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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cycling | 2019 World Road Cycling Rankings | Various Cities | 22 October |
| Handball | 2019 Asian Men’s Qualification Event |  Doha, Qatar |
17 – 27 October |
| Equestrian | 2019 Dressage Group F Olympic Qualification Event |  Exloo, Netherlands |
24 – 27 October |
| Table Tennis | 2019 Latin American Team Qualifier |  Lima, Peru |
25 – 27 October |
| Basketball | 3×3 Federation Ranking List | 1 November | |
| Field Hockey | 2019 Olympic Qualification Events | Various Cities | 25 October – 3 November |
| Shooting | 2019 Oceania Championships |  Sydney, Australia |
1 – 9 November |
| Rugby Sevens | 2019 Oceania Sevens |  Suva, Fiji |
7 – 9 November |
| Rugby Sevens | 2019 African Men’s Sevens |  Johannesburg, South Africa |
8 – 9 November |
| Cycling | 2019 Urban Cycling World Championships |  Chengdu, China |
6 – 10 November |
| Rugby Sevens | 2019 Asian Women’s Sevens Qualification Event | Guangzhou, China |
9 – 10 November |
| Shooting | 2019 Asian Championships | Doha, Qatar |
3 – 13 November |
| Baseball/Softball | 2019 Premier12 | Various Cities | 2 – 17 November |
| Modern Pentathlon | 2019 Asia/Oceania Championships | Wuhan, China |
11 – 21 November |
| Football | 2019 Men’s Africa U23 Cup of Nations |  Various Cities, Egypt |
8 – 22 November |
| Rugby Sevens | 2019 Asian Men’s Sevens Qualification Event |  Incheon, South Korea |
23 – 24 November |
| Shooting | 2019 African Championships |  Tipasa, Algeria |
17 – 25 November |
| Archery | 2019 Asian Championships |  Bangkok, Thailand |
20 – 28 November |
| Sailing | 2019 Copa Brasil |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
25 – 30 November |