EVENTS
Some events to look forward to this August …
Tour de France Femmes( Switzerland and France)
1-9 AUGUST CYCLING ROAD
The biggest race in women’ s cycling returns as the world’ s best riders tackle nine gruelling stages across Switzerland and France in pursuit of the coveted yellow jersey.
https:// www. letourfemmes. fr / en
5-9 AUGUST ATHLETICS
World Athletics U20 Championships( Eugene, Oregon, USA)
The next generation of global track and field stars take centre stage in Eugene, with South Africa’ s rising talents aiming to make their mark against the world’ s best juniors.
https:// worldathletics. org / competitions / worldathletics-u20-championships
14-30 AUGUST HOCKEY
Men’ s and Women’ s FIH Hockey World Cup( Belgium and Netherlands)
The world’ s best teams battle for global supremacy, with both the South African men’ s and women’ s sides looking to make their mark against the game ' s traditional powerhouses.
https:// www. fih. hockey / events / fih-hockeyworld-cup / 2026-men-fih-hockey-world-cup
https:// www. fih. hockey / events / fih-hockeyworld-cup / 2026-women-fih-hockey-world-cup
Springboks v New Zealand( Johannesburg & Cape Town)
Few rivalries in world sport can match the intensity of the Springboks and All Blacks as rugby’ s heavyweights renew hostilities on South African soil.
https:// www. sarugby. co. za /
22, 29 AUGUST RUGBY
22 AUGUST TO 13 SEPT CYCLING ROAD
Vuelta a España( Monaco and Spain)
Spain becomes cycling’ s battleground as riders tackle three weeks of brutal terrain in the final Grand Tour of the year.
World Rowing Championships( Amsterdam, Netherlands)
The world’ s finest rowers converge on Amsterdam for the pinnacle event of the international rowing calendar, with world titles on the line.
https:// worldrowing. com /
23-30 AUGUST ROWING
UCI Mountain Bike World Championships( Trentino, Italy)
From cross-country to downhill, the world ' s top mountain bikers will push their limits in pursuit of the iconic rainbow jersey.
https:// www. uci. org /
CF Canoe Sprint World Championships( Poznan, Poland)
Expect explosive racing and photo finishes as the fastest paddlers on the planet compete for world championship honours.
https:// www. canoeicf. com /
US Open( New York, USA)
26-30 AUGUST CANOE SPRINT
The final Grand Slam of the year lights up Flushing Meadows as the world ' s best players chase tennis glory under the bright lights of New York.
https:// www. usopen. org /
26-30 AUGUST CYCLING MOUNTAIN BIKE
31 AUGUST TO 13 SEPTEMBER TENNIS
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Head to Modern Athlete Event Calendar
https:// modernathlete. co. za / event-calendar /
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