What Sports Are in the Tokyo Olympics 2021?

Tokyo will be hosting the Summer Olympics for the second time in 2021. Here’s a look at the sports that will be contested at the Tokyo Olympics.

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Tokyo Olympics 2021

Tokyo is loaded with culture, cuisine, and of course, competition. The Summer Olympics are coming back to Japan for the first time in 56 years, and the country is more than ready to host the world. Here is everything you need to know about the Tokyo Olympics.

When are the Tokyo Olympics 2021?

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 23 to August 8, 2021. The event was originally supposed to take place in 2020 but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

What sports are in the Tokyo Olympics 2021?

With the postponement of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to summer 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans around the world are wondering which sports will be contested at the rescheduled event.

A total of 33 sports are on the programme for Tokyo 2020. Of these, 16 are Olympic disciplines and 17 are additional approved by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The 33 sports contested at Tokyo 2020 are:

Archery
Artistic Gymnastics
Athletics
Badminton
Baseball/Softball*
Basketball
Boxing
Canoe Slalom
Canoe Sprint
Cycling BMX Freestyle
Cycling BMX Racing
Cycling Mountain Bike Cycling Road Cycling Track Diving Equestrian Dressage Equestrian Eventing Equestrian Jumping Fencing Field Hockey Football Golf Gymnastics Artistic Rhythmic Trampoline Gymnastics Acrobatic aerobic Handball Judo Karate Modern Pentathlon Rowing Sailing Shooting Skateboarding Sport Climbing Surfing Table Tennis Taekwondo Tennis Triathlon Volleyball Water Polo Weightlifting Wrestling Baseball/Softball was slashed from the programme for Tokyo 2020 but was later reinstated. It will make its return to the Olympics for the first time since Beijing 2008.

Tokyo Olympics 2020

Tokyo is hosting the 2020 Summer Olympics from July 24 to August 9. The event will mark the return of the Summer Olympics to Tokyo for the first time since 1964. Tokyo was originally scheduled to host the 1940 Summer Olympics, but the Games were cancelled due to the outbreak of World War II.

When are the Tokyo Olympics 2020?

The Tokyo Olympics are scheduled to take place from July 24 to August 9, 2020.

What sports are in the Tokyo Olympics 2020?

A total of 33 sports are on the programme for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. This represents an increase of five sports from the Rio 2016 programme.

There are 28 ‘core’ sports which must always be included in the Olympic programme, as outlined in the Olympic Charter. These are Aquatics (Diving, Swimming, Synchronised Swimming and Water Polo), Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Boxing, Canoeing and Kayaking (Slalom and Sprint), Cycling (BMX Racing, Mountain Bike, Road and Track), Equestrian (Dressage, Eventing and Jumping), Fencing, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Gymnastics (Artistic and Rhythmic), Handball, Judo, Modern Pentathlon (Shooting, Fencing & Running / Riding / Swimming), Rowing, Rugby Sevens , Sailing , Shooting , Skateboarding , Sport Climbing , Surfing , Table Tennis , Taekwondo , Tennis , Triathlon & Volleyball .

The host country may also select up to five ‘additional’ sports for inclusion in its edition of the Games – these are known as the Organising Committee’s choice or “OCOG pick”. For Tokyo 2020 these sports were Baseball / Softball , Karate , Skateboarding and Surfing .

Tokyo Olympics 2024

The Tokyo Olympics in 2024 will feature 33 sports. This is one more sport than the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The new sport for the Tokyo Olympics is baseball/softball. These two sports were last in the Summer Olympics in 2008.

When are the Tokyo Olympics 2024?

The Tokyo Olympics are set to take place from July 23 to August 8, 2024.

What sports are in the Tokyo Olympics 2024?

The Tokyo Olympics 2024 will feature 33 sports and 339 events. The sports are:

Archery, Badminton, Baseball/Softball, Basketball, Boxing, Canoeing/Kayaking, Cycling, Diving, Equestrian, Fencing, Field Hockey, Football (Soccer), Golf, Gymnastics (Artistic and Trampoline), Handball, Judo, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Rowing, Rugby Sevens (new addition), Sailing Shooting ,Skateboarding (new addition), Sport Climbing (new addition), Surfing (new addition), Table Tennis ,Taekwondo ,Tennis ,Triathlon ,Volleyball ,Water Polo and Wrestling.