2025 is packed with exciting sports events across the world. Here are some of the major ones to look forward to:
We will look at the events Kenya will participate in first, they include:
Hosted by Kenya:
- African Nations Championships (CHAN) 2024: Co-hosted with Uganda and Tanzania from February 1-28, 2025. This tournament will be held at Nyayo National Stadium and Kasarani Stadium in Kenya.
- Africa U20 Cup of Nations: Kenya’s junior team will participate in this tournament held in Côte d’Ivoire from April 26 to May 25, 2025.
Kenya’s Participation:
- World Athletics Indoor Championships: To be held in Nanjing, China from March 21-23, 2025.
- Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON): Held in Morocco from July 5-26, 2025.
- World Athletics Championships: Scheduled for Tokyo, Japan from September 13-21, 2025.
- Women’s World Volleyball Championships: Kenya’s Malkia Strikers will compete in Bangkok, Thailand from August 22 to September 7, 2025.
Global events
January
- Australian Open (Tennis): Melbourne, Australia (January 12-26)
- Winter World University Games: Torino, Italy (January 13-23)
February
- Invictus Games: Vancouver and Whistler, Canada (February 8-16)
- Super Bowl LIX: Caesars Superdome, New Orleans, USA (February 9)
March
- World Athletics Indoor Championships: Nanjing, China (March 21-23)
- Winter Military World Games: Bern, Switzerland (March 23-30)
April
- Grand National (Horse Racing): Aintree Racecourse, Liverpool, England (April 5)
- Masters (Golf): Augusta National Golf Club, Augusta, USA (April 10-13)
May
- Giro d’Italia (Cycling): Italy (May 9-1)
- PGA Championship (Golf): Quail Hollow Club, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA (May 15-18)
- FA Cup Final (Football): Wembley Stadium, London, England (May 17)
June
- ICC World Test Championship Final (Cricket): Lord’s Cricket Ground, London, England (June 11-15)
- U.S. Open (Golf): Oakmont Country Club, Plum, Pennsylvania, USA (June 12-15)
- 24 Hours of Le Mans (Motorsport): Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France (June 14-15)
July
- Tour de France (Cycling): Mostly France (July 5-27)
- World Aquatics Championships: Singapore (July 11-3)
August
- World Games: Chengdu, China (August 27-September 6)
September
- Women’s Rugby World Cup: England (September 2025)
October
- Rugby League World Cup: Various locations (October 2025)
November
- FIFA Club World Cup: USA (June 15-July 13)
December
- IBA World Championships (Boxing): Belgrade, Serbia
- Africa Cup of Nations: 21 December-18 January 2026
It will certainly be an eventful year for sports fanatics worldwide and for Kenyans!
