| January | |
| 25 | U.S. 50K Olympic Trials; Santee, California † |
| February | |
| 09 | Oceania 20K Championship; Adelaide, Australia |
| March | |
| 15 | Asian 20K Championship; Nomi, Japan |
| 28 | IAAF Challenge; Taicang, China |
| April | |
| 04 | Grande Prémio; Rio Maior, Portugal |
| May | |
| 02–03 | World Team Championships; Minsk, Belarus |
| 30 | Gran Premio Cantones; La Coruña, Spain |
| August | |
| 06 | Olympic Men’s 20K; Sapporo, Japan |
| 07 | Olympic Women’s 20K; Sapporo, Japan |
| Olympic Men’s 50K; Sapporo, Japan | |
| October | |
| 18 | Around Taihu; Suzhou, China |