The following is a list of world sports championships, including some sporting events which use a different name with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.
Open gender world championship titles
Male world championship titles
Female world championship titles
Mixed-sex world championship titles
See also
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List of world championships in mind sports
This article gives a list of world championships in mind sports which usually represent the most prestigious competition for a specific board game, card game or mind sport. World championships can only be held for most games or mind sports with th ...
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List of world cups and world championships for juniors and youth
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List of multi-sport events
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List of world cups
The world cups are, depending on the sport, either the highest level international tournaments in a given sport, or the second level of competition after world championships.
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World championship
A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game ...
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World cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the name is ...
Notes
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events, in which three or four competitors compete for their nation, are included for each sex
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