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 the track and field 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 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | New National Stadium (track and field events) Odori Park (Sapporo) (marathon and race walk) |
| Dates | 30 July – 8 August 2021 |
| No. of events | 48 |
ScheduleEdit
Track and field events will be held at the Olympic Stadium, while the race walk and marathon courses were expected to cover at Odori Park in Sapporo.[3] 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.[4][5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
| P | Preliminary round | Q | Qualification | H | Heats | ½ | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Date | Jul 30 | Jul 31 | Aug 1 | Aug 2 | Aug 3 | Aug 4 | Aug 5 | Aug 6 | Aug 7 | Aug 8 | |||||||||||
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| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | E | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | |
| 100 m | P | H | ½ | F | |||||||||||||||||
| 200 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 800 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 110 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 50 km walk | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Decathlon | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Jul 30 | Jul 31 | Aug 1 | Aug 2 | Aug 3 | Aug 4 | Aug 5 | Aug 6 | Aug 7 | Aug 8 | |||||||||||
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| Event | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | M | E | |
| 100 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 200 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 800 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1500 m | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5000 m | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10,000 m | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | H | ½ | F | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3000 m steeplechase | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Marathon | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 km walk | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Long jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Triple jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| High jump | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Pole vault | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Shot put | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Discus throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Javelin throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hammer throw | Q | F | |||||||||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | F | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | Jul 30 | Jul 31 | ||
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| Event | M | E | M | E |
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | ||
QualificationEdit
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.[9][10]
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.[9][10]
| Men's events | Women's events | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Event | Entry mark | Event | Entry mark |
| 100 m | 10.05 | 100 m | 11.15 |
| 200 m | 20.24 | 200 m | 22.80 |
| 400 m | 44.90 | 400 m | 51.35 |
| 800 m | 1:45.20 | 800 m | 1:59.50 |
| 1500 m | 3:35.00 | 1500 m | 4:04.20 |
| 5000 m | 13:13.50 | 5000 m | 15:10.00 |
| 10,000 m | 27:28.00 | 10,000 m | 31:25.00 |
| 110 m hurdles | 13.32 | 100 m hurdles | 12.84 |
| 400 m hurdles | 48.90 | 400 m hurdles | 55.40 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:22.00 | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:30.00 |
| Marathon | 2:11:30 | Marathon | 2:29:30 |
| 20 km walk | 1:21:00 | 20 km walk | 1:31:00 |
| 50 km walk | 3:50:00 | N/A | N/A |
| Long jump | 8.22 | Long jump | 6.82 |
| Triple jump | 17.14 | Triple jump | 14.32 |
| High jump | 2.33 | High jump | 1.96 |
| Pole vault | 5.80 | Pole vault | 4.70 |
| Shot put | 21.10 | Shot put | 18.50 |
| Discus throw | 66.00 | Discus throw | 63.50 |
| Hammer throw | 77.50 | Hammer throw | 72.50 |
| Javelin throw | 85.00 | Javelin throw | 64.00 |
| Decathlon | 8350 | Heptathlon | 6420 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | Top 8 at WAC + 8 next best from world rankings |
4 × 100 m relay | Top 8 at WAC + 8 next best from world rankings |
| 4 × 400 m relay | 4 × 400 m relay | ||
Medal summaryEdit
Medal tableEdit
MenEdit
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WomenEdit
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| Marathon |
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MixedEdit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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* Indicates the athlete only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals.
ParticipationEdit
Participating nationsEdit
Albania (1)
Algeria (3)
Argentina (1)
Australia (15)
Austria (5)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (6)
Bahrain (10)
Barbados (5)
Belarus (14)
Belgium (6)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Botswana (3)
Brazil (15)
British Virgin Islands (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Burkina Faso (1)
Burundi (2)
Canada (22)
Cayman Islands (1)
China (26)
Chinese Taipei (1)
Colombia (7)
Costa Rica (1)
Croatia (3)
Cuba (11)
Cyprus (3)
Czech Republic (4)
Denmark (3)
Djibouti (1)
Ecuador (4)
Eritrea (2)
Estonia (3)
Ethiopia (3)
Finland (6)
France (33)
The Gambia (1)
Germany (29)
Ghana (2)
Great Britain (30)
Greece (4)
Grenada (3)
Guatemala (3)
Guyana (1)
Hungary (5)
India (7)
Indonesia (1)
Iran (2)
Ireland (4)
Israel (5)
Italy (19)
Ivory Coast (3)
Jamaica (23)
Japan (14)
Kazakhstan (2)
Kenya (11)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (3)
Lesotho (1)
Liberia (1)
Lithuania (4)
Luxembourg (1)
Mexico (9)
Moldova (4)
Mongolia (1)
Morocco (8)
Namibia (1)
Netherlands (8)
New Zealand (5)
Niger (1)
Nigeria (9)
North Korea (4)
Norway (11)
Qatar (3)
Pakistan (1)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (4)
Philippines (1)
Poland (27)
Portugal (5)
Puerto Rico (4)
Romania (5)
Rwanda (2)
Samoa (1)
Serbia (2)
Slovenia (3)
South Africa (15)
South Korea (3)
Spain (18)
Sweden (13)
Switzerland (7)
Syria (1)
Tanzania (2)
Trinidad and Tobago (6)
Tunisia (1)
Turkey (11)
Uganda (10)
Ukraine (14)
United States (35)
Uzbekistan (1)
Venezuela (2)
Zambia (1)
Refugee Olympic Team (1)
CompetitorsEdit
See alsoEdit
- Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games
- Athletics at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Athletics at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
- Athletics at the 2019 African Games
- Athletics at the 2019 European Games
- Athletics at the 2019 Pacific Games
- Athletics at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Athletics at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
ReferencesEdit
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- ^ "IOC planning to move Tokyo Olympic marathon north to Sapporo in bid to avoid heat". The Japan Times. 16 October 2019. ISSN 0447-5763. Archived from the original on 16 October 2019. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
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- ^ a b c "Schedule - Athletics Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
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- ^ a b "IAAF Council has approved the qualification system and entry standards". World Athletics. 10 March 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2020.