Tokyo 2020 also pioneered innovative projects to include the Japanese public in concrete sustainability actions. Tokyo 2020's Toward Zero Carbon push resulted not only in reduced emissions but also in offsets that more than equaled the emissions produced, driving the Games beyond carbon neutrality. The Tokyo 2020 Games were the most gender-balanced in history, with a nearly 50/50 ratio of male and female athletes.Īlmost 60% of Tokyo 2020 venues utilised existing facilities-including six legacy venues from the Olympic Games Tokyo 1964. The expansion of the programme also included an increase in gender-equal competition opportunities. Tokyo 2020's 339 events in 33 sports-the most in Olympic history-included the Olympic debut of sports such as skateboarding, sport climbing, surfing and karate, as well as events such as BMX freestyle and 3x3 basketball. The Tokyo 2020 Games showcased the evolution of the Olympic programme, introducing new sports and events that strengthened the timeless appeal of the Olympic Games for a new generation. The Playbooks set a new standard for large-scale sporting events and ensured that everyone from athletes to the media would be able to safely take part in the Games. This sense of solidarity was critical to the success of the Tokyo 2020 Games following their historic one-year postponement, especially in the establishment of the Tokyo 2020 Playbooks-guidelines for safe and secure participation and operations. The Tokyo 2020 Games were an unprecedented demonstration of unity and solidarity as the world came together for the first time following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic for an Olympic Games focused on the pure essentials: a celebration of athletes and sport. The elimination round matches will follow from August 1 to 7 with the women's medal matches to be played on Friday, August 6 and the men's on Saturday, August 7.Highlights 05:24 Exclusive True Olympic Spirit Moments at #Tokyo2020 Tokyo 2020 | Olympic Games About the Games Men’s and women’s lucky loser matches will take place on July 31. The last four third-placed teams will play off for the last two berths in the 16-team elimination brackets. The top two men’s and women’s teams from each of the six pools advance directly to each gender’s knockout matches along with the top two third-placed teams based on match points, set ratios and point ratios. The 24 teams per gender are split into six pools of four teams each, with each team to play all the teams in their pool. 2019 men’s world champions Viacheslav Krasilnikov and Oleg Stoyanovskiy of ROC will play their first match at 10.00 local time on July 26 against Mexicans Josue Gaxiola and Jose Rubio. In the men’s competition, world ranking leaders Anders Mol and Christian Sorum of Norway will feature in the last match of the first day of action, against Australia’s Christopher McHugh and Damien Schumann. They will be followed on to centre court by Rio 2016 Olympic champion Laura Ludwig and partner Maggie Kozuch of Germany, who will begin their campaign in Tokyo against Swiss pair Tanja Huberli and Nina Betschart. Reigning world champions Sarah Pavan and Melissa Humana-Paredes of Canada will play their first match on the opening day of the tournament at 12.00 local time against Olympic rookies Katja Stam and Raisa Schoon of the Netherlands. The last match on each day will start at 22.00 local time/13.00 GMT. The beach volleyball event at the Tokyo Olympics will be held at Shiokaze Park with pool phase matches taking place from July 24 to 31 beginning at 9.00 local time (0.00 GMT). That encounter will be followed by Brazilian Rio 2016 gold medallist Alison Cerutti taking to the court with his current partner Alvaro Filho for the first men’s match of the tournament, against South American rivals Julian Azaad and Nicolas Capogrosso of Argentina. Miki Ishii and Megumi Murakami will represent host country Japan in the first match on July 24 when they take on Czech pair Barbora Hermannova and Marketa Slukova.
Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - Beach Volleyball Schedule The schedule for the pool phase of the beach volleyball tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 has now been confirmed after a draw held in Moscow, Russia on July 5 split the 24 teams per gender into six pools.
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