10 world sporting events that will make their mark in 2023

Manchester City players.

1. Manchester City ended 2023 with a historic "quintuple". With a 1-0 victory over Inter Milan in the final in Istanbul on June 10, Manchester City became the champions of the 2022-2023 Champions League. With this title, coach Pep Guardiola and his team officially completed a historic "treble" in the 2022-2023 season when they also won the Premier League and the FA Cup. After that, the European Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup completed Manchester City's "quintuple feast".

2. The 2022 - 2023 NBA season left its mark when the Denver Nuggets - the "number 1 seed" in the Western United States - won the championship for the first time with a total score of 4 - 1. In the extremely tense Game 5 of the finals, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat - the "number 8 seed" in the East with a score of 94 - 89. The Denver Nuggets' achievement was thanks to superstar Nikola Jokic, who was also voted the best player in the final series.

3. The 2023 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka Prefecture (Japan) from July 14 to 30, with diving, water polo, synchronized swimming, long-distance swimming... This sporting event witnessed a shining star in the breaststroke events. That was Chinese athlete Qin Haiyang when he became the first person to win all 03 Gold Medals in the 03 men's breaststroke events of 50m, 100m and 200m. Also in this tournament, the shining star of all 03 women's backstroke events was Australian "swimmer" Kaylee McKeown, including the distances of 50m, 100m and 200m.

4. The highlight of the 2023 world sports picture is the 2023 Women's World Cup, which will take place in Australia and New Zealand from July 20 to August 20. This is the first time the tournament will be held in the Southern Hemisphere with 32 participating teams and more than one host country. The Spanish women's team defeated England 1-0 in the final, becoming the second country after Germany to win both the men's and women's World Cups.

Spain in the 2023 Women's World Cup final.

5. For the first time in history, a sporting event will be held in three countries: the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup. The event will take place from August 25 to September 10 in Indonesia, Japan and the Philippines. At the event, Germany won the FIBA Basketball World Cup for the first time in 41 years after their first appearance, defeating Serbia in the final with a score of 83 - 77.

6. Breakdancing and e-sports will make their debut as official medal events at the 19th Asian Games, which will be held from September 23 to October 8 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. The 2023 games will feature a total of 40 sports, 61 disciplines and 481 events.

7. Sports in 2023 will also see new world records in both men's and women's marathons. Kenya's Kelvin Kiptum broke the world marathon record at the Chicago Marathon in the US on October 8, with a total time of 2 hours 35 seconds. Ethiopia's Tigst Assefa set a new world record at the Berlin Marathon on September 24, with a time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 53 seconds.

Kenyan runner Kelvin Kiptum celebrates after winning the Chicago Marathon, setting a new world record, in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., October 8, 2023.

8. A decision that will leave its mark on the 2023 sports calendar is the International Olympic Committee's decision on October 16 to reintroduce cricket and baseball/softball to the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. In addition, the IOC also added other sports to the tournament such as flag football and lacrosse.

9. Coming to tennis - once known as the "noble sport", an event that attracted the most attention was that world No. 1 tennis player Novak Djokovic continued to affirm his class and bravery when he won the ATP Finals 2023 Tennis Championship for a record 7 times.

10. The 2023 mark is recorded in Formula 1 racing - the sport of speed. Dutch driver Max Verstappen won the Formula 1 (F1) championship for the third consecutive time when he won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. Thus, Verstappen ended the 2023 season with 19 wins in 22 races, setting a new record for winning percentage in F1 history.

According to baotintuc.vn

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