Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics (2020–2021)

1. Tokyo selected as host city for 2020

   Sep 8, 2013Labels: International Olympic, Tokyo

   • DW
   • Britannica

2. IOC approves five additional sports for Tokyo

   Aug 3, 2016Labels: International Olympic, Olympic sports

   • SI
   • IOC Session

3. Official mascots Miraitowa and Someity unveiled

   Jul 22, 2018Labels: Miraitowa, Someity

   • ESPN
   • ANOC

4. Tokyo 2020 Olympics postponed because of COVID-19

   Mar 24, 2020Labels: COVID-19 pandemic, International Olympic

   • NBC Sports
   • Guardian

5. Tokyo 2020 announces new dates for July–August 2021

   Mar 30, 2020Labels: Tokyo 2020, International Olympic

   • Olympics
   • BBC

6. Japan bars overseas spectators from attending

   Mar 20, 2021Labels: Japanese government, Border controls

   • BBC
   • Reuters

7. Torch relay begins in Fukushima under COVID rules

   Mar 25, 2021Labels: Torch relay, Fukushima Prefecture

   • Asahi
   • Axios

8. Tokyo declares no spectators at venues in the capital

   Jul 8, 2021Labels: Tokyo Metropolitan, State of

   • CBS Sports
   • Olympics

9. Competition starts with events before Opening Ceremony

   Jul 21, 2021Labels: Pre-Olympic competitions, Team sports

   • Olympics

10. Opening Ceremony held; Naomi Osaka lights cauldron

    Jul 23, 2021Labels: Opening Ceremony, Naomi Osaka

    • ESPN
    • Axios

11. New sports debut and reshape Tokyo’s Olympic program

    Jul 24, 2021Labels: Skateboarding, Sport climbing

    • Olympics
    • SI

12. Closing Ceremony ends Tokyo 2020 and final medal table set

    Aug 8, 2021Labels: Closing Ceremony, Medal table

    • NBC Olympics
    • Olympics