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The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event held in Tokyo, Japan, from 23 July to 8 August 2021. The Games were postponed by one year as part of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sports . [ 2 ]
The original schedule was from 22 July to 9 August 2020. To postpone the Olympics until 2021, all events were delayed by 364 days (one day less than a full year to preserve the same days of the week), giving a new schedule of 21 July to 8 August 2021. [218] All times and dates use Japan Standard Time
Global records before the 2020 Summer Olympics Record Athlete (Nation) Time (s) Location Date World record Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.19: Berlin, Germany 20 August 2009 Olympic record Usain Bolt (JAM) 19.30: Beijing, China 20 August 2008 World leading Noah Lyles (USA) 19.52 [8] Eugene, Oregon, United States 27 June 2021
The men's 100 metres event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July and 1 August 2021 at the Olympic Stadium. [1] 84 athletes were expected to compete; 27 nations used universality places to enter athletes in addition to the 56 qualifying through standard time or ranking (23 universality places were used in 2016).
The men's marathon event at the 2020 Summer Olympics started at 07:00 on 8 August 2021 in Sapporo, Japan. [1] 106 athletes from 46 nations competed.The previous Olympic champion, Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge, successfully defended his title, with Dutch and Belgian athletes Abdi Nageeye and Bashir Abdi gaining silver and bronze, respectively.
It was held from 25 July to 7 August 2021. All games were played at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [1] It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. [3]
With the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, finally here, the United States women’s gymnastics team hopes to come out on top once again. Led by returning favorite, Simone Biles, the team ...
Date Time Round Friday, 23 July 2021: 13:00: Ranking round: Tuesday, 27 July 2021 Wednesday, 28 July 2021 Thursday, 29 July 2021: 9:30 16:00: 1/32 finals 1/16 finals: Saturday, 31 July 2021: 9:30 14:45 15:45 16:30 16:44: 1/8 finals Quarter-finals Semi-finals Bronze medal match Gold medal match