Tokyo Olympics 2021 Schedule

Schedule for the Tokyo Olympics 2021

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has postponed the Tokyo Olympics because of the coronavirus pandemic. The postponed Tokyo Olympics will be held from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021.

The dates for the Paralympic Games are August 24, 2021 to September 5, 2021.

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Schedule - (July 21st - July 25th)

Sport	Category	July 21	July 22	July 23	July 24	July 25
Ceremonies				OC
Archery				E	O	O
Artistic swimming
Athletics
Badminton					E	E
Baseball
Basketball	Basketball					E
	3×3 Basketball				E	E
Boxing					E	E
Canoeing	Slalom					E
	Sprint
Cycling	Road cycling				O	O
	Track cycling
	BMX
	Mountain biking
Diving						O
Equestrian					E	E
Fencing					O	O
Field hockey					E	E
Football		E	E		E	E
Golf
Gymnastics	Artistic				E	E
	Rhythmic
	Trampolining
Handball					E	E
Judo					O	O
Karate
Modern pentathlon
Rowing				E	E	E
Rugby sevens
Sailing						E
Shooting					O	O
Skateboarding						O
Softball		E	E		E	E
Sport climbing
Surfing						E
Swimming					E	O
Table tennis					E	E
Taekwondo					O	O
Tennis					E	E
Triathlon
Volleyball	Beach volleyball				E	E
	Volleyball				E	E
Water polo					E	E
Weightlifting					O	O
Wrestling
Daily medal events					11	18
Cumulative total					11	29

O = Gold Medal Events

E = Event Competitions

OC = Opening Ceremony

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Schedule - (July 26th - July 30th)

Sport	Category	July 26	July 27	July 28	July 29	July 30
Ceremonies
Archery		O	E	E	E	O
Artistic swimming
Athletics						O
Badminton		E	E	E	E	O
Baseball				E	E	E
Basketball	Basketball	E	E	E	E	E
	3×3 Basketball	E	E	O
Boxing		E	E	E	E	E
Canoeing	Slalom	O	O	E	O	O
	Sprint
Cycling	Road cycling			O
	Track cycling
	BMX				E	O
	Mountain biking	O	O
Diving		O	O	O		E
Equestrian			O	O		E
Fencing		O	O	O	O	O
Field hockey		E	E	E	E	E
Football			E	E		E
Golf					E	E
Gymnastics	Artistic	O	O	O	O
	Rhythmic
	Trampolining					O
Handball		E	E	E	E	E
Judo		O	O	O	O	O
Karate
Modern pentathlon
Rowing		E	O	O	O	O
Rugby sevens		E	E	O	E	E
Sailing		E	E	E	E	E
Shooting		O	O	E	O	O
Skateboarding		O
Softball		E	O
Sport climbing
Surfing		E	E	O
Swimming		O	O	O	O	O
Table tennis		O	E	E	O	O
Taekwondo		O	O
Tennis		E	E	E	E	O
Triathlon		O	O
Volleyball	Beach volleyball	E	E	E	E	E
	Volleyball	E	E	E	E	E
Water polo		E	E	E	E	E
Weightlifting		O	O	O
Wrestling
Daily medal events		21	22	23	17	21
Cumulative total		50	72	95	112	133

O = Gold Medal Events

E = Event Competitions

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Schedule - (July 31st - August 4th)

Sport	Category	July 31	Aug 1	Aug 2	Aug 3	Aug 4
Ceremonies
Archery		O
Artistic swimming				E	E	O
Athletics		O	O	O	O	O
Badminton		O	O	O
Baseball		E	E	E	E	E
Basketball	Basketball	E	E	E	E	E
	3×3 Basketball
Boxing		E	E		O	O
Canoeing	Slalom
	Sprint			E	O	E
Cycling	Road cycling
	Track cycling			O	O	O
	BMX	E	O
	Mountain biking
Diving		E	O	E	O	E
Equestrian		E	E	O	E	O
Fencing		O	O
Field hockey		E	E	E	E	E
Football		E		E	E
Golf		E	O			E
Gymnastics	Artistic		O	O	O	EG
	Rhythmic
	Trampolining	O
Handball		E	E	E	E	E
Judo		O
Karate
Modern pentathlon
Rowing
Rugby sevens		O
Sailing		O	O	O	O	O
Shooting		O	E	O
Skateboarding						O
Softball
Sport climbing					E	E
Surfing
Swimming		O	O			O
Table tennis			E	E	E	E
Taekwondo
Tennis		O	O
Triathlon		O
Volleyball	Beach volleyball	E	E	E	E	E
	Volleyball	E	E	E	E	E
Water polo		E	E	E	E	E
Weightlifting		O	O	O	O	O
Wrestling			E	O	O	O
Daily medal events		21	25	22	24	17
Cumulative total		154	179	201	225	242

O = Gold Medal Events

E = Event Competitions

EG = Exhibition Gala

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Schedule - (August 5th - August 8th)

Sport	Category	Aug 5	Aug 6	Aug 7	Aug 8
Ceremonies					CC
Archery
Artistic swimming			E	O
Athletics		O	O	O	O
Badminton
Baseball		E		O
Basketball	Basketball	E	E	O	O
	3×3 Basketball
Boxing		O	O	O	O
Canoeing	Slalom
	Sprint	O	E	O
Cycling	Road cycling
	Track cycling	O	O	O	O
	BMX
	Mountain biking
Diving		O	E	O
Equestrian			E	O
Fencing
Field hockey		O	O
Football		E	O	O
Golf		E	E	O
Gymnastics	Artistic
	Rhythmic		E	O	O
	Trampolining
Handball		E	E	O	O
Judo
Karate		O	O	O
Modern pentathlon		E	O	O
Rowing
Rugby sevens
Sailing
Shooting
Skateboarding		O
Softball
Sport climbing		O	O
Surfing
Swimming		O
Table tennis		O	O
Taekwondo
Tennis
Triathlon
Volleyball	Beach volleyball	E	O	O
	Volleyball	E	E	O	O
Water polo		E	E	O	O
Weightlifting
Wrestling		O	O	O
Daily medal events		27	23	34	13
Cumulative total		269	292	326	339

O = Gold Medal Events

E = Event Competitions

Where is the Tokyo Olympics being held?

It will be the second time Tokyo will be hosting the Summer Olympics. The Japanese capital previously hosted the Summer Olympics in 1964. The 2021 Olympics will feature 33 sports at 339 events across 42 venues. Olympic Stadium, Tokyo Aquatics Centre, Ariake Gymnastics Centre and Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium are some of the top venues for the Games.

When does the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony start?

The opening ceremony will be held on 23 July 2021 at Olympic Stadium, Tokyo and will be opened by Emperor Naruhito. The ceremony is expected to start at 8 PM Japan time.

How to watch the Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony in India?

If you are in India, you can watch the opening ceremony on Sony TEN 1 HD/SD, Sony TEN 2 HD/SD and Sony TEN 3 HD/SD. The ceremony will commence at 4.30 PM IST.