From July 23rd to August 8th 2021, Japan plays host to the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games. With 33 competitions and 339 medal events, this is one sporting event not to be missed.

Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the long-awaited 33rd Olympic Games begin on Friday 23 July with a spectacular Opening Ceremony at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.

All major events at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics will be broadcast live on BBC Red Channel, with select events on BBC ONE and BBC TWO. If you want to stay up to date on Team GB’s performance in Tokyo, but don’t feel like staying up all night, you’ve come to the right place! With Later you can record BBC Red Channel (and 60+ other UK TV channels), giving you the authentic Olympic experience, but within your time zone!

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2020 Tokyo Olympic Games Schedule:

Olympics Opening Ceremony - July 23
3x3 Basketball - July 24-28
Archery - July 23-31
Artistic Gymnastics - July 24 - August 3
Artistic Swimming - August 2-7
Athletics - July 30 - August 8
Badminton - July 24 - August 2
Baseball/Softball - July 21 - August 7
Basketball - July 25 - August 8
Beach Volleyball - July 24 - August 7
Boxing - July 24 - August 8
Canoe Slalom - July 25-30
Canoe Sprint - August 2-7
Cycling BMX Freestyle - July 31 - August 1
Cycling BMX Racing - July 29-30
Cycling Mountain Bike - July 26-27
Cycling Road - July 24-28
Cycling Track - August 2-8
Diving - July 25 - August 7
Equestrian - July 24 - August 7
Fencing - July 24 - August 1
Football - July 21 - August 7
Golf - July 29 - August 7
Handball - July 24 - August 8
Hockey - July 24 - August 6
Judo - July 24-31
Karate - August 5-7
Marathon Swimming - August 4-5
Modern Pentathlon - August 5-7
Rhythm Gymnastics - August 6-8
Rowing - July 23-30
Rugby Sevens - July 26-31
Sailing - July 25 - August 4
Shooting - July 24 - August 2
Skateboarding - July 25-26, August 4-5
Sport Climbing - August 3-6
Surfing - July 25 - August 1
Swimming - July 24 - August 1
Table Tennis - July 24 - August 6
Taekwondo - July 24-27
Tennis - July 24 - August 1
Trampoline Gymnastics - July 30-31
Triathlon - July 26-31
Volleyball - July 24 - August 8
Water Polo - July 24 - August 8
Weightlifting - July 24 - August 4
Wrestling - August 1-7
Olympics Closing Ceremony - August 8

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  2. Pick the Olympic event that you want to watch later using our state-of-the-art TV guide.
  3. Click record, sit back and relax. Once your program has finished, it will appear in your personal TV library!

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