May 2016 in sports

Events calendar[edit]

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Formula One	2016 Russian Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
2–8	Tennis	2016 Madrid Open	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Simona Halep
4–16	Association football	2016 UEFA Women's Under-17 Championship	Continental	Germany
5–21	Association football	2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship	Continental	Portugal
6	Athletics	Qatar Athletic Super Grand Prix (DL #1)	International	United States
6–8	Rowing	2016 European Rowing Championships	Continental	Great Britain
6–22	Ice hockey	2016 IIHF World Championship	International	Canada
6–29	Road bicycle racing	2016 Giro d'Italia	International	Vincenzo Nibali ( Astana)
7	Horse racing	2016 Kentucky Derby (US Triple Crown #1)	Domestic	Nyquist (Jockey: Mario Gutierrez)
7–8	Athletics	2016 IAAF World Race Walking Team Championships	International	China
7–8	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #4	International	Men: Étienne Diemunsch Women: Jolanda Annen
7–13	Weightlifting	2016 African Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Tunisia
8	Motorcycle racing	2016 French motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Álex Rins ( Páginas Amarillas HP 40) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
8	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #5	International	Men: Kristian Blummenfelt Women: India Lee
8	Road running	Wings for Life World Run 2016	International	Men: Giorgio Calcaterra Women: Kaori Yoshida
8–14	Futsal	2016 CONCACAF Futsal Championship	Continental	Costa Rica
9–15	Tennis	2016 Italian Open (Rome Masters)	International	Men: Andy Murray Women: Serena Williams
9–22	Aquatics	2016 European Aquatics Championships	Continental	Swimming: Hungary Diving: Great Britain Synchronised Swimming: Russia Overall: Great Britain
11–16	Beach volleyball	2016 FIVB Beach Volleyball U21 World Championships	International	Men: George Wanderley / Arthur Lanci Women: Duda Lisboa / Ana Patricia Ramos
12–15	Golf	2016 Players Championship	International	Jason Day
13–15	Basketball	2016 Euroleague Final Four	Continental	CSKA Moscow
13–15	Rugby sevens	2016 Paris Sevens (WRSS #9)	International	Samoa
13–15	Whitewater slalom	2016 European Canoe Slalom Championships	Continental	Slovakia
14	Athletics	Shanghai Golden Grand Prix (DL #2)	International	United States
14	Rugby union	2016 European Rugby Champions Cup Final	Continental	Saracens
14	Speedway	2016 FIM Warsaw Grand Prix of Poland	International	Tai Woffinden
14–15	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #4	International	Men: Mario Mola Women: Gwen Jorgensen
15	Formula One	2016 Spanish Grand Prix	International	Max Verstappen ( Red Bull Racing)
15–22	Badminton	2016 Thomas & Uber Cup	International	Thomas Cup (Men): Denmark Uber Cup (Women): China
18	Association football	2016 UEFA Europa League Final	Continental	Sevilla
18–29	Association football	2016 Toulon Tournament	International	England
19–20	Amateur wrestling	2016 Wrestling World Cup (Men's Greco-Roman)	International	Iran
19–22	Canoe sprint	2016 Pan American Canoe Sprint Championships	Continental	Senior: Canada Junior: Brazil
19–22	Golf	The Tradition	International	Bernhard Langer
19–27	Amateur boxing	2016 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships	International	Kazakhstan
21–22	Rugby sevens	2016 London Sevens (WRSS #10)	International	Scotland
21	Formula E	2016 Berlin ePrix	International	Sébastien Buemi ( Renault e.Dams)
21	Horse racing	2016 Preakness Stakes (US Triple Crown #2)	Domestic	Exaggerator (Jockey: Kent Desormeaux)
22	Athletics	Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de Rabat (DL #3)	International	Ethiopia
22	Motorcycle racing	2016 Italian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
20-26	Nine-pin bowling	2016 nine-pin bowling Single's World Championships	International	Single classic: Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Ines Maričić (Women) Sprint: Vilmoš Zavarko (Men), Beata Włodarczyk (Women) Combination: Igor Kovačić (Men), Ines Maričić (Women) Mixed tandem: Luminiţa Viorica Dogaru & Nicolae Lupu
22–5 June	Tennis	2016 French Open (Grand Slam #2)	International	Men: Novak Djokovic Women: Garbiñe Muguruza
23–28	Weightlifting	2016 Oceania Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Australia
23–29	Archery	2016 European Archery Championships	Continental	Ukraine
23–29	Modern pentathlon	2016 World Modern Pentathlon Championships	International	Hungary
24–28	Squash	2016 Men's PSA World Series Finals 2016 Women's PSA World Series Finals	International	Men: Grégory Gaultier Women: Laura Massaro
25–29	BMX racing	2016 UCI BMX World Championships	International	Netherlands
25–29	Artistic gymnastics	2016 European Men's Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Russia
26	Association football	2016 UEFA Women's Champions League Final	Continental	Lyon
26–28	Triathlon	2016 ETU Triathlon European Championships	Continental	Men: Javier Gómez Noya Women: India Lee
26–29	Golf	Senior PGA Championship	International	Rocco Mediate
26–29	Golf	2016 BMW PGA Championship	International	Chris Wood
28	Association football	2016 UEFA Champions League Final	Continental	Real Madrid
28	Athletics	Prefontaine Classic (DL #4)	International	United States
28–29	Athletics	2016 Hypo-Meeting	International	Men: Damian Warner Women: Brianne Theisen Eaton
28–11 June	Association football	2016 OFC Nations Cup	Continental	New Zealand
29	Formula One	2016 Monaco Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
29	INDYCAR	2016 Indianapolis 500	Domestic	Alexander Rossi ( Andretti Herta Autosport)
29	Association football	Liga MX Clausura 2016	National	Pachuca