2014 Women's European Water Polo Championship, Final ranking
Laura Ester, Marta Bach, Anni Espar, Roser Tarragó, Mati Ortiz, Jennifer Pareja (C), Lorena Miranda, Pili Peña, Andrea Blas, Ona Meseguer, Maica García, Laura LópezPatricia Herrera. Head coach: Miki Oca


2014 Women's European Water Polo Championship Qualifiers
The qualification for the 2014 Women's European Water Polo Championship were played between 16 and 19 January 2014. The teams are in two groups.


2014 Women's European Water Polo Championship squads
This article shows all participating water polo team squads at the 2014 Women's European Water Polo Championship, held in Hungary from 16 to 26 July 2014.


2014 Women's Ford National Hockey League
The 2014 Women's Ford National Hockey League was the 16th edition of the women's field hockey tournament. The competition was held in 8 cities across New Zealand, from 30 August to 14 September.


2014 Women's Ford National Hockey League
Auckland won the title for the fifth time, defeating Northland 1–0 in the final. Midlands finished in third place after winning the third place match 2–0 over Canterbury.


2014 Women's Ford National Hockey League, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 133 goals scored in 36 matches, for an average of 3.69 goals per match.


2014 Women's Four Nations Cup
The 2014 Women's Four Nations Cup was the fifth Hockey Four Nations Cup, an international women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Germany, from May 15 to 18, 2014, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.


2014 Women's Four Nations Cup, Competition format
The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, England, Japan, and the hosts, Germany, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2014 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Dublin)
The 2014 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Dublin, Ireland, from July 12 to 16, 2014, and featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.


2014 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Dublin), Competition format
The tournament featured the national teams of Canada, Chile, New Zealand, and the hosts, Ireland, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points will be awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.


2014 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Dublin), Officials
The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:


2014 Women's Four Nations Hockey Tournament (Dublin), Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 42 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 5.25 goals per match.


2014 Women's Futsal World Tournament
The 2014 Women's Futsal World Tournament was the fifth edition of the Women's Futsal World Tournament, the premier world championship for women's national futsal teams. The competition was to be hosted in Russia, but was moved to Hatillo District, in Costa Rica.


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
The 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I was the 8th and last edition of the field hockey championship for women. It was held from 27 April to 4 May 2014 in Glasgow, Scotland. The tournament doubled as the qualifier to the 2016 Champions Trophy as the winner earned an automatic berth to compete.


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I
The United States won the tournament for the first time after defeating Ireland 3–1 in the final, earning an automatic berth at the 2016 Champions Trophy after their absence in the previous fifteen editions. South Africa won the third place match by defeating Spain 1–0.


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I, Qualification
The following eight teams announced by the FIH competed in this tournament.


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I, Awards
The following awards were presented at the conclusion of the tournament:


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I, Statistics, Final ranking
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Challenge I, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 86 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3.58 goals per match.


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
The 2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 21st edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held from 29 November to 7 December 2014 in Mendoza, Argentina. From this year on the tournament began to be held biennially due to the introduction of the Hockey World League, returning to its original format changed in 1999.


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy
Argentina won the tournament for the sixth time after defeating Australia 3–1 in the final on a penalty shoot-out after a 1–1 draw, tying the record of six titles previously set by Australia and the Netherlands in 2003 and 2011 respectively. The Netherlands won the third place match by defeating New Zealand 2–1.


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Qualification
Alongside as the host nation, the top five finishers from the previous edition and the winner of the 2012 Champions Challenge I qualified automatically. The remaining spots were nominated by the FIH Executive Board, making a total of 8 competing teams. If one of the teams refused to play, that place would be awarded to the next best finisher in the previous tournament, the same applies to the teams nominated by the Executive Board.


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Umpires
Below are the 10 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:


2014 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 72 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.


2014 Women's Hockey Investec Cup
The 2014 Women's Hockey Investec Cup was a women's field hockey tournament held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre. It took place between 9–13 July 2014 in London, England. A total of four teams competed for the title.


2014 Women's Hockey Investec Cup
England won the tournament by defeating South Africa 2–1 in the final. Scotland won the bronze medal by defeating Wales 3–2 in the third and fourth playoff.


2014 Women's Hockey World Cup
The 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup was the 13th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 31 May to 14 June 2014 at the Kyocera Stadion in The Hague, Netherlands. simultaneously with the men's tournament. It was the third time that the Netherlands hosted the Women's World Cup after 1986 and 1998.


2014 Women's Hockey World Cup
The Netherlands won the tournament for a seventh time after defeating Australia 2–0 in the final. Defending champions Argentina won the third place match by defeating the United States 2–1.


2014 Women's Hockey World Cup, Bidding
The host was announced on 11 November 2010 during the FIH Congress and Forum in Montreux, Switzerland after FIH received bids from The Hague and London.


2014 Women's Hockey World Cup, Qualification
Each of the continental champions from five confederations and the host nation receive an automatic berth. In addition to the six highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2012–13 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.


2014 Women's Hockey World Cup, Umpires
17 umpires were appointed by the FIH for this tournament.


2014 Women's Hockey World Cup squads
This article lists the confirmed squads for the 2014 Women's Hockey World Cup tournament to be held in The Hague, Netherlands between 31 May and 15 June 2014.


2014 Women's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool A, New Zealand
New Zealand squad was named by head coach Mark Hager on 20 May.


2014 Women's Hockey World Cup squads, Pool B, United States
On 19 May head coach Parnham announced his final squad selection.


2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships
The 2014 Women's World Ice Hockey Championships was the 16th such event hosted by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). This was the first time that the women's tournaments were played in an Olympic year. The IIHF determined that the best way to continue advancing the competitive level of nations not invited to the Olympic tournament was to fund participation every year. No top level tournament was played, and initially the IIHF stated that the last placed Olympic participant would be relegated to be replaced by the Division I A winner. However after discussion it was changed so that the two teams in question played best of three series instead of simply swapping places.


2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships, Top Division Playoff
The last-placed team of the Olympics faced the winner of this year's Division I A tournament in a best-of-three series. The winner was promoted to the 2015 Top Division. The games took place on 8–11 November 2014 in Yokohama, Japan.


2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Division I A
The Division I A tournament was played in Přerov, Czech Republic, from 6 to 12 April 2014.


2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division I, Division I B
The Division I B tournament was played in Ventspils, Latvia, from 6 to 12 April 2014.


2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Division II A
The Division II A tournament was played in Asiago, Italy, from 6 to 12 April 2014.


2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Division II B
The Division II B tournament was played in Reykjavík, Iceland, from 24 to 30 March 2014.


2014 Women's Ice Hockey World Championships, Division II, Division II B Qualification
The Division II B Qualification tournament was played in Mexico City, Mexico, from 19 to 22 March 2014.


2014 Women's Indoor Pan American Cup
The 2014 Women's Indoor Pan American Cup was the 6th edition of the Indoor Pan American Cup, an indoor hockey competition. The tournament was held in Montevideo, Urugauy, from 7–12 April.


2014 Women's Indoor Pan American Cup
Canada won the tournament for the second time, defeating Argentina 3–1 in the final. The United States won the bronze medal after defeating Uruguay 2–1 in penalties following a 1–1 draw.


2014 Women's Indoor Pan American Cup, Statistics, Goalscorers
There were 40 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 4 goals per match.


2014 Women's International Match Racing Series
The 2014 Women's International Match Racing Series was a series of match racing sailing regattas staged during 2014 season.


2014 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Women's Junior European Volleyball Championship was played in Finland and Estonia, in this cities Tampere and Tartu, from August 16 to 24, 2014.


2014 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Girls' Youth NORCECA Volleyball Championship was the nine edition of the bi-annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by nine countries from July 8–13, 2014 in Guatemala, Guatemala. USA and Cuba qualified to the 2015 Women's Junior World Championship.


2014 Women's Junior NORCECA Volleyball Championship, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loserIn case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:points ratio and sets ratio


2014 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship was the 22nd edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The top two teams qualified for the 2015 Junior World Championship.


2014 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship, Competing nations
The following national teams participated in the tournament, teams were seeded according to how they finished in the previous edition of the tournament:


2014 Women's Junior South American Volleyball Championship, Competition format
The championship consisted of a single round-robin pool between the six teams, the champion was determined from the ranking after the round.


2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
The 2014 IHF Women's Junior World Championship was the 19th edition of the tournament and took place in Croatia from 28 June to 13 July 2014.


2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship
South Korea won the final and their first title by defeating Russia 34–27. Denmark secured the bronze medal after defeating Germany 21–20.


2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, Medallists
6. Lee Hyo-jin  7. Kim Su-jeong  9. Choi Su-ji  10. Won Seon-pil  12. Woo Ha-lim  13. Jung Ji-min  14. Lee Han-sol  15. Kim Jin-sil  16. Park Sae-young  17. Kim Hee-jin  18. Kim Soo-jung  19. Kim Hye-jin  20. Hur You-jin  21. Kim Sang-mi  23. Jo Su-yeon  29. Yu So-jeong


2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, Medallists
1. Anastasiia Zykova  2. Ekaterina Chernova  7. Daria Dmitrieva  8. Daria Rusinova  9. Anastasiia Khrapova  13. Anna Vyakhireva  14. Polina Vedekhina  15. Liudmila Vydrina  18. Kristina Kozhokar  21. Evgeniya Petrova  30. Alena Ikhneva  34. Elizaveta Malashenko  41. Yana Kostomakha  44. Kira Trusova  55. Ksenia Karpacheva  94. Evelina Anoshkina


2014 Women's Junior World Handball Championship, Medallists
1. Ditte Vind  4. Kristina Sommer  5. Julie Kjær Larsen  6. Freja Cohrt  7. Annika Meyer  10. Nadia Offendal  11. Line Haugsted  12. Louise Egestorp  14. Louise Aaskov  15. Emma Mogensen  17. Amalie Wichmann  18. Mette Tranborg  22. Sofie Blichert Toft  23. Nadja Lærke Jensen  24. Sofie Amalie Olsen


2014 Women's Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style)
The 2014 Kabaddi World Championship was the third Kabaddi World Cup held for women. It was organised by The Government of Punjab  It was held at Punjab from 7 to 20 December 2014. Host India won the World Cup defeating New Zealand in the finals.


2014 Women's Kabaddi World Cup (Circle style), Teams
A total of 8 teams took part in the World Cup.


2014 Women's LEN Super Cup
The 2014 Women's LEN Super Cup was a water polo match organized by LEN and contested by the reigning champions of the two main European club competitions, the 2013–14 LEN Women's Champions' Cup and the 2013-14 Women's LEN Trophy.


2014 Women's LEN Super Cup, Squads
The two squads were Olympiacos Piraeus and CN Sabadell Astralpool.


2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament
The 2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament was a single-elimination tournament of 64 NCAA Division I teams that were not selected to participate in the 2014 Women's NCAA Tournament. The annual tournament began on March 19 and ended on April 5. All games were played on the campus sites of participating schools. The Tournament was won by the Rutgers Scarlet Knights who defeated the UTEP Miners 56-54 in the final before a sellout crowd of 12,222 at the Don Haskins Center in El Paso, Texas.


2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Participants
64 teams were selected to participate in the 2014 WNIT. 32 teams received automatic berths into the tournament from being the highest-ranked team in their conference that failed to make the NCAA Women's Tournament. The other 32 teams earned at-large bids, by having a winning record but failing to make the NCAA Women's Tournament.


2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Bracket, Region 1
Home teams are listed first, unless noted. * = OvertimeColorado, Oregon, and UTEP will host 2nd Round games.


2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Bracket, Region 2
Home teams are listed first, unless noted. * = OvertimeIndiana will host Marquette in Round 2. South Dakota State will host Minnesota in Round 3.


2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Bracket, Region 3
Home teams are listed first, unless noted. * = OvertimeRutgers and Seton Hall will host Round 2 games.


2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Bracket, Region 4
Home teams are listed first, unless noted. * = OvertimeSouth Florida will host George Washington in Round 3.


2014 Women's National Invitation Tournament, Bracket, WNIT Semifinals and WNIT Championship Game
Home teams are listed first, unless noted. * = Overtime


2014 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2014 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the thirteenth edition of the annual women's volleyball tournament, played by twelve countries over June, 2014 in Mexico City, Mexico.


2014 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The Dominican Republic defeated 3-1 to the United States to win their third competition's gold medal. Among the NORCECA, the USA team was already qualified to the FIVB World Grand Prix as wild cards, while the Dominican Republic qualified to the 2015 group I, Puerto Rico, Cuba and Canada to the group II and Mexico will play the 2015 FIVB World Grand Prix group III. Brazil as wild card was already qualified to the group I while Argentina qualified to the group II and Colombia will play the group III.


2014 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Competing nations
Argentina Colombia Costa Rica Puerto Rico United States Brazil *


2014 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Competing nations
* Brazil withdrew from the competition two days before the start. Their matches were not removed from the competition, rathered not played and considered nule games.


2014 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match ending 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loserMatch ending 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loserMatch ending 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loserIn case of tie, the teams will be classified according to the following criteria:points ratio (first criteria) and sets ratio (second criteria)


2014 Women's Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Preliminary round, Group A
Note: Mexico finished with a 3–2 record and 9 points and placed fourth behind Cuba (3–2, 15 points) and in front of Peru (1–4, 10 points).


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
The 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup was the seventh edition of the Women's Rugby World Cup, and the sixth held in Europe. The World Cup Final took place on 17 August.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
All of the pool games for the World Cup took place at the Centre National du Rugby (CNR) in Marcoussis and Marcoussis Rugby Club with the French union adopting the concept of restricting the tournament to one or two locations as in the 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup in London. Marcoussis is about 20 miles south of Paris.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
The knockout stages of the tournament also saw matches played at the CNR in Marcoussis, with the semi-finals, Bronze Final and Final taking place at Stade Jean-Bouin in the French capital – home of Stade Français.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
The matches took place on 1, 5, 9, and 13 August with the final played on 17 August.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
The tournament format was the same as in 2010, with 12 teams split into three pools of four. The pool allocation draw took place once all 12 teams were confirmed.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup
England won the final 21-9 against Canada on 17 August.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Bidding process
On 27 August 2009 the International Rugby Board (IRB; now known as World Rugby) announced that it was inviting bids to host the 2014 event. Unions had until 30 October 2009 to express an interest with the chosen host being announced on 12 May 2010. The announcement was an important development in the history of women's rugby as the IRB had never previously announced a competition to host a Women's World Cup with such publicity, nor so far ahead of the event. The chosen hosts for 2014 would also have had four years to prepare – twice as long as any previous host. The announcement was also significant because, for the first time, the IRB included the "unofficial" 1991 and 1994 World Cups in their official list of previous tournaments.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Bidding process
On 21 December 2009, the IRB announced the four nations that formally applied to host the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup:


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Bidding process
However, after delaying the announcement until September 2010, the IRB eventually announced that, due to problems with the existing bids, they were reopening applications. Then, on 30 June 2011 the  IRB announced that the tournament would be held in France.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Qualifying
France, as the host nation, qualified automatically. The top three teams from the 2010 tournament, New Zealand, England, and Australia, also qualified automatically. Canada and the United States qualified due to there being no interest from other North or South American unions.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Match officials
In April 2014 the IRB announced a panel of 14 match officials for the tournament, including eight referees and six assistant. New Zealand provided two of the referees in the form of Jess Beard and Nicky Inwood, while there will be one each from United States, England, South Africa, Ireland, Australia and Canada. England provided  two assistant referees with the others coming from Italy, France, Scotland and Spain. Nicky Inwood, Sherry Trumbull and Clare Daniels were selected for 2010 Women's Rugby World Cup, which took place in England. Indeed, Inwood and Daniels also refereed at the 2006 edition in Canada.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Pool stage
The pool draw took place on 30 October 2013 at Hotel de Ville, Paris. The twelve qualified teams were organised into four bands:


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Pool stage
Band 1: New Zealand, England, Australia Band 2: Canada, USA, France Band 3: Ireland, Wales, Spain Band 4: Kazakhstan, Samoa, South Africa


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Pool stage
Each pool was a single round-robin of six games, in which each team played one match against each of the other teams in the same pool. Teams were awarded four points for a win, two points for a draw and none for a defeat of more than seven points. A team scoring four or more tries in one match earned a bonus point, as did teams that lost by seven points or fewer.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Finals, Knockout Rankings
At the completion of the pool stage, teams were ranked first according to their position within their pool and then by competition points. The top four teams progressed to the tournament semi-finals, teams ranked 5–8 progressed to the 5th to 8th play-offs, and the teams ranked 9–12 progressed to the 9th to 12th play-offs.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup, Finals, Tie Breakers
Ties on competition points were broken in the following order:1. Winner of the match between the two teams (does not apply to teams in different pools); 2. Difference between points scored and points conceded;3. Difference between tries scored and tries conceded;4. Most points scored;5. Most tries scored;6. Coin toss.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool A
Pool A of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup is composed of 2010 World Cup runners-up England, Canada, Samoa and Spain.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool B
Pool B of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup was composed of 2010 World Cup champions New Zealand, Ireland, United States and Kazakhstan. Ireland won the group with three wins—including a surprise win over New Zealand—and one bonus point (against Kazakhstan).


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup Pool C
Pool C of the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup is composed of France, Australia, South Africa and Wales.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying
The qualification process for the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup began on 5 February 2012. A total of 12 teams will qualify for the tournament, which will be held in France between 1 and 17 August 2014.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Qualification process
Following WRWC 2010, six teams received an automatic qualification berth - these berths being given the top 3 teams (New Zealand, England, and Australia), the hosts (France), Canada, and the United States. The remaining six berths for the tournament will be awarded through regional tournaments.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Qualification process
The non-automatic qualification process began on 5 February 2012. Twenty teams competed in over 49 matches to win one of the six remaining places at the 2014 tournament.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification
There will be 12 nations participating in the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup. Six teams have automatically qualified by virtue of their performance at the prior Rugby World Cup, leaving six teams to qualify through regional matches. Regional Qualification began on 5 February 2012, during the first round of the 2012 Women's Six Nations Championship.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification
In all, 26 national teams have been involved in the 2014 World Cup - six as automatic qualifiers and 20 as entrants in the qualification rounds.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification
* Samoa, despite being from Oceania, qualified through the European tournament.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, African Qualification, Round One
The initial round of African qualification was the annual, two game, Elgon Cup tournament between Kenya and Uganda. Each team won their home games, however Uganda won on point aggregate.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, African Qualification, Round One
One game each. Uganda  win the Elgon Cup 30–26 on aggregate


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, African Qualification, Round Two
South Africa played a single game against the Round One winners, Uganda. South Africa won easily, and secured qualification to the World Cup.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, Asian Qualification
The winner of the 2013 ARFU Asian Four Nations, Kazakhstan, qualified directly.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, Asian Qualification, Round One
Singapore won the 2012 ARFU D2. They were promoted to D1 and were eligible to qualify


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, Asian Qualification, Round Two
Kazakhstan defeated tough competition to win the 2013 ARFU A4N and qualify directly.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, European Qualification
France automatically qualified by virtue of being hosts. England automatically qualified by finishing second in the 2010 tournament. In addition, there were four other places available for European countries.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, European Qualification, Round One
The top two teams from the combined 2012 and 2013 Women's Six Nations Championship, Ireland and Wales, qualify directly. The remaining two teams, Italy and Scotland, proceed to Round Three.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, European Qualification, Round Two
The top two teams from the 2012 Women's European Championship (Group B) proceed to Round Three.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, European Qualification, Round Three
The four teams from the previous two rounds, plus Spain and Samoa, competed in a tournament. The top two teams, Spain and Samoa, qualified.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup qualifying, Regional qualification, Oceanic Qualification
New Zealand and Australia automatically qualified by finishing first and third respectively in the 2010 tournament. Samoa qualified through the European qualification.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads
This article lists the official squads for the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup in France.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool A, Canada
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool A, England
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool A, Samoa
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool A, Spain
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool B, Ireland
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool B, Kazakhstan
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool B, New Zealand
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool B, United States
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool C, Australia
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool C, France
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool C, South Africa
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Rugby World Cup squads, Pool C, Wales
Note: Flags indicate national union for the club/province as defined by World Rugby.


2014 Women's Six Nations Championship
The 2014 Women's Six Nations Championship, also known as the 2014 RBS Women's Six Nations due to the tournament's sponsorship by the Royal Bank of Scotland, was the 13th series of the Women's Six Nations Championship, an annual women's rugby union competition between six European rugby union national teams. Matches were held in February and March 2014, on the same weekends as the men's tournament, if not always the same day.


2014 Women's Six Nations Championship
The championship was contested by England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales.


2014 Women's Six Nations Championship, Fixtures and results, Week 3
Assistant referees:Maria Beatrice Benvenuti (Italy)Maria Giovanna Pacifico (Italy)Assessor:Kate Todd (United States)


2014 Women's Softball World Championship
The 2014 Women's Softball World Championship was an international softball competition that was held in Haarlem, Netherlands from August 15 to August 24, 2014. It was the 14th edition of the tournament, the first edition ever held in Europe, and also the first edition to be sanctioned by the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC). Previous editions were sanctioned by the International Softball Federation, which governed the sport until its 2013 merger with the International Baseball Federation to create the WBSC.


2014 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship
The 2014 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship was the sixth official edition of the women's volleyball tournament, played by eight teams from 5 – 9 February 2014 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.


2014 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship
SESI São Paulo won the 2014 edition qualifying for the 2014 Club World Championship, defeating in the finale hosts Molico/Osasco.


2014 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Competing clubs
Teams were seeded in two pools of four according to how the representatives of their countries finished in the 2013 edition.


2014 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Competing clubs
SESI-SP LNSV Club(*) ADO Chile(*) Politécnico Colombiano Jaime Isaza Cadavid


2014 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Competing clubs
(*)Both Peru and Chile played the tournament with their U23 national teams, Perú played under the name of LNSV, their national volleyball league and Chile played under the name ADO (Asociación de Deportistas Olímpicos, Spanish for Olympic Athletes Association). Both due to a controversial change in the date of the tournament.


2014 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Controversy
Due to the FIVB's decision to host the 2014 Club World Championship in May 2014 instead of October as the past editions, the CSV changed the date of the South American Club Championship to February, a month where the South American volleyball leagues have not yet declared a champion to participate in the tournament. Most of the countries decided to prepare a qualifier, such as the Brazilian Women's Volleyball Superliga which qualified SESI-SP to the tournament while other countries like Perú decided to send a national team under the name of their national volleyball league.


2014 Women's South American Volleyball Club Championship, Controversy
As the official Spanish name for the tournament is "South American Champion Clubs Championship, most countries raised severe opinions about the top three countries from last years edition not participating with a champion club.


2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup
The 2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup, known for sponsorship reasons as the 2014 NatWest Women's Twenty20 Cup, was the 6th cricket Women's Twenty20 Cup tournament. It took place in July and August, with 40 teams taking part: 36 county teams, alongside Scotland, Ireland, Wales and Netherlands. Nottinghamshire Women won the Twenty20 Cup, achieving their first title. The tournament ran alongside the 50-over 2014 Women's County Championship.


2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Competition Format
Teams played matches within a series of divisions, across two rounds of groupings. Matches were played using a Twenty20 format.


2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Competition Format
The championship worked on a points system with positions within the divisions being based on the total points. Points were awarded as follows:


2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Competition Format
Win: 4 points. Tie: 2 points. Loss: 0 points. Abandoned/Cancelled: 1 point.


2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Teams
The 2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup was divided into four divisions: Divisions One, Two and Three with nine teams each and Division Four with 13 teams. Each Division was divided into regional groups of 3 teams apiece, with each team playing each other twice (apart from Division 4B, which had four teams, and each team played each other once).


2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Teams
Based on placings in the first round, teams then progressed to tiered divisions in round two (or tiered matches, in Division Four): for example, the winner of Group 1A progressed to Round 2 Group 1A, with the runners-up being placed in Round 2 Group 1B and third place moving to Round 2 Group 1C. The winners of Round 2 Group 1A were crowned champions, and placings further down determined promotion and relegation. The teams were initially divided into groups as follows:


2014 Women's Twenty20 Cup, Division Four, Round 2
The teams in Division Four then played in a series of placing matches, to determine finishing positions from 1st to 13th, with the top two being promoted. The teams placed as follows:


2014 Women's U22 South American Volleyball Championship
The 2014 Women's U22 South American Volleyball Championship was the 1st edition of the tournament, organised by South America's governing volleyball body, the Confederación Sudamericana de Voleibol (CSV). The championship took place 20–24 August in Popayán, Colombia. The event served as a rating for the 2015 FIVB Women's U23 Volleyball World Championship.


2014 Women's U22 South American Volleyball Championship, Competition format
The 2014 Women's U22 South American Volleyball Championship consisted of a single round-robin pool between the six teams, the champion was determined from the ranking after the round.


2014 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup
The 2014 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup was the second edition of the bi-annual Women's Volleyball Tournament, played by eight countries from September 7–13, 2013 in Ica and Chincha Alta, Peru. At the end of the tournament, the top two teams from NORCECA and the best placed of the CSV qualified for 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's U23 World Championship, to be held in Ankara, Turkey. Colombia (CSV), Cuba and Dominican Republic (NORCECA) qualified for the World Championship.


2014 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Pool standing procedure
Match won 3–0: 5 points for the winner, 0 point for the loserMatch won 3–1: 4 points for the winner, 1 points for the loserMatch won 3–2: 3 points for the winner, 2 points for the loserThe first criteria is the number of matches won, second criteria is points gained by the teamIn case of tie, the teams were classified according to the following criteria:points ratio and sets ratio.


2014 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Preliminary round, Pool A (Ica)
Note: Peru finished with a 3–0 record and 11 points and in front of Argentina (2–1, 12 points).


2014 Women's U23 Pan-American Volleyball Cup, Final standing
Jineiry Martínez,	Gaila González,		Vielka Peralta,	María Yvett García,Natalia Martínez,	María Angelica Hinojosa,	Yokaty Pérez,Celenia Toribio,Yonkaira Peña,	Larysmer Martínez (L),	Lisbeth Rosario,	Brayelin Martínez,


2014 Women's Volleyball Thai-Denmark Super League
2014 Women's Volleyball Thai–Denmark Super League (Thai: วอลเลย์บอลหญิงไทยเดนมาร์คซูเปอร์ลีก 2014) was the second edition of the tournament. It was held at the MCC Hall of The Mall Bangkapi in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 – 12 May 2014.


2014 Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championships
2014 Women's World Hot Air Balloon Championships was 1st edition of World Hot Air Ballooning Championships for women held in Leszno, Poland from September 8 to September 13, 2014. Total of 16 tasks were held.


2014 Women's World Junior Squash Championships
The 2014 Women's World Junior Squash Championships is the women's edition of the 2014 World Junior Squash Championships, which serves as the individual world Junior championship for squash players. The event took place in Windhoek in Namibia from 10 to 15 August 2014. Habiba Mohamed won her first World Junior Open title, defeating Nouran Ahmed Gohar in the final.


2014 Women's World Open Squash Championship
The 2014 Women's World Open Squash Championship is the women's edition of the 2014 World Championships, which serves as the individual world championship for squash players. The event took place in Cairo, Egypt from December 15 to 20, 2014. Nicol David won her eighth World Open title, beating Raneem El Weleily in the final.


2014 Women's World Open Squash Championship, Prize money and ranking points
For 2014, the prize purse was $150,000. The prize money and points breakdown is as follows:


2014 Women's World Snooker Championship
The 2014 Women's World Snooker Championship was a women's snooker tournament that took place at the Northern Snooker in Leeds in April 2014. The event was the 2014 edition of the World Women's Snooker Championship first held in 1976. It was won by England's Reanne Evans, who defeated Hong Kong's Ng On-yee 6–0 in the final to win her tenth consecutive world title. The competition was sponsored by Eden Resources and had a total prize fund of £5,000.


2014 Women's World Snooker Championship
Players competed in Round Robin groups to determine the sixteen players for the knockout stages. Evans won all twelve frames in her group matches, and lost frames only to Wendy Jans in the knockout stages. The highest break of the competition was a 79 compiled by Jessica Woods in the group stages, whilst the highest break of the knockout stages was 69 by Evans.


2014 Women's World Snooker Championship, Other events
A number of other events took place around the World Championship.


2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships
The 2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships was the women's edition of the 2014 World Team Squash Championships, which is the world team championship for squash players. The event was held in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada, from December 1 to December 6, 2014. The tournament was organized by the World Squash Federation and Squash Canada. The England team won its seventh World Team Championships, beating the Malaysian team in the final.


2014 Women's World Team Squash Championships, Participating teams
20 teams competed in these world championships from all of the five confederations: Africa, America, Asia, Europe and Oceania. For Guatemala, it was their first participation at a world team championship.


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship
Separate men's and women's Wheelchair Basketball World Championship tournaments were held in 2014. The women's tournament was held at the Mattamy Athletic Centre in  Toronto, Canada between 20 and 28 June 2014. It was the largest women's wheelchair basketball world championship in history, with 12 national teams participating. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Medalists
Elaine Allard Janet McLachlan Arinn Young Cindy Ouellet Tamara Steeves Maude Jacques Katie Harnock Darda SalesTracey Ferguson Jamey Jewells Amanda Yan Melanie HawtinCoach: Bill Johnson


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Medalists
Mareike Adermann Johanna Welin Simone Kues Edina Müller Annika Zeyen Laura Fürst Gesche Schünemann Maya Lindholm Annabel Breuer Annegret Brießmann Marina Mohnen Linda Dahle Coach: Holger Glinicki


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Medalists
Inge HuitzingLucie HouvenJiske VisserRoos OosterbaanSanne TimmermannBo KramerWendy van der WahlCher KorverSaskia PronkBarbara van BergenCarina de RooijMariska BeijerCoach: Gertjan van der Linden


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Awards
Inge Huitzing (Netherlands) was named the most valuable player of the tournament. She was the tournament's top point scorer with 175 points, an average of 21.8 points per game. Janet McLachlan (Canada), Katie Harnock (Canada), Rebecca Murray (United States), Desiree Miller (United States) and  Annika Zeyen (Germany) were named to the All Star Five.


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Awards
In addition, each team was asked to nominate a player from their team who exemplified the principles of true sport. The True Sport award recipients were: Leanne Del Toso (Australia), Perla Assuncão (Brazil), Katie Harnock (Canada), Yong Qing Fu (China), Emilie Menard (France), Annika Zeyen (Germany), Clare Griffiths (Great Britain), Kyoko Miura (Japan), Floralia Estrada (Mexico), Cher Korver (Netherlands), Pilar Jauregui (Peru), and Kimberly Champion (United States).


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Squads
There were 12 women's teams competing. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament. Athletes were given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Qualification
The 12 teams qualified in a series of zone championships.


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, Qualification
No championship was held for the Africa zone, so its spot was allocated to the Americas.


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship squads
The following is the list of squads for each of the 12 women's teams competing in the 2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship, held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada between 20 and 28 June 2014. Each team selected a squad of 12 players for the tournament.


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship squads
Athletes are given an eight-level-score specific to wheelchair basketball, ranging from 0.5 to 4.5. Lower scores represent a higher degree of disability. The sum score of all players on the court cannot exceed 14.


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship squads, Group A, Australia
Head coach: Tom KyleAssistant coaches: David Gould and Troy Sachs


2014 Women's World Wheelchair Basketball Championship squads, Group B, Canada
Head coach: Bill JohnsonAssistant coaches: Michael Broughton and Michele Hynes


2014 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
The 2014 IHF Women's Youth World Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament and took place in Macedonia from 20 July to 3 August 2014.


2014 Women's Youth World Handball Championship
Romania won the final and their first title by defeating Germany 32–21. Denmark secured the bronze medal after defeating Montenegro 20–19.


2014 Worcester City Council election
The 2014 Worcester City Council election took place on 22 May 2014 to elect members of Worcester City Council in England. This was on the same day as other local elections.


2014 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships
The 2014 World Aesthetic Gymnastics Championships, the 15th edition of the Aesthetic group gymnastics competition, was held in Moscow, Russia from May 23 to 25.


2014 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Margarita Atamalova, Daria Ereshchenko, Aminat Gutsunaeva, Anastasia Karnaukh, Marina Onishchenko, Kseniia Riazantceva, Yulia Urantceva, Olesia Vaniukova, Anastasia Ananeva


2014 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Dzhordziya Popova, Greta Hristova, Veronika Simova, Aleksandra Stefanova, Kristina Mihova, Kristalina Atanasova, Simova Yakimova, Ralitsa Gercheva


2014 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Anastasiya Chernyaeva, Tatiana Filonets, Yana Mikitenko, Elena Romanchenko, Olga Romanchenko, Anastasiia Shchuka, Yana Sochugova, Arina Ten, Alina Vorontsova


2014 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Polina Baranova, Sofia Blinova, Anastasiia Deryabina, Daria Kozenko, Liubov Palchikova, Polina Shunina, Valeriya Uryupina, Alisa Znamenskaya


2014 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Camilla Berg, Janica Berg, Ronja Hakala, Venla Lampo, Liisa Lepola, Viivi‐Sofia Minkkinen, Venla Niemenmaa, Ella Ratilainen, Elena Ticklen


2014 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
Cecilia Af Hällström, Eeva Jokinen, Merili Keltanen, Irina Khanoukaeva, Sanni Lehto, Iida Pasanen, Jasmin Rasinkangas, Sanna Väkiparta, Ella Väisänen, Vilma Välimäki


2014 World Aesthetic Group Gymnastics Championships, Medal winners
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2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
The 2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships took place at the indoor ice rink of the Thialf arena in Heerenveen, Netherlands, on 22–23 March 2014.


2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships
Ireen Wüst won the women's title for the fifth time while Koen Verweij won his first world title.


2014 World Allround Speed Skating Championships, Rules
All 24 participating skaters are allowed to skate the first three distances; 8 skaters may take part on the fourth distance. These 8 skaters are determined by taking the standings on the longest of the first three distances, as well as the samalog standings after three distances, and comparing these lists as follows:


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships
The 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships was held in Nanning, China at the Guangxi Gymnasium from 3–12 October 2014. The competition was the fourth time a World Artistic Gymnastics Championships has been held in the continent of Asia.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Venues, Main Arena
The main arena where the competition was held was the Guangxi Gymnasium, which opened in 2012.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Venues, Training Gymnasium
The training facility for the competition was held at the Li Ning Sports Park. As per any International Gymnastics Federation competition format, there was a podium training session where the gymnast trains on the podium in the arena to get a feel for the competition equipment on a raised surface.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Mascots
In April 2013, the mascots Nannan (male) and Ningning (female) were unveiled as the official mascots of the event.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Individual all-around
In the men's all-around final, only two gymnasts per country can compete. Ryohei Kato and Shogo Nonomura of Japan, Lin Chaopan of China, Max Whitlock and Daniel Keatings of Great Britain, and Nikita Ignatyev of Russia were among those who had earned scores in the qualification round high enough to qualify for the individual all-around final, but could not compete due to the two-per-country rule. On October 8, Nile Wilson withdrew from the all-around final due to a wrist injury, and his teammate, Max Whitlock, competed in his place. On that day, it was also announced that Alexander Shatilov of Israel had pulled out of the competition and would be replaced by reserve athlete Ferhat Arican of Turkey.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Individual all-around
Kōhei Uchimura of Japan once again made history by winning his fifth consecutive World all-around title.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Floor
2011 World champion and 2013 bronze medalist on floor Kohei Uchimura qualified in 5th, but did not progress to the final because his Japanese teammates Kenzo Shirai and Ryohei Kato qualified ahead of him.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Pommel Horse
After failing to make the finals in Antwerp in 2013, 2011 World and 2012 Olympic champion Krisztián Berki reclaimed his title on his specialty.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Rings
Reigning Olympic and defending World champion Arthur Zanetti was edged out by newcomer Liu Yang by 0.200.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Vault
Reigning Olympic and 2-time World champion Yang Hak-Seon failed to defend his title or even make the podium because he fell on both of his vaults. 2007 World bronze medalist Ri Se-Gwang grabbed his first world title.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Parallel bars
Reigning World champion Lin Chaopan of China failed to qualify for the final, placing 17th in qualifications. Former World champion Kōhei Uchimura failed to qualify due to the two-per-country rule, with his teammates Ryohei Kato and Yusuke Tanaka qualifying ahead of him.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Men's results, Horizontal bar
Reigning Olympic and defending World champion Epke Zonderland successfully took home the gold on horizontal bar. 2013 World silver medalist Fabian Hambüchen failed to qualify. He finished in 22nd place with a score of 14.366.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Individual all-around
Only two athletes per country are allowed to compete in this event. The following athletes scored enough to qualify for the individual all-around final but did not compete due to the two-per-country rule: Mykayla Skinner of the United States (6th), Madison Kocian of the United States (14th), and Ekaterina Kramarenko of Russia (15th).


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Individual all-around
Simone Biles successfully defended her title. Larisa Iordache gave Romania its first medal of the 2014 Worlds with a silver. 2013 World all-around silver medalist Kyla Ross took the bronze. Russia's Aliya Mustafina placed fourth, not making the podium for only the second time in her senior career after falling on floor.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Vault
Reigning 2011 and 2013 World champion McKayla Maroney missed the competition to recover from a knee injury. She was the only 2013 World champion not to compete in Nanning. 2008 Olympic champion and 2013 World bronze medalist Hong Un-jong claimed her first world title on vault, the first North Korean World champion since Kim Gwang-Suk in 1991. Simone Biles claimed silver again as she did in 2013, and Mykayla Skinner grabbed her first individual medal, a bronze.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Uneven bars
Due to the two-per-country rule, Tan Jiaxin of China and Ekaterina Kramarenko of Russia were not able to compete in the final due to other members of their national team qualifying ahead of them. 2013 World champion Huang Huidan settled for the silver by 0.067 to her compatriot Yao Jinnan, who claimed her first World championship gold medal. 2014 European bronze medalist Daria Spiridonova grabbed another bronze at her first World Championships, edging out Ashton Locklear by 0.017.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Balance beam
Due to the two-per-country rule, Shang Chunsong and Huang Huidan of China were not able to compete in the final as they qualified behind teammates Yao Jinnan and Bai Yawen. 2013 World champion Aliya Mustafina of Russia had a hiccup in her routine and did not complete a required acrobatic series, and despite a 0.5 deduction, claimed the bronze over Asuka Teramoto of Japan by 0.066. 2013 World bronze medalist Simone Biles claimed her third gold medal of the competition on beam, 0.067 over silver medalist Bai Yawen of China.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, Women's results, Floor
Simone Biles successfully defended her title from 2013, her fourth gold medal in Nanning and ninth overall. 2013 World bronze medalist Larisa Iordache grabbed the silver, and 2012 Olympic Floor bronze medalist Aliya Mustafina edged out Mykayla Skinner by 0.033 to claim the bronze, her 11th medal overall.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's qualification
The men's qualification rounds at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships took place on October 3–4, 2014 in the Guangxi Gymnasium in Nanning.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Men's qualification, Individual all-around Qualifications
Although Nile Wilson of Great Britain qualified ahead of teammate Max Whitlock, Wilson withdrew from the all-around final due to an wrist injury. Whitlock took his place in the all-around competition.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's qualification
The women's qualification rounds at the 2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships took place on October 5–6, 2014, in the Guangxi Gymnasium in Nanning.


2014 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships – Women's qualification, Team Qualification
Lauren Mitchell was due to compete in the line up for the Australian women's team, but suffered an ankle injury in training before the qualification competition and was unable to compete.


2014 World Championship of Ping Pong
The 2014 World Championship of Ping Pong was a table tennis tournament.


2014 World Championship of Ping Pong, Format
The tournament used standardized sand paper covered paddles, as opposed to the paddles used in table tennis events that have rubber surfaces with optional sponge underneath for more spin and speed. This ping pong tournament was held from 4 January 2014 to 5 January 2014 at the Great Hall in Alexandra Palace. The tournament was organized by the sport event promotion company Matchroom Sport. Russian Maxim Shmyrev won the tournament for the third year in a row.


2014 World Championship of Ping Pong, Format
The format of the tournament consisted of sixty-four of the best ping pong players. The remaining thirty-two competed in a knockout form for the championship.


2014 World Club 7s
The 2014 World Club 7s was the second World Club 7s tournament, a rugby sevens competition organised by Premiership Rugby. It was hosted at Twickenham Stadium on 16 and 17 August 2014. The tournament was won by Buenos Aires.


2014 World Club 7s, Format
11 teams have been invited, and one has qualified for the competition through the 2014 Premiership Rugby Sevens Series contested by English and Welsh clubs.


2014 World Club 7s, Format
The 12 teams are split into 3 pools of 4 teams, and each team will play all the others in their pool once on day one. Matches will be played according to International Rugby Board Laws of the Game - 7s Variations, and based on the result, teams will receive league points.


2014 World Club 7s, Format
Following the completion of the pool stage, teams will be seeded based on league points and position in their respective pools. The top two teams from each pool, and the two best third place teams, will contest the cup competition. The remaining four teams will contest the shield competition.


2014 World Club 7s, Format
These competitions take place on day two as knock-out competitions, with the winners progressing to the next stage at each round. However, the losers of the cup quarter-finals will instead drop down to contest a plate knock-out competition.


2014 World Club Challenge
The 2014 World Club Challenge was the 15th consecutive annual (and 22nd overall) World Club Challenge and was contested by Super League XVIII champions, Wigan Warriors and 2013 NRL Premiers, the Sydney Roosters. The 2014 World Club Challenge marked a return to Australia, 20 years after the last Australian based game. It was played on 22 February 2014 at Allianz Stadium in Sydney. The Roosters won the match 36–14.


2014 World Club Challenge
By winning the World Club Challenge, the Roosters were the only team to win on Australian soil, but are the only team to have won twice. In 1976, Eastern Suburbs, the 1975 NSWRFL Premiers, defeated the 1975–76 English champions St. Helens 25–2 in front of 26,865 at the Sydney Cricket Ground.


2014 World Club Challenge, Background
This game marked the first time that these two clubs have played each other. It was the third final for Sydney and the sixth final for Wigan and was the first time in 20 years that it has been staged in Australia. The last World Club Challenge staged in Australia was in 1994 and coincidentally, also featured Wigan. In 1994, Wigan defeated the Brisbane Broncos 20–14 in front of what is still the WCC record attendance of 54,220 at Brisbane's ANZ Stadium.


2014 World Club Challenge, Background
After the 2013 Rugby League World Cup had been staged in England, it was agreed to transfer this game to Australia. The Sydney Roosters had as many as 16 players who had already travelled across to England for the Rugby League World Cup.


2014 World Club Challenge, Background, Sydney Roosters
The Roosters finished the 2013 NRL season in 1st place to claim the minor premiership and on 6 October 2013 defeated the 4th-placed Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles 26 - 18 in the 2013 NRL Grand final, qualifying Sydney for their third World Club Challenge, and first since 2003. Tony Smith, the coach of Wigan's 2013 Grand final opponents, Warrington Wolves, flew to sydney to assist the Roosters in their preparation for the World Club Challenge.


2014 World Club Challenge, Background, Wigan Warriors
Wigan finished Super League XVIII's regular season in 4th place and on 5 October 2013 defeated 2nd-placed Warrington Wolves 30 - 16 in the 2013 Super League Grand final, qualifying the Warriors for their sixth World Club Challenge overall.


2014 World Club Challenge, Background, Wigan Warriors
Having already played their first game of the 2014 Super League season, Wigan traveled down under. They prepared for the World Club Challenge with a match in Hamilton, New Zealand against a New Zealand Warriors side which was heavily depleted due to the upcoming Auckland Nines tournament. Wigan won the match at Waikato Stadium 46–22.


2014 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships
The 2014 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships was the 6th edition of the World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships, and was held in Querétaro, Mexico from December 6 to December 7, 2014.


2014 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships
Teams were allowed to augment their squads with maximum two athletes from other countries.


2014 World Cup of Pool
The 2014 World Cup of Pool was the ninth edition of the tournament. The event was once again held in England, this time at the Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, from 23 to 28 September. The 2014 event was sponsored by Betway.


2014 World Cup of Softball
The ninth World Cup of Softball was held between July 7–13, 2014 in Irvine, California. The competing national teams was the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, the Philippines, Chinese Taipei and Venezuela.


2014 World Fencing Championships
The 2014 World Fencing Championships were held in Kazan, Russia, from 15–23 July.


2014 World Field Archery Championships
The 2014 World Field Archery Championships were held in Maksimir Park, Zagreb, Croatia.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships
The 2014 World Figure Skating Championships was an international figure skating competition held in Saitama, Japan, at the Saitama Super Arena from March 24 to 30. Medals were awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dancing. The event also determined the number of entries a country may send to the 2015 World Championships.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Records
The following new ISU best scores were set during this competition:


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Qualification
All skaters that represent an ISU member nations and reached the age of 15 before 1 July 2013 were eligible to compete at the World Championships. National associations select entries according to their own criteria but the ISU rules mandate that their athletes must have achieved the required minimum technical score at an international event prior to the World Championships in order to be eligible to contest this event.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Qualification, Number of entries per discipline
Based on the results of the 2013 World Championships, each ISU member nation was allowed to send one to three entries per discipline.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Entries
All of the 2013 World champions were absent but the 2014 Olympic men's champion Yuzuru Hanyu, pairs medalists Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov and Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy, and ice dancing bronze medalists Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov, as well as several team medalists, including Yulia Lipnitskaya, competed in Saitama.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Schedule
All dates/times are listed as local time in Japan. The Western hemisphere saw some of the events on the previous day, due to the time zone difference.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Overview
Japan was named as the host in June 2011. Saitama was confirmed as the city in February 2013.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Overview
Olympic bronze medalists, Aliona Savchenko / Robin Szolkowy of Germany, took the lead in the pairs' short program, two points ahead of Canada's Meagan Duhamel / Eric Radford, who edged Olympic silver medalists Ksenia Stolbova / Fedor Klimov of Russia by under a point. Savchenko/Szolkowy ranked first in the free skating by a six-point margin and won their fifth World title by an overall margin of nearly nine points. Stolbova/Klimov were awarded their first World medal, silver, finishing five points ahead of Duhamel/Radford. The latter pair outscored fellow Canadians Kirsten Moore-Towers / Dylan Moscovitch for the bronze for the second year in a row.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Overview
Japan's Tatsuki Machida ranked first in the men's short program, with Spain's Javier Fernández and 2014 Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu in second and third respectively. Hanyu placed first in the free skating and won his first World title. Silver went to Machida, finishing 0.33 of a point behind Hanyu. Finishing six points back, Fernández won his second World bronze medal.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Overview
The ice dancing event was closely contested. Two points separated the top four in the short dance. 2014 European champions, Anna Cappellini / Luca Lanotte of Italy, took the lead, outscoring Canada's Kaitlyn Weaver / Andrew Poje by 0.5 and France's Nathalie Pechalat / Fabian Bourzat by 1.5. Slightly under three points separated the top four in the free dance and the overall scores were even closer.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Overview
Cappellini/Lanotte became the second Italian ice dancers to win the World title, finishing 0.02 of a point ahead of silver medalists Weaver/Poje and 0.06 ahead of Pechalat/Bourzat, who won their second World bronze medal. 2014 Olympic bronze medalists, Elena Ilinykh / Nikita Katsalapov of Russia, placed first in the segment but finished off the podium, just 1.05 behind the gold medalists.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Overview
2008 and 2010 World champion, Mao Asada of Japan, broke the previous world record set by Kim Yuna in the short program, scoring 78.66, 1.42 points ahead of the 2012 World champion, Carolina Kostner of Italy, and 4.12 ahead of the 2014 European champion, Yulia Lipnitskaya. Asada also placed first in the free skating by a margin of five points. Lipnitskaya and Anna Pogorilaya, both 15-year-old Russians, were second and third respectively and Kostner placed sixth in the segment. Asada won her third world title by a total margin of 9.19 points, Lipnitskaya was awarded the silver medal in her first appearance at the World Championships, and Kostner took the bronze, her sixth World medal.


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the short segment:


2014 World Figure Skating Championships, Medals summary, Medals by country
Table of small medals for placement in the free segment:


2014 World Freestyle Skating Championships
The 8th World Freestyle Skating Championships were held in Paris, France from October 22 to October 26, 2014. 35 countries took part in the competition.


2014 World Grand Prix (darts)
The 2014 PartyPoker.com World Grand Prix was the seventeenth staging of the World Grand Prix. It was played from 6–12 October 2014 at the Citywest Hotel in Dublin, Ireland. After discussion with broadcaster Sky, the semi-finals and final format were shortened to the best of 7 and best of 9 sets, instead of 9 and 11 sets respectively.


2014 World Grand Prix (darts)
Phil Taylor was the defending champion having won his 11th Grand Prix title with a 6–0 defeat over Dave Chisnall, but he lost 3–1 to James Wade in the quarter-finals.


2014 World Grand Prix (darts)
Michael van Gerwen won his second World Grand Prix title by defeating Wade 5–3 in the final.


2014 World Grand Prix (darts)
Wade threw the second ever double-start nine-dart finish in his second round match against Robert Thornton. Incredibly, Thornton repeated the feat a few legs later with the two players becoming the first to both hit nine darters in the same match in the history of darts.


2014 World Grand Prix (darts), Prize money
The total prize money was increased to £400,000 after being £350,000 for the previous five editions of this event. The following is the breakdown of the fund:


2014 World Grand Prix (darts), Qualification
The field of 32 players were made up from the top 16 in the PDC Order of Merit on September 16. The remaining 16 places went to the top 14 non-qualified players from the ProTour Order of Merit and then to the top 2 non-qualified residents of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland from the 2014 ProTour Order of Merit. The top eight players were seeded in the tournament.


2014 World Hot Air Balloon Championships
2014 World Hot Air Balloon Championships was 21st edition of World Hot Air Ballooning Championships held in Rio Claro, São Paulo, Brazil from July 17 to July 27, 2014. It was a first time when championships were held in South America. Total of 23 tasks were held.


2014 World Indoor Archery Championships
The 2014 World Indoor Target Archery Championships was the 12th edition of the World Indoor Archery Championships. The event was held in Nîmes, France, from February 26 to March 2, 2014, and was organized by World Archery.


2014 World Indoor Archery Championships, Participating nations
45 nations registered 353 athletes across disciplines, significantly more than in Las Vegas in 2012.


2014 World Indoor Bowls Championship
The 2014 Just Retirement World Indoor Bowls Championship was held at Potters Leisure Resort, Hopton on Sea, Great Yarmouth, England, between January 10–25, 2014. It was won for the first time by Scotland's Darren Burnett. It was sponsored by Just Retirement Group. It was also notable for Shaun Williamson singing (Something Inside) So Strong before the men's singles final.


2014 World Judo Championships
The 2014 World Judo Championships were held in Chelyabinsk, Russia, from 25–31 August 2014, in the Traktor Ice Arena. Each participating country was permitted to present a total of 18 men and women judokas to participate in the 14 weight categories (7 male and 7 female), but no more than two judokas from the same country were allowed to fight in the same category.


2014 World Judo Championships, Bids
Bids were made by Azerbaijan, Russia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, and the United States to the International Judo Federation for the initial staging of the championships. On 2 October 2012, it was announced that Russia would hold the full championships for the first time. Previously, the 1983 World Judo Championships had been held in the Soviet Union (Moscow) and the open category of the 2011 Championships were held in Tyumen. One reason for the choice was the successful staging of the 2012 European Judo Championships in Chelyabinsk.


2014 World Judo Championships, Bids
On 17 December 2012, at the Ritz-Carlton in Moscow,  the President of IJF Marius Wizer, Mikhail Yurevich (the governor of Chelyabinsk Oblast) and Sergey Soloveychik, the vice-president of the Russian Judo Federation and the head of the European Judo Union, signed an agreement to host the championships.


2014 World Judo Championships, Bids
On 2 September 2013, following the 2013 World Judo Championships, the flag of the International Judo Federation was passed to a representative of the Russian Judo Federation.


2014 World Judo Championships, Bids
On 19 March 2014, the regulations of the competitions were approved for the competition. The championship took place between 25 and 31 August, with the individual tournament taking place between 25 and 30 August, and the team tournament on 31 August.


2014 World Judo Championships, Venue
The championships were held at the Traktor Ice Arena, with a capacity of 7,500 spectators.


2014 World Judo Championships, Mascot
The mascot of the championships was a baby tiger named Zhorik, a diminutive form of Georgiy. The mascot was chosen in a unanimous vote held before the 2012 European Judo Championships.


2014 World Judo Championships, Logo
The logo of the championships was a blue-white rectangle, augmented at the base by a red belt. The colours of the logo repeat the Russian flag. The logo also features a white silhouette of Vladimir Putin taken from a photo on the cover of the book Learn Judo with Vladimir Putin.


2014 World Judo Championships, Prize money
Total prize money was $300,000. The winner of the individual competition received $6,000 ($4,800 for the judoka and $1,200 for the coach), the runner-up $4,000 ($3,200 and $800, for the judoka and the coach respectively) and the bronze medalist $2,000 ($1,600 and $400, respectively). The two best judokas (man and woman) were awarded $2,000.


2014 World Judo Championships, Prize money
The winners of the team competition received a total of $25,000 ($20,000 for judokas and $5,000 for coaches), the runner-up $15,000 ($12,000 and $3,000 respectively) and the bronze medalist $5,000 ($4,000 and $1,000 respectively).


2014 World Judo Championships, Rules
The IJF continued to differentiate judo from other kinds of wrestling, particularly from sambo, and reverted to classical judo traditions. Activity by the hands below the belt in standing position, limited by 2010 rules, is now fully forbidden under penalty of disqualification. In the spirit of saving specific characteristics of judo, possibility of fight for hold is limited: wrong methods of protection from holds is prohibited, and there is a limit to the number of protections from holds.


2014 World Judo Championships, Rules
Likewise, other methods of evading fight or blocking of an opponent are forbidden; for example, false attacks or coercion to assume bend position by power. The criteria of victory by fall (ippon) is specified: now a throw must have more power, quickness and amplitude with the fall of the opponent straight to their back. Rituals about combat were also modified: for example, opponents must greet each other only by bows; as handshaking before combat is now forbidden. The Golden score overtime is not limited by time, and winning by judge decision (hantei) is abolished.


2014 World Judo Championships – Men's +100 kg
The men's +100 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 30 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Men's 100 kg
The men's 100 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 30 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Men's 60 kg
The men's 60 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 25 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Men's 66 kg
The men's 66 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 26 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Men's 73 kg
The men's 73 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 27 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Men's 81 kg
The men's 81 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 28 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Men's 90 kg
The men's 90 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 29 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Men's team
The men's team competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 31 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Women's +78 kg
The women's +78 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 30 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Women's 48 kg
The women's 48 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 25 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Women's 52 kg
The women's 52 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 26 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Women's 57 kg
The women's 57 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 27 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Women's 63 kg
The women's 63 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 28 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Women's 70 kg
The women's 70 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 29 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Women's 78 kg
The women's 78 kg competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held on 29 August.


2014 World Judo Championships – Women's team
The women's team competition of the 2014 World Judo Championships was held in five weight classes (52 kg — +70 kg), on 31 August.


2014 World Judo Juniors Championships
The 2014 World Judo Junior Championships was held between 22 and 25 October 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, United States.


2014 World Junior A Challenge
The 2014 World Junior A Challenge was an international Junior "A" ice hockey tournament organized by Hockey Canada. It was hosted in Kindersley, Saskatchewan, from December 14–20, 2014, at the West Central Events Centre.


2014 World Junior A Challenge, Background
Canada East, Canada West, Russia, United States and Switzerland all return.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics
The 15th World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born 1995 or later) which was held at the Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, on 22–27 July 2014. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. A total of 1546 athletes from 175 countries were participate.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics
Several medalists from the 2012 championships were eligible to defend their titles, including Wilhem Belocian, Ashraf Amgad Elseify, Falk Wendrich, Jessica Judd, Ana Peleteiro and Sofi Flinck.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 1411 athletes from 153 countries participated in the event. Registered athletes from  Afghanistan,  Burkina Faso, the  Central African Republic,  Chad,  Côte d'Ivoire,  Guinea-Bissau,  Iraq and  Libya did not show.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres
The men's 10000 metres at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field on 22 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres walk
The men's 10,000 metres walk at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field on 25 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres walk, Results, Final
25 JulyStart time: 09:58  Temperature: 18° C  Humidity: 64 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres walk, Results, Final
Note:IAAF Rule 230.6(a) - Repeated failure to comply with the definition of Race Walking


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres walk, Results, Final
Intermediate times:1000m: 3:54.07 Daisuke Matsunaga2000m: 7:50.90 Daisuke Matsunaga3000m: 11:47.69 Daisuke Matsunaga4000m: 15:43.46 Daisuke Matsunaga5000m: 19:37.77 Daisuke Matsunaga6000m: 23:35.78 Daisuke Matsunaga7000m: 27:36.16 Daisuke Matsunaga8000m: 31:35.35 Daisuke Matsunaga9000m: 35:37.26 Daisuke Matsunaga


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 10,000 metres walk, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 37 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres
The men's 100 metres at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field on 22 and 23 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Qualification: Best 3 (Q) and next 3 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Heats
Heat 1: +0.4 m/s, Heat 2: +1.4 m/s, Heat 3: +1.0 m/s, Heat 4: −0.2 m/s, Heat 5: +1.1 m/s, Heat 6: +0.7 m/s, Heat 7: −0.5 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Qualification: Best 2 (Q) and next 2 fastest (q) qualify for the next round.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 100 metres, Results, Semifinals
Heat 1: 0.0 m/s, Heat 2: −0.3 m/s, Heat 3: -1.6 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles
The men's 110 metres hurdles at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field from 22 to 24 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advanced to the semi-finals.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
The heats commenced at 11:01 on 22 July. Wind: +0.1 m/s, +0.5 m/s, −0.2 m/s, −0.1 m/s, −0.3 m/s, +0.7 m/s, +0.6 m/s.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semi-finals
Qualification: First 2 in each semi-final (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advanced to the final.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Semi-finals
The semi-finals commenced at 17:32 on 23 July. Wind: -1.6 m/s, -0.3 m/s, −1.7 m/s.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 110 metres hurdles, Results, Final
The final commenced at 19:33 on 24 July. Wind: +0.5 m/s.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres
The men's 1500 metres at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field from 22 to 24 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Final
24 JulyStart time: 20:39  Temperature: 21° C  Humidity: 53 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Final
Intermediate times:400m: 58.23 Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich800m: 2:01.31 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe1200m: 3:00.03 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats
22 JulyFirst 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats, Details
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 11:43  Temperature: 20° C  Humidity: 60 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats, Details
Intermediate times:400m: 58.96 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe800m: 2:00.28 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe1200m: 3:00.00 Jonathan Kiplimo Sawe


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 11:52  Temperature: 20° C  Humidity: 60 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats, Details
Intermediate times:400m: 1:02.33 Filip Sasínek800m: 2:07.37 Jack Stapleton1200m: 3:05.42 Thiago André


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 12:00  Temperature: 20° C  Humidity: 60 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Results, Heats, Details
Intermediate times:400m: 1:03.30 Hillary Cheruiyot Ngetich800m: 2:08.14 Abdi Waiss Mouhyadin1200m: 3:07.86 Zak Patterson


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 1500 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 33 athletes from 24 countries participated in the event.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres
The men's 200 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 24 and 25 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals
24 JulyFirst 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
25 JulyStart time: 18:38  Temperature: 23 °C  Humidity: 44 %Wind: +1.9 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
25 JulyStart time: 18:44  Temperature: 23 °C  Humidity: 44 %Wind: +1.3 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
25 JulyStart time: 18:53  Temperature: 23 °C  Humidity: 44 %Wind: +1.8 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats
24 JulyFirst 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 10:44  Temperature: 16 °C  Humidity: 68 %Wind: -0.8 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 10:49  Temperature: 16 °C  Humidity: 68 %Wind: -0.1 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 10:55  Temperature: 16 °C  Humidity: 68 %Wind: +0.7 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 11:02  Temperature: 16 °C  Humidity: 68 %Wind: -0.3 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 11:08  Temperature: 16 °C  Humidity: 68 %Wind: -0.6 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 11:13  Temperature: 19 °C  Humidity: 56 %Wind: -0.2 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
Note:BIB 1087 Ismael Tjiramba - Yellow Card - 162.5(b) Delaying the start


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 11:21  Temperature: 19 °C  Humidity: 56 %Wind: +0.6 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 11:26  Temperature: 19 °C  Humidity: 56 %Wind: +0.1 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 11:32  Temperature: 20 °C  Humidity: 56 %Wind: +1.0 m/s


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 200 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 66 athletes from 48 countries participated in the event.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 3000 metres steeplechase
The men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field from 25 to 27 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay
The men's 4 x 100 metres relay event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 25 and 26 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Final
26 JulyStart time: 17:35  Temperature: 31° C  Humidity: 26 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats
25 JulyFirst 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats, Details
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats, Details
26 JulyStart time: 18:35  Temperature: 28° C  Humidity: 33 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats, Details
26 JulyStart time: 18:50  Temperature: 28° C  Humidity: 33 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats, Details
Note:IAAF Rule 170.7 - Passing the baton outside the takeover zone


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Results, Heats, Details
26 JulyStart time: 18:56  Temperature: 28° C  Humidity: 33 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 100 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 78 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay
The men's 4 x 400 metres relay event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 26 and 27 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Final
27 JulyStart time: 16:56  Temperature: 29° C  Humidity: 35 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Final
Note:IAAF Rule 163.3(b) - Infringement of the inside borderIAAF Rule 170.19 - Starting outside the takeover zone


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats
26 JulyFirst 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats, Details
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats, Details
27 JulyStart time: 15:31  Temperature: 30° C  Humidity: 31 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats, Details
27 JulyStart time: 15:41  Temperature: 30° C  Humidity: 31 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Results, Heats, Details
27 JulyStart time: 15:50  Temperature: 30° C  Humidity: 31 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 4 × 400 metres relay, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 78 athletes from 18 countries participated in the event.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres
The men's 400 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 22, 23 and 24 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Final
24 JulyStart time: 19:44  Temperature: 22° C  Humidity: 46 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals
23 JulyFirst 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
24 JulyStart time: 18:43  Temperature: 18° C  Humidity: 56 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
24 JulyStart time: 18:50  Temperature: 18° C  Humidity: 56 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
24 JulyStart time: 18:57  Temperature: 18° C  Humidity: 56 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats
22 JulyFirst 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats, Details
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 17:32  Temperature: 26° C  Humidity: 39 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 17:41  Temperature: 26° C  Humidity: 39 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 17:47  Temperature: 26° C  Humidity: 39 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 17:53  Temperature: 26° C  Humidity: 39 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 18:05  Temperature: 26° C  Humidity: 39 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 18:11  Temperature: 27° C  Humidity: 39 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Results, Heats, Details
24 JulyStart time: 18:17  Temperature: 27° C  Humidity: 39 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 50 athletes from 37 countries participated in the event.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles
The men's 400 metres hurdles event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 23, 24 and 25 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Final
25 JulyStart time: 19:33  Temperature: 27° C  Humidity: 37 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals
24 JulyFirst 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals, Details
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:23  Temperature: 21° C  Humidity: 53 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:29  Temperature: 21° C  Humidity: 53 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Semifinals, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:35  Temperature: 21° C  Humidity: 53 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats
23 JulyFirst 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 8 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:09  Temperature: 16° C  Humidity: 88 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:14  Temperature: 16° C  Humidity: 88 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:20  Temperature: 16° C  Humidity: 88 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:28  Temperature: 16° C  Humidity: 88 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:31  Temperature: 16° C  Humidity: 88 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
Note:BIB 1020 Welington Zaza - Yellow Card - 162.5(b) Delaying the start


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:41  Temperature: 16° C  Humidity: 88 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:46  Temperature: 16° C  Humidity: 88 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Results, Heats, Details
25 JulyStart time: 12:51  Temperature: 16° C  Humidity: 88 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 400 metres hurdles, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 57 athletes from 43 countries participated in the event.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 5000 metres
The men's 5000 metres at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held at Hayward Field on 25 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres
The men's 800 metres event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 25, 26 and 27 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Final
27 JulyStart time: 16:13  Temperature: 29° C  Humidity: 35 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals
26 JulyFirst 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
27 JulyStart time: 16:21  Temperature: 31° C  Humidity: 27 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
27 JulyStart time: 16:30  Temperature: 31° C  Humidity: 27 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Semifinals, Details
27 JulyStart time: 16:38  Temperature: 31° C  Humidity: 27 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats
25 JulyFirst 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats, Details
First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 6 fastest (q) advance to the Semi-Finals


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats, Details
27 JulyStart time: 12:48  Temperature: 22° C  Humidity: 50 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats, Details
27 JulyStart time: 12:55  Temperature: 22° C  Humidity: 50 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats, Details
27 JulyStart time: 13:01  Temperature: 22° C  Humidity: 50 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats, Details
27 JulyStart time: 13:07  Temperature: 22° C  Humidity: 50 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats, Details
27 JulyStart time: 13:13  Temperature: 24° C  Humidity: 41 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Results, Heats, Details
27 JulyStart time: 13:18  Temperature: 24° C  Humidity: 41 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's 800 metres, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 48 athletes from 33 countries participated in the event.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon
The men's decathlon event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 22 and 23 July.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon, Results, Final
22-23 JulyStart time: 22 July  10:23  Temperature: 18° C  Humidity: 73 %End time: 23 July  20:24  Temperature: 17° C  Humidity: 63 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's decathlon, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 34 athletes from 23 countries participated in the event.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw
The men's discus throw event at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics was held in Eugene, Oregon, USA, at Hayward Field on 25 and 26 July. A 1.75 kg (junior implement) discus was used.


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw, Results, Final
26 JulyStart time: 16:05  Temperature: 30 °C  Humidity: 31 %End time: 17:02  Temperature: 31 °C  Humidity: 27 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw, Results, Qualifications
25 JulyWith qualifying standard of 59.00 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw, Results, Qualifications, Details
With qualifying standard of 59.00 (Q) or at least the 12 best performers (q) advance to the Final


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw, Results, Qualifications, Details
26 JulyStart time; 09:58  Temperature: 14 °C  Humidity: 82 %End time: 10:33  Temperature: 18 °C  Humidity: 64 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw, Results, Qualifications, Details
26 JulyStart time; 11:09  Temperature: 18 °C  Humidity: 64 %End time: 11:38  Temperature: 21 °C  Humidity: 53 %


2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Men's discus throw, Participation
According to an unofficial count, 28 athletes from 20 countries participated in the event.