2013: the major tournaments on the planet

To prepare our readers for another great year of sport, here is a very small sample of the main tournaments in the most popular sports taking place on our planet in 2013.

- Athletics: it’s a non Olympic year but get ready for the IAAF World Athletics Championships in Moscow (ending August 18^th): the USA vs Russia vs GBR vs Jamaica all over again?

- Basketball: a yearful of Continental tournaments with the championships for Africa (Afrobasket Hommes), the Americas and the Men (ending Sept. 22^nd in Slovenia) and Women (ending June 30^th in France) European championships

- Football: while the world competes to reach the Brazil 2014 World Cup Finals, we have juicy hors d’oeuvres with the African Cup of Nations (Men) ending in South Africa on February 10^th, the FIFA Confederations Cup in Brazil (ending June 30^th) and the Women European Championships in Sweden (ending July 28^th)

- Swimming: the FINA World Aquatics Championships will have the whole world by the poolside in Barcelona until August 4^th

- Road Cycling: scenic Florence in Italy will host the UCI Road Cycling World Championships on September 29^th

- Volleyball: the two big ones are the FIVB World League for the men (ending July 21^st) and the World Grand Prix for the Ladies (ending on September 21^st).

- Tennis: the dates of the Men’s finals to put in your diary are

o   January 27^th in Melbourne (Australia) for the Australian Open

o   June 9^th at the Roland Garros (Paris) for the French Open

o   July 7^th at Wimbledon (Great Britain)…just Wimbledon, London, UK

o   September 9^th in Flushing Meadows (NY, USA) for the US Open

- The major Marathons

o   Boston Marathon, April 15^th

o   Virgin London Marathon, April 21^st

o   BMW Berlin Marathon, September 29^th

o   Chicago Marathon, October 13^th

o   New York Marathon ???

Are you ready for another great sporting year with GSN?