The Tokyo Olympics began on Friday after being postponed from last summer due to the coronavirus pandemic.
With the action of the main events near, below are dates you’ll want to know heading into the Games.
Olympic schedule
First Events: July 21-22. Women’s football and softball will kick off group stage competition. The first event will be a softball match between Australia and Japan on July 21
July 23 – Opening ceremonies: July 23, 6:55 a.m. ET
July 24 – Day 1 Headline Events: Men’s cycling road race, men’s sabre in fencing, 3-on-3 basketball makes its Olympic debut
July 25 – Day 2 Headline Events: First swimming finals, skateboarding makes Olympics debut
July 26 – Day 3 Headline Events: Women’s 400m freestyle, men’s 4x100m freestyle relay, men’s gymnastics
July 27 – Day 4 Headline Events: Women’s gymnastics team final, men’s 100m backstroke, women’s 100m breaststroke, first Olympic softball final since 2008
July 28 – Day 5 Headline Events: Olympic surfing medals pending weather, women’s 200m freestyle, men’s gymnastics all-around final
July 29 – Day 6 Headline Events: Simone Biles’ chance to become the first woman to repeat as Olympic all-around champion since 1968. In swimming, Caleb Dressel could take aim at a world record in the 100m freestyle, while Katie Ledecky and Simone Manuel may be part of the 4x200m freestyle relay.
July 30 – Day 7 Headline Events: Women’s rowing, BMX racing, women’s 100m freestyle final
July 31 – Day 8 Headline Events: Women’s track and field 100m, women’s tennis singles final, men’s 100m butterfly, women’s 100m freestyle
August 1 – Day 9 Headline Events: Men’s track and field 100m, men’s swimming medley replay artistic gymnastics event finals
August 2 – Day 10 Headline Events: Wrestling, women’s 100m hurdles, women’s floor exercise
August 3 – Day 11 Headline Events: Final day of artistic gymnastics, women’s long jump, women’s 400m hurdles
August 4 – Day 12 Headline Events: Men’s track and field 200m and 800m, women’s 400m hurdles, weightlifting concludes
August 5 – Day 13 Headline Events: Men’s track and field 400m and 100m hurdles, men’s park skateboarding, women’s canoe spring
August 6 – Day 14 Headline Events: Women’s soccer, women’s beach volleyball
August 7 – Day 15 Headline Events: Men’s basketball final, Women’s water polo final, baseball final, last full day of competition
August 8 – Day 16: Headline Events Olympic marathon, women’s basketball final, closing ceremonies