2020 Indianapolis 500, Schedule, Festivities
On March 18, it was announced that the 500 Festival Mini-Marathon scheduled for May 2 would not be held. On July 22, Legends Day and the 500 Festival Parade downtown were cancelled. The annual Last Row Party was cancelled, as well as the annual Old Timers Banquet and Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The 2020 Hall of Fame class (Janet Guthrie and Dale Earnhardt Sr.) will be inducted alongside the 2021 class.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Schedule, Festivities
On August 4, it was announced that the Pit Stop Challenge, traditionally held on Carb Day, would be cancelled. On August 7, the traditional balloon release was removed from the pre-race festivities.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Schedule, Festivities
Dr. Elvis Francois and Dr. William Robinson, known as the "Singing Surgeons", will perform "The Star-Spangled Banner". Francois and Robinson previously performed "God Bless America" during the NBC Special "Back Home Again" on May 24. Jim Cornelison returned for his fourth year to perform "Back Home Again in Indiana"


2020 Indianapolis 500, Schedule, Start time
Citing summer heat, the Speedway announced the start time would be moved back one hour and forty-five minutes from 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. (EDT), the latest scheduled start time of the Indianapolis 500. For many years after World War II, the race had traditionally been scheduled to start at 11 a.m. local time, which was typically equivalent to 12 p.m. EDT. After exceptions in 1970 (12 p.m. local time), and from 2005 to 2010 (1 p.m.), the race went back to a 12 p.m. EDT (approximate) start time since 2011, but switched to 12:45 p.m. in 2019 under NBC's television contract.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Schedule, Start time
With the final round coverage of The Women's Open Championship at Royal Troon  scheduled for August 23 to air on NBC, the later start time allows The Open to finish without interfering with television coverage of the Indy 500.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Schedule, Start time
On July 8, NASCAR announced the remainder of its schedule through the end of August, which included a 200-mile Xfinity Series and 500-kilometer Cup Series doubleheader at Dover the same day as the Indy 500. The races were  part of a twin race weekend for both series where both series raced the respective distances (the Saturday races are the May races postponed by the pandemic;  the Cup Series races were trimmed by 89 laps and became 500-kilometer races). The races aired in part against the Indy 500 on NBCSN.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Schedule, Original schedule
The original schedule for the 2020 Indianapolis 500 was released in early 2020.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Entry list
The official entry list was published by IndyCar on August 10 with a total of 33 car/driver combinations. All entries used the Dallara IR12 chassis, with Firestone tires. A total of eight former Indy 500 winners were included. It was the most former winners in the field since there were ten in 1992.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Entry list
Three-time Indy 500 winner Hélio Castroneves (2001, 2002, 2009) made his 20th consecutive start. He became the 9th driver all-time to achieve 20 career starts. He moved into a tie for third all-time for most consecutive starts.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Entry list
As the defending Indy Lights champion, Oliver Askew was guaranteed an entry as part of the Road to Indy scholarship program. He signed with Arrow McLaren SP. Two-time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso confirmed that he was returning for his third Indianapolis 500 attempt, in a third Arrow McLaren SP entry.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Entry list
Byrd Racing announced they would not field a dedicated entry due to financial issues, but later announced a deal that "had come together quickly" with Dale Coyne Racing, Indy Lights team Belardi Auto Racing and NASCAR and sports car team Rick Ware Racing to field a car for James Davison.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Entry list
DragonSpeed became the 33rd entry for the race after finding the necessary funding the weekend before opening practice.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Entry list
For the first time since 1999, there was not a female driver in the starting lineup. The 2020 race also marked the first time since 1991 that not a single female driver was entered.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Testing and Rookie Orientation, Aeroscreen test – October 2019
The series conducted an official evaluation test on October 2, 2019, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Two teams tested the new aeroscreen developed by Red Bull Advanced Technologies. The cockpit safety device is scheduled to be implemented for the 2020 season. Scott Dixon and Will Power collectively drove more than 600 miles (1,000 km) worth of laps, and the test yielded mostly positive results.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Testing and Rookie Orientation, Oval rookie test — February 14
Four IndyCar rookies took part in an oval acclimation test at Texas Motor Speedway on February 14. Oliver Askew, Álex Palou, Rinus VeeKay, and Scott McLaughlin took part in the test, which was conducted by IndyCar officials. The test provided the drivers with high-speed oval experience prior to the start of the Rookie Orientation Program. Veterans Josef Newgarden and Ed Carpenter also took laps, doing further evaluations of the new aeroscreens. Cold temperatures delayed the start of the test, but a total of five hours of track time was available. No incidents were reported.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Testing and Rookie Orientation, Open test
A full field open test was scheduled for Thursday, April 30. However, the test was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the Indianapolis 500 was later rescheduled for August 23, no testing time (open test or private testing) was made available before practice was to begins on August 12. The original date of the race would have made it the first oval track event of the 2020 season. With the rescheduled date, the race will now be the fourth of six oval races, as well as the second superspeedway race, Texas being the first. This is the first time since 2010 (Kansas) that there will be a superspeedway race held prior to the Indianapolis 500.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Testing and Rookie Orientation, Open test
During the week leading up to the originally scheduled race day, Simon Pagenaud and Alexander Rossi took some demonstration laps for the NBC Sports special "Back Home Again" which aired on May 24. It marked the first laps both drivers had taken with the new aeroscreens; however, none of the laps were driven at racing speed.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
Race day saw high temperatures of 85 °F (29 °C) and partly cloudy skies throughout.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
The race began with Scott Dixon immediately pulling into the lead, with pole sitter Marco Andretti being shuffled to third by the end of the lap. Further back in the field, Ed Carpenter impacted the wall in the south short chute, requiring Carpenter to repair damage to the suspension. Carpenter alleged he was forced into the wall by Zach Veach, but IndyCar officials took no action.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
The first caution of the day came only 6 laps into the race, when James Davison suffered a brake issue that caused the entire right front wheel assembly to catch fire and spray debris along the backstretch. Davison brought the flaming car to a halt just before pit entrance and exited the car safely. Davison later indicated that the brake master cylinder locked on the car, causing the brakes to be stuck on and generate large amounts of heat, ultimately leading to the magnesium wheels catching fire.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
Racing resumed at lap 12, with Dixon and Takuma Sato, while Ryan Hunter-Reay, James Hinchcliffe, and Alexander Rossi completed the top 5. The second caution of the race came only a short time later at lap 25, when Marcus Ericsson lost control of his car in turn one and crashed into the outside wall then slid until part way through turn 2. Ericsson was uninjured, but was out of the race. During the caution, nearly all of the front running cars pitted, with Dixon, Sato, and Andretti emerging first. Cars that had pitted during the first caution cycled to the front of the field, meaning that rookie Oliver Askew now led the race ahead of defending winner Simon Pagenaud and 2018 winner Will Power.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
Racing resumed again at lap 31, with Pagenaud taking the lead from Askew entering turn 1. Behind, those that pitted began to work their way up through the field, with Dixon moving up to 6th and Alexander Rossi moving up several spots to 7th. At lap 46, those who had stayed out at the previous caution began to pit, and Dixon reclaimed the lead with Rossi second. Pit stops on the majority strategy began at roughly lap 60, with Dixon retaining his lead.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
Rossi lost several seconds after a late call to pit lane resulted in him missing pit lane altogether and being forced to take another lap. Rinus VeeKay, who had been running in the top 5, slid through his pit stall and hit one of his crew members, resulting in a stop and hold penalty. Sage Karam also suffered issues after coming into the pits too fast and sliding completely past his pit box.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
By lap 75, Dixon had pulled a gap of over 7 seconds to Askew who ran second and over 10 seconds to Rossi in third. However, the lead was erased by the race's third caution at lap 84, when Dalton Kellett slid wide into the outside wall in turn 3 after a failed attempt to pass Ben Hanley. Most of the field pitted during this sequence, though the off-strategy runners came in later and were emerged at the end of the field. Following stops, the running order ran Dixon, Sato, Rossi, Patricio O'Ward, and Josef Newgarden.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, First half
The restart from the third caution came at lap 91, but another incident occurred before the cars reached the start/finish line. Conor Daly lost control of his car in turn 4 and spun in front of traffic. Behind him, Oliver Askew spun in avoidance and crashed heavily into the inside wall before ricocheting back towards the track and impacting Daly's car. Askew suffered a concussion from the impact, but was released from the infield care center with no symptoms or diagnosis, initially thought to have just been winded. Askew would later be forced to miss the Harvest Grand Prix later in the year after complaining of balance and coordination issues and being declared medically unfit by IndyCar's medical team.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
Racing resumed at lap 100 with Alexander Rossi moving past Takuma Sato to take second place behind Scott Dixon. Dixon and Rossi began exchanging the lead back and forth in an effort to keep momentum up and break away from Sato and Patricio O'Ward behind them, but were only marginally successful in doing so. At lap 121, the fifth caution of the day interrupted their battle, as Álex Palou lost control of his car in turn 1 and crashed into the outside wall before spinning and skidding to a stop at the entrance of turn 2.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
During the caution most of the field pitted, with Dixon emerging ahead again. Behind, Rossi was released into the path of Sato, leading to minor contact and Sato having to take evasive action to avoid crashing heavily into Rossi's car. Rossi was assessed a penalty for an unsafe release and was moved to the end of the field for the following restart. Felix Rosenqvist inherited the lead by being the only driver not to pit, while Dixon, O'Ward, Sato, and Graham Rahal sat behind him.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half
Green flag conditions returned at lap 130. Rosenqvist lead for a few laps before teammate Dixon passed him at lap 132. Behind him, Sato and Rahal both moved past O'Ward, giving them second and third positions once Rosenqvist finally pitted. At lap 144, the sixth caution of the day came, this time for Rossi, who lost control of his car in turn 2 and impacted the outside wall. Racing resumed at lap 154 with Dixon still ahead of Sato. On lap 157, Sato passed Dixon to take the lead for the first time of the race, just before final pit stops.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half, Finish
The final round of pit stops came around lap 168. After the pit stops Dixon emerged ahead of Sato once again, with Rahal running in third. Zach Veach and Max Chilton remained on track in front of them for several laps hoping for a caution to extend their fuel, but eventually peeled off and pitted. On lap 172, Sato passed Dixon again, effectively making him the leader. This became the actual lead at lap 186 after Veach's pit stop.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half, Finish
With 19 laps to go, Sato came under increasing pressure from Dixon after Dixon's team indicated that fuel millage concerns were no longer an issue. Despite several attempts, Dixon was unable to get around Sato before they reached lap traffic, which allowed Sato to gap Dixon. On lap 195, the seventh and final caution of the race came when Spencer Pigot lost control exiting turn 4, spun, and made heavy contact with the pit lane attenuator, causing severe damage to both the car and the wall separating pit lane from the front straightaway.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Race summary, Second half, Finish
A team of safety workers and medical staff extracted Pigot from the heavily damaged vehicle and laid him down on his back on front straightway during the closing laps for a cursory medical examination before ordering him ambulanced to Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital. He was discharged a few hours later with no major injury. Significant damage to the pit wall, however, forced the race to end under caution, with Takuma Sato taking his second victory ahead of Scott Dixon and Graham Rahal. Santino Ferrucci and Josef Newgarden progressed from deep on the starting grid to round out the top 5 positions. Patricio O'Ward finished in sixth position, securing Rookie of the Year honors in the process.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Box score
Points include qualification points from time trials, 1 point for leading a lap, and 2 points for most laps led.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Box score
All 33 qualifiers utilized a Dallara chassis and Firestone tires.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The race was televised on NBC in the United States; also, for the first time since 2016, the race was not blacked out in the Indianapolis area, airing live on WTHR (channel 13), as ticket sales ended four weeks prior to the race, and under regulations of the Speedway and Marion County Public Health Department's orders regarding capacity limits for events, announced two weeks before tickets were revoked under Marion County orders. On the original date of the race, NBC aired an encore of the 2019 edition of the race, Back Home Again, with Mike Tirico joined by Simon Pagenaud and Alexander Rossi (645,000 viewers)


2020 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
On August 23, the live coverage on NBC was scheduled to begin at 1 p.m. eastern, following live coverage of The AIG Open Championship. The start of the race was moved from 12:45 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. During coverage of practice, time trials, and race day, driver analyst Paul Tracy moved out of the Pagoda and reported from the Turn Two Suites. This mimicked the position Bobby Unser utilized from 1993 to 1997. Tracy's position offered unique perspective, as well as promoted social distancing among the reporters.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
Absent from the crew was Dale Earnhardt Jr., who drove the pace car and served as analyst in 2019. Earnhardt was instead covering the NASCAR Drydene Twin 500km that aired on NBCSN. Also absent was Robin Miller, who relinquished on-air duties due to battling bone cancer. Miller did contribute to the broadcasts, providing narration to pre-taped features during practice and time trials.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Television
The Nielsen rating of 2.26 (3.699 million viewers) was an all-time low for the event.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
The race was carried by the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Radio Network. The chief announcer or "Voice of the 500" for the fifth consecutive year was Mark Jaynes with Davey Hamilton as driver analyst.


2020 Indianapolis 500, Broadcasting, Radio
Turn 1: Nick YeomanTurn 2: Michael YoungTurn 3: Jake QueryTurn 4: Chris Denari


2020 Indianapolis 8 Hours
The 2020 Indianapolis 8 Hours was an endurance race held on 4 October 2020 at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, in Indiana, United States. The event was open to cars in GT classes, namely GT3 and GT4. It was the inaugural running of the Indianapolis 8 Hours, replacing the previous American leg of the Intercontinental GT Challenge, the California 8 Hours held at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca. It was the second leg of the 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge and the sixth and final round of the 2020 GT World Challenge America. The GT World Challenge America results would be determined by the race results after three hours instead of the full eight hours.


2020 Indianapolis 8 Hours
22 cars started the race, 12 GT3 entries and 10 GT4 entries. Just three of the entries had also raced in round 1 of the Intercontinental GT Challenge held in Australia in February.


2020 Indianapolis 8 Hours
The race was dominated by BMWs. The German Walkenhorst Motorsport team finished first and second after eight hours, lead by the #34 BMW M6 of Dutch driver Nicky Catsburg, American driver Connor De Phillippi and Brazilian driver Augusto Farfus. BMW M4s also finished first and second in the GT4 class.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season
The 2020 season was the Indianapolis Colts' 68th in the National Football League and their 37th in Indianapolis. It was also their third season under head coach Frank Reich and fourth under the leadership of general manager Chris Ballard. Long-time San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers signed a one-year contract worth $25 million on March 17, 2020, to take over as the team's starting quarterback, reuniting him with Frank Reich, who served as quarterbacks coach for the Chargers during the 2013 season.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season
Despite giving the Jacksonville Jaguars their only win of the season in their season opener, the Colts improved upon their 7–9 season from the previous year with a Week 13 win over the Houston Texans and returned to the playoffs as a Wild Card as the 7th seed. The Colts finished tied with the Tennessee Titans for the AFC South division title, with an 11–5 record, but lost the tiebreaker based on record vs. division opponents (5–1 to 4–2). In the Wild Card, the Colts were defeated by the Buffalo Bills 27–24, marking the only time in his career Rivers lost in the Wild Card Round.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season
Following the season, Rivers announced his retirement on January 20, 2021, after 17 years in the league. After starting a total of 252 straight games and never missing a single start in his career, Rivers also retired as 2nd in the all-time consecutive starts list, only behind former long-time Packers quarterback Brett Favre. Rivers' retirement left Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks as the new longest active leader for consecutive starts by a quarterback.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season, Preseason
The Colts' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 1: at Jacksonville Jaguars
The Colts failed to win in Week 1 for the seventh consecutive season, dating back to 2014. In addition, they also suffered their sixth consecutive road loss to the Jaguars. This was the Jaguars only win of the season.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 2: vs. Minnesota Vikings
This game marked the team's 300th home win in franchise history. Vikings QB Kirk Cousins struggled immensely, throwing 3 interceptions, just 113 yards and 11 completions on 26 attempts, and a passer rating of 15.9


2020 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 3: vs. New York Jets
Philip Rivers reached 400 touchdowns and 60,000 passing yards for his career. Sam Darnold threw three interceptions, two of which were returned for touchdowns by Colts defensive backs, and was sacked in the end zone for a safety.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals
After trailing 0–21 in the second quarter, the Colts outscored the Bengals 31–6 to improve to 4–2 entering their bye week. The 21-point deficit is the largest comeback in a home regular season game in franchise history. It was also Philip Rivers' largest comeback win since 2006, coincidentally also against the Bengals, also Rivers' first year as a starting quarterback.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 16: at Pittsburgh Steelers
Initially seeded within the AFC playoff race, the Week 16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers knocked the Colts to the first seed outside looking in.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season, Regular season, Game summaries, Week 17: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
As one of five AFC teams with a 10–5 record entering Week 17, the Colts were on the outside of the playoff picture until the Miami Dolphins fell to the Buffalo Bills earlier in the afternoon. The Colts held on for a 28–14 win to avoid being swept by the otherwise winless Jaguars. With the win and the Houston Texans' loss to the Tennessee Titans, the Colts finished the season with an 11–5 record and were eliminated from contention for the division title, but clinched the seventh and final wild card slot in the expanded NFL playoffs.


2020 Indianapolis Colts season, Postseason, Game summaries, AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (2) Buffalo Bills
In what would become quarterback Philip Rivers' last game in the NFL, the Colts fell to the Bills by a final score of 27–24 despite coming back from a 24–10 fourth-quarter deficit. Rivers threw for two fourth-quarter touchdowns and led another drive to the Bills' 47-yard line in the final two minutes, but the Colts were unable to score on the drive, sealing the win for the Bills.


2020 Individual Ice Racing World Championship
The 2020 FIM Ice Speedway World Championship was the 55th edition of the FIM Individual Ice Racing World Championship season. The world champion was determined by ten races hosted in five cities Almata, Tolyatti, Shadrinsk, Inzell and Heerenveen between 1 February and 8 April 2020. However the fourth and fifth rounds were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the standings after three rounds were declared the official results.


2020 Individual Ice Racing World Championship
Daniil Ivanov won the reduced World Championship series to become world champion for the fourth time.


2020 Individual Long Track World Championship
The 2020 Individual Long Track/Grasstrack World Championship was the 50th edition of the FIM speedway Individual Long Track World Championship. There were only two Grand-Prix rounds due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Individual Long Track World Championship, Final Classification
Note: Kenneth Kruse Hansen beat Mathieu Trésarrieu in a run-off to take second overall.


2020 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The 2020 European Individual Speedway Junior Championship (also known as the 2020 Speedway European Under 21 Championship) was the 23rd edition of the Championship.


2020 Individual Speedway Junior European Championship
The final was staged at Gdańsk in Poland and was won by Wiktor Lampart of Poland.


2020 Individual Speedway Junior World Championship
The 2020 Individual Speedway Under 21 World Championship was the 44th edition of the FIM Individual Under-21 World Championship. It was staged over one round only, at Pardubice in the Czech Republic, on 2 October. The competition was reduced from three rounds to just one because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The title was won by Australian Jaimon Lidsey.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup
The inaugural 2020 Individual World Wrestling Cup was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 12–18 December 2020. It was a replacement event for the 2020 World Championships, which should have taken place in the same location, but since some criteria were not fulfilled, such as not less than 8 top nations from the previous championships to participate, the event is not counted as world championships. The Cup took place amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused this and other problems. The United States for instance chose not to participate.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 130 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 55 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 60 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 63 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 67 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 72 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 72 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 77 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 82 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.<


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 87 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg
The Men's Greco-Roman 97 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 16 and 18 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 125 kg
The men's freestyle 125 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 57 kg
The men's freestyle 57 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 61 kg
The men's freestyle 61 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 65 kg
The men's freestyle 65 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 70 kg
The men's freestyle 70 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 74 kg
The men's freestyle 74 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 79 kg
The men's freestyle 79 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 86 kg
The men's freestyle 86 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 92 kg
The men's freestyle 92 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Men's freestyle 97 kg
The men's freestyle 97 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 12 and 13 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 50 kg
The Women's freestyle 50 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 53 kg
The Women's freestyle 53 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 55 kg
The Women's freestyle 55 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 57 kg
The Women's freestyle 57 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 59 kg
The Women's freestyle 59 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 62 kg
The Women's freestyle 62 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 65 kg
The Women's freestyle 65 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 68 kg
The Women's freestyle 68 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 72 kg
The Women's freestyle 72 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup – Women's freestyle 76 kg
The Women's freestyle 76 kg is a competition featured at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup, and was held in Belgrade, Serbia on 14 and 16 December 2020.


2020 Indonesia Masters
The 2020 Indonesia Masters (officially known as the Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2020 for sponsorship reasons) was a badminton tournament that took place at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Indonesia from 14 to 19 January 2020 and had a total purse of $400,000.


2020 Indonesia Masters, Tournament
The 2020 Indonesia Masters was the second tournament of the 2020 BWF World Tour and also part of the Indonesia Masters championships, which had been held since 2010. This tournament was organized by the Badminton Association of Indonesia with sanction from the BWF.


2020 Indonesia Masters, Tournament, Venue
This international tournament was held at the Istora Gelora Bung Karno in Jakarta, Indonesia.


2020 Indonesia Masters, Tournament, Point distribution
Below is the point distribution for each phase of the tournament based on the BWF points system for the BWF World Tour Super 500 event.


2020 Indonesia Masters, Tournament, Prize money
The total prize money for this tournament was US$400,000. Distribution of prize money was in accordance with BWF regulations.


2020 Indonesia Pro Futsal League
the 2020 Indonesia Pro Futsal League, is the thirteenth season of the Indonesia Pro Futsal League competition held by the Indonesian Futsal Federation, as well as the fifth season of futsal competition under the name "Professional Futsal League". The season start on 7 December 2019 and is scheduled to finish on 29 March 2020.


2020 Indonesia Pro Futsal League
Vamos Mataram are the defending champions. A total of 16 Indonesian futsal clubs will compete for the championship of this competition, with four clubs coming from the 2019 Nusantara Futsal League semifinalists.


2020 Indonesia Pro Futsal League
On 16 March 2020, the competition was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia, and restarted on 20 March 2021. All matches after the restart were played in Yogyakarta, with the final four played at the Among Rogo Sports Hall.


2020 Indonesia Pro Futsal League, Teams
A total of 16 Indonesian futsal clubs which are divided into two groups competed this season. Four of these clubs are 2019 Nusantara Futsal League.


2020 Indonesia Pro Futsal League, Venues and Schedule
Thirteen venues in eleven cities in Indonesia became the venue for the Indonesia 2020 Professional Futsal League. Regular season (group stage) began from December 7, 2019 to March 22, 2020, while the Big Four (final series) took place on March 28 and 29, 2020 in Yogyakarta.


2020 Indonesia Pro Futsal League, Final season
Final season will be played on 27 and 28 March 2021.


2020 Indonesia national football team results
The following article is a summary of the 2020 Indonesia national football team results.


2020 Indonesian census
The 2020 Indonesian census was the 7th census in Indonesia. It was held in September 2020 by Statistics Indonesia. The resident Indonesia population was projected to be 269.6 million, a 13.4% increase from the 2010 census.


2020 Indonesian census, Introduction
As required by the Indonesian Constitution and recommendation of United Nations, Indonesian census has been conducted since 1961, and from 1980, the census has been held every 10 years, when the year ends in "0". The 2020 census was the 7th census in Indonesia.


2020 Indonesian census, Technology
It is planned that the 7th census will be carried out using digital equipment, no longer relying on paper. Head of BPS, Kecuk Suhariyanto said that the digital equipment in question included smartphone and web applications. The hope is that the equipment will help field enumerators who collect data, also make it easier for citizens who want to enter their own data.


2020 Indonesian census, Technology
In addition to smartphone applications, it is also developing web applications. The difference is, this application is intended directly to residents, so they can fill their own data without going through a field enumerator.


2020 Indonesian census, Projection
The Statistics Indonesia in 2018 has released the official projection of Indonesia's population 2015–2045, which are based on previous census in 2010 and the 2015 Indonesian population survey between censuses (SUPAS). The projection was calculated using component method and also take into consideration births, deaths, and net migration.


2020 Indonesian census, Projection
In 2020, the population of Indonesia is projected to be 269,603,400 and the dependency ratio will be reach on 45.40, the lowest dependency ratio in Indonesian history.


2020 Indonesian census, Result, Total population
On 21 January 2021, Statistics Indonesia released the result of the 2020 census. It found the total population of Indonesia to be 270,203,917 people, compared to the population in the year 2010 of 237,641,326 people. This is an increase of 32,562,591 people (13.70% in 10 years or an average of 1.25% per year).


2020 Indonesian census, Result, Sex ratio
As the result of 2020 census, there are 136,661,899 males and 133,542,018 females in Indonesia. It found the sex ratio for Indonesia is 102.34, which means that for every 100 females, there are 102-103 males. The largest sex ratio is in Papua with 114 males for every 100 females, and the smallest sex ratio is in Yogyakarta, with 98 males for every 100 females.


2020 Indonesian census, Impact of COVID-19
Indonesia prepared to extend the online time for self-enumeration, and cancel all field data collection. They relied on administrative data and had requested additional UNFPA technical support for using administrative data for census.


2020 Indonesian local elections
Local elections (Indonesian: Pemilihan Kepala Daerah or Pilkada) were held in Indonesia on 9 December 2020. Voters elected nine governors, 224 regents, and 37 mayors across the country. All the elections were held on the same day, and over 100 million people were expected to be eligible to vote.


2020 Indonesian local elections, Background
Simultaneous local elections (Pilkada Serentak) was first held in Indonesia in 2015. The leadup to the 2020 elections saw several regulations being issued by the General Elections Commission (KPU) barring certain candidates from running, from adulterers to politicians who had been charged with corruption. The decision that the simultaneous local elections throughout Indonesia would be held amid the COVID-19 pandemic has stirred some controversy in the Indonesian public.


2020 Indonesian local elections, Schedule
KPU released a schedule for the election in June 2019. Registration for the candidates would be held between 28 and 30 April 2020, with a campaign period lasting between June and September. The voting itself was initially planned for 23 September 2020. In October 2019, the Ministry of Home Affairs estimated that the election would require an expenditure of Rp 15.3 trillion (around US$1.1 billion), around double the budget for the 2015 local elections. In May 2020, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, President Joko Widodo issued a regulation postponing the election to December 2020, with further postponement being possible if the pandemic had not subsided by then.


2020 Indonesian local elections, Schedule
The new schedule for the elections was released in June, with the new election date set for 9 December 2020 and the campaigning period being set between 26 September and 5 December 2020.


2020 Indonesian local elections, Schedule
This election schedule planned by Election Committee (KPU) and the government was opposed by several activists because by forcing a major event during a pandemic, they were breaching several Laws (UU Kekarantinaan Kesehatan & UU Wabah Penyakit Menular) which raising the risk of disease contagion among the people. There were more than 1500 health protocol violations during the campaigns, and 70.000 ballot officers tested reactive from COVID rapid tests and could not immediately be replaced.


2020 Indonesian local elections, Schedule
In December 2020 also, the government insisted to hold Pilkades Serentak (Simultaneous village leader elections) in more than 1200 villages.


2020 Indoor Football League season
The 2020 Indoor Football League season was the twelfth season of the Indoor Football League (IFL). The league was set to play the season with thirteen teams, up from ten the previous season, by adding three expansion teams, one team from Champions Indoor Football, and one team folding.


2020 Indoor Football League season
After playing two games, the season was initially postponed on March 12 due to social distancing measures closing venues during the COVID-19 pandemic. On April 13, the league cancelled the rest of the season due to the uncertainty that they would be able to play in any venues in the near future.


2020 Indoor Football League season, Offseason
On August 20, 2019, the Duke City Gladiators joined the IFL after winning back-to-back CIF championships. On September 10, the Oakland Panthers, co-owned by NFL running back Marshawn Lynch, joined the IFL for the 2020 season. On November 1, the league added the Spokane Shock after it was resurrected by former NFL player Sam Adams, with the Spokane team reacquiring the Shock brand following the Spokane Empire's folding in 2017. The Bosselman family were looking to sell the Nebraska Danger, but no owner was found before the deadline for participating in the 2020 season.


2020 Indoor Football League season, Offseason
On November 24, 2019, the IFL added a thirteenth team in Frisco, Texas, owned by the Germain family called the Frisco Fighters. The Germain family also purchased the sponsorship rights for the IFL, the management rights of the league's communications and marketing department, as well as a second expansion for the 2021 season in Columbus, Ohio.


2020 Indoor Football League season, Standings
The season began on March 7, 2020, and the league played two games before postponing the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Indoor Football League season, Playoffs
The top eight teams would have made the IFL playoffs, with the quarterfinals consisting of the top seed hosting the eighth seed, the second seed hosting the seventh seed, the third seed hosting the sixth seed, and the fourth hosting the fifth seed. In the semifinals, the highest remaining seed would host the lower remaining seed and the next-highest hosts the next-lowest from the quarterfinals. The semifinal winners were to meet in the 2020 United Bowl on the weekend of July 25.


2020 Indy Eleven season
The 2020 Indy Eleven season is the club's seventh season of existence, their seventh consecutive season in the second tier of American soccer, and their third season in the league now named the USL Championship. This article covers the period from November 18, 2019, the day after the 2019 USL-C Playoff Final, to the conclusion of the 2020 USL-C Playoff Final, scheduled for November 12–16, 2020.


2020 Indy Eleven season, Competitive, U.S. Open Cup
As a USL Championship club, Indy will enter the competition in the Second Round, to be played April 7–9.


2020 Indy Lights
The 2020 Indy Lights season was to have been the 35th season of the Indy Lights open wheel motor racing series and the 19th sanctioned by IndyCar, acting as the primary support series for the IndyCar Series. The opening round at St. Petersburg was suspended mid-way due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The following rounds were also delayed, as a revised calendar was released on March 26, 2020. The season was later cancelled entirely and the series went into a hiatus until 2021, making it the first time in history that the Indy Lights season did not run.


2020 Indy Lights, Team and driver chart
The following drivers and teams were announced prior to the cancellation of the season.


2020 Indy Lights, Schedule
The following was the revised schedule prior to the cancellation of the season.


2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship
The 2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship will be the 22nd season in series history. An 18-round schedule was announced on 12 September 2019, featuring six permanent road courses, two street circuits, and two ovals. Except for the two Indianapolis-area rounds, they are NTT IndyCar Series support races.


2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship
The Indianapolis road course race is a Stand alone race due to the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine 400 weekend is combined with the GMR Grand Prix weekend as a double header so that weekend is full, and the Lucas Oil Raceway round, normally held on Indianapolis 500 weekend, is part of the USAC Silver Crown Series Dave Steele Classic round.


2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship
RP Motorsport USA withdrew from the series this season because of travel restrictions due to the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.


2020 Indy Pro 2000 Championship
American Sting Ray Robb, driving for Juncos Racing, clinched the championship with two races remaining on the season.


2020 IndyCar Grand Prix
The 2020 GMR Grand Prix, was an IndyCar Series event scheduled for July 4, 2020 and was the second of fourteen rounds of the 2020 IndyCar Series Season. It was originally scheduled for May 9, but was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the postponement, the race was run as a double-header event with the NASCAR Xfinity Series, with IndyCar sharing the card with the Shell 150 NASCAR Xfinity Series event, the day before the NASCAR Cup Series Big Machine Hand Sanitizer 400.


2020 IndyCar Grand Prix
The race was also reduced from 85 laps to 80 laps to compensate for the compacted schedule, and is the first of two meetingss held on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway Road Course. The second road course meeting was held October 2–4 as part of the Harvest Auto Racing Classic featuring the Intercontinental GT Challenge.


2020 IndyCar Grand Prix, Qualifying
Qualifying was held Friday, July 3, with the first session beginning at 4:30 p.m. EST. With temperatures much higher than the normal May date the event had normally been run at, qualifying times were slower than in years previous. Will Power qualified on pole position with a time of 1:10.1779, besting Jack Harvey and Colton Herta. Rookie Oliver Askew set the fastest time of the day in the second round of qualifying with a 1:09.8780, but wore out his tires in doing so, causing him to only manage 5th place in the Firestone Fast 6 session.


2020 IndyCar Series
The 2020 NTT IndyCar Series was the 25th season of the IndyCar Series and the 109th official championship season of American open wheel racing. The premier event was the 2020 Indianapolis 500. Josef Newgarden entered the season as the defending National Champion. Honda entered as defending Manufacturers' Cup champion for the second consecutive season. It is the first year under Penske management after they took over in late 2019.


2020 IndyCar Series, Contracted teams and drivers
The following teams and drivers have been announced to compete in the 2020 NTT IndyCar Series season. All teams use a spec Dallara IR18 chassis with universal aero kit and Firestone tires.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule
The 17-race 2020 schedule was initially announced on September 1, 2019; there was one change from the 2019 IndyCar Series calendar with Pocono Raceway being replaced by Richmond Raceway, the latter track returning to the series for the first time since 2009. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ten races were cancelled (including the Detroit doubleheader), five rescheduled, and five replacement races added.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule
During the delay to start the season, many of the IndyCar series drivers participated in the INDYCAR iRacing Challenge.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in North America, and subsequent restrictions on public gatherings and non-essential business (which have affected all sports worldwide), pupled to the postponement of the IndyCar Series season to at least June, and the cancellation of several races.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 12, 2020, IndyCar announced that the opening Grand Prix of St. Petersburg would be held with no spectators and essential personnel only. However, the next day (March 13), IndyCar announced that the event, as well as all races through April, would be cancelled, citing widening closures and health risks of gatherings. The series announced an intent to begin with the two "Month of May" races in Indianapolis which would have been the first time since the 1957 season that IMS would begin the season.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 26, IndyCar announced that it would postpone the GMR Grand Prix and Indianapolis 500 to July 4 and August 23 respectively (with the former joining NASCAR's Brickyard 400 race weekend), marking the first time either event would be held outside of May. The Detroit Grand Prix was to serve as season opener, while plans were announced for the St. Petersburg race to possibly be reinstated.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On April 6, IndyCar announced the cancellation of the Detroit Grand Prix, with organizers citing Michigan's stay-at-home order and other scheduled events at Belle Isle making it impossible to prepare for or reschedule the event. To compensate for other cancelled races, IndyCar also announced the conversion of the Iowa 300 and Monterey Grand Prix races to double-header weekends, and added a third Indianapolis Motor Speedway race on October 3 as part of the USAC-sanctioned Intercontinental GT Challenge endurance race meeting on the road course.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On May 7, it was announced that the season would commence with a condensed, one-day event format at Texas Motor Speedway, with no spectators in attendance. The race, initially scheduled for 248 laps or around 600 kilometres (370 miles), was shortened to 200 laps or around 300 miles (480 kilometres). As well as this, extensive social distancing protocols related to the COVID-19 pandemic were announced for team personnel, as well as provisions for the use of personal protective equipment (PPE).


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On May 27, it was announced that tire stints during the Genesys 300 would be limited to a maximum of 35 laps, as unused tires from the 2019 DXC Technology 600 were utilized for the race weekend. This had occurred previously, during the final third of the 2017 Rainguard Water Sealers 600, where a 30-lap maximum was implemented with competition cautions.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On May 13, IndyCar announced that the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg would be held as the season finale on October 25, being the only street course race on the schedule.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On May 15, the promoters of the Honda Indy Toronto announced that the race scheduled for July 12 would be postponed.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On May 21, IndyCar announced further changes to the schedule. The round at Road America was moved to July and became a doubleheader weekend, the previously postponed Toronto race was cancelled, and the Richmond round was cancelled.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On June 4, IMS announced that all events during the Brickyard 400 weekend, including the GMR Grand Prix, would be held with no spectators.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On July 15, IndyCar announced a new qualifying format for the Iowa IndyCar 250s where the first lap would set the drivers starting spot for race 1 and the second lap would set the drivers starting spot for race 2.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On July 22, it was announced that the Indianapolis 500 would be further capped at 25% capacity.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On July 27, the round at Portland and double-header rounds at Laguna Seca were canceled. To fill the gaps in the schedule, the rounds at Mid-Ohio, Gateway, and the Harvest GP at the Indianapolis road course were converted into double-header rounds. The double-header road course qualifying format was announced to be utilized once more at Mid-Ohio and Indianapolis, while the double-header oval qualifying format used at Iowa would also be used at Gateway.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On August 1, IndyCar officials, Mid-Ohio track officials, and the promoter of the race at Mid-Ohio announced that the doubleheader at Mid-Ohio would be postponed to later in the season due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases in Ohio. On September 5, the series announced the race would go ahead as a doubleheader event on September 12–13.


2020 IndyCar Series, Schedule, Schedule changes due to the COVID-19 pandemic
On August 4, citing increases in COVID-19 cases in Marion County, Indiana, it was announced that the Indianapolis 500 would be closed to the public.


2020 Ineos Grenadiers season
The 2020 cycling season began in Australia at the Tour Down Under for Team Ineos in January. This is the tenth season for the team and second with the current sponsor. Effective from August 2020 the team became known as Ineos Grenadiers.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests
The 2020 Inner Mongolia protests was a protest caused by a curriculum reform imposed on ethnic schools by China's Inner Mongolia Department of Education. The two-part reform replaces Mongolian with Standard Mandarin as the medium of instruction in three particular subjects and replace three regional textbooks, printed in Mongolian script, by the nationally-unified textbook series edited by the Ministry of Education, written in Standard Mandarin. On a broader scale, the opposition to the curriculum change reflects ethnic issues in China and the decline of regional language education in China.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests
The three subjects in concern are Language and Literature (referring Standard Mandarin) from first grade, Morality and Rule of law  from first grade (a variant of civic education) and History from seventh grade. The reform was part of the national textbook reform rolled out elsewhere in China from Autumn 2017 to eliminate various provincial textbooks by the nationally unified textbook series, which has been criticized elsewhere in China.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests
The parents and students of the ethnic schools strongly opposed the curriculum reform. The sentiment spread to other Chinese Mongols not attending those schools, leading to protests. While seen as an attempt to assimilate ethnic minority, observers also note it exemplifies the "second generation's ethnic policy" under Chinese Communist Party (CCP) general secretary and President Xi Jinping, who "envisioned the melting pot formula of the West, in particular the U.S.A., as the ultimate solution to the ethnic problems".


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Background, Political history of Inner Mongolia
Inner Mongolia has, for a long time, experienced less violent ethnic strife than Xinjiang and Tibet. The region "was seen to have been largely pacified over many decades of Han migration, intermarriage and repression". Large-scale Han migration began from 1912 during the Beiyang government period when land became freely traded. By 1937, the aggregated figure of the census of the Nanking Nationalist government-ruled Suiyuan Province and Chahar Province and the census of Japanese-puppet Manchukuo and Mongol United Autonomous Government, reported 3,720,000 Hans and 860,000 Mongols (roughly 8:2 ratio) within modern Inner Mongolian boundary. That ratio continues today.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Background, Political history of Inner Mongolia
The 1981 Inner Mongolia student protest opposed a package of new policies which worsened steppe degradation and the political representation of Chinese Mongols. The policies included; increasing 100 million cattle in the province, settling instead of repatriating the rural-to-urban migrants (盲流) from neighboring provinces, and placing Mongol officials in place in Mongols-majority settlements while Han officials in place in Han-majority settlements. In May 2011, unrest erupted when a coal truck collided and killed a Chinese Mongol herdman, and was later followed with unrests which complained of the environmental impact of mining and unfair development policies.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Background, Origin of protest: Curriculum reform, 2020
The top four languages native to Inner Mongolia are Jin language, Northeastern Mandarin, varieties of Mongolian dialects and Lanzhou-Ningxia Mandarin. The majority of Mongols and almost all Hans opt to send their children to schools taught in Standard Mandarin, in recognition of the economic opportunities that would reap. Yet, a sizable minority among the Mongols attend ethnic schools, taught primarily in Mongolian.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Background, Origin of protest: Curriculum reform, 2020
On 26 August 2020, Inner Mongolia's Department of Education officially published a two-part curriculum reform for ethnic schools. Mongolian as the medium of instruction will be replaced by Standard Mandarin in the three subjects of Language and Literature (referring Standard Mandarin) from first grade, Morality and Rule of law  from first grade (a variant of civic education) and History from seventh grade. The reform was part of the national textbook reform rolled out in China in 2017 to eliminate various provincial textbooks by the nationally-unified textbook series, which has attracted repeated criticism elsewhere in China. This policy has been applied in every province including Tibet and Xinjiang, and is now making inroad into Inner Mongolia. This policy does not change the education of the Mongolian Language Art itself.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Background, Origin of protest: Curriculum reform, 2020
While seen as an attempt to assimilate ethnic minority, observers also note it exemplifies the "second-generation's ethnic policy" under paramount leader Xi Jinping, who "envisioned the melting pot formula of the West, in particular the U.S.A., as the ultimate solution to the ethnic problems". Xi Jinping "rejects the old Soviet-based system, which allowed relative autonomy and preservation of language and culture in designated regions, in favor of the new approach".


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Background, Origin of protest: Curriculum reform, 2020
Using the nationally unified textbooks on those three affected subjects would also mean the application of standard exams, thus would have direct impacts on the student exam grades in important exams, such as The National College Entrance Exams. This could also be a factor causing some parents to protest.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Protests, Timeline
Sign of public defiance began on 30 August, when students in Inner Mongolia protesting against the new Mandarin Chinese language program. However, it remained local until 31 August 2020, when the Inner Mongolian education department announced that Mongolian language would be removed in history, politics, language and literature subjects, started from 1 September, and will become officially effects, with other subjects to be added.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Protests, Timeline
Following the announcement, thousand of ethnic Mongols protested what they saw as an attempt to turn the Mongolian language into a foreign language in their homeland. The protesters considered this as an attempt by the Chinese government to curb them from learning the Mongolian language and to disconnect them from their nomadic background. Many Mongol families announced they would not send their children to schools until Mongolian language is reinstated as an education language in Inner Mongolia.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Protests, Timeline
In a similar case in Tongliao, a prefecture of Inner Mongolia, parents found out about the announcement only after sending their kids to a boarding school, which led to the protests. The parents besieged the school before being repelled by the police. The authorities released their children from the school despite rampant pressure. Resentment against forced Mandarin-based education was also reflected on the Chinese social media by Mongol users, however it was removed by the authorities.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Protests, Timeline
On 1 September, staff at a school in Naiman county told the BBC that only around 40 students had registered for the semester in place of the usual 1,000. Some subsequently changed their minds, and only some 10 remained. On the same time, 300,000 ethnic Mongol students went on strike against the policy imposed by Beijing. Even among those ethnic Mongols who support Chinese government, many Mongols objected the plan, with one Mongol, using short video app Kuaishou “I am Chinese, I am Mongolian, you can take anything from me except my mother language. Without language, I cannot say that I am Mongolian,” in a following demonstration against the policy.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Protests, Timeline
On 2 September, several ethnic Mongols participated in the raising of khar suld (Black Banner in Mongolian). The khar suld has an implied connotation used only when Mongols fought against an enemy.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, China
Chinese state media like Xinhua News Agency and China Daily have largely ignored the protests and its demands at first, instead focusing on the planned festivals held in Inner Mongolia to social life of ethnic Mongols. However, at the same time, Chinese officials traveled to Inner Mongolia trying to persuade families to send their children back to schools, although there was a strong objection from Mongol families.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, China
In early September, State Councilor and police minister Zhao Kezhi visited the region to strengthen the fight against “terrorism and separatism” during a tour to parts of the province. Chinese police of the region offering a 1,000 yuan bounty for anyone who could identify people participating in anti-government protests.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, China
On the same time, Chinese police force has been deployed and increasing its activities across Inner Mongolia, with a number of people arrested for supporting the protests. Families that refused to send children to schools may be stripped of social benefits by the government.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, China
On 4 September, a journalist for Los Angeles Times was allegedly detained for four hours before being expelled by the Chinese authorities for her coverage.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, China
On 13 September, some counties's government require guardians to send their children to school or they will be fined for up to 5000 yuan in response to Student strike.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, China
On 1 December, report said that the Chinese government is mass recruiting secondary school teachers to work in the northern region of Inner Mongolia. Online government documents issued in the weeks since protests rocked the region in early September reveal government plans to hire more than 1,000 teachers across the region.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, China
Local banner and league governments across the region have also posted recruitment ads for hundreds of teachers from elsewhere in China to relocate to the region and teach Mandarin.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, Taiwan
In Taipei, Former Council of Indigenous Peoples minister Yohani Isqaqavut, front, who is a Presbyterian pastor, and other members of the church's Indigenous Ministry Committee hold placards at a rally outside the Legislative Yuan in Taipei yesterday to express support for people in China's Inner Mongolia.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, International
Many Mongols were outraged following the reports, although economic dependence on China largely undermines the opportunity to help. Dozens of Mongolian protesters marched to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs headquarter in Ulaanbaatar demanded reaction against ongoing repression of Mongol rights in China. The leader of the IMPP, Temtsiltu Shobtsood, who lives in exile in Germany, accused China of "trying to suppress" the Mongolian language.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, International
In September 2020, the Congressional-Executive Commission on China issued a statement condemning the suppression of the protests and an assault on a U.S. journalist covering the protests. The same month, an international petition by ethnic Mongols, “Save Education in Inner Mongolia,” was started.


2020 Inner Mongolia protests, Reactions, International
On 24 and 25 November, hundreds of Mongolians living in Japan protested outside the National Assembly in Tokyo, calling on the Chinese Communist Party not to end Mongolian-medium education in Inner Mongolia. The protesters held up banners and placards in Mongolian, Chinese, Japanese and English such as "Withdraw the sinicization policy!" "Stop oppressing Mongolians!" and "Give Mongolians back their mother tongue!"


2020 Inter Miami CF season
The 2020 Inter Miami CF season was the first season of existence for Inter Miami CF. They participated in Major League Soccer, the top tier of soccer in the United States. It was be the first time since 2001 that a first division soccer club will have competed in the Greater Miami Area.


2020 Inter Miami CF season
Inter Miami played their first competitive match on March 1 away to Los Angeles FC. Their first home match was planned for March 14 against the LA Galaxy, former team of Inter Miami president David Beckham, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.


2020 Inter-Provincial Championship
The 2020 Inter-Provincial Championship, known for sponsorship reasons as the Test Triangle Inter-Provincial Championship, was scheduled to be the eighth edition of the Inter-Provincial Championship, a first-class cricket competition played in Ireland. It was scheduled to take place from 2 to 27 August 2020. It would have been the fourth edition of the competition to be played with first-class status. The number of fixtures were halved from the previous year, with each team playing two matches instead of four. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.


2020 Inter-Provincial Championship
On 26 March 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that domestic competitions would be pushed back to 28 May 2020 at the earliest, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government restrictions prevented any cricket, including training, from starting before June 2020. The Irish government announced a provisional date of 20 July 2020 for a possible restart of sporting fixtures in the country. Plans of a possible start of domestic cricket in Ireland, with matches taking place during August and September, were looked at in July 2020. However, on 22 July 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that only the 20-over and 50-over tournaments would take place in 2020 due to the pandemic. In February 2021, Cricket Ireland confirmed that there would be no first-class competition in 2021, with the focus on limited overs cricket instead.


2020 Inter-Provincial Cup
The 2020 Inter-Provincial Cup was the eighth edition of the Inter-Provincial Cup, a List A cricket competition that was played in Ireland during September 2020. It was the fourth edition of the competition to be played with List A status. Leinster Lightning were the defending champions.


2020 Inter-Provincial Cup
The first two scheduled matches of the tournament, both between North West Warriors and Northern Knights, were abandoned without a ball being bowled due to the weather. The next match saw Leinster Lightning beat Northern Knights by 91 runs, giving them a bonus point to lead the competition at the mid-way point. In the fourth fixture, Leinster Lightning beat North West Warriors by 62 runs, in a rain-affected match. The win, which included a bonus point, was enough to give Leinster an unassailable lead in the tournament, and their seventh consecutive title. Leinster Lightning went on to win their remaining two matches, finishing the tournament undefeated.


2020 Inter-Provincial Cup, Background
The tournament was originally scheduled to take place from 8 May to 29 July 2020. However, on 26 March 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that domestic competitions would be pushed back to 28 May 2020 at the earliest, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government restrictions prevented any cricket, including training, from starting before June 2020. The Irish government announced a provisional date of 20 July 2020 for a possible restart of sporting fixtures in the country. Plans of a possible start of domestic cricket in Ireland, with matches taking place during August and September, were looked at in July 2020. On 22 July 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed the revised fixtures for the tournament. On 15 August 2020, all the teams confirmed their squads for the tournament.


2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy
The 2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy was the seventh edition of the Inter-Provincial Trophy, a Twenty20 cricket competition played in Ireland during August and September 2020. It was the fourth edition of the competition to be played with full Twenty20 status. Northern Knights were the defending champions.


2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy
On the opening day of the tournament, Northern Knights beat North West Warriors by two runs in a match affected by the rain, and Leinster Lightning defeated Munster Reds by nine wickets with twelve overs to spare. Leinster Lightning won the tournament, to claim their sixth title, after beating Northern Knights by five wickets in the penultimate round of matches.


2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy
The final two fixtures of the tournament, scheduled to be played on 8 September 2020, were both called off a day before they were meant to be played. The match between Munster Reds and Northern Knights was cancelled because of a possible COVID-19 "chain of transmission" linked back to a cancelled match in the 2020 Bob Willis Trophy in England a few days prior. The other match, between North West Warriors and Leinster Lightning, was called off due to a wet outfield, meaning only half of the scheduled twelve matches finished with a result.


2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy, Background
Originally the tournament was scheduled to be held from 12 June to 3 August 2020, with competition split into two halves, each branded as a T20 Festival. The first half was scheduled to be played in June, and the second half was scheduled to be played in August.


2020 Inter-Provincial Trophy, Background
On 26 March 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed that domestic competitions would be pushed back to 28 May 2020 at the earliest, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Government restrictions prevented any cricket, including training, from starting before June 2020. The Irish government announced a provisional date of 20 July 2020 for a possible restart of sporting fixtures in the country. Plans of a possible start of domestic cricket in Ireland, with matches taking place during August and September, were looked at in July 2020. On 22 July 2020, Cricket Ireland confirmed the revised fixtures for the tournament. On 15 August 2020, all the teams confirmed their squads for the tournament.


2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge
The 2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge was the fifth season of the Intercontinental GT Challenge. The season again features five rounds, starting with the Liqui Moly Bathurst 12 Hour on 2 February and concluding with the Kyalami 9 Hours on 12 December. Dennis Olsen is the defending Drivers' champion and Porsche is the defending Manufacturers' champion.


2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Calendar
At the annual press conference during the 2019 24 Hours of Spa on 26 July, the Stéphane Ratel Organisation announced the first draft of the 2020 calendar. The only change from 2019 was the North American round moving from Laguna Seca Raceway to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, primarily because of event permit restrictions at Laguna Seca (which is owned by the local government). The Indianapolis event will form a revival of the Speedway's Harvest Auto Racing Classic.


2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Calendar
The schedule was further changed on 22 May 2020 when the BH Auction SMBC Suzuka 10 Hours on 23 August was canceled because of Japanese entry restrictions as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, on 22 June 2020, it was announced as a result of the rescheduled 24 Hours of Spa, the race would be extended to 25 hours. The new date falls on the weekend Europe leaves summertime, so clocks are turned back one hour, so the race will run 25 hours, with the original 24 hours name retained. Finally the raced lasted for 24 hours and not for 25 hours.


2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Championship standings
Championship points were awarded for the first ten positions in each race. Entries were required to complete 75% of the winning car's race distance in order to be classified and earn points, with the exception of Bathurst where a car simply had to cross the finish line to be classified. Individual drivers were required to participate for a minimum of 25 minutes in order to earn championship points in any race. A manufacturer only received points for its two highest placed cars in each round.


2020 Intercontinental GT Challenge, Championship standings, Driver's championship
The results indicate the classification relative to other drivers in the series, not the classification in the race.


2020 International Court of Justice judges election
The 2020 International Court of Justice election were held on 11 and 12 November 2020 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. In the set of triennial elections, the General Assembly and the Security Council concurrently elect five judges to the Court for nine-year terms, in this case beginning on 6 February 2021.


2020 International Court of Justice judges election
From the eight candidates, Yuji Iwasawa (Japan), Xue Hanqin (China), Peter Tomka (Slovakia), Julia Sebutinde (Uganda), and Georg Nolte (Germany) have been elected members of the International Court of Justice for a term of office of nine years, as both the Security Council and the General Assembly have agreed on the same candidates.


2020 International Court of Justice judges election, Background
The International Court of Justice (ICJ), based in The Hague, is one of the principal organs of the United Nations. The court consists of 15 judges, with five judges elected every three years. In the case of death or other vacancy, a judge is elected for the remainder of the term. Judges are required to be independent and impartial; they may not exercise any political or administrative function, and do not act as a representative of their home state. Elections of members of the Court are governed by articles 2 through 15 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice.


2020 International Court of Justice judges election, Background
The five judges whose terms expired on 5 February 2021, with their nationality, were:


2020 International Court of Justice judges election, Candidates, Qualifications
Article 2 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice provides that judges shall be elected "from among persons of high moral character, who possess the qualifications required in their respective countries for appointment to the highest judicial offices, or are jurisconsults of recognized competence in international law".


2020 International Court of Justice judges election, Candidates, Nomination procedure
All States parties to the Statute of the ICJ have the right to propose candidates. Nominations of candidates for election to the ICJ are made by a group consisting of the members of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA), designated by that State. For this purpose, members of the PCA act in "national groups" (i.e. all the PCA members from any individual state). (In the case of UN member states not represented in the PCA, the state in question may select up to four individuals to be its "national group" for the purpose of nominating candidates to the ICJ).


2020 International Court of Justice judges election, Candidates, Nomination procedure
Every such "national group" may nominate up to four candidates, not more than two of whom shall be of their own nationality. Before making these nominations, each "national group" is recommended to consult its highest court of justice, its legal faculties and schools of law, and its national academies and national sections of international academies devoted to the study of law.


2020 International Court of Justice judges election, Candidates, 2020 nominees
On 5 February 2020, the Under-Secretary-General for Legal Affairs and the United Nations Legal Counsel, on behalf of the Secretary-General, requested nominations from the national groups of States parties to the Statute of the Court to be submitted to the Secretary-General not later than 24 June 2020, in accordance with Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Statute of the Court.


2020 International Court of Justice judges election, Candidates, 2020 nominees
After the established deadline for nominating candidates, 24 June 2020, a national group submitted a nomination to the Secretariat. Eight candidates contested the five positions. The nominated candidates for the 2020 election were as follows:


2020 International Court of Justice judges election, Election
As more than five candidates had received the absolute majority of votes required after the first round of voting by secret ballot, the General Assembly held on 12 November 2020 another round of voting until only the required number of candidates, and no more, obtained an absolute majority. The Security Council, meeting independently from but concurrently with the General Assembly, elected five judges to the International Court of Justice after a single round of voting on 11 November 2020. In the council, eight votes constitute an absolute majority, with no distinction between permanent and non-permanent members. By contrast, all 193 Member States in the Assembly are electors and accordingly, for the purpose of election, 97 votes constituted an absolute majority.


2020 International Darts Open
The 2020 International Darts Open was the fourth and final PDC European Tour event on the 2020 PDC Pro Tour. The tournament took place at the SACHSENarena, Riesa, Germany from 23–25 October 2020. It featured a field of 48 players and £140,000 in prize money, with £25,000 going to the winner.


2020 International Darts Open
Gerwyn Price was the defending champion after defeating Rob Cross 8–6 in the final of the 2019 tournament. However, he was beaten 6–5 by Ross Smith in the second round.


2020 International Darts Open
Joe Cullen won his second European Tour title and fourth PDC title in all by defeating Michael van Gerwen 8–5 in the final, which also secured his place as the number 1 seed for the European Championship. It was the same scoreline against the same player as at his first ET title in Mannheim.


2020 International Darts Open
The tournament was postponed from its original date in early 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.


2020 International Darts Open, Prize money
This is how the prize money is divided, with the prize money being unchanged from the 2019 European Tour:


2020 International Darts Open, Qualification and format
The top 16 entrants from the PDC ProTour Order of Merit on 4 February automatically qualified for the event and were seeded in the second round.


2020 International Darts Open, Qualification and format
The remaining 32 places went to players from four qualifying events and to two invitees – 23 from the Tour Card Holder Qualifier (held on 14 February), two from the Associate Member Qualifier (held on 15 October), three from the Host Nation Qualifier (held on 22 October), one from the Nordic & Baltic Associate Member Qualifier (held on 12 October 2019), and one from the East European Associate Member Qualifier (held on 8 February).


2020 International Darts Open, Qualification and format
The two highest ranked German players on the ProTour Order of Merit as of the 14 February cut-off date also qualified.


2020 International Darts Open, Qualification and format
Kyle Anderson, Peter Wright, Dirk van Duijvenbode and Ryan Murray withdrew, while Niels Zonneveld and Glen Durrant pulled out because of contracting COVID-19. All six players were replaced by Host Nation Qualifiers, while José de Sousa and Stephen Bunting were promoted to seeds.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam
The 2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, the 49th event in the International Film Festival Rotterdam series, took place on 22 January–2 February 2020.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam
The Cloud In Her Room by Zheng Lu Xinyuan won the Tiger Award, the top prize.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official selection, Bright Future
The section highlighted work of young and emerging filmmakers, consisted of the Tiger competition, Ammodo Tiger Short competition, Bright Future competition, main, mid-length and short programmes.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official selection, Bright Future, Tiger
The following films were selected to compete for the Tiger Award. The line-up was announced on 18 December 2019.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official selection, Bright Future, Ammodo Tiger Short
The following films were selected to compete for the Ammodo Tiger Short Competition. The line-up was announced on 4 December 2019.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official selection, Bright Future, Bright Future
The following films were selected to compete for the Bright Future Award. The line-up was announced on 18 December 2019.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official selection, Bright Future, Bright Future
The programme highlighted cutting-edge work of contemporary filmmakers and a selection of emerging talent.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official selection, Voices, Big Screen Competition
The following films were selected to compete for the VPRO Big Screen Award. The line-up was announced on 18 December 2019.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official selection, Voices, Voices Main Programme
The programme highlighted the work of future in arthouse cinema.


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official selection, Deep Focus
The section highlighted work of compilations, retrospectives and other formats in cinema. The section consisted of:


2020 International Film Festival Rotterdam, Official selection, Perspectives
The section presented the IFFR's thematic programme and showcased the relevant social and political issues in cinema. The section consisted of:


2020 International GT Open
The 2020 International GT Open is the fifteenth season of the International GT Open, the grand tourer-style sports car racing series founded in 2006 by the Spanish GT Sport Organización. It began on 8 August at the Hungaroring and ended at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya on 1 November after six rounds.


2020 International GT Open, Championship standings, Points systems
Points are awarded to the top 10 (Pro) or top 6 (Am, Pro- Am, Teams) classified finishers. If less than 6 participants start the race or if less than 75% of the original race distance is completed, half points are awarded. At the end of the season, the lowest race score is dropped; however, the dropped race cannot be the result of a disqualification or race ban.


2020 International GT Open, Championship standings, Teams' championship
Only the highest two finishing cars from a team count towards the Teams' Championship


2020 International Maturidi Conference
The 2020 International Maturidi Conference was an international scientific-practical conference, sponsored by the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev, held over three days, from 3 to 5 March 2020, in the city of Samarkand under the title of "Imam Abu Mansur Maturidi and the Teachings of Maturidiyya: The Past and the Present" (Arabic: الإمام أبو منصور الماتريدي والتعاليم الماتريدية: التاريخ والحاضر).


2020 International Maturidi Conference
The conference was organized jointly with the Committee on Religious Affairs under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the Imam Bukhari International Scientific Research Center (IBISRC), the Center for Islamic Civilization, the Muslims Board of Uzbekistan, the International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan, and the Egyptian Al-Azhar Complex.


2020 International Maturidi Conference
The main purpose of the conference is to further study of Imam Maturidi's scientific heritage, to reveal the essence of the teachings of Maturidiyya against destructive sects, throughout the world promotion of the invaluable contribution to Islamic civilization of Uzbekistan as the "Country of Great Scholars", and shedding light on the scientific and civilizational legacy of scholars from Transoxiana.


2020 International Maturidi Conference
The participants at the conference discussed some issues related to Islam and Muslims, such as:


2020 International Maturidi Conference, Participants
The conference witnessed the participation of delegations representing many Islamic bodies and scientific universities, as well as scholars from Uzbekistan, and over 70 scholars and thinkers from the al-Azhar, as well as scholars of the Council of Senior Scholars, Muslim Council of Elders, and the Bulgarian Islamic Academy. In addition, it was attended by scholars, religious leaders, and directors of scientific and research centres from over 20 countries, including Algeria, Jordan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Turkey, Pakistan, Bosnia Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Switzerland, Germany, and United Kingdom.


2020 International Maturidi Conference, Conference recommendations
The conference came out with a set of recommendations, most importantly:


2020 International Rules Series
The 2020 International Rules Series was to be the 21st International Rules Series contested by Gaelic footballers from Ireland and Australian footballers from Australia. The series would have been held in Ireland and was to be the first series to be arranged by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and Australian Football League (AFL) since November 2017. It was cancelled in April 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Ireland.


2020 International Rules Series, Background
The previous series between the countries had been held in and won by Australia in November 2017. As the GAA had scheduled an exhibition hurling match between Galway and Kilkenny at the Sydney Showground Stadium in November 2018, the two associations met to discuss the prospect of holding a series the following year. As time passed, plans for a series in 2019 did not materialise, and the GAA eventually confirmed that insufficient time remained to stage the event. In November 2019 the AFL and GAA proposed dates for a two-test series in 2020 to be held in Ireland.


2020 International Rules Series, Background
The GAA also proposed to hold a memorial ahead of the second test in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday massacre, which saw fourteen civilians killed at a Gaelic football match at Croke Park during the Irish War of Independence. On 4 April 2020, during the coronavirus pandemic, the AFL announced the cancellation of the series.


2020 International Rules Series, Outcome
The 2020 Leinster Senior Football Championship Final (featuring Dublin, who won) was held on the date originally intended for the second test, with the centenary commenoration plan happening around this and the 2020 Munster Senior Football Championship Final the following day (that match by coincidence featuring Tipperary, who also won - this being the more surprising result).


2020 International Swimming League
The 2020 International Swimming League is the second edition of the International Swimming League, a professional swimming league, established in 2019. It comprised ten teams composed of both women and men. The league, due to COVID-19 pandemic travel restrictions, consisted of ten short course swimming meets which took place in the city of Budapest, Hungary.


2020 International Swimming League
The US-based Cali Condors won the Grand Final, with Caeleb Dressel winning the season MVP award.


2020 International Swimming League, Schedule
The schedule consists of ten regular-season meets, followed by two Semifinals and a Final Match in Budapest.


2020 International Swimming League, Schedule, Events schedule
A total of 37 races were held in each match (the 4x50m mixed medley relay acted as a tie breaker).


2020 International Swimming League, Teams
ISL teams can have a maximum roster of 32 athletes for 2019 season, with a suggested size of each club's traveling roster of 28 (14 men and 14 women). Each club will have a captain and a vice-captain of different gender.


2020 International Swimming League, Standings
The team in yellow are qualified to the final match, two for each semifinals.


2020 International Swimming League, Statistics, World Records
At the 2020 International Swimming League, nine world records were set (two of this record were beaten by the same person in the same event).


2020 Internationaux de France
The 2020 Internationaux de France was scheduled to be the fourth event in the 2020–21 ISU Grand Prix of Figure Skating, a senior-level international invitational competition series. It would have been held at Patinoire Polesud in Grenoble, France on November 13–15. Medals were to be awarded in the disciplines of men's singles, ladies' singles, pair skating, and ice dance.


2020 Internationaux de France
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, a large number of modifications were made to the Grand Prix structure. The competitors consisted only of skaters from the home country, skaters already training in the host nation, and skaters assigned to that event for geographic reasons.


2020 Internationaux de France
On October 19, the French Federation of Ice Sports and the ISU announced the cancellation of the event.


2020 Internationaux de France, Entries
The International Skating Union announced the preliminary assignments on October 1, 2020.


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg
The 2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 34th edition of the tournament and part of the International-level tournament category of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place at the Tennis Club de Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France, between 20 and 26 September 2020.


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Finals, Singles
This was Svitolina's 15th WTA Tour singles title, and second of the year.


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg, Finals, Doubles
This was Melichar's 8th career WTA doubles title, and second of the year, and was Schuurs' 12th career WTA doubles title, and second of the year. This was their first title as a pair.


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles
Daria Gavrilova and Ellen Perez were the defending champions but Gavrilova chose not to participate. Perez played alongside Storm Sanders but lost in the first round to Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs.


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Doubles
Melichar and Schuurs went on to win the title, defeating Hayley Carter and Luisa Stefani in the final, 6–4, 6–3.


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles
Dayana Yastremska was the defending champion but chose not to defend her title.


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles
Elina Svitolina won the title, defeating Elena Rybakina in the final, 6–4, 1–6, 6–2.


2020 Internationaux de Strasbourg – Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds that played received a bye into the second round


2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo
The 2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo was a professional women's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at the Country Time Club. It was the 28th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 WTA Tour. It took place in Palermo, Italy between 3 and 9 August 2020. This was the first tournament of the 2020 WTA Tour after the suspension due to COVID-19 pandemic. This restrictions have eased to reduce a number of spectators to 350, and limited of photographers and journalists.


2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles
Cornelia Lister and Renata Voráčová were the defending champions, but they chose not to participate.


2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Doubles
Arantxa Rus and Tamara Zidanšek won the title, defeating first-time finalists Elisabetta Cocciaretto and Martina Trevisan in the final, 7–5, 7–5.


2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
Jil Teichmann was the defending champion, but chose not to participate.


2020 Internazionali Femminili di Palermo – Singles
Fiona Ferro won the title, defeating Anett Kontaveit in the final, 6–2, 7–5. Ferro became the first player to win a title on the WTA tour following the suspension of the tour due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Forlì
The 2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Forlì was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the first edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Forlì, Italy between 21 and 27 September 2020.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Forlì, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Forlì – Doubles
Tomislav Brkić and Nikola Ćaćić won the title after defeating Andrey Golubev and Andrea Vavassori 3–6, 7–5, [10–3] in the final.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Forlì – Singles
Lorenzo Musetti won the title after defeating Thiago Monteiro 7–6(7–2), 7–6(7–5) in the final.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma
The 2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma was a professional tennis tournament played on indoor hard courts. It was the third edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Parma, Italy between 2 and 8 November 2020.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as alternates:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma – Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Tomislav Brkić were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma – Doubles
Grégoire Barrère and Albano Olivetti won the title after defeating Sadio Doumbia and Fabien Reboul 6–2, 6–4 in the final.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma – Singles
Frances Tiafoe was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Parma – Singles
Cedrik-Marcel Stebe won the title after defeating Liam Broady 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Todi
The 2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Todi was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 14th edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Todi, Italy between 17 and 23 August 2020.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Todi, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Todi – Doubles
Tomislav Brkić and Ante Pavić were the defending champions but only Brkić chose to defend his title, partnering Alessandro Giannessi. Brkić withdrew in the first round due to medical reasons.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Todi – Doubles
Ariel Behar and Andrey Golubev won the title after defeating Elliot Benchetrit and Hugo Gaston 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Todi – Singles
Andrea Collarini was the defending champion but lost in the first round to Marco Cecchinato.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Todi – Singles
Yannick Hanfmann won the title after defeating Bernabé Zapata Miralles 6–3, 6–3 in the final.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Trieste
The 2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Trieste was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the 1st edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Trieste, Italy between 24 and 30 August 2020.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Trieste, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Trieste, Singles main draw entrants, Other Entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw using a protected ranking:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Trieste – Doubles
Ariel Behar and Andrey Golubev won the title after defeating Hugo Gaston and Tristan Lamasine 6–4, 6–2 in the final.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Città di Trieste – Singles
Carlos Alcaraz won the title after defeating Riccardo Bonadio 6–4, 6–3 in the final.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna
The 2020 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna was a professional tennis tournament played on clay courts. It was the second edition of the tournament which was part of the 2020 ATP Challenger Tour. It took place in Parma, Italy between 5 and 11 October 2020.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry into the singles main draw as special exempts:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following player received entry into the singles main draw as an alternate:


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna – Doubles
Laurynas Grigelis and Andrea Pellegrino were the defending champions but chose not to defend their title.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna – Doubles
Marcelo Arévalo and Tomislav Brkić won the title after defeating Ariel Behar and Gonzalo Escobar 6–4, 6–4 in the final.


2020 Internazionali di Tennis Emilia Romagna – Singles
Tommy Robredo was the defending champion but chose not to defend his title.