2023 sports calendar: From Hockey World Cup to WTC Final, busy schedule for Team India

Following a thrilling 2022 season, players from a variety of sports are already preparing to start 2023 off high. With all of the activities that will be happening across several disciplines, the new year will provide new challenges.

It will be an eventful 2023, with the Asian Games, the men's and women's cricket World Cups, the hockey World Cup, and even the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

Here’s a look at the big sporting events India will be looking forward to in 2023.

India sports calendar 2023 - event schedule and possible start dates

Men's Hockey World Cup: January 13-29 in Bhubaneswar and Rourkela, India

Australian Open (Tennis): January 16-29 in Melbourne, Australia

Special Olympics World Winter Games (Multi-sports): January 21-27 (postponed from 2021 & 2022) in Kazan, Russia 

Khelo India Youth Games (Multi-sports): January 31-February 11 in Madhya Pradesh, India

ICC Women's T20 World Cup: February 9-26 in South Africa

Women's World Boxing Championships: March 15-31 in New Delhi, India

All England Badminton Championships: March 14-19 in Birmingham, UK

Indian Premier League 2023 (Cricket): Tentative March 25 - May 28

Asian Wrestling Championships: March 28-April 2 in Delhi, India

World Snooker Championship: April 15 - May 1 in Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, England

Men's World Boxing Championships: May 1-14 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

Asian Weightlifting Championships: May 3-13 in Jinju, South Korea

Doha Diamond League (Athletics): May 5 in Qatar

World Table Tennis Championships: May 22-28 in Durban, South Africa

French Open (Tennis): May 28 - June 11 in Paris, France

Special Olympics World Summer Games (Multi-sports): June 16-25 in Berlin, Germany

Wimbledon Championships (Tennis): July 3-13 in the UK

ICC World Test Championship (Cricket): Tentative June in The Oval in London

Women's FIFA World Cup: July 20 - August 20 in Australia/New Zealand

World Aquatics Championships (Swimming): July 14-30 in Fukuoka, Japan

World Athletics Championships: August 19-27 in Budapest, Hungary

World Badminton Championships: August 21-27 in Copenhagen, Denmark

US Open (Tennis): August 28 - September 10 in New York, USA

World Weightlifting Championships: September 2-17 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

World Rowing Championships: September 3-10 in Belgrade, Serbia

World Wrestling Championships: September 16-24 in Belgrade, Serbia

Asian Games (Multi-sports): September 23 - October 8 in Hangzhou, China

Men's ODI Cricket World Cup: Tentative October 25 - November 26 in India

World Tour Finals (Badminton): December 13-17 TBD

AFC Asian Cup (Football): TBD, TBD