The year 2021 has reserved for us very great moments of sport with the Olympic Games in Tokyo of high caliber and an honest record for the French clan with 33 medals including 10 in gold.
We were also thrilled for the coronation of the gifted Fabio Quartararo in the premier category of motorcycles, for the second world champion title for cyclist Julian Alaphilippe or for the big crystal globe torn off by the skier Alexis Pinturault.
But 2022 could bring even more passion.
On the program, the Beijing Winter Games (in February), a Tour de France which will leave Denmark (in July), the World Athletics Championships in the United States (August) and, once is not custom, a football World Cup (in Qatar) scheduled straddling the months of November and December.
A World Cup where the Blues of Mbappé, Griezmann and Lloris will put their title on the line.
To follow all these events and so many others, we offer you this guide which will accompany you month after month.
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Rugby
Antoine Dupont.
LP / Olivier Corsan
Six Nations Tournament
February 6: France-Italy
February 12: France-Ireland
February 26: Scotland-France
March 11: Wales-France
March 19: France-England
European Cup
April 8, 9, 15 and 16: round of 16 (round trip)
May 6 to 8: quarter-finals
May 13 to 15: semi-finals
May 28: final in Marseille
Top 14
June 4 and 5: last day of the regular phase
June 10 and 11: dams
June 17 and 18: semi-finals in Nice
June 25: final at the Stade de France
Women's World Cup
October 8 to November 12 in New Zealand
1st round
October 8: South Africa-France
October 15: France-England
October 22: France-Fiji
November 12: final
Handball
The French women's handball team.
Hugo Pfeiffer / Icon Sport
January 13 to 30: Men's European Championship in Hungary and Slovakia
June 7 and 8: last day of Starligue
June 18 and 19: Final Four of the Champions League in Cologne (Germany)
November 4 to 20: European Women's Championship in Slovenia, Montenegro and Macedonia
Tennis
Still uncertain participation for Novak Djokovic at the Australian Open.
Icon Sport / PA Images
January 17 to 30: Australian Open
April 10 to 17: Masters 1000 de Monte-Carlo
November 8 to 13: Billie Jean King Cup final
May 15 to 21: Lyon tournament
May 22 to June 5: Roland-Garros
June 27 to July 10: Wimbledon
August 29 to September 11: US Open
October 31 to November 6: Rolex Paris Masters
November 13 to 20: Masters in Turin (Italy)
Soccer
Will 2022 be Kylian Mbappé's last year in Ligue 1?
The player will be free from any engagement on December 31.
LP / Olivier Corsan
League 1
Resumption, day 20: January 7 to 9
Last day: May 21
Champions Trophy: July 31 (subject to change)
French Cup
Final (at the Stade de France): May 8
Champions League (men)
Final (in St. Petersburg, Russia): May 28
Europa League
Final (in Seville, Spain): May 18
Champions League (women)
Final (in Turin, Italy): May 22
French women's team
July 6 to 31: European Championship in England
1st round July 10: France-Italy
July 14: France-Belgium
July 18: Iceland-France
Final at Wembley on July 31
Men's French team
League of Nations (qualifying)
June 3: France-Denmark
June 6: Croatia-France
June 10: Austria-France
June 13: France-Croatia
September 22: France-Austria
September 25: Denmark-France
November 21 to December 18: World Cup in Qatar
1st round: November 21 to December 2
Round of 16: December 3 to 6
Quarter-finals: December 9 and 10
Semi-finals: December 13 and 14
Final: December 18 at Lusail
Cycling
Julian Alaphilippe embraces Marion Rousse, his companion, after his victory in Leuven and his second title of world champion.
AFP / Kenzo Tribouillard
March 6 to 13: Paris-Nice
March 19: Milan-San Remo
March 27: Gand-Wevelgem
April 3: Tour of Flanders
April 10: Amstel Gold Race
April 16: Paris-Roubaix women
April 17: Paris-Roubaix men
April 20: Flèche Wallonne
April 24: Liège-Bastogne-Liège
May 6 to 29: Tour of Italy
June 5 to 12: Critérium du Dauphiné
June 26: French Road Championships (in Cholet)
July 1 to 24: Tour de France (Grand Départ from Copenhagen, Dan)
July 24 to 31: Tour de France women
August 19 to September 11: Tour of Spain
August 21: European Road Championships (in Munich, Germany)
September 25: World Road Championships (in Wollongong, Australia)
October 12 to 16: World track races in Saint-Quentin en Yvelines
Winter Olympics
Quentin Fillon-Maillet is the designated successor of the French biathlon icon, Martin Fourcade, now withdrawn from the circuit.
Manzoni / Icon Sport
February 4 to 20: in Beijing (China)
March 4 to 13: Beijing Paralympic Games
Athletics
Jamaican Elaine Thompson-Herah.
AFP / Luis Acosta
January 22: Meeting de Paris Indoor
February 26 and 27: French Indoor Championships (in Miramas)
March 6: Paris half-Marathon
March 11 to 13: Indoor Worlds (in Belgrade, Serbia)
April 3: Paris Marathon
June 18: Paris meeting (in Charléty)
July 15 to 24: World Championships (in Eugene, EU)
August 10: Monaco meeting
August 16 to 21: European Championships (in Munich, Germany)
Swimming
American Katie Ledecky.
AFP / Odd Andersen
March 10 to 13: French Winter Championships in Angers
April 5 to 10: French Championships in Limoges
May 22 to 29: World Championships (in Fukuoka, Japan)
August 11 to 17: European Championships (in Rome, Italy)
Basketball
Rudy Gobert.
LP / Jean Nicholas Guillo
May 14: last day of Betclic Elite
From May 20: playoffs
June 2: start of the NBA Finals
September 1 to 18: Men's European Championships (Germany, Italy, Geo, Czech Republic)
September 22 to October 1: Women's Worlds in Australia
Formula 1
Max Verstappen (Red Bull's), crowned World Champion on December 12 at the Abu Dhabi circuit.
REUTERS / Kamran Jebreili
March 20: Bahrain GP
May 29: Monaco GP
July 24: French GP at Le Castellet
November 20: Abu Dhabi GP
Motorbike
March 6: Qatar GP
May 15: French GP at Le Mans
November 6: Valencia GP
Rally
January 1 to 14: Dakar (in Saudi Arabia)
January 20 to 23: Monte-Carlo Rally
And also…
Figure skating
January 12 to 16: European Championships (in Tallinn, East)
March 21 to 27: World Championships (in Montpellier)
Judo
February 5 and 6: Grand Slam of Paris
April 29 to May 1: European Championships (in Sofia, Bul)
August 7 to 13: World Championships (in Tashkent, Uzbekistan)
Football
February 13: Superbowl in Inglewood (United States)
Auto endurance
June 11 and 12: 24 Hours of Le Mans
Sail
November 6: start of the Route du Rhum (in Saint-Malo)