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The Tokyo Olympic Games are scheduled from 23rd July to 8th August, after a year of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will feature a record 33 competitions and 339 events held across 42 competition venues. The Tokyo Olympic Games are scheduled from 23rd July to 8th August, after a year of delays due to the coronavirus pandemic. But with the coronavirus pandemic nowhere near being over, the major international sports event will not be like the typical Summer Games.

These Games marked the first time an Olympics has been postponed. Even though the Tokyo Games are taking place in the summer of 2021, they’ll still be referred to as the 2020 Olympics. The International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo organizers agreed that the Games would retain all of the 2020 branding, which means all signage, television graphics, souvenirs, apparel — even the medals won by the athletes — will say “Tokyo 2020.”

The Japanese government and the International Olympic Committee have maintained that the Olympics will go ahead while vowing to implement sufficient anti-virus measures to prioritize the safety of participants and the people of the host country.

Organizers promised an Olympics that looks and feels different than previous Summer Games, but key details were in flux for months. In March, Tokyo 2020 officials said only Japanese spectators will be allowed, and in June they said attendance would not exceed 50 percent of a venue’s capacity. They decided in early July that marathon and race-walking events would take place with no spectators, before announcing on July 8 that there would be no ticketed spectators allowed at any of the stadiums or Olympic venues.

The Olympics typically draw together more than 11,000 athletes and 25,000 journalists from more than 200 countries — plus, in a normal year, hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists. The Games will be scaled back, but they’ll still feature a full slate of sports, nations, and athletes. There will be guidelines in place to encourage social distancing, restrict movement and limit face-to-face interaction, and some of the pageantries will be toned down.

Athletes will be allowed to stay at the Olympic Village only for the duration of their competition, and they’ll be subject to regular coronavirus testing and temperature checks throughout their stay in Japan. They also will be barred from using public transportation or visiting any public places that aren’t approved by Olympic officials. IOC chief Thomas Bach has said there is "no plan B" and the Japanese organizing committee has stressed it is impossible to postpone the games again.

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Is it Possible to Attend the Game?
It will be impossible for anyone who’s not accredited by Tokyo 2020 organizers to attend these Tokyo Games. Events will not be open to ticketed spectators, and as of July, most foreign visitors were still barred from entering the country.

Organizers were initially expecting some 10 million visitors. As with most Olympics, attending the Tokyo Games would have been a costly affair. Flights and hotels are never cheap in Japan. Some estimates last year suggested Tokyo would be facing a shortage of hotel rooms and tickets — if they exist — would be difficult to come by.

Below you will find the complete Olympic competition schedule. Simply tap on the icon for each schedule to see it in detail.

*The competition schedule was amended to reflect the new dates following the postponement of the Games and may be subject to change.

Source: Tokyo Olympics 2020

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