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Olympic Summer Games Tokyo 2020
The XXXII Olympic Summer Games are held from 23rd July to 08th August, 2021. Originally scheduled for 2020 this major sports event had to be postponed as did many others due to the coronavirus pandemic which started to spread around the globe since late 2019.
For the second time the Summer Games will be held in Tokyo, Japan, and more than 10,000 athletes are expected to compete in various disciplines.
An experienced team of visual journalists will be on the spot to extensively document all sporting disciplines, award ceremonies, fans, and teams, as well as the atmosphere in Japan’s metropolis.
epa excels in capturing these unforgettable, often triumphant Olympic moments which help to share the excitement, anticipation and atmosphere of the Games, even more vital this year, due to the lack of spectators from around the world. epa’s images have adorned many a front page around the globe and help to brings fans together, whilst documenting yet another major tournament in history.
Follow the links for direct access to our complete coverage, images of the Opening Ceremony, IOC events, features or for these individual disciplines:
A security guard is seen through an Olympic Rings monument near the National Stadium, the main stadium of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, 22 June 2021. Tokyo will mark one month before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on 23 June 2021. The Summer Games were postponed due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
A demonstrator protests against Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Shinjuku in Tokyo, Japan, 23 June 2021, one month before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The Summer Games was rescheduled from 2020 due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
A pedestrian walks past the New National Stadium, or the Olympic Stadium for the Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony and Athletics event, in Tokyo, Japan, 17 June 2021, after the Japanese government decided to lift the COVID-19 state of emergency as scheduled to end on 20 June 2021, in nine prefectures including Tokyo. The government also decided to keep restrictions to avoid a rebound of infections before the Tokyo Olympic Games. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach attends a press conference in Tokyo, Japan, 17 July 2021. Earlier in the day, the Tokyo Olympics organisers confirmed the first COVID-19 case in the Olympic Village less than a week before the opening of the Games. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
Members of Russian National Olympic team attend a service at Christ the Saviour Cathedral in Moscow, 30 June 2021. The Summer Olympic Games, rescheduled from 2020 to 2021 due the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, are set to start on 23 July 2021. EPA-EFE/YURI KOCHETKOV
General view of the Olympic and Paralympic Village in Tokyo, Japan, 13 July 2021. The pandemic-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics are schedule to open on July 23 with spectators banned from most Olympic events due to COVID-19 surge. EPA-EFE/Tamas Kovacs HUNGARY OUT
View of the National Stadium, the main stadium of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, 23 June 2021, one month before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. The National Stadium will host the opening, closing ceremonies and the athletics events. The Summer Games were postponed due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
A pedestrian walks past the decoration for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games decorated in Tokyo, Japan, 22 June 2021. Tokyo and Japan will mark one month before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on 23 June 2021. The Summer Games was rescheduled from 2020 due to COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
General view of an Athletics test event entitled 'READY STEADY TOKYO-Athletics' at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, 09 May 2021. The event was held without spectators amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The National Stadium is the chosen venue for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
Olympic flame sits on display after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially decided to postpone the Tokyo Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, 25 March 2020. The Olympic Games was originally scheduled to open on 24 July 2020 but has been postpone due to the risk posed by the coronavirus outbreak. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
Olympic rings with the Japanese national flag at the Japan Olympic Museum in Tokyo, Japan, 29 June 2020. (reissued 20 October 2020). The British government announced on 19 October that a Russian military intelligence agency had launched cyberattacks on the postponed Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics targeting logistics services and sponsor companies. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
Police officers gather at a closed access to the Olympic Village (seen in the background) in Tokyo, Japan, 17 July 2021. The Tokyo Olympics organisers confirmed the first COVID-19 case in the Tokyo athletes' village less than a week before the opening of the Games. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
General view of the main press center for the Tokyo Olympic Games at the Tokyo Big Sight exhibition center in Tokyo, Japan, 02 July 2021. The Tokyo Olympic organizing committee is considering to hold the games without spectators depending on the COVID-19 situation. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
Officials set up a counter to take samples from reporters for COVID-19 tests at the main press center of the Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. 15 July 2021. The pandemic-delayed 2020 Summer Olympic Games are schedule to open on July 23 with spectators banned from most Olympic events due to COVID-19 surge. EPA-EFE/YONHAP SOUTH KOREA OUT
Staff members wear protective gear during an Athletics test event entitled 'READY STEADY TOKYO-Athletics' at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, 09 May 2021. The event was held without spectators amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The National Stadium is the chosen venue for the postponed Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games opening and closing ceremonies. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
The commemorating plate is seen during a press preview at the Olympic and Paralympic Village for the Tokyo 2020 Games, constructed in the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo, Japan, 20 June 2021. Athletes and officials at the Olympics will be subject to a range of penalties should they break virus protocols during the Summer Games. The COVID-19 infectious disease experts in Japan listed proposals on 18 June 2021 to prevent spreads of the disease in preparation for the Olympic Games. The Summer Olympic Games is scheduled to open on 23 July through 08 August 2021. EPA-EFE/KIMIMASA MAYAMA
Residential buildings for athletes during a media tour at the Olympic and Paralympic Village for the Tokyo 2020 Games, constructed in the Harumi waterfront district of Tokyo, Japan, 20 June 2021. Athletes and officials at the Olympics will be subject to a range of penalties should they break virus protocols during the Tokyo Games. EPA-EFE/AKIO KON / POOL
People attend a rally against the Tokyo Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan, 16 July 2021. People participated to the rally just a week before the opening of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. EPA-EFE/FRANCK ROBICHON
A couple takes pictures with the Olympic Rings near the National Stadium, the main stadium of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, in Tokyo, Japan, 15 July 2021. The pandemic-delayed 2020 Summer Olympics are schedule to open on July 23 with spectators banned from most Olympic events due to COVID-19 surge. EPA-EFE/Tamas Kovacs HUNGARY OUT
Dutch hockey team players depart from Schiphol Airport to Tokyo, in Haarlemmermeer, the Netherlands, 11 July 2021. The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team will play their first game at the Olympics against India. EPA-EFE/ROBIN UTRECHT