FOLLOWING is a list of major world sports events for the year of 2022 (tabulated under date, event and venue): Jan. 1-14, Dakar Rally, Saudi Arabia Jan.9-Feb. 6, Africa Nations’ Cup, Cameroon Jan. 17-30, Australian Open, Melbourne, Australia Jan. 18-23, Four Continents Figure Skating Championships, Tallinn, Estonia Jan. 20-Feb. 6, AFC Women’s Soccer Asian Cup, India Feb. 4-20, Olympic Winter Games, Beijing, China March 3-6, World Speed Skating Championships, Hamar, Norway March 4-13, Paralympic Winter Games, Beijing, China March 18-20, World Athletics Indoor Championships, Belgrade, Serbia March 18-20, World Short Track Speed Skating Championships, Montreal, Canada March 21-27, World Figure Skating Championships, Montpellier, France April 16-May 2, World Snooker Championship, Sheffield, Britain May 13-29, 19th FINA World Championships, Fukuoka, Japan May 22-Jun. 5, French Open, Paris, France June 26-July 7, 31st Summer Universiade, Chengdu, China June 27-July 10, Wimbledon, London, Britain July 15-24, World Athletics Championships, Oregon, United States July 28-Aug. 8, Commonwealth Games, Birmingham, Britain July 30, World Athletics Shanghai Diamond League, Shanghai, China Aug. 6, World Athletics Shenzhen Diamond League, Shenzhen, China Aug. 21-28, BWF World Championships, Japan Aug. 26-Sept. 11, FIVB Men’s World Championship, Russia Aug. 29-Sept. 11, U.S. Open Tennis, New York, United States Sept. 10-25, 19th Asian Games, Hangzhou, China Sept. 22-Oct. 1, Women’s Basketball World Cup, Australia Sept. 23-Oct. 15, FIVB Women’s World Championship, Netherlands/Poland Oct. 29-Nov. 6, World Gymnastics Championships, Liverpool, Britain Nov. 13, World Athletics Half Marathon Championships, Yangzhou, China Nov. 21-Dec. 18, FIFA World Cup, Qatar Dec. 20-28, 3rd Asian Youth Games, Shantou, China (Xinhua) | 