Olympics 2021 full schedule: Daily events, dates, times and Tokyo venues

Sign up to our free sport newsletter for all the latest news on everything from cycling to boxing Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news Sign up to our free sport email for all the latest news SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Tokyo Olympics got under way on Friday 23 July with the opening ceremony at the purpose-built New National Stadium. Some events began before the opening ceremony, such as the football and softball tournaments, meaning the action really started on Wednesday 21 July. Full track cycling schedule Full athletics schedule Full football schedule Full Olympics schedule 🏓= events 🥇= medal events SCHEDULE Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Total medals Event Discipline 21 July 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31 July 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August Ceremonies Opening ceremony Closing ceremony Archery 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 5 Artistic swimming 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🏓 🥇x1 2 Athletics 🥇x2 🥇x3 🥇x5 🥇x5 🥇x6 🥇x5 🥇x7 🥇x7 🥇x7 🥇x1 48 Badminton 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x2 5 Baseball 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 1 Basketball Basketball 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Basketball 3x3 basketball 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x2 2 Boxing 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x2 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x4 🥇x4 13 Canoeing Slalom 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 4 Canoeing Sprint 🏓 🥇x4 🏓 🥇x4 🏓 🥇x4 12 Cycling Road cycling 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x2 4 Cycling Track cycling 🥇x1 🥇x2 🥇x1 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x1 🥇x3 12 Cycling BMX 🏓 🥇x2 🏓 🥇x2 4 Cycling Mountain biking 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Diving 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🏓 🥇x1 🏓 🥇x1 🏓 🥇x1 8 Equestrian 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x2 🏓 🥇x1 🏓 🥇x1 6 Fencing 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 12 Field hockey 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Football 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Golf 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 2 Gymnastics Artistic 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x4 🥇x3 🥇x3 EG 14 Gymnastics Rhythmic 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Gymnastics Trampolining 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Handball 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Judo 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x1 15 Karate 🥇x3 🥇x3 🥇x2 8 Modern pentathlon 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Rowing 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x2 🥇x4 🥇x4 🥇x4 14 Rugby sevens 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 2 Sailing 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 10 Shooting 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🏓 🥇x2 🥇x1 🥇x2 🏓 🥇x2 15 Skateboarding 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 4 Softball 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 1 Sport climbing 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Surfing 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x2 2 Swimming 🏓 🥇x4 🥇x4 🥇x4 🥇x5 🥇x5 🥇x4 🥇x4 🥇x5 🥇x1 🥇x1 37 Table tennis 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 5 Taekwondo 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 🥇x2 8 Tennis 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x3 5 Triathlon 🥇x1 🥇x1 🥇x1 3 Volleyball Beach volleyball 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Volleyball Indoor volleyball 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Water polo 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🏓 🥇x1 🥇x1 2 Weightlifting 🥇x1 🥇x2 🥇x1 🥇x2 🥇x1 🥇x2 🥇x1 🥇x2 🥇x1 🥇x1 14 Wrestling 🏓 🥇x3 🥇x3 🥇x3 🥇x3 🥇x3 🥇x3 18 Daily medal events 11 18 21 22 23 17 22 19 26 22 24 17 28 22 34 13 339 Cumulative total 11 29 50 72 95 112 134 153 179 201 225 242 270 292 326 339 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 22 July 23 July 24 July 25 July 26 July 27 July 28 July 29 July 30 July 31 July 1 August 2 August 3 August 4 August 5 August 6 August 7 August 8 August 9 August Venues The Tokyo Olympics venues are split into three main zones – the Heritage Zone in the centre of the city will be the main focus and contains the New National Stadium, which will play host to the ceremonies and the athletics events. CENTRAL TOKYO Events Capacity New National Stadium Opening and closing ceremonies 68,000 Athletics Football Yoyogi National Gymnasium Handball 13,291 Ryōgoku Kokugikan Boxing 11,098 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table tennis 10,000 Nippon Budokan Judo 14,471 Karate Tokyo International Forum Weightlifting 5,012 Musashinonomori Park Road cycling TOKYO BAY Events Capacity Kasai Rinkai Park Canoeing 8,000 Oi Hockey Stadium Field hockey 15,000 Tokyo Aquatics Centre Aquatics 15,000 Tokyo Tatsumi International Swimming Center Water polo 3,635 Yumenoshima Park Archery 7,000 Ariake Arena Volleyball 15,000 Olympic BMX Course BMX cycling 6,000 Skateboarding Ariake Gymnastics Centre Gymnastics 10,000 Ariake Coliseum Tennis 20,000 = 10,000 centre court; 5,000 court 1; 3,000 court 2; 2,000 match courts Odaiba Marine Park Triathlon 5,000 seated, unlimited standing room along route Aquatics Shiokaze Park Beach volleyball 12,000 Central Breakwater and Sea Forest Waterway Equestrian 20,000 Rowing Canoeing Aomi Urban Sports Venue 3x3 basketball 5,000 OUTER TOKYO Events Capacity Camp Asaka Shooting 3,200 Musashino Forest Sports Plaza Modern pentathlon 10,000 Badminton Tokyo Stadium Football 49,970 Modern pentathlon Rugby sevens Saitama Super Arena Basketball 22,000 Enoshima Sailing 10,000 Makuhari Messe Fencing 6,000 Taekwondo Wrestling 8,000 Baji Koen Equestrian 9,300 Kasumigaseki Country Club Golf 30,000 Izu Velodrome Track cycling 5,000 Izu Mountain Bike Course Mountain biking 11,500 Yokohama Stadium Baseball 30,000 Softball Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium Baseball 30,000 Softball Fuji International Speedway Road cycling Odori Park, Sapporo Athletics 17,300 FOOTBALL STADIUMS Location Events Matches Capacity International Stadium Yokohama Yokohama Men's and Women's preliminaries and quarter-final, Women's semi-final, Men's final 10 70,000 Tokyo Stadium Tokyo Men's and Women's opening round 4 49,000 Saitama Stadium Saitama Men's and Women's preliminaries and quarter-final, Men's semi-final and 3rd place play-off 11 62,000 Miyagi Stadium Sendai Men's and Women's preliminaries and quarter-final 10 49,000 Kashima Soccer Stadium Kashima Men's and Women's preliminaries, quarter-final and semi-final, Women's 3rd place play-off 10 40,728 Sapporo Dome Sapporo Men's and Women's preliminaries 10 42,000 New National Stadium Tokyo Women's final 2 60,012