
The 2010 European Cross Country Championships was a continental cross country running competition that took place on 12 December in Albufeira, Portugal. It was the second time that the country hosted the event, building upon the 1997 edition held in Oeiras.

Portugal was represented at the 2010 European Athletics Championships, held in Barcelona, Spain, from 27 July to 1 August 2010, with a delegation of 42 competitors, who took part in 24 events.

The 2010 FIA WTCC Race of Portugal was the fifth round of the 2010 World Touring Car Championship season. It was the fourth running of the Race of Portugal, and the first time the series had visited the circuit. The race was held at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve near Portimão in Portugal on 4 July 2010. The two races were won by Tiago Monteiro and Gabriele Tarquini of SR-Sport.

The 2010 Portuguese motorcycle Grand Prix was the penultimate round of the 2010 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place in the weekend of 29–31 October 2010 at the Autódromo do Estoril located in Estoril, Portugal.

Portugal sent a delegation to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada from 12 to 28 February 2010. This was the nation's sixth appearance at a Winter Olympic Games. The Portuguese delegation consisted of a single cross-country skiing competitor, Danny Silva. He placed 95th in the 15 kilometre freestyle race.

The 2010 Portimão Superbike World Championship round was the second round of the 2010 Superbike World Championship. It took place on the weekend of March 26–28, 2010 at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve.

Portugal was represented at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, held in Singapore from 14 to 26 August 2010, with a delegation of 19 competitors, who took part in 10 sports.

The 2010 Rali Vinho da Madeira, was the eighth round of the 2010 Intercontinental Rally Challenge (IRC) season. The 21 stage asphalt rally took place on the island of Madeira between 5 – 7 August 2010 with all stages running in daylight.

The 2010 Portimão Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on September 19, 2010, at the Autódromo Internacional do Algarve circuit, Portimão, Portugal. It was Superleague Formula's first visit to the circuit after visits in previous years to the country's Estoril circuit. It was the ninth round of the 2010 Superleague Formula season.