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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

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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 FAI World Glider Aerobatic Championships Individuals 1985   Maciej Pospieszyński (2024) 2025 Annual
Nations   Germany (2024)
World Gliding Championships Individuals 1937 Winners in 3 classes (2024) 2025 Annual The duration between World Gliding Championships varies slightly, dependent on the hemisphere of the next planned edition
Paragliding Paragliding World Cup Individual 1992   Maxime Pinot
  Constance Mettetal
(2024) 		2025 Annual
Practical shooting IPSC Handgun World Shoots Individuals 1975   Eric Grauffel
  Camilla Almici
(2022) 		2025 Triennial Winner(s) of largest division(s)
Motorboat racing Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship Individual 1981   Jonas Andersson (2024) 2025 Annual 2020 Season got cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic
Motorboat Aquabike World Championship Individual 1996   Samuel Johansson
(Runabout GP1), 2024

  Quinten Bossche
(Ski Division GP1 Man), 2024

  Jasmiin Üpraus
(Ski Division Woman), 2024

  Rashid Al Mulla (Freestyle), 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

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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 (2024) 2025 Biennial
World Athletics Cross Country Championships Individuals 1973   Jacob Kiplimo (2024) 2026 Biennial
Nations   Kenya (2024)
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Individuals 1985
2007 		Winners in 10 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
World Athletics Road Running Championships Individuals 1992   Sabastian Sawe (2023) 2025 Biennial Annually until 2010
Team 1992   Kenya (2023)
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Individual & Nations 1961 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Athletics Relays Nations 2014 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2025 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 Quadrennial
Baseball5 Baseball5 World Cup Nations 2024   Cuba (2024) 2026 Biennial
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 (2024) 2025 Biennial Most wins:   Brazil 6,   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 overall 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
WPA World Eight-ball Championship Individuals 2004   Joshua Filler (2024) 2025 Annual
WPA World Blackball Championship Individuals 2006   Gavin Robinson (2024) 2026 Biennial
WPA World Nine-ball Championship Individuals 1990   Fedor Gorst (2024) 2025 Annual
WPA World Ten-ball Championship Individuals 2008   Carlo Biado (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 and 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 World Amateur 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 and 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   Australia (2021–23) 2023–25 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 and 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 WDF World Darts Championship Individuals 2022   Shane McGuirk (2024) 2025 Annual
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   Luke Humphries & Michael Smith (2024) 2025 Annual Most wins:   England 4,   Netherlands 4,   Wales 2
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 and 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
  Koki Kano
(2023–24) 		2024–25 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 Individual & 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   Czech Republic (2024) 2025 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
Inline speed skating Inline Speed Skating World Championships Individuals 1966 Winners in 11 events (2024) 2025 Annual
Judo World Judo Championships Individuals 1956 Winners in 7 events (2024) 2025 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) 2026 Annual
Kickboxing W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing 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   Romania (2023) 2025 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
World Trail Orienteering Championships Individuals 2004 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 World Powerlifting Championship Individuals 2011 Winners in various weight classes (2024) 2025 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 Roller Skating at World Skate Games Individuals 2017 Winners in 5 disciplines (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Scootering Championship Individuals 2019
2021 		Park:   Jayden Sharman (2024)
Street:   Lucas Di Meglio (2024) 		2025 Annual Not held in 2020
Artistic Skating World Championships Individuals 1980   Alessandro Liberatore (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 and 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 Nations 2011   Thailand (2024) 2026 Biennial
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) 2025 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 Individual 1982   Matt Weston (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Skeleton World Cup Individual 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
Snooker World Snooker Championship Individuals 1927   Kyren Wilson (2024) 2025 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,   Steve Davis 6,   Ronnie O'Sullivan 7
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 and Nations 1996 Winners in 8 events (2025) 2026 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Individuals and 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   Diego Elías (2024) 2025 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   Tom Stoltman (2024) 2025 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   Fan Zhendong (2023) 2025 Biennial
Doubles   Wang Chuqin &
Fan Zhendong (2023)
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 (2023) 2025 Biennial
Tchoukball World Tchoukball Championship Nations 1971   Chinese Taipei (2023) 2027 Quadrennial
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 (2023) 2025 Quadrennial Biennially until 2002
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 Annual
Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman) Nations 1980   Iran (2022) 2025 Annual
Wushu World Wushu Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 22 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
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Female world championship titles

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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 (2024) 2025 Biennial
World Athletics Cross Country Championships Individuals 1973   Beatrice Chebet (2024) 2026 Biennial
Nations   Kenya (2024)
World Mountain and Trail Running Championships Individuals 1985
2007 		Winners in 10 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
World Athletics Road Running Championships Individuals 1992   Peres Jepchirchir (2023) 2025 Biennial
Nations   Kenya (2023)
World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Individual & Nations 1961 Winners in 4 events (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Athletics Relays Nations 2014 Winners in 2 events (2024) 2025 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 overall 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
WPA Women's World Nine-ball 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 and Nations 1969 Winners in 5 events (2023) 2025 Biennial
World Indoor Bowls Championships Singles 1988   Julie Forrest (2025) 2026 Annual
Boxing World Amateur Boxing Championships Individuals 1974 Winners in 13 weight classes (2023) 2025 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 and 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 and 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 and 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
  Sara Balzer
  Vivian Kong
(2023–24) 		2024–25 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 Nations ?? ?? ?? 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 and nations 1963 Winners in 9 events (2023) 2025 Biennial Changed from 2005
Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships Individual & 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
Inline speed skating Inline Speed Skating World Championships Individuals 1967 Winners in 11 events (2024) 2025 Annual
Judo World Judo Championships Individuals 1980 Winners in 7 events (2024) 2025 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) 2026 Annual
Kickboxing W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing 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
World Trail Orienteering Championships Individuals 2004 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 World Powerlifting Championship Individuals 2011 Winners in various weight classes (2024) 2025 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 Roller Skating at World Skate Games Individuals 2017 Winners in 5 disciplines (2024) 2026 Biennial
World Scootering Championship Individuals 2019
2023 		Park:   Claire Parks (2024)
Street:   Mia Catalano (2024) 		2025 Annual Not held in 2020
Artistic Skating World Championships Individuals 1980   Benedetta Altezza (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 and 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 Nations 2011   Thailand (2017) 2026 Biennial
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) 2025 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 Individual 2000   Kimberley Bos (2025) 2027 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
Skeleton World Cup Individual 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
Snooker World Women's Snooker Championship Individuals 1976   Bai Yulu (2024) 2025 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 and Nations 1996 Winners in 8 events (2025) 2026 Annual Not held in Winter Olympic years
World Short Track Speed Skating Championships Individuals and 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   Nouran Gohar (2024) 2025 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 (2023) 2025 Biennial
Doubles   Chen Meng &
Wang Yidi (2023)
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   South Korea (2023) 2025 Biennial
Tchoukball World Tchoukball Championships Nations 1980   Switzerland (2023) 2027 Quadrennial
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   United States (2023) 2025 Quadrennial Originally biennially, quadrennially after 2002
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 Annual
Wushu World Wushu Championships Individuals 1991 Winners in 18 events (2023) 2025 Biennial

Mixed-sex world championship titles

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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 4×400 m mixed relay 2017   United States (2024) 2025 Biennial
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 (2023) 2025 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   Sweden (2024) 2025 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   Patrik Kittel (2023–24) 2024–25 Annual
Driving World Championships Individuals and Nations 1972   Boyd Exell (individual, 2024)
  Netherlands (team, 2024) 		2026 Biennial
Show Jumping World Cup Individuals 1979   Henrik von Eckermann (2024) 2025 Annual
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
Korfball IKF World Korfball Championship 4 females and 4 males 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)
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
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 (2023) 2025 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

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Notes

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

References

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  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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