List of sports events in Cape Town

Cape Town in South Africa has had a long history of hosting major sporting events.

Year Event Venue
Annual (since 1960) Berg River Canoe Marathon Berg River, Paarl
Annual (since 1970) Two Oceans Marathon Start: Newlands, Finish: University of Cape Town
Annual (since 1978) Cape Argus Pick 'n Pay Cycle Tour Start: City Centre, Finish: Green Point Stadium
Annual (since 2004) Absa Cape Epic Various routes around Cape Town and the Western Cape
1995 IRB Rugby World Cup Newlands Stadium (50,000), Danie Craven stadium (20,000)
1996 24th IAAF World Cross Country Championships Stellenbosch
1996 Atlanta 1996 Olympic Hockey qualifying tournament Hartleyvale Hockey stadium (3,000)
1996 Modern Pentathlon World Cup Final Stellenbosch
1997 FIE World Championships in Fencing Culemborg exhibition centre(6,000)
1997 UCI Mountain Bike World Cup Stellenbosch
1997 World Junior Weightlifting Championships Good Hope Centre (6,000)
1998 ISAF World Junior Sailing Championships Simon's Town Harbour
2001 World Junior Weightlifting Championships N/A
2002 World Women’s Hockey Championships Ice station (1,000)
2003 ICC Cricket World Cup Newlands Cricket Ground (25,000)
2003 UCI Track Cycling World Cup Classics Round 3 Bellville Velodrome
2003 World Road Championships Various
2003 World Marathon Canoeing Championships Berg River
2003 World Mountain Bike Championships N/A
2004-2006 Swatch FIVB World Tour Camps Bay Beach
2004-2010 Volvo Ocean Race Cape Town Harbour, V&A Waterfront and Royal Cape Yacht Club
2006 8th African Gymnastics Championships Bellville Velodrome
2007 UCI B World Cycling Championships Bellville Velodrome (track)
2007 ICC World Twenty20 Championship Newlands Cricket Ground (25,000)
2007 ITTF World Cadet Challenge and World Junior Circuit Finals Good Hope Centre
2008 UCI World Junior Cycling Championships Bellville Velodrome
2008 World Rope Skipping Championships Good Hope Centre (6,000)
2008 2008 Biathle World Championships Run: N/A Swim: N/A
2009 2009 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge Hartleyvale Hockey Stadium (3,000)
2009 2009 Indian Premier League Newlands Cricket Ground (25,000)
2010 2010 FIFA World Cup Cape Town Stadium (68,000)
2010 African Karate Championships Bellville Velodrome
2011 9th World Junior Women's Softball Championships Turfhall Softball Stadium (2,500)
2011 Heineken Cape to Rio (Sailing) Table Bay Harbour
2011 World Junior Judo Championships CTICC
2012 ITTF World Junior Table Tennis Championships Grand Arena (6,000)
2013 World Gym for Life CTICC