# June 2016 in sports
## 2016

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## 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 [de] ( Yokomo) |
| 30–3 July | Golf | 2016 WGC-Bridgestone Invitational | International | Dustin Johnson |