At the beginning of the new year, the official website of the Tokyo Olympic Games released the latest 2021 Olympic year guide on the 1st, listing the Tokyo Olympic events worthy of attention.

Among them, the first Olympic qualifying game after the restart will start on March 4, and the Olympic torch relay ceremony will start on March 25.

Tokyo Olympics main stadium National Arena

　　The specific timetable is as follows:

January 5: 200 days countdown to the Tokyo Olympics

　　After the haze of 2020, the new year allows us to look forward again.

The best athletes in the world will eventually stand on the stage of the Olympic Games.

All in place!

January-February: Sports events are back on track

　　Starting from January, major sports events will start one after another.

The Men's Handball World Championship will kick off on January 13, and the first tennis Grand Slam tournament of the new year-the Australian Open-will start on January 18.

In the next few weeks, badminton, wrestling, judo, hockey, track cycling, synchronized swimming, karate and other events will also kick off one by one.

March 4: Synchronized swimming

　　In 2021, the first Olympic qualifying competition will be launched in synchronized swimming, when athletes from various countries will compete fiercely for precious Olympic qualifications.

The shape of the torch for the Tokyo Olympics is inspired by cherry blossoms, and the color is "cherry blossom gold". The top of the torch is designed as a petal. The Olympic flame will be lit from the five "petals" and the central "stamen".

The overall length of the torch is 71 cm and the total weight is about 1.2 kg.

The main material of the torch is aluminum, using the aluminum extrusion process used in Shinkansen manufacturing.

Photo courtesy of Tokyo Olympic Organizing Committee

March 25: Olympic flame relay-"Hope to illuminate the way forward"

　　The Olympic torch relay will begin on March 25. The relay route will cover 47 prefectures and prefectures across Japan, including the areas affected by the 2011 "3.11" earthquake.

2021 is the tenth anniversary of the earthquake. The Olympic torch relay will showcase the achievements of the reconstruction of the disaster-stricken areas and will be a ray of hope after the new crown epidemic.

April 10: Water Polo Test Match

　　The test competition of 18 competition items will restart in 2021.

The test competition will focus on three key aspects: the venue for each project, the technical application and the required manpower, especially the test of the new crown epidemic prevention technology.

The water polo test match held at the Tatsumi Water Polo Center will be one of the earliest test matches.

April 14: 100 days countdown to the Tokyo Olympics

　　In mid-April, there will be a 100-day countdown to the Tokyo Olympics, and the pace of the Olympics is getting closer!

On December 1, 2019, local time, Tokyo, Japan, the Olympic ring symbol was being transported by boat. After 4 months of safety inspection and maintenance, it returned to Tokyo Bay.

April 18th-May 4th: World Cup matches are held in Tokyo

　　The Diving World Cup and the Competitive Gymnastics World Cup will start on April 18 and May 4 respectively. Who will win the World Cup in Tokyo by then is worth looking forward to!

April 28th: ​​Skateboard Test

　　Skateboarding is one of the five new sports events added to the Tokyo Olympics.

On April 28th, the Tokyo Olympic Skateboarding Test will kick off at Ariake City Sports Park in Tokyo.

Let us look forward to the cool performance of skateboarders.

June 23: Olympic Day + one month countdown to Tokyo Olympics

　　The 2021 Olympic Day will be a month away from the opening of the Tokyo Olympics!

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July 23-August 8: Tokyo Olympics

　　After a long wait, the Tokyo Olympics will finally open on July 23.

At that time we will celebrate the unity and tenacity of mankind together.

August 24-September 5: Tokyo Paralympic Games

　　After the Tokyo Olympics, we will focus on the Tokyo Paralympics.

In 12 days, about 4,000 athletes will participate in 22 events in up to 540 games.