Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games competition schedule for 2021 released
olympics.com › en › newsFeb 23, 2021 · The competition schedule for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in 2021 has been released by the Organising Committee. Featuring a record 33 sports, 339 medal events and 42 venues, the Games will open on 23 July 2021 and close on 8 August. Actual competition will start two days before the Opening Ceremony on 21 July with softball in Fukushima – in ...
2020 Summer Olympics - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Summer_OlympicsIn January 2020, concerns were raised about the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on athletes and visitors to the Summer Olympic Games. Tokyo organizers and the International Olympic Committee insisted they were monitoring the spread of the disease to minimize its effects on preparations for the Olympics. The IOC stated that in 2020, their Japanese partners and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe "made it very clear that Japan could not manage a postponement beyond n…