SPORT AND RECREATION COMMISSION

NATIONAL CALENDAR OF SPORT EVENTS FOR 2017

FIRST QUARTER DATE & MONTH OF EVENT SPORT CODE EVENT NAME CATEGORY EVENT VENUE JANUARY 2017 7 January Athletics National Season Opener Cross Country Open Harare 14 Jan- 28 February Soccer Afcon Seniors Gabon 19 January All Sport Governance Conference NSAs Cresta Lodge Harare 20 January All Annual National Sport Awards NSAs Cresta Lodge Harare 27January Rugby Old Mutual Rugby Weekend Senior National Sports Stadium 17-19 January Volleyball Women's U20 African Nations Championship Under 20 Cairo Egypt

28 January Darts Club Champion of Champions National Munyati Power Station 15 January Shooting Zimbabwe Open Olympic Trap 2016 National MGC 21 January Shooting Zimbabwe Open Olympic Skeet 2015 National MGC 26 January Motor FIM Southern Off Road Championship Regional Zambia 29 January Shooting 1st National Compak Sporting - 100 targets National MGC 30 January Motor FIM Africa Southern Off Road Championship Regional Victoria Falls 30 January Motor Junior Jamboree National Harare 30 January Motor FIA Formula One Grand Prix International Russia FEBRUARY 2017 5 February Rowing Prince Edward 3 Feathers Regatta National Mazowe Dam 10- 12 February Football Preliminary Round Caf Champions Leagues and Continental TBA Confederations Cup 12 February Rowing RAZ Nationals National Mazowe Dam 11-12 February Triathlon Interschools Series Juniors Mount Pleasant Harare 11-12 February Athletics National Cross Country Open Hillside Dam 11- 12 February Squash U11/13 Prince S A Junior Open Regional South Africa 11-12 February Triathlon ITU World Cup Seniors Cape Town South Africa 12 February Shooting 1st National ATA - 100 target National MGC Harare 12 February Judo National Ranking National Rolf Valley Judo Club 16-19 February Swimming Cana Region 5 Under 20 Bulawayo 17- 19 February Football Preliminary Round Caf Champions Leagues and Continental TBA Confederations Cup 17- 19 February Squash Zimbabwe Junior National Bulawayo 17 -19 Football CAF Continental 18-19 February Athletics NAAZ T/F Champs; Open; U/18/20 Cadets & Jnrs Open White City 18-19 February Volleyball Beach Volleyball Open Tournament TBA TBA

25 February Shooting 2nd Compak National TBA TBA 26 February Shooting Full 200 Zimbabwe Open TBA TBA TBA Karate National Juniors and Seniors Individual National Bulawayo Championships 26 February Judo Ambassador Cup National Hartmann House Hall 26 February Archery National Archery Schools Programme National St Johns College 26 Febraury- 12 March Football Under 20 African Cup of Nations Continental Zambia MARCH 2017

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2-5 March Ladies Golf Top Chicks National Wing Gate 5 March Triathlon Interschools Series Juniors Mount Pleasant Swimming Pool 3-5 March Rowing South African Junior Championships Continental Pretoria South Africa 4-5 March Handball Open Season National Harare

9-10 March Shooting Pan African Sporting Championships Continental Bloemfontien South Africa 10-11 March Squash U14, U16 & U19 Kwa-Zulu Natal Junior Open Regional Pietermaritzburg South Africa 11 March Archery FITA Competition International TBA 14- 19 March Netball Tri-Nations Hong-Kong Invitational Tournament International Hong Kong 18-19 March Swimming Junior National Championships National Bulawayo 18-19 March Basketball Senior men Afro Basket qualifiers Regional Harare 18 – 19 March Rugby Kwese Sports Victoria Falls Sevens Rugby Continental Victoria Falls 19 March Triathlon South Africa Championships Seniors Cape Town South Africa 20-28 March Football CHAN Qualifiers Seniors TBA 26 March Athletics IAAF World Cross Country Champs International Kampala 25 March Table Tennis All Provincial Closed Tournaments National Harare

26 March Athletics UZ Track and Field Champs National Harare 28-31 March Swimming Junior Africa Championships Continental Egypt 30-31 March Athletics NASH National Track and Field Champs National Chinhoyi 10-28 March Volleyball African Men’s Club Championship Seniors Tunisia

25-26 March Volleyball Zimbabwe Open Tournament National Gweru TBA Ladies Golf Zimbabwe vs South Africa International Borrowdale Brooke 26 Archery National Archery Schools Programme National St Johns College TBA Karate National So-Kyokushin Championships National Harare TBA Judo All Africa Championships Continental Casabalanca

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SECOND QUARTER DATE & MONTH OF EVENT SPORT CODE EVENT NAME CATEGORY EVENT VENUE APRIL 2017 1 April Triathlon Troutbeck ATU Triathlon Cup Continental Troutbeck Inyanga 1 April Badminton Under 15 Zim Select National TBA

2 -16 April Football Under 17 Caf Continental Madagascar 8-9 April Athletics AA Mines Track and Field Champs National Shabani 3- 4 April Taekwondo National Champions Challenge Cup National Bulawayo 6-10April Multi TESAZ National Games -Universities Sport National Mutare 7-11 April Multi Zimbabwe National Paralympic Games National Bindura 8 -13 April Multi ZITCOSA National Games Colleges Sport National Mutare 8-9 April Equestrian National Champs 3 Phase - JR & Arlington National TBA

5-18 April Volleyball African Women’s Club Championship International Tunisia

10–15 April Squash All Africa Junior Championships Continental Zimbabwe 14 -16 April Squash Zimbabwe Senior Closed Champs National Harare 15- 16 April Archery Africa Grand Prix Continental Ivory Coast 7-11 April Multi Zimbabwe National Paralympic Games National Hwange TBA Ladies Golf ZAACT International Lesotho 22-23 April Athletics IAAF World Relays International Nassau Bahamas 27-29 April Athletics COSSASA Regional TBA 20-30 April Volleyball FIVB World Championship Qualification Tournament Regional TBA

14-18 April Darts National Provincial Championships National Marondera 28 April – 5 May Shooting ISSF WORLD CUP International Cyprus 26 -30 April Shooting South African Grand International South Africa 29 April Body Building ZITF championships National Bulawayo 23-30 April Badminton All Africa Senior Championship Continental South Africa 21- 30 April Squash World Masters Games Championships International Auckland, New Zealand 25-30 April Rowing South African Senior Championships International South Africa 29 April ZOC ZOC Forum National Harare 30 April ZOC Elective General Assembly National Harare 30 April – 6 May Rugby Dairiboard Schools Rugby National Harare MAY 2017 2-7 May Athletics Confederation of Schools Athletics Regional Harare 5-7 May Body Building IFBB Arnold Classic Africa International South Africa 6-7 May Rowing Munich International Junior Regatta International Munich Germany 6-13 May ZOC 14th International Session of NOA Directors International Olympia, Greece 7 May Motor Main Circuit National Harare 7 May Shooting 2nd National UIT 100 – targets National MGC 9-11 May ZOC 17th Ordinary session of GA of ANOCA Elective Continental Djibouti 13-14 May Athletics NAAZ Interprovincial Track and Field Champs National NSS Harare 19 May ZOC ZOC Annual Golf Day National Wingate Golf Club Harare 25-27 May Bowls Zimbabwe Masters National Bulawayo 20 -21 May Table Tennis Zim Championship National Manicaland

21 May Motor Motorcross FIM Africa Continental Harare 25 May – 1 June ZOC 12th International Session for Educators of Higher International Olympia, Greece Institutions of PE 31 May Basketball FIBA Africa U16 men Zone 6 preliminaries Continental TBA FIBA Africa U16 women Zone 6 preliminaries

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27-28 May Athletics World Stars Track and Field Championships National Bindura TBA Karate UFAK Senior Championships International Yaoundé Cameron JUNE 2017 3June Body Building Ironman Zimbabwe National Bulawayo 3-4 June Shooting SA National Championships Regional South Africa 5- 13 June Football CHAN Qualifiers / International Matches Continental TBA 16 June Golf SRC Chairman’s Golf Day National Harare Warren Hills Golf Club 24- 30 June Taekwondo WTF World Taekwondo Championships International Muju, Korea 9-11June Athletics Regional Senior Championships Regional ZNSS 14-17June Darts National Trials National Kadoma 14 June – 3 July Football Confederations Cup International Russia 17 June – 1 July ZOC 57th International Session for Young Participants International Olympia, Greece 18 June Athletics NAAZ Heroes Track and Field Champs National Harare 20-23June Shooting Huntin' Shootin' Fishin' National Troutbeck 24 June ZOC Olympic Day National TBA 24-30June Netball African Africa Championships Continental Uganda TBA Shooting FITASC WORLD SPORTING CHAMPIONSHIP International Hungary 22-25 June Hockey Indoor Africa Cup of Nations, Continental Namibia TBA Karate Zone 6 Championships Regional Maputo 24 June Rugby Senegal vs Zimbabwe International Zimbabwe 27-28 June Motor 4x4 Jamboree National Harare

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THIRD QUARTER DATE & MONTH OF EVENT SPORT CODE EVENT NAME CATEGORY EVENT VENUE JULY 2017 2-8 July Judo South African Open Championships Regional South Africa 2 July Motor Drags National Harare 4-5 July Golf Zimbabwe Ladies Gold Open International Royal Harare 8-16 July Netball Netball World Youth (U21) Cup International Botswana 12-16 July Athletics IAAF World U/18 Championships International Kenya 11-16 July Volleyball FIVB World Championship Beach Under 21 International China 15 July Rugby Zimbabwe vs Namimbia International Namibia 19 July Motor Motorcross National Harare 19-23 July Squash WSF Junior Men's Individual World Championships International New Zealand 19-23 July Squash WSFJunior Women's Individual World International New Zealand Championships 24 -28 July Squash Junior Women's Team World Championships International New Zealand 20 - 30 July Squash World Games (25-28 Squash) International Poland 21-23 July Korfball ZKF Champs National Mutare

23- 30 July Swimming Senior World Championships International Hungary TBA Basketball FIBA Africa Afro basket( U16 ) Continental Botswana

TBA Karate WKF Training Camp and K1 Youth World Cup International Croatia 29 July Athletics JB Busha International Elite Peace Marathon Harare. 29-30July Squash Zimbabwe Cadet & Junior Championship National Harare

AUGUST 2017 2-6 August Rowing Junior World Championships International Netherlands 5 August Rugby National Provincial Championships National Harare 7-13 August Rowing Canadian Royal Henley International Canada 4-13 August Athletics IAAF World Championships International London 16-24 August Multi Zimbabwe National Youth Games National Hwange 11-15 August Darts National Trials National Marondera 11-18 August Multi Zimbabwe National Youth Games National Hwange TBA Korfball IKF AAKC Under21 Champs Continental Malawi

17-20 August Basketball FIBA AFRICA Afro Basket senior MEN Continental TBA 18 -27 August Hockey Field Africa Cup of Nations Continental South Africa 22- 26 August Darts Africa Union Sport Council Region 5 Youth Regional Lesotho Championships 24-31 August Swimming Junior World Championship International United Sates of America 25- 28 August Basketball FIBA Africa Afro basket U16 Women Continental TBA

28 August – 5 September Football African World Cup Qualifiers International TBA 26-27 August Table tennis National Interprovincial Championships National TBA TBA Shooting ISSF World Championship International Russia SEPTEMBER 2017

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1-3 September Multi codes ZUSA Paralympics Games -Universities Sport National Mutare 1-30 September ZOC 24th International seminar, Olympic Studies Post International Greece Graduates 9-17 September Bowls African States Continental South Africa 10 September Motor FIM Africa Championship Continental Kenya 13-17 September Multi codes ZTISU Paralympics Games - Universities Sport National Mutare 16 September Taekwondo 3rd Korean Ambassador’s Taekwondo Championship National Harare 20 September Shooting Zimbabwe Open Double Trap National TBA 21-23 September Basketball Top schools basketball National TBA 30 September Motor Main Circuit National Harare

FOURTH QUARTER DATE & MONTH OF EVENT SPORT CODE EVENT NAME CATEGORY EVENT VENUE OCTOBER 2017 2-10 October Football African World Cup Qualifiers International 7-8 October Table Tennis Zimbabwe Open Championships National Harare

24 October Body Building Zimbabwe Nationals Finals National Harare 29 October Motor Main Circuit National Harare NOVEMBER 2017 2-5 November Body Building IFBB Worlds Men's bodybuilding International Spain 4 November Athletics Dr. S.V. Muzenda Half Marathon National Gutu 6- 14 November Football African World Cup Qualifiers International TBA 10-13 November Body Building IFBB Junior men and Masters Worlds International Romania 13-19 November Bowls World Singles Champion of Champions International Australia 23-26 November Darts Africa Union Sports Council Region 5 Mines Regional Botswana 25-26 November Shooting Chairman’s Cup International South Africa 26 November Motor Motorcross National Harare 26 Nov – 2 Dec Squash WSF World Men's Team Championships International France DECEMBER 2017 1-2 December Body Building IFBB Fitness Championships International France 2-3 December Taekwondo WTF World Taekwondo Grand Prix International Ivory Coast 8-9 December Equestrian National Champs National TBA 8-12 December Multi National YES Festival National Gweru 9 December Athletics NAAZ Track and Field National Harare 20 December Multi Annual National Sport Awards National Harare 10-20 December Volleyball Zone VI Club Indoor and Beach Volleyball Regional Harare Championships 13-15 December Motor Summer Series Supa Cross National Harare 17 December Motor Summer Motor Cross National Harare TBA Table Tennis AUSC Region 5 Championships Regional Botswana

NB – Some of the dates will need to be verified beforehand because at times National Sport Associations shift dates for various reasons.

Contact – D. Kuwengwa on 0773 452 876 or T. Nheweyembwa on 0712 163 826 or 0773 436 735

Email [email protected] or [email protected] or [email protected]

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