June 2016 in sports

Main article: 2016 in sports

Events calendar

Date	Sport	Venue/Event	Status	Winner/s
1–5	Artistic gymnastics	2016 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships	Continental	Russia
2	Athletics	Golden Gala (DL #5)	International	South Africa
2–5	Darts	2016 PDC World Cup of Darts	International	England (Phil Taylor & Adrian Lewis)
3–26	Association football	Copa América Centenario	Continental	Chile
3–10 July	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball World Grand Prix	International	Brazil
4	Horse racing	2016 Epsom Derby	International	Harzand (Jockey: Pat Smullen)
4	Triathlon	2016 ITU Duathlon World Championships	International	Men: Richard Murray Women: Emma Pallant
4–11	Weightlifting	2016 Pan American Weightlifting Championships	Continental	Colombia
5	Athletics	British Grand Prix (DL #6)	International	United States
5	Motorcycle racing	2016 Catalan motorcycle Grand Prix	International	MotoGP: Valentino Rossi ( Movistar Yamaha MotoGP) Moto2: Johann Zarco ( Ajo Motorsport) Moto3: Jorge Navarro ( Estrella Galicia 0,0)
7–12	Water polo	2016 FINA Women's Water Polo World League Superfinal	International	United States
7–25	Rugby union	2016 World Rugby U20 Championship	International	England
9	Athletics	Bislett Games (DL #7)	International	Kenya
9–12	Golf	2016 KPMG Women's PGA Championship	International	Brooke Henderson
9–12	Golf	Senior Players Championship	International	Bernhard Langer
9–12	Radio-controlled racing	2016 ROAR 1:8 Fuel Off-Road National Championship	Domestic	Spencer Rivkin ( Team Associated)
10–16	Paralympic athletics	2016 IPC Athletics European Championships	Continental	Russia
10–17	Field hockey	2016 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy	International	Australia
10–10 July	Association football	UEFA Euro 2016	Continental	Portugal
11	Horse racing	2016 Belmont Stakes (US Triple Crown #3)	Domestic	Creator (Jockey: Irad Ortiz, Jr.)
11	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Denmark	International	Maciej Janowski
11–12	Amateur wrestling	2016 Wrestling World Cup (Men's Freestyle)	International	Iran
11–12	Triathlon	2016 ITU World Triathlon Series #5	International	Men: Alistair Brownlee Women: Gwen Jorgensen
11–19	Handball	2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship	Continental	Brazil
12	Formula One	2016 Canadian Grand Prix	International	Lewis Hamilton ( Mercedes)
13–19	Shooting	2016 European Junior Shooting Championships	Continental	Germany
14–18	Horse racing	Royal Ascot 2016	International
16	Athletics	Stockholm Bauhaus Athletics (DL #8)	International	United States
16–19	Golf	2016 U.S. Open	International	Dustin Johnson
16–17 July	Volleyball	2016 FIVB Volleyball World League	International	Serbia
17–19	Rhythmic gymnastics	2016 Rhythmic Gymnastics European Championships	Continental	Russia
17–19	Sport aerobics	2016 Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships	International	China
18–19	Rugby sevens	2016 Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament	International	Spain
18–19	Sportscar racing	2016 24 Hours of Le Mans	International	Marc Lieb / Romain Dumas / Neel Jani ( Porsche Team)
18–26	Field hockey	2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy	International	Argentina
19	Formula One	2016 European Grand Prix	International	Nico Rosberg ( Mercedes)
19–25	Ultimate Frisbee	2016 World Ultimate and GUTS Championships	International
20–25	Fencing	2016 European Fencing Championships	Continental	Russia
21–26	Amateur wrestling	2016 European Junior Wrestling Championships	Continental	Men's Freestyle:  Russia Women's Freestyle:  Russia Greco-Roman:  Georgia
22–26	Athletics	2016 African Championships in Athletics	Continental	South Africa
22–3 July	Basketball	2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship 2016 FIBA Under-17 World Championship for Women	International	Men:  United States Women:  Australia
23	Basketball	2016 NBA Draft	International	#1 pick: Ben Simmons to the Philadelphia 76ers from LSU
24–25	Ice hockey	2016 NHL Entry Draft	International	#1 pick: Auston Matthews to the Toronto Maple Leafs from ZSC Lions
24–26	Canoe sprint	2016 Canoe Sprint European Championships	Continental	Hungary
22–24	Radio-controlled racing	2016 JMRCA All-Japan 1:12 EP Racing Championship	Domestic	Hayato Ishioka ( CRC)
25	Speedway	2016 FIM Grand Prix of Czech Republic	International	Jason Doyle
25–26	Mountain bike racing	2016 UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships	International	Men: Tiago Ferreira Women: Jolanda Neff
25–26	Rugby sevens	2016 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament	International	Spain
26	Motorcycle racing	2016 Dutch TT	International	MotoGP: Jack Miller ( Estrella Galicia 0,0 Marc VDS) Moto2: Takaaki Nakagami ( Idemitsu Honda Team Asia) Moto3: Francesco Bagnaia ( Aspar Mahindra Team MotoGP)
26–3 July	Basketball	2016 FIBA European Championship for Small Countries	Continental	Armenia
27–10 July	Tennis	2016 Wimbledon Championships (Grand Slam #3)	International	Men: Andy Murray Women: Serena Williams
28–3 July	Basketball	2016 FIBA Women's European Championship for Small Countries	Continental	Malta
28–3 July	Mountain bike racing	2016 UCI Mountain Bike & Trials World Championships (XCO & XCE only)	International	Switzerland
30–July 2	Radio-controlled racing	2016 EFRA European 1:10 Electric Touring Car Championship	Continental	Ronald Völker ( Yokomo)
30–3 July	Golf	2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational	International	Dustin Johnson