BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Following is a list of major world sports events for the year of 2015 (tabulated under date, event and venue):
Jan. 3, Xiamen Marathon, Xiamen, China
Jan. 3-10, Shenzhen Tennis Open, Shenzhen, China
Jan. 4-17, Dakar Rally, Argentina/Chile
Jan. 9-31, Asian Cup Men's Soccer Tournament, Australia
Jan. 17-Feb. 8, Africa Nations' Cup, Equatorial Guinea
Jan. 19-Feb. 1, Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia
Feb. 4-14, 27th Winter Universiade, Granada, Spain
Feb. 9-15, Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Seoul, South Korea
Feb. 28-Mar. 1, World Sprint Speed Skating Championships, Astana, Kazakhstan
Mar. 7-8, World All-around Speed Skating Championships, Calgary, Canada
Mar. 13-15, World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Moscow, Russia
Mar. 23-29, World Figure Skating Championships, Shanghai, China
Apr. 18-May 4, World Snooker Championship, Sheffield, Britain
Apr. 26-May 3, World Table Tennis Championships, Suzhou, China
May 10-17, Sudirman Cup Badminton Tournament, Dongguan, China
May 20-28, Asian Women's Volleyball Championship, Beijing and Tianjin, China
May 24-Jun. 7, French Open, Paris, France
May 30-Jun. 20, FIFA U-20 World Cup, New Zealand
Jun. 6-July 5, Women's Soccer World Cup, Canada
Jun. 11-July 4, 44th Copa America, Chile
Jun. 12-28, European Games, Baku, Azerbaijan
Jun. 29-July 12, Wimbledon, London, Britain
July 3-14, Summer Universiade, Gwangju, South Korea
July 4-26, Tour de France, France
July 10-26, Pan American Games, Toronto, Canada
July 24-Aug. 9, World Swimming Championships, Kazan, Russia
July 25-Aug. 2, Special Olympics World Summer Games, Los Angeles, United States
July 31-Aug. 8, Asian Men's Volleyball Championship, Tehran, Iran
Aug. 1-9, East Asian Cup Soccer Tournament, Wuhan, China
Aug. 10-16, World Badminton Championships, Jakarta, Indonesia
Aug. 22-30, World Athletics Championships, Beijing, China
Aug. 22-Sept. 6, Women's Volleyball World Cup, Japan
Aug. 24-30, World Judo Championships, Astana, Kazakhstan
Aug. 31-Sept. 13, US Open, New York, United States
Sept. 8-23, Men's Volleyball World Cup, Japan
Sept. 23-Oct. 3, Asian Men's Basketball Championship, Changsha, China
Oct. 3-11, China Open, Beijing, China
Oct. 11-18, Shanghai Rolex Masters, Shanghai, China
Oct. 18-27, Chinese National Youth Games, Fuzhou, Fujian
Oct. 24-Nov. 1, World Gymnastics Championships, Glasgow, Britain
Nov. 20-29, World Weightlifting Championships, Houston, United States
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