Olympics how many days to go

Fact fans — Jessica Springsteen — daughter of a certain singer — lines up for the US. Log In. Contact us Sign up for newsletters. Log In Register now My account. How long is the Olympics? When Tokyo ends, closing ceremony start time is and how many medals are left The Tokyo Olympics officially last for 17 days, coming to an end with the closing ceremony on Sunday 8 August.

By David Hughes. Many experts think the risk to public health is too great to hold the Games, which under the current advice from the Japanese government would see an estimated 90, people flocking to Tokyo this summer, including 15, Olympic and Paralympic athletes. So, we are in a really critical period. The Olympic torch relay was diverted from the centre of Osaka this week and proceeded largely in private amid rising coronavirus cases in the area.

Athletes are still unsure when they will be able to get into Japan for qualifying events and preparation for the Games. Mallory Franklin is a world champion canoe slalom racer and will make her Olympics debut in Tokyo as one of Team GB's best gold medal hopes. She says she is trying to ignore the undercurrent of controversy. For many athletes this will be their only opportunity to go to an Olympics, for others it could be their swansong and, amid a whirl of unknowns, there is one certainty; this will be a Games unlike any other.

In , Medals will be awarded in events across 33 sports encompassing 50 disciplines. The Olympics were postponed by a year to due to the Covid pandemic, and, due to ongoing restrictions taken by the Japanese government, no foreign fans will be allowed at the Games. You can find the schedule for aquatic sports here.

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