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June 18:  Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

5/30/2016

 
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What: The 2016 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy

Where: London, England

When: June 18 - 26, 2016

Competing: Argentina, Australia, Great Britain, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States

More: This will be the 22nd edition of the women's version of the event

Fun Fact: Argentina is the defending champion from 2014, with their sixth title

​​Official: http://www.fih.ch/events/champions-trophy/

June 16:  Volleyball World League

5/30/2016

 
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What: The 2016 FIVB Volleyball World League

Where: Krakow, Poland (Final Round)

When: June 16 - July 17, 2016

Competing: (Group 1) Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, France, Iran, Italy, Poland, Russia, Serbia, United States

More: This is the 27th edition of the World League for men

​Fun Fact: A record 36 teams will compete across all three groups

Official: http://worldleague.2016.fivb.com

June 10:  Men's Hockey Champions Trophy

5/30/2016

 
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What: 2016 Men's Champions Trophy

Where: London, England

When: June 10 - 17, 2016

Competing: Australia, Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, India, South Korea

More: This is the 36th edition of the tournament since 1978, now held biennially.

Fun Fact: Germany is the defending champion from 2014.

​​Official: http://www.fih.ch/events/champions-trophy

June 10: The Euro 2016

5/30/2016

 
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What: The UEFA Euro 2016

Where: France (10 cities, final is Saint-Denis)

When: June 10 - July 10

Competing: Albania, Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, Wales

More: This is the 15th edition of the quadrennial tournament, in which the winner earns a trip to the 2017 Confederations Cup

Fun Fact: Spain is the two-time defending champion.

​​Official: http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro

June 07:  Water Polo World League Super Final

5/30/2016

 
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What: FINA Water Polo World League Super Final Women

Where: Shanghai, China

When: June 07 - 12, 2016

Competing: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Italy, Russia, Spain, United States

More: This is the 13th edition of the women's edition of the Super Final, the finale of the annual World League

Fun Fact: This is the second straight year in Shanghai, and the sixth straight time in China.

​Official: ​http://www.fina.org
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