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The 2020 Summer Olympics, [c] officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad [d] and officially branded as Tokyo 2020, [e] were an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July 2021.
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports. [2]
Japan fielded six archers (three men and three women) at the Games, as the host nation is automatically entitled to use the men's and women's team quota places. [4] The host nation's archery team was officially announced on March 21, 2021, with London 2012 silver medalist Takaharu Furukawa slated to shoot at his fifth consecutive Olympics. [5] [6]
Japanese athletes have won 542 medals at the Summer Olympic Games (except art competitions), with the most gold medals won in judo, gymnastics, wrestling, and swimming, as of the end of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Japan has also won 76 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. Its most successful Olympics is the 2020 Games hosted in Tokyo. The Japanese ...
Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan was held from 24 July to 8 August 2021. [1] The basketball competitions were held at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, while the debuting 3x3 competitions were held at the temporary Aomi Urban Sports Park in Tokyo.
Late last March, thanks to rising concerns about COVID-19, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) made the decision to postpone the 2020 Tokyo Olympics for one full year. On Thursday, The Times ...
Japan's number of COVID-19 cases is on the rise, and so is the country's medal count at the Tokyo Games, creating conflicting feelings for citizens. Japanese warm to Olympics with medal rush, but ...
The opening ceremony of the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 23 July 2021 at Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, [3] and was formally opened by Emperor Naruhito. [4] As mandated by the Olympic Charter, the proceedings combined the formal and ceremonial opening of this international sporting event, including welcoming speeches, hoisting of the flags and the parade of athletes, with an artistic ...