| The following is a list of international sports events held in India: |
| Sport |
Event Name |
Year/Date |
Venue |
| Multi-sport event |
Asian Games |
1951 |
New Delhi |
| Table tennis |
World Table Tennis Championships |
1952 |
Mumbai |
| Billiards |
IBSF World Billiards Championship |
1952 |
Kolkata |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
1958 |
Kolkata |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
1963 |
Kolkata |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
1973 |
Mumbai |
| Table tennis |
World Table Tennis Championships |
1975 |
Kolkata |
| Wrestling |
Asian Wrestling Championships |
1979 |
Jalandhar |
| Boxing |
Men's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships |
1980 |
Bombay |
| Football |
AFC Women's Championship |
1980 |
Kozhikode |
| Table tennis |
Asian Table Tennis Championships |
1980 |
Kolkata |
| Archery |
Asian Archery Championships |
1980 |
Kolkata |
| Basketball |
FIBA Asia Cup |
1981 |
Kolkata |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
1981 |
New Delhi |
| Field hockey |
Field Hockey World Cup |
1982 |
BHA Stadium, Bombay |
| Multi-sport event |
Asian Games |
1982 |
New Delhi |
| Table tennis |
World Table Tennis Championships |
1987 |
New Delhi |
| Cricket (ODI) |
Cricket World Cup |
1987 |
Multiple venues |
| Wrestling |
Asian Wrestling Championships |
1987 |
Mumbai |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
1987 |
Bangalore |
| Multi-sport event |
Asian Games |
1987 |
Kolkata |
| Archery |
Asian Archery Championships |
1988 |
Kolkata |
| Snooker |
ACBS Asian Snooker Championship |
1989 |
India |
| Cycling |
Asian Cycling Championships |
1989 |
Yamuna Velodrome, Delhi |
| Rowing |
Asian Rowing Championships |
1989 |
Sukhna Lake, Chandigarh |
| Athletics |
Asian Athletics Championships |
1989 |
New Delhi |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
1990 |
Bangalore |
| Wrestling |
Asian Wrestling Championships |
1991 |
New Delhi |
| Table tennis |
Asian Table Tennis Championships |
1992 |
New Delhi |
| Judo |
Asian Judo Championships |
1995 |
New Delhi |
| Multi-sport event |
South Asian Games |
1995 |
Chennai |
| Cricket (ODI) |
Cricket World Cup |
1996 |
Multiple venues |
| Field hockey |
Men's Hockey Champions Trophy |
1996 |
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai |
| Tennis |
Chennai Open |
1996 |
SDAT Tennis Stadium, Chennai |
| Cricket (ODI) |
Women's Cricket World Cup |
1997 |
Multiple Venues |
| Basketball |
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship |
1998 |
Kolkata |
| Chess |
World Chess Championship |
2000 |
New Delhi |
| Wrestling |
Asian Wrestling Championships |
2003 |
New Delhi |
| Multi-sport event |
Afro-Asian Games |
2003 |
Hyderabad |
| Boxing |
Women's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships |
2003 |
Hisar District |
| Canoeing |
Asian Canoeing Championships Canoe sprint |
2003 |
Bhopal |
| Kabaddi |
Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) |
2004 |
Mumbai, Maharastra |
| Basketball |
FIBA Asia Under-18 Championship |
2004 |
Bangalore |
| Sailing |
Asian Sailing Championship |
2004 |
Mumbai |
| Marathon |
IAAF Road Race Label Events Mumbai Marathon |
2004–(recur) |
Mumbai |
| Half marathon |
IAAF Road Race Label Events Delhi Half Marathon |
2005–(recur) |
Delhi |
| Rowing |
Asian Rowing Championships |
2005 |
Hussain Sagar, Hyderabad |
| Cycling |
Asian Cycling Championships |
2005 |
Punjab Agriculture University Velodrome |
| Field hockey |
Men's Hockey Champions Trophy |
2005 |
Mayor Radhakrishnan Stadium, Chennai |
| Archery |
Asian Archery Championships |
2005 |
New Delhi |
| Boxing |
AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships |
2006 |
New Delhi |
| Gymnastics |
Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships |
2006 |
Surat |
| Asian Artistic Gymnastics Championships |
Rhythmic Gymnastics Asian Championships |
| Kabaddi |
Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) |
2007 |
Panvel, Maharastra |
| Beach Volleyball |
Asian Beach Volleyball Championship |
2008 |
Hyderabad |
| Boxing |
Women's Asian Amateur Boxing Championships |
2008 |
Guwahati |
| Football |
AFC Challenge Cup |
2008 |
Ambedkar Stadium, New Delhi |
| Gachibowli Athletic Stadium, Hyderabad |
| Multi-sport event |
Commonwealth Youth Games |
2008 |
Pune |
| Badminton |
BWF World Junior Championships |
2008 |
Pune |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
2008 |
Bangalore |
| Badminton |
BWF World Junior Championships |
2009 |
Hyderabad |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
2009 |
Hyderabad |
| Basketball |
FIBA Asia Championship for Women |
2009 |
Chennai |
| Table tennis |
Asian Table Tennis Championships |
2009 |
Lucknow |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
2010 |
Maharashtra |
| Wrestling |
Asian Wrestling Championships |
2010 |
New Delhi |
| Field Hockey |
Field Hockey World Cup |
2010 |
New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium) |
| Multi-sport event |
Commonwealth Games |
2010 |
New Delhi |
| Field hockey |
Men's Hockey Champions Trophy |
2011 |
New Delhi |
| Cricket (ODI) |
Cricket World Cup |
2011 |
Multiple Venues |
| Snooker |
ACBS Asian Snooker Championship |
2011 |
Indore |
| Multi-sport event |
South Asian Winter Games |
2011 |
Dehradun and Auli |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
2011 |
Bangalore |
| Motor sports |
Formula One 2011 Indian Grand Prix |
2011 |
Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida |
| Field hockey |
2012 Summer Olympics (London) Qualification Tournament 1 |
2012 |
New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium) |
| Motor sports |
Formula One 2012 Indian Grand Prix |
2012 |
Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida |
| Field hockey |
FIH Men's Hockey World League (2013 Round 2 (Delhi leg)) |
2012-13 Season |
New Delhi (Dhyan Chand National Stadium) |
| FIH Men's Hockey World League (2013 Round 4 (Final round)) |
| FIH Women's Hockey World League (2013 Round 2 (Delhi leg)) |
| Wrestling |
Asian Wrestling Championships |
2013 |
New Delhi |
| Canoeing |
Asian Canoeing Championships Canoe Polo |
2013 |
New Delhi |
| Cycling |
Asian Cycling Championships |
2013 |
New Delhi (Yamuna Velodrome) |
| Motor sports |
Formula One 2013 Indian Grand Prix |
2013 |
Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida |
| Athletics |
Asian Athletics Championships |
2013 |
Pune |
| Cricket (ODI) |
Women's Cricket World Cup |
2013 |
Multiple Venues |
| Chess |
World Chess Championship |
2013 |
Chennai |
| Multi-sport event |
Lusophony Games |
2014 |
Goa |
| Tennis |
Davis Cup World Group play-offs |
2014 |
KSLTA Tennis Stadium, Bangalore |
| Snooker |
IBSF World Snooker Championship |
2014 |
Bangalore |
| Badminton |
Thomas Cup Uber Cup |
2014 |
Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi |
| Field hockey |
Men's Hockey Champions Trophy |
2014 |
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar |
| FIH Women's Hockey World League (2015 Round 2 (Delhi leg)) |
2014–15 season |
Dhyan Chand National Stadium, New Delhi |
| FIH Men's Hockey World League (2015 Round 4 (Final round)) |
2014–15 season |
Raipur |
| Golf |
Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) |
2015 |
Delhi Golf Club |
| Weightlifting |
Commonwealth Weightlifting Championship |
2015 |
Pune |
| Cricket (T20) |
ICC World Twenty20 |
2016 |
Multiple Venues |
| Cricket (T20) |
ICC Women's World Twenty20 |
2016 |
Multiple Venues |
| Kabaddi |
Kabaddi World Cup (Standard style) |
2016 |
The Arena, Ahmedabad |
| Golf |
Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) |
2016 |
Delhi Golf Club |
| Multi-sport event |
South Asian Games |
2016 |
Guwahati and Shillong |
| Athletics |
Asian Athletics Championships |
2017 |
Bhubaneswar |
| Wrestling |
Asian Wrestling Championships |
2017 |
Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, New Delhi |
| Cycling |
Asian Cycling Championships |
2017 |
Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi |
| Badminton |
BWF Super Series India Open |
2017 |
Siri Fort Indoor Stadium, New Delhi |
| Squash |
Asian Individual Squash Championships |
2017 |
Express Avenue Mall, Chennai |
| Shooting |
ISSF World Cup |
2017 |
New Delhi |
| Table tennis |
ITTF World Tour India Open (table tennis) |
2017 |
Thyagaraj Sports Complex, New Delhi |
| Football |
FIFA U-17 World Cup |
2017 |
Multiple Venues |
| Basketball |
FIBA Asia Women's Cup |
2017 |
Bangalore |
| Basketball |
FIBA Asia Under-16 Championship for Women |
2017 |
Bangalore |
| Boxing |
AIBA Women's Youth World Championships |
2017 |
Guwahati |
| Golf |
Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) |
2017 |
DLF Golf and Country Club |
| Lawn Bowls |
Asian Lawn Bowls Championships |
2017 |
New Delhi |
| Asian Under 25 Lawn Bowls Championship |
| Field hockey |
FIH Men's Hockey World League (2017 Round 4 (Final round)) |
2016–17 season |
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar |
| Field Hockey World Cup |
2018 |
| Golf |
Asian Tour Indian Open (golf) |
2018 |
DLF Golf and Country Club |
| Boxing |
AIBA Women's World Boxing Championships |
2018 |
New Delhi |
| Wrestling |
Asian Wrestling Championships |
2020 |
New Delhi |
| Field hockey |
Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup |
2021 |
Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneshwar |
| Football |
AFC Women's Asian Cup |
2022 |
Multiple Venues |
|
2022 Asian Men's Club League Handball Championship |
2022 |
Hyderabad |
|
Odisha Open |
2022 |
Cuttack |
| Chess |
Chess Olympiad |
2022 |
Chennai |
| Basketball |
FIBA Under-18 Women's Asian Championship |
2022 |
Bangalore |
| Track Cycling |
Asian Cycling Championships |
2022 |
New Delhi |
| Powerboat Racing |
F1 Powerboat World Championship |
2022 |
Mumbai |
| Field hockey |
Men's FIH Pro League |
2022 |
Bhubaneswar |
| Football |
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup |
2022 |
Multiple Venues |
| Field hockey |
Men's FIH Pro League |
2023 |
Bhubaneswar |
| Motor sports |
Grand Prix motorcycle racing |
2023 |
Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida |
| Field hockey |
Men's FIH Hockey World Cup |
2023 |
Bhubaneswar and Rourkela |
| Cricket (ODI) |
Cricket World Cup |
2023 |
Multiple Venues |
| Weightlifting |
Asian Youth & Junior Weightlifting Championship |
2023 |
Delhi |
| Weightlifting |
Commonwealth Senior, Junior & Youth Weightlifting Championships |
2023 |
|
| Cricket (ODI) |
Women's Cricket World Cup |
2025 |
Multiple venues |
| Badminton |
BWF World Championships |
2026 |
To be Decided |
| Cricket (Twenty20) |
Men's ICC T20 World Cup |
2026 |
Multiple venues |
| Cricket (ODI) |
Men's ICC ODI World Cup |
2031 |
Multiple venues |