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Tokyo 2020

Summer Olympics 2021 Schedule, Dates, Venue, Games, Events

Japan’s Tokyo to host 32nd edition of Summer Olympic Games from 23 July to 8 August in 2021. Initially the games were about to take place in 2020 but due to coronavirus outbreak, IOC rescheduled the games. It will be second occasion when country to host Olympiads as in 1964, Tokyo hosted the multi-sporting event for the first time. 206 nations are expected to participate in the grand sporting event 2020 Summer Olympics.

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2020 Olympic Games in Brief

Dates: 23 July to 8 August

Host: Tokyo, Japan

Motto: Discover Tomorrow

Opening Ceremony: 23 July, 2021

Closing Ceremony: 8 August, 2021

Participating Countries: 206 (Not confirmed Yet)

Participating Athletes: 11,100 (Not Confirmed Yet)

Total Sports: 33

Events: 339 events (50 Disciplines)

Stadium: New National Stadium

Venues and Stadiums

The total cost of construction and renovation of venues for all 33 sports in 2020 Olympics is reported to go beyond 25 Billion USD. There are three major zones where events to take place. Heritage zone, Tokyo Bay Zone and Outlying Venues to host the 32nd Olympic Games.

VENUE CAPACITY SPORTING EVENTS
Olympic Stadium 60,100 Opening and Closing Ceremonies
Athletics
Football Finals
Yoyogi National Gymnasium 13,290 Handball
Ryogoku Kokugikan 11,100 Boxing
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 10,000 Table Tennis
Nippon Budokan 14,475 Judo
Karate
Tokyo International Forum 5,000 Weightlifting
Imperial Palace Garden 5,000 Athletics (marathon, race walk)
Musashino Forest Park Road Cycling
Kasai Rinkai Park 8,000 Canoeing (Slalom)
Oi Seaside Park 15,000 Field Hockey
Olympic Aquatics Centre 15,000 Aquatics (Swimming, Diving, Synchronized Swimming)
Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center 3,700 Water Polo
Yumenoshima Park 7,000 Archery
Ariake Arena 15,000 Volleyball
Olympic BMX Course 6,000 BMX cycling
Skateboarding
Olympic Gymnastic Centre 10,000 Gymnastics (Artistic, Rhythmic, Trampoline)
Ariake Coliseum 20,000 Tennis
Odaiba Marine Park 5,000 Triathlon
Aquatics (Marathon Swimming)
Shiokaze Park 12,000 Beach volleyball
Central Breakwater 20,000 Equestrian (Eventing)
Rowing
Canoeing (Sprint)
Aomi Urban Sports Venue 5,000 Sport Climbing
3×3 Basketball
Camp Asaka Shooting
Musashino Forest Sports Plaza 10,000 Modern pentathlon (Fencing)
Badminton
Ajinomoto Stadium 50,000 Football
Rugby Sevens
Modern pentathlon (Excluding Fencing)
Saitama Super Arena 22,000 Basketball
Enoshima 10,000 Sailing
Surfing
Makuhari Messe 6,000 Taekwondo
Fencing
8,000 Wrestling
Baji Koen Equestrian (dressage, jumping)
Kasumigaseki Country Club 30,000 Golf
Izu Velodrome 5,000 Track Cycling
Izu Mountain Bike Course Mountain biking
Yokohama Stadium 30,000 Baseball
Softball
Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium 30,000 Baseball (Opening Match)
Softball (Opening Match)
Fuji International Speedway Road Cycling
International Stadium Yokohama 70,000 Football (Men’s and Women’s Events)
Saitama Stadium, Saitama 62,000
Miyagi Stadium, Sendai 48,000
Tokyo Stadium 49,000
Kashima Soccer Stadium, Ibaraki 42,000
Sapporo Dome, Sapporo 42,000
National Stadium, Tokyo 60,000

Olympic venue is situated at Harumi Futo meanwhile media press center and International Broadcast Center events to take place at Tokyo Big Sight.

Events

There will be 339 events in 33 sports to take place in 2020 Olympiads in Tokyo.

Aquatics (49 Events) Diving
  • 3m Springboard (Men/Women)
  • 10m Platform (Men/Women)
  • Synchronised 3m Springboard (Men/Women)
  • Synchronised 10m Platform (Men/Women)
Marathon Swimming
  • 10km Marathon Swimming (Men/Women)
Swimming
  • 50m Freestyle (Men/Women)
  • 100m Freestyle (Men/Women)
  • 200m Freestyle (Men/Women)
  • 400m Freestyle (Men/Women)
  • 800m Freestyle (Men/Women)
  • 1500m Freestyle (Men/Women)
  • 100m Backstroke (Men/Women)
  • 200m Backstroke (Men/Women)
  • 100m Breaststroke (Men/Women)
  • 200m Breaststroke (Men/Women)
  • 100m Butterfly (Men/Women)
  • 200m Butterfly (Men/Women)
  • 200m Individual Medley (Men/Women)
  • 400m Individual Medley (Men/Women)
  • 4 x 100m Freestyle Relay (Men/Women)
  • 4 x 200m Freestyle Relay (Men/Women)
  • 4 x 100m Medley Relay (Men/Women)
  • 4 x 100m Mixed Medley Relay
Synchronised Swimming
  • Duets (Women)
  • Teams (Women)
Water Polo
  • 12-team tournament (Men)
  • 10-team tournament (Women)
Archery (5 Events) Archery
  • Individual competition (Men/Women)
  • Team competition (Men/Women)
  • Mixed Team
Athletics (48 Events) Athletics
  • 100m (Men/Women)
  • 200m (Men/Women)
  • 400m (Men/Women)
  • 800m (Men/Women)
  • 1,500m (Men/Women)
  • 5,000m (Men/Women)
  • 10,000m (Men/Women)
  • 110m Hurdles (Men)
  • 100m Hurdles (Women)
  • 400m Hurdles (Men/Women)
  • 3,000m Steeplechase (Men/Women)
  • 4 x 100m Relay (Men/Women)
  • 4 x 400m Relay (Men/Women)
  • High Jump (Men/Women)
  • Pole Vault (Men/Women)
  • Long Jump (Men/Women)
  • Triple Jump (Men/Women)
  • Shot Put (Men/Women)
  • Discus Throw (Men/Women)
  • Hammer Throw (Men/Women)
  • Javelin Throw (Men/Women)
  • Decathlon (Men)
  • Heptathlon (Women)
  • 20km Race Walk (Men/Women)
  • Marathon (Men/Women)
  • 50km Race Walk (Men)
  • 4 x 400m Mixed Relay
Badminton (5 Events) Badminton
  • Singles (Men/Women)
  • Doubles (Men/Women)
  • Mixed Doubles
Basketball (4 Events) 3×3
  • 8-team tournament (Men/Women)
Basketball
  • 12-team tournament (Men/Women)
Boxing (13 Events) Boxing
  • Fly (51kg) (Women
  • Feather (57kg) (Women)
  • Light (60 kg) (Women)
  • Welter (69 kg) (Women)
  • Middle (75 kg) (Women)
Canoe (16 Events) Slalom
  • Kayak (K-1) (Men/Women)
  • Canoe Single (C-1) (Men/Women)
Sprint
  • Kayak Single (K-1) 200m (Men/Women)
  • Kayak Single (K-1) 1,000m (Men)
  • Kayak Single (K-1) 500m (Women)
  • Kayak Double (K-2) 1,000m (Men)
  • Kayak Double (K-2) 500m (Women)
  • Kayak Four (K-4) 500m (Men/Women)
  • Canoe Single (C-1) 1,000m (Men)
  • Canoe Single (C-1) 200m (Women)
  • Canoe Double (C-2) 1,000m (Men)
  • Canoe Double (C-2) 500m (Women)
Cycling (22 Events) BMX Freestyle
  • Park (Men/Women)
BMX Racing
  • Race (Men/Women)
Mountain Bike
  • Cross-Country (Men/Women)
Road
  • Road Race (Men/Women
  • Individual Time Trial (Men/Women)
Track
  • Team Sprint (Men/Women)
  • Sprint (Men/Women)
  • Keirin (Men/Women)
  • Team Pursuit (Men/Women)
  • Omnium (Men/Women)
  • Madison (Men/Women)
Equestrian (6 Events) Dressage
  • Team Competition
  • Individual Competition
Eventing
  • Team Competition
  • Individual Competition
Jumping
  • Team Competition
  • Individual Competition
Fencing (12 Events) Fencing
  • Individual Foil (Men/Women)
  • Individual Epee (Men/Women)
  • Individual Sabre (Men/Women)
  • Team Sabre (Men/Women)
  • Team Foil (Men/Women)
  • Team Epee (Men/Women)
Football (2 Events) Football
  • 16-team tournament (Men)
  • 12-team tournament (Women)
Golf (2 Events) Golf
  • Individual Stroke Play (Men/Women)
Gymnastics (18 Events) Artistic
  • Team competition (Men/Women)
  • Individual All-Around competition (Men/Women)
  • Floor Exercise (Men/Women)
  • Pommel Horse (Men)
  • Uneven Bars (Women)
  • Rings (Men)
  • Beam (Women)
  • Vault (Men/Women)
  • Parallel Bars (Men)
  • Horizontal Bar (Men)
Rhythmic
  • Individual All-Around competition (Women)
  • Group All-Around competition (Women)
Trampoline
  • Individual competition (Men/Women)
Handball (2 Events) Handball
  • 12-team tournament (Men/Women)
Hockey (2 Events) Hockey
  • 12-team tournament (Men/Women)
Judo (15 Events) Judo
  • – 60kg (Men)
  • – 66kg (Men)
  • – 73kg (Men)
  • – 81kg (Men)
  • – 90kg (Men)
  • – 100kg (Men)
  • + 100kg (Men)
  • – 48kg (Women)
  • – 52kg (Women)
  • – 57kg (Women)
  • – 63kg (Women)
  • – 70kg (Women)
  • – 78kg (Women)
  • + 78kg (Women)
  • Mixed Team
Karate (8 Events) Kata
  • Kata (Men/Women)
Kumite
  • TBC
Modern Pentathlon (2 Events) Modern Pentathlon
  • Individual competition (Men/Women)
Rowing (14 Events) Rowing
  • Single Sculls (1x) (Men/Women)
  • Pair (2-) (Men/Women)
  • Double Sculls (2x) (Men/Women)
  • Four (4-) (Men/Women)
  • Quadruple Sculls (4x) (Men/Women)
  • Eight (8+) (Men/Women)
  • Lightweight Double Sculls (2x) (Men/Women)
Rugby (2 Events) Rugby Sevens
  • 12-team tournament (Men/Women)
Sailing (10 Events) Sailing
  • RS:X – Windsurfer (Men/Women)
  • Laser – One Person Dinghy (Men)
  • Laser Radial – One Person Dinghy (Women)
  • Finn – One Person Dinghy (Heavyweight) (Men)
  • 470 – Two Person Dinghy (Men/Women)
  • 49er – Skiff (Men)
  • 49er FX – Skiff (Women)
  • Nacra 17 Foiling – Mixed Multihull
Shooting (15 Events) Shooting
  • 50m Rifle 3 Positions (Men/Women)
  • 10m Air Rifle (Men/Women)
  • 25m Rapid Fire Pistol (Men)
  • 25m Pistol (Women)
  • 10m Air Pistol (Men/Women)
  • Trap (Men/Women)
  • Skeet (Men/Women)
  • 10m Air Rifle Mixed Team
  • 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team
  • Trap Mixed Team
Skateboarding (4 Events) Skateboarding
  • Park (Men/Women)
  • Street (Men/Women)
Sport Climbing (2 Events) Sport Climbing
  • Bouldering, Lead & Speed Combined (Men/Women)
Surfing (2 Events) Surfing
  • Shortboard (Men/Women)
Table Tennis (5 Events) Table Tennis
  • Singles (Men/Women)
  • Team (Men/Women)
  • Mixed Doubles
Taekwondo (8 Events) Taekwondo
  • – 58 kg (Men)
  • – 68 kg (Men)
  • – 80 kg (Men)
  • + 80 kg (Men)
  • – 49 kg (Women)
  • – 57 kg (Women)
  • – 67 kg (Women)
  • + 67 kg (Women)
Tennis (5 Events) Tennis
  • Singles (Men/Women)
  • Doubles (Men/Women)
  • Mixed Doubles
Triathlon (3 Events) Triathlon
  • Individual competition (Men/Women)
  • Mixed Team Relay
Volleyball (4 Events) Beach Volleyball
  • 24-team tournament (Men/Women)
Volleyball
  • 12-team tournament (Men/Women)
Weightlifting (14 Events) Weightlifting
  • 48 kg (Women)
  • 53 kg (Women)
  • 58 kg (Women)
  • 63 kg (Women)
  • 69 kg (Women)
  • 75 kg (Women)
  • + 75 kg (Women)
Wrestling (18 Events) Freestyle
  • 57kg (Men)
  • 65kg (Men)
  • 74kg (Men)
  • 86kg (Men)
  • 97kg (Men)
  • 125kg (Men)
  • 48kg (Women)
  • 53kg (Women)
  • 58kg (Women)
  • 63kg (Women)
  • 69kg (Women)
  • 75kg (Women)
Greco-Roman
  • 59kg (Men)
  • 66kg (Men)
  • 75kg (Men)
  • 85kg (Men)
  • 98kg (Men)
  • 130kg (Men)

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