1. The Homeless World Cup (August 10-18)
(Chile’s players celebrates at the end of the Homeless World Cup soccer tournament final match against Mexico in Mexico City’s Zocalo plaza - Marco Ugarte/AP/Press Association Images)
2. The World Police and Fire Games (August 1-10)
(Mike Graham (centre) President World Police & Fire Games (WPFG) with Dame Mary Peters 2013 WPFG Patron (left) and Deputy Chief Constable, Judith Giullespie during at photocall at the Stormont sports pavillion in Belfast - Paul Faith/PA Archive/Press Association Images)
3. The Irish World Cup (June 7-9)
(The competition is endorsed by John Aldridge – INPHO/Cathal Noonan)
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4. Universiade (July 12-August 4)
(Images of fireworks is displayed on a huge screen at the opening ceremony of the 26th Universiade games at Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen – Vincent Yu/AP/Press Association Images)
5. The World Games (July 25-August 4)
(The solo representative of China, center, stands behind the country sign board, among a mass of representatives from other countries during the opening ceremony of the World Games in the Main Stadium in 2009 – AP Photo/Hery Westheim)
6. Rugby World Cup Sevens (June 28-30)
(The South African team celebrates after winning the Cup final over Fiji in the USA Sevens round of the International Rugby Board World Series – Julie Jacobson/AP/Press Association Images)
7. The World Championships in Athletics (August 10-18)
(USA’s Bernard Lagat, Ethiopia’s Imane Merga and Dejen Gebremeskel and Great Britain’s Mo Farah battle for the line in the Men’s 5,000m final – Dave Thompson/PA Archive/Press Association Images)
8. The 2013 IRB Junior World Championship (June 5-23)
(The Irish team celebrate 5th place last year – INPHO/Ron Gaunt)
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