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Due to a global epidemic the Games have been postponed by one year.For the first time, the contests and the ceremonies will take place without spectators in the stadiums

Dates: July 23 - August 8, 2021 N.O.C. participants: 206 Number of sports: 33 Number of contests: 339 Number of athletes: 11656 Men: 0 Women: 0 Volonteers: 10000 Media: 65535 Opening: HMI Naruhito Oath: Ryota YAMAGATA, Kasumi ISHIKAWA Oath juges: Masato KATO, Asumi TSUZAKI Oath coach: Kosei INOUE, REIKA UTSUGI Number of torch bearer: 10000 Last torch bearer: Naomi OSAKA Bids towns: Istambul (TUR, Madrid (ESP)