The Tokyo Olympics were delayed for a year due to the pandemic, but to all the sports enthusiasts’ delight, they’re finally here — they’re still officially called the Tokyo Olympics 2020, though.
In less than two weeks, the biggest sporting event in history will begin — where athletes from more than 200 countries will compete with each other in 33 different sporting events to make their country proud.
More than 370 British athletes will be participating in the Olympics in 28 different competitions; this is, by far, one of the biggest delegations. Follow this guide to learn how to watch the Tokyo Olympics 2021 in the UK and support your countrymen in the mega event.
How to Watch the Tokyo Olympics 2021 Live Stream in the UK
Sports lovers in Britain can watch all the games from the Tokyo Olympics live online through BBC iPlayer, a British OTT service that is accessible only in the UK created by the BBC and ITV. It costs $6.99/month; you can download its app for your device or you can even watch it via their website.
If you aren’t — or don’t want to be — subscribed to BBC iPlayer, you have the following options:
- Go to the official Olympics website and watch the games live; you can also download its app for mobile and FireStick.
- Other than this, services like Peacock, Sportsnet, SkySports, and Sling TV will be featuring the Tokyo Olympics live stream in 2021, but they are not available worldwide, as many of them are geo-restricted.
You can beat that barrier if you have ExpressVPN because it can help you access all relevant sports streaming services from UK. You can also unblock BT Sport in the UK and access BeIN sports in the UK with it.
Summer Olympics 2021 Host & Venue
Japan will host the 2021 Summer Olympics in Tokyo but, as we said earlier, it’s still officially called Tokyo Olympics 2020 as it was initially scheduled for 2020; since there was a pandemic situation and the whole world was on lockdown, the event was postponed for a year.
Tokyo’s National Stadium will be the venue for the Olympics, and both opening and closing ceremonies will be held in that stadium. Also, the Athletics events (track and field) and Women’s football events will be held in the National Stadium of Tokyo.
The Tokyo Japan Olympics will kick off on July 23, 2021, and will conclude on August 8, 2021. More than 11,000 athletes are expected to participate in this year’s Olympics.
Tokyo Olympics 2021 Events Schedule
You’re obviously wondering, “When are the Tokyo Olympics” so we’ve compiled all the Tokyo Olympics dates for you below:
| Sport | Discipline | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Aquatics | Swimming | July 24 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday) |
| Diving | July 25 (Sunday) – July 28 (Wednesday), July 30 (Friday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
| Artistic Swimming | August 2 (Monday) – August 4 (Wednesday), August 6 (Friday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
| Water Polo | July 24 (Saturday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
| Marathon Swimming | August 4 (Wednesday) – August 5 (Thursday) | |
| Archery | July 23 (Friday) – July 31 (Saturday) | |
| Athletics | Track & Field / Marathon | July 30 (Friday) – August 8 (Sunday) |
| Race Walk | July 30 (Friday), August 6 (Friday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
| Badminton | July 24 (Saturday) – August 2 (Monday) | |
| Baseball/Softball | Baseball | July 28 (Wednesday) – August 5 (Thursday), August 7 (Saturday) |
| Softball | July 21 (Wednesday) – July 22 (Tuesday), July 24 (Saturday) – July 27 (Tuesday) | |
| Basketball | 3×3 Basketball | July 24 (Saturday) – July 28 (Wednesday) |
| Basketball | July 25 (Sunday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
| Boxing | July 24 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday), August 3 (Tuesday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
| Canoe | Slalom | July 25 (Sunday) – July 30 (Friday) |
| Sprint | August 2 (Monday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
| Cycling | BMX Freestyle | July 31 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday) |
| BMX Racing | July 29 (Thursday) – July 30 (Friday) | |
| Mountain Bike | July 26 (Monday) – July 29 (Tuesday) | |
| Road | July 26 (Saturday) – July 25 (Sunday), July 28 (Wednesday) | |
| Track | August 2 (Monday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
| Equestrian | Dressage | July 24 (Saturday) – July 25 (Sunday), July 27 (Tuesday) – July 28 (Wednesday) |
| Eventing | July 30 (Friday) – August 2 (Monday) | |
| Jumping | August 3 (Tuesday), August 6 (Wednesday), August 7 (Friday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
| Fencing | July 24 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday) | |
| Football | July 21 (Wednesday) – July 22 (Thursday), July 24 (Saturday) – July 25 (Sunday), July 27 (Tuesday) – July 28 (Wednesday), July 30 (Friday) – July 31 (Saturday), August 2 (Monday) – August 3 (Tuesday), August 5 (Thursday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
| Golf | July 29 (Thursday) – August 1 (Sunday), August 4 (Wednesday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
| Gymnastics | Artistic | July 24 (Saturday) – July 29 (Thursday), August 1 (Sunday) – August 3 (Tuesday) |
| Rhythmic | August 6 (Friday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
| Trampoline | July 30 (Friday) – July 31 (Saturday) | |
| Handball | July 24 (Saturday) – August 8 (Sunday) | |
| Hockey | July 24 (Saturday) – August 6 (Friday) | |
| Judo | July 24 (Saturday) – July 31 (Saturday) | |
| Karate | Kata, Kumite | August 5 (Thursday)- August 7 (Saturday) |
| Modern Pentathlon | August 5 (Thursday) – August 7 (Saturday) | |
| Rowing | July 23 (Friday) – July 30 (Friday) | |
| Rugby | July 26 (Monday) – July 31 (Saturday) | |
| Sailing | July 25 (Sunday) – August 4 (Wednesday) | |
| Shooting | Rifle and Pistol | July 24 (Saturday) – July 25 (Sunday), July 27 (Tuesday), July 29 (Thursday) – August 2 (Monday) |
| Shotgun | July 25 (Sunday) – July 26 (Monday), July 28 (Wednesday) – July 29 (Thursday), July 31 (Saturday) | |
| Skateboarding | Park | August 4 (Wednesday) – August 5 (Thursday) |
| Street | July 25 (Sunday) – July 26 (Monday) | |
| Sport Climbing | August 3 (Tuesday) – August 6 (Friday) | |
| Surfing | July 25 (Sunday) – August 1 (Sunday) | |
| Table Tennis | July 24 (Saturday) – July 30 (Friday), August 1 (Sunday) – August 6 (Friday) | |
| Taekwondo | July 24 (Saturday) – July 27 (Tuesday) | |
| Tennis | July 24 (Saturday) – August 1 (Sunday) | |
| Triathlon | July 26 (Monday) – July 27 (Tuesday), July 31 (Saturday) | |
| Volleyball | Beach Volleyball | July 24 (Saturday) – August 7 (Saturday) |
| Volleyball | July 24 (Saturday) – August 8 (Sunday) |
List of Countries Participating in Tokyo Olympics 2021
Here’s a list of all the countries that will be participating in the Olympics 2021:
| A-G | G-N | O-Z |
|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Georgia | Oman |
| Albania | Germany | Pakistan |
| Algeria | Ghana | Palau |
| American Samoa | Great Britain | Palestine |
| Andorra | Greece | Panama |
| Angola | Grenada | Papua New Guinea |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Guam | Paraguay |
| Argentina | Guatemala | Peru |
| Armenia | Guinea | Philippines |
| Aruba | Guinea-Bissau | Poland |
| Australia | Guyana | Portugal |
| Austria | Haiti | Puerto Rico |
| Azerbaijan | Honduras | Qatar |
| Bahamas | Hong Kong | Refugee Olympic Team |
| Bahrain | Hungary | Republic of the Congo |
| Bangladesh | Iceland | Russian Olympic Committee |
| Barbados | India | Romania |
| Belarus | Indonesia | Rwanda |
| Belgium | Iran | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Belize | Iraq | Saint Lucia |
| Benin | Ireland | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
| Bermuda | Israel | Samoa |
| Bhutan | Italy | San Marino |
| Bolivia | Ivory Coast | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Jamaica | Saudi Arabia |
| Botswana | Japan (host) | Senegal |
| Brazil | Jordan | Serbia |
| The British Virgin Islands | Kazakhstan | Seychelles |
| Brunei | Kenya | Sierra Leone |
| Bulgaria | Kiribati | Singapore |
| Burkina Faso | Kosovo | Slovakia |
| Burundi | Kuwait | Slovenia |
| Cambodia | Kyrgyzstan | Solomon Islands |
| Cameroon | Laos | Somalia |
| Canada | Latvia | South Africa |
| Cape Verde | Lebanon | South Korea |
| Cayman Islands | Lesotho | South Sudan |
| The central African Republic | Liberia | Spain |
| Chad | Libya | Sri Lanka |
| Chile | Liechtenstein | Sudan |
| China | Lithuania | Suriname |
| Colombia | Luxembourg | Sweden |
| Comoros | Madagascar | Switzerland |
| Cook Islands | Malawi | Syria |
| Costa Rica | Malaysia | Chinese Taipei |
| Croatia | Maldives | Tajikistan |
| Cuba | Mali | Tanzania |
| Cyprus | Malta | Thailand |
| Czech Republic | Marshall Islands | Togo |
| The Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mauritius | Tonga |
| Denmark | Mexico | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Djibouti | Moldova | Tunisia |
| Dominica | Monaco | Turkey |
| Dominican Republic | Mongolia | Turkmenistan |
| East Timor | Montenegro | Tuvalu |
| Ecuador | Morocco | Uganda |
| Egypt | Mozambique | Ukraine |
| El Salvador | Myanmar | United Arab Emirates |
| Equatorial Guinea | Namibia | United States |
| Eritrea | Nauru | Uruguay |
| Estonia | Nepal | Uzbekistan |
| Eswatini | Netherlands | Vanuatu |
| Ethiopia | New Zealand | Venezuela |
| Federated States of Micronesia | Nicaragua | Vietnam |
| Fiji | Niger | Virgin Islands |
| Finland | Nigeria | Yemen |
| France | North Macedonia | Zambia |
| Gabon | Norway | Zimbabwe |
| The Gambia |
List of Sports in Tokyo Olympics 2021
Following Sports competitions will be held in the 2021 Olympics:
- Aquatics (including swimming, diving, and synchronized swimming, water polo)
- Archery
- Badminton
- Baseball and Softball
- Basketball (including 3×3 basketball)
- Boxing
- Canoe / Kayak
- Cycling — including Track, Road, Mountain Bike and BMX
- Equestrian
- Fencing
- Football (soccer)
- Golf
- Gymnastics (Artistic, Rhythmic, and Trampolining)
- Handball
- Hockey
- Judo
- Karate
- Modern Pentathlon
- Rowing
- Rugby 7s
- Sailing
- Shooting
- Skateboarding
- Sport Climbing
- Surfing
- Table Tennis
- Taekwondo
- Tennis
- Track & Field
- Triathlon
- Volleyball — indoor and beach volleyball
- Weightlifting
- Wrestling (Greco-Roman and Freestyle)
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Conclusion
So, what are you waiting for? Prepare yourself for the mega event and mark your calendars. Subscribe to the streaming service that is broadcasting Tokyo Olympics 2021 in the UK.
Chris Mack
