2020 Summer Olympics

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 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]

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]

  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.

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