India’s sports calendar 2023: Hockey World Cup, Asian Games, others

India’s athletes will attempt to continue the momentum that began during the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 2021, when they won a record number of medals. The year 2023 promises to be another action-packed one for India’s sports scene.

The different Olympic qualifiers for the 2024 Summer Games in Paris will be in full swing in 2023, making it a crucial year for Indian athletes seeking a spot at the Summer Games.

In addition to the yearly Asian and world championships for various sports and the tennis Grand Slams, the 2023 sports calendar includes a number of major quadrennial events. The future FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup 2023 will be held in January in Odisha, India, while the Asian Games, which were postponed from last year due to COVID-19, will be held in September in Hangzhou, China.

Although India will not participate in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023 in New Zealand and Australia, the football World Cup in July-August will be a show for Indian supporters.

However, the Indian men’s football team has qualified for the AFC Asian Cup 2023, which was slated to take place in China from 16 June to 7 July. In order to escape the summer heat in the Gulf region, the continental championship may be moved to late 2023 or early 2024 if Qatar is selected as the venue at the last minute.

Fans will expect to PV Sindhu, Lakshya Sen, HS Prannoy, and Kidambi Srikanth to bring home more trophies from prominent international championships in 2023, following India’s historic victory in the Thomas Cup in 2022.

2023 badminton schedule: Asian Games and Olympic ranking points in focus

In 2022, Indian track and field talents such as Neeraj Chopra, Avinash Sable, and Eldhose Paul also performed admirably, and in 2023, they will be hoping for an even better season. In August, the World Athletics Championships will be held in Budapest, Hungary.

Here are the major athletic events that India will be anticipating in 2023.

India sports calendar 2023 – event schedule and start dates

Date	Event	Sport	Venue
January 13-29	Men’s Hockey World Cup	Hockey	Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India
January 16-29	Australian Open	Tennis	Melbourne, Australia
January 31-February 11	Khelo India Youth Games	Multi-sports	Madhya Pradesh, India
March 15-31	Women’s World Boxing Championships	Boxing	New Delhi, India
March 14-19	All England Badminton Championships	Badminton	Birmingham, UK
March 28-April 2	Asian Wrestling Championships	Wrestling	Delhi, India
May 1-14	Men’s World Boxing Championships	Boxing	Tashkent, Uzbekistan
May 3-13	Asian Weightlifting Championships	Weightlifting	Jinju, South Korea
May 5	Doha Diamond League	Athletics	Qatar
May 22-28	World Table Tennis Championships	Table Tennis	Durban, South Africa
May 28 – June 11	French Open	Tennis	Paris, France
July 3-13	Wimbledon Championships	Tennis	UK
July 20 – August 20	Women’s FIFA World Cup	Football	Australia/New Zealand
July 14-30	World Aquatics Championships	Swimming	Fukuoka, Japan
August 19-27	World Athletics Championships	Athletics	Budapest, Hungary
August 21-27	World Badminton Championships	Badminton	Copenhagen, Denmark
August 28 – September 10	US Open	Tennis	New York, USA
September 2-17	World Weightlifting Championships	Weightlifting	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
September 3-10	World Rowing Championships	Rowing	Belgrade, Serbia
September 16-24	World Wrestling Championships	Wrestling	Belgrade, Serbia
September 23 – October 8	Asian Games	Multi-sports	Hangzhou, China
December 13-17	World Tour Finals	Badminton	TBD
TBD	AFC Asian Cup	Football	Qatar