The 2017 UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships is the World Championships for road cycling for athletes with a physical disability. The Championships took place on the roads of Pietermaritzburg in South Africa from 31 August to 3 September 2017.
The 2021 FIA Formula One World Championship is a motor racing championship for Formula One cars which is the 72nd running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is being contested over twenty-two Grands Prix, which will be held around the world. Drivers and teams are scheduled to compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion respectively.
The People's Republic of China competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's 11th appearance at the Summer Olympics since its debut in 1952. The opening ceremony flag-bearers for China are volleyball player Zhu Ting and taekwondoin Zhao Shuai. Sprinter Su Bingtian, who broke the Asian record of 100m during the Games, is the flag-bearer for the closing ceremony. The delegation competed in all sports except baseball (softball), handball, and surfing.
Great Britain, or in full Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the team of the British Olympic Association (BOA), which represents the United Kingdom, competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Prior to the 2019 decision by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), Russia was expected to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, which took place from 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It would have been the country's seventh consecutive appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation, but their athletes have been entered by and representing the "Russian Olympic Committee", using the acronym "ROC" for a country name.
The Men's 400m athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 12 events will be contested over this distance.
The Men's long jump athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 10 events will be contested over this distance.
The Men's shot put athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 16 events will be contested over this distance.
The Women's shot put athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 12 events will be contested over this distance.
The Women's discus throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 27 to September 4, 2021. A total of 7 events will be contested over this distance.
The Women's javelin throw athletics events for the 2020 Summer Paralympics will take place at the Tokyo National Stadium from August 28 to September 4, 2021. A total of 5 events will be contested over this distance.
The men's time trial class C2 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021 at the Fuji Speedway, Japan. 14 riders all from different nations competed in this event.
The women's time trial class C5 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021 at Fuji Speedway, Japan. 9 riders from 8 different nations competed in this event.
The women's time trial class C4 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021 at Fuji Speedway, Japan. 8 riders from 6 nations competed in this event.
The men's time trial H1 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021, at Fuji Speedway, Tokyo. 7 riders competed in the event.
The men's time trial H2 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021, at the Fuji Speedway in Tokyo. 7 riders competed in the event.
The women's time trial class C1-3 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021 at the Fuji Speedway, Japan. 14 riders from 11 nations competed in this event.
The men's time trial class C3 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021 at Fuji Speedway, Japan. 14 riders from 11 different nations competed in this event.
The men's time trial class C5 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021 at Fuji Speedway, Japan. 15 riders from 13 nations competed in this event.
The women's road time trial H1–3 road cycling event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics took place on 31 August 2021, at Fuji Speedway, Tokyo. 11 riders competed in the event.
