(Redirigido de la Lista de campeonatos del mundo )
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La siguiente es una lista de campeonatos deportivos mundiales , incluidos algunos eventos deportivos que utilizan un nombre diferente con un significado similar. En algunos deportes, hay una serie mundial, pero ese término suele tener un significado algo diferente.
Los torneos que se han extinguido formalmente o en los que no se ha planificado otro evento en este momento se marcan con un fondo gris.
Títulos del Campeonato Mundial Abierto de Género [ editar ]
| Deporte | Nombre de la competencia | Entidades competidoras | Primero celebrado | Titular actual | próximo | Frecuencia | Detalles y notas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carreras aéreas | Campeonato del mundo Red Bull Air Race | Individuos | 2003 |  Matt Hall ( 2019 ) | Difunto | Anual | No se celebró en 2011-2013, se suspendió en 2020 |
| Carrera de autos | |||||||
| Gran Premio A1 | Naciones | 2005-06 |  República de Irlanda ( 2008-2009 ) | Difunto | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Fórmula Uno | Individuos | 1950 | Lewis Hamilton ( 2019 ) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Constructores | 1958 | Mercedes ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Campeonato del mundo de resistencia de la FIA | Individuos | 2012 | Mike Conway | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Fabricantes | Aston Martin ( 2019-20 ) | ||||||
| Campeonato del Mundo FIA GT1 | Individuos | 2010 | Marc Basseng y Markus Winkelhock ( 2012 ) | Difunto | Anual | Anualmente hasta 2012 | |
| Equipos | Münnich Motorsport ( 2012 ) | ||||||
| Copa del mundo de la FIA de rallyes de fondo | Individuos | 1993 | Stephane Peterhansel ( 2019 ) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Equipos | X-Raid ( 2019 ) | ||||||
| Copa del Mundo FIA de Bajas de Cross-Country | Individuos | 2019 | Orlando Terranova ( 2019 ) | 2020 | Anual | Los eventos de Baja se separaron de la competencia de rally a campo traviesa después de que la competencia de bajas original se combinara con la copa del mundo de rallies en 2012. | |
| Equipos | X-Raid ( 2019 ) | ||||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Rally | Individuos | 1977 | Ott Tänak ( 2019 ) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Fabricantes | 1973 | Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Turismos | Individuos | 1987 | Thed Björk ( 2017 ) | Difunto | Anual | cambió de nombre a la Copa del Mundo de Turismos. | |
| Fabricantes | Volvo ( 2017 ) | ||||||
| Copa del Mundo de Turismos | Individuos | 2018 | Gabriele Tarquini ( 2018 ) | 2019 | Anual | La "Copa del Mundo de Turismos" se utilizó entre 1993 y 1995 cuando se trataba de un solo evento. | |
| Equipos | M Racing-YMR ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Fabricantes | Fabricantes | 1925 | Delage ( 1927 ) | Difunto | Anual | Anualmente hasta 1927 | |
| Campeonato mundial de deportivos | Fabricantes; de equipos de 1985 | 1953 | Peugeot Talbot Sport ( 1992 ) | Difunto | Anual | Anualmente hasta 1992 . Reanudado como Campeonato Mundial de Resistencia de la FIA | |
| Individuos | 1981 | Yannick Dalmas Derek Warwick ( 1992 ) | Anual | ||||
| Campeonato del mundo de karting | Individuos | 1964 | Lorenzo Travisanutto (2018) | 2019 | Anual | ||
| Monta de toros | Copa Global PBR | Naciones | 2017 |  SUJETADOR (2019) | 2020 | Anual | |
| Copa del Mundo PBR | Naciones | 2007 | Brasil (2010) | Difunto | Anual | Descatalogado después de 2010 | |
| Deslizamiento | Campeonato mundial de acrobacia aérea de planeador FAI | Individuos | 1985 | Ferenc Tóth (2018) | 2019 | Anual | |
| Naciones | Alemania (2018) | ||||||
| Campeonato mundial de vuelo sin motor | Individuos | 1937 | Ganadores en 6 clases (2018) | 2020 | Bienal | La duración entre los Campeonatos del Mundo de Vuelo sin motor varía ligeramente, dependiendo del hemisferio de la próxima edición planificada. | |
| Parapente | Copa del mundo de parapente | Individual | 1992 | Ganadores en 5 concursos (2016) | 2017-18 | Anual | |
| Motociclismo | Campeonato del Mundo FIM MotoGP | Moto3 Individual | 2012 | Jorge Martín (2018) | 2019 | Anual | Hasta 2012 como 125cc |
| Moto2 Individual | 2010 | Francesco Bagnaia (2018) | Hasta 2010 como 250cc | ||||
| MotoGP Individual | 2002 | Marc Márquez (2018) | Hasta 2002 como 500cc | ||||
| Constructor de Moto3 | 2012 | Honda (2018) | 2019 | Anual | |||
| Constructor de Moto2 | 2010 | Kalex (2018) | |||||
| Constructor de MotoGP | 2002 | Honda (2018) | |||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Supercross | Individuos | 2003 | Jason Anderson (2018) | 2019 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del mundo de motocross | MX2 Individual | 2003 | Jorge Prado García (2018) | 2019 | Anual | ||
| MXGP Individual | 2003 | Jeffrey Herlings (2018) | |||||
| Constructor MX2 | 2003 | KTM (2018) | 2019 | Anual | |||
| Constructor MXGP | 2003 | KTM (2018) | |||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Rallyes de Cross-Country de la FIM | Jinetes | 1999 | Sam Sunderland ( 2019 ) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Fabricantes | 1999 | KTM ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo FIM Bajas | Jinetes | 2012 | Benjamín Melot ( 2019 ) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Fabricantes | 2012 | KTM ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Enduro FIM | E3 | 2004 | Steve Holcombe (2018) | 2019 | Anual | ||
| E2 | 2004 | Eero Remes (2018) | |||||
| E1 | 2004 | Brad Freeman (2018) | |||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de sidecarcross FIM | Pares | 1980 | Jan Hendrickx Ben van den Bogaart (2016) | 2017 | Anual | ||
| Speedway World Team Cup (1960-2000) Speedway World Cup (desde 2001) | Selección nacional | 1960 | Polonia ( 2017 ) | 2018 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Speedway por parejas | Pareja nacional | 1970 | Suecia (1993) | Difunto | Anual | Anualmente hasta 1993 | |
| Campeonato del Mundo de Speedway individual (1936-1994) Gran Premio de Speedway (desde 1995) | Individuos | 1936 | Bartosz Zmarzlik ( 2020 ) [1] | 2019 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo individual de carreras sobre hielo | Individuos [2] | 1966 | Dmitry Koltakov (2017) | 2018 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del mundo de carreras de hielo por equipos | Naciones | 1979 | Rusia (2017) | 2018 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Sidecar | Pares | 1949 | Ben Birchall (conductor) y Tom Birchall (pasajero) (2018) | 2019 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Resistencia FIM | Equipo | 1975 | FCC TSR Honda Francia (2018) | 2019 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Superbikes | Individuos | 1988 | Jonathan Rea ( 2018 ) | 2019 | Anual | ||
| Fabricantes | Kawasaki ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Supersport | Individuos | 1999 | Sandro Cortese ( 2018 ) | 2019 | Anual | ||
| Fabricantes | Yamaha ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Campeonato FIM Superstock 1000 | Individuos | 2000 | Markus Reiterberger ( 2018 ) | Difunto | Anual | ||
| Fabricantes | BMW S1000RR ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Tiro práctico | IPSC Handgun World Shoots | Individuos | 1975 | Ben Stoeger ( 2017 ) | 2020 | Trienal | Ganador (es) de la (s) división (es) más grande (s) |
| Equipos | Equipo de producción de Estados Unidos ( 2014 ) Simon Racaza , Ben Stoeger , Matthew Mink | Difunto | |||||
| Disparos IPSC Rifle World | Individuos | 2017 | Teemu Rintala | 2019 | |||
| Equipos | Equipo Abierto de Finlandia ( 2017 ) Teemu Rintala , Raine Peltokoski , Jarkko Laukia, Kim Leppänen | ||||||
| Disparos mundiales de escopeta IPSC | Individuos | 2012 | Josh Froelich ( 2018 ) | 2021 | |||
| Equipos | Equipo estándar de Rusia ( 2018 ) Roman Anikin , Roman Khalitov , Sergey Orlov Oleg Kudryavtsev | ||||||
| Disparos IPSC Action Air World | Individuos | 2018 | Chun Ki Wu (2018) | 2021 | |||
| Equipos | Hong Kong (2018) | ||||||
| Carreras de lanchas | Campeonato del mundo de lancha motora F1 | Individual | 1981 | Shaun Torrente ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | La temporada 2020 se canceló debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 |
| Lancha (moto acuática) | Campeonato del Mundo de Aquabike (lancha motora) | Individual | 1996 | Yousef Al Abdulrazzaq (Runabout GP1) 2020 Stian Schjetlein (División de esquí GP1 Hombre) 2020, Jessica Chavanne (División de esquí Mujer) 2020, Rashid Al Mulla (Estilo libre) 2020 | 2021 | Anual | La temporada 2020 se hizo de un solo GP ya que todos los GP restantes se cancelaron debido a la pandemia de COVID-19 |
| Carreras de coches controlados por radio | IFMAR 1: 8 Campeonato del Mundo de Pista IC | Individual | 1977 | Shoki Takahata (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| IFMAR 1:10 Campeonato del mundo de todoterreno eléctrico , 2WD | Individual | 1985 | Spencer Rivkin ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Evento de anfitrión único de doble encabezado | ||
| Campeonato mundial de todoterreno eléctrico IFMAR 1:10 , 4WD | Individual | Bruno Coehlo ( 2019 ) | |||||
| IFMAR 1: 5 Campeonato del mundo de turismos | Individual | 2001 | Marko Grigić (2019) | 2021 | |||
| Campeonato del Mundo IFMAR 1: 8 IC GT | Individual | 2020 | Jörn Neumann (2020) | 2021 | |||
| Campeonato del mundo IFMAR 1: 8 IC Off-Road | Individual | 1986 | Davide Ongaro (2018) | 2020 | |||
| Campeonato del mundo de pista eléctrica IFMAR 1:12 | Individual | mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Marc Rheinard ( 2020 ) | 2022 | Evento de anfitrión único de doble encabezado desde 2002 hasta 2018, triple en 2000 con PRO 10 | ||
| Campeonato del mundo de pista eléctrica IFMAR 1:12, stock | Individual | Andy Murray ( 2020 ) | No se llevó a cabo desde 1986 hasta 2016, se desarrolló como evento de la Copa del Mundo en 2018. | ||||
| Campeonato del mundo IFMAR 1:10 ISTC | Individual | 2000 | Bruno Coehlo (2018) | 2022 | Evento de anfitrión único de doble encabezado desde 2002 hasta 2018, triple en 2000 con PRO 10 | ||
| IFMAR 1:10 Campeonato del Mundo de Turismos Nitro 200mm | Individual | 2004 | Naoto Matsukura (2018) | 2020 | Evento de anfitrión único de doble encabezado desde 2002 hasta 2018, triple en 2000 con PRO 10 | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo IFMAR PRO 10 | Individual | 1992 | Masami Hirosaka (2000) | Difunto | Bienal hasta 2002 | ||
| Campeonato del mundo de pista IC IFMAR 1:10 235 mm | Individual | 2000 | Brian Berry (2002) | Difunto | Bienal hasta 1984 | ||
| Navegación en barco radiocontrolado | IRSA - Campeonato del mundo de 10 evaluadores | Individual | 1999 | Brad Gibson (2016) | Indefinido | Varios | Autorizado por World Sailing y la International Radio Sailing Association |
| IRSA - Campeonato del Mundo de Clase A | Individual | Graham Bantock (2005) | Indefinido | Varios | |||
| IRSA - Campeonato del Mundo de Marblehead | Individual | Brad Gibson (2018) | Bienal | Varios | |||
| IRSA - Campeonato del Mundo de un metro | Individual | 1994 | Zvonko Jelacic (2017) | 2019 | Bienal | ||
| Navegación | Campeonatos del mundo de clase | Individuos y equipos | Anual | La mayor parte de los más de 100 campeonatos mundiales anuales de vela no son específicos de género. | |||
| Speedcubing | Campeonato del mundo de la WCA | Individuos | mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Philipp Weyer (2019) | 2021 | Semestral | Nota: Los Campeonatos del Mundo se celebraron por primera vez en 1982, pero solo se convirtieron en bianuales en el segundo Campeonato del Mundo, en 2003. |
| Copa de Naciones de Rubik | Naciones | 2017 | Alemania 1 (2019) | 2021 | Semestral | Nota: los países pueden formar varios equipos |
Títulos del Campeonato Mundial Masculino [ editar ]
| Deporte | Nombre de la competencia | Entidades competidoras | Primero celebrado | Titular actual | próximo | Frecuencia | Detalles, notas y representantes más exitosos |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikido | Campeonato del Mundo de Aikido | Individuos | 1989 | (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| esquí alpino | Campeonato del Mundo de Esquí Alpino de la FIS | Cuesta abajo | 1931 | Kjetil Jansrud ( 2019 ) | 2022 | Bienal | |
| Super G | 1987 | Dominik París ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Slalom gigante | 1931 | Henrik Kristoffersen ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Slalom | 1931 | Marcel Hirscher ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Alpino combinado | 1932 | Alexis Pinturault ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo de Esquí Alpino de la FIS | Individuos | 1967 | Alexis Pinturault ( 2020-21 ) | 2021–22 | Anual | ||
| Naciones | Suiza ( 2020-21 ) | ||||||
| Campeonato del mundo de esquí para alpino | Individuos | 1972 | Ganadores en 30 eventos (2021) | 2023 | Bienal | ||
| Fútbol americano | Campeonato del Mundo IFAF | Naciones | 1999 |  Estados Unidos ( 2015 ) | 2023 | Cuadrienal | No celebrado en 2019 |
| Fútbol para amputados | Copa Mundial de Fútbol Amputado | Naciones | 1984 | Angola ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | |
| Deportes acuáticos | Campeonato Mundial de Acuáticos FINA | Individuos [R] | 1973 | Más medallas : ( 2019 ) | 2022 | Bienal | |
| Campeonatos mundiales de buceo | Individuos | 1973 | Ganadores en 5 eventos (2019) | 2022 | Bienal | ||
| Copa del Mundo de Buceo FINA | Individuos | 1979 | Más medallas : ( 2018 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Copa del Mundo de Natación FINA | Individuos | 1988-1989 | Vladimir Morozov ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Natación FINA (25 m) | Individuos [R] | 1993 | Más medallas : (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Copa del Mundo de Waterpolo FINA | Naciones | 1979 |  Hungría ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | Bienal hasta 2002 | |
| Campeonato Mundial de Waterpolo FINA | Naciones | 1973 |  Italia ( 2019 ) | 2022 | Bienal | Bienal desde 2001 | |
| Campeonato Mundial de Para Natación | Individuos | 1990 | Más medallas : ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Tiro al arco | Campeonato mundial de tiro con arco | Recurvo individual | 1931 | Brady Ellison ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Compuesto individual | 1995 | James Lutz ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |||
| Equipo recurvo | 1931 | China ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |||
| Compuesto de equipo | 1995 | Corea del Sur ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |||
| Campeonato mundial de tiro con arco en pista cubierta | Recurvo individual | 1991 | Sjef van den Berg ( 2018 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Equipo recurvo | Holanda ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Compuesto individual | Mike Schloesser ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Compuesto de equipo | Estados Unidos ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Copa del Mundo de tiro con arco | Recurvo individual | 2006 | Brady Ellison ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Compuesto individual | Mike Schloesser ( 2019 ) | ||||||
| Campeonato mundial de tiro con arco | Individual | 1969 | ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Bienal | ||
| Campeonato mundial de tiro con arco 3D | Individual | 2003 | ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Tiro con Arco | Individual | 1998 | ( 2019 ) | 2022 | Bienal | ||
| Patinaje artístico | Campeonato del mundo de patinaje artístico | Individuos | 1980 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | No celebrado en 2020 |
| Asociación de Futbol | FIFA Copa del Mundo | Naciones | 1930 |  Francia ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | Más victorias: Brasil 5, Alemania 4, Italia 4  |
| Copa Mundial de Clubes de la FIFA | Clubs | 2000 | Bayern de Múnich ( 2020 ) | 2021 | Anual | Anual desde 2005, más victorias: Real Madrid 4, Barcelona 3, Corinthians 2, Bayern Munich 2 | |
| Copa Mundial de Fútbol ConIFA | Naciones | 2014 |  Kárpátalja ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Bienal | Reemplazó la Copa del Mundo Viva | |
| Atletismo | Campeonatos mundiales de atletismo | Individuos [R] | 1983 | Más medallas : ( 2019 ) | 2022 | Bienal | 1983-1991 se celebra cada cuatro años, cada dos años a partir de 1993 |
| Copa Continental de la IAAF | Continentes | 2010 | Estados Unidos ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo en pista cubierta | Individuos [R] | 1985 | Más medallas : (2018) | 2022 | Bienal | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de fondo | Individuos | 1973 | Joshua Cheptegei ( 2019 ) | 2022 | Bienal | ||
| Equipos | Uganda (2019) | ||||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Skyrunning | Individuos | 2010 | ( 2018 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Medio Maratón de la IAAF | Individuos | 1992 | Geoffrey Kipsang ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Bienal | Anualmente hasta 2010 | |
| Equipo | 1992 | Etiopía ( 2018 ) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo de Marcha de la IAAF | Individual 20km | 1961 | Kōki Ikeda ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Bienal | ||
| Equipo 20km | Japón ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Individual 50km | Hirooki Arai ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Equipo 50km | Japón ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de 50 km de la IAU | Individuos | 2005 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | 2017.2018 No celebrado | |
| Campeonato del Mundo de 100 km de la IAU | Individuos | 1987 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de 24 Horas IAU | Individuos | 2001 | (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Equipos | 2003 | (2019) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo de Maratón de la IAAF | Individuos | 1985 | 2011 | Difunto | Bienal | ||
| Relevos mundiales de atletismo | Naciones | 2014 | 2019 | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo de Para | Individuos | 1994 | Ganadores en múltiples eventos (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Reglas australianas de futbol | Copa Internacional de Fútbol Australiano | Naciones | 2002 |  Papua Nueva Guinea ( 2017 ) | 2021 | Trienal | |
| Bádminton | Campeonatos del mundo de la BWF | Individual | 1977 | Kento Momota (2019) | 2021 | Anual | Anualmente desde 2006; No se celebra en los años olímpicos de verano. |
| Dobles | Mohammad Ahsan y Hendra Setiawan (2019) | ||||||
| Copa Thomas | Naciones | 1949 |  China ( 2018 ) | 2020 | Bienal | Desde 1984, se celebra al mismo tiempo que la Copa Uber femenina. Marca de victorias: Indonesia 13, China 10, Malasia 5  | |
| Campeonato del mundo de bádminton de la BWF | Individuales y Dobles | 1998 | Ganadores en 10 eventos (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Hockey con pelota | Campeonato del Mundo de Hockey con Pelota | Naciones | 1996 | Eslovaquia ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Hockey con pelota | Campeonato del Mundo de Bandy | Naciones | 1957 |  Rusia ( 2019 ) | 2022 | Anual | Los segundos WC de Bandy se celebraron en 1961; a partir de ese momento, los campeonatos se realizaron cada dos años hasta 2003; y anualmente desde entonces. |
| Copa del Mundo de Bandy | Clubs | 1974 | Bollnäs GIF ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Béisbol | Clásico mundial de béisbol | Naciones | 2006 | Estados Unidos ( 2017 ) | 2023 | Cuadrienal | Comenzó en 1938 (como Copa Mundial de Béisbol IBAF); Reiniciado en 2006; los dos primeros de estos WBC modernos (MLB aprobados y sancionados por la IBAF) estaban separados por tres años (2006, 2009); se trasladó a cada cuatro años en 2013 y después. Marca de victorias: Japón 2, Estados Unidos 1, República Dominicana 1  |
| Copa del Mundo de Béisbol | Naciones | 1938 |  Holanda ( 2011 ) | Difunto | Bienal hasta 2011 | ||
| Premier12 de la WBSC | Naciones | 2015 | Japón ( 2019 ) | 2023 | Cuatrienal | ||
| Baloncesto | Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA | Naciones | 1950 |  España ( 2019 ) | 2023 | Cuadrienal | Después de la edición de 2014, la Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto FIBA (pero no la Copa del Mundo de Baloncesto Femenino FIBA) se ha reiniciado en un nuevo ciclo cuatrienal. La Copa del Mundo de 2014 (masculina) será seguida por la Copa del Mundo de 2019, evitando conflictos con la Copa del Mundo de la FIFA. Más victorias: Estados Unidos 5, Yugoslavia 5, Unión Soviética 3   |
| Copa del Mundo FIBA 3x3 | Naciones | 2012 | Estados Unidos ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | Bienal hasta 2016 | |
| Copa Intercontinental FIBA | Clubs | 1966 | Hereda San Pablo Burgos ( 2021 ) | 2022 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Baloncesto en Silla de Ruedas | Naciones | 1973 | Gran Bretaña ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | ||
| Pelota vasca | Campeonato del Mundo de Pelota Vasca | Naciones | 1952 | Francia ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | |
| Futbol playa | Copa Mundial de Beach Soccer de la FIFA | Naciones | 1995 |  Portugal ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | Marca de victorias: Brasil 14, Portugal 3, Rusia 2 |
| voleibol de playa | Campeonato Mundial de Voleibol de Playa FIVB | Naciones | 1997 | Stoyanovskiy - Krasilnikov ( 2019 ) | 2022 | Bienal | |
| Biatlón | Campeonato del mundo de biatlón | Sprint 10 km | 1974 | Martín Ponsiluoma ( 2021 ) | 2022 | Anual | No se celebra en los años olímpicos de invierno |
| Persecución 12,5 km | 1997 | Émilien Jacquelin ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Salida masiva 15 km | 1999 | Sturla Holm Lægreid ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Individual 20 km | 1958 | Sturla Holm Lægreid ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Relé 4x7,5 km | 1966 | Noruega ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Campeonato del mundo de verano de biatlón | Individuos | 1996 | ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | 2020 cancelar | |
| Copa del mundo de biatlón | Individuos en general | 1977 | Johannes Thingnes Bø ( 2020-21 ) | 2021-22 | Anual | ||
| Relevos individuales | 2000-01 | Noruega ( 2020-21 ) | 2021-22 | Anual | |||
| Campeonatos del Mundo de Para Biatlón | Individuos | 1990 | (2021) | 2023 | Anual | ||
| Billar | Campeonato Mundial WPA de ocho bolas | Individuos | 2004 | Chang Jung-lin ( 2012 ) | Difunto | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Blackball WPA | Individuos | 2006 | Scott Gillespie (2018) | 2020 | |||
| Campeonato Mundial de Blackball IPA | Individuos | 2014 | Jon McAllister (2020) | 2021 | |||
| Campeonato mundial de billar de ocho bolas WEPF | Individuos | 1993 | Mick Hill (2019) | 2020 | |||
| Campeonato del mundo de nueve bolas de la WPA | Individuos | 1990 | Feder Gorst ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato mundial de diez bolas de la WPA | Individuos | 2008 | Ko Ping-chung ( 2019 ) | 2023 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato mundial de billar (billar inglés) | Individuos | 1870 | Peter Gilchrist ( 2019 ) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Billar de la IBSF ( billar inglés ) | Individuos | 1926 | Hora: Pankaj Advani Puntos: Peter Gilchrist ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Pool Heterosexual | Individuos | 2006 | Shane Van Boening (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Pool Artístico WPA | Individuos | 2000 | (2019) | ?? | Anual | ||
| Copa del Mundo de Pool | Individuos | 2006 | Mario He y Albin Ouschan ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Fútbol ciego | Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol para Ciegos IBSA - B1 | Naciones | 1998 | Brasil ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | |
| Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol para Ciegos IBSA - B2 / B3 | Naciones | 1998 | Ucrania ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Bobsleigh | Campeonatos del Mundo FIBT | Cuatro hombre | 1930 | Francesco Friedrich Candy Bauer Alexander Schüller Thorsten Margis ( 2021 ) | 2022 | Anual | No se celebra en los años olímpicos de invierno. |
| Dos hombres | 1931 | Francesco Friedrich Alexander Schüller ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Campeonato Mundial de Para Sport de la IBSF | Naciones | 2016 | (2021) | 2023 | Anual | ||
| Culturismo | Campeonato Mundial de Culturismo Masculino IFBB | Individuos | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato mundial de culturismo amateur | Individuos | 1979 | (2009) | Difunto | |||
| Bochas | Campeonato mundial de bolos | Individual | 1966 | Shannon McIlroy ( 2016 ) | 2021 | Cuadrienal | |
| Pares | Aaron Wilson y Brett Wilkie ( 2016 ) | ||||||
| Triples | Andrew Knapper , Jamie Walker y Robert Paxton ( 2016 ) | ||||||
| Cuatro | Blake Signal , Mike Kernaghan , Mike Nagy , Ali Forsyth ( 2016 ) | ||||||
| Equipo | Nueva Zelanda ( 2016 ) | ||||||
| Campeonatos del mundo de bolos bajo techo | Individual | 1979 | Mark Dawes ( 2021 ) | 2022 | Anual | ||
| Pares | Mark Dawes , Jamie Chestney ( 2021 ) | ||||||
| Boxeo | Campeonato Mundial de Boxeo Amateur | Individuos | 1974 | Ganadores en 10 categorías de peso (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Copa del mundo de boxeo | Individuos | 1979 | (2008) | 2021 | Se lleva a cabo el curriculum vitae 2021 | ||
| Jiu Jitsu Brasileño | Campeonato Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu | Individuos | 1996 | (2019) | 2020 | Anual | |
| Copa Mundial de Jiu-Jitsu Profesional | Individuos | 2009 | (2019) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Canotaje | Campeonato del Mundo de Canotaje Sprint de la ICF | Individuos y equipos | 1938 | Ganadores en 17 eventos (2019) | 2021 | Anual | No se celebra en los años olímpicos de verano. |
| Campeonato del Mundo de Canoa Slalom de la ICF | C-1 | 1949 | Franz Anton ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | No se celebra en los años olímpicos de verano. | |
| Equipo C-1 | 1949 | Eslovaquia ( 2019 ) | |||||
| C-2 | 1949 | 2019 no tendrá lugar | |||||
| Equipo C-2 | 1949 | 2019 no tendrá lugar | |||||
| K-1 | 1949 | Jiří Prskavec ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Equipo K-1 | 1949 | España ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Extrema K1 | 2017 | Pedro Gonçalves ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo de Canoa Slalom | Individuos | 1988 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Copa del Mundo de Piragüismo en Aguas Salvajes | Individuos | 1989 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Canoa Polo de la ICF | Naciones | 1994 | Alemania (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Maratón de Piragüismo de la ICF | equipos | 1988 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Deportes de carambola (billar) | Campeonato mundial de billar a tres bandas | Individuos | 1928 | Torbjörn Blomdahl ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Equipos | 1981 | Murat Naci Çoklu / Lütfi Çenet ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo de Tres Bandas | Individuos | 1986 | Dick Jaspers (2019) | 2021 | Total anual de 7 competiciones | ||
| Campeonato mundial de cinco pines | Individuos | 1965 | Alejandro Martinotti ( 2017 ) | TBA | |||
| Equipos Nacionales del Campeonato del Mundo de 5 Pines | Equipos | 2019 | Italia ( 2019 ) | TBA | |||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Billar Artístico | Individuos | 1937 | Turquía (2012) | Difunto | |||
| Carrom | Campeonato del Mundo de Carrom | Hombres individuales | 2016 |  India Prashant More ( 2016 ) | Difunto | ||
| Dobles Masculinos | 2016 | Sandeep Deorukhkar / Riyaz Akbar ( 2016 ) | |||||
| Equipo masculino | 2016 | Sri Lanka ( 2016 ) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo de Carrom | Naciones | 2002 |  Sri Lanka (2018) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | ||
| Escalada | Campeonato del mundo de escalada IFSC | Dirigir | 1991 | Adam Ondra ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Búlder | 2001 | Tomoa Narasaki ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Velocidad | 1991 | Ludovico Fossali ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Conjunto | 2012 | Tomoa Narasaki ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo de Escalada IFSC | Dirigir | 1989 | Adam Ondra ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Búlder | 1999 | Tomoa Narasaki ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Velocidad | 1998 | Bassa Mawem ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Conjunto | 1998 | Tomoa Narasaki ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Paracaidismo IFSC | Individuos | 2011 | Líder: Ganadores en 8 eventos (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Fútbol del CP | Campeonato mundial de fútbol de CP | Naciones | mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Rusia ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Grillo | Copa Mundial de Críquet ICC ( formato ODI ) | Naciones | 1975 |  Inglaterra ( 2019 ) | 2023 | Cuadrienal | Marca de victorias: Australia 5, West Indies 2, India 2  |
| Copa del Mundo ICC T20 ( formato T20I ) | Naciones | 2007 | Indias Occidentales ( 2016 ) | 2021 | Cuadrienal | Se cambió de años impares (2007-2009) a años pares (2010-2016). Bienal hasta 2016. Cuadrienal desde 2016. Más victorias: West Indies 2, varios países 1 | |
| Copa del mundo de cricket indoor | Naciones | 1995 |  Sudáfrica ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Liga de Campeones Twenty20 | Equipos nacionales | 2008 | Super Reyes de Chennai ( 2014 ) | Descatalogado después de 2014 | Anual | La primera Champions League Twenty20 debía celebrarse en 2008, pero no pudo debido a los ataques de Mumbai de 2008 . Oficialmente descontinuado a partir de 2014 debido a la falta de interés de los fanáticos. | |
| Copa del mundo de críquet para ciegos | Naciones | 1998 | India ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | ||
| Copa del Mundo Blind T20 | Naciones | 2012 | India ( 2017 ) | 2022 | una vez en cinco años | ||
| Esquí de fondo | Campeonato del mundo de esquí nórdico de la FIS | 15 km y 18 km | 1925 | Hans Christer Holund ( 2021 ) | 2023 | Bienal | |
| 50 kilometros | 1925 | Emil Iversen ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Skiatlón 15 + 15 km | 1993 | Alexander Bolshunov ( 2021 ) | |||||
| pique | 2001 | Johannes Høsflot Klæbo ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Relevo 4x10 km | 1933 | Noruega ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Sprint en equipo | 2005 | Noruega ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Campeonato mundial de esquí para nórdico | Individuos | 1974 | Ganadores en 19 eventos (2021) | 2023 | Bienal | ||
| Copa del mundo de cross-country de la FIS | Individuos | 1973-1974 | Alexander Bolshunov (2020-21) | 2021-22 | Anual | ||
| Curling | Campeonato del Mundo de Curling | Naciones | 1959 |  Suecia ( 2021 ) | 2022 | Anual | Cancelación 2020 |
| Ciclismo | Campeonatos del mundo de ruta UCI | Ciclismo en ruta | 1927 | Julian Alaphilippe ( 2020 ) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Contrarreloj | 1994 | Filippo Ganna ( 2020 ) | |||||
| Contrarreloj por equipos (equipos comerciales) | 2012 | 2019 no tendrá lugar | |||||
| Contrarreloj por equipos (naciones) | 1962 | Italia ( 1994 ) [3] | Difunto | Anual | |||
| Campeonatos del Mundo de ciclocross UCI | Individuos | 1950 | Mathieu van der Poel ( 2021 ) | 2022 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de BTT UCI | A campo traviesa | 1990 | Jordan Sarrou (2020) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Cuesta abajo | 1990 | Reece Wilson (2020) | |||||
| Cuatro cruces | 2002 | Mitja Ergraver (2016) | Difunto | ||||
| Copa del Mundo de Mountain Bike UCI | Individuos | 1990 | Nino Schurter ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Ciclismo Urbano UCI | BMX estilo libre | 2019 | 2021 | Anual | |||
| Eliminador de campo traviesa | 2012 | Titouan Perrin-Ganier (2018) | |||||
| Ensayos de 20 pulgadas | 1992 | Thomas Pechhacker (2019) | |||||
| Ensayos 26 pulgadas | 1995 | Sergi Llongueras (2019) | |||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Ciclismo en Pista UCI | Individuos y naciones | 1893 | Ganadores en 10 eventos (2020); Mayoría de medallas: | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Maratón de Bicicleta de Montaña UCI | Individuos | 2003 | ( 2020 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonatos del Mundo de Trial UCI | Individuos | 1986 | ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonatos del mundo UCI BMX | Individuos | mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Twan Van Gendt ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonatos del mundo de ciclismo indoor UCI | Individuos | 1956 | Lukas Kohl ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Paraciclismo en Pista UCI | Individuos y naciones | 2007 | Ganadores en 18 eventos (2020) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Paraciclismo en Ruta UCI | Individuos y naciones | 2009 | ( 2020 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Dardos | Campeonato del Mundo de Dardos BDO | Individuos | 1978 | Wayne Warren ( 2020 ) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Campeonato del Mundo de Dardos PDC | Individuos | 1994 | Precio de Gerwyn ( 2021 ) | 2022 | Anual | Marca de victorias: Phil Taylor 14, Michael van Gerwen 3, Gary Anderson 2 | |
| Copa del Mundo de Dardos PDC | Dobles | 2010 | Gales ( Gerwyn Price y Johnny Clayton ) ( 2020 ) | 2021 | Anual | Más victorias: Inglaterra 4, Holanda 4, Escocia y Gales 1 | |
| Copa del Mundo WDF | Naciones | 1977 | Holanda ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Dodgeball | Campeonato Mundial de Dodgeball | Naciones | 2012 | Estados Unidos (2019) | 2021 | Anual | |
| barco de Dragón | Campeonato Mundial de Barcos Dragón | Naciones | 2006 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Campeonatos del Mundo de Naciones | Naciones | 1995 | (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Campeonatos del mundo de clubes | Naciones | 1996 | (2018) | 2022 | Bienal | ||
| Esgrima | Campeonato del Mundo de Esgrima | Frustrar | 1926 | Enzo Lefort (2019) | 2021 | Anual | Los campeonatos no se celebran para eventos olímpicos en los años olímpicos de verano. |
| Equipo de foil | 1930 | Estados Unidos (2019) | |||||
| Épée | 1921 | Gergely Siklósi (2019) | |||||
| Equipo épée | 1930 | Francia (2019) | |||||
| Sable | 1922 | Oh Sang-Reino Unido (2019) | |||||
| Equipo de sable | 1930 | Corea del Sur (2019) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo de Esgrima | Individuos y Naciones | 1972 | ( 2019-20 ) | 2020-21 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato mundial de esgrima en silla de ruedas | Individuos | 2010 | ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Hockey sobre hierba | Copa del Mundo de Hockey FIH | Naciones | 1971 |  Bélgica ( 2018 ) | 2023 | Cuadrienal | Marca de victorias: Pakistán 4, Holanda 3, Australia 3 |
| Copa del Mundo de Hockey Sala | Naciones | 2003 |  Austria ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | Marca de victorias: Alemania 3, Holanda 1, Austria 1 | |
| Patinaje artístico | Campeonato mundial de patinaje artístico | Individuos | 1896 | Nathan Chen ( 2021 ) | 2022 | Anual | |
| Natación con aletas | Campeonato del Mundo de Natación con Aletas | Individuos | 1976 | (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Copa del Mundo de Natación con Aletas | Individuos | 2014 | (2019) | 2022 | Anual | ||
| Puño | Copa del mundo de fistball | Naciones | 1968 | Alemania (2019) | 2023 | Cuadrienal | |
| Bandera de Futbol | Campeonato mundial de fútbol de bandera de la IFAF | Naciones | 2002 | Estados Unidos (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | 2020 no se llevará a cabo |
| Floorball | Campeonato Mundial de Floorball | Naciones | 1996 | Finlandia ( 2018 ) | 2020 | Bienal | |
| Esquí de estilo libre | Campeonato del Mundo de Esquí Freestyle de la FIS | Magnates | 1986 | Mikaël Kingsbury ( 2021 ) | 2023 | Bienal | |
| Moguls duales | 2001 | Mikaël Kingsbury (2021) | |||||
| Antenas | 1986 | Maxim Burov (2021) | |||||
| Medio tubo | 2005 | Nico Porteous (2021) | |||||
| Slopestyle | 2011 | Andri Ragettli (2021) | |||||
| Carrera de esqui | 2005 | Alex Fiva (2021) | |||||
| Aire grande | 2019 | Oliwer Magnusson (2021) | |||||
| Fútbol sala | Copa Mundial de Fútbol Sala de la FIFA | Naciones | 1989 |  Argentina ( 2016 ) | 2021 | Cuadrienal | Marca de victorias: Brasil 5, España 2, Argentina 1 |
| Copa del Mundo de Futsal AMF | Naciones | mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Argentina ( 2019 ) | 2023 | Cuadrienal | Originalmente un evento trienal, realizado cada cuatro años después de 2003. | |
| Goalball | Campeonato del Mundo de Goalball | Naciones | 1978 | Brasil ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Qradrennial | |
| Golf | Copa del Mundo de Mission Hills | Naciones | 1953 | Bélgica ( 2018 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Campeonatos del mundo de golf | Campeonato de WGC | 1999 | Collin Morikawa (2021) | 2022 | Anual | ||
| Partido de WGC | 1999 | Billy Horschel (2021) | 2022 | Anual | |||
| WGC por invitación | 1999 | Justin Thomas (2020) | 2021 | Anual | |||
| Campeones WGC-HSBC | 1999 | Rory McIlroy (2019) | 2021 | Anual | |||
| Aferramiento | Campeonato mundial de grappling | Individuos | 2007 | (2013) | Difunto | Bienal | |
| Gimnasia | Campeonato mundial de gimnasia artística | Individuos y equipos | 1903 | Ganadores en 7 eventos (2019) | 2021 | Anual | No celebrado en los años olímpicos |
| Campeonato del mundo de gimnasia en trampolín | Individuales y Equipos | 1964 | Ganadores en 7 eventos (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Campeonatos del mundo de gimnasia acrobática | Par | 1974 | Rusia (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Grupo | 1974 | Israel (2018) | |||||
| Campeonato del mundo de gimnasia aeróbica | Individuos | 1995 | ( 2018 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Copa del Mundo de Gimnasia Artística | Individuos | 1975 | 14 ganadores (2019) | 2021 | Anual | 2020 aplazado celebrado en 2021 | |
| Copa del mundo de trampolín | Individuos | 2008 | (2020) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Balonmano ( balonmano olímpico ) | Campeonato Mundial de Balonmano Masculino IHF | Naciones | 1938 |  Dinamarca ( 2021 ) | 2023 | Bienal | Marca de victorias: Francia 6, Suecia 4, Rumanía 4  |
| Súper Globo IHF | Clubs | 1997 | FC Barcelona ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Balonmano en Silla de Ruedas IHF | Balonmano | 2020 | 2021 | Anual hasta 2022 | |||
| Balonmano ( balonmano playa ) | Campeonato Mundial de Balonmano Playa Masculino | Naciones | 2004 | Brasil ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Bienal | |
| Hockey sobre hielo | Campeonato del Mundo IIHF | Naciones | 1920 |  Finlandia ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | Cancelada en 2020 por la pandemia de coronavirus . Más victorias: Unión Soviética y Rusia 27, Canadá 26, Checoslovaquia y República Checa 12   |
| Campeonato Mundial de Para Hockey sobre Hielo | Naciones | 1996 | Grupo A: Estados Unidos ( 2019 ) Grupo B: Rusia ( 2019 ) Grupo C: China ( 2018 ) | 2021 - Grupo A | Anual | ||
| Copa del Mundo de Hockey | Naciones | 1976 (como Copa de Canadá) | Canadá (2016) | Desconocido | Cuadrienal | Más victorias: Canadá 6, Unión Soviética 1, Estados Unidos 1 | |
| Hockey en línea | Campeonato Mundial de Hockey en Línea IIHF | Naciones | 1996 | Estados Unidos ( 2017 ) | Difunto | Anual | La IIHF canceló el campeonato en 2019 y ya no puede gobernar el hockey en línea. [4] |
| Campeonato del mundo de hockey en línea FIRS | Naciones | 1995 | Estados Unidos ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Fútbol de salón | Copa del Mundo WMF | Naciones | 2015 | México ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Judo | Campeonato del Mundo de Judo | Individuos | 1956 | Japón ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Kendo | Campeonato mundial de kendo | Individuos | 1970 | Japón (2018) | 2021 | Trienal | |
| Rogaining | Campeonato Mundial de Rogaining | Naciones | 1992 | Timmo Tammemäe y Riho Seepõld ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Roll Ball | Copa del Mundo Roll Ball | Naciones | 2011 | ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Derby de rodillos | Copa del mundo de roller derby masculino | Equipos | 2014 | Estados Unidos (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Kabaddi | Copa del mundo IKF Kabaddi (estilo estándar) | Naciones | 2004 | India ( 2016 ) | 2020 | ||
| Copa del Mundo IKF Kabaddi (estilo círculo) | Naciones | 2010 | Pakistán ( 2020 ) | ||||
| Kárate | Campeonatos del Mundo de Karate | Individuos | 1970 | Ganadores en 8 eventos (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Kendo | Campeonato mundial de kendo | Individuos | 1970 | Japón (2019) | 2022 | Trienal | |
| Kickboxing | Campeonato Mundial de Kickboxing Amateur WAKO | Individuos | 1978 | (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Kurash | Campeonatos del mundo de Kurash | Individuos | 1999 | (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Lacrosse | Campeonato mundial de lacrosse | Naciones | 1967 | Estados Unidos ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | |
| Campeonato Mundial de Lacrosse Indoor | Naciones | 2003 | Canadá ( 2019 ) | 2023 | Cuadrienal | ||
| Salvavidas | Campeonatos mundiales de salvamento | Naciones | 1955 | ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Bienal | |
| Luge | Campeonato del Mundo de Luge de la FIL | Hombres solteros | 1955 | Roman Repilov ( 2021 ) | 2023 | Anual | |
| Dobles masculinos | 1955 | Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken ( 2021 ) | |||||
| Campeonato del Mundo de Luge Natural de la FIL | Hombres solteros | 1979 | Thomas Kammerlander (2021) | 2023 | Bienal | ||
| Dobles masculinos | 1979 | Patrick Pigneter Florian Clara (2021) | 2023 | Bienal | |||
| Pentatlón moderno | Campeonato Mundial de Pentatlón Moderno | Individual | 1949 | Valentin Belaud ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Equipo | 1949 | Corea del Sur ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Relé | 2004 | Alemania ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Copa del Mundo de Pentatlón Moderno | Individuos | 1999 | (2020) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Carrera de montaña | Campeonato del mundo de carrera por montaña | Individuos | 1985 | Joseph Gray ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Campeonato mundial de carrera de montaña de larga distancia | Individuos | 2004 | Jim Walmsley ( 2019 ) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Campeonatos del Mundo de Trail de la IAU | Individuos | 2007 | Jonathan Albon (2019) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Muaythai | Campeonato Mundial IFMA de Muaythai | Individuos | 1993 | Rusia (2019) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Bolos de nueve pines | Campeonatos del mundo de bolos individuales de nueve pines | Clásico individual | 2006 | Vilmoš Zavarko ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Bienal | |
| pique | Vilmoš Zavarko ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Combinación | Vilmoš Zavarko ( 2018 ) | ||||||
| Campeonatos del mundo de bolos de nueve pines por equipos | Equipo | 2005 | Serbia ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Nórdico combinado | Campeonato del mundo de esquí nórdico de la FIS | 10 km cuesta normal individual | 1925 | Jarl Magnus Riiber ( 2021 ) | 2023 | Bienal | |
| Colina grande individual de 10 km | 1999 | Johannes Lamparter ( 2021 ) | 2023 | Bienal | |||
| Inicio masivo de 10 km | 2009 | Todd Lodwick ( 2009 ) | Solo se celebró en 2009 | N / A | Suspendido | ||
| Equipo Nacional Colina Normal 4 x 5 km | 2011 | Noruega ( 2021 ) | 2023 | Bienal | |||
| Equipo Nacional Colina Grande 2 x 7,5 km | mil novecientos ochenta y dos | Austria ( 2021 ) | 2023 | Bienal | |||
| Copa del mundo combinada nórdica de la FIS | Individuos | 1983–84 | Jarl Magnus Riiber ( 2020-21 ) | 2021–22 | Anual | ||
| Orientación | Campeonato Mundial de Orientación | pique | 2001 | 2019 No se llevará a cabo | 2021 | Anual | |
| Distancia corta | 1991 | Pasi Ikonen (2001) | Difunto | Bienal | |||
| Distancia media | 2003 | Olav Lundanes ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | Originalmente cada dos años, anualmente desde 2003 | ||
| Larga distancia | 1966 | Olav Lundanes ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | Originalmente cada dos años, anualmente desde 2003 | ||
| Relé | 1966 | Suecia ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | Originalmente cada dos años, anualmente desde 2003 | ||
| Copa del Mundo de Orientación | Individuos | 1986 | Gustav Bergman (2019) | 2021 | Anual | Copas de título no oficiales celebradas en 1983 y 1984 (primera copa oficial en 1986); se celebra cada dos años hasta 2004, ahora anualmente | |
| Campeonato mundial de orientación de esquí | Individuos | 1975 | (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Copa del Mundo de Orientación al Esquí | Individuos | 1989 | (2013-14) | Difunto | |||
| Campeonato Mundial de Orientación en Bicicleta de Montaña | Individuos | 2002 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Orientación en Trail | Individuos | 2004 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Tenis de pádel | Campeonato del Mundo de Padel Tenis | Naciones | 1992 | (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Petanca | Campeonato del mundo de petanca | Naciones | 1959 | Francia (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Pickleball | Campeonato Mundial de Pickleball | Naciones | 2019 | (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Pitch and putt | Copa del Mundo de Pitch and Putt | Naciones | 2004 | Irlanda ( 2016 ) | 2021 | Cuadrienal | |
| Campeonato mundial de Strokeplay | Individuos | 2009 | Irlanda Liam O'Donovan (2017) | 2021 | Cuadrienal | ||
| Polo | Campeonato del mundo de polo | Naciones | 1987 | Argentina ( 2017 ) | 2022 | Trienal | Más victorias: Argentina 5, Brasil 3, Chile 2 |
| Levantamiento de pesas | Campeonato mundial de levantamiento de pesas | Individuos | 2011 | ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Campeonato Mundial de Para Powerlifting | Individuos | 1994 | Ganadores en 10 eventos (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Racquetball | Campeonatos del mundo de raquetbol | Naciones | 1981 | (2018) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Tenis real | Campeonato del mundo de tenis real | Individuos [D] | 1740 | Robert Fahey ( 2018 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Derby de rodillos | Campeonatos MRDA | Equipos | 2017 | Guardianes de la puerta de San Luis (2019) | 2021 | Anual | |
| Hockey sobre patines | Copa del mundo de hockey sobre patines | Naciones | 1936 | Portugal ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | Las copas FIRS actuales se reiniciaron en 1958 |
| Copa Intercontinental de hockey sobre patines | Clubs | 1985 | España ( 2018 ) | Difunto | Anual | ||
| Remo | Campeonato del mundo de remo | Naciones | 1962 | Ganadores en 13 eventos (2019) | 2021 | Anual | Los campeonatos no se celebran para eventos olímpicos / paralímpicos en los años olímpicos / paralímpicos de verano |
| Copa del Mundo de Remo | Naciones | 1997 | Ganadores en 6 eventos (2020) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonatos Mundiales de Remo Indoor | Individuos | 2018 | (2020) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Liga de Rugby | Copa del mundo de la liga de rugby | Naciones | 1954 | Australia ( 2017 ) | 2021 | Cuadrienal | Cuatrienal después de 2013, más victorias: Australia 11, Gran Bretaña 3, Nueva Zelanda 1   |
| Sindicato de rugby | Copa del mundo de rugby | Naciones | 1987 | Sudáfrica ( 2019 ) | 2023 | Cuadrienal | Más victorias: Nueva Zelanda 3, Sudáfrica 3, Australia 2 |
| Campeonato Mundial de Rugby en Silla de Ruedas | Naciones | 1995 | Japón ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | ||
| Rugby a siete | Copa del mundo de rugby a siete | Naciones | 1993 | Nueva Zelanda ( 2018 ) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | En junio de 2013, World Rugby (entonces conocido como International Rugby Board) anunció que había reconsiderado una decisión previa de descartar la Rugby World Cup Sevens. Después de 2013, el próximo evento será en 2018, y luego se llevará a cabo cuatrienalmente. [5] |
| Navegación | Campeonatos del mundo de vela | Individuos y parejas | N / A | N / A | N / A | Anual múltiple | La vela tiene múltiples eventos solo para hombres Ver aquí principalmente en la disciplina olímpica |
| Sambo | Campeonato Mundial de Sambo | Individuos | 1973 | Rusia (2019) | 2020 | Anual | |
| Copa del Mundo de Sambo | Individuos | (2019) | 2020 | Anual | |||
| Playa Sambo | Campeonato mundial de sambo de playa | Individuos | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Sepak Takraw | Copa del Mundo ISTAF | Naciones | 2011 | Tailandia (2017) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Campeonato del Mundo de Sepaktakraw de la Copa del Rey | Naciones | 1985 | (2019) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Tiroteo | Campeonato Mundial de Tiro de la ISSF | Individuos y naciones | 1897 | Ganadores en 18 eventos (2018) | 2022 | Cuadrienal | |
| Campeonato Mundial de Escopeta ISSF | Individuos y naciones | 1934 | Ganadores en 6 eventos (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Campeonatos Mundiales de Target Running ISSF | Individuos | 1961 | ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Cuadrienal | ||
| Copa del Mundo ISSF | Individuos | 1986 | Ganadores en 9 eventos (2020) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Campeonato Mundial de Tiro Para Deporte | Individuos | 1994 | ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Volante | Campeonato Mundial de Volantes | Individuos y Naciones | 2003 | (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Patineta | Campeonato Mundial de Skateboarding | parque | 2016 | Heimana Reynolds (2019) | 2021 | Anual | |
| calle | 2010 | Nyjah Huston (2019) | |||||
| Esqueleto | Campeonatos del Mundo FIBT | Individual | 1930 | Christopher Grotheer ( 2020 ) | 2021 | Anual | No se celebra en los años olímpicos de invierno. |
| Campeonato Mundial de Para Sport de la IBSF | Naciones | 2016 | ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Salto en ski | Campeonato del mundo de esquí nórdico de la FIS | Colina normal de los individuos | 1962 | Dawid Kubacki ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Individuos gran colina | 1925 | Markus Eisenbichler ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |||
| Colina normal del equipo nacional | 2001 | Austria ( 2011 ) | Difunto | Bienal | No se celebró en 2007 y 2009, después de que 2011 equipo mixto reemplazara este evento | ||
| Gran Colina de la Selección Nacional | 1962 | Alemania ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |||
| Campeonato del mundo de esquí-vuelo de la FIS | Individuos | 1972 | Daniel-André Tande ( 2018 ) | 2021 | Bienal | ||
| Selección nacional | 2004 | Noruega ( 2018 ) | 2021 | Bienal | |||
| Copa del Mundo de Salto de Esquí de la FIS | Individuos | 1979 | Stefan Kraft ( 2019-20 ) | 2020-21 | Anual | ||
| Esquí de montaña | Campeonato del Mundo de Esquí de Montaña | Naciones, individuos, equipos, relevos, largas distancias | 2002 | Ganadores en 5 eventos (2019) | 2021 | Bienal | Relevos celebrados desde 2004; Larga Distancia solo 2008. |
| Snooker | Campeonato mundial de billar | Individuos | 1927 | Ronnie O'Sullivan ( 2020 ) | 2021 | Anual | Este campeonato está abierto a ambos sexos, pero ninguna mujer ha ganado el evento. [6] Más victorias en la era moderna: Stephen Hendry 7, Steve Davis 6, Ronnie O'Sullivan 6 |
| Campeonato Mundial de Snooker de la IBSF | Individuos | 1963 | Muhammad Asif ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | También conocido como Campeonato Mundial de Snooker Amateur | |
| Campeonato del mundo de seis rojos | Individuos | 2008 | Stephen Maguire ( 2019 ) | 2020 | Anual | ||
| Copa del mundo de billar | Individuos | 1979 | John Higgins y Stephen Maguire ( 2019 ) | 2021 | Anual | ||
| Snowboarding | Campeonato del mundo de snowboard de la FIS | Aire grande | 2003 | 2019 no se llevará a cabo | 2021 | Bienal | |
| Slopestyle | 2011 | Chris Corning ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Medio tubo | 1996 | Scotty James ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Cruz de snowboard | 1997 | Mick Dierdorff ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Slalom paralelo | 1996 | Dmitry Loginov ( 2019 ) | |||||
| Eslalon gigante paralelo | 1999 | Dmitry Loginov ( 2019 ) | |||||
| FIS Snowboard World Cup | Individuals | 1994 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| World Para Snowboard Championships | Individuals | 2015 | Winners in 6 Events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Softball | Men's Softball World Championship | Nations | 1966 | Argentina (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, now biennially |
| Speed skating | World Allround Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1889 | Patrick Roest (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Tatsuya Shinhama (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Single Distance Championships | 500m | 1995 | Pavel Kulizhnikov (2020) | 2021 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held. | |
| 1000m | Pavel Kulizhnikov (2020) | ||||||
| 1500m | Kjeld Nuis (2020) | ||||||
| 5000m | Ted-Jan Bloemen (2020) | ||||||
| 10000m | Graeme Fish (2020) | ||||||
| Team Pursuit | 2005 | Netherlands (2020) | |||||
| Team Sprint | 2019 | Netherlands (2020) | |||||
| Mass start | 2015 | Netherlands (2020) | |||||
| World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | 500m | 1976 | Hwang Dae-heon (2019) | 2021 | 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. | |
| 1000m | Lim Hyo-jun (2019) | ||||||
| 1500m | Lim Hyo-jun (2019) | ||||||
| 3000m | 2019 Not Take Place | ||||||
| 5000m Relay | South Korea (2019) | ||||||
| Overall | Lim Hyo-jun (2019) | ||||||
| World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships | Nations | 1991 | Korea (2011) | Discontinued after 2011 | Annual | ||
| Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1976 | Tarek Momen (2019-20) | 2020–21 | Annual | |
| World International Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles teams | 1997 | Ryan Cuskelly & Cameron Pilley (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1967 |  Egypt (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | 2015 Championship cancelled | |
| Sumo | Sumo World Championships | Openweight | 1992 | Batsuuri Namsraijav (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Heavyweight | Atsushi Igarashi (2019) | ||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Konstantin Abdula-Zade (2019) | ||||||
| Middleweight | Badral Baasandorj (2019) | ||||||
| Lightweight | Sviatoslav Semykras (2019) | ||||||
| Team | Russia (2019) | ||||||
| Surfing | World Surfing Championship | Individuals | 1964 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | China Ma Long (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Doubles | China Ma Long & Wang Chuqin (2019) | ||||||
| World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1926 | China (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | 2020 postponed until 2021 | |
| World Para Table Tennis Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1990 | South Korea (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Teams | 2017 | Russia (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | |||
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 8 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Nations | South Korea (2019) | ||||||
| World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships | Individuals and Teams | Chinese Taipei (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
| Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championship | Nations | 1970 | Singapore (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Ten-pin bowling | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships | Nations | 1954 | Most medals: (2018) | 2021 | Annual | Biennially until 2010 |
| QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup | Individuals | 1965 | Francois Louw (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Tennis | Davis Cup | Nations | 1900 | Spain (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Note: 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 |
| World Team Cup | Nations | 1978 | Serbia (2012) | Defunct | Annual | ||
| Touch Football | Touch Football World Cup | Nations | 1988 | Australia (2019) | 2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Triathlon | ITU World Triathlon Series | Individuals | 1989 | Vincent Luis (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Javier Gómez (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| ITU Duathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Benjamin Choquert (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Diego Van Looy (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| ITU Aquathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1998 | Rostyslav Pevtsov (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Pavel Andreev (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Arthur Forissier (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Triathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1978 | 2021 | Annual | |||
| Ironman World Championship | Individuals | 1991 | Jan Frodeno (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Gustav Iden (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Tug of war | TWIF Indoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| TWIF Outdoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Volleyball | FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship | Nations | 1949 |  Poland (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Soviet Union 6, Brazil, Italy, Poland 3 |
| FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup | Nations | 1965 | Brazil (2019) | 2023 | Quadrennial | Most wins: Soviet Union and Russia 6, Brazil 3, United States 2 | |
| FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup | Nations | 1993 | Brazil (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | ||
| FIVB Volleyball Men's Nations League | Nations | 2018 | Russia (2019) | 2021 | Annual | It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World League (1990–2017) | |
| FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship | Clubs | 1989 | Volley Lube (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Para Volleyball Championship | Nations | 1983 |  Iran (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Vovinam | World Vovinam Championships | Individuals | 2009 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Water Ski | Water Ski World Championships | Individuals | 1949 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Weightlifting | World Weightlifting Championships | Individuals | 1891 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Windsurfing | Windsurfing World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| RS:X World Championships | Individuals | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |||
| Wrestling (amateur) | World Wrestling Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1904 | Winners in 16 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| Wrestling World Cup (freestyle) | Nations | 1973 | Russia (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Wrestling World Cup (Greco-Roman) | Nations | 1980 | Russia (2017) | Defunct | Annual | ||
| Wushu | World Wushu Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 24 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| World Traditional Wushu Championships | Individuals | 2004 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Taijiquan Championships | Individuals | 2014 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Sanda World Cup | Individuals | 2002 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Taolu World Cup | Individuals | 2016 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial |
Female World Championship Titles[edit]
| Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held | Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details & notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aikido | Aikido World Championships | Individuals | 1989 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Alpine skiing | FIS Alpine World Ski Championships | Downhill | 1931 | Ilka Štuhec (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| Super G | 1987 | Mikaela Shiffrin (2019) | |||||
| Giant slalom | 1931 | Petra Vlhová (2019) | |||||
| Slalom | 1931 | Mikaela Shiffrin (2019) | |||||
| Combined | 1932 | Wendy Holdener (2019) | |||||
| FIS Alpine Ski World Cup | Individuals | 1967 | Federica Brignone (2019–20) | 2020–21 | Annual | ||
| Nations | Italy (2019–20) | ||||||
| World Para Alpine Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1972 | Winners in 30 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| American football | IFAF Women's World Championship | Nations | 2010 | United States (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Archery | World Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1931 | Lei Chien-ying (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Individual compound | 1995 | Natalia Avdeeva (2019) | Biennial | ||||
| Team recurve | 1931 | Chinese Taipei (2019) | Biennial | ||||
| Team compound | 1995 | Chinese Taipei (2019) | Biennial | ||||
| World Indoor Archery Championships | Individual recurve | 1991 | Elena Richter (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Team recurve | Germany (2018) | ||||||
| Individual compound | Natalia Avdeeva (2018) | ||||||
| Team compound | United States (2018) | ||||||
| Archery World Cup | Individual recurve | 2006 | Kang Chae-young (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Individual compound | Sara López (2019) | ||||||
| World Field Archery Championships | Individual | 1969 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| World 3D Archery Championships | Individual | 2003 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Para Archery Championship | Individual | 1998 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Artistic roller skating | Artistic Skating World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in 2020 |
| Association football | FIFA Women's World Cup | Nations | 1991 | United States (2019) | 2023 | Quadrennial | |
| FIFA Women's Club World Cup | Nations | ?? | ?? | ?? | Quadrennial | ||
| Aquatics | FINA World Aquatics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1973 | Winners in 37 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| FINA Swimming World Cup | Individuals | 1988-89 | Cate Campbell (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Individuals[R] | 1993 | Winners in 20 events (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Synchronised swimming Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| World Diving Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| FINA Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Winners in 4 events (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| FINA Water Polo World Cup | Nations | 1979 | United States (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | Originally biennially, quadrennially after 2002 | |
| FINA Water Polo World Championship | Nations | 1986 | United States (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | Biennially since 2001 | |
| World Para Swimming Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Most medals: Italy (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Athletics | World Athletics Championships | Individuals[R] | 1983 | Winners in multiple events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | 1983–1991 quadrennially, biennially from 1993 |
| World Athletics Indoor Championships | Individuals[R] | 1985 | Winners in 13 events (2018); Most medals: United States | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Athletics Cross Country Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Hellen Obiri (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Teams | Ethiopia (2019) | ||||||
| IAAF World Half Marathon Championships | Individuals | 1992 | Netsanet Gudeta (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| Teams | Ethiopia (2018) | ||||||
| Skyrunning World Championships | Individuals | 2010 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| IAAF World Race Walking Cup | Individual 20km | 1961 | Lupita González (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | ||
| Team 20km | China (2018) | ||||||
| Individual 50km | Liang Rui (2018) | ||||||
| Team 50km | China (2018) | ||||||
| IAU 50 km World Championships | Individuals | 2005 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 2017.2018 Not held | |
| IAU 100 km World Championships | Individuals | 1987 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| IAU 24 Hour World Championship | Individuals | 2001 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Teams | 2003 | (2019) | |||||
| IAAF World Marathon Cup | Individuals | 1985 | 2011 | Defunct | Biennial | ||
| World Athletics Relays | Nations | 2014 | 2019 | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Para Athletics Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in multiple events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Australian rules football | Australian Football International Cup | Nations | 2011 | Ireland (2017) | 2021 | Triennial | |
| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Singles | 1977 | P. V. Sindhu (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years |
| Doubles | Mayu Matsumoto & Wakana Nagahara (2019) | ||||||
| Uber Cup | Nations | 1957 | China (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | Biennially since 1984 it has been held concurrently with the men's Thomas Cup. | |
| BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | Individuals and Doubles | 1998 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Ball Hockey | Women's Ball Hockey World Championship | Nations | 2007 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Bandy | Bandy World Championship | Nations | 2004 | Sweden (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | Annually from 2006 to 2008, then biennially |
| Bandy World Cup Women | Clubs | 2003 | Sweden Skutskärs IF (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Baseball | Women's Baseball World Cup | Nations | 2004 | Japan (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Basketball | FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup | Nations | 1953 | United States (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | |
| FIBA 3x3 World Cup | Nations | 2012 | China (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Biennial until 2016 | |
| Wheelchair Basketball World Championship | Nations | 1990 | Netherland (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Basque Pelota | Basque Pelota World Championships | Nations | 1952 | France (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Beach volleyball | FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | Pavan–Humana-Paredes (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Sprint 7.5 km | 1984 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (2020) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic Year. |
| Pursuit 10 km | 1997 | Dorothea Wierer (2020) | |||||
| Mass start 12.5 km | 1999 | Marte Olsbu Røiseland (2020) | |||||
| Individual 15 km | 1984 | Dorothea Wierer (2020) | |||||
| Relay 4x6 km | 1984 | Norway (2020) | |||||
| Summer Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1996 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 2020 cancel | |
| Biathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1977 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| Para Biathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Billiards (English billiards) | World Women's Billiards Championship | Individuals | 1931 | Anna Lynch (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |
| WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship | Individuals | 1990 | Kelly Fisher (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| WPA World Artistic Pool Championship | Individuals | 2000 | (2019) | ?? | Annual | ||
| Blind Football | IBSA Blind Football World Championships - B1/B2/B3 | Nations | 2021 | (2021) | 2021 | ||
| Bobsleigh | FIBT World Championships | Two woman | 2000 | Kaillie Humphries Lauren Gibbs (2020) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years. |
| IBSF Para Sport World Championship | Nations | 2016 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Bodybuilding | World Amateur Bodybuilding Championships | Individuals | 1979 | (2009) | Defunct | ||
| Bowls | World Bowls Championship | Singles | 1969 | Karen Murphy (2016) | 2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Pairs | Laura Daniels, Jess Sims (2016) | ||||||
| Triples | Natasha Scott, Rebecca Van Asch, Carla Krizanic (2016) | ||||||
| Fours | Natasha Scott, Rebecca Van Asch, Carla Krizanic, Kelsey Cottrell (2016) | ||||||
| Team | Australia (2016) | ||||||
| World Indoor Bowls Championships | Singles | 1988 | Julie Forrest (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Boxing | World Amateur Boxing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | Winners in 10 weight classes (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Boxing World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | (2008) | 2020 | 2020 resume take place | ||
| Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu | World Jiu-Jitsu Championship | Individuals | 1996 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |
| Canoeing | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | Individuals and teams | 1938 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Winter Olympic years |
| ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships | K-1 | 1949 | Eva Terčelj (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years | |
| K-1 team | 1949 | Great Britain (2019) | |||||
| C-1 | 2009 | Andrea Herzog (2019) | |||||
| C-1 team | 2011 | Australia (2019) | |||||
| Canoe Slalom World Cup | Individuals | 1988 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Wildwater Canoeing World Cup | Individuals | 1989 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| ICF Canoe Polo World Championships | Nations | 1994 | Germany (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| ICF Canoe Marathon World Championship | teams | 1988 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Carrom | Carrom World Championship | Women's Singles | 2016 | IND Saikumar Apoorva (2016) | Defunct | ||
| Women's Doubles | 2016 | Kajol Kumari/Saikumar Apoorva (2016) | |||||
| Women's Team | 2016 | India (2016) | |||||
| Carrom World Cup | Nations | 2002 | India (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Climbing | IFSC Climbing World Championships | Lead | 1991 | Janja Garnbret (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Bouldering | 2001 | Janja Garnbret (2019) | |||||
| Speed | 1991 | Aleksandra Mirosław (2019) | |||||
| Combined | 2012 | Janja Garnbret (2019) | |||||
| IFSC Climbing World Cup | Lead | 1989 | Chaehyun Seo (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Bouldering | 1999 | Janja Garnbret (2019) | |||||
| Speed | 1998 | YiLing Song (2019) | |||||
| Combined | 1998 | Janja Garnbret (2019) | |||||
| IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Lead:Winners in 5 events(2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Cricket | Women's Cricket World Cup (WODI format) | Nations | 1973 | England (2017) | 2022 | Quadrennial | |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup (WT20I format) | Nations | 2009 | Australia (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | Biennially from 2010 | |
| Cross-country skiing | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | 10 km | 1954 | Therese Johaug (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Skiathlon 15 km | 1993 | Therese Johaug (2019) | |||||
| 30 km | 1980 | Therese Johaug (2019) | |||||
| Sprint | 2001 | Maiken Caspersen Falla (2019) | |||||
| Team Sprint | 2005 | Sweden (2019) | |||||
| Relay 4x5 km | 1954 | Sweden (2019) | |||||
| World Para Nordic Skiing Championships | Individuals | 1974 | 2019 | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| FIS Cross-Country World Cup | Individuals | 1973-74 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| Curling | World Curling Championships | Nations | 1979 | Switzerland (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 2020 cancellation |
| Cycling | UCI Road World Championships | Road race | 1958 | Anna van der Breggen (2020) | 2021 | Annual | The UCI Road World Championships were first contested in 1927, but women's championships were not added until 1958. |
| Time trial | 1994 | Anna van der Breggen (2020) | |||||
| Team time trial (trade) | 2012 | 2019 Not Take Place | |||||
| Team time trial (nations) | 1987 | Russia (1994) | Defunct | Annual | |||
| UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Cross-country | 1990 | Pauline Ferrand-Prévot (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Downhill | 1990 | Camille Balanche (2020) | |||||
| Four-cross | 2002 | Caroline Buchanan (2017) | Defunct | ||||
| UCI Mountain Bike World Cup | Individuals | 1991 | Kate Courtney (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Freestyle BMX | 2017 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Cross-country eliminator | 2012 | Gaia Tormena (2019) | |||||
| Trials | 2001 | Nina Reichenbach (2019) | |||||
| UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships | Individuals | 2000 | Lucinda Brand (2021) | 2022 | Annual | The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships were first contested in 1950, but a women's championship was not added until 2000. | |
| UCI Track Cycling World Championships | Individuals and nations | 1958 | Winners in 10 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | The UCI Track Cycling World Championships were first contested in 1893, but women's championships were not added until 1958. | |
| UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships | Individuals | 2003 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| UCI Trials World Championships | Individuals | 1986 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI BMX World Championships | Individuals | 1982 | Alise Willoughby (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships | Individuals | 1956 | Lisa Hattemer (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2007 | Winners in 15 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships | Individuals and nations | 2009 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Darts | BDO World Darts Championship | Individuals | 2001 | Mikuru Suzuki (2020) | 2021 | Annual | The BDO World Darts Championship was first contested in 1978, but a women's championship was not added until 2001. |
| WDF World Cup | Nations | 1983 | England (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | The WDF World Cup was first contested in 1977, but a women's championship was not added until 1983. | |
| Dodgeball | World Dodgeball Championships | Nations | 2012 | United States (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Fencing | World Fencing Championships | Foil | 1929 | Inna Deriglazova (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic events in Summer Olympic years |
| Foil team | 1932 | Russia (2019) | |||||
| Épée | 1988 | Nathalie Moellhausen (2019) | |||||
| Épée team | 1988 | China (2019) | |||||
| Sabre | 1999 | Olha Kharlan (2019) | |||||
| Sabre team | 1999 | Russia (2019) | |||||
| Fencing World Cup | Individuals and Nations | 1972 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| World Wheelchair fencing championships | Individuals | 2010 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennal | ||
| Field hockey | FIH Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1974 | Netherlands (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | Germany (2018) | 2021 | Quadrennial | ||
| Inline hockey | FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships | Nations | 1995 | United States (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | Individuals | 1906 | Alina Zagitova (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Finswimming | Finswimming World Championships | Individuals | 1976 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Finswimming World Cup | Individuals | 2014 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Fistball | Fistball World Cup | Nations | 1994 | Germany (2018) | 2021 | ||
| Flag football | IFAF Flag Football World Championship | Nations | 2002 | United States (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Floorball | Floorball World Championships | Nations | 1997 | Sweden (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Freestyle skiing | FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships | Moguls | 1986 | Yulia Galysheva (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Dual Moguls | 2001 | Perrine Laffont (2019) | |||||
| Aerials | 1986 | Aliaksandra Ramanouskaya (2019) | |||||
| Half-pipe | 2005 | Kelly Sildaru (2019) | |||||
| Slopestyle | 2011 | Tess Ledeux (2017) | Cancelled in 2019. | ||||
| Ski cross | 2005 | Marielle Thompson (2019) | |||||
| Big air | 2019 | Tess Ledeux (2019) | |||||
| Futsal | AMF Futsal Women's World Cup | Nations | 2008 | Brazil (2019) | 2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Women's Futsal World Tournament | Nations | 2010 | Brazil (2015) | 2020 | |||
| Goalball | Goalball World Championships | Nations | 1982 | Russia (2018) | 2022 | Qradrennial | |
| Grappling | World Grappling Championship | Individuals | 2007 | (2013) | Defunct | Biennial | |
| Gymnastics | World Artistic Gymnastics Championships | Individuals and nations | 1903 | Winners in 6 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in years with a Summer Olympics |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals and nations | 1963 | Winners in 9 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | Changed from 2005 | |
| Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships | Individual & teams | 1964 | Winners in 7 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not Held in Summer Olympics Year | |
| Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup | Individual | 1983 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Pairs | 1974 | Russia (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Groups | 1974 | Russia (2018) | |||||
| Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships | Individuals | 1995 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Artistic Gymnastics World Cup | Individuals | 1975 | 2019 | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Trampoline World Cup | Individuals | 2008 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Golf | HSBC Women's Champions | Individuals | 2008 | Park Sung-hyun (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Handball | IHF World Women's Handball Championship | Nations | 1957 | Netherlands (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| IHF Women's Super Globe | Teams | 2019 | 1º de Agosto (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Handball (Beach Handball) | World Women's Beach Handball Championship | Nations | 2004 | Greece (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | |
| Ice hockey | IIHF World Women's Championships | Nations | 1990 | United States (2019) | 2021 | Annually | 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 coronavirus pandemic. |
| Indoor hockey | Indoor Hockey World Cup | Nations | 2003 | Germany (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Indoor Soccer | WMF Women's World Cup | Nations | 2021 | (2021) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Judo | World Judo Championships | Individuals | 1980 | Japan (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Kabaddi | IKF Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style) | Nations | 2010 | India (2016) | 2020 | ||
| Karate | Karate World Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Winners in 8 events (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Kendo | World Kendo Championship | Individuals | 1997 | Japan (2018) | 2021 | Triennial | |
| Kickboxing | W.A.K.O. Amateur Kickboxing World Championships | Individuals | 1978 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Kurash | World Kurash Championships | Individuals | 1999 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Lacrosse | Women's Lacrosse World Cup | Nations | 1982 | United States (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Lifesaving | World Life Saving Championships | Nations | 1955 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Individual | 1955 | Ekaterina Katnikova (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Individual | 1979 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Modern pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Individual | 1981 | Volha Silkina (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Team | 1981 | Belarus (2019) | |||||
| Relay | 2004 | Mexico (2019) | |||||
| Modern Pentathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1999 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Mountain running | World Mountain Running Championships | Individuals | 1985 | Grayson Murphy (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships | Individuals | 2004 | Cristina Simion (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| IAU Trail World Championships | Individuals | 2007 | Blandine L'Hirondel (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Muaythai | IFMA World Muaythai Championships | Individuals | 1993 | Russia (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Netball | World Netball Championships | Nations | 1963 | New Zealand (2019) | 2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Nine-pin bowling | Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships | Single classic | 2006 | Sina Beißer (2018) | 2023 | Biennial | |
| Sprint | Ines Maričić (2018) | ||||||
| Combination | Jasmina Anđelković (2018) | ||||||
| Nine-pin bowling World Team Championships | Team | 2005 | Croatia (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint | 2001 | 2019 Not Take Place | Annual | Originally biennially, annually since 2003 | |
| Short distance | 1991 | Hanne Staff (2001) | Defunct | Biennial | |||
| Middle Distance | 2003 | Tove Alexandersson (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Originally biennally, annually since 2003 | ||
| Long distance | 1966 | Tove Alexandersson (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Originally biennally, annually since 2003 | ||
| Relay | 1966 | Sweden (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Originally biennally, annually since 2003 | ||
| Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Tove Alexandersson (2019) | 2021 | 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 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Ski Orienteering World Cup | Individuals | 1989 | (2013-14) | Defunct | |||
| World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2002 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Trail Orienteering Championships | Individuals | 2004 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Padel tennis | Padel Tennis World Championship | Nations | 1992 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Pétanque | Pétanque World Championships | Nations | 1988 | Thailand (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Pickleball | World Pickleball Championships | Nations | 2019 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Powerlifting | World Powerlifting Championship | Individuals | 2011 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| World Para Powerlifting Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Winners in 10 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Racquetball | Racquetball World Championships | Nations | 1981 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Real tennis | Real Tennis World Championship | Individuals[D] | 1740 | Winners in 2 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Ringette | World Ringette Championships | Nations | 1990 | Finland (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | Triennially 2010–2016 |
| Ringette World Club Championship | Clubs | 2008 | LL-89 (2011) | Defunct | Triennial | 2014 event cancelled | |
| Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Nations | 1992 | Anna Burlinova&Maria Plyashechko (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Roll Ball | Roll Ball World Cup | Nations | 2011 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Roller derby | WFTDA Championships | Teams | 2006 | Rose City Rollers (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Roller hockey | Women's Roller Hockey World Cup | Nations | 1992 | Spain (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Rowing | World Rowing Championships | Nations | 1974 | Winners in 9 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Championships are not held for Olympic/Paralympic events in Summer Olympic/Paralympic years |
| Rowing World Cup | Nations | 1997 | Winners in 6 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Indoor Rowing Championships | Individuals | 2018 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Rugby league | Women's Rugby League World Cup | Nations | 2000 | Australia (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | Quadrennially after 2013 |
| Rugby union | Women's Rugby World Cup | Nations | 1991 | New Zealand (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | After the first event in 1991, a consistent four-year cycle was established in 1994 and ran through 2014. A new four-year cycle was established in 2017. |
| Rugby union sevens | Rugby World Cup Sevens | Nations | 2009 | New Zealand (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | The Rugby World Cup Sevens was first contested in 1993, but a women's tournament was not added until 2009[5] |
| Sailing | World championships in sailing | Individual and Pairs | Annually | For a list please see World championships in sailing | |||
| Women's Match Racing World Championshhip | Annually | ||||||
| Sambo | World Sambo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Russia (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |
| Sambo World Cup | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |||
| Beach Sambo | World Beach Sambo Championships | Individuals | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Sepak Takraw | ISTAF World Cup | Nations | 2011 | Thailand (2017) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| King's Cup Sepaktakraw World Championship | Nations | 1985 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Shooting | ISSF World Shooting Championships | Individuals and nations | 1958 | Winners in 23 events (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | |
| ISSF World Shotgun Championships | Individuals and nations | 1967 | Winners in 4 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| ISSF World Running Target Championships | Individuals | 1961 | (2019) | 2021 | Quadrennial | ||
| ISSF World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Winners in 6 events (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Shooting Para Sport Championships | Individuals | 1994 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Shuttlecock | World Shuttlecock Championships | Individuals and Nations | 2003 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Skateboarding | World Skateboarding Championship | Park | 2016 | Misugu Okamoto (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Street | 2010 | Pamela Rosa (2019) | |||||
| Skeleton | FIBT World Championships | Individual | 2000 | Tina Hermann (2020) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in years with Winter Olympics. |
| IBSF Para Sport World Championship | Nations | 2016 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Ski jumping | FIS Nordic World Ski Championships | Individuals normal hill | 2009 | Maren Lundby (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| FIS Ski Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Maren Lundby (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| Ski mountaineering | World Championships of Ski Mountaineering | Nations, individuals, teams, relays, long distances | 2002 | Winners in 6 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | Relays added (2004); Long Distance added (2008) |
| Snowboarding | FIS Snowboard World Championships | Individuals halfpipe | 1996 | Chloe Kim (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Individuals slopestyle | 2011 | Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (2019) | |||||
| Individuals snowboard cross | 1997 | Eva Samková (2019) | |||||
| Individuals parallel slalom | 1996 | Julie Zogg (2019) | |||||
| Individuals parallel giant slalom | 1999 | Selina Jörg (2019) | |||||
| Individuals big air | 2015 | 2019 Not Take Place | |||||
| FIS Snowboard World Cup | Individuals | 1994 | (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | ||
| World Para Snowboard Championships | Individuals | 2015 | Winners in 6 Events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Softball | Women's Softball World Championship | Nations | 1965 | United States (2018) | 2023 | Biennial | Quadrennially from 1970 to 2010, now biennially |
| World Cup of Softball | Nations | 2005 | Japan (2017) | Defunct | Annual | ||
| Snooker | World Women's Snooker Championship | Individuals | 1976 | Reanne Evans (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |
| IBSF World Snooker Championship | Individuals | 2003 | Ng On-yee (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Also known as the World Amateur Snooker Championship | |
| World Women 6-Reds Snooker Championships | Individuals | 2013 | Nutcharat Wongharuthai (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Speed skating | World All-Round Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1933 | Ireen Wüst (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| World Sprint Speed Skating Championships | Individuals | 1970 | Miho Takagi (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Single Distance Championships | 500m | 1995 | Nao Kodaira (2020) | 2021 | Annual | In Winter Olympic years, the World Single Distance Championships are not held. | |
| 1000m | Jutta Leerdam (2020) | ||||||
| 1500m | Ireen Wust (2020) | ||||||
| 3000m | Martina Sáblíková (2020) | ||||||
| 5000m | Natalya Voronina (2020) | ||||||
| Mass start | 2015 | Ivanie Blondin (2020) | |||||
| Team pursuit | 2005 | Japan (2020) | |||||
| Team sprint | 2019 | Netherlands (2020) | |||||
| World Short Track Speed Skating Championships | 500m | 1976 | Lara van Ruijven (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Note: 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. | |
| 1000m | Suzanne Schulting (2019) | ||||||
| 1500m | Choi Min-jeong (2019) | ||||||
| 3000m | Choi Min-jeong (2018) | ||||||
| 3000m relay | South Korea (2019) | ||||||
| Overall | Suzanne Schulting (2019) | ||||||
| World Short Track Speed Skating Team Championships | Nations | 1991 | Korea (2011) | Discontinued after 2011 | Annual | ||
| Squash | PSA World Championship | Individuals | 1979 | Nour El Sherbini (2019-20) | 2020-21 | Annual | |
| World Doubles Squash Championships | Doubles teams | 1997 | Donna Lobban & Christine Nunn (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| WSF World Team Squash Championships | Nations | 1979 | Egypt (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Sumo | Sumo World Championships | Openweight | 1992 | Svitlana Yaromka (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Heavyweight | Anna Poliakova (2019) | ||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Maryna Maksymenko (2019) | ||||||
| Middleweight | Magda Katarzyna Skrajnowska (2019) | ||||||
| Lightweight | Alina Duzhenko (2019) | ||||||
| Team | Russia (2019) | ||||||
| Surfing | World Surfing Championship | Individuals | 1964 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Table tennis | World Table Tennis Championships | Singles | 1926 | Liu Shiwen (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Doubles | Sun Yingsha & Wang Manyu (2019) | ||||||
| World Team Table Tennis Championships | Nations | 1933 | China (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Para Table Tennis Championships | Individuals and Nations | 1990 | South Korea (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Teams | 2017 | Russia (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | |||
| Taekwondo | World Taekwondo Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 8 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Nations | South Korea (2019) | ||||||
| World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships | Individuals and Teams | Chinese Taipei (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
| Tchoukball | World Tchoukball Championships | Nations | 1980 | Chinese Taipei (2019) | 2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Ten-pin bowling | WTBA World Tenpin Bowling Championships | Nations | 1963 | Winners in 6 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup | Individuals | 1965 | Rebecca Whiting (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Tennis | Fed Cup | Nations | 1963 | France (2019)[7] | 2021 | 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. |
| Triathlon | ITU World Triathlon Series | Individuals | 1989 | Katie Zaferes (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |
| ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1994 | Alexandra Tondeur (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| ITU Duathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1990 | Sandra Lévénez (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Long Distance Duathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Nina Zoller (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| ITU Aquathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1998 | Alicja Ulatowska (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Winter Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 1997 | Daria Rogozina (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| ITU Cross Triathlon World Championships | Individuals | 2011 | Eleonora Peroncini (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| ITU Triathlon World Cup | Individuals | 1991 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Ironman World Championship | Individuals | 1991 | Anne Haug (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Ironman 70.3 World Championship | Individuals | 2006 | Daniela Ryf (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Tug of war | TWIF Indoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| TWIF Outdoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Volleyball | Women's World Championship | Nations | 1952 |  Serbia (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | |
| Women's World Cup | Nations | 1973 | China (2019) | 2023 | Quadrennial | ||
| FIVB Volleyball World Grand Champions Cup | Nations | 1993 | Brazil (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | ||
| FIVB Volleyball Women's Nations League | Nations | 2018 | United States (2019) | 2021 | Annual | It replaced the FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix (1993–2017) | |
| FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship | Clubs | 1991 | Imoco Volley (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Para Volleyball Championship | Nations | 1994 | Russia (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Vovinam | World Vovinam Championships | Individuals | 2009 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Water Ski | Water Ski World Championships | Individuals | 1949 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Weightlifting | World Weightlifting Championships | Individuals | 1987 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Windsurfing | Windsurfing World Championships | Individuals | 1980 | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| RS:X World Championships | Individuals | (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |||
| Wrestling (amateur) | World Wrestling Championships | Individuals | 1987 | Winners in 8 events (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Wrestling World Cup | Nations | 2001 | Russia (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Wushu | World Wushu Championships | Individuals | 1991 | Winners in 20 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| World Traditional Wushu Championships | Individuals | 2004 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| World Taijiquan Championships | Individuals | 2014 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Sanda World Cup | Individuals | 2002 | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Taolu World Cup | Individuals | 2016 | (2018) | 2022 | Biennial |
Mixed-sex[edit]
| Sport | Competition name | Competing entities | First held | Current holder | Next | Frequency | Details and notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic | FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) | Mixed Relay | 1993 | Winners in 2 events (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Archery | World Archery Championships | Team recurve male – female pair | 1931 | South Korea (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Team compound male – female pair | 1995 | South Korea (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |||
| Archery World Cup | Team recurve | 2006 | Kim Woo-jin/Kang Chae-young (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Team compound | Braden Gellenthien/Alexis Ruiz (2019) | ||||||
| Badminton | BWF World Championships | Mixed Doubles | 1977 | Zheng Siwei & Huang Yaqiong (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in Summer Olympic years. |
| Sudirman Cup | Nations | 1989 | China (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| BWF Para-Badminton World Championships | Mixed Doubles | 1998 | Winners in 3 events (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Basketball | FIBA 3x3 World Championships | National teams of two men and two women | 2012 | France (2012) | Defunct | Three players are on the court at any one time | |
| Biathlon | Biathlon World Championships | Mixed relay 2x6,2x7.5 km | 2005 | Norway (2019) | 2021 | Annual | Not held in the Winter Olympic Years |
| Bowls | World Indoor Bowls Championships | Mixed Pairs | 2004 | Nick Brett, Marion Purcell (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Cheerleading | The Cheerleading Worlds | Mixed teams | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Cycling | UCI Mountain Bike World Championships | Cross-country Team relay | 1999 | Switzerland (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| UCI Urban Cycling World Championships | Team trials | 1999 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Curling | World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship | National mixed teams male – female pair | 2008 | Sweden (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| World Mixed Curling Championship | National mixed teams (4 players) | 2015 | Canada (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| World Wheelchair Curling Championship | National mixed teams (5 players) | 2002 | Russia (2020) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Dancesport | Dancesport at the World Games | Nations | 1997 | Winners in 4 events (2017) | 2021 | Quadrennial | |
| Diving | World Diving Championships | Individuals | 1973 | Winners in 5 events (2019) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| FINA Diving World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Most medals: (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Dragon and Lion Dance | World Dragon and Lion Dance Championships | Teams | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | ||
| Equestrian | Dressage World Cup | Individuals | 1986 | Isabell Werth (2018-19) | 2020-21 | Annual | |
| World Four-in-Hand Championships | Teams and Individuals | 1972 | Boyd Exell (individual) Netherlands (team); (2018) | 2020 | Biennial | ||
| FEI World Equestrian Games | Individuals | 1990 | Winners in 26 events (2018) | 2022 | Quadrennial | ||
| Mounted Games World Individual Championships | Individuals | 1986 | Colin Verdelhan (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Mounted Games World Pairs Championships | Pairs | 1992 | Jake O'Connor Craig O'Connor (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Mounted Games World Team Championships | Team | 1986 | England (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Show Jumping World Cup | Individuals | 1979 | Steve Guerdat (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| FEI Endurance World Championship | Individuals | (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |||
| Flying disc | WFDF World Overall Championships | Individuals | (2019) | Annual | |||
| WFDF World Ultimate and Guts Championship | Individuals | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |||
| Figure skating | World Figure Skating Championships | National pairs male – female pair from the same nation | 1908 | Sui Wenjing & Han Cong (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Ice Dance male – female pair from the same nation | 1952 | Gabriella Papadakis & Guillaume Cizeron (2019) | |||||
| Gymnastics | Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships | Teams | 2016 | Russia (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Mixed pairs | 1974 | ||||||
| Inline speed skating | World Inline speed skating Championships | Teams | 1937 | Spain (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Korfball | IKF World Korfball Championship | 4 females and 4 males | 1978 | Netherlands (2019) | 2023 | Quadrennial | |
| Modern Pentathlon | World Modern Pentathlon Championships | Mixed Relay | 2001 | Egypt (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |
| Luge | FIL World Luge Championships | Nations | 1989 | Germany (2020) | 2021 | Annual | |
| FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships | Nations | 2001 | 2019 Not Take Place | 2021 | Biennial | Not held in 2015 and 2017 | |
| Modern Pentathlon | UIPM Biathle-Triathle World Championships | Nationals | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | ||
| Nine-pin bowling | Nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships | Mixed tandems | 2004 | Renáta Navrkalová & Jan Endršt (2018) | 2023 | Biennial | First time held in 2004. After division of the championships, added to the Team Worlds (2005 & 2007). Since 2008 in Single's World Championships program. |
| Orienteering | World Orienteering Championships | Sprint relay | 2014 | 2019 Not Take Place | TBA | Annual | |
| Pétanque | Pétanque World Championships | Nations | 2017 | Thailand (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Quidditch | IQA World Cup | Nations | 2012 | United States (2018) | 2021 | Biennial | Quidditch has rules based on gender, not sex, calling itself a mixed-gender sport |
| Rogaining | World Rogaining Championships | Nations | 1992 | Polina Zakharova&Artem Gorodynets&Ievgenii Tsyren (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Rowing | World Rowing Championships | PR2 Para Mixed Pair 1 Male & 1 Female | 2013 | Great Britain (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| PR3 Para Mixed Pair 1 Male & 1 Female | 2013 | Russia (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
| Para Mixed Coxed Four 2 Male & 2 Female plus an open cox | 2013 | Great Britain (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |||
| World Rowing Cup | Nations | 1997 | (2019) | 2021 | Annual | 1990–1995 the World Rowing Cup was a competition for single scullers, one man and one woman was declared the overall winner each year. Currently the World Cup consists of 3 stages, each of them includes events for men and women; the nation with most points as a summary is declared the overall winner. | |
| Sailing | IFDS SKUD 18 World Championship | Female or Mixed Pair | 2007 | Alexandra Rickham & Niki Birrell (2011) | ? | Annual? | |
| Mixed Nacra 17 World Championship | Male and Female Pair | 2013 | (2019) | 2020 | Annual | ||
| Mixed Offshore Doubles World Championship | Male and Female Pair | 2021 | Annual | ||||
| Synchronized skating | World Synchronized Skating Championships | Teams | 2000 | Paradise (2019) | 2021 | Annual | |
| Tennis | Hopman Cup | National teams male – female pair | 1989 |  Switzerland (2019) | Defunct | Annual | Competitions are played in traditional order: women's singles, men's singles, and mixed doubles |
| Teqball | Teqball World Championships | Nations | 2017 | (2019) | 2021 | Biennial | |
| Triathlon | ITU Triathlon Mixed Relay World Championships | National teams of two men and two women | 2003 | France (2019) | 2020 | Annual | |
| Tug of war | TWIF Indoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2020) | 2022 | Biennial | |
| TWIF Outdoor World Championships | Nations | 1976 | Winners in various weight classes (2018) | 2021 | Biennial |
See also[edit]
- World championship
- World cup competition
- List of world championships in mind sports
- List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth
- List of multi-sport events
- List of world cups
Notes[edit]
- R. ^R – One or more relay events, in which three or four competitors compete for their nation, are included for each sex.
References[edit]
- ^ "Speedway World Championships | Official Website". Speedway World Championships. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Champions in Individual Ice Racing (motorcycle)
- ^ From 1962 to 1994, the men's World Championship team time trial was contested by national teams. Since the revival of this race in 2012, it has been contested by trade teams, usually featuring riders of several nationalities.
- ^ Merk, Martin (24 June 2019). "Statutes, Regulations amended". International Ice Hockey Federation. Archived from the original on 27 June 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Sport, Frank Keogh BBC. "Reanne Evans: Ladies' champion to face men in world qualifiers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ https://www.fedcup.com/en/statistics/champions.aspx
