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2012 in sports

Overview of the events of 2012 in sports From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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2012 in sports various events were held, notably the Summer Olympics were held in London, United Kingdom.

Events by month

January

February

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Alpine skiing

American football

Aquatics

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Kenneth To from  Australia won the men's race, while Katinka Hosszú from  Hungary won the women's race

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Athletics

Badminton

Baseball

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Basketball

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WNBA Finals

The Indiana Fever defeat the Minnesota Lynx 3–1 in the best-of-5 series.

NBA Finals

Events

Biathlon

Bowling

Canadian football

Cricket

 India defeated  Australia in the final and clinched their third title.

 West Indies defeated  Sri Lanka in the final and clinched their first title.

Curling

Figure skating

Floorball

Freestyle skiing

Futsal

Golf

Handball

Horse racing

Steeplechases
Flat races

Ice hockey

Kickboxing

The following is a list of major noteworthy kickboxing events during 2012 in chronological order.

Date Event Alternate Name/s Location Attendance Notes
January 28 It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden It's Showtime 54 Netherlands Leeuwarden, Netherlands Badr Hari announces his retirement after 12 years of competition.
February 25 SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2012 SuperKombat World Grand Prix I Montenegro Podgorica, Montenegro Featured the SuperKombat World Grand Prix I 2012 super heavyweight (+96kg) tournament.
March 10 Cro Cop Final Fight K-1 Final Fight Croatia Zagreb, Croatia Mirko "Cro Cop" Filipović returns to kickboxing after eight years in MMA.
March 23 United Glory 15 Russia Moscow, Russia
May 27 SLAMM: Nederland vs. Thailand VII SLAMM: Nederland vs. Thailand 7 Netherlands Almere, Netherlands
June 30 Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 It's Showtime 57 & 58 Belgium Brussels, Belgium Peter Aerts announces his retirement after 27 years of competition.

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Luge

Mixed martial arts

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The following is a list of major noteworthy MMA events by month.

January

1/7 — Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Jardine

1/14 — UFC 142: Aldo vs. Mendes

1/20 — UFC on FX: Guillard vs. Miller

1/27 — MFC 32 - Bitter Rivals

1/28 — UFC on Fox: Evans vs. Davis

February

2/4 — UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit

2/11 — ONE Fighting Championship: Battle of Heroes

2/15 — UFC on Fuel TV: Sanchez vs. Ellenberger

2/25 — UFC 144: Edgar vs. Henderson

2/25 — KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy

March

3/2 — UFC on FX: Alves vs. Kampmann

3/3 — Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey

3/16 — M-1 Challenge 31 - Monson vs. Oleinik

3/24 — M-1 Belarus 16 - Belarus Fighting Championship

3/31 — ONE Fighting Championship: War of the Lions

April

4/14 — UFC on Fuel TV: Gustafsson vs. Silva

4/21 — UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans

May

5/4 — MFC 33 - Collision Course

5/5 — UFC on Fox: Diaz vs. Miller

5/12 — KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp

5/15 — UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs. Poirier

5/19 — Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Cormier

5/26 – UFC 146: dos Santos vs. Mir

June

6/1 — The Ultimate Fighter: Live Finale

6/8 — UFC on FX: Johnson vs. McCall 2

6/21 — M-1 Global - Fedor vs. Rizzo

6/22 — UFC on FX: Maynard vs. Guida

6/23 — UFC 147: Silva vs. Franklin II

6/23 — ONE Fighting Championship: Destiny of Warriors

July

7/7 — UFC 148: Silva vs. Sonnen II

7/11 — UFC on Fuel TV: Muñoz vs. Weidman

7/14 — Strikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy

7/21 — UFC 149: Faber vs. Barão

August

8/4 — UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera

8/10 — MFC 34 - Total Recall

8/11 — UFC 150: Henderson vs. Edgar II

8/18 — Strikeforce: Rousey vs. Kaufman

8/31 — ONE Fighting Championship: Pride of a Nation

September

9/1 — UFC 151: Jones vs. Henderson

9/15 — KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies

9/22 — UFC 152: Jones vs. Belfort

9/29 — UFC on Fuel TV: Struve vs. Miocic

9/29 — Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Healy

9/30 — M-1 Challenge 34 - Emelianenko vs. Gluhov

October

10/5 — UFC on FX: Browne vs. Bigfoot

10/6 — ONE Fighting Championship: Rise of Kings

10/13 — UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar

10/26 — MFC 35 - Explosive Encounter

November

11/3 — Strikeforce: Cormier vs. Mir

11/10 — UFC on Fuel TV: Franklin vs. Le

11/17 — UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit

December

12/1 — KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation

12/8 — UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Diaz

12/14 — UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson

12/15 — The Ultimate Fighter: Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson Finale

12/29 – UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2

Motorsport

Netball

International tournaments
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Nordic skiing

Rink hockey

Road cycling

Ryder Hesjedal won the Giro, becoming the first Canadian to win a Grand Tour.
Bradley Wiggins won the Tour, becoming the first British to win a Grand Tour.
Alberto Contador won the title for the second time after his first success in 2008.[6]

Rowing

Rugby league

Rugby union

Domestic competitions

Ski mountaineering

Snowboarding

Squash

Sumo

Swimming

Tennis

Volleyball

Multi-sport events

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