Halabja massacre — massacre against the Kurdish people that took place in Halabja, Iraq on March 16, 1988

Athletics at the 1988 Summer Olympics — Track and field athletics events during the 1988 Summer Olympics

1988 AFC Asian Cup — international football competition

Basketball at the 1988 Summer Olympics — international basketball tournament

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