2020 Summer Olympics

games of the XXXII Olympiad, in Tokyo, Japan, held in 2021

The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, was a sporting event in Tokyo, Japan from 23 July to 8 August 2021.[1] Tokyo was announced as the host city at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on 7 September 2013. The winning bid, Tokyo, was announced on 7 September 2013.[2]

Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Host cityTokyo, Japan
MottoUnited by Emotion
Nations206
Athletes11,656
Events339 in 33 sports (50 disciplines)
Opening23 July 2021
Closing8 August 2021
Opened by
Cauldron
StadiumJapan National Stadium (known as Olympic Stadium during Games)
Summer
Rio 2016 Paris 2024
Winter
PyeongChang 2018 Beijing 2022

The event was originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, but was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Olympic bids change

The following was the bid results

2020 Summer Olympics host city election[4]
City Team Round 1 Runoff Round 2
Tokyo   Japan 42 60
Istanbul   Turkey 26 49 36
Madrid   Spain 26 45

Sports change

The Sports played in the competition will be similar to those played in previous Olympic years. Popular sports that will be played include Athletics, Swimming, Tennis, gymnastics, and diving. The international Olympic committee said that there will be at least 25 sports played in addition to these. All sports competitions will feature athletes from many countries playing to try and win a medal, which is given to the winning player or team.

Competing Nations change

National Olympic Committees
  • Afghanistan (5)
  • Albania (9)
  • Algeria (38)
  • American Samoa (6)
  • Andorra (2)
  • Angola (20)
  • Antigua and Barbuda (6)
  • Argentina (185)
  • Armenia (17)
  • Aruba (3)
  • Australia (479)
  • Austria (73)
  • Azerbaijan (44)
  • Bahamas (15)
  • Bahrain (32)
  • Bangladesh (6)
  • Barbados (8)
  • Belarus (103)
  • Belgium (123)
  • Belize (3)
  • Benin (7)
  • Bermuda (2)
  • Bhutan (4)
  • Bolivia (5)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (7)
  • Botswana (13)
  • Brazil (310)
  • British Virgin Islands (3)
  • Brunei (2)
  • Bulgaria (42)
  • Burkina Faso (7)
  • Burundi (6)
  • Cambodia (3)
  • Cameroon (12)
  • Canada (378)
  • Cape Verde (6)
  • Cayman Islands (5)
  • Central African Republic (2)
  • Chad (3)
  • Chile (51)
  • China (410)
  • Colombia (67)
  • Comoros (3)
  • Cook Islands (6)
  • Costa Rica (13)
  • Croatia (60)
  • Cuba (67)
  • Cyprus (15)
  • Czech Republic (109)
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo (6)
  • Denmark (104)
  • Djibouti (4)
  • Dominica (2)
  • Dominican Republic (65)
  • East Timor (3)
  • Ecuador (46)
  • Egypt (137)
  • El Salvador (5)
  • Equatorial Guinea (3)
  • Eritrea (13)
  • Estonia (33)
  • Eswatini (4)
  • Ethiopia (36)
  • Federated States of Micronesia (3)
  • Fiji (32)
  • Finland (45)
  • France (380)
  • Gabon (5)
  • The Gambia (4)
  • Georgia (33)
  • Germany (392)
  • Ghana (12)
  • Great Britain (375)
  • Greece (75)
  • Grenada (6)
  • Guam (5)
  • Guatemala (24)
  • Guinea (4)
  • Guinea-Bissau (4)
  • Guyana (7)
  • Haiti (6)
  • Honduras (23)
  • Hong Kong (43)
  • Hungary (172)
  • Iceland (4)
  • India (120)
  • Indonesia (28)
  • Iran (65)
  • Iraq (3)
  • Ireland (120)
  • Israel (89)
  • Italy (366)
  • Ivory Coast (26)
  • Jamaica (54)
  • Japan (600) (host)
  • Jordan (14)
  • Kazakhstan (97)
  • Kenya (85)
  • Kiribati (3)
  • Kosovo (11)
  • Kuwait (10)
  • Kyrgyzstan (16)
  • Laos (4)
  • Latvia (32)
  • Lebanon (6)
  • Lesotho (2)
  • Liberia (3)
  • Libya (4)
  • Liechtenstein (5)
  • Lithuania (42)
  • Luxembourg (12)
  • Madagascar (6)
  • Malawi (5)
  • Malaysia (30)
  • Maldives (4)
  • Mali (4)
  • Malta (6)
  • Marshall Islands (2)
  • Mauritania (2)
  • Mauritius (8)
  • Mexico (160)
  • Moldova (20)
  • Monaco (6)
  • Mongolia (43)
  • Montenegro (34)
  • Morocco (44)
  • Mozambique (10)
  • Myanmar (2)
  • Namibia (11)
  • Nauru (2)
  • Nepal (5)
  • Netherlands (267)
  • New Zealand (215)
  • Nicaragua (8)
  • Niger (7)
  • Nigeria (53)
  • North Macedonia (8)
  • Norway (93)
  • Oman (5)
  • Pakistan (10)
  • Palau (3)
  • Palestine (5)
  • Panama (10)
  • Papua New Guinea (8)
  • Paraguay (8)
  • Peru (35)
  • Philippines (19)
  • Poland (206)
  • Portugal (92)
  • Puerto Rico (37)
  • Qatar (15)
  • Refugee Olympic Team (29)
  • Republic of the Congo (3)
  • ROC (334)
  • Romania (102)
  • Rwanda (5)
  • Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
  • Saint Lucia (5)
  • Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3)
  • Samoa (8)
  • San Marino (5)
  • São Tomé and Príncipe (3)
  • Saudi Arabia (31)
  • Senegal (9)
  • Serbia (87)
  • Seychelles (5)
  • Sierra Leone (3)
  • Singapore (23)
  • Slovakia (41)
  • Slovenia (53)
  • Solomon Islands (3)
  • Somalia (2)
  • South Africa (177)
  • South Korea (235)
  • South Sudan (2)
  • Spain (328)
  • Sri Lanka (9)
  • Sudan (4)
  • Suriname (2)
  • Sweden (133)
  • Switzerland (113)
  • Syria (6)
  • Chinese Taipei (68)
  • Tajikistan (10)
  • Tanzania (3)
  • Thailand (41)
  • Togo (4)
  • Tonga (6)
  • Trinidad and Tobago (25)
  • Tunisia (63)
  • Turkey (105)
  • Turkmenistan (9)
  • Tuvalu (2)
  • Uganda (25)
  • Ukraine (149)
  • United Arab Emirates (5)
  • United States (615)
  • Uruguay (11)
  • Uzbekistan (67)
  • Vanuatu (3)
  • Venezuela (43)
  • Vietnam (18)
  • Virgin Islands (4)
  • Yemen (5)
  • Zambia (27)
  • Zimbabwe (5)

References change

  1. "New Tokyo 2020 Olympic dates will be 23 July to 8 August 2021". Olympic Channel. Retrieved 2020-05-17.
  2. Executive Board concludes first meeting of the new year January 13, 2011.
  3. "Tokyo Olympics postponed to 2021 due to coronavirus pandemic". The Guardian. March 24, 2020. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  4. Wilson, Stephen (8 September 2013). "Results of the IOC vote to host the 2020 Summer Olympics". Austin American-Statesman. Associated Press. Archived from the original on 4 March 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2018.