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A world championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual (or other entity) in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead they may organise a world cup, or they may organise both. Often, the use of the term cup or championship in this sense is just a choice of words. Some sports have multiple champions because of multiple organizations such as pro boxing and wrestling.

Certain sports do not have a world championships or a world cup as such, but may have one or several world champions. Professional boxing for example has several world champions at different weights, but each one of them is decided by a "title fight", not a championship.

Sports

A full list is presented at List of world cups and world championships

Trivia

  • The first sport to declare a world champion was real tennis, starting in 1740.

Performing

Eating

  • World Pie Eating Championship
Contest may refer to:
  • A contest, is an event in which two or more individuals or teams compete against each other, often for a prize or similar incentive.
  • to contest, in law, is to disagree with a civil or criminal legal charge in court.

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Ranking is the process of positioning items such as individuals, groups or businesses on an ordinal scale in relation to others. A list arranged in this way is said to be in rank order.
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world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities - usually national teams or individuals representing their nation - compete for the title of world champion.
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Boxing (or pugilism) is a combat sport of English origin in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds.
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Boxing weight-class names are not always consistent, as shown in the following table:

Weight Limit WBA WBC IBF WBO BoxRec
Above 200 lb (90.72 kg) Heavyweight
200 lb (90.72 kg) Cruiserweight Cruiserweight Cruiserweight Junior heavyweight Cruiserweight
175 lb (79.
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The following is a list of world cups and world championships, sporting events which use one of these two names, or one with a similar meaning. In some sports, there is a world series, but that term usually has a somewhat different meaning.
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The World Gliding Championships is a gliding competition held every two years or so. The dates are not always exactly two years apart, often because the contests are sometimes held in the Southern Hemisphere.
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Sport Athletics
Founded 1983
No. of teams 203 (2007)
Continent International (IAAF)
Most recent champion(s) Last winners lists The World Championships in Athletics
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For the short-course championships which use a 25 m pool, see .
FINA World Championships or World Aquatics Championships are held every two years. They are run by FINA, and use a 50 m pool for the indoor swimming events.
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Category Single seaters
Country or region International
Inaugural season 1950[1]
Drivers 22
Teams 11
Engine suppliers 6
Drivers' champion Fernando Alonso
Official website formula1.
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The World Rally Championship (WRC) is a rallying series organised by the FIA, culminating with a champion driver and manufacturer. The driver's championship and manufacturer's championship are separate championships, but based on the same point system.
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Category Touring cars
Country or region International
Inaugural season
Drivers 50 (2006)
Teams 21 (2006)
Constructors 7 (2006)
Drivers' champion Andy Priaulx
Teams' champion N/A
Makes' champion
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The World Sportscar Championship was the world series run for sports car racing by the FIA from 1953 to 1992.

The championship evolved from a small collection of the most important sportscar, endurance and road racing events in Europe and North America with dozens of
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The BWF World Championships (formerly known as IBF World Championships, also known as the World Badminton Championships) is a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to crown the best badminton players in the world.
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Sport Basketball
Founded 1950
No. of teams 24
Continent International (FIBA) The FIBA World Championship (also called the Basketball World Championship
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Sport Basketball
Founded 1953
No. of teams 16
Continent International (FIBA) The FIBA World Championship for Women (also called the Basketball World Championship for Women
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The World Championship in team handball for men has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1938.

History

In 1938, the first field handball world championship was played in Germany.
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Sport Volleyball
Founded 1949
No. of teams 24 (Finals)
Continent International (FIVB)
Most recent champion(s) (men)
(women)

The Volleyball World Championship is a men's and women's volleyball competition.
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The Flatwater Racing World Championships are an international event in canoeing, organised by the International Canoe Federation. The World Championships take place every year, excluding years in which the Summer Olympic Games is contested.
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The UCI Track World Championships are a series of world championship events consisting of the various disciplines and distances in track cycling and are organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale.
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The women's UCI Track World Championships are the world championship events for track cycling and are organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale, the official governing body for sport cycling worldwide.
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The Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) organises World Championships to determine world champion cyclists. These take place annually and are organised around nations rather than trade teams.
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The UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships sponsored by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) consists of both a men's and women's cyclo-cross world championship:
  • Men - UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships, Men
  • Women

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The first professional UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships took place in Durango (USA) in 1990. It is organized by the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) and consisted only of the cross country (XC) and downhill (DH) events.
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The World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, considered by many horsemen to be more important than the Olympics, and administered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).
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The Eventing World Championship, or the eventing competition in the World Equestrian Games (WEG), began in 1966. It includes both a team and individual competition for the best horses and riders in the sport of eventing.
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The Show Jumping World Championships, or the show jumping competition at the FEI World Equestrian Games, was started in 1953, with individual competition. In 1978 Team competitions began, and men and women began competing against one another.
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The Dressage World Championship is held every four years. The best horse and rider competitions in the world compete for individual and team titles. The Dressage World Championship is held at the World Equestrian Games in conjunction with other equestrian world championships.
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The World Gymnastics Championships are held every year.

Artistic

World Artistic Gymnastics Championships have been held since 1903.
Year Games Host City Country
1903 I Antwerp  Belgium
1905 II Bordeaux  France
1907 III Prague  Austria-Hungary
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Snooker
tournaments
World Championship
Ranking tournaments
UK Championship
Grand Prix
Welsh Open
China Open
Shanghai Masters
Northern Ireland Trophy
Other tournaments
Masters
Premier League
Pot Black

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