla July Fernandez Rivero (f)
July 24 – 31: Panamerican Youth Festival 2016 in Montevideo
- U8 winners: Marvin Gao (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
- U10 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Rianne Ke (f)
- U12 winners: Arthur Guo (m) / Nastassja A Matus (f)
- U14 winners: German Gonzalo Quirhuayo Chumbe (m) / Melanie Dongo (f)
- U16 winners: Julian Villca (m) / Angie Gabriela Velasquez (f)
- U18 winners: Franco Villegas (m) / Nataly A Monroy G (f)
August 7 – 11: North American Youth Chess Championship 2016 in
- U8 winners: Kevin Zhong (m) / Sophie Velea (f)
- U10 winners: Rohun Trakru (m) / Atmika Gorti (f)
- U12 winners: Nicholas Vettese (m) / Claire Cao (f)
- U14 winners: Aaron Shlionsky (m) / Sasha Konovalenko (f)
- U16 winners: Zhaozhi Li (m) / Svitlana Demchenko (f)
- U18 winner: Michael Song (m) / Maili-Jade Ouellet (f)
August 15 – 22: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2016 in Caracas
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
October 2 – 9: Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2016 in Lima
- U7 winners: Matias Vincent Lima Cardenas (m) / Maria Fernanda Herrada Blanco (f)
- U9 winners: Nicola Forno Trujillo (m) / Fiorella Contreras (f)
- U11 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (m) / Julia Dennis Figueroa Bernal (f)
- U13 winners: Ivan Excen Soriano Quispe (m) / Nicole Celestino (f)
- U15 winners: Junior Zambrano (m) / Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f)
- U17 winners: Kevin Joel Cori Quispe (m) / Blanca Solis Chimoy (f)
October 25 – 30: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship in Buenos Aires
- Sub 1700 winner: Juan Dalmas Muzi
- Sub 2000 winner: Nelson Lujan
- Sub 2300 winner: Renzo Gutiérrez
- Blitz winner: Cristian Sanhueza
October 31 – November 6: American Subzonal 2.3.3 in Panama City
- Winners: Bernal González (m) / Maria Elena Rodriguez Arrieta (f)
November 6 – 13: American Continental Women's Championship in Colima City
- Winner: Deysi Cori
December 1 – 6: South American Youth Festival 2016 in Santiago
- U8 winners: Santiago Lopez Rayo (m) / Mirella Pedro Tereza (f)
- U10 winners: Axl Severich (m) / Juana Rueda Nessi (f)
- U12 winners: Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (m) / Arianna Sofia Arauco Celestino (f)
- U14 winners: Flavio Gonzales Curse (m) / Stephanie Beatriz Puppi Lazo (f)
- U16 winners: Lucas Coro (m) / Mitzy Mishell Caballero Quijano (f)
- U18 winners: Franco Villegas (m) / Anahi Ortiz Verdesoto (f)

Asian events

March 27 – April 8: Asian Nations Cup (Men and Women) 2016 in Abu Dhabi
- Men's winners: (Baskaran Adhiban, S. P. Sethuraman, Vidit Santosh Gujrathi, Krishnan Sasikiran, Deep Sengupta)
- Women's winners: (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi, Zhao Xue)
April 6: Asian Nations Cup Rapid Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
- Men's winner: (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
- Women's winner: (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
April 7: Asian Nations Cup Blitz Championship 2016 in Abu Dhabi
- Men's winner: (Wang Yue, Bu Xiangzhi, Zhou Jianchao, Wei Yi, Lu Shanglei)
- Women's winner: (Ju Wenjun, Tan Zhongyi, Zhao Xue, Lei Tingjie, Guo Qi)
April 5 – 15: Asian Youth U6, U8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18 Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- U6 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
- U8 winners: Artin Ashraf (m) / Tôn Nữ Quỳnh Dương (f)
- U10 winners: Ochirbat Lkhagvajamts (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
- U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
- U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Mishra Anwesha (f)
- U16 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Mobina Alinasab (f)
- U18 winners: Mersad Khodashenas (m) / Nguyễn Thanh Thủy Tiên (f)
April 9: Asian Youth Blitz Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- U6 winners: Chin-Erdem Batbaatar (m) / Pagamdulam Munkhdemberel (f)
- U8 winners: Dang Anh Minh (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
- U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Nguyễn Hồng Nhung (f)
- U12 winners: R. Praggnanandhaa (m) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
- U14 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
- U16 winners: Ortik Nigmatov (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
- U18 winners: Arystanbek Urazayev (m) / V. Varshini (f)
April 10: Asian Youth Rapid Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- U6 winners: Amarbat Baatar (m) / Gantsolmon Enkh-Uyanga (f)
- U8 winner: Artin Ashraf (m) / Vu My Linh (f)
- U10 winners: Yesuntumur Tugstumur (m) / Davaakhuu Munkhzul (f)
- U12 winners: Duc Tri Ngo (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f)
- U14 winners: Yondonjamts Erdemdalai (m) / Turmunkh Munkhzul (f)
- U16 winners: Byambasuren Garidmagnai (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
- U18 winners: Erdenepurev Boldoo (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
May 2 – 11: Asian Juniors and Girls U-20 Championships 2016 in New Delhi
- Winners: Aravindh Chithambaram (m) / Uurtsaikh Uuriintuya (f)
May 3: Asian Juniors and Girls Rapid Championship 2016 in New Delhi
- Winners: Masoud Mosadeghpour (m) / R. Vaishali (f)
May 11: Asian Juniors and Girls Blitz Championship 2016 in New Delhi
- Winners: Narayanan Sunilduth Lyna / R. Vaishali (f)
May 25 – June 5: Asian Individual Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
- Winners: S. P. Sethuraman (m) / Bhakti Kulkarni
June 4: Asian Individual Blitz Championship (Men and Women) 2016 in Tashkent
- Winners: Lu Shanglei (m) / Nguyễn Thị Mai Hưng
May 29 – June 8: 17th ASEAN+ Age Group Open Chess Championships 2016 in Pattaya
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies
July 9 – 18: Asian Schools Chess Championships 2016 in Tehran
- U7 winners: Alikhon Avazkhonov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
- U9 winners: Yousefi Kafshgarkola Seyed Roh (m) / Daren Dela Cruz (f)
- U11 winners: Seyed Kian Poormosavi (m) / Parnian Ghomi (f)
- U13 winners: Azat Nurmamedov (m) / Motahare Asadi (f)
- U15 winners: Stephen Rome Pangilinan (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
- U17 winners: Arash Tahbaz (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
July 10: Asian Schools Rapid Championships 2016 in Tehran
- U7 winners: Khumoyun Sindarov (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
- U9 winners: Roshan S (m) / Erdenebat Enkhjin (f)
- U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Zahra Heydari (f)
- U13 winners: Mahan Saberi (m) / Nikta Nadernia (f)
- U15 winners: Soltan Myradow (m) / Kylen Joy Mordido (f)
- U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Mitra Asgharzadeh (f)
July 17: Asian Schools Blitz Championships 2016 in Tehran
- U7 winners: Sunle Gong (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
- U9 winners: Jagadeesh Siddharth (m) / Ehsha Mishela Pallie (f)
- U11 winners: Bardiya Daneshvar (m) / Lala Shohradowa (f)
- U13 winners: Daniel Quizon (m) / Saba Jalali (f)
- U15 winners: Daler Vakhidov (m) / Sedigheh Kalantari (f)
- U17 winners: Mohammadamin Molaei (m) / Doroy Allaney Jia G (f)
August 5 – 10: East Asian Youth Chess Championship in Gangwon Province
- U8 mixed winner: Enkh-Amgalan Amgalantengis
- U10 winners: Richard Meng (m) / Munkhtur Tergel (f)
- U12 mixed winner: Ganzorig Amartuvshin
- U14 mixed winner: Ochirkhuyag Ulziikhishigjargal
- U16 mixed winner: Nguyễn Đặng Hồng Phúc
- U20 mixed winner: Muhammad Lutfi Ali
September 1 – 6: South Asian Amateur Championship 2016 in Srinagar
- Winner: V Raghav Srivathsav
October 26 – November 5: Asian Seniors Chess Championship 2016 in Mandalay
- 50+ years winner: Han Myint
- 65+ years winner: Wazeer Ahmad Khan
November 16 – 25: Asian Amateur Chess Championship 2016 in Kuwait City

African events

March 28 – April 6: African Zonal 4.4 in Accra (men only)
- Winner: Oladapo Adu
April 22 – May 1: African Zonal 4.2 in Dar-es-Salaam
- Winners: Adham Kandil (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
April 23 – May 2: African Zonal 4.3 in Le Morne
- Winners: Ryan Pierre Van Rensburg (m) / Jesse Nikki February (f)
May 23 – 31: African Zonal 4.1 in Taroudant
- Winners: Adlane Arab / Rania Sbai (f)
July 16 – 27: African Individual Championships in Kampala
- Winners: Abdelrahman Hesham (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
July 25: African Blitz Championships in Kampala
- Winners: Ahmed Adly (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
July 26: African Rapid Championships Kampala
- Winners: Samy Shoker (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f)
August 11 – 18: African Amateur Individual Championships in Lomé
- Under 2000 Open winner: Philip Elikem Ameku
- Under 2300 Open winner: Anass Ouazri
August 21 – 29: African Youth Championships in Port Elizabeth
- U8 winners: Ahmed Kandil (m) / Yanti Nunnan (f)
- U10 winners: Safin Benyahia (m) / Aarti Datharam (f)
- U12 winners: Wassel Bousmaha (m) / Nicola Putter (f)
- U14 winners: Samy Leffad (m) / Lina Nassr (f)
- U16 winners: Keegan Agulhas (m) / Rania Nassr (f)
- U18 winners: Ahmad Nassr (m) / Inge Marx (f)
December 10 – 18: African Schools Individual Championships in Lusaka
December 27 – January 6, 2017: African Junior Championships in Tunis

Arab events

February 1 – 9: 8th Arab Women Clubs Championship 2016 in Kuwait City
- Overall winner club: Golden Team club
October 1 – 10: Arab Individual Chess Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in
- Winners: Mahfoud Oussedik (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
October 4: Arab Individual Blitz Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in
- Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Sabrina Latreche (f)
October 5 – 6: Arab Individual Rapid Championship 2016 (Women & Open) in
- Winners: Husein Aziz Nezad (m) / Alshaeby Boshra (f)

Cricket

January 22 – February 14: 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Dhaka
- The defeated by 5 wickets in the final, to win their first Under-19 Cricket World Cup title. took third place.
March 8 – April 3: 2016 ICC World Twenty20 in
- Men: The defeated by 4 wickets to win their second ICC World Twenty20 title.
- Women: The defeated by 8 wickets to win their first ICC Women's World Twenty20 title.
June 29 – August 7: 2016 Caribbean Premier League^[77]
- The Jamaica Tallawahs defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors, by nine wickets, to win their second Caribbean Premier League title.

Cross-country skiing

See main article: 2016 in skiing.

Curling

See main article: 2015–16 curling season, 2016–17 curling season and 2016 in ice sports.

Cyclo-cross bike racing

See main article: 2016 in cycling.

Darts

See main article: 2016 in darts.

Draughts

World Draughts Federation International^[78]

International

February 14 – 18: 2016 Qatar World Championship Turkish Draughts in Doha
- Winner: Faik Yıldız
February 25 – March 3: IMSA Elite Mind Games in Huai'an
- Rapid winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
- Blitz winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Darya Tkachenko (f)
- Super blitz winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f)
April 29 – May 1: World Championship blitz & rapid in Izmir
- Rapid winners: Yuri Anikeev (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
- Blitz winners: Murodoullo Amrillaev (m) / Aygul Idrisova
May 2: 1st Women's World Championship Turkish Draughts in Izmir
- Winner: Darya Tkachenko
June 9 – 12: Women's World Championship English Draughts (Checkers) in Rome
- Winner: Amangul Berdieva
July 8 – 15: World Title Match English Draughts (Checkers) Sergio Scarpetta-Michele Borghetti in Rome
- Winner: Michele Borghetti
July 20 – 30: Asian Championship 2016 in Ulaanbaatar
- 64 Standard Open winners: Liu Jinxin (m) / Liu Pei (f)
- Blitz Open winners: Alisher Artikov (m) / Liu Pei (f)
- 100 Standard Open winners: Manlai Ravjir (m) / Nyamjargal Munkhbaatar (f)
- 100 Rapid Open winners: ZHOU Wei (m) / You Zhang (f)
- 100 Blitz Open winners: Ganjargal Ganbaatar (m) / Sai Ya (f)
- Turkish Open winners: Chengcheng Tian (m) / Batdelger Nandintsetseg (f)
July 31 – August 9: European Youth Championship 2016 in Pinsk

Main

- U10 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Rufina Tavlykaeva
- U13 winners: Nikita Volkov (m) / Olga Balukova
- U16 winners: Marsel Sharafutdinov (m) / Ksenia Nakhova
- U19 winners: Martijn van IJzendoorn (m) / Ayanika Kychkina
- U26 winners: Andrei Tolchykau (m) / Darja Fedorovich

Blitz

- U10 winners: Savva Zaika (m) / Nastassia Sakalova
- U13 winners: Nikita Volkov (m) / Aygiza Muhametyanova
- U16 winners: Michael Semyaniuk (m) / Elena Cesnokova
- U19 winners: Martijn van IJzendoorn (m) / Katarzyna Stańczuk
- U26 winners: Andrei Tolchykau (m) / Aygul Idrisova
- Rapid here not played
September 1 – 19: Women's World Title Match Sadowska – Kamychleeva in Karpacz
- Winner: Natalia Sadowska
September 14 – 29: 2016 African Championship in Bamako
- Main winner: N'Diaga Samb
- Blitz winner: Jean Marc Ndjofang
September 18 – 27: 2016 European Veteran Championship in Korbach
- Men's winner: Evgeni Gurkov
- Women's winner: Romualda Shidlauskiene
September 20 – 30: Pan American Championship in Águas de Lindóia
- Winner: Allan Igor Moreno Silva
September 22 – 29: XIII World Championship (Brazilian 64) in Águas de Lindóia
- Winner: Alexander Georgiev
October 2 – 6: 2016 European Team Championship in Tallinn
- Men's winners: (Jan Groenendijk, Roel Boomstra, Alexander Baliakin)
- Women's winners:
October 18 – 24: 2016 European Championship in Izmir
- Winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Aygul Idrisova (f)
October 25: 2016 European Rapid Championship in Izmir
- Winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Tamara Tansykkuzhina (f)
October 26: 2016 European Blitz Championship in Izmir
- Winners: Ainur Shaibakov (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)
October 27: 2016 European Super-Blitz Cup in Izmir
- Winners: Alexei Chizhov (m) / Matrena Nogovitsyna (f)

Major

February 22 – 28: 2016 Cannes Open World Cup in Cannes
- Winners: Christian Niami (m) / Romualda Šidlauskienė
March 19 – 27: Roethof Open World Cup in Paramaribo
- Winners: Alexander Schwarzman (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
May 15 – 23: Salou Open World Cup in Salou
- Winners: Alexander Georgiev (m) / Natalia Sadowska (f)
September 4 – 10: Polish Open World Cup in Karpacz
- Winner: Aleksandr Getmanski

Open

February 5 – 7: 2016 Riga Open in Riga
- Winner: Edvardas Bužinskis
March 24 – 28: 2016 Open Guadeloupe in Baie-Mahault
- Winner: Alexander Mogilianski
May 6 – 15: 12th Thailand Open in Pattaya
- Winner: Ivan Trofimov
July 24 – 30: 2016 Nijmegen Open in Nijmegen
- Winner: Roel Boomstra
August 5 – 13: 2016 Brunssum Open in Brunssum
- Winner: Erno Prosman
August 15 – 20: 2016 MTB Open in Hoogeveen
- Winner: Martijn van IJzendoorn
September 28 – October 5: 2016 Sunny Beach Open in Sunny Beach
November 18 – 24: 4th "XingQiu Cup" International Open in Lishui

Equestrianism

See main article: 2016 in equestrianism.

Fencing

See main article: 2016 in combat sports.

Field hockey

January 15 – December 11: 2016 FIH Calendar of Events^[79]

2016 Summer Olympics (FIH)

August 6 – 19: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Hockey Centre
- Men: ; ;
- Women: ; ;

International field hockey events

June 10 – 17: 2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in London^[80]
- Note: This event was slated for San Miguel de Tucumán, but the contract was cancelled.^[81]
- defeated, 3–1 in penalties and after a 0–0 score in regular play, to win their 13th Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
- took third place.
June 18 – 26: 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in London^[82]
- defeated the, 2–1, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title.
- The took third place.
November 23 – December 4: 2016 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup in Santiago^[83]
- defeated the, 4–2, to win their second Women's Hockey Junior World Cup title.
- took third place.
December 8 – 18: 2016 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup in New Delhi^[84]
- defeated, 2–1, to win their second Men's Hockey Junior World Cup title.
- took third place.

European Hockey Federation (EHF)

January 15 – 17: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Prague^[85]
- defeated, 3–2, in the final. took third place.
January 22 – 24: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Championship in Minsk^[86]
- The defeated, 6–2, in the final. took third place.
February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Hamburg^[87]
- Harvestehuder THC defeated SV Arminen, 2–1, in the final. Partille Sport Club took third place.
February 12 – 14: 2016 Men's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Pavlovski Posad^[88]
- Winner: AH&BC Amsterdam
- Second: Dinamo Elektrostal
- Third: Inverleith HC
February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockey Indoor Club Champions Trophy in Dundee^[89]
- Winner: HC Rotweiss Wettingen
- Second: Royal Pingouin HC
- Third: Bowdon Hightown
February 19 – 21: 2016 Women's EuroHockdey Indoor Club Champions Cup in Minsk^[90]
- Düsseldorfer HC defeated Club de Campo Villa de Madrid, 2–0, in the final. SK Slavia Prague took third place.
May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Men's Club Champions Trophy in Glasgow^[91]
- Cardiff & Met defeated Banbridge Hockey Club, 4–0, in the final. Bromac Kelburne took third place.
May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Cup in Bilthoven^[92]
- HC 's-Hertogenbosch defeated fellow Dutch team, SCHC, 3–2 in penalty shoot-outs and after a 1–1 score in regular play, in the final. UHC Hamburg took third place.
May 13 – 16: 2016 EuroHockey Women's Club Champions Trophy in Barcelona^[93]
- Rot-Weiss Köln defeated Royal Antwerp HC, 4–2, in the final. HC Minsk took third place.
May 14 & 15: 2016 EHL Final Four in Barcelona^[94]
- SV Kampong defeated fellow Dutch team, AH&BC Amsterdam, 2–0 in the final. Harvestehuder THC took third place.
July 24 – 30: 2016 EuroHockey Boys' and Girls' U18 Championships in Cork^[95] ^[96]
- Boys: defeated the, 4–3, in the final. took third place.
- Girls: The defeated, 2–0, in the final. took third place.

Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF)

March 29 – April 10: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Women in Tacarigua
- defeated the, 6–0, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall Pan American Women's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
- took the bronze medal.
May 20 – 28: 2016 Pan American Junior Championship for Men in Toronto^[97]
- defeated, 5–0, to win their 11th consecutive Pan American Men's Field Hockey Junior Championship title.
- took the bronze medal.
October 1 – 9: 2016 South American Championships for Men and Women in Chiclayo
- Men: 1. ; 2. ; 3. ^[98]
- Women: 1. ; 2. ; 3. ^[99]

Asian Hockey Federation (AHF)

September 24 – 30: 2016 Boys' U18 Asia Cup in Dhaka^[100]
- defeated, 5–4, in the final.
October 1 – 9: 2016 Women's AHF Cup in Bangkok^[101]
- defeated, 4–0, in the final.
October 20 – 30: 2016 Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy in Kuantan District
- defeated, 3–2, to win their second Asian Men's Hockey Champions Trophy title. took third place.
October 29 – November 6: 2016 Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy in ^[102]
- defeated, 2–1, to win their first Asian Women's Hockey Champions Trophy title. took third place.
November 19 – 27: 2016 Men's AHF Cup in ^[103]
- defeated, 3–0, in the final. took third place.
December 15 – 22: 2016 Girl's U18 Asia Cup in Bangkok
- defeated, 4–2, in the final. took third place.^[104]

African Hockey Federation (AfHF)

March 18 – 28: 2016 Junior African Cup for Men and Women in Windhoek^[105]
- Men: defeated, 3–2, in the final. took the bronze medal.
- Women's winner:
- Women's runner-up:

Figure skating

See main article: 2016 in ice sports.

Fistball

January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Diepoldsau
- TSV Dennach defeated Union Arnreit 4–1, in the final. Ahlhorner SV took third place.
January 16 & 17: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup Indoor in Rohrbach
- TSV Pfungstadt defeated TuS Kremsmünster 4–0, in the final. TV Schweinfurt-Oberndorf took third place.
July 1 – 2: EFA 2016 Fistball Men's European Cup in Unterweitersdorf
- STV Wigoltingen defeated VFK Berlin, 3–2. MTV Rosenheim took third place.
July 1 – 2: Men's Champions Cup 2016 in Pfungstadt
- TSV Pfungstadt defeated Union Compact Freistadt 4–0, in the final. TV SW-Oberndorf took third place.
July 2 & 3: EFA 2016 Fistball Women's European Champions' Cup in Jona
- TSV Dennach defeated TSV Jona, 3–2. SV Moslesfehn took third place.
July 9 & 10: EFA 2016 Fistball U21 Men's European Championship in
- Round-robin: 1., 2., 3., 4.
July 20 – 24: IFA 2016 Fistball U18 Men's and Women's World Championships in Nürnberg
- Men's: defeated, 4–2.
- took third place.
- Women's: defeated, 4–2
- took third place.
August 5 – 7: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Cup in Neuenbürg
- Duque de Caixas defeated TSV Dennach, 4–1.
August 26 – 28: 2016 Fistball European Championships in Grieskirchen
- In the final, defeated, 4–2. took third place.
October 14 – 16: IFA 2016 Fistball Men's World Cup in Cape Town
- Winner: TSV Pfungstadt, 2nd: Club Mercês, 3rd: South Melbourne Fistball Club, 4th: Archbishops of Banterbury
October 23 – 30: IFA 2016 Fistball Women's World Championship in Pomerode
- defeated 4:2 (08:11, 11:04, 14:15, 11:09, 11:05, 11:06) to win their fifth Fistball Women's World Championship.
- took third place.
November 4 – 6: U16 South American Fistball Championship in Novo Hamburgo
- Men's: 1., 2., 3.
- Women's: 1., 2., 3.
November 19 & 20: IFA South America Fistball Cup 2016 in Santiago
- Men's: 1. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 2. Merces Curitiba, 3. Ginástica Novo Hamburgo
- Women's: 1. Duque de Caxias Curitiba, 2. Sogipa Porto Alegre, 3. Club Manquehue Santiago

Floorball

Open

August 11 – 14: Czech Open (clubs) in Prague
- Men: EraViikingit defeated Hollvikens, 2–0.
  - Top scorer: Mika Moilanen (EräViikingit)
  - Best goalie: Robin Johansson (Höllviken IBF)
  - Best player: Miko Kailiala (EräViikingit)
- Women: Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated 1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice 4–3.
  - Top scorer: Martina Řepková (Florbal Chodov)
  - Best goalkeeper: Lenka Kubíčková (1. SC TEMPISH Vítkovice)
  - Best player: Stephanie Boberg (Pixbo Wallenstam IBK)
September 9 – 11: Polish Open (national teams) in Wrocław
- In the final, defeated, 3–4. took third place.
  - Best scorer: Rasmus Kainulainen
  - Best Goalkeeper: Daniel Muck

Europe

August 24 – 28: EuroFloorball Challenge in Budapest and Érd
- Men's: Phoenix Fireball SE defeated Dunai Krokodilok SE, 7–4. FBC Bozen.
- Women's: CDE El Valle defeated Neumann Pillangók, 4–1. Phoenix Fireball SE took third place.
September 30 – October 2: Champions Cup in Borås
- Men's: Storvreta IBK defeated SC Classic, 2–1.
- Women's: Pixbo Wallenstam IBK defeated SC Classic, 6–2.
October 5 – 9: EuroFloorball Cup in Weißenfels
- Men's: UHC Weißenfels defeated SK Lielvarde 8–6.
- Women's: Sveiva IB defeated UHC Weißenfels 5–0.

International Championships

May 4 – 8: 2016 Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships in Belleville
- defeated, 6–3, to win their fifth Women's under-19 World Floorball Championships. took third place.
July 19 – 24: World University Championships in Porto
- Men: defeated, 5–4, in extra time. took third place.
- Women: defeated, 3–2 after penalties, after 2–2 in regular game. took third place.
December 3 – 11: 2016 Men's World Floorball Championships in Riga
- defeated, 4–2 after penalties, after 3–3 in regular game. took third place.

Freestyle skiing

See main article: 2016 in skiing.

Futsal

February 2 – 13: UEFA Futsal Euro 2016 in
- defeated, 7–3, to win their seventh UEFA Futsal Euro title. took third place.
February 10 – 21: 2016 AFC Futsal Championship in
- defeated, 2–1, to win their eleventh AFC Futsal Championship title. took third place.
April 15 – 24: 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations in
- defeated, 3–2, to win their first Africa Futsal Cup of Nations title. took third place.
May 8 – 14: 2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship in
- defeated, 4–0, to win their second consecutive and third overall CONCACAF Futsal Championship title. took third place.
May 21 – 28: 2016 South American Under-17 Futsal Championship in Foz do Iguaçu
- defeated, 4–2, to win their first South American Under-17 Futsal Championship. took third place.
June 12 – 19: Copa Libertadores de Futsal 2016 in Asunción
- In the final, Cerro Porteño defeated Jaraguá, 4–2, tp win their first Copa Libertadores Cup. Rionegro Futsal took third place.
July 2 – 10: 2016 FISU World University Futsal Championship in Goiânia^[106]
- Men: defeated, 2–1, in the final. The took third place.
- Women: defeated, 1–0, in the final. took third place.
July 10 – 16: 2016 AFF Futsal Club Championship in Naypyidaw^[107]
- Men: Port Futsal Club defeated Thai Son Nam, 4–3, to win their second consecutive AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
- Myanmar Imperial College took third place.
- Women: Jaya Kencana Angels defeated Khon Kaen Futsal Team, 5–4 on penalties and after a 2–2 score in regular play, to win their first Women's AFF Futsal Club Championship title.
- Thai Son Nam District 8 took third place.
July 15 – 22: 2016 CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships in Asunción (debut event)^[108]
- defeated, 4–2, to win the inaugural CONMEBOL Women's U20 Futsal Championships title.
- took third place.
July 15 – 23: 2016 AFC Futsal Club Championship in Bangkok
- Nagoya Oceans defeated Naft Al-Wasat SC, 6–5 in penalties and after a 4–4 score in regular play, to win their third AFC Futsal Club Championship title.
- Chonburi Blue Wave took third place.
September 10 – October 1: 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in ^[109]
- defeated, 5–4, to win their first FIFA Futsal World Cup title.
- took third place.
October 31 – November 8: 2016 AFF Futsal Championship in Bangkok
- Event cancelled. The 2017 event, in, would the next such event to be hosted.
December 11 – 18: 2016 South American Under-20 Futsal Championship in
- defeated, 2–1, to win their first South American Under-20 Futsal Championship title.
- took third place.

Golf

See main article: 2016 in golf.

2016 Summer Olympics

August 11 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics (Men) in Rio de Janeiro
- Justin Rose; Henrik Stenson; Matt Kuchar
August 17 – 20: 2016 Summer Olympics (Women) in Rio de Janeiro
- Inbee Park; Lydia Ko; Shanshan Feng

2016 Men's major golf championships

April 7 – 10: 2016 Masters Tournament
- Winner: Danny Willett (first major win; first PGA Tour win)
June 16 – 19: 2016 U.S. Open
- Winner: Dustin Johnson (first major win; 10th PGA Tour win)
July 14 – 17: 2016 Open Championship
- Winner: Henrik Stenson (first major win)
July 28 – 31: 2016 PGA Championship
- Winner: Jimmy Walker (first major win; 6th PGA Tour win)

2016 World Golf Championships (WGC)

March 3–6: 2016 WGC-Cadillac Championship
- Winner: Adam Scott (second WGC win, first WGC-Cadillac win)
March 23–27: 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
- Winner: Jason Day (second WGC-Match Play win)
June 30 – July 3: 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational
- Winner: Dustin Johnson (first WGC-Bridgestone Invitational win, third WGC win; 11th PGA Tour win)
October 27–30: 2016 WGC-HSBC Champions
- Winner: Hideki Matsuyama (first WGC win, third PGA Tour win)

Other men's golf events

- - May 12 – 15: 2016 Players Championship Winner: Jason Day (first Players win, tenth PGA Tour win)
May 26 – 29: 2016 BMW PGA Championship (European Tour)
- Winner: Chris Wood (first BMW PGA Championship win, third European Tour win)
September 30 – October 2: 2016 Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota^[110]
- Winner: (First victory since 2008)
November 24 – 27: 2016 World Cup of Golf at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia
- Winner: Denmark (first World Cup victory)

2016 Senior major golf championships

May 19 – 22: Regions Tradition
- Winner: Bernhard Langer (first Regions Tradition title; sixth Senior major golf championship win)
May 26 – 29: Senior PGA Championship
- Winner: Rocco Mediate (first Senior PGA Championship and Senior Major win)
June 9 – 12: Constellation Senior Players Championship
- Winner: Bernhard Langer (third straight Senior Players Championship title; seventh Senior major golf championship win)
July 21 – 24: Senior Open Championship
- Winner: Paul Broadhurst (first Senior Open Championship and Senior Major win)
August 11 – 15: U.S. Senior Open
- Winner: Gene Sauers (first US Senior Open and Senior Major win)

2016 Women's major golf championships

March 31 – April 3: 2016 ANA Inspiration
- Winner: Lydia Ko (second consecutive major win, first ANA Inspiration win; second consecutive LPGA Tour win)
June 9 – 12: 2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship
- Winner: Brooke Henderson (first Major win, second LPGA Tour win)
July 7 – 10: 2016 U.S. Women's Open
- Winner: Brittany Lang (first Major win, second LPGA Tour win)
July 28 – 31: 2016 Women's British Open
- Winner: Ariya Jutanugarn (first Major win, fourth LPGA Tour win)
September 15 – 18: 2016 Evian Championship
- Winner: Chun In-gee (first Evian Championship win, second Major win, second LPGA Tour win)

2016 International Crown

July 21 – 24: 2016 International Crown at the Merit Club in Libertyville, Illinois (Chicago metropolitan area)^[111]
- Winners: The (13 points)

FISU

June 22 – 26: 2016 World University Golf Championship in Brive-la-Gaillarde
- Men's Individual: 1 Robin Dawson, 2. Xuewem Luo, 3. Yu-Chen Yeh
- Women's Individual: 1. Karolina Vlckova, 2. Marie Luňáčková, 3. Kateřina Vlašínová
- Men's Team: 1., 2., 3.
- Women's Team: 1., 2., 3.

Grass skiing

July 23 – 29: 2016 FIS Grass Ski Junior World Championships in Dizin
- Super Combined winners: Martin Barták (m) / Kristin Hetfleisch (f)
- Super G #1 winners: Martin Barták (m) / Kristin Hetfleisch (f)
- Super G #2 winners: Martin Barták (m) / Marino Maeda (f)
- Slalom winners: Martin Barták (m) / Magdaléna Kotyzová (f)
- Giant Slalom winners: Marcel Knapp (m) / Daniela Krueckel (f)

2016 FIS Grass Ski World Cup

June 4 & 5: WC #1 in Rettenbach
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Giant Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Men's Super Combined winner: Mirko Hüppi
- Women's Super Combined winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
July 2 & 3: WC #2 in Předklášteří
- Men's Slalom winner: Jan Gardavsky
- Women's Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Michael Stocker
July 8 – 10: WC #3 in Kaprun
- Men's Super G winner: Mirko Hüppi
- Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
- Men's Super Combined winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Super Combined winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Giant Slalon winner: Kristin Hetfleisch
August 20 & 21: WC #7 in Santa Caterina Ski Area
- Men's Slalom #1 winner: Michael Stocker
- Men's Slalom #2 winner: Michael Stocker
- Women's Slalom #1 winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Women's Slalom #2 winner: Daniela Krückel
August 27 & 28: WC #5 in Marbach
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Giant Slalom winner: Jacqueline Gerlach
- Men's Super G winner: Edoardo Frau
- Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
September 1 – 4: WC #6 (final) in Ravascletto
- Men's Giant Slalom winner: Marc Zickbauer
- Women's Giant Slalom winner: Barbara Míková
- Men's Super G winner: Michael Stocker
- Women's Super G winner: Barbara Míková
- Men's Super Combined winner: Marc Zickbauer
- Women's Super Combined winner: Barbara Míková
- Men's Slalom winner: Jan Gardavský
- Women's Slalom winner: Daniela Krueckel

Gymnastics

See main article: 2016 in gymnastics.

Handball

January 6 – December 18: 2016 IHF Calendar of Events^[112]

2016 Summer Olympics (IHF)

August 6 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Training Center
- Men: ; ;
- Women: ; ;

EHF

September 5, 2015 – May 29, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Champions League
- Vive Targi Kielce defeated MVM Veszprém KC, 39–38, after overtime and penalties, to win their first EHF Champions League title.
- Paris Saint-Germain took third place.
September 5, 2015 – May 15, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Cup
- Frisch Auf Göppingen defeated HBC Nantes, 32–26, to win their first EHF Cup title. BM Granollers took third place.
October 11, 2015 – May 21, 2016: 2015–16 EHF Challenge Cup
- ABC Braga defeated S.L. Benfica, 53–51, to win their first EHF Challenge Cup title.
September 12, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Champions League
- CSM Bucharest defeated Győri ETO, 29–26, to win their first Women's EHF Champions League title. ŽRK Vardar took third place.
October 16, 2015 – May 6, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup
- Dunaújvárosi Kohász KA defeated TuS Metzingen, 55–49, to win their second Women's EHF Cup title.
October 17, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup
- Team Tvis Holstebro defeated Handball Club Lada, 61–52, to win their first Women's EHF Cup Winners' Cup title.
November 14, 2015 – May 7, 2016: 2015–16 Women's EHF Challenge Cup
- Gran Canaria defeated Kastamonu Bld. GSK, 62–54, to win their first Women's EHF Challenge Cup title.
January 15 – 31: 2016 European Men's Handball Championship in
- defeated, 24–17, to win their second European Men's Handball Championship title. took the bronze medal.
July 4 – 8: 2016 European Open Handball Championship for Women in Gothenburg^[113]
- defeated, 34–33, to win their first European Open Handball Championship title. took third place.
July 8 – 10: 2016 European Youth Beach Handball Championship in Nazaré^[114] ^[115]
- Men: defeated, 2–1 in matches played, in the final. took third place.
- Women: The defeated, 2–0 in matches played, in the final. took third place.
July 28 – August 7: 2016 European Men's Junior Handball Championship in Kolding^[116]
- defeated, 30–29, to win their second European Men's Junior Handball Championship title.
- took third place.
December 4 – 18: 2016 European Women's Handball Championship in ^[117]
- defeated the, 30–29, to win their second consecutive and seventh overall European Women's Handball Championship title.
- took third place.

CAHB

January 21 – 30: 2016 African Men's Handball Championship in
- defeated, 21–19, to win their sixth African Men's Handball Championship title. took the bronze medal.
May 4 – 14: 2016 African Women's Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Laayoune
- Primeiro de Agosto defeated TKC Yaoundé, 40–16, to win their second Women's African Handball Cup Winners' Cup. Progresso took third place.
May 4 – 14: 2016 African Handball Cup Winners' Cup in Laayoune
- Zamalek SC defeated Espérance Tunis, 26–25, to win their fifth African Handball Cup Winners' Cup. AS Hammamet took third place.
May 4: 2016 African Handball Super Cup for men's and women's in Laayoune
- Men: Espérance Tunis defeated Zamalek SC, 33–32, after overtime, to win their second African Handball Super Cup.
- Women: Primeiro de Agosto defeated Africa Sports, 33–14, to win their second African Handball Super Cup.
September 2 – 9: 2016 African Men's Youth Handball Championship in Bamako
- defeated, 26–25, to win their first African Men's Youth Handball Championship title.
- took the bronze medal.
September 11 – 18: 2016 African Men's Junior Handball Championship in Bamako
- defeated, 26–25, to win their fourth African Men's Junior Handball Championship title.
- took the bronze medal.

AHF

January 15 – 28: 2016 Asian Men's Handball Championship in
- defeated, 27–22, to win their second consecutive Asian Men's Handball Championship title. took the bronze medal.
March 18 – 24: 18th Asian Club League 2016 in Doha
- 1. Lekhwiya; 2. Al-Najma; 3. Al-Noor
July 22 – August 1: 2016 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship in Amman
- defeated, 23–16, to win their fifth title and fourth consecutive Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship.
- took third place.
August 10 – 17: 2016 Asian Men's & Women's Youth Beach Handball Championship in Pattaya (debut event)^[118]
- Men: 1. ; 2. ; 3.
- Women: 1. ; 2. ; 3.
August 27 – September 5: 2016 Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship in Manama
- defeated, 25–23, to win their first Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship title.
- took third place.
October 26 – November 1: 2016 Asian Women's Club League Handball Championship in Kyzylorda (debut event)
- 1. Kaysar; 2. Almaty Club; 3. Ile Club^[119]
October 29 – November 5: 2016 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship in Amman
- Al-Noor defeated El Jaish SC, 25–23, to win their first Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship title.
- Lekhwiya Handball Team took third place.

PATHF

March 15 – 19: 2016 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship in Foz do Iguaçu
- 1. ; 2. ; 3.
April 12 – 16: 2016 Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship in Santiago
- 1. ; 2. ; 3.
May 25 – 29: 2016 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship in Buenos Aires
- Handebol Taubaté defeated fellow Brazilian team, Esporte Pinheiros, 28–23, to win their fourth consecutive Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship title.
- SAG Villa Ballester took third place.
June 11 – 19: 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship in Buenos Aires^[120]
- defeated, 28–24, to win their third Pan American Men's Handball Championship title. took third place.
November 1 – 5: 2016 Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship in Santiago
- Metodista São Bernardo defeated Ferro Carril Oeste, 29–15, to win the first ever Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship.
- Club Atlético Goes took third place.

International handball championships

March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Astrakhan
- and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[121]
March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Metz
- has qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[122]
March 18 – 20: 2016 Women's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Aarhus
- and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[123]
April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #1 in Gdańsk
- and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[124]
April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #2 in Malmö
- and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[125]
April 8 – 10: 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualifying event #3 in Herning
- and both qualified to compete at Rio 2016.^[126]
June 27 – July 3: 2016 World University Handball Championship in Antequera^[127]
- Men: defeated, 28–20, in the final. took third place.
- Women: defeated, 20–14, in the final. took third place.
July 3 – 15: 2016 Women's Junior World Handball Championship in Moscow^[128]
- defeated, 32–28 in overtime, to win their second Women's Junior World Handball Championship title.
- took third place.
July 12 – 17: 2016 Beach Handball World Championships for Men and Women in Budapest^[129]
- Men: defeated, 2–0, to win their second Beach Handball World Championships title. took third place.
- Women: defeated, 2–1, to win their first Women's Beach Handball World Championships title.
- took third place.
July 19 – 31: 2016 Women's Youth World Handball Championship in ^[130]
- defeated, 30–22, to win their second Women's Youth World Handball Championship title.
- took third place.
September 5 – 8: 2016 IHF Super Globe in Doha^[131]
- Füchse Berlin defeated Paris Saint-Germain, 29–28, to win their second consecutive IHF Super Globe title.
- Vive Targi Kielce took third place.

Ice hockey

See main article: 2016 in ice sports.

Judo

See main article: 2016 in combat sports.

Kabaddi

Major Leagues

See main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League Season (January).

See main article: 2016 Pro Kabaddi League Season (June).

International Tournaments

See main article: 2016 Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style).

Korfball

Europe

January 13 – 16: IKF Europa Cup 2016 (final round) in Budapest
- In the final PKC/SWKGroep defeated Boeckenberg KC 31–21. NC Benfica took third place.
January 22 – 24: IKF Europa Shield 2016 in Castrop-Rauxel
- In the final Korfbal Club Barcelona defeated Bec Korfball Club 15–14. Schweriner-Korfball-Club '67 e.V. took third place.
June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 West in Saint-Étienne
- and are qualify from European Championship.
June 3 – 5: IKF European Korfball Championship Qualfiquation Round 1 East in Nitra
- and are qualify from European Championship.
August 10 – 13: 1st IKF U15 European Korfball Championship in Dunakeszi
- The defeated the 1, 10–7.
October 22 – 30: 2016 IKF European Korfball Championship in Dordrecht
- In the final, defeated, 27–14. took third place.

North America

June 15 – 19: Copa Internacional de Korfball in Santo Domingo

1. 2. 3. 4.

Asia

August 26 – September 3: 4th IKF Asia Korfball Championship in
- In the final, defeated, 39–14. took third place.

World championships and World Cups

March 18 – 20: U17 Korfball World Cup in Schijndel
- beating the squad in the final 26–12. took third place
March 25 – 27: U19 Korfball World Cup in Leeuwarden
- beating the squad in the final 22–18. took third place
July 9 – 16: IKF U23 World Korfball Championship in Olomouc
- beating the squad in the final 24–16. took third place.

Lacrosse

July 7 – 16: Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships in Coquitlam
- United States defeated Canada 13–12, to win their eighth consecutive Men's U-19 World Lacrosse Championship. took third place.
July 28 – August 6: 2016 European Lacrosse Championship in Gödöllő
- defeated 7–6, to win their fourth consecutive Men's European Lacrosse Championships. Finland took third place.

Major League Lacrosse

April 23 – August 20: 2016 Major League Lacrosse season
- Denver Outlaws defeated Ohio Machine, 19–18.
  - MVP: Eric Law

NCAA Lacrosse Championship

May 28 – 30: 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship (semifinals and final at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia)
- North Carolina defeated Maryland 14–13.
  - Most Outstanding Player: Chris Cloutier (North Carolina)
May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
- Le Moyne defeated Limestone 8–4.
  - Most Outstanding Player: Brendan Entenmann (Le Moyne)
May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
- Salisbury defeated Tufts 14–13.
  - Most Outstanding Player: Colin Reymann (Salisbury)
May 27 – 29: 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship (semifinals and final at Talen Energy Stadium in Chester, Pennsylvania)
- North Carolina defeated Maryland 13–7.
  - Most Outstanding Player: Aly Messinger (North Carolina)
May 19 – 21: 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship in Denver
- Florida Southern defeated Adelphi 8–7.
  - Most Outstanding Player: Taylor Gillis (Florida Southern)
May 28 & 29: 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship in Philadelphia
- Middlebury defeated Trinity (CT) 9–5.
  - Most Outstanding Player: Katie Mandigo (Middlebury)

NLL

January 1 – June 2016: 2016 NLL season
- Saskatchewan Rush defeated Buffalo Bandits, 2–0 in the final.
  - MVP: Aaron Bold

WCLA

May 4 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division I National Championship in Winston-Salem
- In the final Georgia defeated Minnesota 8–7. Colorado Buffaloes took third place.

Division I Individual Awards

Most Outstanding Attacker – Arden Birdwell (Georgia Bulldogs)
Most Outstanding Midfielder – Allie Thalhuber (Minnesota)
Most Outstanding Defender – Meredith Butler Georgia Bulldogs
Most Outstanding Goalie – Hannah Gilbert (Minnesota)
May 6 – 7: 2016 WCLA Division II National Championship in Winston-Salem
- In the final Denver defeated Utah 11–10. Loyola took third place.

Division II Individual Awards

Most Outstanding Attacker – Kaitlin Ball (Denver)
Most Outstanding Midfielder – Audrey Burns (Utah)
Most Outstanding Defender – Nicole Cosmany (Denver)
Most Outstanding Goalie – Sasha McKee (Utah)

Luge

See main article: 2016 in ice sports.

Mixed martial arts

See main article: 2016 in combat sports.

Modern pentathlon

See main article: 2016 in modern pentathlon.

Motorsport

See main article: 2016 in motorsport and List of 2016 motorsport champions.

Mountain bike racing

See main article: 2016 in cycling.

Multi-sport events

February 5 – 16: 2016 South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong^[132]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
March 6 – 11: 2016 Arctic Winter Games in / Nuuk^[133]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
June 29 – July 3: 2016 IWAS U23 World Games in Prague^[134]
- For results, click here.
July 10 – 19: 2016 ASEAN University Games in ^[135]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
July 12 – 25: 2016 European Universities Games in Zagreb and Rijeka^[136]
- University of Zagreb won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
July 21 – 29: 2016 ASEAN School Games in Chiang Mai^[137]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
September 24 – October 3: 2016 Asian Beach Games in Da Nang^[138]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
November 24 – December 3: 2016 Bolivarian Beach Games in Iquique^[139]
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Nordic combined

See main article: 2016 in skiing.

February 12 – 21: 2016 Winter Youth Olympics in Lillehammer^[140]
- The and won ten gold medals each. However, the United States finished first, due to winning more silver medals than South Korea.
- won the overall medal tally.
August 5 – 21: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro^[141]
- The won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

September 7 – 18: 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro

- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Padel

International Padel Federation Calendar^[142]

2016 World Padel Tour

March 27 – December 14: 2016 World Padel Tour
March 27 – April 3: Gijón Open
- Winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
April 16 – 24: Valencia Master
- Men's winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
April 30 – May 8: Barcelona Master
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Patty Llaguno & Elisabeth Amatriaín
May 12 – 14: Rome Exhibition
- Winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
May 22 – 29: Las Rozas de Madrid Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
May 30 – June 6: Lisbon Chellenger
- Winners: Matías Marina & Alejandro Ruiz Granados
June 19 – 26: Palma Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
June 26 – July 3: Barcelona Chellenger
- Men's winners: Gonzalo Rubio & Javier Ruiz
- Women's winners: Catalina Tenorio & Victoria Iglesias
July 3 – 10: Valladolid Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
July 24 – 31: Gran Canaria Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
August 7 – 14: Costa del Sol Chellenger
- Winners: Federico Quiles & Franco Stupaczuk
August 21 – 28: La Nucía Open
- Men's winners: Francisco Navarro Compán & Sanyo Gutiérrez
- Women's winners: Majo Sánchez Alayeto & Mapi Sánchez Alayeto
September 5 – 11: Monte Carlo Master
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
September 11 – 18: Madrid Chellenger
- Winners: Gonzalo Godo Díaz & Luciano Capra
September 18 – 25: Sevilla Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
October 9 – 16: A Coruña Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
October 23 – 30: Zaragoza Open
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero
November 7 – 13: Buenos Aires Master
- Men's winners: Fernando Belasteguín & Pablo de Lima
November 25 – 27: Miami Exhibition
November 27 – December 4: Basque Country Open
December 14 – 18: Madrid Master (final)

World Championship

November 14 – 20: Padel Tennis World Championship in Lisboa
- Men's winners: Álvaro Cepero Rodríguez & Juan Lebrón Chincoa
- Women's winners: Alejandra Salazar & Marta Marrero

Radio-controlled racing

See main article: List of 2016 motorsport champions.

Racquetball

See main article: 2016 in racquetball.

Road cycling

See main article: 2016 in cycling.

Roller skating

FIRS

June 1 – 5: 2016 World Inline Hockey Masters Cup in Bolzano
- Master Cup winner:
- Veteran Cup winner:
June 4 – 5: 2016 Inline Alpine Slalom and Parallel Slalom World Championships in Unterensingen and Villablino
- Slalom winners: Katharina Hoffmann & Kristaps Zvejnieks
- Parallel Slalom winners: Claudia Wittmann & Davis Zvejnieks
- World Cup winners: Jana Börsig & Marco Walz
June 12 – 25: 2016 World Inline Hockey Championships in Asiago/Roana
- Men's: In the final, defeated, 4–0. took third place.
- Women's: In the final, defeated, 3–1. took third place.
- Junior men: In the final, defeated, 5–4. took third place.
- Junior women: In the final, defeated, 2–0. took third place.
September 10 – 18: World Roller Speed Skating Championships in Nanjing
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
September 24 – October 1: 2016 FIRS Women's Roller Hockey World Cup in Iquique
- In the final, defeated, after, 3–2. took third place.
September 28 – October 8: Artistic Skating World Championship in Novara
- Seniors Figures winners: Markus Lell (m) / Anabella Mendoz (f)
- Juniors Figures winners: Deven Jacobson (m) / Giselle Soler (f)
- Inline Seniors winners: Yi-Fan Chen (m) / Natalie Motley (f)
- Inline Juniors winners: Collin Motley (m) / Anastasia Nosova (f)
- Seniors Solo Dance winners: Daniel Morandin (m) / Silvia Stibilj (f)
- Juniors Solo Dance winners: José Cruz (m) / Martina Camana (f)
- Senior Couples Dance winners: (Alessandro Spigai & Elena Leoni)
- Junior Couples Dance winners: (Benson Kuan & Cassandra Seidel)
November 17 – 21: 2016 Inline Freestyle World Championships in Bangkok
- Free Jump winners: Thomas Rataud (m) / Maëliss Conan (f)
- Battle Slide winners: Huang Haiyang (m) / Nichakan Chinupun (f)
- Senior Battle Slalom winners: Sergey Timchenko (m) / Daria Kuznetsova (f)
- Junior Battle Slalom winners: Zhang Hao (m) / Liu Jiaxin (f)
- Senior Classic Slalom winners: Sergey Timchenko (m) / Mang Yun (f)
- Junior Classic Slalom winners: Zhang Hao (m) / Sofia Bogdanova (f)
- Senior Speed Slalom winners: Pan Yusuo (m) / Barbara Bossi (f)
- Junior Speed Slalom winners: Pedram Ranjbar Vakili (m) / Lo Pei Yu (f)

CERH

October 24, 2015 – May, 15: 2015–16 CERH European League
- In the final, S.L. Benfica defeated U.D. Oliveirense, 5–3, to win their second European League.
October 24, 2015 – May 1: 2015–16 CERS Cup
- In the final, ÓC Barcelos defeated CP Vilafranca, 6–3, to win their second CERS Cup.
November 29, 2015 – March 20: 2015–16 CERH Women's European Cup
- In the final, CP Voltregà defeated Manlleu, after regular game, 4–4 and penalties 2–1, to win their 4th title.
March 24 – 26: U23 Latin Cup in Follonica
- 1.
- 2.
- 3.
April 28 – 30: 2016 Show and Precision European Championships in Matosinhos
- wins overall gold medals.
July 11 – 16: 2016 CERH European Championship in Oliveira de Azeméis
- defeated, 6–2, to win their twenty one CERH European Championship. took third place.
August 25 – September 3: 2016 Cadet/Youth/Junior/Senior European Championships in Freiburg
- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
November 1 – 5: 2016 Cup of Europe Calderara Di Reno in
- and won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Rowing

See main article: 2016 in aquatic sports.

Rugby union

See main article: 2016 in rugby union.

2016 Summer Olympics (WR)

March 5 & 6: Aquece Rio International Women's Rugby Sevens 2016 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[143]
- Winner:
- Second:
- Third:
June 18 & 19: 2016 Men's Rugby Sevens Final Olympic Qualification Tournament in Fontvieille, Monaco
- Cup Winner:
- Cup Second:
- Cup Third:
- Plate winner:
- Bowl winner:
- Shield winner:
August 6 – 11: 2016 Summer Olympics (rugby sevens) in Rio de Janeiro
- Men: ; ;
- Women: ; ;

International rugby events

February 5 – March 18: 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship^[144]
- Champions: (first Six Nations Under 20s Championship title)
- Second:
- Third:
February 5 – March 20: 2016 Women's Six Nations Championship^[145]
- Champions: (fifth Women's Six Nations Championship title)
- Second:
- Third:
February 6 – March 6: 2016 Americas Rugby Championship (debut event)
- Winner: (inaugural Americas Rugby Championship title)
- Second:
- Third:
February 6 – March 19: 2016 Six Nations Championship^[146]
- Champions: (fifth Six Nations Championship title)
- Grand Slam:
- Triple Crown:
- Calcutta Cup:
- Millennium Trophy:
- Centenary Quaich:
- Giuseppe Garibaldi Trophy:
March 8 – 21: 2016 World Rugby Pacific Challenge in ^[147]
- Champions: Fiji Warriors (sixth World Rugby Pacific Challenge title)
- Second: Samoa A
- Third: Tonga A
June 7 – 25: 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship in Manchester^[148]
- defeated, 45–21, to win their third World Rugby Under 20 Championship title. took third place.
July 6 – 9: 2016 FISU World University Rugby Sevens Championship in Swansea^[149]
- Men: defeated, 24–20, in the final. took third place.
- Women: defeated, 31–5, in the final. took third place.
August 27 – October 8: 2016 Rugby Championship
- Winner: ; 2. ; 3. ; 4.

2016 Men's Internationals

April 30 – June 26: WR's 2016 Men's Internationals Page^[150]

2016 Women's Internationals

October 22 – December 17: WR's 2016 Women's Internationals Page^[151]

2015–16 World Rugby Sevens Series

Overall champions:
Second:
Third:

2015–16 World Rugby Women's Sevens Series

Overall champions:
Second:
Third:

Club seasons and championships

November 13, 2015 – May 14: 2015–16 European Rugby Champions Cup
- Final in Décines: Saracens defeated Racing 92 21–9 for their first-ever European club title.
November 12, 2015 – May 13: 2016–17 European Rugby Challenge Cup
- Final in Décines: Montpellier defeated Harlequins 26–19 for their first-ever Challenge Cup title.
October 16, 2015 – May 28: 2015–16 Aviva Premiership
- Final in London: Saracens defeated Exeter Chiefs 28–20 for their second straight title and third overall.
September 5, 2015 – May 28: /// 2015–16 Guinness Pro12
- Grand Final in Edinburgh: In a matchup of Irish teams, Connacht defeated Leinster 20–10 for their first-ever championship.
August 22, 2015 – June 4: 2015–16 Top 14
- Final in Barcelona: In a match moved from its traditional site of Stade de France due to scheduling conflicts with UEFA Euro 2016, Racing 92 defeated Toulon 29–21 for their first title since 1990 and sixth overall. The crowd of 99,124 was the largest ever for a domestic club match in the sport's history.
February 26 – August 6: //// 2016 Super Rugby season
- Final in Wellington: In a matchup between teams from New Zealand's North Island, the defeated the 20–3 for their second straight title, and also second overall.

Sailing

See main article: 2016 in aquatic sports.

Shooting

January 4 – November 20: ISSF Competition Calendar^[152]

2016 Summer Olympics (ISSF)

August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the National Shooting Center
- Men
- Men's 10 metre Air Pistol: Hoàng Xuân Vinh (OR); Felipe Almeida Wu; Pang Wei
- Men's 10 metre Air Rifle: Niccolò Campriani (OR); Serhiy Kulish; Vladimir Maslennikov
- Men's 25 metre Rapid Fire Pistol: Christian Reitz; Jean Quiquampoix; Li Yuehong
- Men's 50 metre Pistol: Jin Jong-oh (OR); Hoàng Xuân Vinh; Kim Song-guk
- Men's 50 metre Rifle Prone: Henri Junghänel (OR); Kim Jong-hyun; Kirill Grigoryan
- Men's 50 metre Rifle Three Positions: Niccolò Campriani; Sergey Kamenskiy; Alexis Raynaud
- Men's Skeet: Gabriele Rossetti; Marcus Svensson; Abdullah Al-Rashidi (Kuwait)
- Men's Trap: Josip Glasnović; Giovanni Pellielo; Edward Ling
- Men's Double Trap: Fehaid Al-Deehani (Kuwait); Marco Innocenti; Steven Scott
- Women
- Women's 10 metre Air Pistol: Zhang Mengxue (OR); Vitalina Batsarashkina; Anna Korakaki
- Women's 10 metre Air Rifle: Virginia Thrasher (OR); Du Li; Yi Siling
- Women's 25 metre Pistol: Anna Korakaki; Monika Karsch; Heidi Diethelm Gerber
- Women's 50 metre Rifle Three Positions: Barbara Engleder; Zhang Binbin; Du Li
- Women's Skeet: Diana Bacosi; Chiara Cainero; Kim Rhode
- Women's Trap: Catherine Skinner; Natalie Rooney; Corey Cogdell

International shooting championships

January 25 – February 3: 2016 Asian Olympic Shooting Qualifying Tournament in New Delhi^[153]
- Note: This event was named as the alternate qualification one for Rio 2016 from the one staged in Kuwait last year.

- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.
February 22 – 28: 10m European Shooting Championships in Győr^[154]

- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[155]
June 13 – 19: 2016 European Junior Shooting Championships in Tallinn^[156] ^[157]

- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
July 4 – 12: 2016 European Shotgun Championships in Lonato del Garda^[158]

- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
July 15 – 23: 2016 World Running Target Championships in Suhl^[159] ^[160]

- won the gold medal tally. Ukraine and won 15 overall medals each.
September 14 – 18: 2016 World University Shooting Championship in Bydgoszcz^[161]
- won the gold medal tally. India and the won 7 overall medals each.^[162]

2016 ISSF World Cup

March 1 – 9: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #1 in Bangkok^[163]

- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[164]
March 17 – 25: Shotgun World Cup #1 in Nicosia^[165]
- Men's skeet winner: Mykola Milchev
- Men's trap winner: Alberto Fernández
- Men's double trap winner: Alessandro Chianese
- Women's skeet winner: Morgan Craft
- Women's trap winner: Ray Bassil
April 13 – 25: All Guns World Cup #1 in Rio de Janeiro (Olympic Test Event)^[166]

- ,,, and won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.^[167]
May 19 – 26: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #2 in Munich^[168]

- won both the gold and overall medal tallies.^[169]
June 1 – 11: Shotgun World Cup #2 in the City of San Marino^[170]
- Men's skeet winner: Stefan Nilsson
- Men's trap winner: Jiří Lipták
- Men's double trap winner: Joshua Richmond
- Women's skeet winner: Sutiya Jiewchaloemmit
- Women's trap winner: Emma Elizabeth Cox
June 20 – 29: All Guns World Cup #2 (final) in Baku^[171]

- won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.^[172]
October 4 – 10: Rifle and Pistol World Cup #3 (final) in Bologna^[173]

- and won 2 gold medals each. China won the overall medal tally.^[174]
October 10 – 16: Shotgun World Cup #3 (final) in Rome^[175]
- Men's skeet winner: Nikolai Tiopliy
- Men's trap winner: Giovanni Cernogoraz
- Men's double trap winner: James Willett
- Women's skeet winner: Kim Rhode
- Women's trap winner: Natalie Rooney

Ski jumping

See main article: 2016 in skiing.

Snooker

See main article: 2015–16 snooker season and 2016–17 snooker season.

Snowboarding

See main article: 2016 in skiing.

Softball

Softball World Cup and Championships

July 5 – 10: 2016 World Cup of Softball in Oklahoma City
- defeated the, 2–1, to win their third World Cup of Softball title. took the bronze medal.
July 15 – 24: 2016 Women's Softball World Championship in Surrey, British Columbia^[178]
- The defeated, 7–3, to win their tenth Women's Softball World Championship title.
- took the bronze medal.
July 22 – 30: 2016 ISF Junior Men's World Championship in Midland, Michigan^[179]
- defeated, 2–1, to win their second ISF Junior Men's World Championship title. took the bronze medal.

Little League Softball

July 31 – August 6: 2016 Junior League Softball in Kirkland, Washington^[180] ^[181]
- ASOFEM LL (Team Latin America) defeated Hampton LL (Team Canada), 8–6, in the final.
July 31 – August 7: 2016 Senior League Softball in Sussex County, Delaware^[182] ^[183]
- Cape Coral Softball LL (Team Southeast) defeated District 7 (Team Canada), 3–0, in the final.
July 31 – August 7: 2016 Big League Softball in Sussex County^[184] ^[185]
- District 1 (Team Latin America) defeated District 5 (Team Southwest), 10–7, in the final.
August 10 – 17: 2016 Little League Softball in Portland, Oregon^[186] ^[187]
- Greater Helotes LL (Team Southwest) defeated Rowan LL (Team Southeast), 5–1, in the final.

Speed skating

See main article: 2016 in ice sports.

Squash

See main article: 2016 in squash sport.

Table tennis

See main article: 2016 in table tennis.

Taekwondo

See main article: 2016 in combat sports.

Tennis

See main article: 2016 in tennis.

January 3 – November 27: 2016 ATP World Tour (Men)^[188]
January 3 – November 20: 2016 WTA Tour (Women)^[189]

2016 Summer Olympics (ATP and WTA)

August 6 – 14: 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro at the Olympic Tennis Centre
- Men's Singles: Andy Murray; Juan Martín del Potro; Kei Nishikori
- Men's Doubles:
- (Marc López & Rafael Nadal)
- (Florin Mergea & Horia Tecău)
- (Steve Johnson & Jack Sock)
- Women's Singles: Monica Puig; Angelique Kerber; Petra Kvitová
- Women's Doubles:
- (Ekaterina Makarova & Elena Vesnina)
- (Timea Bacsinszky & Martina Hingis)
- (Lucie Šafářová & Barbora Strýcová)
- Mixed Doubles:
- (Bethanie Mattek-Sands & Jack Sock)
- (Venus Williams & Rajeev Ram)
- (Lucie Hradecká & Radek Štěpánek)

International tennis competitions

January 3 – 9: 2016 Hopman Cup in Perth^[190]
- defeated, 2–0 in matches played, to win their second Hopman Cup title.
February 1 – November 13: 2016 Fed Cup^[191]
- The defeated, 3–2 in matches played, to win their third consecutive and tenth overall Fed Cup title.
March 5 – November 28: 2016 Davis Cup^[192]
- defeated, 3–2 in matches played, to win their first Davis Cup title.
October 23 – 30: 2016 WTA Finals in ^[193]
- Women's Singles: Dominika Cibulková
- Women's Doubles: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
November 1 – 6: 2016 WTA Elite Trophy in Zhuhai^[194]
- Women's Singles: Petra Kvitová
- Women's Doubles: İpek Soylu / Xu Yifan
November 13 – 20: 2016 ATP World Tour Finals in London^[195]
- Men's Singles: Andy Murray
- Men's Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers

Grand Slam

January 18 – 31: 2016 Australian Open in Melbourne^[196]
May 16 – June 5: 2016 French Open in Paris^[197]
- Men's Singles: Novak Djokovic
- Men's Doubles: Feliciano López / Marc López
- Women's Singles: Garbiñe Muguruza
- Women's Doubles: Caroline Garcia / Kristina Mladenovic
June 27 – July 10: 2016 Wimbledon Championships in London^[198]
- Men's Singles: Andy Murray
- Men's Doubles: Pierre-Hugues Herbert / Nicolas Mahut
- Women's Singles: Serena Williams
- Women's Doubles: Serena Williams / Venus Williams
August 29 – September 11: 2016 US Open in New York City^[199]
- Men's Singles: Stan Wawrinka
- Men's Doubles: Jamie Murray / Bruno Soares
- Women's Singles: Angelique Kerber
- Women's Doubles: Bethanie Mattek-Sands / Lucie Šafářová

Track cycling

See main article: 2016 in cycling.

Trial cycling

See main article: 2016 in cycling.

Triathlon

See main article: 2016 in triathlon.

Volleyball

See main article: 2016 in volleyball.

Water polo

See main article: 2016 in aquatic sports.

Weightlifting

See main article: 2016 in weightlifting.

Wrestling

See main article: 2016 in combat sports.

Deaths

See main article: 2016 sports deaths.

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Web site: Russia perfect, Poland end with win.
Web site: France qualify for Rio 2016.
Web site: Romania win Tournament II after thrilling draw.
Web site: Tunisia and Poland qualify for Rio 2016.
Web site: Sweden and Slovenia qualify for Rio 2016.
Web site: Croatia and Denmark book Olympic tickets.
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Web site: IHF Super Globe 2016 in Qatar . IHF . Portal . ihf.info.
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Web site: Homepage. Europske sveučilišne igre Zagreb-Rijeka 2016.
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Web site: III Juegos Bolivarianos de Playa Iquique 2016 . III Juegos Bolivarianos de Playa Iquique 2016.
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Web site: 2016 World Running Target Championships Results Book.
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