Canada, represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC), competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China, from August 8 to 24, 2008. Canadian athletes had competed in every Summer Olympic Games since 1900 with the exception of 1980, which were boycotted in protest of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Canada sent 332 athletes in 25 sports, the seventh largest team at the games and Canada's largest since 1988. Canada did not send a team in handball, volleyball or basketball. Kayaker and 2004 Summer Olympics gold medalist Adam van Koeverden was the flag bearer at the opening ceremonies; Karen Cockburn bore the flag at the closing.
The 2010 Individual Speedway World Championship Grand Prix Qualification were a series of motorcycle speedway meetings used to determine the three riders who qualified for the 2010 Speedway Grand Prix. The top eight riders finishing the 2009 Grand Prix series automatically qualified for 2010. The final round of qualification – the Grand Prix Challenge – took place on 18 September 2009, in Coventry, England. The Grand Prix Challenge was won by Magnus Zetterström who finished ahead of Chris Holder and former Grand Prix rider Jarosław Hampel. All three riders qualified for the 2010 Grand Prix.
The first tier of intercollegiate sports in the United States includes sports that are sanctioned by one of the collegiate sport governing bodies. The major sanctioning organization is the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). Before mid-1981, women's top-tier intercollegiate sports were solely governed by the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW). Smaller colleges are governed by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). Two-year colleges are governed by the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) in most of the country, except for the unaffiliated California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) and Northwest Athletic Conference (NWAC).
The swimming portion of the 2011 FINA World Championships was held July 24–31 at the Shanghai Oriental Sports Center in Shanghai, China. Swimming is one of five aquatic disciplines at the championships.
The Men's long jump event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 4, 2011, at 10:50 (qualification) and March 5, 16:25 (final) local time.
The Men's high jump event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 4–5, 2011 with the final being held on March 5 at 14:30 local time.
The Women's high jump event at the 2011 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on March 5–6, 2011 with the final on March 6 at 15:30.
The Men's individual pursuit at the 2011 UCI Track Cycling World Championships was held on March 24. Twenty-two athletes participated in the contest. After the qualification, the two fastest riders advanced to the final and the 3rd- and 4th-fastest riders raced for the bronze medal.
Elif Jale Yeşilırmak, née Yulia Guramievna Rekvava, is a former Russian-Turkish female wrestler. She is the first woman wrestler to represent Turkey at the Olympics. She is a member of Trakya Birlikspor.
The Men's long jump event at the 2013 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held at March 2, 2013 at 11:00 & 12:30 (qualification) and March 3, 17:00 (final) local time.
The 2016 AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the AFC Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to determine which women's national teams from Asia qualify for the Olympic football tournament.
The women's 400 metres event at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March at 11:00 (heats), 17:10 (semifinals) and on 7 March at 19:10 (final) local time.
The men's 400 metres event at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March at 11:00 (heats), 17:10 (semifinals) and on 7 March at 19:10 (final) local time.
The men's 800 metres event at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March at 12:41 (heats), on 7 March at 18:25 (semifinals) and on 8 March at 15:30 (final) local time. Marcin Lewandowski won the race.
The men's high jump event at the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 6 March at 16:05 (qualification) and 7 March at 16:30 (final) local time.
The men's 100 metres event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 8 and 9 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The women's 200 metres event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 9 and 10 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The women's 400 metres event at the 2015 Summer Universiade was held on 8, 9 and 10 July at the Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium.
The men's 400 metres event at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 3 March 2017 at 10:20 (heats), at 18:05 (semifinals) and on 4 March 20:33 (final) local time.
The women's 60 metres event at the 2017 European Athletics Indoor Championships was held on 4 March 2017 at 9:45 (heats), on 5 March at 16:00 (semifinals) and 18:10 (final) local time.
