The world will usher into a new decade as the 2019 dawns. The decade’s last year was a busy affair for India’s sports fraternity, with plenty of medals and trophies won and lost. The Indian cricket team failed to make it past the semi-finals of the ICC World Cup. Shuttler PV Sindhuwas third time lucky as she finally won the coveted BWF World Championships after failing earlier twice. Deepak Punia won a silver at the World Wrestling Championships as India’s shooting contingent ended at the top of the ISSF World Shooting Championships with 21 gold medals.
While 2019 was eventful, 2020 promises to be a blockbuster year with plenty of sports action on offer. The decade’s first year will start with the U-19 Cricket World Cup (commencing on 17th January) and end with Badminton World Tour Finals in China. The highlight of 2020, though, will undoubtedly be the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. The highly anticipated World T20 will be held in 2020 as well.
Already excited? Here’s the complete Sports Calendar for 2020…
Sports Calendar 2020
January
Dates
Sport
Event
05-10
Cricket
SL Tour of India (Men)
07-12
Badminton
Malaysia Masters
09-17
Squash
Tournament of Champions, New York
10-12
Fencing
Sabre Grand Prix, Montreal
13-18
Tennis
Hobart International
14-19
Badminton
Indonesia Masters
14-19
Cricket
Australia Tour of India (Men)
15-18
Wrestling
Matteo Pellicone, Rome
17-09
Cricket
U-19 Cricket World Cup, South Africa
18-19
Hockey
India vs Netherlands, Bhubaneswar
20-03
Tennis
Australian Open
22-26
Table Tennis
World Team Olympic Qualifier, Portugal
24-04 March
Cricket
India Tour of NZ (Men)
27-31
Weightlifting
Roma 2020 World Cup
28-02
Table Tennis
German Open
31-12
Cricket
Women’s T20 Tri-Series, Australia
February
Dates
Sport
Event
01-05
Weightlifting
International Fajr Cup, Iran
03-09
Tennis
Maharashtra Open
03-14
Boxing
Asia/Oceania Olympic Qualifier, China
04-08
Tennis
Fed Cup Group I, China
08-09
Hockey
India vs Belgium, Bhubaneswar
08-12
Weightlifting
International Solidarity Champs, UZB
11-16
Badminton
Asian Team Championship, Singapore
13-19
Weightlifting
Asian Junior Championship, UZB
18-23
Table Tennis
Hungarian Open
18-23
Wrestling
Asian Championships, Delhi
20-23
Gymnastics
World Cup, Melbourne
21-22
Hockey
India vs Australia, Bhubaneswar
21-08
Cricket
Women’s T20 World Cup, Australia
23-29
Tennis
Qatar Open
27-04
Squash
Windy City Open, Chicago
28-01
Weightlifting
Australian Open
28-01
Weightlifting
Malta International Open
28-01
Table Tennis
Asian Cup
March
Dates
Sport
Event
01-14
Chess
Women’s Grand Prix, Lausanne
03-08
Table Tennis
Qatar Open
03-08
Weightlifting
Manuel Suarez Memoriam, Cuba
05-08
Weightlifting
Rogue Weightlifting Challenge, USA
06-07
Fencing
World Cup, Athens
06-07
Tennis
Davis Cup Qualifiers – India v Croatia, CRO
06-12
Shooting
World Cup Shotgun, Cyprus
TBC
Cricket
Indian Premier League, India
08-13
Squash
Canary Wharf Classic, London
08-14
Squash
Black Ball Women’s Open, Cairo
11-15
Badminton
All England Open
11-22
Tennis
BNP Paribas Open, USA
12-15
Gymnastics
World Cup, Baku
12-18
Cricket
SA Tour of India (Men)
13-15
Athletics
World Indoor Championships, China
14-21
Weightlifting
Junior World Championship, Bucharest
17-22
Squash
Grasshopper Cup, Zurich
17-25
Shooting
World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, Delhi
18-21
Gymnastics
World Cup, Doha
20-21
Fencing
World Cup, Belgium
22-29
Table Tennis
World Team Championships, Busan
24-29
Badminton
Indian Open, Delhi
24-05
Tennis
Miami Open
25-29
Squash
Asian Team Championship, Kuala Lumpur
26
Football
India v Qatar, India
27-29
Wrestling
Asian Olympic Qualifier, China
29
Athletics
World Half Marathon Champs, Poland
31-05
Badminton
Malaysian Open
April
Dates
Sport
Event
06-12
Table Tennis
Asian Olympic Qualifier, Bangkok
07-12
Badminton
Singapore Open
08-17
Squash
El Gouna International, Egypt (TBC)
11-18
Hockey
Sultan Azlan Shah Cup, Malaysia
12-19
Tennis
Monte Carlo Masters
15-16
Fencing
Asian Olympic Qualifier, Korea
16-25
Weightlifting
Asian Championship, Nur-Sultan
17
Athletics
Doha Diamond League
17-18
Tennis
Fed Cup Playoffs
17-24
Fencing
Asian Championship, Korea
18-25
Shooting
Olympic Test Event, Tokyo
20-26
Archery
Guatemala World Cup
21-26
Badminton
Asian Championship, China
21-26
Table Tennis
Japan Open
24-26
Fencing
Grand Prix, Korea
25-26
Hockey
India vs Germany, Berlin
27-30
Rowing
Asia-Oceania Olympic Qualifier, Korea
30-03
Wrestling
World Olympic Qualifier, Bulgaria
May
Dates
Sport
Event
TBC
Gymnastics
Asian Gymnastics Championships
02-03
Athletics
World Race Walking Team Champs, Minsk
02-15
Chess
Women’s Grand Prix, Italy
03-04
Hockey
India vs Great Britain, London
03-10
Tennis
Madrid Open
04-10
Archery
Shanghai World Cup
05-10
Table Tennis
Hong Kong Open
08-09
Fencing
World Cup, Tunisia
10-17
Tennis
Italian Open
12-17
Table Tennis
China Open
13-24
Boxing
World Olympic Qualifier, ParisChina Open
14-17
Gymnastics
World Challenge Cup, Bulgaria
16-24
Badminton
Thomas & Uber Cup, Denmark
17-19
Rowing
Final Olympic Qualifier, Lucerne
22-24
Fencing
Grand Prix, Moscow
22, 24
Hockey
India vs New Zealand, Bhubaneswar
24-07
Tennis
French Open
25-31
Squash
British Open
28-31
Table Tennis
World Singles Olympic Qualifier, Doha
31
Athletics
Morocco Diamond League
June
Dates
Sport
Event
TBC
Cricket
India Tour of SL (Men)
TBC
Squash
World Tour Finals, Cairo
03-07
Wrestling
Poland Open
03-07
Squash
Mauritius Open (TBC)
4
Football
India v Bangladesh, BAN
04-08
Shooting
World Cup Rifle/Pistol, Munich
05-06
Hockey
India vs Argentina, Tucuman
05-08
Gymnastics
World Challenge Cup, Cairo
9
Football
India v Afghanistan, India
09-14
Badminton
Thailand Open
11
Athletics
Oslo Diamond League
11-14
Gymnastics
World Challenge Cup, Slovenia
13-14
Hockey
India vs Spain, Valencia
14-21
Hockey
Women’s Asian Champions Trophy, Korea
16-21
Badminton
Indonesia Open
16-21
Table Tennis
Korea Open
18-21
Gymnastics
World Challenge Cup, Croatia
21-28
Archery
Berlin World Cup
23-28
Table Tennis
Australian Open
24-02
Shooting
World Cup Rifle/Pistol/Shotgun, Baku
26-28
Gymnastics
World Challenge Cup, Turkey
29-12
Tennis
Wimbledon, London
July
Sports Calendar 2020: The 2020 Summer Olympics will happen in July.
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