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Updated: July 22, 2021

Tokyo 2020: Full Schedule As Olympics Kick-Off On Friday 23rd 2021

By Oladimeji Balogun
July 22, 2021
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics | Source: Skysports

Tokyo 2020 Olympics will be officially opened on Friday, July 23 in a three-hour ceremony, which will commence at 9 pm (AEST), and run until around 12am (AEST), concluding with the parade of nations and lighting of the Olympic cauldron.

The schedule is as follows...

Day 0 (Friday, July 23)

Rowing
Time	Event	Venue
9:30am-1:10pm	Men’s single sculls heats Women’s single sculls heats Men’s double sculls heats Women’s double sculls heats Men’s quadruple sculls heats Women’s quadruple sculls heats	Sea Forest Waterway
Archery
Time	Event	Venue
10am-12pm	Women’s individual ranking round	Yumenoshima Park Archery Field
		Yumenoshima Park Archery Field

Day 1 (Saturday, July 24)

Day 2 (Sunday, July 25)

Rowing
Time	Event	Venue
9:30am-1:30pm	Women’s single sculls repechages Men’s single sculls repechages Women’s double sculls repechages Men’s double sculls repechages Women’s pair heats Men’s pair heats	Sea Forest Waterway
Shooting
Time	Event	Venue
9:30am	Women’s 10m air rifle qualification	Asaka Shooting Range
11:45am	Women’s 10m air rifle final
2pm	Men’s 10m air pistol qualification
4:30pm	Men’s 10m air pistol final
Badminton
Time	Event	Venue
10am-3:30pm	Men’s and women’s singles group stage Men’s and women’s doubles group stage Mixed doubles group stage	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
7pm-11pm	Men’s and women’s singles group stage Men’s and women’s doubles group stage Mixed doubles group stage	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Beach Volleyball
Time	Event	Venue
10am-1:50pm	Men’s and women’s group stage (4 matches)	Shiokaze Park
4pm-6:50pm	Men’s and women’s group stage (3 matches)
9pm-11:50pm	Men’s and women’s group stage (3 matches)
Fencing
Time	Event	Venue
10am-5:20pm	Table of 64, table of 32, table of 16 and quarterfinals for: Women’s individual épée Men’s individual sabre	Makuhari Messe Hall B
7pm-10:40pm	Semi-finals and medal bouts for: Women’s individual épée Men’s individual sabre	Makuhari Messe Hall B
Handball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
10am	Men: Norway vs Brazil	Yoyogi National Stadium
12pm	Men: France vs Argentina
3:15pm	Men: Sweden vs Bahrain
5:15pm	Men: Germany vs Spain
8:30pm	Men: Portugal vs Egypt
10:30pm	Men: Denmark vs Japan
Table Tennis
Time	Event	Venue
10am-1:45pm	Men’s and women’s singles preliminary round Mixed doubles round of 16	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
3:15pm-6:15pm	Men’s and women’s singles first round
8:30pm-11:30pm	Men’s and women’s singles first round
Volleyball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
10am	Men: Italy vs Canada	Ariake Arena
12:05pm	Men: Brazil vs Tunisia
3:20pm	Men: Russia vs Argentina
5:25pm	Men: Japan vs Venezuela
8:40pm	Men: Poland vs Iran
10:45pm	Men: USA vs France
Weightlifting
Time	Event	Venue
10:50am	Women’s 49kg group B	Tokyo International Forum
2:50pm	Women’s 49kg group A	Tokyo International Forum
Archery
Time	Event	Venue
10:30am-1:05pm	Mixed team 1/8 eliminations	Yumenoshima Park Archery Field
3:15pm-6:25pm	Mixed team quarterfinals Mixed team semi-finals Mixed team bronze medal match Mixed team gold medal match	Yumenoshima Park Archery Field
Field Hockey – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
10:30am	Men: Japan vs Australia	Oi Hockey Stadium
11am	Men: New Zealand vs India
12:45pm	Men: Netherlands vs Belgium
1:15pm	Men: Argentina vs Spain
7:30pm	Men: Great Britain vs South Africa
8pm	Men: Canada vs Germany
9:45pm	Women: Netherlands vs India
10:15pm	Women: Ireland vs South Africa
Gymnastics – Artistic
Time	Event	Venue
11am-1:30pm	Men’s qualification	Ariake Gymnastics Centre
3:30pm-6pm	Men’s qualification
8:30pm-11pm	Men’s qualification
Softball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
11am	Australia vs Canada	Yokohama Baseball Stadium
3:30pm	USA vs Mexico
9pm	Japan vs Italy
Taekwondo
Time	Event	Venue
11am-6pm	Qualification contests, round of 16, quarterfinals and semi-finals for: Women’s -49kg Men’s -58kg	Makuhari Messe Hall A
8pm-11:40pm	Repechages, bronze and gold medal contests for: Women’s -49kg Men’s -58kg	Makuhari Messe Hall A
3×3 Basketball
Time	Event	Venue
11:15am	Women: Russia vs Japan	Aomi Urban Sports Park
11:40am	Women: China vs Romania
12:35pm	Men: Poland vs Latvia
1pm	Men: China vs Serbia
3pm	Women: Russia vs China
3:25pm	Women: Romania vs Japan
4pm	Men: Russia vs China
4:25pm	Men: Serbia vs Netherlands
6:30pm	Women: Italy vs Mongolia
6:55pm	Women: USA vs France
7:40pm	Men: Latvia vs Belgium
8:05pm	Men: Japan vs Poland
10pm	Women: Mongolia vs USA
10:25pm	Women: France vs Italy
11pm	Men: Netherlands vs Russia
11:25pm	Men: Belgium vs Japan
Boxing
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-3:30pm	Preliminaries for: Women’s featherweight Women’s welterweight Men’s featherweight Men’s welterweight Men’s heavyweight	Kokugikan Arena
6pm-8:45pm	Preliminaries for: Women’s featherweight Men’s featherweight Men’s welterweight Men’s super heavyweight	Kokugikan Arena
Cycling – Road
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-7:15pm	Men’s road race	Fuji International Speedway
Judo
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-3:30pm	Elimination rounds and quarterfinals for: Women’s -48kg Men’s -60kg	Nippon Budokan
6pm-8:50pm	Repechages, semi-finals, bronze and gold medal bouts for: Women’s -48kg Men’s -60kg	Nippon Budokan
Tennis
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-9pm	Men’s and women’s singles and doubles first round	Ariake Tennis Park
Water Polo – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
3pm	Women: Japan vs USA	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
4:30pm	Women: Canada vs Australia
7:20pm	Women: South Africa vs Spain
8:50pm	Women: China vs Russia
Football
Time	Event	Venue
5:30pm	Women: Chile vs Canada	Sapporo Dome
6pm	Women: China vs Zambia	Miyagi Stadium
6:30pm	Women: Sweden vs Australia	Saitama Stadium
8:30pm	Women: Japan vs Great Britain	Sapporo Dome
9pm	Women: Netherlands vs Brazil	Miyagi Stadium
9:30pm	Women: New Zealand vs USA	Saitama Stadium
Equestrian – Dressage
Time	Event	Venue
6pm-11pm	Team and individual day 1	Equestrian Park
Swimming
Time	Event	Venue
8pm-10:30pm	Men’s 400m individual medley heats Women’s 100m butterfly heats Men’s 400m freestyle heats Women’s 400m individual medley heats Men’s 100m breaststroke heats Women’s 4x100m freestyle heats	Toyko Aquatics Centre

Day 3 (Monday, July 26)

Day 4 (Tuesday, July 27)

Day 5 (Wednesday, July 28)

Surfing
Time	Event	Venue
8am-11:20am	Men’s first round	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach
11:20am-2:40pm	Women’s round 1
2:40pm-4pm	Men’s round 2
4pm-5:20pm	Women’s round 2
Rowing
Time	Event	Venue
10am-12:40pm	Men’s single sculls semi-finals Women’s single sculls semi-finals Men’s pair repechages Women’s pair repechages Men’s lightweight double sculls repechages Women’s lightweight double sculls repechages Men’s quadruple sculls repechages Women’s quadruple sculls repechages Men’s eight heats Women’s eight heats	Sea Forest Waterway
Beach Volleyball
Time	Event	Venue
10am-1:50pm	Men’s and women’s group stage (4 matches)	Shiokaze Park
4pm-6:50pm	Men’s and women’s group stage (3 matches)
9pm-11:50pm	Men’s and women’s group stage (3 matches)
Fencing
Time	Event	Venue
10am-5:20pm	Table of 64, table of 32, table of 16 and quarterfinals for: Women’s individual foil Men’s individual épée	Makuhari Messe Hall B
7pm-10:40pm	Semi-finals and medal bouts for: Women’s individual foil Men’s individual épée	Makuhari Messe Hall B
Handball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
10am	Women: Netherlands vs Japan	Yoyogi National Stadium
12pm	Women: Russia vs Brazil
3:15pm	Women: Montenegro vs Angola
5:15pm	Women: Norway vs South Korea
8:30pm	Women: Spain vs Sweden
10:30pm	Women: Hungary vs France
Shooting
Time	Event	Venue
10am	Women’s 10m air pistol qualification	Asaka Shooting Range
10am	Women’s skeet qualification
11am	Men’s skeet qualification
12:15pm	Women’s 10m air pistol final
2pm	10m air rifle men’s qualification
4:30pm	10m air rifle men’s final
Skateboarding
Time	Event	Venue
9:30am-2:25pm	Men’s street tournament	Aomi Urban Sports Park
Volleyball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
10am	Women: Russia vs Italy	Ariake Arena
12:05pm	Women: USA vs Argentina
3:20pm	Women: Serbia vs Dominican Republic
5:25pm	Women: China vs Turkey
8:40pm	Women: Japan vs Kenya
10:45pm	Women: Brazil vs South Korea
Archery
Time	Event	Venue
10:30am-12:05pm	Women’s team 1/8 eliminations	Yumenoshima Park Archery Field
2:45pm-6:25pm	Women’s team quarterfinals Women’s team semi-finals Women’s team bronze medal match Women’s team gold medal match	Yumenoshima Park Archery Field
Gymnastics – Artistic
Time	Event	Venue
10:30am-2:05pm	Women’s qualification	Ariake Gymnastics Centre
4:10pm-7:45pm	Women’s qualification
9:20pm-11pm	Women’s qualification
Field Hockey – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
10:30am	Women: Great Britain vs Germany	Oi Hockey Stadium
11am	Women: Australia vs Spain
12:45pm	Women: Japan vs China
1:15pm	Women: New Zealand vs Argentina
7:30pm	Men: India vs Australia
8pm	Men: Japan vs Argentina
9:45pm	Men: Spain vs New Zealand
10:15pm	Men: South Africa vs Netherlands
Badminton
Time	Event	Venue
11am-4:30pm	Men’s and women’s singles group stage Men’s and women’s doubles group stage Mixed doubles group stage	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
7pm-10:30pm	Men’s and women’s singles group stage Men’s and women’s doubles group stage Mixed doubles group stage	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Basketball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
11am	Men: Iran vs Czech Republic	Saitama Super Arena
2:40pm	Men: Germany vs Italy
6:20pm	Men: Australia vs Nigeria
10pm	Men: France vs USA
Softball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
11am	Australia vs USA	Yokohama Baseball Stadium
3:30pm	Canada vs Japan
9pm	Italy vs Mexico
Table Tennis
Time	Event	Venue
10am-11:30pm	Mixed doubles quarterfinals Women’s singles second round Men’s singles second round Mixed doubles semi-finals	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Taekwondo
Time	Event	Venue
11am-6pm	Qualification contests, round of 16, quarterfinals and semi-finals for: Women’s -57kg Men’s -68kg	Makuhari Messe Hall A
8pm-11:40pm	Repechages, bronze and gold medal contests for: Women’s -57kg Men’s -68kg	Makuhari Messe Hall A
Water Polo – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
11am	Men: South Africa vs Italy	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
12:30pm	Men: Hungary vs Greece
3pm	Men: USA vs Japan
4:30pm	Men: Australia vs Montenegro
7:20pm	Men: Serbia vs Spain
8:50pm	Men: Croatia vs Kazakhstan
3×3 Basketball
Time	Event	Venue
11:15am	Women: Japan vs Mongolia	Aomi Urban Sports Park
11:40am	Women: Romania vs Italy
12:35pm	Men: Russia vs Belgium
1pm	Men: Poland vs Serbia
3pm	Women: Mongolia vs Russia
3:25pm	Women: China vs Italy
4pm	Men: China vs Latvia
4:25pm	Men: Serbia vs Belgium
6:30pm	Women: Romania vs USA
6:55pm	Women: Japan vs France
7:40pm	Men: Russia vs Poland
8:05pm	Men: Japan vs Netherlands
10pm	Women: China vs France
10:25pm	Women: Russia vs USA
11pm	Men: Netherlands vs China
11:25pm	Men: Latvia vs Japan
Swimming
Time	Event	Venue
11:30am-1:20pm	Men’s 400m individual medley final Women’s 100m butterfly semi-finals Men’s 400m freestyle final Women’s 400m individual medley final Men’s 100m breaststroke semi-finals Women’s 4x100m freestyle final	Toyko Aquatics Centre
8pm-10:30pm	Women’s 100m backstroke heats Men’s 200m freestyle heats Women’s 100m breaststroke heats Men’s 100m backstroke heats Women’s 400m freestyle heats Men’s 4x100m freestyle heats	Toyko Aquatics Centre
Boxing
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-4pm	Preliminaries for: Women’s flyweight Women’s middleweight Men’s lightweight Men’s light heavyweight	Kokugikan Arena
6pm-10pm	Preliminaries for: Women’s flyweight Men’s lightweight Men’s leavyweight heavyweight	Kokugikan Arena
Judo
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-3:30pm	Elimination rounds and quarterfinals for: Women’s -52kg Men’s -66kg	Nippon Budokan
6pm-8:50pm	Repechages, semi-finals, bronze and gold medal bouts for: Women’s -52kg Men’s -66kg	Nippon Budokan
Tennis
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-9pm	Men’s and women’s singles and doubles first round	Ariake Tennis Park
Weightlifting
Time	Event	Venue
12:50pm	Men’s 61kg and 67kg group B	Tokyo International Forum
4:50pm	Men’s 61kg group A
8:50pm	Men’s 67kg group A
Sailing
Time	Event	Venue
1:05pm-7pm	Heats for: Men’s RS:X Women’s RS:X Men’s Laser Women’s Laser Radial	Enoshima Yacht Harbour
Canoeing – Slalom
Time	Event	Venue
2pm-5:45pm	Men’s canoe (C1) heats Women’s kayak (K1) heats)	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre
Cycling – Road
Time	Event	Venue
2pm-6:35pm	Women’s road race	Fuji International Speedway
Diving
Time	Event	Venue
4pm-5pm	Women’s synchronised 3m springboard final	Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Football
Time	Event	Venue
5:30pm	Men: Egypt vs Argentina	Sapporo Dome
6pm	Men: France vs South Africa	Saitama Stadium
6pm	Men: New Zealand vs Honduras	Kashima Stadium
8:30pm	Men: Australia vs Spain	Sapporo Dome
9pm	Men: Japan vs Mexico	Saitama Stadium
9pm	Men: Romania vs South Korea	Kashima Stadium
Equestrian – Dressage
Time	Event	Venue
6pm-11pm	Team and individual day 2	Equestrian Park

Day 6 (Thursday, July 29)

Day 7 (Friday, July 30)

Day 8 (Saturday, July 31)

Day 9 (Sunday, August 1)

Day 10 (Monday, August 2)

Day 11 (Tuesday, August 3)

Day 12 (Wednesday, August 4)

Surfing
Time	Event	Venue
8am-12:40pm	Women’s third round	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach
12:48pm-4:40pm	Men’s third round	Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach
Triathlon
Time	Event	Venue
7:30am-9:50am	Men’s individual final	Odaiba Marine Park
Rowing
Time	Event	Venue
10am-12:20pm	Women’s single sculls quarterfinals Men’s single sculls quarterfinals Women’s double sculls semi-finals Men’s double sculls semi-finals Women’s four repechages Men’s four repechages
Beach Volleyball
Time	Event	Venue
10am-1:50pm	Men’s and women’s group stage (4 matches)	Shiokaze Park
4pm-6:50pm	Men’s and women’s group stage (3 matches)
9pm-11:50pm	Men’s and women’s group stage (3 matches)
Fencing
Time	Event	Venue
10am-5:20pm	Table of 64, table of 32, table of 16 and quarterfinals for: Women’s individual sabre Men’s individual foil	Makuhari Messe Hall B
7pm-10:40pm	Semi-finals and medal bouts for: Women’s individual sabre Men’s individual foil	Makuhari Messe Hall B
Handball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
10am	Men: Brazil vs France	Yoyogi National Stadium
12pm	Men: Argentina vs Germany
3:15pm	Men: Egypt vs Denmark
5:15pm	Men: Spain vs Norway
8:30pm	Men: Bahrain vs Portugal
10:30pm	Men: Japan vs Sweden
Rugby Sevens
Time	Event	Venue
10am-1pm	Men’s group stage Fiji vs Japan Great Britain vs Canada New Zealand vs South Korea Australia vs Argentina South Africa vs Ireland USA vs Kenya	Tokyo Stadium
5:30pm-8:30pm	Men’s group stage Great Britain vs Japan Fiji vs Canada New Zealand vs Argentina Australia vs South Korea USA vs Ireland South Africa vs Kenya	Tokyo Stadium
Shooting
Time	Event	Venue
10am	Women’s skeet qualification	Asaka Shooting Range
11am	Men’s skeet qualification
3:50pm	Women’s skeet final
4:50pm	Men’s skeet final
Skateboarding
Time	Event	Venue
9:30am-2:25pm	Women’s street tournament	Aomi Urban Sports Park
Volleyball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
10am	Men: Iran vs Venezuela	Ariake Arena
12:05pm	Men: USA vs Russia
3:20pm	Men: Poland vs Italy
5:25pm	Men: France vs Tunisia
8:40pm	Men: Japan vs Canada
10:45pm	Men: Brazil vs Argentina
Archery
Time	Event	Venue
10:30am-12:05pm	Men’s team 1/8 eliminations	Yumenoshima Park Archery Field
2:45pm-6:25pm	Men’s team quarterfinals Men’s team semi-finals Men’s team bronze medal match Men’s team gold medal match	Yumenoshima Park Archery Field
Field Hockey – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
10:30am	Men: Germany vs Belgium	Oi Hockey Stadium
11am	Women: Netherlands vs Ireland
12:45pm	Men: Great Britain vs Canada
1:15pm	Women: Australia vs China
7:30pm	Women: South Africa vs Great Britain
8pm	Women: Argentina vs Spain
9:45pm	Women: Japan vs New Zealand
10:15pm	Women: Germany vs India
Badminton
Time	Event	Venue
11am-4:30pm	Men’s and women’s singles group stage Men’s and women’s doubles group stage Mixed doubles group stage	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
7pm-10:30pm	Men’s and women’s singles group stage Men’s and women’s doubles group stage Mixed doubles group stage	Musashino Forest Sport Plaza
Basketball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
11am	Women: South Korea vs Spain	Saitama Super Arena
2:40pm	Men: Argentina vs Slovenia
6:20pm	Women: Serbia vs Canada
10pm	Men: Japan vs Spain
Softball – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
11am	Japan vs USA	Yokohama Baseball Stadium
3:30pm	Canada vs Italy
9pm	Mexico vs Australia
Table Tennis
Time	Event	Venue
10am-11:30pm	Men’s and women’s singles second and third rounds Mixed doubles bronze medal match Mixed doubles gold medal match	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Taekwondo
Time	Event	Venue
11am-6pm	Qualification contests, round of 16, quarterfinals and semi-finals for: Women’s -67kg Men’s -80kg	Makuhari Messe Hall A
8pm-11:40pm	Repechages, bronze and gold medal contests for: Women’s -67kg Men’s -80kg	Makuhari Messe Hall A
3×3 Basketball
Time	Event	Venue
11:15am	Women: Japan vs China	Aomi Urban Sports Park
11:40am	Women: Mongolia vs Romania
12:35pm	Men: Belgium vs China
1pm	Men: Serbia vs Japan
3pm	Women: Romania vs Russia
3:25pm	Women: Italy vs Japan
4pm	Men: Japan vs Russia
4:25pm	Men: Latvia vs Serbia
6:30pm	Women: France vs Mongolia
6:55pm	Women: Italy vs USA
7:40pm	Men: Netherlands vs Belgium
8:05pm	Men: Poland vs China
10pm	Women: USA vs China
10:25pm	Women: France vs Russia
11pm	Men: Russia vs Latvia
11:25pm	Men: Netherlands vs Poland
Swimming
Time	Event	Venue
11:30am-1:40pm	Women’s 100m butterfly final Men’s 200m freestyle semi-finals Women’s 100m breaststroke semi-finals Men’s 100m breaststroke final Women’s 400m freestyle final Men’s 100m backstroke semi-finals Women’s 100m backstroke semi-finals Men’s 4x100m freestyle final	Toyko Aquatics Centre
8pm-10:30pm	Women’s 200m freestyle heats Men’s 200m butterfly heats Women’s 200m individual medley heats Women’s 1500m freestyle heats	Toyko Aquatics Centre
Boxing
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-3:45pm	Preliminaries for: Men’s flyweight Men’s middleweight Women’s featherweight	Kokugikan Arena
6pm-10pm	Preliminaries for: Men’s flyweight Men’s middleweight Women’s featherweight	Kokugikan Arena
Judo
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-3:30pm	Elimination rounds and quarterfinals for: Women’s -57kg Men’s -73kg	Nippon Budokan
6pm-8:50pm	Repechages, semi-finals, bronze and gold medal bouts for: Women’s -57kg Men’s -73kg	Nippon Budokan
Tennis
Time	Event	Venue
12pm-9pm	Men’s and women’s singles and doubles second round	Ariake Tennis Park
Sailing
Time	Event	Venue
1:05pm-7pm	Heats for: Men’s RS:X Women’s RS:X Men’s Laser Women’s Laser Radial	Enoshima Yacht Harbour
Weightlifting
Time	Event	Venue
2:50pm	Women’s 55kg group B	Tokyo International Forum
8:50pm	Women’s 55kg group A	Tokyo International Forum
Canoeing – Slalom
Time	Event	Venue
3pm	Men’s canoe (C1) semi-finals	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre
4:45pm	Men’s canoe (C1) final	Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre
Water Polo – Group Stage
Time	Event	Venue
3pm	Women: USA vs China	Tatsumi Water Polo Centre
4:30pm	Women: Russia vs Hungary
7:20pm	Women: Australia vs Netherlands
8:50pm	Women: Spain vs Canada
Cycling – Mountain Bike
Time	Event	Venue
4pm-6pm	Men’s cross-country	Izu MTB Course
Diving
Time	Event	Venue
4pm-5pm	Men’s synchronised 10m springboard final	Tokyo Aquatics Centre
Gymnastics – Artistic
Time	Event	Venue
8pm-11pm	Men’s team final	Ariake Gymnastics Centre