LAUSANNE: International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board on Wednesay approved the Tokyo 2020 Games schedule by session, across 17 days of competition.
“Tokyo 2020 put forward a competition schedule that focuses on athlete and spectator experience, as well as gender equality,” said IOC Coordination Commission chair John Coates. “The universal appeal of the session schedule, combined with the debut of several events and sports, will make for thrilling Olympic Games for sports enthusiasts everywhere.”
Youthful and urban-focused events such as basketball 3×3, skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing will feature throughout the Games schedule. Sports will also be played in venues in the Fukushima, Ibaraki and Miyagi prefectures, which were among those most affected by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake.
It was also confirmed that softball will be organised as a single round robin competition, while baseball will feature a format of two groups of three teams, followed by a knockout phase.
Tokyo 2020 will now focus on developing the detailed competition schedule by event – which will determine which event goes into which session – in close collaboration with the international federations and the IOC.
The full competition schedule by session can be found here…
