Tokyo Olympics: Opening Ceremony, Local LIVE Telecast Timing, List of Indian Players, Venues etc

Tokyo Olympics 2021 Opening Ceremony, Live Telecast in India & more

TOKYO: Tokyo Olympics 2021 is scheduled to start on July 23 following a year-long delay because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the first time that the Olympic Games have been postponed and rescheduled, instead of dropped. The opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympics 2021 will be held on July 23 at newly-built National Stadium in the Japanese capital while the closing ceremony will be taking place on August 8, 2021 at a similar venue.

Here, we will discuss Tokyo Olympics 2021 opening, Tokyo Olympics 2021 full schedule, Tokyo Olympics 2021 LIVE telecast, Tokyo Olympics 2021 LIVE telecast timing, Tokyo Olympics LIVE streaming, Tokyo Olympics 2021 opening ceremony, and more!

Regardless of being rescheduled for 2021, the event holds the Tokyo 2020 name for advertising, marketing and branding purposes.

It is to be noted that Olympics 2021 will see the introduction of new competitions including 3x3 b-ball, freestyle BMX, and Madison cycling, as well as additional mixed events. These Games will see karate, sport climbing, surfing, and skating make their Olympic debuts, just as the arrival of baseball and softball, interestingly, for the first since 2008. A sum of around 11,000 athletes from 206 countries is expected to participate in 33 sports in Tokyo Olympics 2021.

India will send a huge contingent for Olympics however with a decreased number of authorities to be in line with the COVID-19 protocols.

As mentioned, the idea of mascots was first introduced at the Grenoble Winter Olympics in 1968 yet formally took care of business at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. The mascots additionally bring in a lot of income to fund the Olympic Games through licensing and merchandising. The mascot of Tokyo Olympics 2020 is named Miratoiwa.

LIVE Telecast of Tokyo Olympics 2021 in India

Sony Sports Network has won the rights for the LIVE telecast of the Tokyo Olympics in India. Sony TEN 1 HD/SD, Sony TEN 2 HD/SD will LIVE telecast the Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympics with English Commentary while Hindi Commentary will be accessible on Sony TEN 3 HD/SD. Most importantly, Doordarshan is going to LIVE telecast the Tokyo Olympics 2021 on the terrestrial network and Direct-to-Home stage.

Olympics LIVE Streaming

NBC will air Olympics events across three different stages: Peacock, NBC Sports, and NBC's Olympics site. As Peacock is NBC's connected streaming service, most Olympics coverage will be allowed to watch on the stage with any record, as per its site. Peacock offers a 7-day free trial then, at that point costs $4.99 each month for a Premium record that approaches all substances.

Starting Time for Tokyo Olympics 2021 Opening Ceremony

The opening ceremony for Tokyo 2021 will begin from 8 PM local time or 4:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST).

Starting Time for Sporting Events in Tokyo Olympics 2021

The sporting events during Olympics 2021 will start as early as 9 AM Japan time or 5:30 AM IST.

How many times have Tokyo hosted the Olympics?

Tokyo has hosted 3 times in the Olympics - 1940, 1964, 2021.

Which country has hosted the Olympics once?

There are many countries that hosted the Olympics once – Sweden (1912), Belgium (1920), Netherlands (1928), Finland (1952), Mexico (1968), Yugoslavia (1984), Spain (1992), Singapore (2010), Brazil (2016), and Argentina (2018).

Which country has hosted the most Olympics?

The United States has hosted 9 times in the Olympics.

Summer Olympics - (1904, 1932, 1984, 1996)

Winter Olympics - (1932, 1960, 1980, 2002)

Venues for Tokyo Olympics 2021

• Tokyo's National Stadium: Football and Athletics

• Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

• Yoyogi National Stadium

• Nippon Budokan

• Tokyo International Forum

• Kokugikan Arena

• Equestrian Park

• Musashina Forest Sport Plaza

• Tokyo Stadium

• Musashinonomori Park

• Ariake Arena

• Ariake Gymnastics Centre

• Ariake Urban Sports Park

• Ariake Tennis Park

• Odaiba Marine Park

• Shiokaze Park

• Aomi Urban Sports Park

• Oi Hockey Stadium

• Sea Forest Cross Country Course

• Sea Forest Waterway

• Kasai Canoe Slalom Centre

• Yumenoshima Park Archery Field

• Tokyo Aquatics Centre

• Tatsumi Water Polo Centre

• Sapporo Odori Park

• Makuhari Messe Hall

• Tsurigasaki Surfing Beach

• Saitama Super Arena

• Asaka Shooting Range

• Kasumigaseki Country Club

• Enoshima Yatch Harbour

• Izu Velodrome

• Izu MTB Course

• Fuji International Speedway

• Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium

• Yokohama Baseball Stadium

• Sapporo Dome

• Miyagi Stadium

• Ibaraki Kashima Stadium

• Saitama Stadium

• International Stadium Yokohama

List of Tokyo Olympics 2021 Indian Players

The Indian team for the upcoming Olympics is spread across different countries for preparation. As Japan declared emergency due to COVID-19, the Indian players are relied upon to face traveling issues. However, India will send 120 players to take part in 18 games at the Tokyo Olympics 2021. With a solid group and a few medal-hopefuls, the Indian contingent is probably going to complete the event with the country's best-ever medal tally.

The Tokyo Olympics 2021 Indian players list include –

Athletics

Neeraj Chopra - Men's Javelin Throw

Murali Sreeshankar - Men's Long Jump

Jabir M Palliayli - 400m Hurdles

Tejinderpal Singh Toor - Men's Shot Put

Shivpal Singh - Men's Javelin Throw

Kamalpreet Kaur - Women's Discus Throw

Dutee Chand - Women's 100m and 200m

Priyanka Goswami - Women's 20km race walk

Bhawana Jat - Women's 20km race walk

Muhammad Anas Yahiya, Noah Nirmal Tom, Amoj Jacob, Arokia Rajiv - Men's 4x400m relay

Avinash Sable - Men's 3000m Steeplechase

Annu Rani - Women's Javelin Throw

Seema Punia - Women's Discus Throw

Sandeep Kumar - Men's 20km Race Walk

Rahul Rohilla - Men's 20km Race Walk

Irfan Kolothum Thodi - Men's 20 km Race Walk

Gurpreet Singh - Men's 50km Race Walk

Sarthak Bhambri, Alex Antony, Revathi Veeramani, Subha Venkatesan, Dhanlakshmi Sekhar - 4x400m mixed relay

Shooting

Divyansh Singh Panwar - 10m air rifle Individual, mixed team

Deepak Kumar - 10m air rifle Individual, mixed team

Saurabh Chaudhary - 10m air pistol Individual, mixed team

Abhishek Verma - 10m air pistol Individual, mixed team

Sanjeev Rajput - 50m rifle 3 positions

Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar - 50m rifle 3 positions

Angad Singh Veer Bajwa - Men's Skeet

Mairaj Ahmad Khan - Men's Skeet

Apurvi Chandela - 10m air rifle individual

Elavenil Valarivan - 10m air rifle Individual, mixed team

Manu Bhaker - 10m air pistol Individual, mixed team, 25m pistol individual

Yashaswini Singh Deswal - 10m air pistol individual, mixed team

Rahi Sarnobat - 25m pistol individual

Anjum Moudgil - 50m rifle 3 positions Individual, 10m air rifle mixed team

Tejaswini Sawant - 50m rifle 3 positions individual

Badminton

PV Sindhu - Women's Singles

B. Sai Praneeth - Men's Singles

Saitwiksairaj Rankireddy - Men's Doubles

Chirag Shetty - Men's Doubles

Archery

Atanu Das - Men's Individual, Men's Team, Mixed Team

Tarundeep Rai - Men's Individual, Men's Team

Pravin Jadhav - Men's Individual, Men's Team

Deepika Kumari - Women's Individual, Mixed Team

Hockey

Men's squad: PR Sreejeesh(GK), Harmanpreet Singh, Rupinder Pal Singh Surender Kumar, Amit Rohidas, Birendra Lakra, Hardik Singh, Manpreet Singh (Captain), Vivek Sagar Prasad, Nilakanta Sharma, Sumit, Shamsher Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Gurjant Singh, Lalit Kumar Upadhyay, Mandeep Singh

Women's squad: Savita Punia (GK), Deep Grace Ekka, Nikki Pradhan, Gurjit Kaur, Udita Duhan, Nisha, Neha, Sushila Chanu Pukhrambam, Monika, Navjot Kaur, Salima Tete, Rani Rampal (Captain), Navneet Kaur, Lalremsiami, Vandana Katariya, Sharmila Devi

Boxing

Amit Panghal - Men's Flyweight

Manish Kaushik - Men's Lightweight

Vikas Krishnan Yadav - Men's Welterweight

Mary Kom - Women's Flyweight

Simranjit Kaur - Women's Lightweight

Ashish Kumar - Men's Middleweight

Satish Kumar - Men's Super Heavyweight

Lovlina Borgohain - Women's Welterweight

Pooja Rani - Women's Middleweight

Wrestling

Bajrang Punia - Men's 65 kg

Ravi Kumar Dahiya - Men's 57 kg

Deepak Punia - Men's 86 kg

Vinesh Phogat - Women's 53 kg

Anshu Malik - Women's 57 kg

Seema Bisla - Women's 50 kg

Sonam Malik - Women's 62 kg

Table Tennis

Achanta Sharath Kamal - Men's Singles, Mixed Doubles

Sathiyan Ganansekaran - Men's Singles

Manika Batra - Women's Singles, Mixed Doubles

Sutirtha Mukherjee - Women's Singles

Swimming

Sajan Prakash - Men's 100m Backstroke

Srihari Nataraj - Men's 200m Butterfly

Maana Patel - Women's 100m Backstroke

Tennis

Sania Mirza - Women's Doubles

Ankita Raina - Women's Doubles

Gymnastics

Pranati Nayak - All-Around

Weightlifting

Saikhom Mirabai Chanu - Women's 49 kg

Fencing

CA Bhavana Devi - Women's Sabre

Equestrian

Fouaad Mirza - Individual Eventing

Rowing

Arjun Lal - Men's Lightweight Double Sculls

Aravind Singh - Men's Lightweight Double Sculls

Sailing

Vishnu Saravanan - Men's Laser

Nethra Kumanam - Women's Laser Radical

KC Ganapathy and Vishnu Thakkar - Men's 49er

Judo

Shushila Devi Likmabam - Women's 48 kg

Golf

Anirban Lahiri - Men's Individual

Aditi Ashok - Women's Individual

Udayan Mane - Men's Individual

Hence, the Tokyo Olympics 2021 Indian players list, Tokyo Olympics 2021 opening ceremony time, Tokyo Olympics 2021 opening ceremony performers are all set!

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