Chronological summary of the 2020 Summer Olympics
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This is a chronological summary of the major events of the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The first matches in the group stages of the football and softball events was held on 21 July. The opening ceremony was scheduled two days later on 23 July. The last day of competition and the closing ceremony was on 8 August.[1] However, the Games was referred to by its original date in all scheduled events in order to avoid confusion in future years.[2][3] With the area under a state of emergency because of the pandemic, the Games were held largely behind closed doors with no spectators permitted.[4]
The games featured 339 events in 33 different sports, encompassing a total of 50 disciplines. The 2020 Games saw the introduction of new competitions including 3x3 basketball, freestyle BMX, and madison cycling, in the latter case for women (the men's version was held between 2000 and 2008 before returning in these games), as well as further mixed events. These Games also saw karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skateboarding make their Olympic debuts, as well as the return of baseball and softball for the first time since 2008.[5]
About 206 teams were expected to participate. This was the first Olympics since the June 2018 signing of the Prespa agreement between Greece and the Republic of Macedonia over the "Macedonia" naming dispute, resulting in the latter officially being renamed North Macedonia.[6] This was also the second consecutive Summer Olympics that selected independent Olympic participants compete under the Olympic Flag as part of the "Refugee Olympic Team".[7] As a result of the 2020 ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport on the Russian doping scandal, Russian athletes competed under the acronym "ROC" after the name of the Russian Olympic Committee, and under the flag of the Russian Olympic Committee.[8]
Calendar[edit]
The 2020 schedule by session was approved by the IOC Executive Board on 18 July 2018, with the exception of swimming, diving, and artistic swimming. A more detailed schedule by event was released on 16 April 2019, still omitting a detailed schedule for the boxing events.[9][10] A detailed boxing schedule was released in late 2019.[11]
The original schedule was from 22 July to 9 August 2020. To postpone the Olympics until 2021, all events were delayed by 364 days (one day less than a full year to preserve the same days of the week), giving a new schedule of 21 July to 8 August 2021.[12]
- All times and dates use Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
| OC | Opening ceremony | ● | Event competitions | 1 | Gold medal events | CC | Closing ceremony |
| July/August 2021 | July | August | Events | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21st Wed | 22nd Thu | 23rd Fri | 24th Sat | 25th Sun | 26th Mon | 27th Tue | 28th Wed | 29th Thu | 30th Fri | 31st Sat | 1st Sun | 2nd Mon | 3rd Tue | 4th Wed | 5th Thu | 6th Fri | 7th Sat | 8th Sun | |||
 Ceremonies | OC | CC | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| Aquatics |  Artistic swimming | ● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 49 | ||||||||||||||
 Diving | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | ||||||||
 Marathon swimming | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Swimming | ● | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||
 Water polo | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Archery | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
 Athletics | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||
 Badminton | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Baseball/Softball | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Baseball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
 Softball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Basketball |  Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
 3×3 Basketball | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Boxing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |||||
| Canoeing | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} Slalom | ● | 1 | 1 | ● | 1 | 1 | 16 | |||||||||||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Sprint | ● | 4 | ● | 4 | ● | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| Cycling | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} Road cycling | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||||||||||||||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Track cycling | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} BMX | ● | 2 | ● | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Mountain biking | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Equestrian | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ● | ● | ● | 2 | ● | 1 | ● | 1 | 6 | ||||||||
 Fencing | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | |||||||||||
 Field hockey | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||
 Football | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
 Golf | ● | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Gymnastics | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} Artistic | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | ||||||||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Rhythmic | ● | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Trampolining | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
 Handball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||
 Judo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||
 Karate | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
 Modern pentathlon | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Rowing | ● | ● | ● | 6 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
 Rugby sevens | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Sailing | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | ||||||||||
 Shooting | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ● | 2 | 1 | 2 | ● | 2 | 15 | ||||||||||
 Skateboarding | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
 Sport climbing | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
 Surfing | ● | ● | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
 Table tennis | ● | ● | 1 | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
 Taekwondo | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
 Tennis | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |||||||||||
 Triathlon | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Volleyball | _pictogram.svg){kind=small} Beach volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||||
_pictogram.svg){kind=small} Volleyball | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | 1 | 1 | |||||
 Weightlifting | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | ||||||||||
 Wrestling | ● | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| Daily medal events | 11 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 339 | ||||
| Cumulative total | 11 | 29 | 50 | 72 | 95 | 112 | 133 | 154 | 179 | 199 | 225 | 242 | 269 | 292 | 326 | 339 | |||||
| July/August 2021 | 21st Wed | 22nd Thu | 23rd Fri | 24th Sat | 25th Sun | 26th Mon | 27th Tue | 28th Wed | 29th Thu | 30th Fri | 31st Sat | 1st Sun | 2nd Mon | 3rd Tue | 4th Wed | 5th Thu | 6th Fri | 7th Sat | 8th Sun | Total events | |
| July | August | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal table[edit]
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | 39 | 41 | 33 | 113 |
| 2 |  China | 38 | 32 | 19 | 89 |
| 3 |  Japan* | 27 | 14 | 17 | 58 |
| 4 |  Great Britain | 22 | 20 | 22 | 64 |
| 5 |  ROC | 20 | 28 | 23 | 71 |
| 6 |  Australia | 17 | 7 | 22 | 46 |
| 7 |  Netherlands | 10 | 12 | 14 | 36 |
| 8 |  France | 10 | 12 | 11 | 33 |
| 9 |  Germany | 10 | 11 | 16 | 37 |
| 10 |  Italy | 10 | 10 | 20 | 40 |
| 11–93 | Remaining | 137 | 151 | 205 | 493 |
| Totals (93 entries) | 340 | 338 | 402 | 1080 | |
Day-by-day summaries[edit]
Day (-2) — Wednesday 21 July[edit]
- The first matches in the group stage of the women's tournament were played.[14]
- Group stage begins.[14]
Day (-1) — Thursday 22 July[edit]
- The first matches in the group stage of the Men's tournament were played.[15]
- Second day of the group stages.[15]
Day 0 — Friday 23 July[edit]
- The ranking round in both the men's individual competition and the women's individual competition took place.[16]
- The heats in the men's single sculls, women's single sculls, men's double sculls, women's double sculls, men's quadruple sculls and women's quadruple sculls took place.[16]
- The opening ceremony was held at Japan National Stadium at 20:00 JST (UTC+9).[17]
Day 1 — Saturday 24 July[edit]
Day 2 — Sunday 25 July[edit]
Day 3 — Monday 26 July[edit]
Day 4 — Tuesday 27 July[edit]
*Simone Biles withdrew from the finals.
