Introduction
The Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, took place from July 23 to August 8, 2021, in Tokyo, Japan. This was the second time Japan had hosted the Olympic Games, the previous time being in 1964. The Games featured 339 events in 33 sports, with 206 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) participating.
Schedule and Results
The Games were held over 19 days, with competitions taking place from 9:00 AM to 11:00 PM Japan Standard Time (JST) each day. The opening ceremony took place on July 23, 2021, at the newly built National Stadium in Tokyo, while the closing ceremony was held on August 8, 2021, at the same venue.
| Date | Day | Events |
|---|---|---|
| July 23, 2021 | Friday | Opening Ceremony, Softball, Football |
| July 24, 2021 | Saturday | Archery, Cycling, Fencing, Judo, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Table Tennis, Tennis, Volleyball |
| July 25, 2021 | Sunday | Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing, Equestrian, Fencing, Hockey, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Rowing, Rugby, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo |
| July 26, 2021 | Monday | Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, BMX Freestyle, Boxing, Canoeing, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo |
| July 27, 2021 | Tuesday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, BMX Racing, Boxing, Cycling, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| July 28, 2021 | Wednesday | Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| July 29, 2021 | Thursday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| July 30, 2021 | Friday | Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| July 31, 2021 | Saturday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| August 1, 2021 | Sunday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| August 2, 2021 | Monday | Athletics, Badminton, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| August 3, 2021 | Tuesday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| August 4, 2021 | Wednesday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| August 5, 2021 | Thursday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| August 6, 2021 | Friday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| August 7, 2021 | Saturday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling |
| August 8, 2021 | Sunday | Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoe Sprint, Canoeing, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Shooting, Softball, Surfing, Swimming, Synchronized Swimming, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Water Polo, Wrestling, Closing Ceremony |
The United States topped the medal table with 113 medals (39 gold, 41 silver, and 33 bronze), followed by China with 88 medals (38 gold, 32 silver, and 18 bronze), and Japan with 58 medals (27 gold, 14 silver, and 17 bronze).
Key Highlights
- Allyson Felix (USA) became the most decorated female track and field athlete in Olympic history, with 11 medals.
- Caeleb Dressel (USA) won five gold medals in swimming, becoming the first American male swimmer to win five gold medals in a single Olympic Games since Mark Spitz in 1972.
- Katie Ledecky (USA) won four gold medals in swimming, becoming the first female swimmer to win four gold medals in a single Olympic Games since Debbie Meyer in 1968.
- Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) won the 100m, 200m, and 4x100m relay, becoming the first woman since Florence Griffith-Joyner in 1988 to win these three events in a single Olympic Games.
- Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) won the 5,000m, 10,000m, and 1500m, becoming the first female athlete to win three distance events in a single Olympic Games.
- Armand Duplantis (Sweden) set a new world record in pole vault, clearing 6.19m.
- Noah Lyles (USA) became the first American male to win the 200m since Michael Johnson in 1996.
- Karsten Warholm (Norway) broke the world record in the 400m hurdles, with a time of 45.94s.
- Gianmarco Tamberi (Italy) and Mutaz Essa Barshim (Qatar) shared the gold medal in the high jump, after both athletes cleared 2.37m and neither failed any attempts up
