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Sports Calendar 2022

2022 promises to be a fantastic year for sports, with many important tournaments and events. With the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the Olympic Winter Games in Beijing, and another thrilling season in Formula 1, there will be no shortage of excitement. Here are the key dates for the sports year 2022. Which dates will you be marking in your calendar?

January

Jan 2-14 Dakar Rally

Jan 3 PDC World Darts Championship Final

Jan 6 Ski Jumping Bischofshofen

Jan 8-9 Belgian Cyclo-Cross Championships in Middelkerke

Jan 9-Feb 6 Africa Cup of Football

Jan 10-16 European Figure Skating Championships

Jan 12 Golden Shoe Award

Jan 13-30 European Handball Championship

Jan 17 FIFA Gala "The Best"

Jan 17-30 Australian Open Tennis

Jan 20-23 Monte Carlo Rally

Jan 28-30 Masters of Darts

Jan 29-30 UCI Cyclo-Cross World Championships in Fayetteville

February

Feb 2-6 Indoor Hockey World Cup in Liège

Feb 3-12 FIFA Club World Cup

Feb 4-20 Olympic Winter Games in Beijing

Feb 13 Super Bowl LVI

Feb 19 World Cross Country Championships in Bathurst

Feb 20-26 UAE Tour

Feb 26 Omloop Het Nieuwsblad

Feb 27 Kuurne-Brussels-Kuurne

March

Mar 3-6 World Speed Skating Championships in Hamar

Mar 4-5 Davis Cup: Finland vs. Belgium

Mar 4-13 Paralympic Winter Games

Mar 5 Strade Bianche

Mar 6 MotoGP Qatar

Mar 6-13 Paris-Nice

Mar 7-13 Tirreno-Adriatico

Mar 18-20 World Indoor Athletics Championships in Belgrade

Mar 18-20 World Short Track Championships in Montreal

Mar 19 Milan-Sanremo (Trofeo Binda for women on 20/03)

Mar 20 F1 in Bahrain

Mar 21-27 World Figure Skating Championships in Montpellier

Mar 21-27 Tour of Catalonia

Mar 23 Bruges-De Panne (women on 24/03)

Mar 24-29 European World Cup Qualifiers

Mar 25 E3 Harelbeke

Mar 27 Gent-Wevelgem

Mar 30 Dwars door Vlaanderen

April

Apr 1 FIFA Men's World Cup Draw

Apr 1-3 European Judo Championships in Sofia

Apr 3 Tour of Flanders

Apr 4-9 Tour of the Basque Country

Apr 9-10 Matchday 34 Jupiler Pro League - Regular season finale

Apr 10 Amstel Gold Race

Apr 15-16 Billie Jean King Cup: Belarus vs. Belgium

Apr 16 NBA Playoffs Begin

Apr 16-May 2 World Snooker Championship in Sheffield

Apr 17 Paris-Roubaix (women on 16/04)

Apr 18 Belgian Cup Football Final

Apr 20 Walloon Arrow

Apr 22 Jupiler Pro League Playoffs Begin

Apr 24 Liège-Bastogne-Liège

Apr 26-May 1 Tour de Romandie

May

May 6-29 Giro d'Italia

May 7 Ironman World Championship

May 14 FA Cup Final

May 18 UEFA Europa League Final

May 19-22 PGA Championships in golf

May 25 UEFA Conference League Final

May 28 UEFA Champions League Final

May 29-Jun 11 French Open (Roland Garros)

May 29 Final Playoffs Jupiler Pro League

June

Jun 5-12 Criterium du Dauphiné

Jun 12-19 Tour de Suisse

Jun 15-19 Tour of Belgium

Jun 16-19 World Cup of Darts for Nations

Jun 16-19 US Open Golf

Jun 20-27 FIBA 3x3 Basketball World Cup in Antwerp

Jun 23 Belgian National Time Trial Championships in Gavere

Jun 26 Belgian National Road Cycling Championships in Middelkerke

Jun 27-Jul 10 Wimbledon

July

Jul 1-24 Tour de France (men)

Jul 1-10 Giro Donne (women)

Jul 1-17 Women's Hockey World Cup

Jul 6-31 UEFA Women's EURO in England

Jul 14-17 The Open Golf

Jul 15-24 IAAF World Athletics Championships in Eugene

Jul 16-24 World Matchplay Darts

Jul 23 Start of Jupiler Pro League

Jul 24-31 Tour de France (women)

Jul 30 Clasica San Sebastian

Jul 30-Aug 5 Tour of Poland (women on 16/04)

August

Aug 6-14 FEI World Equestrian Games in Herning

Aug 7-14 World Judo Championships in Tashkent

Aug 11-21 European Aquatics Championships in Rome

Aug 11-14 European Rowing Championships in Munich

Aug 11-21 European Cycling Championships (BMX, track, and road)

Aug 11-21 European Gymnastics Championships in Munich

Aug 12-14 European Triathlon Championships in Munich

Aug 15-21 European Athletics Championships in Munich

Aug 19-Sep 11 Vuelta a España (Tour of Spain)

Aug 21 Cyclassics in Hamburg

Aug 21-28 Badminton World Championships in Tokyo

Aug 26-Sep 11 FIVB Volleyball World Championships in Russia (men)

Aug 28 Bretagne Classic

Aug 29-Sep 5 Benelux Tour

Aug 29-Sep 11 US Open Tennis

September

Sep 1-18 FIBA Men's Basketball European Championship

Sep 9 Grand Prix Cycliste de Québec

Sep 11 Grand Prix Cycliste de Montréal

Sep 18-25 World Rowing Championships in Racice

Sep 18-25 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong

Sep 22-Oct 1 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup

Sep 23-Oct 15 FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championships

October

Oct 2-8 World Grand Prix Darts

Oct 6+8 Ironman World Championship 2022 in Hawaii

Oct 8 Tour of Lombardy

Oct 8-Nov 21 Rugby World Cup (women)

Oct 12-16 UCI Track Cycling World Championships in St-Quentin-en-Yvelines

Oct 13-18 Tour of Guangxi

Oct 16-Nov 13 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Oct 29-Nov 6 World Gymnastics Championships in Liverpool

Oct 31-Nov 6 WTA Finals in Tennis

November

Nov 4-6 Gent International Indoor Cycling Six Days

Nov 4-20 EHF European Women's Handball Championship

Nov 5-6 European Cyclo-Cross Championships in Namur

Nov 8-13 Billie Jean King Cup: Finals Week (women)

Nov 12-20 Grand Slam of Darts

Nov 13-20 ATP Finals

Nov 20 F1 in Abu Dhabi

Nov 21-Dec 18 FIFA World Cup in Qatar

December

Dec 3-9 Rallye de Spa

Dec 11 European Cross Country Championships in Turin

Dec 12-Jan 1 PDC World Darts Championship

Dec 18 FIFA World Cup Final

Dec 21-22 UEFA Champions League Group Stage

Sources: Sporza