Tokyo olympics: The 2020 Summer Olympics

The 2020 Summer Olympics , officially the Games of the XXXII Olympiad, were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They were held in Tokyo , Japan, with new events such as 3x3 basketball, surfing and skateboarding, and the host nation won a record number of medals. Official list of medal winners and results by sport at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Celebrate medal-winning moments by the world's top athletes. Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo, right, holds the Olympic flag during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the 2020 Summer Olympics , Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo , Japan. Relive the moments that went down in history at the 2020 summer Olympics in Tokyo . Access official videos, results, galleries, sport and athletes.