This article lists the 12 different

combat sport A combat sport, or fighting sport, is a competitive contact sport that usually involves one-on-one combat. In many combat sports, a contestant wins by scoring more points than the opponent, submitting the opponent with a hold, disabling the opp ...

s and their results for 2018.

Boxing Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermine ...

Amateur boxing

* March 24 – April 2: 2018 EUBC Under 22 European Boxing Championships in

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** , , and won 3 gold medals each. Italy won the overall medal tally. * April 17 – 26: 2018 European Youth Boxing Championships in

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 19 – 28: 2018 Asian Youth Boxing Championships in

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 5 – 13: 2018 African Youth Boxing Championships in Casablanca ** won the gold medal tally. Morocco, , & won 11 overall medals each. * May 19 – 27: 2018 Pan American Youth Boxing Championships in Colorado Springs, Colorado ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 29 – June 2: 2018 Oceania Youth Boxing Championships in

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 20 – 31: 2018

AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships The IBA Youth World Boxing Championships and the IBA Junior World Boxing Championships are amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), the sport's governing body, for "Youth" competitors—ages 17 or 18 ...

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* September 2 – 7: 2018 FISU World University Boxing Championships in

Elista Elista (russian: Элиста́, (common during the Soviet era) or (most common pronunciation used after 1992 and in Kalmykia itself);"Большой энциклопедический словарь", под ред. А. М. Прохорова. ...

* November 15 – 24:

2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships The 2018 AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships was held at KD Jadav Indoor Stadium at New Delhi, India and took place between 15 and 24 November 2018. In the finals of the light flyweight category Mary Kom of India beat Ukrainian boxer Hana O ...

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Professional boxing

Fencing Fencing is a group of three related combat sports. The three disciplines in modern fencing are the foil, the épée, and the sabre (also ''saber''); winning points are made through the weapon's contact with an opponent. A fourth discipline, ...

World fencing events

* April 1 – 10: 2018 World Junior and Cadet Fencing Championships in

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** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * July 19 – 27:

2018 World Fencing Championships The 2018 World Fencing Championships was held from 19 to 27 July at 2018 in Wuxi, China. Host selection On 23 November 2015, Wuxi beat the Japanese city of Fukuoka with 69 votes to 47. Schedule Twelve events were held. ''All times are local (UT ...

Wuxi Wuxi (, ) is a city in southern Jiangsu province, eastern China, by car to the northwest of downtown Shanghai, between Changzhou and Suzhou. In 2017 it had a population of 3,542,319, with 6,553,000 living in the entire prefecture-level city a ...

** won the gold medal tally. Italy, , and won 7 overall medals each.

Continental fencing events

* February 24 – March 4: 2018 Asian Junior Fencing Championships in

Dubai Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics ...

** Junior Épée winners: KIM Myeong-ki (m) / YU Sihan (f) ** Junior Foil winners: Yudai Nagano (m) / Yuka Ueno (f) ** Junior Sabre winners: SONG Eun-gyun (m) / JO Ye-won (f) ** Junior Team Épée winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Foil winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Sabre winners: (m) / (f) * February 27 – March 11: 2018 Pan American Junior Fencing Championships in

San José San José or San Jose (Spanish for Saint Joseph) most often refers to: *San Jose, California, United States *San José, Costa Rica, the nation's capital San José or San Jose may also refer to: Places Argentina * San José, Buenos Aires ** San ...

** Junior Épée winners: Alexandre Camargo / GUO Zishan (f) ** Junior Foil winners: Kenji Bravo / Delphine Devore (f) ** Junior Sabre winners: Andrew Doddo / Natalia Botello (f) ** Junior Team Épée winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Foil winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Sabre winners: (m) / (f) * March 1 – 5: 2018 African Junior Fencing Championships in

Lagos Lagos ( Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national capital of Nigeria until December 1991 f ...

** Junior Épée winners: Ahmed Elsayed (m) / Lma Huzayen (f) ** Junior Foil winners: Mohamed Hamza (m) / Yara Elsharkawy (f) ** Junior Sabre winners: Ahmed Ferjani (m) / Chaima Benadouda (f) ** Junior Team Épée winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Foil winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Sabre winners: (m) / (f) * March 2 – 11: 2018 European Junior Fencing Championships in Sochi ** Junior Épée winners: Davide di Veroli (m) / Federica Isola (f) ** Junior Foil winners: Kirill Borodachev (m) / Martina Favaretto (f) ** Junior Sabre winners: Maxime Pianfetti (m) / Alina Mikhailova (f) ** Junior Team Épée winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Foil winners: (m) / (f) ** Junior Team Sabre winners: (m) / (f) * June 5 – 9:

2018 African Fencing Championships The 2018 African Fencing Championships was held at the El Menzah Sports Palace in Tunis, Tunisia from 5 to 9 June 2018. Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Host References {{reflist 2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, ...

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** Épée winners: Houssam Elkord (m) / Aya Medany (f) ** Foil winners:

Alaaeldin Abouelkassem Alaaeldin Mohamed El-Sayed Abouelkassem ( ar, علاء الدين محمد السيد أبو القاسم; born 25 November 1990) is an Egyptian fencer who won a silver medal in the men's foil event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. He took up fencin ...

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Inès Boubakri Inès Boubakri ( ar, إيناس بوبكري; born 28 December 1988) is a Tunisian foil fencer. She is a four-time Olympian, who won a bronze medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, and is a member of Association sportive de Bourg-la-Reine in France, ...

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Farès Ferjani Farès Ferjani (born 22 July 1997) is a Tunisian fencer. He competed in the men's sabre event at the 2016 Summer Olympics. He competed for St. John’s University. He qualified to represent Tunisia at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , o ...

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Azza Besbes Azza Besbes ( ar, عزة بسباس; born 28 November 1990) is a Tunisian sabre fencer, five-time African champion. She took part in the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics, finishing 7th, 9th and 5th respectively. Personal life Besbes was bor ...

(f) ** Team Épée winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Foil winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Sabre winners: (m) / (f) * June 15 – 20:

2018 Pan American Fencing Championships The 2018 Pan American Fencing Championships was held in Havana, Cuba from 15 to 20 June 2018 at the Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva. The top seven teams (+ hosts Peru) in each team event qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. Af ...

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

** Épée winners: Jesús Andrés Lugones Ruggeri (m) /

Kelley Hurley Kelley Hurley (born April 4, 1988) is an American épée fencer. She won the bronze medal in the women's team épée event at the 2012 Summer Olympics. A standout at the University of Notre Dame, she was a 4-time All-American. She has qualified ...

(f) ** Foil winners:

Race Imboden Race Imboden (born April 17, 1993) is an American left-handed foil fencer. Imboden is a nine-time team Pan American champion, six-time individual Pan American champion and 2019 team world champion. A three-time Olympian, Imboden is a two-time ...

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Lee Kiefer Lee Kiefer (born June 15, 1994) is an American right-handed foil fencer. Kiefer is a four-time NCAA champion, ten-time team Pan American champion, nine-time individual Pan American champion, and 2018 team world champion. A three-time Olympi ...

(f) ** Sabre winners:

Eli Dershwitz Eli Dershwitz (born September 23, 1995) is an American left-handed sabre fencer, four-time individual Pan American champion, and two-time Olympian. In 2014, Dershwitz won the US Men's Saber National Championship, becoming the youngest US senio ...

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Dagmara Wozniak Dagmara "Daga" Wozniak ( pl, Woźniak; born July 1, 1988) is an American saber fencer. Wozniak was named to the U.S. Olympic team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in women's saber competition as a substitute, and as a competitor at the 2012 and 2016 ...

(f) ** Team Épée winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Foil winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Sabre winners: (m) / (f) * June 16 – 21:

2018 European Fencing Championships The 2018 European Fencing Championships was held in Novi Sad, Serbia from 16 to 21 June 2018 at the SPC Vojvodina. Schedule Medal summary Men's events Women's events Medal table Results Men Foil individual Épée individual Sa ...

Novi Sad Novi Sad ( sr-Cyrl, Нови Сад, ; hu, Újvidék, ; german: Neusatz; see below for other names) is the second largest city in Serbia and the capital of the autonomous province of Vojvodina. It is located in the southern portion of the P ...

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Yannick Borel Yannick Borel (born 5 November 1988) is a French right-handed épée fencer. Borel is a two-time team European champion, four-time individual European champion, four-time team world champion, and 2018 individual world champion. A three-time Ol ...

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Katrina Lehis Katrina Lehis (born 19 December 1994) is an Estonian left-handed épée fencer, 2018 individual European champion, 2021 team Olympic champion, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist. Career Lehis began fencing in 2004. Coached by Helen Ne ...

(f) ** Foil winners: Aleksey Cheremisinov (m) /

Inna Deriglazova Inna Vasilyevna Deriglazova ( rus, Инна Васильевна Дериглазова, , ˈinːə dʲɪrʲɪˈɡɫazəvə; born 10 March 1990) is a Russian right-handed Foil (fencing), foil Fencing, fencer. Deriglazova is a two-time team and ...

(f) ** Sabre winners:

Max Hartung Maximilian Hartung (born 8 October 1989) is a German right-handed sabre fencer, two-time team European champion, two-time individual European champion, 2014 team world champion, and two-time Olympian. Hartung is chairman of the Athletes Commiss ...

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Sofya Velikaya Sofiya Aleksandrovna Velikaya ( rus, Софья Александровна Великая, , ˈsofʲjə vʲɪˈlʲikəjə; born 8 June 1985) is a Russian sabre fencer. Velikaya is a former European champion (four-time individual, six-time t ...

(f) ** Team Épée winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Foil winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Sabre winners: (m) / (f) * June 17 – 22:

2018 Asian Fencing Championships The 2018 Asian Fencing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 17 to 22 June 2018 at the Rangsit Campus. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Results Men Individual épée Team épée Individual foil Team foil Individ ...

** Épée winners:

Jung Jin-sun Jung Jin-Sun (Hangul: 정진선, Hanja: 鄭鎭善; or ; born 24 January 1984) is a South Korean right-handed épée fencer, four-time team Asian champion, four-time individual Asian champion, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic b ...

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Vivian Kong Vivian Kong Man Wai (born 8 February 1994) is a Hong Kong left-handed épée fencer, three-time individual Asian champion, and two-time Olympian. Career Kong competed in the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games and the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games ...

(f) ** Foil winners: CHEUNG Siu Lun (m) / Komaki Kikuchi (f) ** Sabre winners:

Gu Bon-gil Gu Bon-gil ( or ; born 27 April 1989) is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer. Gu is an eight-time team Asian champion, seven-time individual Asian champion, and three-time team world champion. A three-time Olympian, Gu is a two-time tea ...

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Kim Ji-yeon Kim Ji-yeon (Hangul: 김지연; or ; born 12 March 1988) is a South Korean left-handed sabre fencer. Kim is a five-time team Asian champion and four-time individual Asian champion. A three-time Olympian, Kim is a 2021 team Olympic bronze ...

(f) ** Team Épée winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Foil winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Sabre winners: (m) / (f)

2017–18 Fencing Grand Prix

* Épée Grand Prix ** December 8 – 10, 2017: Qatari Grand Prix in

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Park Sang-young Park Sang-young ( or ; born 16 October 1995) is a South Korean right-handed épée fencer, three-time team Asian champion, 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist, and 2016 individual Olympic champion. Early life Park was introduced to fencing i ...

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Max Heinzer Max Heinzer (born 8 August 1987) is a Swiss right-handed épée fencer, three-time team European champion, 2018 team world champion, and three-time Olympian. Heinzer competed in the 2012 London Olympic Games, the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympic Gam ...

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Mara Navarria Mara Navarria (born 18 July 1985) is an Italian right-handed épée fencer, 2018 individual world champion, two-time Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic bronze medalist. Personal life Navarria grew up in Carlino, Udine and took up fencing at AS San ...

(f) ** May 25 – 27: Colombian Grand Prix in

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(m) / Emese Szász-Kovács (f) * Foil Grand Prix ** December 1 – 3, 2017: Italian Grand Prix in

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Alexander Massialas Alexander Massialas (born April 20, 1994) is an American right-handed foil fencer. Massialas is a two-time NCAA champion, 11-time team Pan American champion, two-time individual Pan American champion, and 2019 team world champion. A three-time ...

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(f) ** March 16 – 18: United States Grand Prix in

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(m) / Inna Deriglazova (f) ** May 18 – 20: Chinese Grand Prix in

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Richard Kruse Richard Kruse (born 30 July 1983) is a former British right-handed foil fencer and four-time Olympian. In 2015, he was part of the Great Britain team that shocked Olympic champions Italy to win the first European Games gold in team foil, the fi ...

(m) / Inna Deriglazova (f) * Sabre Grand Prix ** December 15 – 17, 2017: Mexican Grand Prix in

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Oh Sang-uk Oh Sang-uk (born 30 September 1996) is a South Korean right-handed sabre fencer. Oh is a four-time team Asian champion, 2019 individual Asian champion, three-time team world champion, and 2019 individual world champion. Competing at his firs ...

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Olha Kharlan Olha Hennadiyivna Kharlan ( uk, Ольга Геннадіївна Харлан; born 4 September 1990) is a Ukrainian right-handed sabre fencer. Kharlan is a two-time team European champion, six-time individual European champion, two-time team ...

(f) ** March 30 – April 1: Korean Grand Prix in

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Áron Szilágyi Áron Szilágyi (; born 14 January 1990) is a Hungarian right-handed sabre fencer. Szilágyi is a 2018 team European champion, 2015 individual European champion, 2007 team world champion, and 2022 individual world champion. A four-time Olym ...

(m) / Olha Kharlan (f) ** May 11 – 13: Russian Grand Prix (final) in

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2017–18 Fencing World Cup

* Men's Épée World Cup ** October 27 – 29, 2017: Swiss World Cup in Bern *** Individual:

*** Team: ** November 17 – 19, 2017: Italian Men's Épée World Cup in Legnano *** Individual:

András Rédli András Rédli (born 21 October 1983) is a Hungarian right-handed épée fencer, 2010 team European champion, 2014 individual European champion, 2013 team world champion, and 2016 Olympic medalist. Career Rédli won the team gold medal in the ...

*** Team: ** January 25 – 27: German Men's Épée World Cup in

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Kazuyasu Minobe is a Japanese left-handed épée fencer, 2016 team Asian champion, two-time Olympian, and 2021 team Olympic champion. Along with Koki Kano, Masaru Yamada, and Satoru Uyama, Minobe was a member of the Japanese team that won gold in the team me ...

*** Team: ** February 16 – 18: Canadian World Cup in

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Bohdan Nikishyn Bohdan Serhiyovych Nikishyn ( uk, Богдан Сергійович Нікішин, translit=Bohdan Serhiyovyč Nikišyn; born 29 May 1980) is a Ukrainian right-handed épée fencer, 2015 team world champion, and three-time Olympian. Nikishyn co ...

*** Team: ** May 11 – 13: French Men's Épée World Cup in

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Nikolai Novosjolov Nikolai Novosjolov (born 9 June 1980) is an Estonian right-handed épée fencer, two-time individual world champion, and four-time Olympian. Novosjolov competed in the 2000 Sydney Olympic Games, the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, the 2012 Londo ...

*** Team: * Women's Épée World Cup ** October 20 – 22, 2017: Estonian World Cup in

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*** Team: ** November 10 – 12, 2017: Chinese World Cup in

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trad ...

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Sun Yiwen Sun Yiwen (, born 17 June 1992) is a Chinese left-handed épée fencer. Sun is a three-time team Asian champion and two-time team world champion. A two-time Olympian Olympian or Olympians may refer to: Religion * Twelve Olympians, the princ ...

*** Team: ** January 19 – 21: Cuban World Cup in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

*** Individual: Coraline Vitalis *** Team: ** February 9 – 11: Spanish Women's Épée World Cup in

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*** Individual: ZHU Mingye *** Team: ** May 4 – 6: Emirati World Cup in

*** Individual: Sun Yiwen *** Team: * Men's Foil World Cup ** October 20 – 22, 2017: Egyptian World Cup in

Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo met ...

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*** Team: ** November 10 – 12, 2017: Japanese World Cup in

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Erwann Le Péchoux Erwann Le Péchoux (born 13 January 1982) is a French left-handed foil fencer. Le Péchoux is a four-time team European champion and four-time team world champion. A five-time Olympian, Le Péchoux is a 2016 team Olympic silver medalist and 202 ...

*** Team: ** January 19 – 21: French Men's Foil World Cup in Paris *** Individual:

Alessio Foconi Alessio Foconi (born 22 November 1989) is an Italian right-handed foil fencer and 2021 Olympian. Foconi is a 2022 team European champion, 2019 individual European champion, three-time team world champion, and 2018 individual world champion. C ...

*** Team: ** February 9 – 11: German Men's Foil World Cup in

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*** Individual: Aleksey Cheremisinov *** Team: ** May 4 – 6: Russian World Cup in

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*** Individual: Maxime Pauty *** Team: * Women's Foil World Cup ** October 13 – 15, 2017: Mexican World Cup in

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*** Team: ** November 3 – 5, 2017: French Women's Foil World Cup in

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*** Individual: Hong Hyo-jin *** Team: ** January 12 – 14: Polish Women's Foil World Cup in

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*** Team: ** February 2 – 4: Algerian Women's Foil World Cup in Algiers *** Individual: Alice Volpi *** Team: ** April 27 – 29: German Women's Foil World Cup in

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*** Individual: Inna Deriglazova *** Team: * Men's Sabre World Cup ** November 3 – 5, 2017: Algerian Men's Sabre World Cup in Algiers *** Individual:

*** Team: ** December 1 – 3, 2017: Hungarian World Cup in

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*** Individual: OH San-guk *** Team: ** February 2 – 4: Italian Men's Sabre World Cup in

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*** Individual: Eli Dershwitz *** Team: ** February 23 – 25: Polish Men's Sabre World Cup in

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*** Team: ** May 18 – 20: Spanish Men's Sabre World Cup in

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Enrico Berrè Enrico Berrè (born 10 November 1992) is an Italian right-handed sabre fencer, two-time team European champion, 2015 team world champion, and 2021 team Olympic silver medalist. Medal Record Olympic Games World Championship European ...

*** Team: * Women's Sabre World Cup ** October 27 – 29, 2017: French Women's Sabre World Cup in

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Rossella Gregorio Rossella Gregorio (born 30 August 1990) is an Italian sabre fencer, bronze medallist in the 2014 European Fencing Championships. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics, in sabre. Career Gregorio discovered fencing thanks to family friends wh ...

*** Team: ** November 17 – 19, 2017: Belgian World Cup in

Sint-Niklaas Sint-Niklaas (; french: Saint-Nicolas, ) is a Belgian city and municipality located in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Sint-Niklaas proper and the towns of Belsele, Nieuwkerken-Waas, and . Sint-N ...

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*** Team: ** January 26 – 28: American World Cup in

Baltimore Baltimore ( , locally: or ) is the List of municipalities in Maryland, most populous city in the U.S. state of Maryland, fourth most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, and List of United States cities by popula ...

*** Individual: Martina Criscio *** Team: ** March 16 – 18: Greek World Cup in

Athens Athens ( ; el, Αθήνα, Athína ; grc, Ἀθῆναι, Athênai (pl.) ) is both the capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Greece, largest city of Greece. With a population close to four million, it is also the seventh List ...

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Bianca Pascu Bianca Alexandru Pascu (born 13 June 1988) is a Romanian sabre fencer. She represented Romania at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's individual sabre event. Career Pascu's first sport was handball. She took t ...

*** Team: ** June 1 – 3: Tunisian World Cup in

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*** Individual:

Manon Brunet Manon Apithy-Brunet (born 7 February 1996) is a French right-handed sabre fencer, 2018 team world champion, two-time Olympian, 2021 team Olympic silver medalist, and 2021 individual Olympic bronze medalist. Personal life Brunet was born in Ly ...

*** Team:

Judo is an unarmed modern Japanese martial art, Olympic sport (since 1964), and the most prominent form of jacket wrestling competed internationally.『日本大百科全書』電子版【柔道】(CD-ROM version of Encyclopedia Nipponica, "Judo") ...

World and continental judo events

* April 6 & 7:

2018 Oceania Judo Championships The 2018 Oceania Judo Championships was not the ninth but the thirty second edition of the Oceania Judo Championships, organised by the Oceania Judo Union. It took place in Nouméa, New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caled ...

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Nouméa Nouméa () is the capital and largest city of the French special collectivity of New Caledonia and is also the largest francophone city in Oceania. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, an ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 12 – 15:

2018 African Judo Championships The 2018 African Judo Championships were the 39th edition of the African Judo Championships, organised by the African Judo Union. The events took place in Tunis, Tunisia from 12–15 April 2018. Medal overview Men Women Medal table Pa ...

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** and won 4 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * April 21 & 22:

2018 Pan American Judo Championships The 2018 Pan American Judo Championships was held in San José, Costa Rica from 20 to 21 April 2018. Results Men's events Women's events Mixed event Medal table ;Key: References External links * 2018 Pan American Championships ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 26 – 28:

2018 European Judo Championships The 2018 European Judo Championships were held in Tel Aviv, Israel from 26 to 28 April 2018. Medal overview Men Women Medal table Participating nations There was a total of 368 participants from 44 nations. References Exte ...

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the G ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 19 & 20: 2018 Kata European Judo Championships in

Koper Koper (; it, Capodistria, hr, Kopar) is the fifth largest city in Slovenia. Located in the Istrian region in the southwestern part of the country, approximately five kilometres () south of the border with Italy and 20 kilometres () from Triest ...

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * July 18: 2018 European Judo Mixed Teams Championships in

Yekaterinburg Yekaterinburg ( ; rus, Екатеринбург, p=jɪkətʲɪrʲɪnˈburk), alternatively romanized as Ekaterinburg and formerly known as Sverdlovsk ( rus, Свердло́вск, , svʲɪrˈdlofsk, 1924–1991), is a city and the administrat ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 20 – 27:

2018 World Judo Championships The 2018 World Judo Championships was held between 20 and 27 September 2018 at National Gymnastics Arena in Baku Baku (, ; az, Bakı ) is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of ...

in Baku ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 Grand Slam

* February 10 & 11: Grand Slam #1 in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * February 23 – 25: Grand Slam #2 in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 17 & 18: Grand Slam #3 in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 27 – 29: Grand Slam #4 in Abu Dhabi ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * November 23 – 25: Grand Slam #5 (final) in

Osaka is a designated city in the Kansai region of Honshu in Japan. It is the capital of and most populous city in Osaka Prefecture, and the third most populous city in Japan, following Special wards of Tokyo and Yokohama. With a population of ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 Grand Prix

* January 19 – 21: GP #1 in

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** and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * March 9 – 11: GP #2 in

Agadir Agadir ( ar, أݣادير, ʾagādīr; shi, ⴰⴳⴰⴷⵉⵔ) is a major city in Morocco, on the shore of the Atlantic Ocean near the foot of the Atlas Mountains, just north of the point where the Souss River flows into the ocean, and south ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 30 – April 1: GP #3 in

Tbilisi Tbilisi ( ; ka, თბილისი ), in some languages still known by its pre-1936 name Tiflis ( ), is the capital and the largest city of Georgia, lying on the banks of the Kura River with a population of approximately 1.5 million p ...

** and won 5 gold medals each. Georgia won the overall medal tally. * April 6 – 8: GP #4 in

Antalya Antalya () is the fifth-most populous city in Turkey as well as the capital of Antalya Province. Located on Anatolia's southwest coast bordered by the Taurus Mountains, Antalya is the largest Turkish city on the Mediterranean coast outside the Ae ...

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * May 25 – 27: GP #5 in

Hohhot Hohhot,; abbreviated zh, c=呼市, p=Hūshì, labels=no formerly known as Kweisui, is the capital of Inner Mongolia in the north of the People's Republic of China, serving as the region's administrative, economic and cultural center.''The ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 27 – 29: GP #6 in

Zagreb Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Sl ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 10 – 12: GP #7 in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 12 – 14: GP #8 in

** , , and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * November 9 – 11: GP #9 in

Tashkent Tashkent (, uz, Toshkent, Тошкент/, ) (from russian: Ташкент), or Toshkent (; ), also historically known as Chach is the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. It is the most populous city in Central Asia, with a population of ...

** and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * November 16 – 18: GP #10 (final) in

The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) is a list of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality of the Netherlands, situated on the west coast facing the North Sea. The Hague is the country's ad ...

** and won 2 gold medals each. The won the overall medal tally.

2018 European Open

* February 3 & 4: European Open #1 in

Odivelas Odivelas ( or ) is a city and a municipality in Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal, in the Lisbon District and the historical and cultural Estremadura Province. The municipality is located 10 km northwest of Lisbon. The present Mayor is Hug ...

(W) &

Sofia Sofia ( ; bg, София, Sofiya, ) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Bulgaria, largest city of Bulgaria. It is situated in the Sofia Valley at the foot of the Vitosha mountain in the western parts of the country. ...

(M) ** Men: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Women: and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * February 17 & 18: European Open #2 in

Rome , established_title = Founded , established_date = 753 BC , founder = King Romulus ( legendary) , image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg , map_caption ...

(W) &

Oberwart Oberwart (; hu, Felsőőr; hr, Gornja Borta) is a town in Burgenland in southeast Austria on the banks of the Pinka River, and the capital of the district of the same name. Oberwart is the cultural capital of the small ethnic Hungarian minor ...

(M) ** Men: and won 2 gold medals each. Azerbaijan won the overall medal tally. ** Women: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * March 3 & 4: European Open #3 in

(W) &

Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...

(M) ** Men: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Women: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 2 & 3: European Open #4 in

(M & W) ** and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * August 18 & 19: European Open #5 in

Minsk Minsk ( be, Мінск ; russian: Минск) is the capital and the largest city of Belarus, located on the Svislach (Berezina), Svislach and the now subterranean Nyamiha, Niamiha rivers. As the capital, Minsk has a special administrative stat ...

(M & W) ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * October 6 & 7: European Open #6 (final) in

Glasgow Glasgow ( ; sco, Glesca or ; gd, Glaschu ) is the most populous city in Scotland and the fourth-most populous city in the United Kingdom, as well as being the 27th largest city by population in Europe. In 2020, it had an estimated pop ...

(M & W) ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 European Cup

* March 10 & 11: European Cup #1 in

Uster Uster ( High Alemannic: ''Uschter'') is a town and the capital of the Uster District in the Swiss canton of Zürich. It is the third largest town in the canton of Zürich, with almost 35,000 inhabitants, and is one of the twenty largest towns ...

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich () i ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 7 & 8: European Cup #2 in

Dubrovnik Dubrovnik (), historically known as Ragusa (; see notes on naming), is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranea ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 5 & 6: European Cup #3 in

Sarajevo Sarajevo ( ; cyrl, Сарајево, ; ''see names in other languages'') is the capital and largest city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, with a population of 275,524 in its administrative limits. The Sarajevo metropolitan area including Sarajev ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 12 & 13: European Cup #4 in Orenburg ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 9 & 10: European Cup #5 in Belgrade ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 23 & 24: European Cup #6 in

Celje ) , pushpin_map = Slovenia , pushpin_label_position = left , pushpin_map_caption = Location of the city of Celje in Slovenia , coordinates = , subdivision_type = Cou ...

Podčetrtek Podčetrtek ( or ; german: Windisch Landsberg) is a settlement in eastern Slovenia by the river Sotla. It is the seat of the Municipality of Podčetrtek. The area belongs to the traditional region of Styria. It is now included in the Savinja Stat ...

** and won 4 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * July 14 & 15: European Cup #7 in

Saarbrücken Saarbrücken (; french: link=no, Sarrebruck ; Rhine Franconian: ''Saarbrigge'' ; lb, Saarbrécken ; lat, Saravipons, lit=The Bridge(s) across the Saar river) is the capital and largest city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken is ...

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * September 1 & 2: European Cup #8 in

Bratislava Bratislava (, also ; ; german: Preßburg/Pressburg ; hu, Pozsony) is the capital and largest city of Slovakia. Officially, the population of the city is about 475,000; however, it is estimated to be more than 660,000 — approximately 140% o ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 27 & 28: European Cup #9 (final) in Málaga ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 EJU Kata Tournaments

* February 25: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #1 in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

** Nage No Kata winners: (Erik Faes & Niels Neumann) ** Ju No Kata winners: (Giovanni Tarabelli & Angelica Tarabelli) ** Katame No Kata winners: (Nicolas Gilon & Jean-Philippe Gilon) ** Kime No Kata winners: (Michel Jeuffroy & Laurent Jeuffroy) ** Goshin Jutsu winners: (Ubaldo Volpi & Maurizio Calderini) * March 24: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #2 in

Pordenone Pordenone (; Venetian and fur, Pordenon) is the main ''comune'' of Pordenone province of northeast Italy in the Friuli Venezia Giulia region. The name comes from Latin ''Portus Naonis'', meaning 'port on the Noncello (Latin ''Naon'') River'. H ...

** Nage No Kata winners: (Mauro Collini & Tommaso Rondini) ** Katame No Kata winners: (Nicolas Fourmaux & Jean-Daniel Nguyen) ** Ju No Kata winners: (Wolfgang Daxromswinkel & Ulla Loosen) ** Kime No Kata winners: (Michel Jeuffroy & Laurent Jeuffroy) ** Goshin Jutsu winners: (Ubaldo Volpi & Maurizio Calderini) * April 29: 2018 EJU Kata Tournament #3 (final) in

Tours Tours ( , ) is one of the largest cities in the region of Centre-Val de Loire, France. It is the prefecture of the department of Indre-et-Loire. The commune of Tours had 136,463 inhabitants as of 2018 while the population of the whole metr ...

** Nage No Kata winners: (Nicolas Gilon & Jean-Philippe Gilon) ** Katame No Kata winners: (Nicolas Gilon & Jean-Philippe Gilon) ** Ju No Kata winners: (Emmanuel Wirtz & Armelle Voindrot) ** Kime No Kata winners: (Michel Jeuffroy & Laurent Jeuffroy) ** Goshin Jutsu winners: (Kamel Ben Tekfa & Alexis Lacroix)

2018 Pan American Open

* March 10 & 11: Pan American Open #1 in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, who ...

** and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * March 17 & 18: Pan American Open #2 in

Lima Lima ( ; ), originally founded as Ciudad de Los Reyes (City of The Kings) is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín Rivers, in the desert zone of the central coastal part of t ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 24 & 25: Pan American Open #3 in

Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the Capital city, capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata ...

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * September 1 & 2: Pan American Open #4 (final) in

Santo Domingo , total_type = Total , population_density_km2 = auto , timezone = AST (UTC −4) , area_code_type = Area codes , area_code = 809, 829, 849 , postal_code_type = Postal codes , postal_code = 10100–10699 ( Distrito Nacional) , webs ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 Asian Open

* July 7 & 8: Asian Open #1 in

Taipei Taipei (), officially Taipei City, is the capital and a special municipality of the Republic of China (Taiwan). Located in Northern Taiwan, Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City that sits about southwest of the ...

** and won 5 gold medals each. South Korea won the overall medal tally. * November 3 & 4: Asian Open #2 in

Aktau Aktau ( kk, Aqtau, Ақтау , russian: Актау) is a city in Kazakhstan, located on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea. Its current name means "white mountain" in Kazakh, which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian. From 1964 to ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * December 1 & 2: Asian Open #3 (final) in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

2018 African Open

* November 17 & 18: African Open #1 in

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 24 & 25: African Open #2 (final) in

Yaoundé Yaoundé (; , ) is the capital of Cameroon and, with a population of more than 2.8 million, the second-largest city in the country after the port city Douala. It lies in the Centre Region of the nation at an elevation of about 750 metres (2,50 ...

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.

2018 Oceania Open

* November 17 & 18: Oceania Open in

Perth Perth is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and largest city of the Australian states and territories of Australia, state of Western Australia. It is the list of cities in Australia by population, fourth most populous city in Aust ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Karate (; ; Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Kingdom. It developed from the indigenous Ryukyuan martial arts (called , "hand"; ''tii'' in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fuj ...

World & Continental Karate Events

* February 2 – 4: 45th EKF Junior, Cadet & U21 Championships in Sochi ** , , and won 5 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * May 10 – 13: 53rd EKF Senior Championships in

** and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * May 10 – 13: 17th AKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in

Okinawa is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi). Naha is the capital and largest city ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 18 – 20: 18th OKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in

Auckland Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about I ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 15 – 17: 32nd PKF Senior Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 11 – 15: 15th AKF Senior Championships in Amman ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 19 – 22: 11th World University Karate Championship in

Kobe Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, w ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 22 – 25: PKF Cadet, Junior & U21 Championships in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the Rio de Janeiro (state), state of the same name, Brazil's List of Brazilian states by population, third-most populous state, and the List of largest citi ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 31 – September 2: UFAK Senior Championships in

Kigali Kigali () is the capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwanda's economic, cu ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 6 – 11: 24th WKF Senior Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

WKF Premier League

* January 26 – 28: Karate 1-Premier League #1 in

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * February 16 – 18: Karate 1-Premier League #2 in

** won the gold medal tally. Turkey and won 6 overall medals each. * March 16 – 18: Karate 1-Premier League #3 in

Rotterdam Rotterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Rotte'') is the second largest city and municipality in the Netherlands. It is in the province of South Holland, part of the North Sea mouth of the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta, via the ''"N ...

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * April 6 – 8: Karate 1-Premier League #4 in Rabat ** , , and won 2 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally. * June 8 – 10: Karate 1-Premier League #5 in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 14 – 16: Karate 1-Premier League #6 in

Berlin Berlin is Capital of Germany, the capital and largest city of Germany, both by area and List of cities in Germany by population, by population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's List of cities in the European U ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 12 – 14: Karate 1-Premier League #7 (final) in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

WKF Series A

* February 9 – 11: Karate 1 - Series A #1 in Guadalajara ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 2 – 4: Karate 1 - Series A #2 in

Salzburg Salzburg (, ; literally "Salt-Castle"; bar, Soizbuag, label=Austro-Bavarian) is the fourth-largest city in Austria. In 2020, it had a population of 156,872. The town is on the site of the Roman settlement of ''Iuvavum''. Salzburg was founded ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 21 – 23: Karate 1 - Series A #3 in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * December 7 – 9: Karate 1 - Series A #4 (final) in

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.

WKF Youth League

* May 25 – 27: Karate 1 - Youth League #1 in

** Cadet: and won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally. ** Junior: and won 2 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally. ** U14: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 6 – 8: Karate 1 - Youth League #2 in

Umag Umag (; it, Umago) is a coastal town in Istria, Croatia. Geography It is the westernmost town of Croatia, and it includes Bašanija, the westernmost point of Croatia. Population Umag has a population of 7,281, with a total municipal populatio ...

** Cadet: , , and won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally. ** Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** U14: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 26 – 28: Karate 1 - Youth League #3 in

** Cadet: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Junior: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** U14: and won 3 gold medals each. Mexico won the overall medal tally. * December 14 – 16: Karate 1 - Youth League #4 (final) in

Caorle Caorle (; vec, Càorle) is a coastal town in the Metropolitan City of Venice, Veneto, northern Italy, located between the estuaries of the Livenza and Lemene rivers. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea between two other tourist towns, Eraclea ...

** Cadet: , , and won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally. ** Junior: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** U14: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally.

Kickboxing Kickboxing is a combat sport focused on kicking and punching. The combat takes place in a boxing ring, normally with boxing gloves, mouthguards, shorts, and bare feet to favour the use of kicks. Kickboxing is practiced for self-defense, gen ...

Kunlun Fight Kunlun Fight (KLF) (Chinese: 昆仑决; pinyin: Kūnlún Jué), is a kickboxing promotion headquartered in Beijing, China. It debuted in 2014 and is regarded as one of the top kickboxing promotions in the world. Events are broadcast on Jiangsu Te ...

Mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a full-contact combat sport based on strike (attack), striking, grappling and ground f ...

International mixed martial arts championships

* March 16 – 18: 2018 IMMAF Oceania Open Championships in

Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/ Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a me ...

** Men’s Lightweight winner: Jordan Thomas ** Men’s Welterweight winner: Darian Weeks ** Men’s Middlewight winner: Joseph Luciano ** Men’s Featherweight winner: Kohei Maeda ** Men’s Lightweight winner: Teruhiko Kato ** Men’s Welterweight winner: Darian Weeks ** Men’s Bantamweight winner: Reo Yamaguchi ** Women’s Bantamweight winner: Amber Thompson ** Women’s Flyweight winner: Anne Wilson ** Women’s Bantamweight winner: Amber Thompson * March 23 – 26: World Amateur Junior and Youth MMA Championships in

* May 24 – 26: 2018 IMMAF Africa Open Championships in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu language, Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a Megacity#List of megacities, megacity, and is List of urban areas by p ...

* June 17 – 23: 2018 IMMAF European Championships and European Youth Open in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north ...

* September 3 – 8: 2018 IMMAF Asian Open and Junior MMA World Championships in

Beijing } Beijing ( ; ; ), alternatively romanized as Peking ( ), is the capital of the People's Republic of China. It is the center of power and development of the country. Beijing is the world's most populous national capital city, with over 21 ...

Muay Thai Muay Thai ( th, มวยไทย, , ), sometimes referred to as Thai boxing, is a combat sport that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. This discipline is known as the "art of eight limbs", as it is characterise ...

* May 10 – 19: 2018 IFMA World Championships in

* June 29 – July 8: 2018 European Championships in

* July 23 – 29: 1st World University Muaythai Championship in

Pattaya Pattaya ( th, พัทยา, , ) is a city in Thailand. It is on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about southeast of Bangkok, within, but not part of, Bang Lamung district in the province of Chonburi. Pattaya City ( th, เมือ ...

* August 3 – 11: 2018 Youth World Championships in

* October 26 – 29: 2018 Pan American Championships in

Acapulco Acapulco de Juárez (), commonly called Acapulco ( , also , nah, Acapolco), is a city and major seaport in the state of Guerrero on the Pacific Coast of Mexico, south of Mexico City. Acapulco is located on a deep, semicircular bay and has ...

* December 3 – 11: 2018 Asian Championships in

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World and Continental Championships

* April 11 & 12: Southeast Asian SAMBO Championships (M&W, Combat Sambo) in Jakarta ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 13 – 15: 2018 European Youth and Junior Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 11 – 13: 2018 Asian Sambo Championships & Asian Youth and Junior Championships in

Ulaanbaatar Ulaanbaatar (; mn, Улаанбаатар, , "Red Hero"), previously anglicized as Ulan Bator, is the capital and most populous city of Mongolia. It is the coldest capital city in the world, on average. The municipality is located in north c ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 18 – 20: European Sambo Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 23 & 25: African Sambo Championships in

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* July 21 & 22: Pan American Sambo Championships in

* August 23 & 24: World Schools Sambo Championships in

Oryol Oryol ( rus, Орёл, p=ɐˈrʲɵl, lit. ''eagle''), also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast situated on the Oka River, approximately south-southwest of Moscow. It is part of the Central Fe ...

* September 28: European Union Sambo Cup in

Riga Riga (; lv, Rīga , liv, Rīgõ) is the capital and largest city of Latvia and is home to 605,802 inhabitants which is a third of Latvia's population. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the B ...

* October 12 – 14: World Youth & Junior Sambo Championships in

* October 20 & 21: World Masters Sambo Championships in * November 9 – 11:

World Sambo Championships The World Sambo Championships are the main championships in Sambo and Combat Sambo, organized by the Fédération Internationale de Sambo (FIAS). History The first World Sambo Cup took place in 1977 in Oviedo, Spain. Two years later, the first ...

* December 6 & 7: World Cadets Sambo Championships in

* December 7 – 9: 2nd World University Sambo Championships in

* December 16: European Sambo Cup in

World Cup

* March 23 & 24: WC (A. Kharlampiev Memorial) #1 in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Sumo is a form of competitive full-contact wrestling where a '' rikishi'' (wrestler) attempts to force his opponent out of a circular ring ('' dohyō'') or into touching the ground with any body part other than the soles of his feet (usually by ...

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International Taekwondo championships

* February 6 – 9: 2018 European Clubs Taekwondo Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 29 & 30: 2018 African Taekwondo Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 31: 2018 President's Cup - African Region in Agadir ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * April 9 – 13: 2018 World Taekwondo Junior Championships in Hammamet ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 23 & 24: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Club Championships in

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** won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally. * April 25 – 28: 2018 World Taekwondo Beach Championships in

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** Recognized Poomsae ** Under 17 winners: Michelangelo Sampognaro (m) / Eva Sandersen (f) ** Under 30 (Age 18-30) winners: Frans Salmi (m) / Kubra Dagli (f) ** Under 30 (Age 31 and up) winners: Othman Boularas (m) / LI Wenqi (f) ** Pair Under 17 winners: (Kanokchanok Jareonying & Pattarapong Sengmueang) ** Pair Under 30 (Age 18-30) winners: (Annaline Soeberg & Benjamin Harder) ** Pair Over 30 (Age 31 and up) winners: (Lisa Lents & Kim Nedergaard) ** Team Under 17 winners: (m) / (f) ** Team Over 17 winners: (m) / (f) ** Freestyle Poomsae ** Under 17 (Age 15-17) winners: Thanaphat Bompenthomnumsuk (m) / Anastasiia Sumenkova (f) ** Over 17 (Age 18 and up) winners: Christian Kamphuis (m) / Soraya Wahjudi (f) ** Pair Over 17 winners: (Sandra Gardini Gallo & Adrian Alonso Simon) ** Team winners: ** Technical Breaking ** Jumping Multiple Kick winner: SEO Jae-won ** Spinning Kick winner: JANG Jong-pil ** Free Style Breaking winner: KIM Min-song ** High Kick Performance winners: Kübra Dağlı (f) / PARK Seung-jin (f) ** Free Style Dynamic Kicks & Breaking Challenge ** Winners: LEE Chan-min (m) / CHOE Han-na (f) * April 25 – 29: 2018 President's Cup - European Region in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 10 – 13:

2018 European Taekwondo Championships The 2018 European Taekwondo Championships, the 23rd edition of the European Taekwondo Championships, was held in Kazan, Russia at the Ak Bars Martial Arts Palace from 10 to 13 May 2018. Medal table Medal summary Men Women Participating ...

Kazan Kazan ( ; rus, Казань, p=kɐˈzanʲ; tt-Cyrl, Казан, ''Qazan'', IPA: ɑzan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The city lies at the confluence of the Volga and the Kazanka rivers, covering ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 26 – 28:

2018 Asian Taekwondo Championships The 2018 Asian Taekwondo Championships were the 23rd edition of the Asian Taekwondo Championships, and was scheduled from May 26 to 28, 2018 in Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Medal summary Men Women Medal table Team ...

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 31 – June 10: 2018 World Taekwondo Europe Open Multi European Games in

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** Senior: and won 3 gold medals each. Turkey won the overall medal tally. ** Junior: and won 5 gold medals each. Greece won the overall medal tally. ** Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 1 – 3: 2018

World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * July 5 – 8: 2018 El Hassan Cup International Open in Amman ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 13 – 15: 2018 Pan Am Taekwondo Championships in

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** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * July 27 – 29: 2018 World Taekwondo World Cup Team Championships in

** Men's winners: ** Women's winners: ** Mixed winners: * August 3: 2018 President's Cup - Oceania Region in Mahina ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 5: 2018 Oceania Taekwondo Championships in Mahina ** Senior: won all the gold medals and won the overall medal tally, too. ** Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 10 – 12: 2018

World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 11 – 15: 2018 Kimunyong Cup International Open Taekwondo Championships in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 7 – 9: 2018 Asian Taekwondo Open Championships in

Atyrau Atyrau ( kk, Атырау, ', ; russian: Атырау, ), known until 1991 as Guryev (russian: Гурьев, ), is a city in Kazakhstan and the capital of Atyrau Region. Atyrau is a transcontinental city, at the mouth of the Ural River on the Cas ...

(debut event) ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * September 19 – 21: Taoyuan 2018 World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 12 – 14: 2018 President's Cup - Pan American Region in

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** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * October 19 – 21: 2018

Manchester Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of City of Salford, Salford to ...

World Taekwondo Grand-Prix in ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 11 – 13: 2018 President's Cup - Asian Region in

** Senior: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 22 & 23: 2018 World Taekwondo Grand-Prix Final in

Fujairah Fujairah City ( ar, الفجيرة) is the capital of the emirate of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates. It is the seventh-largest city in UAE, located on the Gulf of Oman (part of the Indian Ocean). It is the only Emirati capital city on the ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 24 & 25: 2018 World Taekwondo Team Championships in Fujairah ** Men -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: & ** Women -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: & ** Mixed -> Champions: ; Second: ; Third: & * December 9 – 16: 2018 World Taekwondo Grand Slam Series in Wuxi ** and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally.

2018 WTF Open

* February 10 – 14: Turkish Open in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * February 16 – 18:

Open in the ** won the gold medal tally. The won the overall medal tally. * February 24 & 25: Slovenia Open in

Maribor Maribor ( , , , ; also known by other historical names) is the second-largest city in Slovenia and the largest city of the traditional region of Lower Styria. It is also the seat of the City Municipality of Maribor, the seat of the Drava stati ...

** and won 4 gold medals each. Croatia won the overall medal tally. * February 24 & 25: Egypt Open in

Alexandria Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandr ...

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * March 1 – 4: Malaysia Open in

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 3 & 4:

Open in ** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * March 8 – 11: Mexico Open in

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 10 & 11: Dutch Open in

Eindhoven Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,Lommel Lommel () is a Municipalities of Belgium, municipality and a List of cities in Belgium, city in the Belgium, Belgian province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg. The Campine, Kempen city has about 34,000 inhabitants and is part of the electoral distric ...

** and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * March 16 – 18: Ukraine Open in

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 7 & 8: German Open in

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 21 & 22: Fajr Open in

** won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally. * May 26 & 27: Austrian Open in Innsbruck ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * June 16 & 17: LuxOpen in

Luxembourg City Luxembourg ( lb, Lëtzebuerg; french: Luxembourg; german: Luxemburg), also known as Luxembourg City ( lb, Stad Lëtzebuerg, link=no or ; french: Ville de Luxembourg, link=no; german: Stadt Luxemburg, link=no or ), is the capital city of the G ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 18 – 24: Korea Open in

Jeju City Jeju City ( ko, 제주시, Jeju-si; ) is the capital of the Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island. The city is served by Jeju International Airport ( IATA code CJU). Located on an island off the Korean Peninsula, Jej ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 3 – 5: Argentina Open in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 30 – September 2: Costa Rica Open in

** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * September 3 – 6: Russia Open in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 6 – 8: Palestinian Open in Ramallah ** Senior: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 13 – 16: Canada Open in

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** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * September 14 – 16: Polish Open Cup in

** and won 4 gold medals each. Croatia won the overall medal tally. * September 21 – 23: Lebanon Open in

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** won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * October 6 & 7:

Open in ** Senior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Junior: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 19 – 21: Greek Open in

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 27 & 28: Serbian Open in Belgrade ** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 10 & 11: Croatia Open in

** and won 4 gold medals each. Croatia won the overall medal tally. * November 24 & 25: Israel Open in

Ramla Ramla or Ramle ( he, רַמְלָה, ''Ramlā''; ar, الرملة, ''ar-Ramleh'') is a city in the Central District of Israel. Today, Ramle is one of Israel's mixed cities, with both a significant Jewish and Arab populations. The city was ...

** Senior: and won 4 gold medals each. France and won 10 overall medals each. ** Junior: , , and won 3 gold medals each. Israel won the overall medal tally. ** Cadet: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

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World wrestling championships

* May 14 – 20: 2018 World Military Wrestling Championships in

** Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 2 – 8: 2018 World Cadet Wrestling Championships in

** Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Greco-Roman: , , , & won 2 gold medals each. Iran won the overall medal tally. * September 5 – 9: 2018 World University Wrestling Championships in

Goiana Goiana is a city in Brazil in the northeast of the state of Pernambuco, roughly 65 km north of the city of Recife, 51 km from the capital of Paraíba and 2,187 km from Brasília. Its historic center was declared a National Histori ...

** Men's Freestyle: , , & won 3 gold medals each. Japan won the overall medal tally. ** Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * September 17 – 23: 2018 World Junior Wrestling Championships in

Trnava Trnava (, german: Tyrnau; hu, Nagyszombat, also known by other alternative names) is a city in western Slovakia, to the northeast of Bratislava, on the Trnávka river. It is the capital of a ''kraj'' (Trnava Region) and of an ''okres'' (Trnava ...

** Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Junior Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Junior Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * September 28 – 30: 2018 World Veterans Wrestling Championships (Men's Freestyle) in

Skopje Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre. The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 5 – 7: 2018 World Veterans Wrestling Championships (Greco-Roman) in

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** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * October 20 – 28:

2018 World Wrestling Championships The 2018 World Wrestling Championships were the 15th edition of World Wrestling Championships of combined events and were held from 20 to 28 October in Budapest, Hungary. Russia claimed 10 gold medals, 1 silver medal and 2 bronze medals, its best ...

** won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * November 12 – 18: 2018 U23 World Wrestling Championships in

** Men's U23 Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Women's U23 Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** U23 Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

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* March 17 & 18: 2018 Women's Freestyle World Cup in

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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * April 7 & 8: 2018 Men's Freestyle World Cup in

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** Champions: ; Second: ; Third: * December 13 & 14: 2018 World Men's Wrestling Clubs Cup (Freestyle) in

Babol Babol ( fa, بابل, , known as "Orange Blossom City" , also Romanized as Bābol; formerly known as Barfrouch) is the capital of Babol County, Mazandaran Province, Iran. Babol is divided into two metropolitan areas (under Iranian law). At the ...

** Champions: #1; Second: ; Third: #2 * December 20 & 21: 2018 World Men's Wrestling Clubs Cup (Greco-Roman) in

Ardabil Ardabil (, fa, اردبیل, Ardabīl or ''Ardebīl'') is a city in northwestern Iran, and the capital of Ardabil Province. As of the 2022 census, Ardabil's population was 588,000. The dominant majority in the city are ethnic Iranian Azerbai ...

** Champions: Bimeh Razi Ardabil; Second: ; Third: Sina Sanat

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Wrestling Grand Prix

* February 3: 2018 Grand Prix of Croatia in

** Greco-Roman: , , , and won 2 gold medals each. Hungary won the overall medal tally. * June 23 & 24: 2018 Grand Prix of Hungary in

** Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * July 14 & 15: 2018 Grand Prix of Spain in

** Men's Freestyle: and won 2 gold medals each. Spain won the overall medal tally. ** Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 18 & 19: 2018 Grand Prix of Germany in

Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the eighth-largest city of Germany, with a population of 588,250 inhabitants as of 2021. It is th ...

** Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Continental wrestling championships

* February 7 – 11: 2018 African Wrestling Championships (Senior, Junior, & Cadet) in Port Harcourt ** Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Junior Men's Freestyle: , , and won 3 gold medals each. Nigeria won the overall medal tally. ** Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Tunisia and won 8 overall medals each. ** Junior Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Egypt and won 8 overall medals each. ** Cadet Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. and won 6 overall medals each. ** Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Greco-Roman: and won 3 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. * February 27 – March 4: 2018 Asian Wrestling Championships in

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** Men's Freestyle: and won 3 gold medals each. Uzbekistan won the overall medal tally. ** Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * March 20 – 25: 2018 Central American and Caribbean Wrestling Championship in

Havana Havana (; Spanish: ''La Habana'' ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of the La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.

** Men's Freestyle: won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally. ** Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * March 29 – 31: 2018 Mediterranean Wrestling Championship in Algiers ** Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Tunisia and won 7 overall medals each. ** Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Greco-Roman: and won 3 gold medals each. Algeria won the overall medal tally. * April 20 & 21: 2018 Arab Cadet Wrestling Championship in

Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesipho ...

** Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * April 30 – May 6: 2018 European Wrestling Championships in

Kaspiysk Kaspiysk (russian: Каспи́йск; lbe, Ккасппи; av, Каспиялъухъ) is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea, southeast of Makhachkala. The 2010 Russian census recorded the city as being t ...

** Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Russia and won 8 overall medals each. ** Women's Freestyle: , , and won 2 gold medals each. Russia won the overall medal tally. ** Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 3 – 6: 2018 Pan American Wrestling Championships in

** Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Cuba and the won 6 overall medals each. * May 10 – 13: 2018 Asian Cadet Wrestling Championships in

** Cadet Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. Iran and won 8 overall medals each. ** Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Iran and won 7 overall medals each. * May 14 – 20: 2018 European Cadet Wrestling Championships in

** Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 18 – 20: 2018 Oceania Wrestling Championships (Senior, Junior, & Cadet) in Yigo ** Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Women's Freestyle: All events (except the 55 kg event) were won by default. ** Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Junior Men's Freestyle: , , & won 2 gold medals each. American Samoa won the overall medal tally. ** Junior Women's Freestyle: All events here were won by default. ** Junior Greco-Roman: , , & won 2 gold medals each. American Samoa won the overall medal tally. ** Cadet Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. New Zealand and won 4 overall medals each. ** Cadet Women's Freestyle: All individual women's wrestlers here won a gold medal by default. ** Cadet Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 19: 2018 Nordic Senior Wrestling Championships in

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** Men's Freestyle: and won 2 gold medals each. won the overall medal tally. ** Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * May 25 – 27: 2018 Pan American Cadet Wrestling Championships in

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** Note: ''There were no junior freestyle events in this championship.'' ** Junior Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. Estonia and won 7 overall medals each. ** Cadet Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Cadet Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Cadet Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. * June 4 – 10: 2018 European U23 Wrestling Championships in

** Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Women's Freestyle: and won 3 gold and 6 overall medals each. ** Greco-Roman: and won 3 gold medals each. Russia and won 7 overall medals each. * July 17 – 22: 2018 Asian Junior Wrestling Championships in

** Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Junior Women's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * July 25 & 26: 2018 Arab Senior Wrestling Championships in

Sharm El Sheikh Sharm El Sheikh ( ar, شرم الشيخ, ), commonly abbreviated to Sharm, is an Egyptian city on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula, in South Sinai Governorate, on the coastal strip along the Red Sea. Its population is approximately 53,670 ...

** Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Greco-Roman: won all the gold medals and won the overall medal tally, too. * July 30 – August 5: 2018 European Junior Wrestling Championships in

** Junior Men's Freestyle: won the gold medal tally. won the overall medal tally. ** Junior Women's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. * August 17 – 19: 2018 Pan American Junior Wrestling Championships in

Fortaleza Fortaleza (, locally , Portuguese for ''Fortress'') is the state capital of Ceará, located in Northeastern Brazil. It belongs to the Metropolitan mesoregion of Fortaleza and microregion of Fortaleza. It is Brazil's 5th largest city and the ...

** Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Junior Women's Freestyle: and won 3 gold medals each. Mexico and won 7 overall medals each. ** Junior Greco-Roman: won the gold medal tally. The United States and won 7 overall medals each. * November 1 – 4: 2018 Balkan Junior Wrestling Championships in

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

** Junior Men's Freestyle: won both the gold and overall medal tallies. ** Junior Women's Freestyle: won all the gold medals and the overall medal tally, too. ** Junior Greco-Roman: won both the gold and overall medal tallies.

Wushu Wushu may refer to: Martial arts * Chinese martial arts, the various martial arts of China * Wushu (sport), a modern exhibition of traditional Chinese martial arts * Wushu stances, five key stances utilized in both contemporary wushu and traditio ...

* August 2 – 5: 2018 World University Wushu Championship in (debut event) ** won the gold medal tally. China and won 8 overall medals each.

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