Guide to Australia at Major Sporting Events

Australian Major Sporting Events

• Tennis Australian Open
• AFL Grand Final
• NRL Grand Final
• Bledisloe Cup
• State of Origin (Rugby League matches between NSW and QLD, held May-July )
• Horse Racing Melbourne Cup
• Tour Down Under (cycling event in Adelaide in January)
• F1 Grand Prix (Melbourne, March)
• Australian PGA golf tournament (held at Coolum, QLD)
• Australian Masters (held in Melbourne, various courses)
• Australian Open (golf), held at the Lakes, Sydney
• Gold Coast 600 V8 racing
• City to Surf (Sydney in August, Perth)
• Cricket Tests (summer)
• Sydney to Hobart Yacht race (starts Boxing Day)
• Arafura Games (maybe canceled)

Australia at Major World Events

• Australia at the Olympics
• Australia at the Summer Olympics
• Australia at the Winter Olympics
• Australia at th Paralympics
• Australia at the Cricket World Cup
• Australia at the Commonwealth Games
• Australia at the FIFA World Cup
• Australia at the AFC Asian Cup
• Australia at the Pacific Games
• Australians in the Tour de France

Past sporting events hosted in Australia

• 1938 British Empire Games - Sydney
• 1956 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Melbourne
• 1962 British Empire & Commonwealth Games - Perth
• 1982 Commonwealth Games - Brisbane
• 1987 Rugby World Cup hosted in Australia and New Zealand
• 1991 World Swimming Championships Perth
• 1992 Cricket World Cup hosted in Australia & New Zealand
• 1998 World Swimming Championship Perth
• 2000 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Sydney
• 2000 Paralympic Games in Sydney
• 2003 Rugby World Cup
• 2006 Commonwealth Games - Melbourne
• 2007 World Swimming Championship Melbourne
• 2015 Asian Football Cup
• 2015 Cricket World Cup hosted by Australia & New Zealand
• 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, QLD
• 2020 World T20 (women)
• 2022 Men's T20 World Cup hosted by Australia
• 2022 UCI Road World Championships in Wollongong
• 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) in Melbourne.
• 2023 IAAF World Cross-Country Championships in Bathurst, NSW
• 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (co-hosted with New Zealand)

Upcoming sporting events in Australia

• 2026 Rugby League World Cup (with some games held in Papua New Guinea)
• 2027 Netball World Cup in Sydney
• 2027 World Police and Fire Games Perth
• 2027 Rugby World Cup (men)
• 2028 T20 Cricket World Cup co-hosted with New Zealand.
• 2028 Golf Presidents Cup Kingston Heath Golf Club, Cheltenham, Victoria
• 2029 Women's Rugby World Cup
• 2029 UCI Cycling Track Championships at the Anna Mears Velodrome, Brisbane
• 2032 Olympic Games and Paralympic Games in Brisbane