Tokyo Summer Olympics 2021: Get Ready for the Athletics Competition
Time for the excitement!
Jamaicans across the world, especially at home are drawing for their pot covers, horns, and anything that can help in celebrating this coming week. We look forward to seeing performances by Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce, Elaine Thompson Herah, Yohan Blake, and many more.
It's already been six days into the Tokyo Summer Olympics 2021 with many thrills, spills, and chills. Nonetheless, we await July 29, 2021, at 8:45 pm EST with bated breathe.
Let's queue up the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, 4×100 meters, and 4×400 meters relays.
Athletics Competition Schedule
All times are in Japan Standard Time; however to convert to your timezone, check out the World Time Buddy website.
If it's 9: 00 am JST in Japan, it will be 8:00 pm EST in the Eastern Time Zone; this includes New York, Maryland, or Florida. In Jamaica, however, it will be 7:00 pm.
Date and Time: Fri 30 July 9:00 – 12:30
Venues: Olympic Stadium
Men's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
Men's High Jump Qualifying Round
Men's Discus Throw Qualifying Round
Women's 800m Round 1
Men's 400m Hurdles Round 1
Date and Time: Fri 30 July 19:00 – 21:00
Women's 5000m Round 1
Women's Triple Jump Qualifying Round
Women's Shot Put Qualifying Round
Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Round 1
Men's 10,000m Final
Date and Time: Sat 31 July 9:00 – 12:00
Women's 400m Hurdles Round 1
Women's Discus Throw Qualifying Round
Men's Pole Vault Qualifying Round
Men's 800m Round 1
Women's 100m Hurdles Qualifying Round
Men's 100m Preliminary Round
Date and Time: Sat 31 July 19:00 – 21:55
Men's 10,000m Victory Ceremony
Men's Long Jump Qualifying Round
Women's 100m Semifinals
Men's Discus Throw Final
Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Final
Women's 100m Final
Date and Time: Sun 1 Aug. 9:10 – 12:00
Women's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Round 1
Women's Long Jump Qualifying Round
Men's Discus Throw Victory Ceremony
Women's Shot Put Final
Mixed 4 x 400m Relay Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Sun 1 Aug. 19:00 – 21:55
Women's 100m Victory Ceremony
Men's High Jump Final
Men's 100m Semifinals
Women's 100m Hurdles Semifinals
Women's Shot Put Victory Ceremony
Women's Triple Jump Final
Men's 400m Hurdles Semifinals
Men's High Jump Victory Ceremony
Men's 100m Final
Date and Time: Mon 2 Aug. 9:00 – 11:55
Men's Hammer Throw Qualifying Round
Women's Triple Jump Victory Ceremony
Men's Long Jump Final
Women's 100m Hurdles Final
Date and Time: Mon 2 Aug. 19:00 – 22:00
Men's 100m Victory Ceremony
Men's Long Jump Victory Ceremony
Women's Pole Vault Qualifying Round
Women's 100m Hurdles Victory Ceremony
Women's Discus Throw Final
Men's 3000m Steeplechase Final
Women's 5000m Final
Date and Time: Tue 3 Aug. 9:00 – 12:35
Men's Triple Jump Qualifying Round
Men's 1500m Round 1
Women's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round
Women's Discus Throw Victory Ceremony
Men's 3000m Steeplechase Victory Ceremony
Women's Long Jump Final
Men's 400m Hurdles Final
Women's 5000m Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Tue 3 Aug. 19:00 – 21:55
Women's Long Jump Victory Ceremony
Men's Shot Put Qualifying Round
Men's Pole Vault Final
Men's 400m Hurdles Victory Ceremony
Women's Hammer Throw Final
Date and Time: Wed 4 Aug. 9:00 – 12:25
Men's Decathlon 100m
Men's Javelin Throw Qualifying Round
Women's Heptathlon 100m Hurdles
Men's Decathlon Long Jump
Men's Pole Vault Victory Ceremony
Women's Heptathlon High Jump
Women's Hammer Throw Victory Ceremony
Men's Decathlon Shot Put
Date and Time: Wed 4 Aug. 18:30 – 22:00
Men's Decathlon High Jump
Women's 1500m Semifinals
Women's Heptathlon Shot Put
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Final
Men's Hammer Throw Final
Women's Heptathlon 200m
Women's 3000m Steeplechase Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Thu 5 Aug. 9:00 – 15:05
Men's Decathlon 110m Hurdles
Women's High Jump Qualifying Round
Men's Hammer Throw Victory Ceremony
Women's Heptathlon Long Jump
Men's Decathlon Discus Throw
Women's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1
Men's Triple Jump Final
Men's Shot Put Final
Men's 4 x 100m Relay Round 1
Men's Decathlon Pole Vault
Women's Heptathlon Javelin Throw
Date and Time: Thu 5 Aug. 16:30 – 18:05
Venues: Sapporo Odori Park
Men's 20km Race Walk Final
Men's 20km Race Walk Venue Ceremony
Men's Shot Put Victory Ceremony
Men's Triple Jump Victory Ceremony
Men's Decathlon Javelin Throw
Women's Pole Vault Final
Men's 1500m Semifinals
Men's Decathlon 1500m
Date and Time: Fri 6 Aug. 5:30 – 10:00
Date and Time: Fri 6 Aug. 16:30 – 18:15
Women's 20km Race Walk Final
Women's 20km Race Walk Venue Ceremony
Men's 20km Race Walk Victory Ceremony
Women's Pole Vault Victory Ceremony
Women's Heptathlon Victory Ceremony
Men's Decathlon Victory Ceremony
Women's Javelin Throw Final
Men's 5000m Final
Men's 5000m Victory Ceremony
Women's 4 x 100m Relay Final
Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final
Date and Time: Sat 7 Aug. 7:00 – 10:15
Women's Marathon Final
Women's Marathon Venue Ceremony
Date and Time: Sat 7 Aug. 19:00 – 22:20
Women's 20km Race Walk Victory Ceremony
Women's 4 x 100m Relay Victory Ceremony
Men's 4 x 100m Relay Victory Ceremony
Women's High Jump Final
Women's 10,000m Final
Men's Javelin Throw Final
Women's Javelin Throw Victory Ceremony
Women's 10,000m Victory Ceremony
Men's Javelin Throw Victory Ceremony
Women's High Jump Victory Ceremony
Date and Time: Sun 8 Aug. 7:00 – 9:45
Men's Marathon Final
Men's Marathon Venue Ceremony
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