Sifan Hassan showed why she is the reigning world champion. During the women’s 1500m race, the Ethiopian-born Dutchman fell during the last lap of the race. She went from dead last to win the heat in a matter of about 62 seconds. The 5,000m and 10,000m world champion made the decision to run the 1500 m race as well. She will be going for an unprecedented treble in distance running at the Olympics. She wants to win the gold in all three events and establish her dominance. [https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/sifan.png] SIFAN HASSAN MAKES AN AMAZING RECOVERY Hassan was third last at the start of the last lap. A Kenyan, Edinah Jebitok, tripped on one of the other competitors. In a chain reaction, she fell [https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/31937605/team-netherlands-sifan-hassan-overcomes-fall-win-women-1500-meter-heat-tokyo-olympics] down, taking Hassan down with her. Hassan was trying not to run an all-out race because she would have to come back in the evening for her 5000m final. The fall changed everything, as Sifan Hassan ran from last place to first in the last lap. She spent valuable energy that she would need for her 5000m battle against two-time World Champion Hellen Obiri of Kenya. The win kept her dream of going for the treble alive, a decision she made last minute. She was skeptical at first to run all three events because of the challenging conditions in Tokyo. Temperatures were set to soar to around 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Tokyo. Sifan Hassan will have to run 6 races in eight days, in the unforgiving Tokyo heat and humidity. She has 2 races on the same day today and will have to run the 1,500 and 10,000m finals on back-to-back days. ROAD TO TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020 Hassan created history in the 2019 World Championships by becoming the only athlete in history (male or female) to win both the 5,000m and the 10,000m events. She has been on a rise ever since and will look to create history again at Tokyo 2020. “For me it is crucial to follow my heart,” she said [https://www.news18.com/news/sports/tokyo-olympics-netherlands-sifan-hassan-confirms-quest-for-games-treble-4032206.html] in a statement on Sunday confirming her participation in all three track events. “Doing that is far more important than gold medals. That keeps me motivated, and it keeps me enjoying this beautiful sport.” Hassan will have to get sufficient rest between her races to ensure that she doesn’t tire out. Avoid Meltdown Like in Tokyo Olympics [https://www.essentiallysports.com/atp-tennis-news-the-image-is-not-the-best-rafael-nadal-advices-novak-djokovic-to-avoid-meltdown-like-in-tokyo-olympics/] 

World Champion Sifan Hassan fell down at the last lap of her 1500m heat, she got
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Athletics or track and field events is a group of events that involves running, jumping, throwing, and walking. It is one of the oldest forms of organized sport. Likewise, many athletes take part in the event and it is the most common sport in the world. Track and field competitions are famous around the world as it is a major part of the Olympics. Different athletes have graced their presence in the grandest sporting competition of all. Like the Olympics, there are different competitions held across the world- European, Commonwealth, African, Pan-American, and Asian. Other than that, the World Championships is the major competition after the Olympics. There are many events for both men and women to compete at the highest level. The IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations sets the rules) as they check the world records too.

[caption id="attachment_761705" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="wp-image-761705 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-485360364.jpg" alt="Usain Bolt with his Signature Pose" width="1920" height="1311" /> BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 27: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning gold in the Men's 200 metres final during day six of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 27, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images)[/caption]
<h2>History of Athletics</h2>
The sport of athletics is one of the oldest competitions in the world. Many civilizations encouraged athletes to compete against each other. The Olympic Games of Greece <a href="https://www.britannica.com/sports/athletics/Organization-and-tournaments" target="_blank" rel="noopener">date back</a> to 776 BC. After all the history, the competitions evolved only in the 19th century. Although many nations formed their own athletics clubs, it came into worldwide reach with the return of the Olympic Games in 1896. The sport spread to all corners of the world and there was a rapid interest in the events that happened.

They found the IAAF in 1912 and had almost 170 national members by 1987. Different nations have unique ways of calling out athletics. In fact, the USA prefers to address it as track and field events.
<h2>Events</h2>
The unique <a href="https://www.topendsports.com/sport/athletics/events.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">events</a> in athletics are incredible. There are different events that come into the limelight. It is classified as running, jumping, throwing, multiple events, walking events, and marathon.

Here is the list of events that athletes take part in:

Running:
<ul>
 	<li>Sprints- 100m, 200m, 400m</li>
 	<li>Middle-distance- 800m, 1500m</li>
 	<li>Long-distance- 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m, 10,000m</li>
 	<li>Hurdles- 110/100m, 400m</li>
 	<li>Relays- 4x100m, 4x400m, mixed 4x400m</li>
</ul>
[caption id="attachment_735224" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="wp-image-735224 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/2021-08-03T011103Z_1361450003_SP1EH8303ACDY_RTRMADP_3_OLYMPICS-2020-ATH-W-400M-RND1.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1151" /> Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Athletics - Women's 400m - Round 1 - Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan - August 3, 2021. Allyson Felix of the United States in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel[/caption]

Jumping:
<ul>
 	<li>Long Jump</li>
 	<li>High Jump</li>
 	<li>Triple Jump</li>
 	<li>Pole Vault</li>
</ul>
Throwing:
<ul>
 	<li>Discuss</li>
 	<li>Shot Put</li>
 	<li>Javelin</li>
 	<li>Hammer Throw</li>
</ul>
Multiple Events

They hold these competitions with different events that determine the winner. Adding up points to each winner, the event ends with the number one ranked athlete, racking up the most points.
<ul>
 	<li>Decathlon includes 10 events: First day- 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m. Second day- 110m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin, 1500m.</li>
 	<li>Heptathlon- This competition includes seven events: First day- 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200m. Second day events-long jump, javelin, and 800m.</li>
</ul>
<h3>Walking</h3>
There are two types of competitions. Race walking and walking events. For the men's division, there are two events- 20km and 50km. Women only compete in 20km events.
<h3>Marathon</h3>
After walking, it is the marathon. These are long-distance competitions and stretch for around 42 km.
<h2>Greatest track and field athletes</h2>
There are many athletes who have graced the track and field competitions with their passion and dominance. Some are legendary sprinters while others jumped their way to glory. Here are some of the greatest athletes of all time.
<ul>
 	<li>Usain Bolt: The fastest man alive and arguably one of the greatest Olympians of all time. He won the 100m and 200m competitions for three consecutive Olympic Games. Current world record holder of 100 and 200m.</li>
 	<li>Carl Lewis:?Considered being the World Athlete of the century by IAAF. He <a href="https://www.completesports.com/top-10-most-dominant-track-and-field-athletes-in-history/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">has</a> 18 World Championships and Olympic Medals. He won the long jump event for four consecutive Olympics.</li>
 	<li>Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce:?She is arguably the greatest sprinter of all time. She has eight Olympic medals to her name with two gold in the 100-meters event.</li>
 	<li>Allyson Felix:?With 11 Olympic medals, she is the most decorated female track athlete of all time. She took part in five Olympic Games.</li>
</ul>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-794219 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/michael-johnson-1.jpg" alt="michael johnson" width="1200" height="1200" />
<ul>
 	<li>Paavo Nurmi:?He is the most dominant athlete of all time. Transition well from 1500m to the marathon, he remains undefeated in the 10000m race.</li>
 	<li>Edwin Moses: For exactly 9 years, Moses went undefeated in the 400m hurdles. He won 122 consecutive races.</li>
 	<li>Sergey Bubka: He is the greatest pole vaulter of all time. He broke his own pole vault record 35 times.</li>
 	<li>Florence Griffith-Joyner:?The current 100m and 200m world record holder for women. Her personality and charisma are often unmatched by any athlete.</li>
 	<li>Michael Johnson:?Before Usain Bolt, he dominated the track and field competitions. He won 12 Olympic and World Championships gold medas.</li>
</ul>

Athletics

Athletics or track and field events is a group of events that involves running, jumping, throwing, and walking. It is one of the oldest forms of organized sport. Likewise, many athletes take part in the event and it is the most common sport in the world. Track and field competitions are famous around the world as it is a major part of the Olympics. Different athletes have graced their presence in the grandest sporting competition of all. Like the Olympics, there are different competitions held across the world- European, Commonwealth, African, Pan-American, and Asian. Other than that, the World Championships is the major competition after the Olympics. There are many events for both men and women to compete at the highest level. The IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federations sets the rules) as they check the world records too. BEIJING, CHINA &#8211; AUGUST 27: Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates after winning gold in the Men&#8217;s 200 metres final during day six of the 15th IAAF World Athletics Championships Beijing 2015 at Beijing National Stadium on August 27, 2015 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Ian Walton/Getty Images) History of Athletics The sport of athletics is one of the oldest competitions in the world. Many civilizations encouraged athletes to compete against each other. The Olympic Games of Greece date back to 776 BC. After all the history, the competitions evolved only in the 19th century. Although many nations formed their own athletics clubs, it came into worldwide reach with the return of the Olympic Games in 1896. The sport spread to all corners of the world and there was a rapid interest in the events that happened. They found the IAAF in 1912 and had almost 170 national members by 1987. Different nations have unique ways of calling out athletics. In fact, the USA prefers to address it as track and field events. Events The unique events in athletics are incredible. There are different events that come into the limelight. It is classified as running, jumping, throwing, multiple events, walking events, and marathon. Here is the list of events that athletes take part in: Running: Sprints- 100m, 200m, 400m Middle-distance- 800m, 1500m Long-distance- 3000m Steeplechase, 5000m, 10,000m Hurdles- 110/100m, 400m Relays- 4x100m, 4x400m, mixed 4x400m Tokyo 2020 Olympics &#8211; Athletics &#8211; Women&#8217;s 400m &#8211; Round 1 &#8211; Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan &#8211; August 3, 2021. Allyson Felix of the United States in action REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel Jumping: Long Jump High Jump Triple Jump Pole Vault Throwing: Discuss Shot Put Javelin Hammer Throw Multiple Events They hold these competitions with different events that determine the winner. Adding up points to each winner, the event ends with the number one ranked athlete, racking up the most points. Decathlon includes 10 events: First day- 100m, long jump, shot put, high jump, 400m. Second day- 110m hurdles, discus throw, pole vault, javelin, 1500m. Heptathlon- This competition includes seven events: First day- 100m hurdles, high jump, shot put, and 200m. Second day events-long jump, javelin, and 800m. Walking There are two types of competitions. Race walking and walking events. For the men&#8217;s division, there are two events- 20km and 50km. Women only compete in 20km events. Marathon After walking, it is the marathon. These are long-distance competitions and stretch for around 42 km. Greatest track and field athletes There are many athletes who have graced the track and field competitions with their passion and dominance. Some are legendary sprinters while others jumped their way to glory. Here are some of the greatest athletes of all time. Usain Bolt: The fastest man alive and arguably one of the greatest Olympians of all time. He won the 100m and 200m competitions for three consecutive Olympic Games. Current world record holder of 100 and 200m. Carl Lewis:?Considered being the World Athlete of the century by IAAF. He has 18 World Championships and Olympic Medals. He won the long jump event for four consecutive Olympics. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce:?She is arguably the greatest sprinter of all time. She has eight Olympic medals to her name with two gold in the 100-meters event. Allyson Felix:?With 11 Olympic medals, she is the most decorated female track athlete of all time. She took part in five Olympic Games.  Paavo Nurmi:?He is the most dominant athlete of all time. Transition well from 1500m to the marathon, he remains undefeated in the 10000m race. Edwin Moses: For exactly 9 years, Moses went undefeated in the 400m hurdles. He won 122 consecutive races. Sergey Bubka: He is the greatest pole vaulter of all time. He broke his own pole vault record 35 times. Florence Griffith-Joyner:?The current 100m and 200m world record holder for women. Her personality and charisma are often unmatched by any athlete. Michael Johnson:?Before Usain Bolt, he dominated the track and field competitions. He won 12 Olympic and World Championships gold medas.

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<h2 style="text-align: center">Tokyo Olympics 2020-2021</h2>
The Tokyo Olympics (Olympics 2021, Tokyo 2020) will kick off on the 23rd of July 2021 and continue until the 8th of August 2021. The Japan Olympics 2020 is unique as it will be the first time in the history of the Modern Olympics that the Games have been postponed and not canceled entirely. Furthermore, this will be the first modern Olympics to take place in an odd-numbered year.

[caption id="attachment_682249" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="wp-image-682249 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1312396992.jpg" alt="Olympics 2021, Tokyo Olympics 2020-2021" width="1920" height="1319" /> HACHIOJI, JAPAN - APRIL 14: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games mascot Miraitowa poses with the Olympic Symbol after unveiling ceremony on Mt. Takao to mark 100 days before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on April 14, 2021 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon - Pool/Getty Images)[/caption]

Previous Summer Olympics to be postponed include the 1916 Berlin and the 1940 Tokyo/Helsinki, 1944 United Kingdom. The aforementioned editions were <a href="https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/621139/olympics-postponed-or-canceled" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scrapped</a> because of the outbreak of the two World Wars.?
<h2 style="text-align: center">Olympics History</h2>
The Olympics are the biggest sporting extravaganza in the world and fans consider it as a celebration of sport. A concept in Ancient Greece, the Games served as a spectacle of competition among the Greek City-States in <a href="https://www.history.com/topics/sports/olympic-games" target="_blank" rel="noopener">honor</a> of Zeus.?

With time, the games died away, but the concept remained. It provided inspiration to Pierre de Coubertin (<a href="https://olympics.com/ioc/pierre-de-coubertin#:~:text=Pierre%20de%20Coubertin%3A%20Visionary%20and%20Founder%20of%20the%20Modern%20Olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">father</a> of Modern Olympics). He was responsible for the revival of the games after centuries. Following his proposal at the 1894 Olympic Congress at Sorbonne University, the Games were reborn.?

What began as a rekindling of an age-old tradition at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in <a href="https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/athens-1896" target="_blank" rel="noopener">1896</a> (the first Olympics), has swollen up from a participation number of 241 to a whopping 11,238 in the <a href="https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/rio-2016" target="_blank" rel="noopener">2016 Rio</a> Olympics. The number is expected to be significantly higher at the 2021 Olympics i.e. Tokyo 2020 with over 11,000 athletes expected to descend upon The Land of The Rising Sun in July 2021.?

[caption id="attachment_682251" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-682251" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1159721869.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1278" /> TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 03: A general view of the new National Stadium prior to a media tour of Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues on July 03, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)[/caption]

The 2020 Games will be the sixth time that a single nation will have <a href="https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games" target="_blank" rel="noopener">hosted</a> the Summer Olympics for a second time. The other countries include Greece (1896, 2004), the USA (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996), Germany (1936, 1972), Australia (1956, 2000), United Kingdom (1908, 1948, 2012). Hence, Tokyo 2020 (also the host of the 1964 games) will be the first time an Asian country will play host to the sporting extravaganza for the second time.?
<h2 style="text-align: center">What do the Olympic Rings represent?</h2>
The of five rings, three up and two down, is an iconic image. People all over the world recognize it as the Olympic logo. However, like all symbols, this symbol, too, has a deep meaning behind its structure and colors. Pierre de Coubertin created this symbol.

Each ring <a href="https://olympics.com/ioc/faq/olympic-rings-and-other-olympic-marks/what-is-the-meaning-of-the-olympic-rings" target="_blank" rel="noopener">represents</a> one of the five continents on Earth, from where the best sportspersons come to compete against their peers in a competition to be Faster, Higher and Stronger (Citius, Altius, Fortius) - The Olympic <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150918085634/http://registration.olympic.org/en/faq/detail/id/29" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Motto</a>. The rings overlap each other, which symbolizes the union of athletes from different parts of the world. Fans can see this principle in the closing ceremony where all the athletes and countries walk as one.

[caption id="attachment_682243" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-682243" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-593255962.jpg" alt="Olympics 2021" width="1920" height="1329" /> Rio , Brazil - 21 August 2016; A general view of the flag parade during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games at the Maracan? Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)[/caption]

?The colors of each ring (red, green, blue, yellow, black) and the white background represent a hue of a flag of every single nation across the planet.?

Another important symbol of the Games is the Flame. Lit in Greece, it then gets handed over to the next host nation for the Olympic relay. This ends at the opening ceremony of the Games with the fire burning for the duration of the competition.

At Tokyo 2020, the flame will not burn within the Olympic Stadium during the Olympiad. Over the course of the Games, in between the opening and closing ceremonies, it will <a href="https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1073451/tokyo-2020-confirms-it-will-use-olympic-flame-cauldrons-in-stadium-and-on-the-waterfront" target="_blank" rel="noopener">burn</a> at a cauldron near the Ariake side on Yume-no-Ohashi Bridge at the Tokyo waterfront.?
<h2 style="text-align: center">What sports do the Olympics 2021 host?</h2>
Tokyo 2020 will host a whopping 33 Olympic sports (50 disciplines). The Japan Olympics will see the return of sports like baseball and softball. Furthermore, disciplines like Karate, Sport Climbing, Surfing, and Skateboarding will debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympiad.?

These disciplines join <a href="https://www.topendsports.com/events/summer/sports/index.htm" target="_blank" rel="noopener">established</a> ones like athletics, aquatics, cycling, fencing, and gymnastics that have been there right from the 1896 Athens Games.?

Besides this, disciplines like Golf and Rugby Sevens will continue after having been introduced in Rio. Other disciplines on display at Olympics 2021 include sports like Tennis, Volleyball, Boxing, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Boxing, Badminton, Triathlon, Basketball, Field Hockey, Table Tennis, Rowing, Modern Pentathlon, Football, Sailing, Judo, Shooting, Canoeing, Volleyball, and Equestrian.

The Olympics 2021 will see a record (339) of medals up for grabs across 16 days.

All the medals that will be awarded at the Olympics 2021 will come from used small metal devices collected from across Japan. This project, the 'Tokyo 2020 Medal Project', was an initiative to involve the citizens in <a href="https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/games/victory-ceremony/olympics-medals" target="_blank" rel="noopener">creating</a> medals through recycled metal.
<h2 style="text-align: center">Where are the 2021 Olympics held?</h2>
The 2021 Olympics a.k.a. Tokyo 2020 will take place in Japan. The organizers will hold certain events in other cities, but a bulk of the Olympic locations are in the capital city. Tokyo's Japan National <a href="https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/venues/olympic-stadium" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stadium</a> will host the track and field and the opening and closing ceremonies. The other <a href="https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/venues/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cities</a> set to hold events include Saitama, Sagami Bay, Yokohama, Shizuoka, Fukushima, Fuji, Chiba, and Sapporo.?

[caption id="attachment_682247" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="wp-image-682247 size-full" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1163877736.jpg" alt="Olympics 2021, Tokyo Olympics 2020-2021" width="1920" height="1280" /> TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 24: The gold medal is displayed after the Tokyo 2020 medal design unveiling ceremony during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games "One Year To Go" ceremony at Tokyo International Forum on July 24, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images)[/caption]

The Olympics in 2021 will be unique as they will unfold amid a world reeling and recovering from the global pandemic. Considering this, international fans <a href="https://olympics.com/tokyo-2020/en/news/statement-on-overseas-spectators-for-the-olympic-and-paralympic-games-tokyo-2020" target="_blank" rel="noopener">cannot</a> make their way to Japan during the Olympics. The <a href="https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/paris-2024" target="_blank" rel="noopener">next</a> Olympics will take place in France in 2024.?
<h2 style="text-align: center">Summer Olympics</h2>
The Summer Olympic games live up to their nickname and take place in the summer months of the respective host country. Certain exceptions are Tokyo (1964) and Rio (2016) which were held in the host nation's traditional winter months. The Japan Olympics will be the 32nd edition of the modern Olympiad. 19 different countries across five different continents have <a href="https://architectureofthegames.net/olympic-host-cities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">held</a> the Summer Olympics.?

Out of the 205 nations expected to compete at this year's Games, only five countries have held the distinction of having <a href="https://www.fontana.org/DocumentCenter/View/32368/Summer-Olympic-and-Flags?bidId=#:~:text=To%20date%2C%20only%20five%20countries,Britain%2C%20Greece%2C%20and%20Switzerland." target="_blank" rel="noopener">sent</a> a delegation to every single summer meet. They are Greece, Australia, France, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.?

[caption id="attachment_682241" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-682241" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-588638468.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1280" /> RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 11: Gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men's 200m Individual Medley Final on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)[/caption]

The most decorated Olympian in the Summer Olympics is the American swimmer, Michael Phelps, who <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/rio-2016/2016/08/07/michael-phelps-medals/88361712/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">claimed</a> a whopping 27 medals across four games i.e. Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio (23 Gold, 3 Silver, and 2 Bronze). He will not be competing at the Olympics 2021.

Despite missing out on the 1980 Games in the Soviet Union, the USA has claimed the <a href="https://www.statista.com/statistics/1101719/summer-olympics-all-time-medal-list-since-1892/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">most</a> medals in Olympics history.
<h2 style="text-align: center">Winter Olympics</h2>
The Winter Olympics are usually held two years after and before each edition of the Summer Olympics. This practice began with the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Previously, from 1924 to 1992, the Winter Olympics and the Summer Games took place in the <a href="https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games" target="_blank" rel="noopener">same</a> year.?

The <a href="https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/pyeongchang-2018" target="_blank" rel="noopener">previous</a> winter games, the final quadrennial meet before the coronavirus, went down in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. The <a href="https://olympics.com/en/olympic-games/beijing-2022" target="_blank" rel="noopener">next</a> edition of the Games will take place in Beijing in 2022 i.e. the 2022 Winter Olympics.?
<h2 style="text-align: center">Number of countries competing at the Olympics 2021</h2>
The Summer Olympics 2021 (Tokyo 2020) will see 205 nations competing. The Japanese alphabet will <a href="https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2020/10/61773d16b03e-japanese-language-to-determine-order-of-olympic-parade-of-athletes.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">determine</a> their order at the Olympics parade of nations, with Greece making its way out first and the hosts, Japan, last.?

[caption id="attachment_682244" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-682244" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-586849002.jpg" alt="" width="1920" height="1280" /> RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - AUGUST 05: The Olympic Refugee team enter the atheletes parade during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)[/caption]

The number 205 will be a decrease from the 206 nations present for Rio 2016. The <a href="https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1104489/russia-implementation-guidelines" target="_blank" rel="noopener">missing</a> nation is Russia whose athletes will compete under the (ROC flag)
<h2 style="text-align: center">Where to watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympics?</h2>
Because of the ban on fans from outside of Japan at the Olympics 2021, there will be record TV and streaming audiences for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.?

Fans in the US can <a href="https://www.techradar.com/news/olympics-live-stream-how-to-watch-tokyo-2020-olympic-games-free-2021-dates-schedule-events" target="_blank" rel="noopener">catch</a> the Olympics 2021 on the official broadcaster <a href="https://www.nbcolympics.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NBC</a> and its streaming platform <a href="https://www.peacocktv.com/sports/olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Peacock TV</a>. Olympic enthusiasts from across the pond can catch their stars in action on <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">BB</a><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/search?q=olympics">C iPlayer</a>. Across Europe, fans can catch their stars in action by streaming on the <a href="https://www.eurosport.com/watch/olympics/olympic-games/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eurosport</a>. Fans in the Indian subcontinent can catch the Olympics 2021 on <a href="https://www.sonyliv.com/sports/olympics-2021-1700000235/sport-title-1000053806" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sony Liv</a>.

[caption id="attachment_682246" align="aligncenter" width="1920"]<img class="size-full wp-image-682246" src="https://image-cdn.essentiallysports.com/wp-content/uploads/GettyImages-1213619465.jpg" alt="Olympics 2021" width="1920" height="1280" /> HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, JAPAN - MARCH 20: Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura (R) and Saori Yoshida (L) light the Olympic flame during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Flame Arrival Ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Air Base on March 20, 2020 in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images)[/caption]

Canadian fans can catch their favorite athletes in action on <a href="https://www.tsn.ca/olympics" target="_blank" rel="noopener">TSN</a>. Also, if you are in Canada, you can watch it on television on Sportsnet and TLN. Fans Down Under will have a dedicated channel. Fans Down Under can catch the Games on <a href="https://7plus.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Channel 7</a>.
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<td>Date?</td>
<td>7/23/21- 8/8/21</td>
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<td>Location</td>
<td>Tokyo, Japan</td>
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<td>Olympic Venue</td>
<td>?Japan National Stadium, (Olympic Stadium)</td>
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<td>Total Countries</td>
<td>205</td>
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<td>Live Streaming</td>
<td>?Peacock TV (US), BBC iPlayer (UK), Eurosport Player (Europe), TSN (Canada), Channel 7 (Australia), Sony LIV (India)</td>
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<td>Total Sports</td>
<td>33 sports with 50 disciplines</td>
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Tokyo Olympics 2020-2021

Tokyo Olympics 2020-2021 The Tokyo Olympics (Olympics 2021, Tokyo 2020) will kick off on the 23rd of July 2021 and continue until the 8th of August 2021. The Japan Olympics 2020 is unique as it will be the first time in the history of the Modern Olympics that the Games have been postponed and not canceled entirely. Furthermore, this will be the first modern Olympics to take place in an odd-numbered year. HACHIOJI, JAPAN &#8211; APRIL 14: Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games mascot Miraitowa poses with the Olympic Symbol after unveiling ceremony on Mt. Takao to mark 100 days before the start of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games on April 14, 2021 in Hachioji, Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Kim Kyung-Hoon &#8211; Pool/Getty Images) Previous Summer Olympics to be postponed include the 1916 Berlin and the 1940 Tokyo/Helsinki, 1944 United Kingdom. The aforementioned editions were scrapped because of the outbreak of the two World Wars.? Olympics History The Olympics are the biggest sporting extravaganza in the world and fans consider it as a celebration of sport. A concept in Ancient Greece, the Games served as a spectacle of competition among the Greek City-States in honor of Zeus.? With time, the games died away, but the concept remained. It provided inspiration to Pierre de Coubertin (father of Modern Olympics). He was responsible for the revival of the games after centuries. Following his proposal at the 1894 Olympic Congress at Sorbonne University, the Games were reborn.? What began as a rekindling of an age-old tradition at the Panathenaic Stadium in Athens in 1896 (the first Olympics), has swollen up from a participation number of 241 to a whopping 11,238 in the 2016 Rio Olympics. The number is expected to be significantly higher at the 2021 Olympics i.e. Tokyo 2020 with over 11,000 athletes expected to descend upon The Land of The Rising Sun in July 2021.? TOKYO, JAPAN &#8211; JULY 03: A general view of the new National Stadium prior to a media tour of Tokyo 2020 Olympic venues on July 03, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images) The 2020 Games will be the sixth time that a single nation will have hosted the Summer Olympics for a second time. The other countries include Greece (1896, 2004), the USA (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996), Germany (1936, 1972), Australia (1956, 2000), United Kingdom (1908, 1948, 2012). Hence, Tokyo 2020 (also the host of the 1964 games) will be the first time an Asian country will play host to the sporting extravaganza for the second time.? What do the Olympic Rings represent? The of five rings, three up and two down, is an iconic image. People all over the world recognize it as the Olympic logo. However, like all symbols, this symbol, too, has a deep meaning behind its structure and colors. Pierre de Coubertin created this symbol. Each ring represents one of the five continents on Earth, from where the best sportspersons come to compete against their peers in a competition to be Faster, Higher and Stronger (Citius, Altius, Fortius) &#8211; The Olympic Motto. The rings overlap each other, which symbolizes the union of athletes from different parts of the world. Fans can see this principle in the closing ceremony where all the athletes and countries walk as one. Rio , Brazil &#8211; 21 August 2016; A general view of the flag parade during the closing ceremony of the 2016 Rio Summer Olympic Games at the Maracan? Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) ?The colors of each ring (red, green, blue, yellow, black) and the white background represent a hue of a flag of every single nation across the planet.? Another important symbol of the Games is the Flame. Lit in Greece, it then gets handed over to the next host nation for the Olympic relay. This ends at the opening ceremony of the Games with the fire burning for the duration of the competition. At Tokyo 2020, the flame will not burn within the Olympic Stadium during the Olympiad. Over the course of the Games, in between the opening and closing ceremonies, it will burn at a cauldron near the Ariake side on Yume-no-Ohashi Bridge at the Tokyo waterfront.? What sports do the Olympics 2021 host? Tokyo 2020 will host a whopping 33 Olympic sports (50 disciplines). The Japan Olympics will see the return of sports like baseball and softball. Furthermore, disciplines like Karate, Sport Climbing, Surfing, and Skateboarding will debut at the Tokyo 2020 Olympiad.? These disciplines join established ones like athletics, aquatics, cycling, fencing, and gymnastics that have been there right from the 1896 Athens Games.? Besides this, disciplines like Golf and Rugby Sevens will continue after having been introduced in Rio. Other disciplines on display at Olympics 2021 include sports like Tennis, Volleyball, Boxing, Taekwondo, Wrestling, Weightlifting, Boxing, Badminton, Triathlon, Basketball, Field Hockey, Table Tennis, Rowing, Modern Pentathlon, Football, Sailing, Judo, Shooting, Canoeing, Volleyball, and Equestrian. The Olympics 2021 will see a record (339) of medals up for grabs across 16 days. All the medals that will be awarded at the Olympics 2021 will come from used small metal devices collected from across Japan. This project, the &#8216;Tokyo 2020 Medal Project&#8217;, was an initiative to involve the citizens in creating medals through recycled metal. Where are the 2021 Olympics held? The 2021 Olympics a.k.a. Tokyo 2020 will take place in Japan. The organizers will hold certain events in other cities, but a bulk of the Olympic locations are in the capital city. Tokyo&#8217;s Japan National Stadium will host the track and field and the opening and closing ceremonies. The other cities set to hold events include Saitama, Sagami Bay, Yokohama, Shizuoka, Fukushima, Fuji, Chiba, and Sapporo.? TOKYO, JAPAN &#8211; JULY 24: The gold medal is displayed after the Tokyo 2020 medal design unveiling ceremony during Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games &#8220;One Year To Go&#8221; ceremony at Tokyo International Forum on July 24, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images) The Olympics in 2021 will be unique as they will unfold amid a world reeling and recovering from the global pandemic. Considering this, international fans cannot make their way to Japan during the Olympics. The next Olympics will take place in France in 2024.? Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic games live up to their nickname and take place in the summer months of the respective host country. Certain exceptions are Tokyo (1964) and Rio (2016) which were held in the host nation&#8217;s traditional winter months. The Japan Olympics will be the 32nd edition of the modern Olympiad. 19 different countries across five different continents have held the Summer Olympics.? Out of the 205 nations expected to compete at this year&#8217;s Games, only five countries have held the distinction of having sent a delegation to every single summer meet. They are Greece, Australia, France, United Kingdom, and Switzerland.? RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL &#8211; AUGUST 11: Gold medalist Michael Phelps of the United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Men&#8217;s 200m Individual Medley Final on Day 6 of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium on August 11, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images) The most decorated Olympian in the Summer Olympics is the American swimmer, Michael Phelps, who claimed a whopping 27 medals across four games i.e. Athens, Beijing, London, and Rio (23 Gold, 3 Silver, and 2 Bronze). He will not be competing at the Olympics 2021. Despite missing out on the 1980 Games in the Soviet Union, the USA has claimed the most medals in Olympics history. Winter Olympics The Winter Olympics are usually held two years after and before each edition of the Summer Olympics. This practice began with the 1994 Games in Lillehammer, Norway. Previously, from 1924 to 1992, the Winter Olympics and the Summer Games took place in the same year.? The previous winter games, the final quadrennial meet before the coronavirus, went down in Pyeongchang, South Korea in 2018. The next edition of the Games will take place in Beijing in 2022 i.e. the 2022 Winter Olympics.? Number of countries competing at the Olympics 2021 The Summer Olympics 2021 (Tokyo 2020) will see 205 nations competing. The Japanese alphabet will determine their order at the Olympics parade of nations, with Greece making its way out first and the hosts, Japan, last.? RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL &#8211; AUGUST 05: The Olympic Refugee team enter the atheletes parade during the Opening Ceremony of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games at Maracana Stadium on August 5, 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images) The number 205 will be a decrease from the 206 nations present for Rio 2016. The missing nation is Russia whose athletes will compete under the (ROC flag) Where to watch the Tokyo 2020 Olympics? Because of the ban on fans from outside of Japan at the Olympics 2021, there will be record TV and streaming audiences for the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics.? Fans in the US can catch the Olympics 2021 on the official broadcaster NBC and its streaming platform Peacock TV. Olympic enthusiasts from across the pond can catch their stars in action on BBC iPlayer. Across Europe, fans can catch their stars in action by streaming on the Eurosport. Fans in the Indian subcontinent can catch the Olympics 2021 on Sony Liv. HIGASHIMATSUSHIMA, JAPAN &#8211; MARCH 20: Olympic gold medalists Tadahiro Nomura (R) and Saori Yoshida (L) light the Olympic flame during the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Flame Arrival Ceremony at the Japan Air Self-Defense Force Matsushima Air Base on March 20, 2020 in Higashimatsushima, Miyagi, Japan. (Photo by Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) Canadian fans can catch their favorite athletes in action on TSN. Also, if you are in Canada, you can watch it on television on Sportsnet and TLN. Fans Down Under will have a dedicated channel. Fans Down Under can catch the Games on Channel 7.  Date? 7/23/21- 8/8/21  Location Tokyo, Japan  Olympic Venue ?Japan National Stadium, (Olympic Stadium)  Total Countries 205  Live Streaming ?Peacock TV (US), BBC iPlayer (UK), Eurosport Player (Europe), TSN (Canada), Channel 7 (Australia), Sony LIV (India)  Total Sports 33 sports with 50 disciplines

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