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European Youth Olympic Winter Festival - 2021 - Vuokatti - Finland
2021-12-11 - 2021-12-18
The 2021 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival will be held in Vuokatti, Finland, between 11 and 18 December 2021. Vuokatti previously hosted 2001 European Youth Olympic Winter Festival.

The following competitions will take place.

Alpine Skiing
Biathlon
Cross Country
Figure Skating
Ice Hockey
Nordic Combined
Short Track Speed Skating
Ski Jumping
Snowboarding

World Women's Handball Championship 2021 Spain
2021-12-02 - 2021-12-19
The 2021 World Women’s Handball Championship, the 25th event by the International Handball Federation, will be held in Spain from 2 to 19 December 2021. On 18 October 2018, at a congress in Doha, Qatar, the IHF announced that the World Championship would be expanded from 24 teams to 32 teams from 2021 onwards. The Netherlands will be the defending champions after winning for the first time in 2019.

European Baseball Softball Congress
2021-11-18 08:00 - 2021-11-21 17:00 UTC | Rome, Italy, Piazza Lauro de Bosis, 15, 00135 Roma RM, Italy, Rome, Italy
WBSC Europe Extraordinary Congress
Location: Rome, Italy
Date: 18-21 Nov 2021
Description:
WBSC Europe Extraordinary Congress will be held in CONI’s Salone D’Onore in Rome, Italy, on November 19-21, 2021

European Table Tennis Championships - 2021 - Cluj Napoca - Romania
2021-09-28 - 2021-10-03
European Table Tennis Championships-2021

Tournament information

Dates
28 September – 3 October 2021

Location
Cluj-Napoca, Romania

24 teams advance to the final. Then they form 8 groups of 3 teams each. Only 1 team will advance from the group to the next stage.

The final stage will be held according to the playoff system, starting from the quarterfinals, and there is no match for bronze and 2 teams will receive bronze medals.

European Men's Junior Water Polo Championship 2021 Malta
2021-09-12 - 2021-09-19
European Men’s Junior Water Polo Championship

European Baseball Championships -2021- Piemonte - Italy
2021-09-11 - 2021-09-19
European Baseball Championships – Piemonte 2021
from September 11/12th to 18/19th in Avigliana, Settimo Torinese & Torino (Italy)

World Surf League Rip Curl Finals California, United States 2021
2021-09-08 - 2021-09-17
The inaugural Rip Curl WSL Finals will take place in San Clemente, Calif. at Lower Trestles. At the conclusion of the regular season, the top five men and top five women on the CT rankings will head to Orange County for this one-day, winner-take-all shot at the World Title.
Often referred to as one of the most high-performance waves in the world, there is nowhere to hide at Lowers. To win at Lowers will require a unique combination of technical mastery and explosive innovation. The Rip Curl WSL Finals waiting period will run from September 8 – 17, 2021, a choice time of year for solid Southern Hemisphere swells to light up the cobblestone point.
Lower Trestles, San Clemente, California, United States

The World Surf League (WSL) today announced the 2021 regional events calendar, including the Qualifying Series (QS), Junior Tour, and Longboard Tour. View the calendar at worldsurfleague.com/events.
Earlier this year the WSL revealed a new format for 2021, which included creating distinct seasons between the QS (the regionalized development tier), the Challenger Series (the global battleground for Championship Tour qualification) and the Championship Tour (the world’s best surfers competing for the World Title).
The new tour structure will provide a more streamlined and affordable career pathway for WSL athletes by allowing up-and-coming surfers to develop closer to home without financially overleveraging themselves. Athletes will compete on their regional QS tour in hopes of qualifying for the Challenger Series (CS), and ultimately the Championship Tour, which will reduce the economic pressure on surfers and their sponsors, as well as provide increased opportunities to celebrate local stars.
The QS will run through to July 2021 and determine who has qualified for the CS, which will run from August through to December 2021. Each region will have an allocation of surfers that can qualify for the CS through their regional tour and athletes will be able to roll over points from 2020 QS events into the current season.
The Junior Tour will run from January to December 2021 and will determine who qualifies for the WSL Junior Championships, which will take place in December 2021 in Taiwan. The Longboard Championships will feature a three-event circuit to determine the World Longboard Champions with events in Long Island, New York; at the Surf Ranch in Lemoore, CA; and in Malibu, CA, in addition to Longboard Regional events.
Check worldsurfleague.com/events for the full schedule and to tune-in.
Europe’s Best Eye Qualifying Process Through Regional Series

Pictured- Epic waves are a common sight on the European tours. Photo credit- WSL + Masurel

Starting in 2021, European surfers will fight for 18 spots on the Challenger Series, through QS events located around the Old Continent and affiliated territories, as well as a few locations in Africa and the Middle East. The Top 10 men and 8 women at the end of the regular qualifying season (before July 4, 2021) will have a shot at the elite tours via the Challenger Series.
The European QS is a historic leg that travels to France (Lacanau), Spain (Pantin, Las Americas), Portugal (Caparica, Santa Cruz), England (Newquay), Morocco (Taghazout), and Israel (Netanya). The final qualifying event will be the culmination of the season, held in Anglet at the end of June.
The Challenger Series will also feature three events in Europe, offering a glimpse of the current and future world’s best surfers in some of the continent’s best waves. The region continues to push and challenge athletes in a variety of conditions to send only the most well-rounded competitors to the big leagues.
The European Junior Tour will be a four-stop affair with events in Espinho (Portugal), La Torche, Lacanau and Capbreton / Hossegor / Seignosse (France). The best surfers under the age of 18 take part in this development tour to hone their skills before embarking on the qualifying journey.
The European Longboard Tour will consist of two events in Espinho (Portugal) and Newquay (England), crown the region’s longboard Champions and help decide the qualifiers for the World Longboard Tour events.
Despite the uncertainty of the current situation, new events could be added to the various tours, an update will be made in January.
COVID-19 Protocols
The WSL has collaborated extensively with public health officials, medical experts, as well as local government agencies, to create thorough COVID Safety Plans for the upcoming season. These plans were designed to ensure the health and safety of athletes, staff, and the surrounding community. All competitions will be strictly executed to follow the WSL’s health and safety procedures, which were developed based on guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and emerging best practices established by other sports leagues. These procedures include only athletes and essential staff permitted onsite, regular testing for all athletes and onsite personnel, strict physical distancing measures, temperature checks and limited or no on-site fans.

European Men's Volleyball Championship - 2021 - Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland.
2021-09-01 - 2021-09-19
The 2021 Men’s European Volleyball Championship will be the 32nd edition of the Men’s European Volleyball Championship, organised by Europe’s governing volleyball body, the CEV. For the second time the EuroVolley will be held in four countries: Poland, Czech Republic, Estonia and Finland. The number of national teams that will participate in the event remains to 24.
In Poland, matches will be played in Gdańsk, Katowice and Kraków. In Finland, matches will be played in Tampere. In Czech Republic, matches will be played in Ostrava. In Estonia, matches will be played in Tallinn.

Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020
2021-08-24 - 2021-09-05
The Tokyo Paralympic Games will be held from 24 August – 5 September 2021.
A total of 22 sports are scheduled for inclusion in the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games. Badminton and Taekwondo will be making their debut at the 2020 Paralympic Games.
Unity in Diversity
Accepting and respecting differences in race, colour, gender, sexual orientation, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth, level of ability or other status allows peace to be maintained and society to continue to develop and flourish.
The Tokyo 2020 Games will foster a welcoming environment and raise awareness of unity in diversity among citizens of the world.
Connecting to Tomorrow
The Tokyo 1964 Games completely transformed Japan, enhanced Japanese people’s awareness of the outside world and helped bring about rapid growth of Japan’s economy.
The 2020 Games will enable Japan, now a mature economy, to promote future changes throughout the world, and leave a positive legacy for future generations.
＊While all possible COVID-19 countermeasures will be taken, events may be cancelled or their content changed depending on the COVID-19 situation.

European Junior Water Polo Championships, Women 2021 Sibenik Croatia
2021-08-22 - 2021-08-29

Eurosurf Junior 2021 Santa Cruz, Portugal
2021-08-06 - 2021-08-13
Eurosurf Junior
6 to 13, August, 2021
Santa Cruz, Portugal
Surf, Bodyboard, Longboard

The Eurosurf Junior returns to Santa Cruz, Portugal where the OceanSpirit Festival greats everyone once again.

Olympic Games Tokyo 2020
2021-07-23 - 2021-08-08 | Tokyo, Japan
Tokyo is ready to make history and preparations are under way for the staging of the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Opening Ceremony

Date and Time: Fri 23 July, 2021
Venues: Olympic Stadium

Closing Ceremony

Date and Time: Sun 8 August, 2021
Venues: Olympic Stadium

＊While all possible COVID-19 countermeasures will be taken, events may be cancelled or their content changed depending on the COVID-19 situation.

LEN Junior European Championships in Diving 2021 Rijeka Croatia
2021-06-21 - 2021-06-27
Junior European Championships in Diving

Contact Information
Rijeka’s Sports Association
Mrs. Orijana Pernjak-Grbac
Verdieva 11/III, 51 000 Rijeka
Gsm: +385 99 219 5020
Phone: +385 51 445 700
Fax: +385 51 212 884
E-mail: orijana@rss.hr
orijana@rijekadiving2021.com
Web: www.rijekadiving2021.com
Croatian Diving Federation
Mrs. Marina Novosel
Haulikova 6, 10000 Zagreb
Gsm: +385 99 201 1255
E-mail: info@skokovi.hr

EU Sport Forum 2021
2021-06-08 08:00 - 2021-06-09 17:00
The EU Sport Forum is the European Commission’s premiere event in support of expanding sporting activities and programmes across Europe. Hundreds of high-level participants – including representatives of sport movement, federations, sport clubs, Member States / sport ministries, local authorities, academics, athletes and various sport organisations – gather to discuss how the sport and physical activity can be harnessed to build a closer, more cohesive Europe.

EuroHockey Men's Nations Championship - Amsterdam - 2021
2021-06-04 - 2021-06-12
The 2021 Men’s EuroHockey Championship will be the eighteenth edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men’s field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.
The tournament will be held alongside the women’s tournament at the Wagener Stadium in Amstelveen, Netherlands and was originally scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 August 2021. However, following the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to July and August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic the tournament was rescheduled and will take place from 4 to 13 June 2021.
The top five teams will qualify for the 2023 FIH Hockey World Cup. Belgium are the defending champions, winning the 2019 edition.

ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships 2021 Duisburg Germany
2021-06-02 - 2021-06-06
Bulletin: https://www.canoe-europe.org/preview-file/2021-01-18-bulletin-no-1-duisburg-2021-4083.pdf

ECA European Open Canoe Slalom Cup - 2021 Merano Italy
2021-05-28 - 2021-05-30

ECA Canoe Marathon 2021 - Vohandu Finland
2021-05-22

ECA European Open Canoe Slalom Cup - 2021 Liptovsky Mikulaš Slovakia
2021-05-22 - 2021-05-23

LEN European Championships - Artistic Swimming - Diving - Open Water - Swimming 2021 Budapest Hungary
2021-05-10 - 2021-05-23
LEN European Championships 5-10th May 2021 Budapest Hungary
SPORTS
– Artistic Swimming
– Diving
– Open Water
– Swimming

ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships - 2021 - Ivrea, Italy.
2021-05-06 - 2021-05-09
The 2021 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships is scheduled for 6 – 9 May 2021 in Ivrea, Italy. It will not be just Canoe Slalom European Championships, but it will also serve as European Olympic Qualifier and it will host the first Extreme Canoe Slalom European Championships in history.

European Canoe Association decided to add extreme canoe slalom events to European Championships programme after it was confirmed this discipline will be in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games Programme. Ivrea will therefore become the historic venue and it will see the first Extreme Canoe Slalom European Champions.

However, there will be some changes in competition rules in comparison to extreme canoe slalom events at World Cups and World Championships.

ECA confirmed the proposal that the fastest 16 athletes from time trials will progress to the final elimination phase, regardless on the nationality of the competitors. Up to three athletes from each participating country can enter the time trials in men’s extreme kayak and up to three athletes from each participating country can enter the time trials in women’s extreme kayak.

There will also be some changes in the course setting. “The course must consist of four (4) to eight (8) downstream gates and may include up to four (4) upstream gates. If the course includes upstream gates, it must be set in pairs, symmetrically, allowing the athlete to choose to negotiate either up right or up left,” ECA rules state.

Bulletin of the 2021 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships is available here: https://www.canoe-europe.org/preview-file/bullettin-1-def-4109.pdf

ECA European Open Canoe Slalom Cup - 2021 Tacen Slovacia
2021-04-17 - 2021-04-18
Bulletin: https://www.canoe-europe.org/preview-file/razpis-za-tacen-2021-ang-4099.pdf

Friday, 16. 4. 2021
9:00-17:00 training by schedule
17:00-19:00 self equipment control
17:00-18:00 course construction
18.00 team leaders meeting / at the course
Saturday, 17.4. 2021
09:00 demonstration run
10:00 heats-1. run
13:00 heats-2. run
16:00-17:00 course construction for Sunday
Sunday, 18.4. 2021
09:00 demonstration run
10:30 semifinals
13:00 finals
Prize giving ceremony will take place at the course 30 min aftre end of the race

European Judo Championships 2021 Lisbon Portugal
2021-04-17 - 2021-04-18
The 2021 European Judo Championships will be held in Lisbon, Portugal from 16 to 18 April 2021

Men’s events
Extra-lightweight (-60 kg)
Half-lightweight (-66 kg)
Lightweight (-73 kg)
Half-middleweight (-81 kg)
Middleweight (-90 kg)
Half-heavyweight (-100 kg)
Heavyweight (+100 kg)

Women’s events Event
Extra-lightweight (-48 kg)
Half-lightweight (-52 kg)
Lightweight (-57 kg)
Half-middleweight (-63 kg)
Middleweight (-70 kg)
Half-heavyweight (-78 kg)
Heavyweight (+78 kg)

Rugby Europe Men XV Championship 2021
2021-03-06 - 2021-11-07
The Rugby Europe Championship 2021 forms part of the qualification process for the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France.
The new season will start in March 2021 and will take the form of an adapted schedule due to the Covid-19 pandemic and to the postponement of the play-off Match between Netherlands and Belgium, to be played before June 13th 2021.
