The path to the 2020 Olympics goes through the entire world. Many cities will host events which will allow nations to qualify athletes to the Olympics. Upcoming events are listed below. To see past or future events click on the world map to see events by continent.
| Sport | Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sailing | 2020 470 African Championship |  Luanda, Angola |
12 – 18 January |
| Sailing | 2020 Melbourne International |  Melbourne, Australia |
17 – 21 January |
| Handball | 2020 Men’s African Championship |  Various Cities, Tunisia |
15 – 25 January |
| Sailing | 2020 Miami World Cup |  Miami, United States |
19 – 25 January |
| Football | 2020 Asian Men’s U23 Championship |  Various Cities, Thailand |
8 – 26 January |
| Handball | 2020 Men’s European Championship | Various Cities | 10 – 26 January |
| Water Polo | 2020 European Championships |  Budapest, Hungary |
12 – 26 January |
| Table Tennis | 2020 World Team Qualification Event |  Gondomar, Portugal |
22 – 26 January |
| Table Tennis | 2020 World Tour German Open |  Magdeburg, Germany |
28 January – 2 February |
| Canoeing | 2020 Oceania Canoe Slalom Championships |  Auckland, New Zealand |
1 – 3 February |
| Football | 2020 CONMEBOL Men’s Pre-Olympic Tournament |  Various Cities, Colombia |
18 January – 9 February |
| Football | 2020 CONCACAF Olympic Qualifying Championship | Various Cities, United States |
28 January – 9 February |
| Basketball | 2020 Women’s Olympic Qualifying Tournaments | Various Cities | 6 – 9 February |
| Boxing | 2020 Asian/Oceania Olympic Qualification Tournament |  Wuhan, China |
3 – 14 February |
| Sailing | 2020 49er/49erFX/Nacra 17 World Championships | Geelong, Australia |
8 – 15 February |
| Sailing | 2020 RS:X Windsurfing South American Championships |  Mar del Plata, Argentina |
9 – 15 February |
| Sailing | 2020 Laser World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
9 – 16 February |
| Water Polo | 2020 Asian Championships |  Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
12 – 16 February |
| Canoeing | 2020 Oceania Canoe Sprint Championships | Penrith, Australia |
14 – 16 February |
| Sailing | 2020 470 South American Championships | Mar del Plata, Argentina |
11 – 17 February |
| Taekwondo | 2020 African Qualification Tournament |  Rabat, Morocco |
22 – 23 February |
| Table Tennis | 2020 Western Asia Olympic Qualification Tournament |  Amman, Jordan |
24 – 27 February |
| Sailing | 2020 Laser Radial World Championships | Melbourne, Australia |
21 – 28 February |
| Boxing | 2020 African Olympic Qualification Tournament |  Dakar, Senegal |
20 – 29 February |
| Sailing | 2020 RS:X World Championships | Auckland, New Zealand |
23 – 29 February |
| Table Tennis | 2020 African Singles & Mixed Doubles Olympic Qualification | Tunis, Tunisia |
26 – 29 February |
| Taekwondo | 2020 Oceania Qualification Tournament | Gold Coast, Australia |
29 February |