Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Actions Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/event/Tokyo-2020-Olympic-Games Share Share Share to social media Facebook Twitter URL https://www.britannica.com/event/Tokyo-2020-Olympic-Games Written by Roland Martin Roland Martin is a freelance writer living in San Francisco. Roland Martin Fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree. They write new content and verify and edit content received from contributors. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jun 6, 2024 • Article History Table of Contents Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, athletic competition held in Tokyo that took place July 23–August 8, 2021. Scheduled for 2020, the Summer Games were postponed until the next year because of the COVID-19 pandemic, becoming the first Olympics ever held after the proposed start date. They were still referred to as the 2020 Games for marketing purposes and to keep with Olympic naming tradition. The pandemic also prompted the Japanese Olympic Committee to bar spectators from the sporting venues, making the competition the only Olympics ever held without official spectators. The 2020 Olympics marked the return of the Summer Games to ...(100 of 566 words)

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