Important domestic and international sports events in 2021 are as follows (in order of date):

    January 3, Xiamen International Marathon, Xiamen, China

    January 3-15, Dakar Rally, Saudi Arabia

    February 1-11, FIFA Club World Cup, Qatar

    February 8-21, Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia

    March 22-28, World Figure Skating Championships, Stockholm, Sweden

    April 17 to May 3, World Snooker Championship, Sheffield, UK

    May 17th to June 6th, French Open, Paris, France

    June 11 to July 11, America’s Cup football match, Argentina, Colombia

    June 11 to July 11, European Football Championship, Europe

    June 26 to July 18, Tour de France, France

    June 28 to July 11, Wimbledon Tennis Open, London, England

    July 23 to August 8, the 32nd Olympic Games, Tokyo, Japan

    August 16-28, Men's Basketball Asian Cup, Indonesia

    August 18-29, 31st Summer Universiade, Chengdu, China

    August 24 to September 5, Tokyo Paralympic Games, Tokyo, Japan

    August 30 to September 12, US Open, New York, USA

    September 15-27, the 14th National Games, Shaanxi, China

    October 9-17, Thomas Cup/Uber Cup Badminton Team Tournament, Aarhus, Denmark

    November 20-28, The 3rd Asian Youth Games, Shantou, China

    November 29 to December 5, World Badminton Championships, Huelva, Spain

    December 11-21, The 30th World University Winter Games, Lucerne, Switzerland

    December 13th to 18th, World Short Pool Swimming Championships, Abu Dhabi, UAE