The Tokyo 2020 Olympics held from July 23 to August 8, 2021, featured 33 different sports, while the Tokyo Paralympics featured 22 sports. Newly added sports for the 2020 Summer Olympics competition included karate, skateboarding, sports climbing, and surfing. Baseball/softball made its appearance once again after missing in the previous two Olympic Games. Badminton and taekwondo were newly included for the 2020 Summer Paralympics. The postponement of the Olympics did not change the number of disciplines scheduled.
Number of sport disciplines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan as of July 2021
(in 1,000s)
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Bureau of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Preparation, & Tokyo Metropolitan Government, & Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (July 26, 2021). Number of sport disciplines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan as of July 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096826/japan-number-of-sports-tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-games/
Bureau of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Preparation, und Tokyo Metropolitan Government, und Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. "Number of sport disciplines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan as of July 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. July 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096826/japan-number-of-sports-tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-games/
Bureau of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Preparation, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. (2021). Number of sport disciplines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan as of July 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 30, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096826/japan-number-of-sports-tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-games/
Bureau of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Preparation, and Tokyo Metropolitan Government, and Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. "Number of Sport Disciplines at The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan as of July 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096826/japan-number-of-sports-tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-games/
Bureau of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Preparation & Tokyo Metropolitan Government & Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, Number of sport disciplines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan as of July 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096826/japan-number-of-sports-tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-games/ (last visited January 30, 2025)
Number of sport disciplines at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Japan as of July 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Bureau of Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 Preparation, & Tokyo Metropolitan Government, & Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, July 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1096826/japan-number-of-sports-tokyo-2020-olympic-and-paralympic-games/
