Riots caused by the arrest of rapper Pablo Hasél, which began on the evening of February 16, 2021 and were accompanied by pogroms and attacks on the police.

2020 Summer Olympics — games of the XXXII Olympiad, in Tokyo, Japan, held in 2021

UEFA Euro 2020 — 16th men’s European association football championship

Eurovision Song Contest 2021 — 65th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest

2020 Summer Paralympics — 2020 edition of the Summer Paralympics

2021 Formula One World Championship — 72nd running of the Formula One World Championship

2021 Taliban offensive — 2021 military offensive by the Taliban causing the fall of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

2021 Copa América — Edition's XLVII Copa America

Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics — association football practiced at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics — Basketball events at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics — Athletics events at the 2020 Summer Olympics