October 2016 in sports

Main article: 2016 in sports

Events calendar

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1	Speedway	2016 FIM Torun Grand Prix of Poland	International	Niels Kristian Iversen
1–3	Table tennis	2016 Men's World Cup	International	Fan Zhendong
1–8	R/C 1:8 nitro off-road racing	2016 IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship	International	David Ronnefalk ( HB Racing)
2	Formula One	2016 Malaysian Grand Prix	International	Daniel Ricciardo ( Red Bull Racing)
2	Horse racing	2016 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe	International	Found (Jockey: Ryan Moore)
2–8	Darts	2016 World Grand Prix	International	Michael van Gerwen
3–8	Amateur boxing	2016 World University Boxing Championships	International	Thailand
3–9	Tennis	2016 China Open	International	Men: Andy Murray Women: Agnieszka Radwańska
4–22	Baseball	2016 Major League Baseball postseason	Domestic	ALCS: Cleveland Indians NLCS: Chicago Cubs
6–9	Supercars	2016 Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000	Domestic	Will Davison / Jonathon Webb ( Tekno Autosports)
7–9	Table tennis	2016 Women's World Cup	International	Miu Hirano
7–9	Amateur wrestling	2016 World Veteran Wrestling Championships (Men's & Women's Freestyle only)	International	For results, click here.
7–22	Kabaddi	2016 Kabaddi World Cup	International	India
8	Multi-sport	Cybathlon	International	Switzerland
8	Triathlon	2016 Ironman World Championship	International	Men: Jan Frodeno Women: Daniela Ryf
9	Formula E	2016 Hong Kong ePrix	International	Sébastien Buemi ( Renault e.dams)
9	Formula One	2016 Japanese Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
9	Marathon	2016 Chicago Marathon (WMM #5)	International	Men: Abel Kirui Women: Florence Kiplagat
9–16	Road bicycle racing	2016 UCI Road World Championships	International	Germany
9–16	Tennis	2016 Shanghai Masters	International	Andy Murray
11–15	3x3 basketball	2016 FIBA 3x3 World Championships	International	Men:  Serbia Women:  Czech Republic
12–May 2017	Basketball	//////// 2016–17 EuroLeague	Continental	Fenerbahçe
13–30	Association football	2016 AFC U-19 Championship	Continental	Japan
14–22	Curling	2016 World Mixed Curling Championship	International	Russia (Alexander Krushelnitskiy, Anastasia Bryzgalova, Daniil Goriachev, Maria Duyunova)
15–16	Radio-controlled racing	2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:8 GP Racing Championship	Domestic	Takaaki Shimo ( Mugen Seiki)
16	Motorcycle racing	2016 Japanese motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Marc Márquez ( Repsol Honda Team) Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten) Moto3: Enea Bastianini ( Gresini Racing Moto3)
17–23	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball Men's Club World Championship	International	Sada Cruzeiro
18–23	Table tennis	2016 European Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Germany
18–23	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship	International	Eczacıbaşı VitrA
19–23	Track cycling	2016 UEC European Track Championships	Continental	France
20–23	Radio-controlled racing	2016 ROAR 1:8 Fuel On-Road National Championship	Domestic	Jonathan J. Wang
21–23	Rowing	2016 World Rowing Coastal Championships	International	Spain
22	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Australia	International	Chris Holder
22	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #9	International	Men: Uxio Abuin Ares Women: Summer Cook
23	Formula One	2016 United States Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
23	Ice hockey	2016 Heritage Classic	Domestic	Edmonton Oilers
23	Motorcycle racing	2016 Australian Motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Cal Crutchlow ( LCR Honda) Moto2: Thomas Lüthi ( Garage Plus Interwetten) Moto3: Brad Binder ( Red Bull KTM Ajo)
23–30	Snooker	2016 International Championship	International	Mark Selby
23–30	Tennis	2016 WTA Finals	International	Singles: Dominika Cibulková Doubles: Ekaterina Makarova / Elena Vesnina
24–30	Table tennis	2016 African Table Tennis Championships	Continental	Egypt
25–30	Amateur wrestling	2016 World University Wrestling Championships	International	Freestyle:  Iran Greco-Roman:  Turkey Women Wrestling:  Russia
25–30	Karate	2016 World Karate Championships	International	Japan
25–2 November	Baseball	2016 Major League Baseball World Series	Domestic	Chicago Cubs
27–30	Golf	2016 WGC-HSBC Champions	International	Hideki Matsuyama
27–6 November	Squash	2016 Men's World Open Squash Championship	International	Karim Abdel Gawad
28–30	Darts	2016 European Championship	International	Michael van Gerwen
28–6 November	Baseball	2016 23U Baseball World Cup	International	Japan
28–20 November	Rugby league	2016 Rugby League Four Nations	International	Australia
29	Triathlon	ITU Triathlon World Cup #10	International	Men: Uxio Abuin Ares Women: Ai Ueda
29–6 November	Tennis	2016 Paris Masters	International	Singles: Andy Murray Doubles: Henri Kontinen / John Peers
30	Motorcycle racing	2016 Malaysian motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Andrea Dovizioso ( Ducati Team) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Francesco Bagnaia ( Aspar Mahindra Team Moto3)
30	Formula One	2016 Mexican Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)