Olympic Games 2020 officially kick off in Tokyo on July 23. Competitions were postponed for a year due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Despite the fact that the grand opening ceremony will take place on July 23, some competitions began two days before the official start. On Wednesday, July 21, the Olympic football and softball tournaments started (a kind of baseball - approx.

The first game at the Olympics took place on July 21 at 03. 00 Kyiv time - in a softball match, Japan defeated Australia with a score of 8: 1. Note that the fight took place in front of empty stands.

After that, the matches took place Italy - USA (0: 2) and Mexico - Canada (0: 4).

Competitions in women's football at the 2020 Olympics kicked off on July 21 at 10:30 Kyiv time. The men's soccer tournament starts on July 22. And on July 23, qualifying competitions in rowing and archery start.

Tokyo Olympics Opening Ceremony Scheduled for Friday, July 23rd at 20:00 local time. In Ukraine at this time it will be 14:00.

What competitions will take place before the opening ceremony of the 2020 Olympics Wednesday, July 21 06:00 - 11:00. Softball (two matches of the first round) 10:30 - 16:30. Women's football (five group stage matches) Thursday 22 July 03:00 - 11:00. Softball (second round of the group stage) 10:30 - 16:30. Men's Football (five group stage matches) Friday 23 July 2:30 - 6:10. Rowing (qualification) 03:00 - 10:00. Archery (qualification) During the games in Tokyo, a state of emergency was introduced - most of the competitions will be held without spectators.

At the 2020 Olympics, the honor of Ukraine will be defended by 157 Olympians in 25 sports (30 disciplines).