Sports Competitions: 2024 Calendar Unveiled
2024 promises to be another sport-filled year. In addition to the usual sports competitions, we will also have a European Football Championship and the Olympic and Paralympic Games. View some of the most interesting events of this fantastic sporting year here.
January
- 05-07: European Speed Skating Championships: distances (Heerenveen)
- 08-14: European Figure Skating Championships (Kaunas): Loena Hendrickx won bronze at the World Championships and silver at the European Championships in 2023. She hopes to do even better this year.
- 10-14: European Track Cycling Championships (Apeldoorn): With leading lady Lotte Kopecky in the lead, the Belgian selection goes to the European Championships in the Netherlands.
- 10-2: European Handball Championship (Apeldoorn)
- 12-14: Tour Down Under (women)
- 12-14: European Short Track Championships (Gdansk)
- 13-14: Cyclocross Championships (Meulebeke)
- 13/01 – 11/02: Africa Cup: Many JPL players can represent their country at the Africa Cup in Ivory Coast.
- 15-28: Australian Open (tennis)
- 16-21: Tour Down Under (men)
- 27: Cadel Evans Road Race (women)
- 28: Cadel Evans Road Race (men)
February
- 02-18: World Swimming Championships (Doha): 13 Belgians participate in this prestigious championship.
- 03-04: Cyclocross World Championships (Tabor)
- 08-11: UAE Tour (women)
- 15-18: World Speed Skating Championships: distances (Heerenveen)
- 19-25: UAE Tour (men)
- 24: Omloop Het Nieuwsblad
March
- 01-03: World Indoor Championships (Glasgow)
- 02: Bahrain F1 GP: The first F1 appointment of the year. Will Max Verstappen dominate again?
- 02: Strade Bianche
- 03-10: Paris-Nice: With many different stages, which some call a ‘mini-Tour de France’, this edition seems tailor-made for Remco Evenepoel.
- 04-10: Tirreno-Adriatico
- 08-10: World Speed Skating Championships: all-round and sprint (Inzel)
- 09: Ronde van Drenthe: This year the Ronde van Drenthe for men will be canceled due to rising costs, increasing regulatory pressure and safety problems. The women are still allowed to race.
- 09: GP Saudi Arabia
- 15-17: World Short Track Championships (Rotterdam)
- 16: Milan-Sanremo
- 17: Trofeo Binda
- 18-24: World Figure Skating Championships (Montréal): Loena Hendrickx hopes to prove herself again at the World Championships this year.
- 18-24: Tour of Catalonia
- 20: Classic Brugge-De Panne (men)
- 21: Classic Brugge-De Panne (women)
- 22: E3 Saxo Classic
- 24: Ghent-Wevelgem: On Sunday, March 24, seven editions will no longer be held in one day. The competitions for girls’ newcomers, girls’ juniors, newcomers, juniors and promises will take place on a separate youth day on Sunday, April 21.
- 24: Australian GP
- 27: Straight through Flanders
- 31: Tour of Flanders
April
- 01-06: Tour of the Basque Country (men)
- 06: Paris-Roubaix (women)
- 07: Paris-Roubaix (men)
- 07: Japanese GP
- 11-14: Masters golf
- 14: Amstel Gold Race
- 17: Flèche Wallonne
- 20/04-06/05: World Snooker Championship: Luca Brecel won his first World Cup in Sheffield last year. He hopes to break the ‘Crucible Curse’ this year. No one has ever managed to defend their first World Cup title.
- 21: Liège-Bastogne-Liège
- 21: GP China
- 23-28: Tour de Romandie (men)
- 24-28: European Gymnastics Championships (Naples, men)
- 25/04-27/05: European Judo Championships (Zagreb): Matthias Casse is again the number 1 in the world in the class up to 81 kilograms. He is aiming for gold at the European Championships and a ticket to the Olympic Games in Paris.
- 29/04-05/05: Tour of Spain (women)
May
- 01: Eschborn-Frankfurt
- 02-05: European Gymnastics Championships (Naples, women)
- 04-26: Tour of Italy (men)
- 05: GP Miami
- 08-12: European Mountain Bike Championships (Romania)
- 09: Croky Cup: final
- 10-12: Tour of the Basque Country (women)
- 10-26: Ice Hockey World Cup (Czech Republic)
- 16-19: Tour of Burgos
- 16-19: PGA Championship
- 19: F1 Emilia Romagna: Last year the race was canceled due to flooding. Hopefully it can continue this year.
- 22: Europa League: final
- 24-26: RideLondon Classique (women)
- 25: Champions League: final (women)
- 26: Jupiler Pro League: final matchday play-offs
- 26: F1 Monaco
- 26/05-08/06: Roland Garros
- 29: Conference League: final
June
- 01: Champions league: final (men)
- 02-09: Criterium du Dauphiné
- 04-09: Women’s Tour: Last year the championship was canceled due to rising costs. It would happen again this year.
- 07-12: European Athletics Championships (Rome)
- 09-16: Tour of Switzerland (men)
- 09: GP Canada
- 13-16: US Open: The major tennis tournaments will probably often be a duel between Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic. The Serbian hopes to win all Grand Slam titles and Olympic gold in 2024, something that only Steffi Graf could achieve, but the young Spaniard will try to prevent that.
- 14/06-14/07: Euro 2024: Our Belgian national team has qualified for the European Championship in Germany. The Red Devils may try to dethrone the Italians.
- 15-18: Tour of Switzerland (women)
- 20/06-14/07: Copa America
- 23: European Cycling Championships (Zottegem)
- 23: GP Spain
- 29/06-21/07: Tour de France
- 30: GP Austria
July
- 01-14: Wimbledon
- 07-14: Tour of Italy (women)
- 07: Great Britain GP
- 18-21: British Open
- 21: GP Hungary
- 26/07-11/08: Olympic Games: A large number of Belgians are already assured of a place in Paris. Qualifications will follow throughout the year.
- 28: GP Belgium
August
- 10: Clasica San Sebastian
- 12-18: Tour of Poland
- 12-18: Tour de France Femmes
- 17/08-08/09: Tour of Spain (men)
- 24: Classic Lorient
- 25: Brittany Classic
- 25: GP Netherlands
- 26/08-08/09: US Open
- 27/08-01/09: Tour of Scandinavia
- 28/08-01/09: Renewi Tour
- 28/08-01/09: World Mountain Bike Championships (Andorra)
- 28/08-08/09: Paralympic Games
September
- 01: GP Italy
- 05-08: Tour de Romandie (women)
- 08: Bemer Cyclassics
- 11-15: European Cycling Championships (Limburg)
- 13: GP Québec
- 13-14: Memorial Van Damme
- 15: GP Montreal
- 15: GP Azerbaijan
- 17-18: Champions League: matchday 1
- 21-29: World Cycling Championships (Zürich)
October
- 08-13: Simac Ladies Tour
- 12: Tour of Lombardy
- 15-20: Tour of Guangxi (men)
- 15-17: Tour of Chongming (women)
- 20: Tour of Guangxi (women)
- 20: GP Austin
- 27: GP Mexico
- 28/10-03/11: WTA Finals
November
- 03: GP Brazil
- 11-17: ATP Finals: The end of the tennis season expects only the best of the best. Djokovic can achieve a record of 8 titles, but the opposition is fierce.
- 23: GP Las Vegas
- 28/11-15/12: European Handball Championships
December
- 01: GP Qatar
- 08: Abu Dhabi GP: Once again this year, the F1 season ends in the capital of the United Arab Emirates.
- 15/12-03/01: World Darts Championship: The best darts players in the world can end the sporting year.
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