1.4K
The Olympic Games 2020 will take place in Tokyo in 2021 due to the Corona pandemic. How you can watch the big sporting event via live stream or on TV from the comfort of your home, and on which dates you can watch which sports and disciplines, you can read here.
Olympics in Tokyo: Olympic Games in live stream and on TV
We have compiled an overview of the live stream offers for you. To watch the 2021 Olympic Games live, you have the following options:
- ARD, ZDF and Eurosport will broadcast the various sports on TV as well as via livestream. All sports will be available on Eurosport. ARD and ZDF, on the other hand, will alternate and not cover all the events live.
- The first broadcast will include the women’s preliminary rounds and will take place on 21 July. In that case, ARD will broadcast from 09:05 to 17:00. On the 23rd as well as the 24th, ZDF will take over the TV broadcast. On the remaining days, the broadcasters will alternate daily and will generally broadcast the matches between midnight and 2:00 until 17:00.
- Time shift: Japan is 7 hours ahead of German time. So if you’re watching a competition at 12 noon, it’s already 7pm in Tokyo.
- Alternatively, you also have the option of watching the livestream via Joyn and Zattoo.
- On Eurosport you can watch the broadcast of the Olympic Games on free-TV on Eurosport 1 and on pay-TV on Eurosport 2.
- News about the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2021 can be found on FOCUS Online Spevial – including the medal table.
You can also watch the live broadcasts online on the ARD and ZDF websites.
Olympics in Tokyo 2021: All dates – sports and disciplines
The following is a list of all sports and disciplines that will be represented at the 2021 Olympics – including the scheduled date of the event (in brackets). A total of 339 competitions in 51 disciplines will be held in 33 sports.
- Opening Ceremony (23 July 2021)
- Badminton (24 July to 2 August)
- Baseball (28 July to 7 August)
- Basketball (25 July to 8 August)
- 3×3 Basketball (24 July to 28 July)
- Archery (23 July to 31 July)
- Boxing (24 July to 8 August)
- Fencing (24 July to 1 August)
- Football (21 July to 7 August)
- Weightlifting (24 July to 6 August)
- Golf (29 July to 7 August)
- Handball (24 July to 8 August)
- Hockey (24 July to 6 August)
- Judo (24 July to 6 August)
- Canoe/Racing (2 August to 7 August)
- Canoe/Slalom (25 July to 30 July)
- Karate/Kata (5 August to 6 August)
- Karate/Kumite (5 August to 7 August)
- Athletics (30 July to 8 August)
- ModernPentathlon (5 August to 7 August)
- Cycling/Track (2 August to 8 August)
- Cycling/BMX (31 July to 1 August)
- Cycling/Mountain Bike (26 July to 27 July)
- Cycling/Road (24 July to 28 July)
- Equestrian/Dressage (24 July to 28 July)
- Equestrian/Jumping (3 August to 7 August)
- Equestrian/Excursion (30 July to 2 August)
- Wrestling/Freestyle (1 August to 7 August)
- Wrestling/Greek-Roman (1 August to 7 August)
- Rowing (23 July to 30 July)
- 7s Rugby (26 July to 31 July)
- Shooting (24 July to 2 August)
- Swimming/Open Water (4 August to 5 August)
- Swimming/Pool (24 July to 2 August)
- Swim/Synchron (2 August to 7 August)
- Swimming/Water Polo (24 July to 1 August)
- Swimming/Water Diving (25 July to 7 August)
- Sailing (26 July to 5 August)
- Skateboarding (25 July to 5 August)
- Softball (21 July to 27 July)
- Sport Climbing (3 August to 6 August)
- Surfing (25 July to 28 July)
- Taekwondo (24 July to 27 July)
- Tennis (24 July to 1 August)
- Table Tennis (24 July to 6 August)
- Triathlon (26 July to 31 July)
- Gymnastics (24 July to 3 August)
- Gymnastics/Rhythmic Gymnastics (6 August to 8 August)
- Gymnastics/Trampoline (30 July to 31 July)
- Volleyball/Beach (24 July to 7 August)
- Volleyball/Indoor (24 July to 8 August)
- Closing Ceremony (8 August)
