January 1, 1988
Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Track and field athletics events during the 1988 Summer Olympics
Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament
1988 AFC Asian Cup — international football competition
1988 African Cup of Nations — football tournament
Fencing at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics medal table — distribution of medals at the 1988 Summer Olympics
1988 Summer Olympics — Games of the XXIV Olympiad, in Seoul, South Korea
1988 Formula One World Championship — sports season
Eurovision Song Contest 1988 — 33rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest
1988–89 UEFA Cup — 18th season of Europe's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA