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A world championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or contest. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the best nation, team, individual (or other entity) in the world in a particular field. Certain sports do not have a world championship, instead they may organise a world cup, or they may organize both. Often, the use of the term cup or championship in this sense is just a choice of words. Some sports have multiple champions because of multiple organizations such as pro boxing and wrestling.

Certain sports do not have a world championships or a world cup as such, but may have one or several world champions. Professional boxing for example has several world champions at different weights, but each one of them is decided by a "title fight", not a tournament.

[edit] Sports

A full list is presented at List of world cups and world championships

Air sports:
- World Gliding Championships
American football: Super Bowl (formerly: AFL–NFL World Championship Game)
Athletics: IAAF World Championships in Athletics
Aquatics: FINA World Aquatics Championships
Auto-Racing:
- FIA Formula One World Championship
- FIA World Rally Championship (WRC)
- FIA World Touring Car Championship (WTCC)
- FIA World Sportscar Championship
Badminton: World Badminton Championships
Ball games
- Baseball
  - Baseball World Cup
  - World Baseball Classic
- Basketball
  - FIBA World Championship
  - FIBA World Championship for Women
- Football
  - FIFA World Cup, called Football World Championships in many languages.
  - FIFA Women's World Cup
  - FIFA Club World Cup
- Handball
  - World Men's Handball Championship
  - World Women's Handball Championship
- Rugby league: Rugby League World Cup
- Rugby union:
  - Rugby World Cup
  - Women's Rugby World Cup
  - Sevens version: Rugby World Cup Sevens (men and women)
- Softball
  - ISF Women's World Championship
- Volleyball: Volleyball World Championship
Canoeing:
- ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
- ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Cycling:
- UCI Track World Championships, Men
- UCI Track World Championships, Women
- World Cycling Championship
- World Cyclo-cross Championships
- World Mountain Bike Championship
Dancing
- International DanceSport Federation World Formation dance championships
Equestrian:
- FEI World Equestrian Games
- Eventing World Championship
- Show Jumping World Championships
- Dressage World Championship
Gymnastics: World Gymnastics Championships
Judo: World Judo Championships
Rowing: World Rowing Championships
Snooker: World Snooker Championship
Speedway:
- Speedway Grand Prix (formerly: Speedway World Championship)
- Speedway World Cup (U-21)
Winter Sports:
- Alpine skiing: Alpine World Skiing Championships
- Bandy: Bandy World Championships
- Biathlon: Biathlon World Championships
- Bobsleigh: FIBT World Championships
- Curling: World Curling Championships
- Figure Skating: World Figure Skating Championships
- Ice Hockey: Ice Hockey World Championships
- Luge:
  - FIL World Luge Championships
  - FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
- Nordic Skiing: FIS Nordic World Ski Championships
- Skeleton: FIBT World Championships
- Speed Skating: Several, see overview at World championships speed skating
Amateur Boxing
- AIBA: World Amateur Boxing Championships
Amateur Wrestling:
- FILA: FILA Wrestling World Championships
Professional Wrestling:

Main article: World Heavyweight Championship (professional wrestling)

[edit] Performing

World Championships of Performing Arts

[edit] Eating

World Pie Eating Championship