Tokyo Olympics

Tokyo Olympics 2020: The Olympics are international multi-sport, celebratory athletics competition with more than 200 countries participating in over 400 events across the summer and Winter Games.

In 2021, after a year-long COVID-enforced delay, Tokyo and Japan are hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games, over half a century since the Games were staged there in 1964.

Thousands of athletes, Games officials gathered in Tokyo and Japan for the Tokyo 2020 Games.

The event is currently being held from July 23 to August 8, 2021 in Tokyo with some preliminary events that began July 21. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on September 7, 2013.

This year’s Olympics games introduced new competitions and some older ones which were removed in the past. New competitions include 3×3 basketball and freestyle BMX among others, madison cycling for men and women is the highlight of new competition in Tokyo Olympics 2020.

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