It’s that time again when the top athletes in the world will meet, compete and perform tremendous feats to prove who is the best of the best, at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. The opening ceremony on July 23, 2021, is certain to draw billions of viewers; however, our Olympic athletes are competing in a different world and in difficult times.
This year, there is a pandemic and the Olympics was postponed from Summer 2020.
This year, there will be no spectators in the stadium.
This year, athletes will have to dig deeper within themselves for every ounce of intrinsic motivation to outperform, outthink and outsmart.
This year, they will have to level up, compete and win – all while being careful not to catch the Covid-19 virus.
…and finally, this year we will all have to rely on even more online, cable, and Smart TV networks, apps, and other sources to catch our favorite events and our favorite athletes.
Here is the full schedule for the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2021 games starting on July 24, 2021, to August 8, 2021.
Summer Olympics Schedule
| Sport | 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) – July 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) |
Stay tuned for more from the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2021.
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