2015 in sports
Date Sport Venue/Event Status Winner/s
1 Athletics 2015 IAAF Race Walking Challenge International Men : Chen Ding Women : DUAN Dandan
1-17 Ice hockey 2015 IIHF World Championship International Canada
2 Horse racing 2015 2000 Guineas Stakes Domestic Horse : Gleneagles Jockey : Ryan Moore Trainer : Aidan O'Brien
2 Horse racing 2015 Kentucky Derby Domestic Horse : American Pharoah Jockey : Victor Espinoza Trainer : Bob Baffert
2 Rugby union 2015 European Rugby Champions Cup Final Continental Toulon
2-3 Athletics 2015 IAAF World Relays International United States
3 Motorcycle racing Spanish motorcycle Grand Prix International MotoGP : Jorge Lorenzo ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP ) Moto2 : Jonas Folger ( AGR Team ) Moto3 : Danny Kent ( Leopard Racing )
3 Road running Wings for Life World Run 2015 International Lemawork Ketema Yuuko Watanabe
3-10 Tennis 2015 Mutua Madrid Open International Men : Andy Murray Women : Petra Kvitová
6-10 Volleyball 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women 's Club World Championship International Eczacıbaşı VitrA
6-10 Amateur wrestling 2015 Asian Wrestling Championships Continental Men 's Freestyle : Iran Men 's Greco-Roman : Iran Women 's Freestyle : Japan Overall winners : Iran
6-22 Association football 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Continental France
7-10 Golf 2015 Players Championship International Rickie Fowler
8-18 Multi-sport 2015 IBSA World Championships and Games International Russia
9-10 Triathlon Triathlon World Cup # 3 International Men : Ryan Fisher Women : Renee Tomlin
9-31 Road Cycling 2015 Giro d'Italia International Alberto Contador ( Tinkoff-Saxo )
11-17 Tennis 2015 Internazionali BNL d'Italia International Men : Novak Djokovic Women : Maria Sharapova
10 Formula One 2015 Spanish Grand Prix International Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes )
14 Association football 2015 UEFA Women 's Champions League Final Continental Frankfurt
12-18 Taekwondo 2015 World Taekwondo Championships International Men : Iran Women : South Korea
Calendar by month -- May
2015 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. This year, some sporting events listed below are qualifying ones, for athletes, to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro. From July 2015 to May 2016, the venues for the 2016 Summer Olympics and Paralympics will be tested, by hosting various events in them.