The beauty of the Olympics lies in its variety of sports. Out of 33 sports scheduled to be contested at the Olympics 2021, Swimming is one of the most loved events at the Summer Olympics. Swimming has been part of every modern Olympics. Swimming is also the most discussed sporting event due to the huge number of medals. Countries that perform better at Athletics and swimming usually find an edge in the medal tally. Here in this article, we will be sharing all the details related to swimming at the Tokyo Olympics 2021.

Swimming Events at Tokyo Olympics 2021

The swimming event at the Tokyo Olympics 2021 will feature a total of 37 events. The 37 events are 18 men’s and 18 women’s events. There is also one mixed 4 × 100 meter medley relay which takes the tally to 37 events. 

Men’s Events

• 50 metres freestyle
• 100 metres freestyle
• 200 metres freestyle
• 400 metres freestyle
• 800 metres freestyle
• 1500 metres freestyle
• 100 metres backstroke
• 200 metres backstroke
• 100 metres breaststroke
• 200 metres breaststroke
• 100 metres butterfly
• 200 metres butterfly
• 200 metre individual medley
• 400 metre individual medley
• 4×100 metre freestyle relay
• 4×200 metre freestyle relay
• 4×100 metre medley relay
• Marathon 10 km

Women’s Event

• 50 metres freestyle
• 100 metres freestyle
• 200 metres freestyle
• 400 metres freestyle
• 800 metres freestyle
• 1500 metres freestyle
• 100 metres backstroke
• 200 metres backstroke
• 100 metres breaststroke
• 200 metres breaststroke
• 100 metres butterfly
• 200 metres butterfly
• 200 metre individual medley
• 400 metre individual medley
• 4×100 metre freestyle relay
• 4×200 metre freestyle relay
• 4×100 metre medley relay
• Marathon 10 km

Mixed Event

• 4×100 meter medley relay

Tokyo Olympics Swimming Competition Schedule 2021

Are you excited for aquatics events to kick in? Looking for the Tokyo Olympics swimming schedule 2021? If yes, here we are sharing the complete schedule which you can go through and also a PDF that you can download and share with your friends. 

The swimming will take place from 24th July to 5th August 2021 at Tokyo Aquatic Centre. 

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Men’s Tokyo Olympics Swimming Competition Schedule 2021

Here is the complete schedule of the Men’s Olympics swimming schedule. In the below table, various short forms are used. The following short forms stand for – 

• M – Morning session (starts at 10:30 local time (01:30 UTC))
• E- Evening session (starts at at 19:00 local time (10:00 UTC))
• H- Heats
• ½ – Semi FInals
• F- Finals

Date →

Jul 24

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Jul 27

Jul 28

Jul 29

Jul 30

Jul 31

Aug 1

Aug 5

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50 m freestyle

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F

100 m freestyle

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200 m freestyle

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400 m freestyle

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800 m freestyle

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1500 m freestyle

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100 m backstroke

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200 m backstroke

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100 m breaststroke

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200 m breaststroke

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100 m butterfly

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200 m butterfly

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200 m individual medley

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400 m individual medley

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4 × 100 m freestyle relay

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4 × 200 m freestyle relay

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4 × 100 m medley relay

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10 km open water

F

Women’s Tokyo Olympics Swimming Competition Schedule 2021

Here is the complete schedule of the Women’s Olympics swimming schedule.

Date →

Jul 24

Jul 25

Jul 26

Jul 27

Jul 28

Jul 29

Jul 30

Jul 31

Aug 1

Aug 4

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50 m freestyle

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100 m freestyle

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200 m freestyle

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400 m freestyle

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1500 m freestyle

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100 m backstroke

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100 m breaststroke

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100 m butterfly

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200 m butterfly

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200 m individual medley

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400 m individual medley

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4 × 100 m freestyle relay

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4 × 200 m freestyle relay

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4 × 100 m medley relay

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10 km open water

F

Which Country has most Olympic (Gold, Silver, Bronze) Medals in Swimming

This is one of the most asked questions or we can say the most searched FAQ over the Internet during the Olympics. Aquatics has a huge number of medals and the country which performs well at these events usually ends up higher on the medal tally. 

The United States leads the medal table winning 553 medals (246 G, 172 S, 135 B) since the inception of the Olympics. Australia and East Germany follow USA for 2nd and 3rd spot. 

Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
United States (USA)	246	172	135	553
Australia (AUS)	60	64	64	188
East Germany (GDR)	38	32	22	92
Hungary (HUN)	28	25	20	73
Japan (JPN)	22	26	32	80
Netherlands (NED)	22	18	19	59
Great Britain (GBR)	16	28	30	74
Germany (GER)	13	19	29	61
China (CHN)	13	19	11	43
Soviet Union (URS)	12	21	26	59

Source: Wikipedia

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The 2021 Tokyo Olympics is nearing by and we are all excited to see our favorite sports athletes representing their nations. Golf is one of the sporting events where the excitement among fans is high. The game of Golf was part of the 1900 and 1904 Olympics but was dropped later by IOC. In 2016, the game was introduced back into the Olympics and we cannot wait to watch the Golf at Tokyo Summer Olympic Games 2021. The qualification for the Olympics depends upon the Official World Golf Ranking for Men and Women’s World Golf Rankings for Women. The top 15 of each gender qualify automatically while other spots are filled by some qualifying norms. Let’s have a detailed look at the Golf at Summer Olympic Games 2021.

Golf Events at Tokyo Olympics 2021

So like other sports, are there many events in Golf? Well, the answer is no. Golf has only two events – Men’s individual and women’s individual. These events will be played at Kasumigaseki Country Club. Total 120 athletes (60 Men and 60 women) will fight for the gold medal at Kasumigaseki Country Club.

• Men’s Individual
• Women’s Individual

Olympic Golf 2021 Schedule at Tokyo

The Golf events will take place at Kasumigaseki Country Club from 29th July to 7th August 2021. The Men’s individual competition will take place from 29th July to 1st August while the Women’s individual competition will be played from 4th August to 7th August 2021.

Men’s Individual competition Schedule:

• 29 July – Men’s Individual Stroke Play Round 1
• 30 July – Men’s Individual Stroke Play Round 2
• 31 July – Men’s Individual Stroke Play Round 3
• 1 August – Men’s Individual Stroke Play Round 4

Women’s Individual competition Schedule:

• 4 August – Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 1
• 5 August – Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 2
• 6 August – Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 3
• 7 August – Women’s Individual Stroke Play Round 4

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Medal Winners

Everyone wants to know who won the gold, silver and bronze medal. So here we will be sharing and updating the table below with the official winners of the Golf events. So stay tuned to our blog for more updates.

	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men’s Individual	TBD	TBD	TBD
Women’s Individual	TBD	TBD	TBD

Which Country has most Olympic (Gold, Silver, Bronze) Medals in Golf

Many of our readers have a question – which country has won the most Olympic medals in boxing? Today, we will answer this question.

Golf has been part of the Olympics only three times and the sport is relatively new to the Olympics. At the moment, the USA leads the medal table with 3 Gold medals and has a total of 11 medals. The USA is followed by Great Britain, Canada and South Korea.

Countries	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
United States of America	3	3	5	11
Great Britain	1	1	1	3
Canada	1	0	0	1
South Korea	1	0	0	1
New Zealand	0	1	0	1
Sweden	0	1	0	1
China	0	0	1	1

Source: Wikipedia

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Boxing is one of the most entertaining sports in the Olympics. The boxing tournament has been part of the Olympics since the introduction. Until the 2008 Olympics, men’s boxing was only part of the Olympics but since the 2012 London Olympics, both men’s and women’s boxing tournaments are contested. Tokyo Olympics is approaching and will kick off on 23rd July 2021. So today, in this article, we are going to discuss the boxing schedule, medal winners and much more information.

Boxing Events at Tokyo Olympics 2021

Boxing tournaments are organized as a set of tournaments, one for each weight class. Years back, the weight was measured in pounds but since 1948, the weight class was categorized in kilograms. Currently, there are 8 men’s boxing events and 5 women’s boxing events at Tokyo Summer Olympics 2021.

Men’s Boxing Events

• Super Heavyweight  +91 Kgs
• Heavyweight 81-91 Kgs
• Light- Heavyweight 75-80 Kgs
• Middleweight 69-75 Kgs
• Welterweight 63-69 Kgs
• Lightweight 57-63 Kgs
• Featherweight 52-57 Kgs
• Flyweight 48-52 Kgs

Women’s Boxing Events

• Middleweight 69-75 Kgs
• Welterweight 64-69 Kgs
• Lightweight 57-60 Kgs
• Featherweight 54-57 Kgs
• Flyweight 48-51 Kgs

Boxing Summer Olympics 2021 Schedule

Do you love boxing? Are you looking for the Tokyo Olympics Boxing Schedule 2021? Well, here we are sharing the complete schedule which you can also download in a PDF. The boxing matches will take place from 24 July – 8 August 2021. For all details regarding the day, event and time, refer to the schedule given below. The below-given schedule is according to Japan Standard Time (GMT/UTC+9).

24th July 2021, Saturday (11:00 – 14:30)

• Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) Round of 16

24th July 2021, Saturday (17:00 – 20:30)

• Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) Round of 16

25th July 2021, Sunday (11:00 – 14:45)

• Women’s Fly (48-51kg) Round of 32
• Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Middle (69-75kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) Round of 16

25th July 2021, Sunday (17:00 – 20:45)

• Women’s Fly (48-51kg) Round of 32
• Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Middle (69-75kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) Round of 16

26th July 2021, Monday (11:00 – 14:45)

• Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Round of 16

26th July 2021, Monday (17:00 – 20:45)

• Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Round of 16

27th July 2021, Tuesday (11:00 – 14:45)

• Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Light (57-63kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) Round of 16

27th July 2021, Tuesday (17:00 – 20:45)

• Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Light (57-63kg) Round of 32
• Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) Round of 16

28th July 2021, Wednesday (11:00 – 14:45)

• Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Quarterfinals
• Women’s Light (57-60kg) Round of 32
• Women’s Middle (69-75kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Fly (48-52kg) Round of 32

28th July 2021, Wednesday (17:00 – 20:45)

• Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Quarterfinals
• Women’s Light (57-60kg) Round of 32
• Women’s Middle (69-75kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Fly (48-52kg) Round of 32

29th July 2021, Thursday (11:00 – 14:10)

• Women’s Fly (48-51kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Middle (69-75kg) Round of 16

29th July 2021, Thursday (17:00 – 20:10)

• Women’s Fly (48-51kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Middle (69-75kg) Round of 16

30th July 2021, Friday (11:00 – 14:10)

• Women’s Light (57-60kg) Round of 16
• Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) Quarterfinals

30th July 2021, Friday (17:00 – 20:10)

• Women’s Light (57-60kg) Round of 16
• Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) Quarterfinals

31 July 2021, Saturday (11:00 – 13:55)

• Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Semifinal
• Women’s Middle (69-75kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Fly (48-52kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Light (57-63kg) Round of 16

31st July 2021, Saturday (17:00 – 19:55)

• Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Semifinal
• Women’s Middle (69-75kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Fly (48-52kg) Round of 16
• Men’s Light (57-63kg) Round of 16

1st August 2021, Sunday (11:00 – 13:40)

• Women’s Fly (48-51kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Semifinal
• Men’s Middle (69-75kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) Semifinal
• Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) Quarterfinals

1st August 2021, Sunday (17:00 – 19:40)

• Women’s Fly (48-51kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Semifinal
• Men’s Middle (69-75kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) Semifinal
• Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) Quarterfinals

3rd August 2021, Tuesday (11:00 – 13:40)

• Men’s Fly (48-52kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Semifinal
• Men’s Light (57-63kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) Semifinal
• Women’s Light (57-60kg) Quarterfinals
• Women’s Feather (54-57kg) Final

3rd August 2021, Tuesday (17:00 – 19:40)

• Women’s Light (57-60kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Fly (48-52kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Semifinal
• Men’s Light (57-63kg) Quarterfinals
• Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) Semifinal
• Men’s Welter (63-69kg) Final

4th August 2021, Wednesday (14:00 – 16:10)

• Women’s Fly (48-51kg) Semifinals
• Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Semifinals
• Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) Semifinals
• Men’s Light Heavy (75-81kg) Final

5th August 2021, Thursday (14:00 – 16:10)

• Women’s Light (57-60kg) Semifinals
• Men’s Fly (48-52kg) Semifinals
• Men’s Middle (69-75kg) Semifinals
• Men’s Feather (52-57kg) Final

6th August 2021, Friday (14:00 – 15:40)

• Women’s Middle (69-75kg) Semifinals
• Men’s Light (57-63kg) Semifinals
• Men’s Heavy (81-91kg) Final

7th August 2021, Saturday (14:00 – 15:55)

• Men’s Fly (48-52kg) Final
• Men’s Middle (69-75kg) Final
• Women’s Fly (48-51kg) Final
• Women’s Welter (64-69kg) Final

8th August 2021, Sunday (14:00 – 15:55)

• Women’s Light (57-60kg) Final
• Women’s Middle (69-75kg) Final
• Men’s Light (57-63kg) Final
• Men’s Super Heavy (+91kg) Final

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Medal Winners

Everyone wants to know who won the gold, silver and bronze medal. So here we will be sharing and updating the table below with the official winners of the Boxing events. So stay tuned to our blog for more updates.

Men’s Boxing Medal Winners

	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Super Heavyweight
Heavyweight
Light- Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Flyweight

Women’s Boxing Medal Winners List 

	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Middleweight
Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight
Flyweight

Which Country has most Olympic (Gold, Silver, Bronze) Medals in Boxing

Many of our readers have a question – which country has won the most Olympic medals in boxing? Today, we will answer this question.

The United States of America leads the medal tally with 114 medals in boxing events. These medals include 50 Gold, 24 silver and 40 bronze medals. Following the USA are Cuba, Great Britain, Italy and the Soviet Union. Refer to the below table for more details.

Countries	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
United States of America	50	24	40	114
Cuba	39	19	17	73
Great Britain	18	13	25	56
Italy	15	15	17	47
Soviet Union	14	19	18	51
Russia	10	5	15	30
Hungary	10	2	8	20
Poland	8	9	26	43
Argentina	7	7	10	24
Kazakhstan	7	7	8	22

Source: Wikipedia

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The Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympic Games is all set to kickstart very soon on Friday, 23^rd July 2021. This time, the Olympic games will be more enthusiastic and fanatical with the International Olympic Committee has added more games to the list. Six new sports will make the official debut into the Olympic games along with the existing 28 sports. With the inclusion of new sports, Olympic 2021 will have 18 new medal events, with 9 medals for each male and female athletes. Thus with the introduction of the new sports, Tokyo 2021 Olympic games are going to be an altogether enthralling moment for its avid fans from all across the world.

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Recent Games in Sports List

In every edition of the Olympics, few sports get added while some make way for the new ones. The number of games added or subtracted is not huge but yes, it happens. Tokyo Olympics 2021 is not any exception. Few new sports events have been added to the list. Check out the list of sports added at Olympics 2021.

1. Skateboarding

Skateboarding is making its debut in the Olympic events through the upcoming 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games. The International Skateboarding Federation made the official announcement of its debut on its official website. The event will comprise of men’s and women’s skateboarding as park and street. The street course event is designed in such a way as it will replicate the street skating with ramps, stairs, and rails. Thus it will be a testing time for riders to utilize their tricks at the most. The competition will allow athletes to skate individually on three-time runs and will be analyzed and scored on the basis of the difficulty of their tricks, height, speed, and ingenuity. The top three highest-scoring runs will be considered in the overall rankings

The park skateboard event will be held on a bowl-shaped course, where riders have to perform the tricks on different inclines. They will be shortlisted on the basis of the originality and the difficulty level.

2. Sport Climbing

Another sport event included in the Olympics 2021 games is Sport Climbing. It will be the men’s and women’s event that will comprise three major disciplines speed climbing, bouldering, and lead climbing. Both the event will test the fitness and endurance of the climber.

In Speed Climbing, two athletes have to race each other by climbing to the top of the 15-meter high wall.

However, in Bouldering, athletes have to climb as high as a 15-meter wall within a restricted time of 6 minutes. In this case, the rope will not have safety ropes and individual athletes have to overcome as many fixed routes on a 4-meter high wall within 4 minutes of time.

3. Surfing

Surfing is another event to mark its debut into the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. The event will be organized on the Shidashita Beach of Japan’s Pacific Coast. Men and Women athletes will participate in the event, where four athletes will compete with each other at a time. Each event will last for 20 to 25 minutes on the basis of the quality of waves. The athlete will be judged and assigned the highest score on the basis of precise execution to overcome the large waves. Only two athletes with a high score will compete against each other and move to the next round.

4. Karate

After wrestling, Karate is another sport of the same discipline to join the Olympic games from the next year. The event will comprise two disciplines Kata (forms) and Kumite (sparring) for both men and women athletes.

In Kata, an athlete has to perform offensive and defensive movements against the virtual opponent. The evaluation will be based on speed, strength, balance, rhythm, and power.

Two equal weight competitors will contend against each other in the Kumite (Sparring) discipline. The match will be held in an 8 by 8-meter area for 3 minutes. Points will be designated to the athlete on the basis of performance like kicks, punched or land strikes on the target area of the opponent’s body. The competitor with a maximum of eight points is announced as the winner.

5. Baseball/ Softball

Baseball was first involved in the 1992 Olympics. Initially, it was played by only men athletes and later on after four years, women athletes also participated in the event in a new game version called Softball. However, both the events were eliminated from the sports list of the Olympic 2012 games. Now once again, they will make a comeback as Men’s Baseball and Women’s Softball event at the Tokyo 2021 Olympic games. Both the games are played in a similar manner, where softball is played with a larger ball on a small field.

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List of Sports at 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games

A total of 339 events in 33 sports will be played at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games and the table below shows the List of Sports at the 2021 Tokyo Olympic Games.

S.No	Games	Events
1	Aquatics	Diving (8), Swimming (37), Synchronized Swimming (2), Water Polo (2)
2	Archery	5
3	Athletics	48
4	Badminton	5
5	Baseball	1
6	Softball	1
7	Basketball	2, 3×3 Basketball (2)
8	Boxing	13
9	Canoeing	Shalom (4), Sprint (12)
10	Cycling	BMX Freestyle (2), BMX Racing (2), Mountain Biking (2), Road Cycling (4), Track Cycling (12)
11	Equestrian	Dressage (2), Eventing (2), Jumping (2)
12	Fencing	12
13	Field Hockey	2
14	Football	2
15	Golf	2
16	Gymnastics	Artistic (14), Rhythmic (2), Trampoline (2)
17	Handball	2
18	Judo	15
19	Karate	Kata (2), Kumite (6)
20	Modern Pentathlon	2
21	Rowing	14
22	Rugby Sevens	2
23	Sailing	10
24	Shooting	15
25	Skateboarding	4
26	Sports climbing	2
27	Surfing	2
28	Table Tennis	5
29	Taekwondo	8
30	Tennis	5
31	Triathlon	3
32	Volleyball	2, Beach Volleyball (2)
33	Weightlifting	14
34	Wrestling	Freestyle (12), Greco – Roman (6)

• Tokyo Olympics Chief Yoshiro Mori, 83, set to step down as president.
• Mori earlier this month had made a sexist comment at the Japanese Olympic Committee –  that women talk too much
• Saburo Kawabuchi, Mayor of Olympic village is reported to replace Mori

Tokyo Olympics Chief Yoshiro Mori is set to step down as president after his sexist remarks had sparked a controversy. The remarks which created the outrage were made at the Japanese Olympic Committee board of trustees meeting earlier this month.

“If we increase the number of female board members, we have to make sure their speaking time is restricted somewhat, they have difficulty finishing, which is annoying. Women are competitive. If one member raises their hand to speak, others might think they need to talk too, Mori was quoted as saying.

Yoshiro Mori had apologized after that but the hole was dug deep enough.  He offered an apology, adding that his comments were “inappropriate” and “thoughtless”

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A strong reaction against these remarks came from all over the world. An online campaign or a petition for action against Yoshiro Mori gained over 146000 signatures. Many popular sports personalities condemned Mori’s comments. Naomi Osaka was one of them to slam Mori’s comments as ignorant. 

A total of 80 thousand volunteers were recruited for the coronavirus postponed Summer Olympics Games. Around 400 Olympic and Paralympic volunteers had quit according to few news reports.  

Tokyo Olympics Sponsors Toyota also issued a statement saying, “It’s very regrettable that the comments made by the leader of the organizing committee differ from the values that Toyota holds”

Now according to few news reports from Reuters, Fuji News Network and NHK, Mori will submit his resignation during the meeting of Games organizers on Friday. 

The Mayor of Olympic village, Saburo Kawabuchi is set to replace Mori as per a few reports.

The organizers on Friday said that the Japanese government is keen on hosting the Tokyo Olympics as per the revised schedule. The clarification came after an unconfirmed report of cancellation of Games had arisen a few hours before.

It is reported that the Times of London released the news of the cancellation. The senior unnamed member of the Japanese government reported to the Times of London that authorities had privately concluded that the Olympics could not proceed due to the ongoing pandemic. The Tokyo authorities were quick to refute the report.

The statement issued by Tokyo said that PM Suga is determined to hold the Tokyo Olympics Games and meetings are going on to ensure the implementation of countermeasures and other precautions against pandemics.

“All our delivery partners including the national government, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee, the IOC and the IPC are fully focused on hosting the Games this summer,” the statement said. “We hope that daily life can return to normal as soon as possible, and we will continue to make every effort to prepare for a safe and secure Games.”

PM Suga also clarified the rumor in the parliament on Friday morning. He said the Tokyo Olympics will be a symbol of humanity overcoming the Covid 19 virus and a chance to showcase Japan’s reconstruction from the devastating earthquake and Tsunami to the world. 

Various other officials of higher positions showed their responsibility and quickly denied the claims made by the Times.

The Australian Olympic Committee CEO Matt Carroll said,

“Unfortunately, I need to address unfounded rumors that Tokyo Games will be canceled, rumors that only create more anxiety for the athletes in our sports”.

The Canadian Olympic chief David Shoemaker said,

“The Tokyo Games are on. The flames will be lit on the 23rd of July 2021. This has been just reconfirmed again by the Japanese Prime Minister this afternoon.”

The senior member of IOC, Dick Pound feels that the postponed Tokyo Olympics is not certain. The statement has come out after the host city of the Olympics, Tokyo announced a state of emergency due to the sudden rise of coronavirus cases. 

While talking to BBC about the postponed Games that will open on 23rd July 2021, the Canadian IOC member said,” I can’t be certain because the ongoing elephant in the room would be the surges in the virus.”

This is the latest statement by any IOC member. The statements released by Organisers and IOC President, Thomas Bach a few days back stated that most of the members were positive on the 2021 Olympics start and also had agreed that delaying for a second time was not possible. 

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Coronavirus Cases Spike in Japan

The third wave of COVID 19 infection has struck Japan in the last few days. The Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Friday declared a month-long state of emergency in Tokyo and three neighboring cities. The measures were enforced after Tokyo announced a record 2447 cases on Thursday. This is a 50% rise from Wednesday and the overall number of infections across Japan rose above 7500. This is the record number of cases that Japan has ever recorded.

Compared to the world, Japan has been one of the better countries. This statement is supported by the stats – 3900 Covid 19 deaths in a country of 126 million. There are reports that the vaccination will begin in the upcoming few days.

Many experts suggest that the authorities have very little time to immunize a significant number of people before the Games open. The time left is less than six months and the major concern Japan faces is of visiting athletes, fans and officials which can spike up the infection rate in the country. 

Moreover, the Japanese public is also against the scheduled games. The recent poll by NHK shows that 63% of people supported the postponement or cancellation of Tokyo Olympics 2021. 

Dick Pound says he is not certain Tokyo Olympics Will Go Ahead

The 75-year-old Tatsuhiko Akamasu also feels that holding the 2021 Olympics is nearly impossible. During his visit to Tokyo, Akamasu said, ‘“I think it’s difficult … it’s impossible to hold the Olympics. It’s only two and a half months until the torch relay. I don’t think we can get the virus under control during this period.”

The 121-day torch relay which will see around 10,000 runners is scheduled to start in March 2021. The Tokyo organizing committee is expected to reveal its Covid-safe plans during that time.  

Even though many authorities have raised their concern on Tokyo Games, the organizing committee’s president Yoshiro Mori feels that the Games will go ahead as per schedule. While talking to Sports Hochi newspaper, Mori said, “It will happen in July. Almost all of the Olympic preparations are in place.”

While speaking to Sky News, Dick Pound said, “Athletes are important role models, and by taking the vaccine they can send a powerful message that vaccination is not only about personal health, but also about solidarity and consideration for the wellbeing of others in their communities.

The news column has started to flood up with Olympics news as we are approaching 2021. The recent news report from Sportskeeda suggests that the Olympics Opening & Closing ceremonies will be simplified due to the spread of novel coronavirus. The decision was taken and announced by the organizing committee. 

The Tokyo Olympics were scheduled for July 2020 but the Japan Government decided to postpone the event due to Covid 19 situation. Not just the Olympics, most of the sporting calendar was canceled or postponed due to virus spread. 

Tokyo Olympics Opening & Closing Ceremonies To Be Simplified

The Olympics is the greatest sporting event in the world and their ceremonies are the world’s best event. Total seven creative directors were working on the opening and closing ceremony of the Olympics and Paralympic Games. Recently, the committee held a conference and announced the addition of a new team to help in the preparation of the events.

The statement released by the Tokyo Organizing Committee said,

“Following the postponement of the Games in the wake of the spread of COVID-19 and the accompanying disruptions, we are working to deliver Opening and Closing Ceremonies that will be in tune with the situation next summer. The ceremonies will still be a great celebration to be enjoyed by the athletes and watching world but will likely take a simpler and more restrained approach designed to reflect the overall simplification of the Games and the potential need to still consider COVID-19 countermeasures”.

The new team which has been included will aim to work around the concept of ‘symbols of unity and symbiosis of humankind in its overcoming of the COVID-19 pandemic.

A few days back, IOC president Thomas Bach had revealed the new plans for Tokyo Olympics 2021. The athletes participating in the event would have a shorter stay than usual. The athletes will arrive five days before their event and leave within two days of completion. 

The postponed Olympics will commence from 23rd July 2021 and it is expected that more than 11,000 athletes will participate.

The much-awaited 2021 Summer Olympics entitled as the Games of XXXII Olympiad will officially kickstart after a couple of months from 23rd July 2021. This time Japan will host the glorious event at 40 different venues across the country. As the event is approaching closer, excitement is at its peak among each one of us to witness the month-long celebration of strength, speed, fortitude, agility, spirit, and commitment of the athletes.

This time, there will be new additions to some brand new sports like Karate, Skateboarding, Sport climbing, Surfing, Baseball, and Softball in the 2021 Olympic games. In all, there will be a total of 339 events in 33 different sports genres. The event will conclude with a final match on August 8th, 2021.

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Olympics 2021 Live TV Telecast

The Spectacular sporting event of the year is going to be viewed by the huge number of fans all across the world and those who are unable to mark their presence at the live event may witness it on different online platforms. All the international broadcasters will live broadcast the 2021 Olympics games, where for instance in Europe, the IOC’s has been launching an exclusive deal with Discovery Communications.

All the Europeans countries except France for their existing right deals has acquired the Olympic 2021 game rights.

United States

The upcoming prodigious 2021 Olympic sporting occasion will be live-streamed in the United States of America in a partnership between NBC Universal, International Olympic Committee and the United States Olympic Committee. Viewers from all across the US and neighboring regions can enjoy the live streaming on Olympicchannel.com official website, the Olympic Channel app and also on NBC Sports.com’s official website and the NBC Sports application.

India

Indian fans out there are excited to be the part of the biggest sporting extravaganza scheduled to kickstart soon in neighboring Asian country Japan. This time Sony Pictures Network India has acquired the broadcasting rights to telecast live contests in India and the subcontinent. Sony Corp will stream Olympic 2021 games on all its media platforms throughout the event and also broadcast the Winter Youth Olympic Games to be scheduled in Lausanne next year.

United Kingdom

British Broadcast Corporation, also known as BBC will once again live stream Olympic 2021 sporting moments in the United Kingdom. BBC has partnered with Discovery to bring the live coverage of the 2021 summer games to the public.

Olympic Games is recognized as one of the most prestigious and largest international sports competitions in the world, even much bigger with 339 events.

China

China is all set to broadcast the live 2021 Olympic event through its broadcasting channel China Central Television (CCTV) who has paid the US $ 550 million for broadcasting two Winter Olympics (2018 and 2022) and two Summer Olympics (2021 and 2024).

Australia

So far Australian viewers have enjoyed the live streaming of the Olympic games through its popular sports channel Channel Seven. Now Seven Network, popularly known as Channel Seven will bring live coverage of the 2021 Olympic event for their viewers on all the major streaming platforms for free.

Japan

Japan being the host nation of 2021 Olympic games, sports enthusiasts across the country are excited to enjoy the live streaming to the fullest. Japan Consortium will be the official broadcaster who has been awarded the exclusive television and digital broadcast rights to bring the comprehensive coverage of the event for free across all media platforms.

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List of 2021 Summer Olympics Broadcasters Worldwide

Below is the List of 2021 Summer Olympics Broadcasters Worldwide –

Country/ Territory	Broadcasting Channel
Amenia	APMTV
Asia	Dentsu
Austria	ORF
Belarus	Belteleradio
Belgium	VRT-RTBF
Bosnia and Herzegovina	BHRT
Brazil	Grupo Globo – Brandsports
Bulgaria	BNT
Canada	CBC/ Sportsnet, TSN, TLN
Caribbean	International Media Content Ltd SportsMax
Croatia	HRT
Czech Republic	CT
Denmark	DR
Estonia	Eesti Media
Finland	Yle
France	Eurosport, France Television, Canal+
Georgia	GPB
Germany	ARD ZDF
Greece	ERT
Hungary	MTVA
Iceland	RUV
Ireland	RTE
Italy	RAI
Kosovo	RTK
Latin America	America Movil
Latvia	LTV
Lithuania	TV3
Luxembourg	RTL
Mexico	Televisa
MENA	beIN Sports
Montenegro	RTCG
Netherlands	NOS
New Zealand	Sky Television. TVNZ
North Korea	SBS
North Macedonia	MRT
Norway	TV Norge
Oceania	Sky Television
Peru	Grupo ATV
Poland	TVP
Portugal	RTP
Romania	TVR
Singapore	Mediacorp
Slovakia	RTVS
Slovenia	RTV
South Africa	SABC. SuperSport
South Korea	SBS
Sub – Saharan Africa	Infront Sports & Media. SuperSport
Sweden	Kanal 5
Switzerland	SRG SSR
Thailand	AIS
Ukraine	UA. PBC