2017 in sports

2017 in sports describes the year's events in world sport.

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January

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February

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March

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April

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May

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June

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July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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December

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Air sports

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Aerobatics

• July 9 – 17: 5th FAI World YAK 52 Aerobatic Championship in Tula
  • Overall winner: Oleg Shpolianskii
  • Overall teams winners: Russia (Oleg Shpolianskii, Vladimir Kotelnikov)
• July 27 – August 5: 8th FAI World Advanced Glider Aerobatic Championships in Toruń
  • Overall Advanced winners: 1st. Gustav Salminen, 2nd. Erwin George, 3rd: Michał Klimaszewski
  • Advanced Teams winners: 1st: Poland (Michał Klimaszewski, Agata Nykaza, Mirosław Wrześniewski), 2nd: France (Erwin George, Benoit Madrenas, Eric Lanquetin), 3rd: Romania (Ciprian Lupaș, Valentin Hota, Gál Zsolt)
• July 27 – August 5: 20th FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships in Toruń
  • Overall Unlimited winners: 1st. Ferenc Tóth, 2nd: János Szilágyi, 3rd: Luca Bertossio
  • Unlimited Teams winners: 1st: Hungary (Ferenc Tóth, János Szilágyi, János Sonkoly), 2nd: Germany (Moritz Kirchberg, Eugen Schaal, Marvin Woltering), 3rd: Austria (Siegfried Mayr, Gabriel Stangl, Bernhard Behr)
• August 3 – 13: 10th FAI European Advanced Aerobatic Championships in Chotěboř
  • Winners: 1st: Dmitriy Samokhvalov, 2nd: Loïc Lovicourt, 3rd: Roman Ovchinnikov
  • Teams winners: 1st: Russia, 2nd: France, 3rd: Ukraine
• August 16 – 26: 29th FAI World Aerobatic Championships in Malalane

Model aircraft

Events

• February 19 – 25: 2017 FAI F3P World Championship for Indoor Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Strasbourg
  • Winner: Gernot Bruckmann
  • Junior winner: Felix Scander
  • Team winners: Austria
• March 13 – 17: 2017 FAI F1D European Championships for Free Flight Indoor Model Aircraft in Slănic
  • Winner: Ivan Treger
  • Junior winner: Călin Bulai
  • Teams winner: Romania
  • Junior teams winner: Romania
• July 16 – 22: 2017 FAI F3J European Championship for Model Gliders in Martin
  • Seniors winners: 1st place: Arijan Hucaljuk, 2nd place: Oleksander Chekh, 3rd place: Manuel Reinecke
  • Juniors winners: 1st place: Ivaylo Dimitrov, 2nd place: Marco Gallizia, 3rd place: Oskar Stempihar
  • Seniors teams winners: 1st place: Turkey, 2nd place: Slovakia, 3rd place: Slovenia
  • Juniors teams winners: 1st place: Germany, 2nd place: Bulgaria, 3rd place: Czech Republic
• July 21 – 30: 2017 FAI F3 World Championships for Model Helicopters in Włocławek
  • F3C Seniors winners: 1st place: Ennio Graber, 2nd place: Hiroki Ito, 3rd place: Pierre Gutierrez
  • F3C Juniors winners: 1st place: Axel Mondet, 2nd place: Thomas Rettenbacher, 3rd place: Tianshi AN
  • F3C Teams winners: 1st place: France, 2nd place: Switzerland, 3rd place: Japan
  • F3N Seniors winners: 1st place: Ko Huan-chen, 2nd place: Eric Weber, 3rd place: James Robertson
  • F3N Juniors winners: 1st place: Aaron Cole, 2nd place: Samuel Aunbirk Jensen, 3rd place: Marcel Doring
  • F3N Teams winners: 1st place: Germany, 2nd place: United Kingdom, 3rd place: Denmark
• July 24 – 30: 2017 FAI F3K World Championship for Model Gliders in Lviv
  • Seniors winners: 1st place: Nikola Frančić, 2nd place: Cederic Duss, 3rd place: Pierre Meunier
  • Juniors winners: 1st place: Augis Bražiūnas, 2nd place: Nikita Sholom, 3rd place: Christoph Ogi
• July 25 – 29: 2017 FAI F3D World Championship for Pylon Racing Model Aircraft in Järna
  • Seniors winners: 1st place: Jiří Novotný, 2nd place: Stefan Raeven, 3rd place: Thomas Eriksson
  • Juniors winners: 1st place: Daniel Arapakis, 2nd place: Bram Lentjes, 3rd place: Johannes Reutenberg
  • Teams winners: 1st place: Australia, 2nd place: United States, 3rd place: Italy
• July 30 – August 6: 2017 FAI F1 Junior European Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Prilep
  • F1A winners: 1st place: Martin Bencik, 2nd place: Alexey Khoroshev, 3rd place: Sagi Brudni
  • F1B winners: 1st place: Bojan Gostojic, 2nd place: Sebastian Jäckel, 3rd place: Omri Sela
  • F1P winners: 1st place: Maksim Poliakov, 2nd place: Ilya Trapeznikov, 3rd place: Michał Krężel
• August 5 – 12: 2017 FAI F2 European Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft in Békéscsaba
  • F2A winners: 1st: Luca Grossi, 2nd: Ferenc Szvacsek, 3rd: Oleksandr Osovyk
  • Junior F2A winners: 1st: Illia Rediuk, 2nd: Alexey Emelyanov, 3rd: Kacper Walania
  • F2B winners: 1st: Igor Burger, 2nd: Marco Valiera, 3rd: Zbynek Kravcik
  • Junior F2B winners: 1st: Yaroslav Fokin, 2nd: Jan Kopriva, 3rd: Mykola Kucher
  • F2B Teams winners: 1st: Ukraine, 2nd: Czech Republic, 3rd: Russia
  • Junior F2C Teams winners: 1st: Russia, 2nd: Ukraine, 3rd: Poland
  • F2D winners: 1st: Spain, 2nd: Lithuania, 3rd: Russia
• August 6 – 12: 2017 FAI F3B World Championship for Model Gliders in Jeseník
  • Winners: 1st: Bernhard Flixeder, 2nd: Andreas Herrig, 3rd: Johannes Krischke
• August 6 – 13: 2017 FAI F1 World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Szentes
  • F1A winners: 1st: Igor Bombek, 2nd: Robert Lesko, 3rd: Julien Sion
  • F1A Teams winners: 1st: France, 2nd: United Kingdom, 3rd: Slovenia
  • F1B winners: Stepan Stefanchuk, Gilad Mark, 3rd: Rolandas Mackus
  • F1B Teams winners: 1st: Serbia, 2nd: Israel, 3rd: Lithuania
  • F1C winners: 1st: Yuri Shvedenkov, 2nd: Edward Burek, 3rd: Raimond Naaber
  • F1C Teams winners: 1st: China, 2nd: France, 3rd: United Kingdom
• August 19 – 27: 2017 FAI S European Championships for Space Models in Nowy Targ
• August 21 – 27: 2017 FAI F1E World Championships for Free Flight Model Aircraft in Turda
• November 18 – 28: 2017 FAI F3A World Championship for Aerobatic Model Aircraft in Argentina

Hot air ballooning

• August 22 – 27: 20th FAI European Hot Air Balloon Championship in Brissac-Quincé
• September 4 – 9: 4th FAI Women's European Hot Air Balloon Championship in Leszno
• September 7 – 16: 61st Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett in Gruyères

General aviation

Main article: 2017 Red Bull Air Race World Championship

Events

• July 28 – August 3: 23rd FAI World Precision Flying Championship at Spitzerberg Airport
  • Winners: 1st: Krzysztof Skrętowicz, 2nd: Janusz Darocha, 3rd: Michał Wieczorek
  • Teams winners: 1st: Poland, 2nd: Czech Republic, 3rd: France
• September 11 – 16: 1st FAI World Air Navigation Race Championship in Castellón
• September 13 – 17: 54th National Championship Air Races at Reno Stead Airport

Gliding

• January 8 – 21: 34th FAI World Gliding Championships in Benalla
  • 15 m winner: Sebastian Kawa
  • 18 m winner: Killian Walbrou
  • Open winner: Russell Cheetham
• May 17 – June 4: 9th FAI Women's World Gliding Championship in Zbraslavice
  • Club winner: Sabrina Vogt (Glasflügel H-201)
  • Standard winner: Aude Grangeray (Schempp-Hirth Discus-2)
  • 18 m winner: Katrin Senne (Schleicher ASG 29)
• June 10 – 17: Uppsala Masters at Sundbro Airport
  • Class winner: Jan-Ola Nordh
  • Open winner: Börje Eriksson
• June 29 – July 16: 2nd FAI World 13.5m Class Gliding Championship in Szatymaz
  • Winner: Sebastian Kawa, 2nd place: Uli Schwenk, 3rd place: Sebastian Riera
• July 20 – August 6: 19th FAI European Gliding Championships in Moravská Třebová
  • Club winners: 1st: Tim Kuijpers, 2nd: Boris Zorz, 3rd: Fabian Peitz
  • Standard winners: 1st: Pavel Louzecky, 2nd: Miloslav Cink, 3rd: Jeroen Jennen
  • Double Seater winners: 1st: Poland (Kawa & Matkowski), 2nd: United Kingdom (Jones & Coppin), 3rd: Switzerland (Cronjaeger & Heidemeyer)
• July 27 – August 13: 10th FAI Junior World Gliding Championships in Kaunas
  • Club winners: 1st: Julian Klemm, 2nd: Paul Altrichter, 3rd: Stefan Langer
  • Standard winners: 1st: Sjoerd van Empelen, 2nd: Ignas Bitinaitis, 3rd: Joris Vainius
• August 10 – 26: 19th FAI European Gliding Championships at Lasham Airfield
• November 26 – December 8: 2nd FAI Pan-American Gliding Championship in Santa Rosa de Conlara

2017 Grand Prix gliding

• December 14 – 20, 2016: Sailplane Grand Prix #1 in Horsham
  • Winner: Geoff Brown (Jonker JS-1 Revelation)
• March 26 – April 1: Sailplane Grand Prix #2 in Orlando
  • Winner: Jerzy Szemplinski (Schleicher ASG 29)
• April 17 – 22: Sailplane Grand Prix #3 in Magaliesburg
  • Winner: Laurens Goudriaan (Jonker JS-1 Revelation)
• May 7 – 14: Sailplane Grand Prix #4 in Santa Cilia
  • Winner: Jon Gatfield (Schleicher ASG 29)
• May 27 – June 3: Sailplane Grand Prix #5 in Wrocław
  • Winner: Sebastian Kawa (Jonker JS-1 Revelation)
• June 10 – 17: Sailplane Grand Prix #6 in Varese
  • Winner: Giorgio Galetto (Schempp-Hirth Ventus-3)
• June 25 – July 1: Sailplane Grand Prix #7 in Buno-Bonnevaux
  • Winner: Christophe Abadie (Schleicher ASG 29)
• July 29 – August 5: Sailplane Grand Prix #8 in Partizánske
  • Winner: Roman Mracek (Schleicher ASG 29)
• August 19 – 26: Sailplane Grand Prix #9 in Celje
  • Winner: Boštjan Pristavec (Jonker JS-1 Revelation)
• January 1 – 31, 2018: Sailplane Grand Prix #10 in Vitacura (World final)

Hang gliding

• July 24 – August 6: 20th FAI World Hang Gliding Class 2 Championship in Aspres-sur-Buëch
  • Class 2 winners: 1st: Manfred Ruhmer, 2nd: Jacques Bott, 3rd: Franz Pacheiner
  • Class 5 winners: 1st: Patrick Chopard Lallier, 2nd: Christopher Friedl, 3rd: Walter Geppert
• August 6 – 19: 14th FAI Women's World Hang Gliding Championship in Brasília
  • Cancelled due to lack of pilots.
• August 6 – 19: 21st FAI World Hang Gliding Class 1 Championship in Brasília
  • Winners: 1st. Petr Beneš, 2nd. Alessandro Ploner, 3rd. Christian Chiech
  • Teams winners: 1st. Italy, 2nd. Czech Republic, 3rd. Germany

Ultralight aviation

• April 28 – May 7: 2017 FAI Asian-Oceanic Paramotor Championships in Lopburi
  • Winners: 1st place: Thailand, 2nd place: Qatar, 3rd place: Australia
• August 12 – 19: 14th FAI European Microlight Championships at the Nagykanizsa Airport
  • RAL1 class winner: Jiri Krajcza
  • RAL2 class winners: Czech Republic (Petr Jonás & Lucie Krameriusová)
  • RGL2 class winners: Poland (Alojzy Dernbach & Klaudia Laskowska)
  • RWL1 class winner: Andrey Shchekoldin
  • RWL2 class winners: Russia (Maksim Semenov & Alfiia Semenova)
• August 26 – September 2: 2017 FAI European Paramotor Championships in Přerov
  • Winners: 1st. Alex Mateos. 2nd: Marie Mateos, 3rd: Pierre Lefebvre

Parachuting

Paraski World Cup

• January 20 – 22: Paraski World Cup Series #1 in Bad Leonfelden
  • Winners: Haibel Reinhold (m) / Erica Franz (f)
  • Junior winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Master Mix winner: Andreas Fischer
  • Team Combined winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1
  • Individual accuracy winner: Milan Palo
• February 3 – 5: Paraski World Cup Series #2 in Unterammergau
  • Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
  • Junior winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Master Mix winner: Toni Gruber
  • Team Combined winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1
• February 17 – 19: Paraski World Cup Series #3 (final) in Železná Ruda
  • Winners: Sebastian Graser (m) / Magdalena Schwertl (f)
  • Junior winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Master Mix winner: Toni Gruber
  • Team Combined winners: HSV Red Bull Salzburg 1

Events

• March 7 – 11: 16th FAI World Para-Ski Championships in St. Johann in Tirol
  • Individual winners: Alexey Burenin (m) / Magdalena Schwertl
  • Team winners: Russia 1 (Anton Filippov, Alexey Burenin, Ayaz Karimov, Artur Bikmetov) (m) / Austria (Magdalena Schwertl, Marina Kücher)
  • Junior winner: Sebastian Graser
  • Master Mix winner: Toni Gruber
• July 11 – 20: 41st CISM World Military Parachuting Championship in Warendorf
  • Individual Overall winners: Elischa Weber (m) / Olga Lepezina
  • Juniors Overall winners: Tianbo Gao (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f)
  • Nation Overall winners: Russia (m) / Russia (f)
  • Formation team winners: Belgium (m) / France (f)
  • Individual Style winners: Elischa Weber (m) / Léocadie Ollivier de Pury (f)
  • Individual Style Juniors winners: Tianbo Gao (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f)
  • Individual Accuracy winners: Miroslav Kříž (m) / Siwei Liu (f)
  • Individual Accuracy Juniors winners: Zhang Zuolei (m) / Darja Shastakovich (f)
  • Team Accuracy winners: China (m) / Belarus (f)
• August 7 – 12: 14th FAI European Formation Skydiving Championships in Saarlouis
  • Winners: Hayabusa NMP PCH (m) / VR4 France Femmes (f)
  • Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: Vertical Fly Station
  • Formation Skydiving 8-Way winners: Tanay-8
• August 7 – 12: 12th FAI World Cup of Artistic Events in Saarlouis
  • Freestyle winners: 1st: Russia, 2nd: Slovakia, 3rd: United Kingdom
  • Freefly winners: 1st: France 2, 2nd: United States, 3rd: France 1
• August 7 – 12: 21st FAI World Cup of Formation Skydiving in Saarlouis
  • Winners: Hayabusa NMP PCH (m) / VR4 France Femmes (f)
  • Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: SDC Core
  • Formation Skydiving 8-Way winners: Golden Knights
• August 7 – 12: 2nd FAI European Speed Skydiving Championships in Saarlouis
  • Winners: 1st: Thomas Moritz Friess, 2nd: Charles Hurd, 3rd: Henrik Raimer
• August 7 – 12: 7th FAI European Canopy Formation Championships in Saarlouis
  • 2-Way Sequential winners: 1st: France CF A, 2nd: Russia CF, 3rd: France CF B
• August 7 – 12: 3rd FAI World Cup of Speed Skydiving in Saarlouis
  • Winners: 1st: Thomas Moritz Friess, 2nd: Charles Hurd, 3rd: Henrik Raimer
• August 7 – 12: 11th FAI European Artistic Events Championships in Saarlouis
  • Freestyle winners: 1st: Russia, 2nd: Slovakia, 3rd: United Kingdom
  • Freefly winners: France 2, 2nd: France 1, 3rd: Norway
• August 7 – 12: 9th FAI World Cup of Canopy Formation in Saarlouis
  • 2-Way Sequential winners: 1st: France CF A, 2nd: Russia CF, 3rd: France CF B
• August 24 – 31: 6th FAI Junior European Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Podgorica
  • Juniors Overall winners: Petr Chladek (m) / Maria Elkina (f)
  • Individual Accuracy Juniors winners: Petr Chladek (m) / Maria Elkina (f)
  • Individual Style Juniors winners: Lukas Tschech (m) / Kseniia Fominykh (f)
• August 24 – 31: 9th FAI European Freefall Style and Accuracy Landing Championships in Podgorica
  • Individual Overall winners: Jiri Gecnuk (m) / Liubov Ekshikeeva (f)
  • Individual Accuracy winners: István Asztalos (m) / Nataliia Nikitsiuk (f)
  • Individual Style winners: Libor Jirousek (m) / Liubov Ekshikeeva (f)
  • Team Accuracy winners: Belarus (m) / Russia (f)
  • Nation Overall winners: Czech Republic (m) / Russia (f)
• October 20 – 22: 2nd FAI World Indoor Skydiving Championships in Laval
  • Open 4-Way Formation Tournament winners: 1st. Belgium 1, 2nd. France, 3rd. United States
  • Women's 4-Way Formation Tournament winners: 1st. France 1, 2nd. United Kingdom, 3rd. Czech Republic
  • Junior 4-Way Formation Tournament winners: 1st. France 1, 2nd. Canada, 3rd. Czech Republic
  • Vertical Formation Skydiving winners: 1st. France 1, 2nd. United States, 3rd. Poland
  • Dynamic 2-Way Tournament winners: 1st. Poland 1, 2nd. Singapore, 3rd. France
  • Dynamic 4-Way Tournament winners: 1st. France, 2nd. Czech Republic, 3rd. Switzerland
  • Open Indoor Freestyle winners: 1st. Russia, 2nd. Poland, 3rd. Czech Republic
  • Junior Indoor Freestyle winners: 1st. Singapore, 2nd. United States, 3rd. Poland
• November 2 – 8: 2nd FAI World Cup of Wingsuit Flying in United States
  • Wingsuit Performance winners: 1st. Chris Geiler, 2nd. Alexey Galda, 3rd. Travis Mickle
  • Wingsuit Acrobatic winners: 1st. United States 2 (Wicked Wingsuits), 2nd. United States 1 (Flatspin), 3rd. Russia (Sky Republic)
• November 27 – December 1: 9th FAI World Cup of Canopy Piloting in Dubai

Paragliding

2017 Paragliding World Cup

• January 17 – 28: World Cup Superfinal in Governador Valadares
  • Men's winner: Aaron Durogati
  • Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville
  • Teams winner: Gin Gliders
• May 20 – 27: Paragliding World Cup #1 in Cœur de Savoie
  • Men's winner: Luc Armant
  • Women's winner: Méryl Delferriere
  • Teams winner: Ozone Paragliders ( Russel Ogden, Luc Armant, Honorin Hamard, Seiko Fukuoka Naville)
• June 17 – 24: Paragliding World Cup #2 in Niš
  • Men's winner: Stéphane Drouin
  • Women's winner: Atsuko Yamashita
  • Teams winners: Air'G Products ( Hernan Pitocco, Jošt Napret, Richard Gallon, Daria Krasnova)
• August 5 – 12: Paragliding World Cup #3 in Disentis
  • Men's winner: Alfredo Studer
  • Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville
  • Teams winner: Ozone Paragliders ( Charles Cazaux, Julien Wirtz, Seiko Fukuoka Naville, Ulrich Prinz)
• September 2 – 9: Paragliding World Cup #4 in Pico do Gavião
  • Men's winner: Rafael Saldini
  • Women's winner: Silvia Buzzi Ferraris
  • Teams winner: Kortel Design (Clayton Resende, Marcelo Prieto, Rafael Saldini, Marcella Uchôa)
• October 28 – November 4: Paragliding World Cup #5 in Guayaquil
  • Men's winner: Honorin Hamard
  • Women's winner: Yael Margelisch
  • Teams winner: Ozone Paragliders
• January 9 – 20, 2018: 2017 Paragliding World Cup Superfinal in Roldanillo

2017 Paragliding Accuracy World Cup

• March 16 – 20: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #1 in Manado
  • Winners: Rio Indrakusumah (m) / Kang In-suk
  • Teams winners: Garuda Prima 6
• April 7 – 9: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #2 in Vršac
  • Winners: Indra Lesmana (m) / Rika Wijayanti (f)
  • Teams winners: Garuda Prima 2
• July 21 – 23: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #3 in Mont-Saint-Pierre, Quebec
  • Winners: Hening Paradigma (m) / Sirin Milawati (f)
  • Teams winners: Garuda Prima 1
• September 22 – 24: Paragliding Accuracy World Cup #4 in Kobarid (final)
  • Winners: Tomas Lednik (m) / Marketa Tomaskova (f)
  • Teams winners: No Name Team (Goran Djurkovic, Dragan Popov, Dejan Valek, Ivan Pavlov)

Other in Paragliding

• January 19 – 22: 1st Paragliding ASEAN Friendships Open in Nong Khai
  • Overall winner: Tanapat Luangam
  • Women's winner: Nannapat Phuchong
  • Teams winner: Bueng Kan
• May 5 – 14: 9th FAI World Paragliding Accuracy Championship in Vlorë
  • Winner: Tzvetan Tzolov (Gradient Bright 5)
  • Women's winner: Nunnapat Puchong
  • Team winners: China
• July 1 – 15: 15th FAI World Paragliding Championship in Pedavena
  • Overall winner: Pierre Remy
  • Women's winner: Seiko Fukuoka Naville
  • Teams winners: France (Pierre Remy, Honorin Hamard, Luc Armant, Julien Wirtz, Laurie Genovese)

Alpine skiing

Main article: 2017 in skiing

Amateur boxing

Main article: 2017 in combat sports

American football

Main article: 2017 in American football

• Super Bowl LI – the New England Patriots (AFC) won 34–28 (OT) over the Atlanta Falcons (NFC)
  • Location: NRG Stadium
  • Attendance: 70,807
  • MVP: Tom Brady, QB (New England)

Aquatics

Main article: 2017 in aquatic sports

Archery

Main article: 2017 in Shooting target sports

• November 26, 2016 – October 22, 2017: WA's Calendar of Events

Indoor archery

• November 26 & 27, 2016: IA World Cup #1 in Marrakesh
  • Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / Bryony Pitman (f)
  • Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / Danelle Wentzel (f)
• December 10 & 11, 2016: IA World Cup #2 in Bangkok
  • Recurve winners: KIM Jae-hyeong (m) / SONG Ji-yung (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Sarah Prieels (f)
• January 20 – 22: IA World Cup #3 in Nîmes
  • Recurve winners: Jean-Charles Valladont (m) / Claudia Mandia (f)
  • Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / Tanja Jensen (f)
• February 10 – 12: IA World Cup #4 (final) in Las Vegas
  • Recurve winners: Brady Ellison (m) / PARK Se-hui (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Tanja Jensen (f)
• March 7 – 12: 2017 WAE Indoor European Archery Championships in Vittel
  • Recurve winners: David Pasqualucci (m) / Veronika Marchenko (f)
  • Team recurve winners: Italy (Marco Galiazzo, Massimiliano Mandia, David Pasqualucci) (m) / Poland (Karolina Farasiewicz, Natalia Leśniak, Wioleta Myszor)
  • Junior recurve winners: Erdal Meriç Dal (m) / Tatiana Andreoli (f)
  • Junior team recurve winners: France (Thomas Chirault, Thomas Koenig, Valentin Ripaux) / Italy (Tatiana Andreoli, Tanya Giaccheri, Vanessa Landi)
  • Compound winners: Jacopo Polidori (m) / Alexandra Savenkova (f)
  • Team compound winners: Italy (Michele Nencioni, Sergio Pagni, Jacopo Polidori) / Denmark (Erika Anear, Tanja Jensen, Sarah Sonnichsen) (f)
  • Junior compound winners: Nico Wiener (m) / Mariya Shkolna (f)
  • Junior team compound winners: Denmark (Christoffer Berg, Simon Olsen, Sune Rasmussen) / Estonia (Emily Hoim, Lisell Jaatma, Meeri-Marita Paas) (f)

Outdoor archery

• May 16 – 21: WA World Cup #1 in Shanghai
  • Recurve winners: Steve Wijler (m) / Ki Bo-bae (f)
  • Compound winners: Stephan Hansen (m) / Sara López (f)
  • Recurve team winners: Kazakhstan (m) / Russia (f)
  • Compound team winners: India (m) / South Korea (f)
  • Mixed team winners: South Korea (Compound) / Chinese Taipei (Recurve)
• June 6 – 11: WA World Cup #2 in Antalya
  • Recurve winners: Jean-Charles Valladont (m) / Ksenia Perova (f)
  • Compound winners: Chen Hsiang-Hsuan (m) / Sarah Sonnichsen (f)
  • Recurve team winners: Italy (m) / Chinese Taipei (f)
  • Compound team winners: Denmark (m) / Denmark (f)
  • Mixed team winners: Denmark (Compound) / Chinese Taipei (Recurve)
• June 20 – 25: WA World Cup #3 in Salt Lake City
  • Recurve winners: Im Dong-hyun (m) / Chang Hye-jin (f)
  • Compound winners: Mike Schloesser (m) / Andrea Marcos (f)
  • Recurve team winners: Russia (m) / Chinese Taipei (f)
  • Compound team winners: South Korea (m) / South Korea (f)
  • Mixed team winners: Colombia (Compound) / South Korea (Recurve)
• August 8 – 13: WA World Cup #4 in Berlin
  • Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / KANG Chae-young (f)
  • Compound winners: Demir Elmaağaçlı (m) / Sarah Sonnichsen (f)
  • Recurve team winners: France (m) / South Korea (f)
  • Compound team winners: The United States (m) / The United States (f)
  • Mixed team winners: The United States (Compound) / South Korea (Recurve)
• August 22 – 26: 2017 WAE Field Archery European Championships in Mokrice Catez
  • Italy won both the gold and overall medal tallies.
• September 2 & 3: WA World Cup #5 (final) in Rome
  • Recurve winners: Kim Woo-jin (m) / Ki Bo-bae (f)
  • Compound winners: Braden Gellenthien (m) / Sara López (f)
  • Mixed team winners: Denmark (Compound) / South Korea (Recurve)
• September 12 – 17: 2017 World Para Archery Championships in Beijing
  • Recurve winners: ZHAO Lixue (m) / Zahra Nemati (f)
  • Compound winners: AI Xinliang (m) / ZHOU Jiamin (f)
  • W1 winners: Jeff Fabry (m) / Jessica Stretton (f)
  • Mixed team winners: Russia (Compound) / Italy (Recurve)
  • Recurve team winners: Russia (m) / China (f)
  • Compound team winners: Italy (m) / Iran (f)
  • W1 Team winners: Turkey (m) / Great Britain (f)
• September 19 – 24: 2017 World Archery 3D Championships in Robion
  • Barebow winners: Cesar Vera Bringas (m) / Jessica Lindblom (f)
  • Compound winners: Joan Pauner (m) / Ama Aude (f)
  • Instinctive Bow winners: Zibrandt Christensen (m) / Heldis Zahlberger (f)
  • Longbow winners: Robin Gardeur (m) / Giulia Barbaro (f)
  • Team winners: United States (m) / Italy (f)
• October 2 – 8: 2017 World Youth Archery Championships in Rosario
  • Junior recurve winners: JEONG Tae-yeong (m) / KIM Kyoung-eun (f)
  • Cadet recurve winners: TANG Chih-Chun (m) / PARK So-hui (f)
  • Junior compound winners: Curtis Broadnax (m) / Alexis Ruiz (f)
  • Cadet compound winners: Bryan Alvarado Fernandez (m) / Lucy Mason (f)
  • Junior recurve Team winners: South Korea (m) / Italy (f)
  • Cadet recurve Team winners: United States (m) / Japan (f)
  • Mixed recurve team winners: India (junior) / Chinese Taipei (cadet)
  • Junior compound team winners: Mexico (m) / Mexico (f)
  • Cadet compound team winners: United States (m) / Mexico (f)
  • Mixed compound team winners: Great Britain (junior) / Turkey (cadet)
• October 15 – 22: 2017 World Archery Championships in Mexico City
  • South Korea won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Association football

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Athletics (track and field)

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Badminton

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See also: 2017 BWF Season

Baseball

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World Baseball Classic

• March 7 – 22: 2017 World Baseball Classic (championship game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles)
  • The United States defeated Puerto Rico, 8–0, to win their first World Baseball Classic title. Japan took third place.

Major League Baseball

• April 2 – October 1: 2017 Major League Baseball season
  • American League winners: Houston Astros
  • National League winners: Los Angeles Dodgers
• June 12 – 14: 2017 Major League Baseball draft in Secaucus, New Jersey
  • #1 pick: Royce Lewis (to the Minnesota Twins from JSerra Catholic High School)
• July 11: 2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Miami at Marlins Park
  • The American League defeated the National League, 2–1.
  • MVP: Robinson Canó ( Seattle Mariners)
  • 2017 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby winner: Aaron Judge ( New York Yankees)
  • 2017 All-Star Futures Game: The World Team defeated the United States, 7–6.
  • 2017 All-Star Futures Game MVP: Brent Honeywell ( Tampa Bay Rays)
• October 24 – November 1: 2017 World Series
  • The Houston Astros defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–3 in games played, to win their first World Series title.

WBSC

• July 28 – August 6: 2017 12U Baseball World Cup in Tainan
  • The United States defeated Chinese Taipei, 7–2, to win their third consecutive 12U Baseball World Cup title. Mexico took third place.
• September 1 – 10: 2017 U-18 Baseball World Cup in Thunder Bay
  • The United States defeated South Korea, 8–0, to win their fourth consecutive and ninth overall U-18 Baseball World Cup title. Japan took third place.

Little League Baseball tournaments

• July 29 – August 5: 2017 Senior League World Series in Easley
  • Team Latin America (Aguadulce, Coclé) defeated Team Southeast ( Coral Springs), 5–4, in the final.
• July 30 – August 6: 2017 Intermediate League World Series in Livermore
  • Team Puerto Rico defeated Team East (New Jersey), 6–5, in the final.
• August 13 – 20: 2017 Junior League World Series in Taylor
  • Team Asia–Pacific (Taoyuan, Taiwan) defeated Team East ( Kennett Square), 12–1, in the final.
• August 17 – 27: 2017 Little League World Series in South Williamsport
  • Team Japan (Tokyo Kitasuna LL) defeated Team Southwest ( Lufkin), 12–2, in the final.

Basketball

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FIBA

Africa

• July 13 – 22: 2017 FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship in Vacoas-Phoenix
  • Mali defeated Egypt, 76–65, to win their first FIBA Africa Under-16 Championship title.
  • Algeria took third place.
• August 4 – 12: 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship in Maputo
  • Mali defeated Angola, 68–29, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Under-16 Women's African Championship title.
  • Egypt took third place.
• August 18 – 27: AfroBasket Women 2017 in Bamako
  • Nigeria defeated Senegal, 65–48, to win their third FIBA AfroBasket Women title.
  • Mali took third place.
• September 8 – 16: AfroBasket 2017 in Tunis and Dakar
  • Tunisia defeated Nigeria, 77–65, to win their second AfroBasket title.
  • Senegal took third place.

Asia

• January 29 – February 2: 2017 WABA Championship in Amman
  • Champions: Lebanon (10 points); Second: Iran (9 points); Third: Jordan (8 points)
  • Note: Along with the three teams mentioned above, Iraq and Syria have qualified to compete in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
• April 19 – 23: 2017 WABA U16 Championship in Tehran
  • Champions: Iran (8 points); Second: Lebanon (7 points); Third: Syria (6 points)
• May 12 – 18: 2017 SEABA Championship in Quezon City
  • Champions: Philippines (12 points); Second: Indonesia (11 points); Third: Thailand (10 points)
  • Note: The Philippines have qualified to compete in the 2017 FIBA Asia Cup.
• May 26 – 28: 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 Asia Cup for Men and Women in Cyberjaya
  • Men -> Champions: China; Second: Chinese Taipei; Third: Qatar
  • Women -> Champions: Indonesia; Second: Malaysia; Third: China
• June 3 – 7: 2017 EABA Championship in Nagano
  • Chinese Taipei defeated South Korea, 77–64, to win their first EABA Championship title. Japan took third place.
• July 23 – 29: 2017 FIBA Women's Asia Cup in Bangalore
  • Japan defeated Australia, 74–73, to win their third consecutive and fourth overall FIBA Women's Asia Cup title.
  • China took third place.
• August 8 – 20: 2017 FIBA Asia Cup in Zouk Mosbeh
  • Australia defeated Iran, 79–56, to win their first FIBA Asia Cup title.
  • South Korea took third place.
• September 22 – 30: 2017 FIBA Asia Champions Cup in Chenzhou
  • Al Riyadi defeated China Kashgar, 88–59, to win their second FIBA Asia Champions Cup title.
  • BC Astana took third place.
• October 22 – 28: 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship in Bangalore
  • Australia defeated Japan, 61–60, to win their first FIBA Under-16 Women's Asian Championship title.
  • China took third place.
• October 27 – 29: FIBA 3x3 Asia Cup 2017 in Ulaanbaatar
  • Mongolia defeated New Zealand, 19–14, in the final. Australia took third place.

Americas

• June 7 – 11: 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship in Buenos Aires
  • The United States defeated Canada, 91–46, to win their fourth FIBA Under-16 Women's Americas Championship title.
  • Argentina won the bronze medal.
  • Note: All three teams mentioned here, plus Colombia, have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Women’s Basketball World Cup.
• June 14 – 18: 2017 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship in Formosa
  • The United States defeated Canada, 111–60, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship title.
  • Puerto Rico won the bronze medal.
  • Note: All three teams mentioned above, plus Argentina and the Dominican Republic, have qualified to compete at the 2018 FIBA Under-17 Basketball World Cup.
• July 12 – 16: 2017 Women's Centrobasket Championship in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Champions: Virgin Islands; Second: Mexico; Third: Puerto Rico
  • Note: All three teams mentioned here have qualified to compete at the 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup.
• July 15 – 21: 2017 FIBA South America Under-17 Championship for Men in Lima
  • Chile defeated Argentina, 70–60, to win their first Men's FIBA South America Under-17 Championship title.
  • Ecuador won the bronze medal.
• July 26 – 30: 2017 Under-17 Centrobasket in Santo Domingo
  • The Dominican Republic defeated Puerto Rico, 81–80, in the final. Panama took third place.
• August 7 – 13: 2017 FIBA Women's AmeriCup in Buenos Aires
  • Canada defeated Argentina, 67–65, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIBA Women's AmeriCup title.
  • Puerto Rico won the bronze medal.
  • Note: All three teams mentioned above all qualified to compete at the 2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup.
• August 15 – 19: 2017 Women's Under-17 Centrobasket Championship in Aguada
  • Mexico defeated Puerto Rico, 83–77, in the final. El Salvador took third place.
• August 25 – September 3: 2017 FIBA AmeriCup in Bahía Blanca & Córdoba, Medellín, and Montevideo
  • The United States defeated Argentina, 81–76, to win their seventh FIBA AmeriCup title.
  • Mexico won the bronze medal.

Europe

• June 16 – 25: EuroBasket Women 2017 in the Czech Republic (Prague and Hradec Králové; final round at the O₂ Arena in Prague)
  • Spain defeated France, 71–55, to win their third EuroBasket Women title.
  • Belgium took third place.
• July 7 – 9: 2017 FIBA 3x3 Europe Cup in Amsterdam
  • Men: Latvia defeated Slovenia, 16–13, in the final. Ukraine took third place.
  • Women: Russia defeated Spain, 22–14, in the final. The Netherlands took third place.
• July 8 – 16: 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women in Matosinhos
  • Spain defeated Slovenia, 73–63, to win their third consecutive and seventh overall FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship for Women title.
  • Russia took third place.
• July 15 – 23: 2017 FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship in Heraklion, Rethymno, & Chania
  • Greece defeated Israel, 65–56, to win their third FIBA Europe Under-20 Championship title.
  • France took third place.
• July 29 – August 6: 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Bratislava & Piešťany
  • Serbia defeated Spain, 74–62, to win their third FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship title.
  • Lithuania took third place.
• August 4 – 12: 2017 FIBA Under-16 Women's European Championship in Bourges
  • France defeated Hungary, 63–55, to win their third FIBA Under-16 Women's European Championship title.
  • Italy took third place.
• August 5 – 13: 2017 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women in Sopron
  • Belgium defeated Serbia, 55–53, to win their second FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship for Women title.
  • France took third place.
• August 11 – 19: 2017 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Podgorica
  • France defeated Montenegro, 75–68, to win their third FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship title.
  • Serbia took third place.
• August 31 – September 17: EuroBasket 2017 in Istanbul (knockout stages and final), Cluj-Napoca, Helsinki and Tel Aviv
  • Slovenia defeated Serbia, 93–85, to win their first EuroBasket title.
  • Spain took third place.
• September 1 – 3: 2017 FIBA 3x3 Under-18 Europe Cup in Debrecen
  • Men: Belgium defeated the Netherlands, 19–13, in the final. France took third place.
  • Women: Hungary defeated Russia, 12–9, in the final. The Netherlands took third place.

Oceania

• July 10 – 15: 2017 FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship for Men and Women in Hagåtña, Guam
  • Men: Australia defeated New Zealand, 93–55, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Under-17 Oceania Championship title.
    • Guam took the bronze medal.
  • Women: Australia defeated New Zealand, 81–60, to win their fifth consecutive FIBA Under-17 Women's Oceania Championship title.
    • Samoa took the bronze medal.

World

• June 17 – 21: 2017 FIBA 3x3 World Cup in Nantes
  • Men: Serbia defeated Netherlands, 21–18, to win their second consecutive and third overall FIBA 3x3 World Cup title.
    • France took the bronze medal.
  • Women: Russia defeated Hungary, 19–12, to win their first Women's FIBA 3x3 World Cup title.
    • Ukraine took the bronze medal.
• June 28 – July 2: 2017 FIBA 3x3 U18 World Cup in Chengdu
  • Men -> Champions: Belgium; Second: Netherlands; Third: Slovenia
  • Women -> Champions: United States; Second: Czech Republic; Third: Russia
• July 1 – 9: 2017 FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup in Cairo
  • Canada defeated Italy, 79–60, to win their first FIBA Under-19 Basketball World Cup title.
  • The United States took the bronze medal.
• July 22 – 30: 2017 FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup in Udine & Cividale del Friuli
  • Russia defeated the United States, 86–82, to win their first FIBA Under-19 Women's Basketball World Cup title.
  • Canada took the bronze medal.

2017 FIBA 3x3 World Tour

• July 15 & 16: 3x3 WT #1 in Saskatoon
  • Ljubljana defeated Saskatoon, 21–14, in the final.
• July 29 & 30: 3x3 WT #2 in Utsunomiya
  • Novi Sad al-Wahda defeated Piran, 17–16, in the final.
• August 5 & 6: 3x3 WT #3 in Prague
  • Novi Sad al-Wahda defeated Ljubljana, 21–11, in the final.
• August 25 & 26: 3x3 WT #4 in Lausanne
  • Novi Sad al-Wahda defeated Lausanne, 20–15, in the final.
• August 31 & September 1: 3x3 WT #5 in Debrecen
  • Liman defeated Ljubljana, 21–14, in the final.
• September 23 & 24: 3x3 WT #6 in Chengdu
  • Piran defeated Zemun, 19–18, in the final.
• September 30 & October 1: 3x3 WT #7 in Mexico City
  • Liman defeated fellow Serbian team, Zemun, 21–15, in the final.
• October 28 & 29: 3x3 WT #8 (final) in Beijing
  • Zemun defeated Novi Sad al-Wahda, 19–17, in the final.

National Basketball Association

• October 25, 2016 – April 12, 2017: 2016–17 NBA season
  • Top Seed: Golden State Warriors
  • Top Scorer: Russell Westbrook ( Oklahoma City Thunder)
• February 19: 2017 NBA All-Star Game at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans
  • The West defeated the East, 192–182.
  • MVP: Anthony Davis ( New Orleans Pelicans)
  • NBA All-Star Celebrity Game: Team East defeated Team West, 88–59.
  • Rising Stars Challenge: Team World defeated Team USA, 150–141.
  • NBA All-Star Weekend Skills Challenge Winner: Kristaps Porziņģis ( New York Knicks)
  • Three-Point Contest Winner: Eric Gordon ( Houston Rockets)
  • Slam Dunk Contest Winner: Glenn Robinson III ( Indiana Pacers)
• April 15 – June 12: 2017 NBA Playoffs
  • The Golden State Warriors defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers, 4–1 in games played, to win their fifth NBA title.
  • MVP: Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors)
• June 22: 2017 NBA draft
  • #1 pick: Markelle Fultz (to the Philadelphia 76ers from the Washington Huskies)

Women's National Basketball Association

• April 13: 2017 WNBA draft in New York City at the Samsung 837
  • Top pick: Kelsey Plum (to the San Antonio Stars from the Washington Huskies)
• May 13 – September 3: 2017 WNBA season
  • Western Conference winners: Minnesota Lynx
  • Eastern Conference winners: New York Liberty
• July 22: 2017 WNBA All-Star Game in Seattle
  • The Western Conference defeated the Eastern Conference, 130–121.
  • MVP: Maya Moore ( Minnesota Lynx)
  • Three-Point Shootout winner: Allie Quigley ( Chicago Sky)
• September 6 – October 4: 2017 WNBA Finals
  • The Minnesota Lynx defeated the Los Angeles Sparks, 3–2 in games played, to win their fourth WNBA title.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

• March 14 – April 3: 2017 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament (Final Four at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale)
  • The North Carolina Tar Heels defeated the Gonzaga Bulldogs, 71–65, to win their sixth NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament title.
• March 17 – April 2: 2017 NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament (Final Four at American Airlines Center in Dallas)
  • The South Carolina Gamecocks defeated the Mississippi State Bulldogs, 67–55, to win their first NCAA Division I women's basketball tournament title.

Club seasons and championships

• September 29, 2016 – April 13: 2016–17 ABA League
  • KK Crvena zvezda defeated KK Cedevita, 3–0 in games played, to win their third consecutive ABA League title.
• September 29, 2016 – April 24: 2016–17 Alpe Adria Cup
  • MBK Rieker Komárno defeated KK Domžale, 160–139 on aggregate, to win their first Alpe Adria Cup title.
• October 2, 2016 – June 13, 2017: 2016–17 VTB United League
  • CSKA Moscow defeated fellow Russian team, BC Khimki, 3–0 in series played, to win their sixth consecutive and eighth overall VTB United League title.
• October 5, 2016 – March 19: 2016–17 WABA League (Final Four in Podgorica)
  • Athlete Celje defeated Beroe, 61–57, to win their second WABA League title. Budućnost Bemax took third place.
• October 10, 2016 – April 20: 2016–17 BIBL
  • BC Beroe defeated KK Kumanovo, 161–128 on aggregate, to win their first BIBL title.
• October 12, 2016 – May 21: 2016–17 EuroLeague (Final Four at Sinan Erdem Dome in Istanbul)
  • Fenerbahçe defeated Olympiacos B.C., 80–64, to win their first EuroLeague title.
  • PBC CSKA Moscow took third place.
• October 12, 2016 – April 5: 2016–17 EuroCup Basketball
  • Unicaja defeated Valencia Basket, 2–1, in the EuroCup Finals to win their first EuroCup title.
• October 18, 2016 – April 26: 2016–17 FIBA Europe Cup (final in Chalon-sur-Saône & Nanterre)
  • Nanterre 92 defeated fellow French team, Élan Chalon, 140–137 on aggregate, to win their first FIBA Europe Cup title.
• October 20, 2016 – April 30: 2016–17 Basketball Champions League (Final Four at the Santiago Martín in La Laguna) (debut event)
  • Iberostar Tenerife defeated Banvit B.K., 63–59, to win the inaugural Basketball Champions League title.
  • Monaco took third place.
• November 25, 2016 – April 23: 2016–17 ABL season
  • Eastern Sports Club (basketball) defeated Singapore Slingers, 3–1 in the finals, to win their first ABL title.
• January 20 – March 18: 2017 FIBA Americas League in Mexicali and Monterrey, Buenos Aires, and Ponce
  • Guaros de Lara defeated Weber Bahía Basket, 88–65, to win their second consecutive FIBA Americas League title.
  • Leones de Ponce took third place.
• September 24: 2017 FIBA Intercontinental Cup in La Laguna
  • Iberostar Tenerife defeated Guaros de Lara, 76–71, to win their first FIBA Intercontinental Cup title.
• November 10 – 19: 2017 FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup in Luanda
  • Primeiro de Agosto defeated Ferroviário de Maputo, 65–51, to win their third FIBA Africa Women's Clubs Champions Cup title.
  • First Bank B.C. took third place.
• December 11 – 20: 2017 FIBA Africa Champions Cup in Radès
  • AS Salé defeated Étoile Sportive de Radès, 77–69, to win their first FIBA Africa Champions Cup title.
  • Union Sportive Monastir took third place.

Beach soccer

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Beach volleyball

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Biathlon

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Bobsleigh and Skeleton

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Bowls

World events

• March 14 – 22: 2017 World Cup in Warilla
  • Men's: Jeremy Henry defeated Soufi Rusli 6–5 11–2.
  • Women's: Jo Edwards defeated Lucy Beere 8–5 2–9 4–1.
• March 27 – April 2: World Junior Cup in Broadbeach
  • Men's: Daniel Salmon defeated Corey Wedlock, 21–17.
  • Women's: Pricilla Westlake defeated Ellen Ryan, 21–20.
  • Mixed Pairs: Connie Rixon & Bill Johnson defeated Claire Walker & John Fleming, 21–17.
• September 23 – 29: 11th European Bowls Team Championships in Les Creux
• October 27 – November 5: World Singles Champion of Champions in St Johns Park

World Bowls Tour

• November 5 – 12, 2016: The Co-op Funeralcare Scottish International Open 2016 in Perth
  • David Gourlay defeated Jamie Chestney, 2–0 (11–9, 10–6)
• January 12 – 27: 2017 World Indoor Bowls Championship in Hopton-on-Sea
  • Men's: Paul Foster defeated Greg Harlow, 2–1 (7–10, 11–1, 2–0).
  • Women's: Katherine Rednall defeated Ellen Falkner, 2–0 (10–5, 10–6).
  • Men's Pairs: Jason Greenslade & Les Gillett defeated Damian Doubler & Daniel Salmon, 1.5–0.5 (7–7, 8–6).
  • Mixed Pairs: Nick Brett & Claire Johnston defeated Paul Foster & Rebecca Field, 2–1 (7–6, 7–9, 2–1).
• March 5 – 10: The Co-op Funeralcare International Open 2017 in Blackpool
  • Jamie Chestney defeated Stewart Anderson, 9,4 – 8,6.
• May 4 – 7: The Co-op Funeralcare European Masters 2017 in Blackpool
  • Danny Denison defeated Simon Skelton, 12–6, 9–7.

Other bowls events

• January 3 – 8: Team USA Trials 2017 in Las Vegas
  • Winners: Jakob Butturff (m) / Erin McCarthy
• November 11 – 18: USA Open in Sarasota, Florida

Canadian football

• November 26 – 105th Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeat Calgary Stampeders, 27–24.

Canoeing

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Chess

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FIDE Grand Prix 2017

• February 17 – 28: #1 in Sharjah
  • Winners: Alexander Grischuk, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
• May 11 – 22: #2 in Moscow
  • Winner: Ding Liren
• July 5 – 16: #3 in Geneva
  • Winner: Teimour Radjabov
• November 15 – 26: #4 in Palma

2017 Grand Chess Tour

• June 19 – 25: Paris Grand Chess Tour in Paris
  • Winner: Magnus Carlsen, 2nd place: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 3rd place: Hikaru Nakamura
• June 26 – July 2: Your Next Move Grand Chess Tour in Leuven
  • Blitz winners: Wesley So, 2nd place: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 3rd place: Magnus Carlsen
  • Rapid winners: Magnus Carlsen, 2nd place: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave & Anish Giri, 3rd place: Vladimir Kramnik & Levon Aronian
  • Combined Score: 1st: Magnus Carlsen, 2nd: Wesley So, 3rd: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
• July 31 – August 12: Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis
  • Winner: Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 2nd place: Magnus Carlsen & Viswanathan Anand, 3rd place: Levon Aronian & Sergey Karjakin
• August 13 – 20: Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz in St. Louis
• November 30 – December 11: London Chess Classic (final) in London

Major

• December 28, 2016 – January 5, 2017: Hastings International Chess Congress in Hastings
  • Winner: Deep Sengupta
• January 14 & 15: Paul Keres Memorial Tournament in Tallinn
  • Winner: Igor Kovalenko
• January 23 – February 2: Gibraltar Chess Festival in Gibraltar
  • Winners: Hikaru Nakamura (m) / Ju Wenjun (f)
• February 21 – March 1: Aeroflot Open in Moscow
  • Winner: Vladimir Fedoseev
• June 5 – 17: Norway Chess in Stavanger
  • Winner: Levon Aronian, 2nd place: Hikaru Nakamura, 3rd place: Vladimir Kramnik
• August 13 – 23: Abu Dhabi Chess Festival in Abu Dhabi

World events

• February 10 – March 5: Women's World Chess Championship 2017 in Tehran
  • Winner: Tan Zhongyi
• April 1 – 9: World Amateur Chess Championship in Spoleto
  • U2300 Open winner: Tun Win
  • U2000 winners: Maciej Koziej (m) / Zainab Saumy (f)
  • U1700 winners: Hope Mkhumba (m) / Vilena Popova (f)
  • Blitz tournament #1 winner: Ruslan Pahomov
  • Blitz tournament #2 winner: Daniel King-wai Lam
• April 21 – 30: World Schools Chess Championship in Iași
  • U7 winners: Khumoyun Begmuratov (m) / Tselmuun Dorjsuren (f)
  • U9 winners: Erdenebat Azjargal (m) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • U11 winners: Efe Hakan Öztürk (m) / Martyna Starosta (f)
  • U13 winners: Enes Tanrıverdi (m) / Nazerke Nurgali (f)
  • U15 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (m) / Assel Serikbay (f)
  • U17 winners: Andrei Macovei (m) / Diana Mîrza (f)
• April 24 – May 4: World Team Chess Championship 50+, 65+ in Crete
  • +50 winners: 1st: Saint Petersburg, 2nd: Armenia, 3rd: England I
  • +65 winners: 1st: Russia, 2nd: France, 3rd: Sweden I
• June 1 – 5: 1st FIDE World Cadets Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2017 in Minsk
  • Rapid U8 winners: Phạm Trần Gia Phúc (m) / Sofia Mutina (f)
  • Blitz U8 winners: Andrei Rudnev (m) / Anna Shukhman (f)
  • Rapid U10 winners: Mikhei Navumenka (m) / Veronika Shubenkova (f)
  • Blitz U10 winners: Islombek Sindarov (m) / Veronika Shubenkova (f)
  • Rapid U12 winners: Volodar Murzin (m) / Anastasiia Dubovyk (f)
  • Blitz U12 winners: Denis Lazavik (m) / Kseniya Zeliantsova (f)
• June 17 – 26: World Team Chess Championship in Khanty-Mansiysk
  • Winners: China (Ding Liren, Yu Yangyi, Wei Yi, Li Chao, Wen Yang (m) / Russia (Alexandra Kosteniuk, Kateryna Lagno, Valentina Gunina, Aleksandra Goryachkina, Olga Girya)
• June 22 – 29: 1st FIDE World Junior Chess Championship for the Disabled in Orlando
  • Winner: Raphael Johannes Zimmer, 2nd place: Samarth Jagadish Rao, 3rd place: Griffin McConnell
• August 21 – 31: World Cadet Chess Championship in Brasília
• September 1 – 25: Chess World Cup 2017 in Batumi and Tbilisi
• September 16 – 26: World Youth Chess Championship (U-14, 16, 18) in Montevideo
• October 1 – 16: World Junior Chess Championship in Tarvisio
• November 6 – 19: World Senior Chess Championship in Acqui Terme
• TBD: World Youth U-16 Chess Olympiad 2017 in Ahmedabad

European events

• April 10 – 23: 2017 Women's European Individual Chess Championship in Riga
  • Winner: Nana Dzagnidze
  • Note: Nana Dzagnidze, Kateryna Lagno, Mariya Muzychuk, Monika Soćko, Elina Danielian, Elisabeth Pähtz, Marina Nechaeva, Bela Khotenashvili, Natalia Zhukova, Natalia Pogonina, Hoang Thanh Trang and Anita Gara qualified for Chess World Cup.
• May 29 – June 10: European Individual Chess Championship in Minsk
  • Winner: Maxim Matlakov
  • Note: Maxim Matlakov, Baadur Jobava, Vladimir Fedoseev, Daniel Fridman, Ivan Cheparinov, Alexander Motylev, Jan-Krzysztof Duda, David Navara, David Howell, Martyn Kravtsiv, Alexander Areshchenko, and Matthias Blübaum qualified for Chess World Cup.
• June 9 – 17: European Amateur Chess Championship 2017 in Niš
  • Elo 2000–2299 winner: Diyap Buyukasik
  • Elo 1700–1999 winner: Doruk Karaoğlan
  • Elo 0–1699 winner: Pavle Ćirić
• June 10 – 20: European Schools Championship 2017 in Budva
  • U7 winners: Timur Yonal (m) / Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (f)
  • U9 winners: Kerem Erten (m) / Elif Zeren Yıldız (f)
  • U11 winners: Zeki Berke Çaputçuoğlu (m) / Evita Cherepanova (f)
  • U13 winners: Maksim Zhukov (m) / Esma Doğa Duran (f)
  • U15 winners: Nikoloz Petriashvili (m) / Michelle Katkov (f)
  • U17 winners: Timur Trubchaninov (m) / Bengu Sena Ayan (f)
• June 19 – 23: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2017 in Budva
  • Rapid U8 winners: Savely Morozov (m) / Ekaterina Zubkovskaya (f)
  • Rapid U10 winners: Daniil Maneluk (m) / Galina Mikheeva (f)
  • Rapid U12 winners: Daniel Dardha (m) / Evita Cherepanova (f)
  • Rapid U14 winners: Jan Šubelj (m) / Ksenia Strukova (f)
  • Rapid U16 winners: Viachaslau Zarubitski (m) / Viktoria Radeva (f)
  • Rapid U18 winners: Florian Mesaros (m) / Ivana Hrescak (f)
  • Blitz U10 winners: Daniil Maneluk (m) / Evelina Zavivaeva (f)
  • Blitz U14 winners: Jan Šubelj (m) / Klean Shuqja (f)
  • Blitz U18 winners: Florian Mesaros (m) / Olga Badelka (f)
• June 24 – July 4: European Team Chess Championship for seniors in Novi Sad
  • +50 winners: Serbia (Miloš Pavlović, Goran Todorović, Siniša Dražić, Zoran Arsovic, Nenad Ristić)
  • +65 winners: Russia (Evgeny Sveshnikov, Yuri Balashov, Evgeni Vasiukov, Vladimir Zhelnin, Nikolai Pushkov)
• August 11 – 21: European Senior Chess Championship in Barcelona
• August 16 – 24: European Youth Team Chess Championship 2017 in Iwonicz-Zdrój
• August 18 – 27: EU Youth Chess Championship U8-14 in Kouty nad Desnou
• September 3 – 14: European Youth Chess Championship in Mamaia
• September 18 – 22: European Universities Chess Championship 2017 in Fuengirola
• October 2 – 10: European Chess Club Cup for men and women in Manavgat
• October 15 – 20: European Youth Rapid and Blitz Championship 2017 in Budva
• October 20 – 24: European Women's Rapid & Blitz Championship 2017 in Monaco
• October 25 – November 5: European Team Chess Championship in Halkidiki
• November 11 – 19: 5th European Small Nations Team Chess Championship 2017 in Andorra
• November 24 & 25: 1st European Corporate Chess Championship 2017 in Paris
• December 14 – 18: European Rapid and Blitz Championship 2017 in Katowice

2017–18 European Youth Grand Prix

• May 17 – 29, 2017: European Youth Grand Prix #1 in Kirishi
  • Winners: 1st: Kirill Shubin, 2nd: Sergei Lobanov, 3rd: Aram Hakobyan
• TBD from October, 2017: European Youth Grand Prix #2 in Jermuk
• TBD from May, 2018: European Youth Grand Prix #3 in Kirishi

African Events

• July 1 – 13: African Chess Championship (individual, rapid, blitz) in Oran
  • Winners: Bassem Amin (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f)
  • Blitz winners: Ahmed Adly (m) / Shrook Wafa (f)
  • Rapid winners: Bassem Amin (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f)
• July 23 – August 1: African Club Chess Championships in Cairo
  • Winner Club: Al Hawar Chess Club
• August 5 – 13: African Women's Chess Challenge in Gaborone
• August 19 – 27: African Schools Individual Chess Championships in Windhoek
• October 7 – 15: African Amateur Individual Chess Championships in Dar es Salaam
• November 11 – 19: African Team Chess Championships in Tunis
• December 1 – 10: African Youth Chess Championships in Giza
• December 28, 2017 – January 8, 2018: African Junior Chess Championships 2017 in Lomé

African Zonals

• March 25 – April 3: Zone 4.2 Individual Championships in Jimma
  • Winners: Essam El-Gindy (m) / Shahenda Wafa (f)
• April 1 – 10: Zone 4.1 Individual Championships in Algiers
  • Winners: Mohamed Haddouche (m) / Amina Mezioud (f)
• April 20 – 30: Zone 4.4 Individual Championships in Monrovia (men's only)
  • Winner: Oluwafemi Balogun
• June 9 – 18: Zone 4.3 Individual Championships in Livingstone
  • Winners: Kenny Solomon (m) / Aleida De Bruyn (f)

American Events

• April 13 – 18: 2017 CARIFTA Games in Kingston
  • U12 winners: David Thomas (m) / Johmoi Blake (f)
  • U16 winners: Alan-Safar Ramoutar (m) / Adani Clarke (f)
  • U20 winners: Orlando Husbands (m) / Sheanel Gardner (f)
• April 25 – 30: 2017 South American Junior U20 Championship in Manta
  • Winners: José Martínez Alcántara (m) / Anahí Ortiz Verdesoto (f)
• June 9 – 19: Pan American Chess Championship in Medellín
  • Winner: Samuel Sevian
  • Note: Samuel Sevian, Jorge Cori, Neuris Delgado Ramírez, Axel Bachmann, Emilio Córdova Daza, Lazaro Bruzon qualified for Chess World Cup 2017.
• June 21 – 28: Central American & Caribbean Junior U20 Chess Championships 2017 in Barbados
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• June 30 – July 7: Panamerican Youth Championship 2017 in Costa Rica
  • U8 winners: Santiago Lopez Rayo (b) / Omya Vidyarthi (f)
  • Blitz U8 winner: Santiago Lopez Rayo (b) / Omya Vidyarthi (f)
  • U10 winners: Eric Li (b) / Fiorella Contreras (f)
  • Blitz U10 winners: Manuel Campos Gomez (b) / Fiorella Contreras (f)
  • U12 winners: Nico Werner Chasin (b) / Vicmary C. Perez Hernandez (f)
  • Blitz U12 winners: Diego Saul Rod Flores Quillas (b) / Nastassja A Matus (f)
  • U14 winners: Aristo S. Liu (b) / Emma He (f)
  • Blitz U14 winners: Miguel Angel Soto (b) / / Aasa Dommalapati (f)
  • U16 winners: Francisco Varacalli (b) / Javiera Belen Gomez Barrera (f)
  • Blitz U16 winners: Mauricio Ramirez Gonzalez (b) / Aleyla Hilario (f)
  • U18 winners: Michael Song (b) / Trilce Cosme Contreras (f)
  • Blitz U18 winners: Jose Gabriel Cardoso Cardoso (b) / Valentina Argote Heredia (f)
• July 12 – 17: North American Youth Championship 2017 in Morristown, New Jersey
  • U8 winners: Kevin Duong (b) / Iris Mou (f)
  • U10 winners: Liran Zhou (b) / Stephanie Velea (f)
  • U12 winners: Maximillian Lu (b) / Annapoorni Meiyappan (f)
  • U14 winners: Qiuyu Huang (b) / Ellen Wang (f)
  • U16 winners: Christopher Yoo (b) / Queena Deng (f)
  • U18 winners: Bryce Tiglon (b) / Vicki Yang (f)
• August 9 – 15: Central American & Caribbean Youth Chess Championships 2017 in Panama
  • Men's U8 winner: Sebastían Mérida Ceballos
  • U10 winners: Yaset Jose Cruz Santos (m) / Ania Nahid Rosales Espinoza (f)
  • U12 winners: Jean Marco Cruz Mendez (m) / Andrea Albor Rebolledo (f)
  • U14 winners: Jerzy Jesus Perez Leiva (m) / Penelope Gonzalez Diaz (f)
  • U16 winners: Raynner Amaro Alfonso (m) / Roxangel Obregón García (f)
  • U18 winners: Luis Ernesto Quesada Pérez (m) / Chrissye L Gonzalez Estrada (f)
• August 30 – September 4: North American Junior U20 Championship 2017 in Dallas
• October 11 – 16: Panamerican Senior Chess Championship 2017 in Colombia
• October 31 – November 7: Panamerican Junior U20 Chess Championship 2017 in San Salvador
• December 1 – 7: South American Youth Championship 2017 in Paraguay
• December 11 – 18: 2017 Panamerican Schools Chess Championship 2017 in San Salvador
• TBD: Panamerican Amateur Chess Championship 2017 in Ecuador
• TBD: Women's Continental Championship 2017 in Argentina
• TBD: Panamerican University Championship 2017 in Durango
• TBD: Panamerican Teams Championship in TBD location

American Zonals

• March 27 – April 11: American Zonal 2.1 Open & Women in St. Louis
  • Winners: Wesley So (m) / Sabina-Francesca Foisor (f)
• April 26 – May 1: American Zonal 2.4 in Florianópolis (men's only)
  • Winner: Jorge Cori
• April 30 – May 8: American Zonal 2.5 Open in Buenos Aires (men's only)
• Winner: Sandro Mareco
• May 26 – 31: American Zonal 2.3 in San Salvador (men's only)
  • Winners: Joshua Ruiz and Yuri Gonzalez Vidal
• TBD: American Zonal 2.5 Women in Chile, Paraguay or Uruguay

Asian Events

• March 31 – April 9: Asian Youth Chess Championship in Tashkent
  • U8 winners: Trần Gia Phúc Phạm (b) / Afruza Khamdamova (f)
  • Blitz U8 winners: Ilamparthi A R (b) / Yining Chen (f)
  • Rapid U8 winners: Ilamparthi A R (b) / Yining Chen (f)
  • U10 winners: Artin Ashraf (b) / Sahithi Varshini M (f)
  • Blitz U10 winners: Islombek Sindarov (b) / Sahithi Varshini M (f)
  • Rapid U10 winners: Artin Ashraf (b) / Yaqing Wei (f)
  • U12 winners: Javokhir Sindarov (b) / Meruert Kamalidenova (f)
  • Blitz U12 winners: Javokhir Sindarov (b) / Divya Deshmukh (f)
  • Rapid U12 winners: Nguyễn Quốc Hy (b) / Meruert Kamalidenova (f)
  • U14 winners: Arjun Erigaisi (b) / Jishitha D (f)
  • Blitz U14 winners: Arash Daghli (b) / / Jishitha D (f)
  • Rapid U14 winners: Arjun Erigaisi (b) / Motahare Asadi (f)
  • U16 winners: Nodirbek Yakubboev (b) / Assel Serikbay (f)
  • Blitz U16 winners: Mahdi Gholami Orimi (b) / Assel Serikbay (f)
  • Rapid U16 winners: Shamsiddin Vokhidov (b) / Assel Serikbay (f)
  • U18 winners: Arash Tahbaz (b) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f)
  • Blitz U18 winners: Arash Tahbaz (b) / Aakanksha Hagawane (f)
  • Rapid U18 winners: Ortik Nigmatov (b) / Gulrukhbegim Tokhirjonova (f)
• May 1 – 10: Asian Juniors and Girls U20 Championships in Shiraz
  • Winners: Masoud Mosadeghpour (m) / Ivana Maria Furtado (f)
  • Blitz winners: Trần Tuấn Minh (m) / Mobina Alinasab (f)
  • Rapid winners: Trần Tuấn Minh (m) / Isha Sharma (f)
• May 11 – 12: Asian Chess Championship (individual and blitz) in Chengdu
  • Winners: Wang Hao (m) / Võ Thị Kim Phụng (f)
  • Blitz winners: R. Vaishali (m) / Wei Yi (f)
• June 2 – 10: 1st Asian Championship for Disabled in Bishkek
• June 17 – 26: Eastern Asia Youth Chess Championship 2017 in Ulanbaatar
  • Mongolia won the gold medal tally and the overall medal tally.
• July 20 – 30: Asian Schools Chess Championship (individual, rapid and blitz) in Panjin
  • Open & girls overall winners: China
• August 1 – 7: Western Asia Youth Chess Championship 2017 in Sri Lanka
• August 1 – 8: Asian Club Cup Championship 2017 in Sri Lanka
  • Winners: Saipa Chess Club, 2nd: Saif Sporting Chess Club, 3rd place: Sydney Chess Club
• October 9 – 15: Asian Senior Chess Championship in Auckland

Asian Zonals

• January 14 – 20: Asian Zonal 3.6 in