5 key sporting events of 2017 in the USA

Sport is popular all over the world and a lot of people are fond of visiting different sporting events. Every year, huge sporting events take place in different countries and the real fans follow their teams and favorite sportsmen to support them and to share the pleasure of victory. Let’s have a look at the key sporting events of 2017 in the USA.

5 key sporting events of 2017 in the USA

5 key sporting events of 2017 in the USA

World Baseball Classic

World Baseball Classic will start on the 9th of March and will last till the 22nd of March in 2017. 16 teams will take part in this sporting event. The first round will be in Seoul, Miami, and Tokyo, the second round will take place in San Diego and Tokyo, and the main championship round will be in Los Angeles. Israel and Colombia will take part in this baseball competition for the first time.

Masters

This golf tournament will be held in Augusta National Golf club. It will happen in April. For the first time this tournament was organized in 1934. Masters will start on the 3rd of April.

US Open Tennis

The US Open Tennis tournament will take place in New York. It will start at the end of August and will last till the 10th of September.

IWF World Championship

The organizer of this weightlifting championship is the International Weightlifting Organization. This sporting event includes 15 weight categories — 7 for ladies and 8 for men. In the women’s categories 48 kg is the lightest weight and +75kg is the heaviest one. As for men, the lightest is 56 kg and the heaviest is +105kg. The Championship will be held in Anaheim at the end of November.

World Police and Fire Games

This athletic event will take place in 2017 in Los Angeles or in San Diego, USA. Active police officers or retired officers can take place in this competition. World Police and Fire Games Federation organizes the WPFG.