List of world sports championships

See also: World championship and World cup

The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.

Open gender world championship titles

Sport Competition name Competing entities First
held 		Current holder Next Frequency Details and notes
Auto racing
Formula One World Championship Drivers 1950 Max Verstappen (2024) 2025 Annual Most wins: Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton 7,
Juan Manuel Fangio 5
Constructors 1958 McLaren-Mercedes (2024) Most wins: Ferrari 16, McLaren 9, Williams 8
Formula E World Championship Drivers 2014–15 Pascal Wehrlein
(2023–24) 		2024–25 Annual
Manufacturers Jaguar (2023–24)
World Rally Championship Drivers 1977 Thierry Neuville (2024) 2025 Annual Most wins: Sébastien Loeb 9, Sébastien Ogier 8, Juha Kankkunen and Tommi Mäkinen 4
Manufacturers 1973 Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT (2024)
TCR World Tour Drivers 2023 Norbert Michelisz (2024) 2025 Annual
Manufacturers Cyan Racing Lynk & Co (2024)
Grand Touring World Challenge Drivers 2014 Lucas Auer &
Maro Engel (2024) 		2025 Annual
Manufacturers Winward Racing Team Mann-Filter (2024)
FIA World Endurance Championship Drivers 2012 Kévin Estre (2024)

André Lotterer (2024) Laurens Vanthoor (2024)

2025 Annual
Manufacturers Toyota (2024)
World Rally-Raid Championship Drivers 2023 Nasser Al Attiyah &
Édouard Boulanger (2024) 		2025 Annual Co-sanctioned with FIM; replaced World Cup for Cross-Country Rallies
Teams Toyota Gazoo Racing (2024)
World Rallycross Championship RX1 2014 Johan Kristoffersson (2024) 2025 Annual
RX2 Nils Andersson (2024)
FIA World Baja Cup Drivers 2002 João Ferreira &
Filipe Palmeiro (2024) 		2025 Annual Baja events split off from cross-country rally competition after original bajas competition was combined with rallies world cup in 2012
Teams X-Raid Mini JCW Team (2024)
Karting World Championship OK 1964 Ethan Jeff-Hall (2024) 2025 Annual
KZ Giuseppe Palomba (2024) Annual
FIA International Hill Climb Cup Closed cars 2000 Janusz Grzyb (2024) 2025 Annual
Competition Cars Sébastien Petit (2024)
Motorcycling FIM MotoGP World Championship Riders 2002 Jorge Martín (2024) 2025 Annual Until 2002 as 500cc
Constructors 2002 Ducati (2024)
MotoE World Championship Riders 2019 Héctor Garzó (2024) 2025 Annual
Manufacturers 2019 Dynavolt Intact GP MotoE (2024)
Superbike World Championship Riders 1988 Toprak Razgatlıoğlu (2024) 2025 Annual
Manufacturers Ducati (2024)
Supersport World Championship Riders 1999 Adrián Huertas (2024) 2025 Annual
Manufacturers Ducati (2024)
Motocross World Championship Riders 2003 Jorge Prado (2024) 2025 Annual
Manufacturers 2003 Honda (2024)
Enduro World Championship Riders
(EnduroGP) 		2004 Josep García (2024) 2025 Annual
World Rally-Raid Championship Riders 2022 Ross Evan Branch (2024) 2025 Annual Co-sanctioned with FIA; replaced Cross-Country Rallies World Championship
Manufacturers 2022 Hero MotoCorp (2024)
FIM Bajas World Cup Riders 2012 Mohammed Al-Balooshi (2024) 2025 Annual
Manufacturers 2012 KTM (2024)
Speedway Grand Prix
(since 1995) 		Riders 1936 Bartosz Zmarzlik (2024) 2025 Annual
Speedway of Nations
(since 2018) 		Nations 1960 Great Britain (2024) 2025 Annual
Individual Ice Speedway World Championship Riders 1966 Martin Haarahiltunen (2025) 2026 Annual
FIM Trial World Championship Outdoor 1964 Toni Bou (2024) 2025 Annual
X-Trial 1993 Toni Bou (2024)
FIM Hard Enduro World Championship Riders 2018 Manuel Lettenbichler (2024) 2025 Annual
FIM SuperEnduro World Championship Riders 2007–08 Billy Bolt (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Sidecar World Championship Pairs 1949 Harry Payne (driver) &
Kevin Rousseau (passenger) (2024) 		2025 Annual
Sidecarcross World Championship Pairs 1980 Marvin Vanluchene (driver) &
Glenn Janssens (passenger) (2024) 		2025 Annual
Gliding World Gliding Championships Individuals 1937 Łukasz Grabowski - SZD 56-2 Diana 2 (2025) 2026 Annual The duration between World Gliding Championships varies slightly, dependent on the hemisphere of the next planned edition
Jeroen Jennen - LS8 (2025)
Stefan Langer - LS3 (2025)
Paragliding Paragliding World Cup Individuals 1992 Maxime Pinot &
Constance Mettetal
(2024) 		2025 Annual
Practical shooting IPSC Handgun World Shoots Individuals 1975 Production:
Eric Grauffel (Overall)
Camilla Almici (Lady)
(2022) 		2025 Triennial Winner(s) of largest division(s)
Motorboat racing Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Individuals 1981 Jonas Andersson (2024) 2025 Annual 2020 Season got cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Motorboat Aquabike World Championship Individuals 1996 Samuel Johansson
(Runabout GP1), 2024

Rashid Al Mulla
(Freestyle), 2024

Quinten Bossche
(Ski Division GP1 Man), 2024

Jasmiin Üpraus
(Ski Division Woman), 2024

2025 Annual 2020 Season was made of only one GP as all the remaining GP were cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic

Male world championship titles

Sport Competition name Competing entities First
held 		Current holder Next Frequency Details and notes
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Individuals & Nations 1931 Winners in 5 events (2025) 2027 Biennial
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Individuals 1967 Marco Odermatt (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Nations  Switzerland
(2024–25)
American football IFAF World Championship Nations 1999  United States (2015) 2025 Quadrennial Not held in 2019
Armwrestling World Armwrestling Championship Individuals 1979 Winners in 22 events (2024) 2025 Annual Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Aquatics Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals[R] 1973 Winners in 20 events (2024) 2025 Biennial
Diving at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals 1973 Winners in 5 events (2024) 2025 Biennial
Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals 2023 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2025 Biennial
Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2025 Biennial
High diving at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals 2013 Aidan Heslop (2024) 2025 Biennial
World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) Individuals[R] 1993 Winners in 21 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Individuals 1988–89 Léon Marchand (2024) 2025 Annual
World Aquatics Diving World Cup Individuals 1979 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
FINA Marathon Swim World Series Individuals 2007 Marc-Antoine Olivier (2024) 2025 Annual
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Individuals 2009 Aidan Heslop (2024) 2025 Annual
Archery World Archery Championships Individuals & Nations 1931 Winners in 4 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
Archery World Cup Individual recurve 2006 Kim Woo-jin (2024) 2025 Annual
Individual compound James Lutz (2024)
World Field Archery Championships Individuals & Nations 1969 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Athletics World Athletics Championships Individuals[R] 1983 Winners in 24 events (2023) 2025 Biennial 1983–1991 held quadrennially, biennially starting 1993
World Athletics Indoor Championships Individuals[R] 1985 Winners in 13 events (2025) 2026 Biennial
World Athletics Relays 4×100 m men's relay 2014 South Africa (2025) 2026 Biennial
4×400 m men's relay 2014 South Africa (2025)
World Athletics Cross Country Championships Individuals 1973 Jacob Kiplimo (2024) 2026 Biennial
Nations Kenya (2024)
World Athletics Road Running Championships Individuals 1992 Sabastian Sawe (2023) 2025 Biennial Annually until 2010
Team 1992  Kenya (2023)
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Individuals 1985
2007 		Winners in 10 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Individuals & Nations 1961 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
IAU 50 km World Championships Individuals 2005 Chakib Lachgar (2023) 2025 Biennial 2017, 2018 not held
IAU 100 km World Championships Individuals 1987 Jumpei Yamaguchi (2024) 2026 Biennial
IAU 24 Hour World Championship Individuals 2001 Aleksandr Sorokin (2023) 2025 Biennial
Nations 2003 Lithuania (2023)
Badminton BWF World Championships Singles 1977 Kunlavut Vitidsarn (2023) 2025 Annual Annually since 2006; Not held in Summer Olympic years
Doubles Kang Min-hyuk & Seo Seung-jae (2023)
Thomas Cup Nations 1949  China (2024) 2026 Biennial Since 1984, it has been held concurrently with the women's Uber Cup.
Most wins:  Indonesia 14,  China 11,  Malaysia 5
Ball Hockey Ball Hockey World Championship Nations 1996 Canada (2024) 2026 Biennial
Bandy Bandy World Championship Nations 1957  Sweden (2025) 2026 Annual The second Bandy WCs were held in 1961; from that point, the championships were held biennially until 2003; and annually ever since
Baseball World Baseball Classic Nations 2006  Japan (2023) 2026 Triennial Started in 1938 (as IBAF Baseball World Cup).
Restarted in 2006; the first two of these modern WBCs (MLB approved and sanctioned by WBSC) were separated by three years (2006, 2009).
Moved to quadrennially until 2017. 2021 postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most wins:  Japan 3,  Dominican Republic and  United States 1
WBSC Premier12 Nations 2015  Chinese Taipei (2024) 2027 Triennial
Basketball FIBA Basketball World Cup Nations 1950  Germany (2023) 2027 Quadrennial After 2019, the FIBA Basketball World Cup (but not the FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup) was reset on a new quadrennial cycle.
The 2014 (men's) World Cup was followed by the 2019 World Cup, avoiding conflict with the FIFA World Cup.
Most wins:  United States 5,  Yugoslavia 5,  Soviet Union 3
FIBA 3x3 World Cup Nations 2012  Serbia (2023) 2025 Annual Biennial until 2016
FIBA Intercontinental Cup Clubs 1966 Unicaja (2024) 2025 Annual
Beach handball World Men's Beach Handball Championship Nations 2004 Croatia (2024) 2026 Biennial
Beach soccer FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Nations 2005  Brazil (2025) 2027 Biennial Most wins:  Brazil 7,  Russia 3,  Portugal 2
Beach tennis Beach Tennis World Championship Individuals 2009 André Baran &
Michele Cappelletti (2024) 		2025 Annual
Beach volleyball FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Nations 1997 Perušič – Schweiner (2023) 2025 Biennial
Beach wrestling World Beach Wrestling Championships Individuals 2006 Winners in 4 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Biathlon Biathlon World Championships Individuals & Nations 1958 Winners in 5 events (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Summer Biathlon World Championships Individuals 1996 Winners in 3 events (2024) 2025 Annual Cancelled in 2020
Biathlon World Cup Individuals 1977–78 Sturla Holm Lægreid (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Nations 2000–01 France (2024–25)
Billiards & Pool World Billiards Championship (English billiards) Individuals 1870 David Causier (2024) 2025 Annual
World Pool Championship Individuals 1990 Fedor Gorst (2024) 2025 Annual
Bobsleigh IBSF World Championships Four man 1930 Francesco Friedrich
Matthias Sommer
Alexander Schüller
Felix Straub (2025) 		2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Two man 1931 Francesco Friedrich & Alexander Schüller (2025)
Bobsleigh World Cup Individuals 1984–85 Francesco Friedrich (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Bowling
(ten-pin) 		PBA World Championship Individuals 1960 E. J. Tackett (2025) 2026 Annual
QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Individuals 1965 Du Jianchao (2025) 2026 Annual
Bowls World Bowls Championship Individuals & Nations 1966 Winners in 5 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
World Indoor Bowls Championships Singles 1979 Jason Banks (2025) 2026 Annual
Pairs Jason Banks & Michael Stepney (2025)
Boxing IBA Men's World Boxing Championships Individuals 1974 Winners in 13 weight classes (2023) 2025 Biennial
Breakdancing Battle of the Year Individuals 2009 Phil Wizard (2023) 2025 Annual
Red Bull BC One Individuals 2004 Hong 10 (2023)
Canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Individuals 1938 Winners in 8 events (2024) 2025 Annual
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Individuals & Nations 1949 Winners in 5 events (2023) 2025 Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years
Canoe Slalom World Cup Individuals 1988 Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) 2025 Annual
ICF Canoe Polo World Championships Nations 1994 Germany (2024) 2026 Biennial
ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships Individuals 1988 Winners in 6 events (2024) 2025 Annual
Wildwater Canoeing World Championships Individuals 1959 Winners in 6 events (2024) 2025 Annual
Catch wrestling Snake Pit World Championships Individuals 2018 Winners in 8 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual Not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Climbing IFSC Climbing World Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 4 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
IFSC Climbing World Cup Individuals & Nations 1989 Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) 2025 Annual
Cricket ICC Cricket World Cup (ODI format) Nations 1975  Australia (2023) 2027 Quadrennial Most wins:  Australia 6,  West Indies 2,  India 2,  Pakistan,  Sri Lanka,  England 1 each
ICC Men's T20 World Cup (T20I format) Nations 2007  India (2024) 2026 Biennial Biennial until 2016.
Changed from odd-numbered years (2007–2009) to even-numbered years (2010–2016).
Quadrennial 2016–2020. Biennial since 2022.
Most wins:  India 2,  England 2,  West Indies 2, multiple countries 1
ICC World Test Championship (Test format) Nations 2019–21  South Africa (2023–25) 2025–27 Biennial[a] 2 year league format concluding with the final
ICC Champions Trophy Nations 1998  India (2025) 2029 Quadrennial Biennial until 2017. Quadrennial since 2025
Cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals & Nations 1925 Winners in 6 events (2025) 2027 Biennial Not held in Winter Olympic years
FIS Cross-Country World Cup Individuals 1973–74 Johannes Høsflot Klæbo (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
CrossFit CrossFit Games Individuals 2007 James Sprague (2024) 2025 Annual
Curling World Curling Championships Nations 1959 Scotland (2025) 2026 Annual 2020 cancellation, Most wins: Canada 36, Sweden 12, Scotland 7
Cycling UCI Road World Championships Road race 1927 Tadej Pogačar (2024) 2025 Annual
Time trial 1994 Remco Evenepoel (2024)
UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individuals & Nations 1893 Winners in 11 events (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Individuals 1990 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI BMX World Championships Individuals 1982 Joris Daudet (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships Freestyle BMX 2017 Flatland: Matthias Dandois (2024)
Park: Logan Martin (2024) 		2025 Annual
Trials 1986 Men Elite 20":
Alejandro Montalvo (2024)
Men Elite 26":
Jack Carthy (2024)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Individuals 1950 Mathieu van der Poel (2025) 2026 Annual
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships Individuals 2003 Simon Andreassen (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup Individuals & Nations 2021 Great Britain (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Cross-country 1990 Alan Hatherly (2024) 2025 Annual
Downhill 1993 Loïc Bruni (2024)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Individuals 1993–94 Michael Vanthourenhout
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Individuals 2010 Izaac Kennedy (2024) 2025 Annual
Darts PDC World Darts Championship Individuals 1994 Luke Littler (2025) 2026 Annual Most wins: Phil Taylor 14, Michael van Gerwen 3, Gary Anderson 2
PDC World Cup of Darts Doubles 2010  Northern Ireland : Josh Rock & Daryl Gurney (2025) 2026 Annual Most wins:  England 5,  Netherlands 4,  Wales 2,  Scotland 2
WDF World Darts Championship Individuals 2022 Shane McGuirk (2024) 2025 Annual
WDF World Cup Nations 1977 Netherlands (2023) 2025 Biennial The WDF World Cup was first contested in 1977, but a women's championship was not added until 1983
Disc golf PDGA World Championships Individuals 1982 Isaac Robinson (2024) 2025 Annual
Dodgeball Dodgeball World Championship Nations - Foam 2012 United States (2024) 2026 Biennial
Nations - Cloth 2019 Austria (2024)
Fencing World Fencing Championships Individuals & Nations 1921 Winners in 6 events (2023) 2025 Annual Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years
Fencing World Cup Foil
Sabre
Épée 		1972 Cheung Ka Long
Oh Sang-uk
Mohamed El-Sayed
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
Field hockey FIH Hockey World Cup Nations 1971  Germany (2023) 2026 Quadrennial Most wins:  Pakistan 4,  Netherlands 3,  Australia 3,  Germany 3
Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Nations 2003 Germany (2025) 2027 Biennial
FIH Men's Hockey5s World Cup Nations 2024 Netherlands (2024) 2028 Quadrennial
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Individuals 1896 Ilia Malinin (2025) 2026 Annual
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Individuals 1995 Ilia Malinin
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
Finswimming Finswimming World Championships Individuals 1976 Winners in 17 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Fistball Fistball World Championships Nations 1968 Germany (2023) 2027 Quadrennial
Flag football IFAF Flag Football World Championship Nations 2002 United States (2024) 2026 Biennial
Floorball World Floorball Championships Nations 1996  Finland (2024) 2026 Biennial
Freediving AIDA World Championship Individuals 2005 (2024) 2025 Annual
Team 1996 (2024) 2026 Biennial
Freerunning & Parkour Parkour World Championships Individuals 2022 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Freestyle Football WFFA World Championships Individuals 2017 (2024) 2025 Annual
Freestyle Skiing FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships Individuals 1986 Winners in 7 events (2025) 2027 Biennial Not held in Winter Olympic years
FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Individuals 1980 Winners in 9 disciplines (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Football FIFA World Cup Nations 1930  Argentina (2022) 2026 Quadrennial Most wins:  Brazil 5,  Germany 4,  Italy 4
FIFA Club World Cup Clubs 2000 Manchester City (2023) 2025 Quadrennial Annual until 2023, Most wins: Real Madrid 5, Barcelona 3, Bayern Munich 2, Corinthians 2
FIFA Intercontinental Cup Clubs 2024 Real Madrid (2024) 2025 Annual
Futsal FIFA Futsal World Cup Nations 1989  Brazil (2024) 2028 Quadrennial Most wins:  Brazil 6,  Spain 2,  Argentina 1,  Portugal 1
AMF Futsal World Cup Nations 1982  Paraguay (2023) 2027 Quadrennial Originally a triennial event, held quadrennially after 2003
Golf PGA Tour Individuals 1930 Scottie Scheffler (2024) 2025 Annual
PGA European Tour Individuals 1972 Rory McIlroy (2024) 2025
Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Individuals & Nations 1903 Winners in 8 events (2023) 2025 Annual Not held in Olympic Years
Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Individuals & Nations 1964 Winners in 7 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships Pair and Group 1974 Winners in 6 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships Individuals 1995 Winners in 8 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Individuals 1975 Winners in various events (2024) 2025 Annual
Handball IHF World Men's Handball Championship Nations 1938  Denmark (2025) 2027 Biennial Most wins:  France 6,  Sweden 4,  Romania 4,  Denmark 4
IHF Super Globe Clubs 1997 Veszprém (2024) 2025 Annual
Hyrox Hyrox World Championships Individuals 2018–19 Alexander Roncevic (2023–24) 2024–25 Annual
Ice climbing UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships Lead 2002 Lee Young-geon (2024) 2026 Biennial
Speed 2002 Mohammad Reza Safdarian (2024)
Ice hockey IIHF World Championship Nations 1920  United States (2025) 2026 Annual Not held from 1940 to 1946 during World War II.
Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most wins:  Canada 28,  Soviet Union &  Russia 27,  Czechoslovakia &  Czech Republic 13,  Sweden 11
Inline hockey FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships Nations 1995  United States (2024) 2025 Annual
Judo World Judo Championships Individuals 1956 Winners in 7 events (2025) 2026 Annual
Ju-jitsu Ju-Jitsu World Championships Individuals 1994 Winners in 14 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Kabaddi IKF Kabaddi World Cup (standard style) Nations 2004  India (2016) 2025 Quadrennial
Karate Karate World Championships Individuals & Nations 1970 Winners in 8 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
Kho Kho Kho Kho World Cup Nations 2025  India (2025) 2027 Biennial
Kickboxing WAKO Amateur World Championships Individuals 1978 Winners in various weight classes (2023) 2025 Biennial
Kurash World Kurash Championships Individuals 1999 Winners in 7 weight classes (2023) 2025 Biennial
Lacrosse World Lacrosse Championship Nations 1967  United States (2023) 2027 Quadrennial
World Lacrosse Box Championships Nations 2003  Canada (2024) 2028 Quadrennial
Luge FIL World Luge Championships Men's singles 1955 Max Langenhan (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Men's doubles 1955 Hannes Orlamünder & Paul Gubitz (2025)
Luge World Cup Men's singles 1977–78 Max Langenhan (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Men's doubles Tobias Wendl & Tobias Arlt (2024–25)
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships Men's singles 1979 Michael Scheikl (2025) 2027 Biennial
Men's doubles 1979 Patrick Lambacher & Matthias Lambacher (2025)
Minifootball WMF World Cup Nations 2015  Azerbaijan (2025) 2027 Biennial
Modern pentathlon World Modern Pentathlon Championships Individual 1949 Csaba Bőhm (2024) 2025 Annual
Team 1949 Hungary (2024)
Relay 2004 South Korea (2024)
Modern Pentathlon World Cup Individuals 1999 Winners in 5 events (2024) 2025 Annual
Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals & Nation 1925 Winners in 3 events (2025) 2027 Biennial
FIS Nordic Combined World Cup Individuals 1983–84 Vinzenz Geiger (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Individuals 1966 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2025 Annual Originally biennially, annually since 2003
Orienteering World Cup Individuals 1986 Kasper Fosser (2024) 2025 Annual Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually
World Ski Orienteering Championships Individuals 1975 Winners in various events (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships Individuals 2002 Winners in various events (2024) 2025 Annual
Padel tennis Padel World Championship Nations 1992 Argentina (2024) 2026 Biennial
Pickleball World Pickleball Championships Nations 2019 (2023) 2025 Biennial
Polo World Polo Championship Nations 1987  Spain (2022) 2026 Triennial Most wins:  Argentina 5,  Brazil 3,  Chile 2
Powerlifting IPF Powerlifting World Championships Individuals 2011 Winners in various weight classes (2025) 2026 Annual
Racquetball Racquetball World Championships Nations 1981 United States (2024) 2026 Biennial
Rogaining World Rogaining Championships Pairs 1992 Timmo Tammemäe & Sander Linnus (2023) 2025 Biennial
Roll ball Roll Ball World Cup Nations 2011 Kenya (2023) 2025 Biennial
Roller derby Men's Roller Derby World Cup Nations 2014 United States (2018) 2025 Biennial
Roller hockey Roller Hockey World Cup Nations 1936 Spain (2024) 2026 Biennial Current FIRS cups restarted in 1958
Roller Hockey Intercontinental Cup Clubs 1983 FC Barcelona (2024) 2025 Annual
Roller sports Inline Speed Skating World Championships Individuals 1937 Winners in 11 events (2024) 2025 Annual
World Inline Cup Individuals 2000 Bart Swings (2024) 2025 Annual
Artistic Skating World Championships Individuals 1980 Alessandro Liberatore (2024) 2025 Annual Not held in 2020
World Scootering Championship Individuals 2019
2021 		Park: Jayden Sharman (2024)
Street: Lucas Di Meglio (2024) 		2025 Annual Not held in 2020
Rowing World Rowing Championships Nations 1962 Winners in 3 events (2024) 2025 Annual Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years
World Rowing Cup Nations 1997 Winners in varying numbers of events per stage (2024) 2025 Annual Three stages
World Indoor Rowing Championships Individuals & Teams 2018 Winners in 6 events (2025) 2026 Annual
Rugby league Rugby League World Cup Nations 1954  Australia (2021) 2026 Quadrennial Quadrennial after 2013, Most wins:  Australia 12,  Great Britain 3,  New Zealand 1
Rugby union Rugby World Cup Nations 1987  South Africa (2023) 2027 Quadrennial Most wins:  South Africa 4,  New Zealand 3,  Australia 2,  England 1
Rugby sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens Nations 1993  Fiji (2022) 2026 Quadrennial A previous decision to scrap the Rugby World Cup Sevens was reversed in 2013.
The next event after 2013 was in 2018, before resuming a four-yearly cycle.[1]
Sailing Sailing World Championships Individuals & Pairs 2003 Winners in 4 classes (2023) 2026 Multiple Annual
Sambo World Sambo Championships Individuals 1973 Winners in various weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Sepak takraw ISTAF World Cup Regu 2022  India (2025) 2027 Biennial
Doubles 2024  Thailand (2025)
Quadrant 2022  Thailand (2025)
Shooting ISSF World Shooting Championships Individuals & Nations 1897 Winners in 28 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
ISSF World Shotgun Championships Individuals & Nations 1934 Winners in 4 events (2022) 2026 Quadrennial
World Running Target Championships Individuals & Team 1961 (Winners in 10 events) (2022) 2026 Quadrennial
ISSF World Cup Individuals 1986 China (2024) 2025 Annual
Skateboarding World Skateboarding Championship Park 2016 Augusto Akio (2024) 2025 Annual
Street 2010 Toa Sasaki (2024)
Skeleton IBSF World Championships Individuals 1982 Matt Weston (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Skeleton World Cup Individuals 1986–87 Matt Weston
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
Ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals & Nations 1962 Winners in 3 events (2025) 2027 Biennial Not held in Winter Olympic years
FIS Ski Flying World Championships Individuals 1972 Stefan Kraft (2024) 2026 Biennial
National Team 2004 Slovenia (2024)
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Individuals 1979–80 Daniel Tschofenig (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Ski mountaineering World Championships of Ski Mountaineering Individuals 2002 Winners in 4 events (2025) 2027 Biennial
Snooker World Snooker Championship Individuals 1927 Zhao Xintong (2025) 2026 Annual This championship is open to both sexes, but no woman has ever won the event.[2]
Most wins in modern era: Stephen Hendry 7, Ronnie O'Sullivan 7, Steve Davis 6
IBSF World Snooker Championship Individuals 1963 Muhammad Asif (2024) 2025 Annual Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship
Snowboarding FIS Snowboard World Championships Individuals 1996 Winners in 6 events (2025) 2027 Biennial Not held in Winter Olympic years
FIS Snowboard World Cup Individuals 1994 Winners in 8 disciplines (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Snowshoe running World Snowshoe Championships Individuals 2006 Alex Baldaccini (2024) 2026 Biennial
Snow volleyball FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour Nations 2019  Iran (2025) 2026 Annual
Softball Men's Softball World Cup Nations 1966  Australia (2022) 2025 Triennial Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, biennially till 2019, now triennially
Speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1889 Jordan Stolz (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1970 Ning Zhongyan (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Single Distance Championships Individuals & Nations 1996 Winners in 8 events (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Individuals & Nations 1976 Winners in 4 events (2025) 2026 Annual Although the International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships
ISU Short Track World Tour Individuals & Nations 2024–25 Winners in 5 disciplines (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Squash PSA World Championship Individuals 1976 Mostafa Asal (2025) 2026 Annual
World International Doubles Squash Championships Doubles 1997 Elliott Lowe & Raphael Segal (2024) 2026 Biennial
WSF World Team Squash Championships Nations 1967  Egypt (2024) 2025 Biennial 2021 Championship cancelled
Strength athletics World's Strongest Man Individuals 1977 Rayno Nel (2025) 2026 Annual
Sumo Sumo World Championships Individuals 1992 Winners in 5 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Surfing World Surfing Games Individuals & Team 1964 Gabriel Medina (2024) 2025 Annual
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Singles 1926 Wang Chuqin (2025) 2027 Biennial
Doubles Hiroto Shinozuka & Shunsuke Togami (2025)
World Team Table Tennis Championships Nations 1926 China (2024) 2026 Biennial
Taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships Individuals 1973 Winners in 8 weight classes (2023) 2025 Biennial
Nations South Korea (2023)
World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships Nations 2006 Iran (2024) 2026 Biennial
Tchoukball World Tchoukball Championship Nations 1971 Chinese Taipei (2023) 2027 Quadrennial
Telemark skiing Telemark World Championships Individuals 1987 Winners in 3 events (2025) 2027 Biennial
Teqball Teqball World Championships Men's singles 2017 Apor Györgydeák (2024) 2025 Annual
Men's doubles Sorrasak Thaosiri & Jirati Chanliang (2024)
Tennis Davis Cup Nations 1900  Italy (2024) 2025 Annual The Davis Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status.
Only the teams in the World Group actually compete for the Davis Cup proper;
other teams play to (eventually) reach the World Group.
Most wins:  United States 32,  Australia 28,  France 10
Triathlon World Triathlon Championship Series Individuals 2009 Alex Yee (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Individuals 1994 Antonio Benito (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Duathlon Championships Individuals 1990 Javier Martín (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships Individuals 1997 Émile Blondel-Hermant (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships Individuals 1998 Kevin Viñuela (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Winter Championships Individuals 1997 Franco Pesavento (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Cross Championships Individuals 2011 Michele Bonacina (2024) 2025 Annual
Ironman World Championship Individuals 1978 Patrick Lange (2024) 2025 Annual
Ironman 70.3 World Championship Individuals 2006 Jelle Geens (2024) 2025 Annual
Volleyball Men's World Championship Nations 1949  Italy (2022) 2025 Biennial Most wins:  Soviet Union 6,  Italy 4,  Brazil 3,  Poland 3
FIVB Men's Volleyball Nations League Nations 2018 France (2024) 2025 Annual It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World League (1990–2017)
FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship Clubs 1989 Sada Cruzeiro (2024) 2025 Annual
Wakeboarding Wakeboard World Championships Individuals 1994 Winners in various events (2024) 2025 Annual
Water polo Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships Nations 1973  Croatia (2024) 2025 Biennial Biennially since 2001
FINA Water Polo World Cup Nations 1979  Spain (2025) 2027 Biennial
Water skiing Water Ski World Championships Individuals 1949 Louis Duplan-Fribourg (2023) 2025 Biennial
Weightlifting World Weightlifting Championships Individuals 1891 Winners in 10 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Windsurfing Windsurfing World Championships Individuals 1974 Alessandro Alberti (2024) 2025 Annual
Wrestling (amateur) World Wrestling Championships Individuals 1904 Winners in 8 events (2024) 2025 Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years
Wrestling World Cup (freestyle) Nations 1973 United States (2022) 2025 Biennial
Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman) Nations 1980 Iran (2022) 2025 Biennial
Wushu World Wushu Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 22 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
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Female world championship titles

Sport Competition name Competing
entities 		First
held 		Current holder Next Frequency Details & notes
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Individuals & Nations 1931 Winners in 5 events (2025) 2027 Biennial
FIS Alpine Ski World Cup Individuals 1967 Federica Brignone (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Nations Italy (2024–25)
American football IFAF Women's World Championship Nations 2010  United States (2022) 2026 Quadrennial
Armwrestling World Armwrestling Championship Individuals 1979 Winners in 16 events (2024) 2025 Annual Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Aquatics Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals[R] 1973 Winners in 20 events (2024) 2025 Biennial
Diving at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals 1973 Winners in 5 events (2024) 2025 Biennial
Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals & Nations 1973 Winners in 7 events (2024) 2025 Biennial
Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2025 Biennial
High diving at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals 2013 Rhiannan Iffland (2024) 2025 Biennial
World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) Individuals[R] 1993 Winners in 21 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Aquatics Swimming World Cup Individuals 1988–89 Kate Douglass (2024) 2025 Annual
World Aquatics Diving World Cup Individuals 1979 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
FINA Marathon Swim World Series Individuals 2007 Ana Marcela Cunha (2024) 2025 Annual
Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series Individuals 2014 Rhiannan Iffland (2024) 2025 Annual
Archery World Archery Championships Individuals & Nations 1931 Winners in 4 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
Archery World Cup Individual recurve 2006 Li Jiaman (2024) 2025 Annual
Individual compound Sara López (2024)
World Field Archery Championships Individuals & Nations 1969 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Athletics World Athletics Championships Individuals[R] 1983 Winners in 24 events (2023) 2025 Biennial 1983–1991 quadrennially, biennially from 1993
World Athletics Indoor Championships Individuals[R] 1985 Winners in 13 events (2025) 2026 Biennial
World Athletics Relays 4×100 m women's relay 2014 Great Britain (2025) 2026 Biennial
4×400 m women's relay 2014 Spain (2025)
World Athletics Cross Country Championships Individuals 1973 Beatrice Chebet (2024) 2026 Biennial
Nations Kenya (2024)
World Athletics Road Running Championships Individuals 1992 Peres Jepchirchir (2023) 2025 Biennial
Nations Kenya (2023)
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Individuals 1985
2007 		Winners in 10 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Individuals & Nations 1961 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
IAU 50 km World Championships Individuals 2005 Carla Molinaro (2023) 2025 Biennial 2017, 2018 not held
IAU 100 km World Championships Individuals 1987 Floriane Hot (2024) 2026 Biennial
IAU 24 Hour World Championship Individuals 2001 Miho Nakata (2023) 2025 Biennial
Nations 2003 Poland (2023)
Women's Decathlon World Championships Individuals 2024 Allison Halverson[3]
Badminton BWF World Championships Singles 1977 An Se-young (2023) 2025 Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years
Doubles Chen Qingchen &
Jia Yifan (2023)
Uber Cup Nations 1957  China (2024) 2026 Biennial Biennially since 1984 it has been held concurrently with the men's Thomas Cup. Most wins:  China 16,  Japan 6,  Indonesia 3
Ball hockey Ball Hockey World Championship Nations 2007 United States (2024) 2026 Biennial
Bandy Women's Bandy World Championship Nations 2004  Sweden (2025) 2027 Biennial Annually from 2006 to 2008, then biennially
Baseball Women's Baseball World Cup Nations 2004  Japan (2024) 2026 Biennial Most wins:  Japan 7,  United States 2
Basketball FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup Nations 1953  United States (2022) 2026 Quadrennial Most wins:  United States 11,  Soviet Union 6,  Australia 1,  Brazil 1
FIBA 3x3 World Cup Nations 2012  United States (2023) 2025 Annual Biennial until 2016
Beach handball World Women's Beach Handball Championship Nations 2004 Germany (2024) 2026 Biennial
Beach tennis Beach Tennis World Championship Individuals 2009 Patricia Díaz &
Rafaella Miller (2024) 		2025 Annual
Beach volleyball FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships Nations 1997 Hughes – Cheng (2023) 2025 Biennial
Beach wrestling World Beach Wrestling Championships Individuals 2006 Winners in 4 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Biathlon Biathlon World Championships Individuals & Nations 1984 Winners in 5 events (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Summer Biathlon World Championships Individuals 1996 Winners in 3 events (2024) 2025 Annual Cancelled in 2020
Biathlon World Cup Individuals 1987–88 Franziska Preuß (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Nations 2000–01 France (2024–25)
Billiards & Pool World Women's Billiards Championship Individuals 1931 Shruthi L (2024) 2025 Annual
World Women's Pool Championship Individuals 1990 Rubilen Amit (2024) 2025 Annual
Bobsleigh IBSF World Championships Two woman 2000 Laura Nolte & Deborah Levi (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Monobob 2021 Kaysha Love (2025)
Bobsleigh World Cup Individuals 1993–94 Laura Nolte
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
Bowling
(ten-pin) 		QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup Individuals 1965 Natasha Roslan (2025) 2026 Annual
Bowls World Bowls Championship Individuals & Nations 1969 Winners in 5 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
World Indoor Bowls Championships Singles 1988 Julie Forrest (2025) 2026 Annual
Boxing IBA Women's World Boxing Championships Individuals 2001 Winners in 12 weight classes (2025) 2027 Biennial
Breakdancing Battle of the Year Individuals 2009 Ayumi (2023) 2025 Annual
Red Bull BC One Individuals 2018 Ami (2023)
Canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Individuals 1938 Winners in 8 events (2024) 2025 Annual
ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships Individuals & Nations 1949 Winners in 5 events (2023) 2025 Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years
Canoe Slalom World Cup Individuals 1988 Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) 2025 Annual
ICF Canoe Polo World Championships Nations 1994 New Zealand (2024) 2026 Biennial
ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships Individuals 1988 Winners in 5 events (2024) 2025 Annual
Catch wrestling Snake Pit World Championships Individuals 2018 Winners in 3 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual Not held in 2020 or 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Climbing IFSC Climbing World Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 4 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
IFSC Climbing World Cup Individuals & Nations 1989 Winners in 3 disciplines (2024) 2025 Annual
Cricket Women's Cricket World Cup (WODI format) Nations 1973  Australia (2022) 2025 Quadrennial Most wins:  Australia 7,  England 4,  New Zealand 1
ICC Women's T20 World Cup (WT20I format) Nations 2009  Australia (2023) 2026 Biennial Biennially from 2010
Most wins:  Australia 6,  England 1,  New Zealand 1,  West Indies 1
Cross-country skiing FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals & Nations 1954 Winners in 6 events (2025) 2027 Biennial Not held in Winter Olympic years
FIS Cross-Country World Cup Individuals 1978–79 Jessie Diggins
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
CrossFit CrossFit Games Individuals 2007 Tia-Clair Toomey (2024) 2025 Annual
Curling World Curling Championships Nations 1979 Canada (2025) 2026 Annual 2020 cancellation
Cycling UCI Road World Championships Road race 1958 Lotte Kopecky (2024) 2025 Annual The UCI Road World Championships were first contested in 1927, but women's championships were not added until 1958
Time trial 1994 Grace Brown (2024)
UCI Track Cycling World Championships Individuals & Nations 1958 Winners in 11 events (2024) 2025 Annual The UCI Track Cycling World Championships were first contested in 1893, but women's championships were not added until 1958
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Individuals 1990 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI BMX World Championships Individuals 1982 Alise Willoughby (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships Freestyle BMX 2017 Flatland: Ayuna Miyashima (2024)
Park: Hannah Roberts (2024) 		2025 Annual
Trials 2001 Women Elite:
Alba Riera (2024)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships Individuals 2000 Fem van Empel (2025) 2026 Annual The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were first contested in 1950, but a women's championship was not added until 2000
UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships Individuals 2003 Mona Mitterwallner (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI Track Cycling Nations Cup Individuals & Nations 2021 Great Britain (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Cross-country 1991 Alessandra Keller (2024) 2025 Annual
Downhill 1993 Valentina Höll (2024)
UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup Individuals 2002–03 Lucinda Brand
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
UCI BMX Supercross World Cup Individuals 2007 Saya Sakakibara (2024) 2025 Annual
Darts WDF World Darts Championship Individuals 2022 Beau Greaves (2024) 2025 Annual
WDF World Cup Nations 1983 England (2023) 2025 Biennial The WDF World Cup was first contested in 1977, but a women's championship was not added until 1983
Disc golf PDGA World Championships Individuals 1983 Eveliina Salonen (2024) 2025 Annual
Dodgeball Dodgeball World Championship Nations - Foam 2012 Canada (2024) 2026 Biennial
Nations - Cloth 2019 Austria (2024)
Fencing World Fencing Championships Individuals & Nations 1929 Winners in 6 events (2023) 2025 Annual Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years
Fencing World Cup Foil
Sabre
Épée 		1972 Lee Kiefer
Jeon Ha-young
Song Se-ra
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
Field hockey FIH Hockey World Cup Nations 1974  Netherlands (2022) 2026 Quadrennial Most wins:  Netherlands 9,  Argentina 2,  Australia 2,  Germany 2
Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup Nations 2003 Poland (2025) 2027 Biennial
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships Individuals 1906 Alysa Liu (2025) 2026 Annual
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Individuals 1995 Kaori Sakamoto (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Finswimming Finswimming World Championships Individuals 1976 Winners in 17 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Fistball Fistball World Championships Nations 1994 Brazil (2024) 2028 Quadrennial
Flag football IFAF Flag Football World Championship Nations 2002  United States (2024) 2026 Biennial
Floorball Floorball World Championships Nations 1997  Sweden (2023) 2025 Biennial
Football FIFA Women's World Cup Nations 1991  Spain (2023) 2027 Quadrennial Most wins:  United States 4,  Germany 2,  Japan 1,  Norway 1,
 Spain 1
FIFA Women's Club World Cup Clubs 2028 (2028) 2032 Quadrennial
Freediving AIDA World Championship Individuals 2005 (2024) 2025 Annual
Team 1996 (2024) 2026 Biennial
Freerunning & Parkour Parkour World Championships Individuals 2022 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Freestyle Skiing FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships Individuals 1986 Winners in 7 events (2025) 2027 Biennial Not held in Winter Olympic years
FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup Individuals 1980 Winners in 9 disciplines (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Futsal FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup Nations 2025 (2025) 2029 Quadrennial
AMF Futsal World Cup Nations 2008 Colombia (2022) 2026 Quadrennial
Gymnastics World Artistic Gymnastics Championships Individuals & Nations 1934 Winners in 6 events (2023) 2025 Annual Not held in Olympic Years
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships Individuals & Nations 1963 Winners in 9 events (2023) 2025 Biennial Changed from 2005
Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Individuals & Nations 1964 Winners in 7 events (2023) 2025 Biennial Not held in Summer Olympics years
Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships Pair and Group 1974 Winners in 6 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships Individuals 1995 Winners in 8 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
Artistic Gymnastics World Cup Individuals 1975 Winners in various events (2024) 2025 Annual
Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup Individuals 1983 Winners in various events (2024) 2025 Annual
Golf LPGA Tour Individuals 1950 Nelly Korda (2024) 2025 Annual
Handball IHF World Women's Handball Championship Nations 1957  France (2023) 2025 Biennial Most wins:  Norway 4,  Russia 4,  France 3
Hyrox Hyrox World Championships Individuals 2018–19 Megan Jacoby
(2023–24) 		2024–25 Annual
Ice climbing UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships Lead 2002 Shin Woon Seon (2024) 2026 Biennial
Speed 2002 Aneta Loužecká (2024)
Ice hockey IIHF World Women's Championship Nations 1990  United States (2025) 2026 Annual Originally held every two years (no championship in 1996).
Since 1997, annual except in Winter Olympic years for the top level of competition (champion listed here).
Lower levels of the championships used the same schedule until 2014, when they adopted an annual schedule including championships in Olympic years.
Cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Most wins:  Canada 13,  United States 11
Inline hockey FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships Nations 2002  United States (2024) 2025 Annual
Judo World Judo Championships Individuals 1980 Winners in 7 events (2025) 2026 Annual
Ju-jitsu Ju-Jitsu World Championships Individuals 1994 Winners in 14 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Kabaddi Kabaddi World Cup (standard style) Nations 2012  India (2012) 2025 Quadrennial
Karate Karate World Championships Individuals & Nations 1980 Winners in 8 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
Kho Kho Kho Kho World Cup Nations 2025  India (2025) 2027 Biennial
Kickboxing WAKO Amateur World Championships Individuals 1985 Winners in various weight classes (2023) 2025 Biennial
Kurash World Kurash Championships Individuals 1999 Winners in 8 weight classes (2023) 2025 Biennial
Lacrosse Women's Lacrosse World Cup Nations 1982  United States (2022) 2026 Quadrennial
Luge FIL World Luge Championships Women's singles 1955 Julia Taubitz (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Women's doubles 1955 Selina Egle &
Lara Kipp (2025)
Luge World Cup Women's singles 1977–78 Julia Taubitz
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
Women's doubles 2022–23 Selina Egle &
Lara Kipp (2024–25)
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships Women's singles 1979 Evelin Lanthaler (2025) 2027 Biennial
Modern pentathlon World Modern Pentathlon Championships Individual 1981 Seong Seung-min (2024) 2025 Annual
Team 1981 Hungary (2024)
Relay 2004 South Korea (2024)
Modern Pentathlon World Cup Individuals 1999 Winners in 5 events (2024) 2025 Annual
Motorcycling FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship Riders 2024 Ana Carrasco (2024) 2025 Annual
Netball Netball World Cup Nations 1963  Australia (2023) 2027 Quadrennial
Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals 1954 Winners in 2 events (2025) 2027 Biennial
FIS Nordic Combined World Cup Individuals 2020–21 Nathalie Armbruster (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Individuals 1966 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2025 Annual Originally biennially, annually since 2003
Orienteering World Cup Individuals 1986 Simona Aebersold (2024) 2025 Annual Unofficial title cups held in 1983 and 1984 (first official cup in 1986); held biennially until 2004, now annually
World Ski Orienteering Championships Individuals 1975 Winners in various events (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships Individuals 2002 Winners in various events (2024) 2025 Annual
Padel tennis Padel World Championship Nations 1992 Spain (2024) 2026 Biennial
Pickleball World Pickleball Championships Nations 2019 (2023) 2025 Biennial
Powerlifting IPF Powerlifting World Championships Individuals 2011 Winners in various weight classes (2025) 2026 Annual
Racquetball Racquetball World Championships Nations 1981 Mexico (2024) 2026 Biennial
Ringette World Ringette Championships Nations 1990 Finland (2022) 2025 Biennial Triennially 2010–2016
Rogaining World Rogaining Championships Pairs 1992 Polina Zakharova & Anna Hudelaitis (2023) 2025 Biennial
Roll ball Roll Ball World Cup Nations 2011 Kenya (2023) 2025 Biennial
Roller derby Roller Derby World Cup Nations 2011 United States (2018) 2025 Quadrennial
Roller hockey Women's Roller Hockey World Cup Nations 1992 Spain (2024) 2026 Biennial
Roller sports Inline Speed Skating World Championships Individuals 1967 Winners in 11 events (2024) 2025 Annual
World Inline Cup Individuals 2000 Aura Quintana (2024) 2025 Annual
Artistic Skating World Championships Individuals 1980 Benedetta Altezza (2024) 2025 Annual Not held in 2020
World Scootering Championship Individuals 2019
2023 		Park: Claire Parks (2024)
Street: Mia Catalano (2024) 		2025 Annual Not held in 2020
Rowing World Rowing Championships Nations 1974 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2025 Annual Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years
World Rowing Cup Nations 1997 Winners in varying numbers of events per stage (2024) 2025 Annual Three stages
World Indoor Rowing Championships Individuals & Teams 2018 Winners in 6 events (2025) 2026 Annual
Rugby league Women's Rugby League World Cup Nations 2000 Australia (2021) 2026 Quadrennial Quadrennially after 2013. Most wins:  Australia 3,  New Zealand 3
Rugby union Women's Rugby World Cup Nations 1991  New Zealand (2021) 2025 Quadrennial Most wins:  New Zealand 6,  England 2,  United States 1.
After the first event in 1991, there was a consistent four-year cycle from 1994 to 2014.
A new four-year cycle was established in 2017.
Rugby sevens Rugby World Cup Sevens Nations 2009  Australia (2022) 2026 Quadrennial The Rugby World Cup Sevens was first contested in 1993, but a women's tournament was not added until 2009[1]
Sailing Sailing World Championships Individuals & Pairs 2003 Winners in 4 classes (2023) 2026 Multiple Annual
Sambo World Sambo Championships Individuals 1984 Winners in various weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Sepak takraw ISTAF World Cup Regu 2022  Thailand (2025) 2027 Biennial
Doubles 2025  Myanmar (2025)
Quadrant 2022  Vietnam (2025)
Shooting ISSF World Shooting Championships Individuals & Nations 1958 Winners in 27 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
ISSF World Shotgun Championships Individuals & Nations 1967 Winners in 4 events (2022) 2026 Quadrennial
World Running Target Championships Individuals & Team 1973 (Winners in 4 events) (2022) 2026 Quadrennial
ISSF World Cup Individuals 1986 China (2024) 2025 Annual
Skateboarding World Skateboarding Championship Park 2016 Raicca Ventura (2024) 2025 Annual
Street 2010 Rayssa Leal (2024)
Skeleton IBSF World Championships Individuals 2000 Kimberley Bos (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Skeleton World Cup Individuals 1996–97 Janine Flock
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
Ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Individuals & Nations 2009 Winners in 3 events (2025) 2027 Biennial Not held in Winter Olympic years
FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Individuals 2011–12 Nika Prevc (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Ski mountaineering World Championships of Ski Mountaineering Individuals 2002 Winners in 4 events (2025) 2027 Biennial
Snooker World Women's Snooker Championship Individuals 1976 Bai Yulu (2025) 2026 Annual
IBSF World Snooker Championship Individuals 2003 Ploychompoo Laokiatphong (2024) 2025 Annual Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship
Snowboarding FIS Snowboard World Championships Individuals 1996 Winners in 6 events (2025) 2027 Biennial Not held in Winter Olympic years
FIS Snowboard World Cup Individuals 1994 Winners in 8 disciplines (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Snowshoe running World Snowshoe Championships Individuals 2006 Verónica Galván (2024) 2026 Biennial
Snow volleyball FIVB Snow Volleyball World Tour Nations 2019  Turkey (2025) 2026 Annual
Softball Women's Softball World Championship Nations 1965  Japan (2024) 2026 Biennial Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, now biennially
Speed skating World Allround Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1933 Joy Beune (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Sprint Speed Skating Championships Individuals 1970 Miho Takagi (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Single Distance Championships Individuals & Nations 1996 Winners in 8 events (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Individuals & Nations 1976 Winners in 4 events (2025) 2026 Annual The International Skating Union did not conduct an official World Short Track Championship until 1981, but it began organising international events in 1976. All annual ISU-sanctioned international championships from 1976 to 1980 are now retrospectively recognised as World Championships.
ISU Short Track World Tour Individuals & Nations 2024–25 Winners in 5 disciplines (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Squash PSA World Championship Individuals 1979 Nour El Sherbini (2025) 2026 Annual
World Doubles Squash Championships Doubles 1997 Joshna Chinappa & Dipika Pallikal (2024) 2026 Biennial
WSF World Team Squash Championships Nations 1979  Egypt (2024) 2025 Biennial
Strength athletics World's Strongest Woman Individuals 1997 Rebecca Roberts (2024) 2025 Annual
Sumo Sumo World Championships Individuals 2001 Winners in 5 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Surfing World Surfing Games Individuals & Team 1964 Sally Fitzgibbons (2024) 2025 Annual
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Singles 1926 Sun Yingsha (2025) 2027 Biennial
Doubles Wang Manyu &
Kuai Man (2025)
World Team Table Tennis Championships Nations 1933 China (2024) 2026 Biennial
Taekwondo World Taekwondo Championships Individuals 1987 Winners in 8 weight classes (2023) 2025 Biennial
Nations Turkey (2023)
World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships Nations 2006 Iran (2024) 2026 Biennial
Tchoukball World Tchoukball Championships Nations 1980 Switzerland (2023) 2027 Quadrennial
Telemark skiing Telemark World Championships Individuals 1987 Winners in 3 events (2025) 2027 Biennial
Teqball Teqball World Championships Women's singles 2021 Jutatip Kuntatong (2024) 2025 Annual
Women's doubles Jutatip Kuntatong & Suphawadi Wongkhamchan (2024)
Tennis Billie Jean King Cup Nations 1963  Italy (2024) 2025 Annual Note: The Fed Cup is not formally a world championship, but is traditionally held as equivalent in status. It was called Federation Cup until 1995. Most wins:  United States 18,  Czech Republic 11,  Australia 7
Triathlon World Triathlon Championship Series Individuals 2009 Cassandre Beaugrand (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Championships Individuals 1994 Charlène Clavel (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Duathlon Championships Individuals 1990 Marion Legrand (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships Individuals 1997 Merle Brunnée (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships Individuals 1998 Maryna Kyryk (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Winter Championships Individuals 1997 Sandra Mairhofer (2024) 2025 Annual
World Triathlon Cross Championships Individuals 2011 Marta Menditto (2024) 2025 Annual
Ironman World Championship Individuals 1979 Laura Philipp (2024) 2025 Annual
Ironman 70.3 World Championship Individuals 2006 Taylor Knibb (2024) 2025 Annual
Volleyball Women's World Championship Nations 1952  Serbia (2022) 2025 Biennial Most wins:  Soviet Union 5,  Japan 3,  Cuba 3
FIVB Women's Volleyball Nations League Nations 2018  Italy (2024) 2025 Annual It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (1993–2017)
FIVB Women's Volleyball Club World Championship Clubs 1991 Imoco Volley Conegliano (2024) 2025 Annual
Wakeboarding Wakeboard World Championships Individuals 1994 Winners in various events (2024) 2025 Annual
Water polo Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships Nations 1986  United States (2024) 2025 Biennial Biennially since 2001
FINA Water Polo World Cup Nations 1979  Greece (2025) 2027 Biennial
Water skiing Water Ski World Championships Individuals 1949 Hanna Straltsova (2023) 2025 Biennial
Weightlifting World Weightlifting Championships Individuals 1987 Winners in 10 weight classes (2024) 2025 Annual
Windsurfing Windsurfing World Championships Individuals 1974 Celine Bordier (2024) 2025 Annual
Wrestling (amateur) World Wrestling Championships Individuals 1987 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2025 Annual
Wrestling World Cup Nations 2001 Ukraine (2022) 2025 Biennial
Wushu World Wushu Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 18 events (2023) 2025 Biennial

Mixed-sex world championship titles

Sport Competition name Competing entities First
held 		Current holder Next Frequency Details and notes
Alpine skiing FIS Alpine World Ski Championships Team parallel event 2005 Italy (2025) 2027 Annual
Archery World Archery Championships Team recurve
male – female pair 		1931 South Korea (2023) 2025 Biennial
Team compound
male – female pair 		1995 United States (2023)
Aquatics Swimming at the World Aquatics Championships 4×100 m Mixed freestyle relay 2015 China (2024) 2025 Biennial
4×100 m Mixed medley relay United States (2024)
World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m) 4×50 m Mixed freestyle relay 2014 Italy (2024) 2026 Biennial
4×50 m Mixed medley relay Neutral Athletes B (2024)
4×100 m Mixed medley relay 2024 Neutral Athletes B (2024)
Synchronised swimming at the World Aquatics Championships Duet free routine 2015 Cheng Wentao & Shi Haoyu (2024) 2025 Biennial
Duet technical routine Nargiza Bolatova & Eduard Kim (2024)
Team free routine 2023 China (2024)
Team technical routine China (2024)
Acrobatic routine China (2024)
Open water swimming at the World Aquatics Championships Nations 2011 Australia (2024) 2025 Biennial
Diving at the World Aquatics Championships Individuals 1973 Winners in 3 events (2024) 2025 Biennial
Athletics World Athletics Championships 4×400 mixed relay 2019 United States (2023) 2025 Biennial
World Athletics Cross Country Championships Mixed relay 2017 Kenya (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Mixed relay 2024 Italy (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Athletics Relays 4×100 m mixed relay 2025 Canada (2025) 2026 Biennial
4×400 m mixed relay 2017 United States (2025)
Badminton BWF World Championships Mixed Doubles 1977 Seo Seung-jae & Chae Yoo-jung (2023) 2025 Annual Not held in Summer Olympic years
Sudirman Cup Nations 1989  China (2025) 2027 Biennial
Baseball5 Baseball5 World Cup Nations 2024  Cuba (2024) 2026 Biennial
Biathlon Biathlon World Championships 4 × 6 km W+M relay 2005 France (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in the Winter Olympic years
6 km W + 7.5 km M single relay 2021 France (2025)
Bowls World Indoor Bowls Championships Mixed Pairs 2004 Jason Banks & Beth Riva (2025) 2026 Annual
CrossFit CrossFit Games Mixed teams 2007 Raw Iron CrossFit Mayhem Thunder (2024) 2025 Annual
Cycling UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Cross-country Team relay 1999 United States (2024) 2025 Annual
UCI Urban Cycling World Championships Team trials 1999 Spain (2024) 2025 Annual
Curling World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship National mixed teams
male – female pair 		2008  Italy (2025) 2026 Annual 2020 cancellation
World Mixed Curling Championship National mixed teams (4 players) 2015  Sweden (2024) 2026 Biennial 2020–2022 championships were cancelled
Dodgeball Dodgeball World Championship Nations - Foam 2016 Canada (2024) 2026 Biennial
Nations - Cloth 2022 Austria (2024)
Equestrian Dressage World Cup Individuals 1986 Charlotte Fry (2024–25) 2025–26 Annual
Show Jumping World Cup Individuals 1979 Henrik von Eckermann (2024) 2025 Annual
Driving World Championships Individuals & Nations 1972 Boyd Exell (individual, 2024)
Netherlands (team, 2024) 		2026 Biennial
Figure skating World Figure Skating Championships National pairs
male – female pair
from the same nation 		1908 Riku Miura & Ryuichi Kihara (2025) 2026 Annual
Ice dance
male – female pair from the same nation 		1952 Madison Chock & Evan Bates (2025)
ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating Pairs 1995 Minerva Fabienne Hase &
Nikita Volodin (2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
Ice dance Madison Chock & Evan Bates (2024–25)
Frisbee WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championship Individuals 1983 United States (2024) 2028 Quadrennial
Gymnastics Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships Nations 2016 Belgium (2024) 2026 Biennial
Mixed pairs 1974
Judo World Judo Championships Mixed team 2017 Georgia (2025) 2026 Annual
Korfball IKF World Korfball Championship Nations 1978  Netherlands (2023) 2027 Quadrennial
Modern pentathlon World Modern Pentathlon Championships Mixed Relay 2001 South Korea (2024) 2025 Annual
Luge FIL World Luge Championships Mixed singles 2025 Max Langenhan & Julia Taubitz (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Mixed doubles 2025 Thomas Steu / Wolfgang Kindl
& Selina Egle / Lara Kipp (2025)
Nations 1989 Germany (2025)
FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships Nations 2001 Evelin Lanthaler & Daniel Gruber (2025) 2027 Biennial Not held in 2015, 2017 and 2019
Nordic combined FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Mixed team normal hill 2023 Norway (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Orienteering World Orienteering Championships Sprint relay 2014  Switzerland (2024) 2025 Annual Not held in 2019, 2020
Quidditch IQA World Cup Nations 2012 United States (2023) 2025 Biennial Quidditch has rules based on gender, not sex, calling itself a mixed-gender sport
Rogaining World Rogaining Championships Nations 1992 Guntars Mankus & Irita Pukite (2023) 2025 Biennial
Sailing Mixed Nacra 17 World Championship Male & Female Pair 2014 Ruggero Tita & Caterina Banti (2023) 2026 Multiple Annual
Mixed 470 (dinghy) World Championship Male & Female Pair 2023 Keiju Okada & Miho Yoshioka (2023)
Sepak takraw ISTAF World Cup Quadrant 2022  Thailand (2025) 2027 Biennial
Short Track World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Nations 2023 Canada (2025) 2026 Annual
ISU Short Track World Tour 2018–19 Netherlands (2024–25) 2025–26
Skeleton IBSF World Championships Mixed team 2020 Mystique Ro & Austin Florian (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Ski jumping FIS Nordic World Ski Championships Mixed team normal hill 2013 Norway (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Ski mountaineering World Championships of Ski Mountaineering Mixed relay 2023 Emily Harrop & Thibault Anselmet (2025) 2027 Biennial
Synchronized skating ISU World Synchronized Skating Championships Teams 2000 Helsinki Rockettes
(2024–25) 		2025–26 Annual
Table tennis World Table Tennis Championships Mixed doubles 1926 Wang Chuqin & Sun Yingsha (2025) 2027 Biennial
Telemark skiing Telemark World Championships Team parallel sprint 2013  Norway (2025) 2027 Biennial
Tennis Hopman Cup National teams
male – female pair 		1989  Croatia (2023) 2025 Annual Competitions are played in traditional order: women's singles, men's singles, and mixed doubles
United Cup National teams of men and women 2023 United States (2025) 2026 Annual
Teqball Teqball World Championships Nations 2017 Suphawadi Wongkhamchan & Phakpong Dejaroen (2024) 2025 Biennial
Triathlon World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships National teams of two men and two women 2003 Germany (2024) 2025 Annual

See also

Notes

  • R.  ^R – One or more relay events, in which three or four competitors compete for their nation, are included for each sex

References

  1. ^ a b "Future of Rugby World Cup Sevens confirmed" (Press release). International Rugby Board. 12 June 2013. Archived from the original on 14 August 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2013.
  2. ^ Sport, Frank Keogh BBC (3 March 2015). "Reanne Evans: Ladies' champion to face men in world qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  3. ^ "Women's Decathlon Championships Results". World Athletics. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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