MAY
2-3 Athletics May: World Athletics Relays
Gaborone, Botswana
3 Road Running May: ASA Marathon Championships incorporated into Durban International Marathon Durban
14-17 Golf May: PGA Championship Pennsylvania,
USA
24 Road Running May: Cape Town Marathon
24 May- Tennis 7 June Roland Garros
Paris, France
JUNE
5-7 Rugby Sevens June: SVNS World Championship
Bordeaux, France
11 June- Football 19 July: FIFA World Cup
Canada, Mexico, USA
12 June- Cricket 5 July: ICC Women’ s T20 World Cup
UK
14 Road Running June: Comrades Marathon
Durban-Pietermaritzburg
18-21 Golf June: US Open
New York, USA
JULY
4 Rugby July: Springboks v England
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
4-26 Cycling Road July: Tour de France
Spain and France
11 Rugby July: Springboks v Scotland
Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
16-19 Golf July: The Open Championship
Southport, UK
18 Rugby July: Springboks v Wales
Kings Park, Durban
23 July Multi-sport-2 Aug: Commonwealth Games
Glasgow, UK
AUGUST
1-9 Cycling Road August: Tour de France Femmes
Switzerland and France
14-30 Hockey
August: Men’ s and Women’ s FIH Hockey World Cup Belgium and Netherlands
22 Rugby August: Springboks v New Zealand
Ellis Park, Johannesburg
22 August- Cycling Road 13 Sept: Vuelta a España
Monaco and Spain
23-30 Rowing August: World Rowing Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
26-30 Cycling Mountain Bike: August: UCI Mountain Bike World Championships Trentino, Italy
26-30 Canoe Sprint: August: ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships Poznan, Poland
29 Rugby August: Springboks v All Blacks
Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town
3 Road Running August: Sydney Marathon
Sydney, Australia
31 August- Tennis 13 Sept US Open
New York, USA
SEPTEMBER
5 Rugby September: Springboks v All Blacks
FNB Stadium, Johannesburg
11-13 Athletics
September: World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest, Hungary
19-20 Road Running September: World Athletics Road Running Championships
California, USA
20-27 Cycling Road September: UCI Road World Championships Montreal, Canada
24-27 Golf September: President Cup
Medinah, USA
MAJOR EVENTS CALENDAR 2026
24-27 Triathlon
September: World Triathlon Championship Finals Pontevedra, Spain
25-27 Tennis September: Laver Cup
London, UK
25-27 Orienteering September: SA National Championships
Cradle of Humankind
27 Road Running September: Berlin Marathon
Germany
OCTOBER
11 Road Running October: Chicago Marathon
USA
17-28 Artistic Gymnastics
October: FIG Artistic Gymnastics World Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands
31 Octocber Multi-sport- 13 Nov: Summer Youth Olympic Games
Dakar, Senegal
NOVEMBER
1 Road Running
November: New York City Marathon USA
Road Running Soweto Marathon
7-14 Tennis November: WTA Finals
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
15-22 Tennis November: ATP Finals
Turin, Italy
25 Nov Lifesaving World Championships – 13 Dec: Nelson Mandela Bay
DECEMBER
1-6 Swimming
December: World Aquatics Swimming Championships 25m Beijing, People’ s Republic of China
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