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Everything you need to know about Olympic Athletics at Tokyo 2020

Athletics has been one of the most-watched Olympic sports.

There will be no Usain Bolt for the first time in five Olympics, but the sprints are certain to the biggest draw.

The track and field competition will be spread over 16 sessions at Tokyo's Olympic Stadium, while the marathons and race walks will be held in Sapporo, on the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido.

Below, we take a look at the athletes expected to light up the Olympic Stadium and the competition schedule, in our Olympic Athletics guide.

 

Olympic Athletics schedule at Tokyo 2020

Athletics competition runs from 30 July-8 August 2021, covering two Golden Sunday: the 1 August will include the men's 100m final, while the 8 August is the day for men's marathon.

Also, athletics will be running during two Super Saturday: on Saturday 31 July, the women's 100m final will take place, whereas on the 7 August the medals will have new owners in several events, such as women's marathon or men's 50km race walk.

 

*All times in Japan Standard Time (JST)

Date and Time: Fri 30 July 9:00 - 12:30

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1

·       Men's High Jump Qualifying Round

·       Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round

·       Women's 800m Round 1

·       Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1

·       Women's 100m Round 1

Date and Time: Fri 30 July 19:00 - 21:00

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Women's 5000m Round 1

·       Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Round

·       Women's Shot Put Qualifying Round

·       Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Round 1

·       Men's 10,000m Final

Date and Time: Sat 31 July 9:00 - 12:00

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1

·       Women's Discus Throw Qualifying Round

·       Men's Pole Vault Qualifying Round

·       Men's 800m Round 1

·       Women's 100m Hurdles Qualifying Round

·       Men's 100m Preliminary Round

Date and Time: Sat 31 July 19:00 - 21:55

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's 10,000m Victory Ceremony

·       Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round

·       Women's 100m Semifinals

·       Men's 100m Round 1

·       Men's Discus Throw Final

·       Women's 800m Semifinals

·       Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Final

·       Women's 100m Final

Date and Time: Sun 1 Aug. 9:10 - 12:00

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round

·       Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1

·       Women's Long Jump Qualifying Round

·       Men's Discus Throw Victory Ceremony

·       Women's Shot Put Final

·       Men's 400m Round 1

·       Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Victory Ceremony

Date and Time: Sun 1 Aug. 19:00 - 21:55

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Women's 100m Victory Ceremony

·       Men's High Jump Final

·       Men's 100m Semifinals

·       Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinals

·       Women's Shot Put Victory Ceremony

·       Women's Triple Jump Final

·       Men's 800m Semifinals

·       Men's 400m Hurdles Semifinals

·       Men's High Jump Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 100m Final

Date and Time: Mon 2 Aug. 9:00 - 11:55

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round

·       Women's 1500m Round 1

·       Women's Triple Jump Victory Ceremony

·       Men's Long Jump Final

·       Women's 200m Round 1

·       Women's 100m Hurdles Final

Date and Time: Mon 2 Aug. 19:00 - 22:00

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's 100m Victory Ceremony

·       Men's Long Jump Victory Ceremony

·       Women's Pole Vault Qualifying Round

·       Women's 200m Semifinals

·       Women's 100m Hurdles Victory Ceremony

·       Women's Discus Throw Final

·       Men's 400m Semifinals

·       Women's 400m Hurdles Semifinals

·       Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final

·       Women's 5000m Final

Date and Time: Tue 3 Aug. 9:00 - 12:35

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's Triple Jump Qualifying Round

·       Men's 1500m Round 1

·       Women's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round

·       Women's 400m Round 1

·       Women's Discus Throw Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 3000m Steeplechase Victory Ceremony

·       Women's Long Jump Final

·       Men's 200m Round 1

·       Men's 400m Hurdles Final

·       Women's 5000m Victory Ceremony

Date and Time: Tue 3 Aug. 19:00 - 21:55

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Women's Long Jump Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 110m Hurdles Round 1

·       Men's Shot Put Qualifying Round

·       Men's Pole Vault Final

·       Men's 400m Hurdles Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 5000m Round 1

·       Women's Hammer Throw Final

·       Men's 200m Semifinals

·       Women's 800m Final

·       Women's 200m Final

Date and Time: Wed 4 Aug. 9:00 - 12:25

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's Decathlon 100m

·       Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round

·       Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles

·       Men's Decathlon Long Jump

·       Men's Pole Vault Victory Ceremony

·       Women's Heptathlon High Jump

·       Women's Hammer Throw Victory Ceremony

·       Women's 800m Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 110m Hurdles Semifinals

·       Women's 400m Hurdles Final

·       Men's Decathlon Shot Put

·       Women's 400m Hurdles Victory Ceremony

Date and Time: Wed 4 Aug. 18:30 - 22:00

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's Decathlon High Jump

·       Women's 1500m Semifinals

·       Women's Heptathlon Shot Put

·       Women's 400m Semifinals

·       Women's 200m Victory Ceremony

·       Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final

·       Men's Hammer Throw Final

·       Women's Heptathlon 200m

·       Women's 3000m Steeplechase Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 800m Final

·       Men's Decathlon 400m

·       Men's 200m Final

Date and Time: Thu 5 Aug. 9:00 - 15:05

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles

·       Women's High Jump Qualifying Round

·       Men's Hammer Throw Victory Ceremony

·       Women's Heptathlon Long Jump

·       Men's Decathlon Discus Throw

·       Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1

·       Men's 800m Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 200m Victory Ceremony

·       Men's Triple Jump Final

·       Men's Shot Put Final

·       Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1

·       Men's 110m Hurdles Final

·       Men's Decathlon Pole Vault

·       Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw

Date and Time: Thu 5 Aug. 16:30 - 18:05

Venues: Sapporo Odori Park

·       Men's 20km Race Walk Final

·       Men's 20km Race Walk Venue Ceremony

*Session tickets not for sale

Date and Time: Thu 5 Aug. 19:00 - 21:45

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's Shot Put Victory Ceremony

·       Men's Triple Jump Victory Ceremony

·       Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw

·       Women's Pole Vault Final

·       Women's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1

·       Men's 1500m Semifinals

·       Men's 110m Hurdles Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 400m Final

·       Women's Heptathlon 800m

·       Men's Decathlon 1500m

Date and Time: Fri 6 Aug. 5:30 - 10:00

Venues: Sapporo Odori Park

·       Men's 50km Race Walk Final

·       Men's 50km Race Walk Venue Ceremony

*Session tickets not for sale

Date and Time: Fri 6 Aug. 16:30 - 18:15

Venues: Sapporo Odori Park

·       Women's 20km Race Walk Final

·       Women's 20km Race Walk Venue Ceremony

*Session tickets not for sale

Date and Time: Fri 6 Aug. 19:50 - 22:55

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's 20km Race Walk Victory Ceremony

·       Women's Pole Vault Victory Ceremony

·       Women's Heptathlon Victory Ceremony

·       Men's Decathlon Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 4 x 400m Relay Round 1

·       Women's Javelin Throw Final

·       Men's 5000m Final

·       Men's 400m Victory Ceremony

·       Women's 400m Final

·       Women's 1500m Final

·       Men's 5000m Victory Ceremony

·       Women's 400m Victory Ceremony

·       Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final

·       Women's 1500m Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final

Date and Time: Sat 7 Aug. 7:00 - 10:15

Venues: Sapporo Odori Park

·       Women's Marathon Final

·       Women's Marathon Venue Ceremony

*Session tickets not for sale
*The victory ceremony of Women's Marathon will take place at the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony.

Date and Time: Sat 7 Aug. 19:00 - 22:20

Venues: Olympic Stadium

·       Men's 50km Race Walk Victory Ceremony

·       Women's 20km Race Walk Victory Ceremony

·       Women's 4 x 100m Relay Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 4 x 100m Relay Victory Ceremony

·       Women's High Jump Final

·       Women's 10,000m Final

·       Men's Javelin Throw Final

·       Women's Javelin Throw Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 1500m Final

·       Women's 10,000m Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 1500m Victory Ceremony

·       Women's 4 x 400m Relay Final

·       Men's Javelin Throw Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 4 x 400m Relay Final

·       Women's High Jump Victory Ceremony

·       Women's 4 x 400m Relay Victory Ceremony

·       Men's 4 x 400m Relay Victory Ceremony

Date and Time: Sun 8 Aug. 7:00 - 9:45

Venues: Sapporo Odori Park

·       Men's Marathon Final

·       Men's Marathon Venue Ceremony

*Session tickets not for sale
*The victory ceremony of Men's Marathon will take place at the Olympic Stadium during the closing ceremony.

 

Olympic Athletics competition format at Tokyo 2020

The discipline and events for the 10-day athletics programme and composition remains unchanged apart from the introduction of the inaugural mixed 4x400m relay - scheduled for 31 July.

The men’s steeplechase qualifying rounds on 30 July will kick off the athletics programme, while the men’s marathon on the final day of the Games 8 August, will conclude the competition.

And for the first time the women’s and men’s marathon victory ceremonies will both be held during the Games Closing Ceremony.

 

Olympic Athletics venue at Tokyo 2020

Olympic Stadium

The new Olympic Stadium was opened in December 2019, replacing the Tokyo 1964 National Stadium.

It was redone to host the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Games, as well as athletics and football matches.

The stadium has a capacity of 68,000.

Sapporo Odori Park

Sapporo Odori Park will host the marathon and race walking events.

The park is located in the centre of Sapporo City, and is approximately 1.5km long and covers an area of about 7.8 hectares.

 

https://tokyo2020.org/en/news

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