The
2020 Summer Olympics (
Japanese: 2020年夏季オリンピック,
Hepburn:
Nisen Nijū-nen Kaki Orinpikku), officially the
Games of the XXXII Olympiad (第三十二回オリンピック競技大会,
Dai Sanjūni-kai Orinpikku Kyōgi Taikai) and branded as
Tokyo 2020 (東京2020), is an international
multi-sport event scheduled to be held from
23 July to
8 August 2021 in
Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events beginning on 21 July. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the event was postponed in March 2020 as a result of the
COVID-19 pandemic, and will be held largely
behind closed doors with no public spectators permitted under the state of emergency. Despite being rescheduled for 2021, the event retains the
Tokyo 2020 name for marketing and branding purposes. This is the first time that the
Olympic Games have been postponed and rescheduled, rather than cancelled.
