The 2020 Summer Olympics is also known as Tokyo 2020. It is a forthcoming international multi-sport event scheduled to take place from 23rd July to 8th August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. Initially, the event was supposed to take place from 24th July to 9th August 2020 but later it got postponed in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 situation. Check Tokyo Olympics 2021 Live Telecast in India, Schedule, Indian Players List, Timing, Tickets Booking Details.
In spite of being rescheduled in 2021, Tokyo 2020 was the name was marketing and branding purposes. This was the first time that the Olympic games got rescheduled instead of canceled. The Summer Paralympics will take place on 24th August and 5th September 2021 after the Olympics.
On 7th September 2013, Tokyo was elected as the hosting city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. 1964 was the first time to host the Olympics in Tokyo, the 2020 Olympics is the second time. This was the first city in Asia to host the Olympics twice.
The 2020 Olympics will launch new competitions like 3×3 basketball, freestyle BMX, and madison cycling, also some mixed events. The last edition of the Olympics was held in the year 2016 in Brazil.
Tokyo 2020 Olympics Schedule for 2021
Sports | Discipline | Dates |
Aquatics | Swimming | July 24 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday) |
Diving | July 25 (Sunday) – July 28 (Wednesday), July 30 (Friday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
Artistic Swimming | August 2 (Monday) – August 4 (Wednesday), August 6 (Friday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
Water Polo | July 24 (Saturday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
Marathon Swimming | August 4 (Wednesday) – August 5 (Thursday) | |
Archery | July 23 (Friday) – Julyt 31 (Saturday) | |
Athletics | Track & Field / Marathon | July 30 (Friday) – August 8 (Sunday) |
Race Walk | July 30 (Friday), August 6 (Friday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
Badminton | July 24 (Saturday) – August 2 (Monday) | |
Baseball/Softball | Baseball | July 28 (Wednesday) – August 5 (Thursday), August 7 (Saturday) |
Softball | July 21 (Wednesday) – July 22 (Tuesday), July 24 (Saturday) – July 27 (Tuesday) | |
Basketball | 3×3 Basketball | July 24 (Saturday) – July 28 (Wednesday) |
Basketball | July 25 (Sunday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
Boxing | July 24 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday), August 3 (Tuesday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
Canoe | Slalom | July 25 (Sunday) – July 30 (Friday) |
Sprint | August 2 (Monday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
Cycling | BMX Freestyle | July 31 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday) |
BMX Racing | July 29 (Thursday) – July 30 (Friday) | |
Mountain Bike | July 26 (Monday) – July 29 (Tuesday) | |
Road | July 26 (Saturday) – July 25 (Sunday), July 28 (Wednesday) | |
Track | August 2 (Monday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
Equestrian | Dressage | July 24 (Saturday) – July 25 (Sunday), July 27 (Tuesday) – July 28 (Wednesday) |
Eventing | July 30 (Friday) – August 2 (Monday) | |
Jumping | August 3 (Tuesday) August 6 (Wednesday), August 7 (Friday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
Fencing | July 24 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday) | |
Football | July 21 (Wednesday) – July 22 (Thursday), July 24 (Saturday) – July 25 (Sunday), July 27 (Tuesday) – July 28 (Wednesday), July 30 (Friday) – July 31 (Saturday), August 2 (Monday) – August 3 (Tuesday), August 5 (Thursday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
Golf | July 29 (Thursday) – August 1 (Sunday), August 4 (Wednesday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
Gymnastics | Artistic | July 24 (Saturday) – July 29 (Thursday), August 1 (Sunday) – August 3 (Tuesday) |
Rhythmic | August 6 (Friday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
Trampoline | July 30 (Friday) – July 31 (Saturday) | |
Handball | July 24 (Saturday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
Hockey | July 24 (Saturday) – August 6 (Friday) | |
Judo | July 24 (Saturday) – July 31 (Saturday) | |
Karate | Kata, Kumite | August 5 (Thursday)- August 7 (Saturday) |
Modern Pentathlon | August 5 (Thursday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
Rowing | July 23 (Friday) – July 30 (Friday) | |
Rugby | July 26 (Monday) – July 31 (Saturday) | |
Sailing | July 25 (Sunday) – August 4 (Wednesday) | |
Shooting | Rifle and Pistol | July 24 (Saturday) – July 25 (Sunday), July 27 (Tuesday), July 29 (Thursday) – August 2 (Monday) |
Shotgun | July 25 (Sunday) – July 26 (Monday), July 28 (Wednesday) – July 29 (Thursday), July 31 (Saturday) | |
Skateboarding | Park | August 4 (Wednesday) – August 5 (Thursday) |
Street | July 25 (Sunday) – July 26 (Monday) | |
Sport Climbing | August 3 (Tuesday) – August 6 (Friday) | |
Surfing | July 25 (Sunday) – August 1 (Sunday) | |
Table Tennis | July 24 (Saturday) – July 30 (Friday), August 1 (Sunday) – August 6 (Friday) | |
Taekwondo | July 24 (Saturday) – July 27 (Tuesday) | |
Tennis | July 24 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday) | |
Triathlon | July 26 (Monday) – July 27 (Tuesday), July 31 (Saturday) | |
Volleyball | Beach Volleyball | July 24 (Saturday) – August 7 (Saturday) |
Volleyball | July 24 (Saturday) – August 8 (Sunday) |
Tokyo Olympics 2021 Indian Players List
Archery :
- Tarundeep Rai- Men’s Recurve
- Atanu Das- Men’s Recurve
- Pravin Jadhav- Men’s Recurve
- Deepika Kumari- Women’s Recurve
Athletic :
- KT Irfan- Men’s 20 km Race Walk
- Sandeep Kumar: Men’s 20 km Race Walk
- Avinash Sable- Men’s 3000 km Steeplechase
- Murali Sreeshankar- Men’s Long Jump
- Neeraj Chopra- Javelin Throw
- Shivpal Singh- Javelin Throw
- Kamalpreet Kaur, Women’s Discus Throw
- Bhawna Jat- Women’s 20 km Race Walk
- Priyanka Goswami- Women’s 20 km Race Walk
Boxing :
- Vikas Krishnan- Men’s 69 kg
- Lovlina Brgohain- Women’s 69 kg
- Ashish Kumar- Men’s 75 kg
- Pooja Rani- Women’s 75 kg
- Satish Kumar- Men’s 91 kg
- Mary Kom- Women’s 51 kg
- Amit Panghal- Men’s 52 kg
- Manish Kaushik- Men’s 53 kg
- Simranjit Kaur- Women’s 60 kg
Shooting :
- Anjum Moudgil- 10m Women’s Air Rifle
- Apurvi Chandela- 10m Women’s Air Rifle
- Divyansh Singh Panwar- 10m Men’s Air Rifle
- Deepak Kumar0 10m Men’s Air Rifle
- Tejaswini Sawant- 50m Women’s Rifle 3 Position
- Sanjeev Rajput- 50m Men’s Rifle 3 Position
- Aishwarya Pratap Singh Tomar- 50m Men’s Rifle 3 Position
- Manu Bhaker- 10m Women’s Air Pistol
- Saurabh Chaudhary- 10m Men’s Air Pistol
- Abhishek Verma- 10m Men’s Air Pistol
- Rahi Sarnobat- 25m Women’s Pistol
- Chinki Yadav- 25m Women’s Pistol (Replaced by Elavenil Valarivan)
- Angad Veer Singh Bajwa: Men’s Skeet
- Mairaj Ahmad Khan- Men’s Skeet
Table Tennis :
- Sharath Kamal
- Sathiyan Gnanasekaran
- Sutirtha Mukherjee
- Manika Batra
Wrestling :
- Seema Bisla: Women’s Freestyle, 50 kg
- Vinesh Phogat- Women’s Freestyle 53 kg
- Anshu Malik- Women’s Freestyle 57 kg
- Sonam Malik- Women’s Freestyle 62 kg
- Ravi Kumar Dahiya- Men’s Freestyle 57 kg
- Bajrang Punia- Men’s Freestyle 65 kg
- Deepak Punia- Men’s Freestyle 86 kg
- Sumit Malik- Men’s Freestyle 125 kg
Sailing :
- Nethra Kumanan- Laser Radial
- Vishnu Saravanan- Laser Standard
- KC Ganapathy and Varun Thakkar- 49er
Rowing :
Arjun Jat and Arvind Singh- Men’s Lightweight Double Sculls Event
Hockey :
- Men’s National Team
- Women’s National Team
Gymnastics :
Pranati Nayak
Fencing :
Bhavani Devi
Equestrian :
Fouaad Mirza
Weight Lifting :
Mirabai Chanu
How to book tickets for the Tokyo Olympics 2021?
The 2021 Tokyo Olympics will begin on 23rd July 2021. From 23rd July to 8th August 2021, many events will take place. The official website of Tokyo will provide the complete schedule with timings and also the live update of the Olympic 2021 matches. Whereas the live audience will only be allowed based on the COVID-19 situation.
The tickets for Tokyo Olympic 2021 are available now. Upto 10,000 viewers are allowed for each sport event. To buy the ticket make sure you are going to the official website of the Tokyo Olympic 2020. And the Sign In to My Ticket Page. The organizing committee will send an email or make a call on mobile for the financial instant account details. Kindly purchase the tickets from the Authorized Ticket Seller.
Tokyo Olympics 2021 Live Telecast in India, and Others Countries TV Channels
Tokyo Olympics 2021 Live Telecast In India, Sony Pictures Network has the right to telecast live the Tokyo Olympics 2021. In Japan, the Japan Consortium will broadcast the match live on TV. So here is the list of TV Channels that will telecast the Tokyo Olympics live in various countries :
- India: Sony Pictures Network
- Japan: The Japan Consortium
- USA: NBC Universal, NBC Sports
- UK: BBC, Eurosport
- China: CCTV
- Australia: Seven Network
- Brazil: Grupo& Bandsports
- Spain: RTVE
- Italy: RAI
- France: Eurosport
- South Africa: SABC
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