- On September 17, an animated giant panda named Bing Dwen Dwen and a red lantern baby called Shuey Rhon Rhon were unveiled as the two mascots for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games. The preparatory work for Beijing 2022 remained on track as the main structure for the Winter Olympic Village was completed on December 3, 28 days ahead of schedule, and global recruitment for Games volunteers began on December 5.

- Argentina's Lionel Messi was named 2019 FIFA Player of the Year on September 23, beating Virgil van Dijk and Cristiano Ronaldo. The 32-year-old Barcelona forward also won a record sixth Ballon d'Or title in December.

- On October 12, marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge of Kenya became the first person to run the 42.2km marathon distance in under two hours, doing so in Vienna in one hour 59 minutes 40 seconds. However, his time was not considered an official marathon world record owing to the use of pacemakers and the lack of open competition.

- Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was crowned Formula 1 world champion for the sixth time this season with 413 points, after a dominant pole-to-flag victory at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on December 1. The 34-year-old Briton is now just one title shy of Michael Schumacher's record of seven.

- On December 9, the World Anti-Doping Agency slapped Russia with a four-year ban from international sporting events, preventing the country from having any formal presence at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. Ten days later, Russia's anti-doping agency RUSADA decided to appeal the decision.

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