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The 2024 calendar year has seen remarkable outings and showings across the world of sports. The world of football (Soccer) has seen the African Cup of Nations, the Asian cup and Carabao cup. In tennis, the Melbourne held Australian open was contested earlier in January. The Super Bowl, world championships for Aquatics and Table Tennis are also but a few of the already seen events.
With the year still having a lengthy expanse of months to go, here are some of the Sporting events to look forward to.
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Here are the major sports events coming up in 2024:
Summer Olympics – Paris
The Olympics is a multi-sport event held every four years and contested by nations around the globe. The tournament will take place in France between July 26th-August 11th.
The last edition scheduled for Tokyo in 2020 had to be shifted till the following year as a result of the Covid pandemic. This edition will present a chance to return to the usual norm. Its variant the Winter Olympics is pegged for 2026 in Milan-Cortina.
Copa América – USA
The Copa América is a major football tournament typically for men’s senior teams in South America.
However, it’s often seen that invitations are extended to some teams from North America. The tournament is one of the oldest international tournaments.
This edition will be the 48th such in the competition’s history and will take place between June 20th and July 14th in the United States of America.
Wimbledon – London
This event is one of the most prized tournaments in the world of tennis. It is one of the four tennis Grand Slam events (others being the US open, French open and Australian open). The event takes place annually at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London and is played on outdoor grass courts.
Equally, the 2024 Wimbledon Championships will be the 137th staging and will run from 1 July 2024 to 14 July 2024.
The last edition’s prize money was an estimated £44,700,000.
Euro 2024 – Germany
The European Championships is contested by senior men’s teams across Europe.
The Germany held tournament will be the last showing for a plethora of football stars in the event, likely including Cristiano Ronaldo, Thomas Muller, Pepe amongst others. Also, the tournament allows for participation from 24 teams and the winner will go on to face the Copa América winner in the CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions.
The Italian national team are the current defending champions.
Monaco Grand Prix
The Monaco Grand Prix is regarded as one of the most esteemed Auto Racing events. It is a yearly Formula one race held on the streets of Monaco.
The complexities of the street themed track boasting tunnels, alleys, tight corners and bends makes it one of the most keenly contested racing events. The race is held along the Monte Carlo street circuit. It is scheduled for the 26th of May, 2024.
The Paralympic Games – Paris
The Paralympic games are held every four years in similarity to the Olympics. The tournament is an event for disabled athletes and is competed internationally by over 100 nations.
The games has 22 sport events and athletes are graded in six different categories based on severity. The 2024 Paralympic Games is pegged for Paris, France.
UEFA Cup finals
All three tiers of UEFA’s cup competitions have their finals upcoming. The UEFA champions league final will take place at the esteemed Wembley stadium in London on Saturday, June 1st.
The UEFA Europa League final is scheduled for the 22nd of May at the Dublin Arena in the Republic of Ireland.
The 2023/2024 UEFA conference league, the competition’s 3rd edition since its inauguration, is pegged for the Agia Sophia Stadium, Athens, Greece on the 29th of May, 2024.
It is important to note that Tour de France (cycling), the Scotland Open championship (Golf), the World Rowing championships (Rowing), the Melbourne Cup (horse racing) amongst others.
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