BEIJING, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Following is a list of major world sports events for the year of 2019 (tabulated under date, event and venue):
Jan. 5-Feb. 1, Asian Cup Men's Soccer Tournament, United Arab Emirates
Jan. 6, Xiamen Marathon, Xiamen, China
Jan. 6-17, Dakar Rally, Peru
Jan. 14-27, Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia
Feb. 4-10, Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Anaheim, United States
Feb. 23-24, World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, Heerenveen, Netherlands
Mar. 2-3, World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Calgary, Canada
Mar. 2-12, 29th Winter Universiade, Krasnoyarsk, Russia
Mar. 8-10, World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Sofia, Bulgaria
Mar. 14-21, Special Olympics World Summer Games, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Mar. 18-24, World Figure Skating Championships, Saitama, Japan
Apr. 20-May 6, World Snooker Championship, Sheffield, Britain
Apr. 21-28, World Table Tennis Championships, Budapest, Hungary
May 19-26, Sudirman Cup Badminton Tournament, Nanning, China
May 23-Jun. 15, FIFA U-20 World Cup, Poland
May 26-Jun. 9, French Open, Paris, France
Jun. 7-July 7, Women's Soccer World Cup, France
Jun. 14-July 7, Copa America Soccer Tournament, Brazil
Jun. 21-30, European Games, Minsk, Belarus
July 1-14, Wimbledon, London, Britain
July 3-14, Summer Universiade, Napoli, Italy
July 6-28, Tour de France, France
July 12-28, World Swimming Championships, Gwangju, South Korea
July 26-Aug. 11, Pan American Games, Peru
Aug. 19-25, World Badminton Championships, Basel, Switzerland
Aug. 26-Sept. 8, US Open, New York, United States
Aug. 31-Sept. 15, Men's Basketball World Cup, China
Sept. 16-25, World Weightlifting Championships, Pattaya, Thailand
Sept. 28-Oct. 6, China Open, Beijing, China
Sept. 27-Oct. 6, World Athletics Championships, Doha, Qatar
Oct. 4-13, World Gymnastics Championships, Stuttgart, Germany
Oct. 6-14, Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China
