Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics will be held during the last ten days of the Games. They were due to be held from 31 July – 9 August 2020, at the Olympic Stadium, Tokyo, Japan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games have been postponed, with Athletics events set for 30 July – 8 August 2021.[1] The sport of athletics at these Games is split into three distinct sets of events: track and field events, road running events, and racewalking events. A total of 48 events will be held, one more than in 2016, with the addition of a mixed relay event.[2]

Athletics
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
VenueNew National Stadium
Imperial Palace Garden
Dates30 July - 8 August 2021
No. of events48

Schedule

Track and field events will be held at the Olympic Stadium, while the race walk and marathon courses were expected to cover both modern and traditional districts in Tokyo, starting and finishing at the Imperial Palace Garden and Olympic Stadium, respectively. Apart from the race walks and marathon, nine track and field events will hold finals in the morning session to ensure that they receive maximum visibility for the sport across all time zones.[3][4] On 16 October 2019, the IOC announced that there were plans to re-locate the marathon and racewalking events to Sapporo due to heat concerns.[5] The plans were made official on 1 November 2019 after Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike accepted the IOC's decision, despite her belief that the events should have remained in Tokyo.[6]

Legend
PPreliminary roundQQualificationHHeats½SemifinalsFFinal
Men[4][7]
DateJul 31Aug 1Aug 2Aug 3Aug 4Aug 5Aug 6Aug 7Aug 8Aug 9
EventMEMEMEEEMEMEMEMEMEME
100 mPH½F
200 mH½F
400 mH½F
800 mH½F
1500 mH½F
5000 mHF
10,000 mF
110 m hurdlesH½F
400 m hurdlesH½F
3000 m steeplechaseHF
4 × 100 m relayHF
4 × 400 m relayHF
MarathonF
20 km walkF
50 km walkF
Long jumpQF
Triple jumpQF
High jumpQF
Pole vaultQF
Shot putQF
Discus throwQF
Javelin throwQF
Hammer throwQF
DecathlonF
Women[4][7]
DateJul 31Aug 1Aug 2Aug 3Aug 4Aug 5Aug 6Aug 7Aug 8Aug 9
EventMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEMEME
100 mH½F
200 mH½F
400 mH½F
800 mH½F
1500 mH½F
5000 mHF
10,000 mF
100 m hurdlesH½F
400 m hurdlesH½F
3000 m steeplechaseHF
4 × 100 m relayHF
4 × 400 m relayHF
MarathonF
20 km walkF
Long jumpQF
Triple jumpQF
High jumpQF
Pole vaultQF
Shot putQF
Discus throwQF
Javelin throwQF
Hammer throwQF
HeptathlonF
Mixed[4][7]
DateJul 31Aug 1
EventMEME
4 × 400 m relayHF

Qualification

The 2020 athletics qualifying system for individual events was fundamentally different from previous versions. Instead of being based on set qualifying standards, the new qualifying system was primarily based on IAAF World Rankings. Qualifying standards provided an alternate pathway, but are to be set high enough that only exceptional performances will meet them. Maximum entries per event were set (unlike previous years where entries were based on how many athletes met the qualifying standard), with the world rankings being used to fill the quota after the standards-based entrants and universality entrants are set.[8][9]

For relays, the qualification is similar to previous years. Eight teams will be selected through the results of a world competition (here, the 2019 World Championships in Athletics) and eight more selected through rankings.[8][9]

EventMenWomen
100 metres 10.0511.15
200 metres 20.2422.80
400 metres 44.9051.35
800 metres 1:45.201:59.50
1500 metres 3:35.004:04.20
5000 metres 13:13.5015:10.00
10,000 metres 27:28.0031:25.00
Marathon 2:11:302:29:30
3000 metres steeplechase 8:22.009:30.00
110/100 metre hurdles 13.3212.84
400 metres hurdles 48.9055.40
High jump 2.33 m (7 ft 7 12 in)1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Pole vault 5.80 m (19 ft 14 in)4.70 m (15 ft 5 in)
Long jump 8.22 m (26 ft 11 12 in)6.82 m (22 ft 4 12 in)
Triple jump 17.14 m (56 ft 2 34 in)14.32 m (46 ft 11 34 in)
Shot put 21.10 m (69 ft 2 12 in)18.50 m (60 ft 8 14 in)
Discus throw 66.00 m (216 ft 6 14 in)63.50 m (208 ft 4 in)
Hammer throw 77.50 m (254 ft 3 in)72.50 m (237 ft 10 14 in)
Javelin throw 85.00 m (278 ft 10 14 in)64.00 m (209 ft 11 12 in)
Decathlon/Heptathlon 8350 points6420 points
20 kilometres race walk 1:21:001:31:00
50 kilometres race walk 3:50:00

Medal summary

Medal table

Men

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
4 × 100 metres relay
4 × 400 metres relay
Marathon
20 kilometres walk
50 kilometres walk
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon

* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Women

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
10,000 metres
100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles
3000 metres steeplechase
4 × 100 metres relay
4 × 400 metres relay
Marathon
20 kilometres walk
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Heptathlon

* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Mixed

Event Gold Silver Bronze
4 × 400 metres relay

* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.

Participation

Participating nations

Competitors

See also

References

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  3. "Tokyo 2020 marathon and race walking courses announced". World Athletics. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. "Athletics timetable for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games released". World Athletics. 16 April 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  5. "IOC planning to move Tokyo Olympic marathon north to Sapporo in bid to avoid heat". The Japan Times Online. 16 October 2019. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
  6. Denyer, Simon; Kashiwagi, Akiko (1 November 2019). "Cool runnings: After heated dispute, Tokyo agrees to shift Olympic marathons to more clement climes". washingtonpost.com. Washington Post. Archived from the original on 1 November 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  7. "Schedule - Athletics Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  8. "Qualification system for Tokyo 2020 Olympics published by IAAF". Retrieved 2 August 2018.
  9. "IAAF Council has approved the qualification system and entry standards". World Athletics. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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