The Olympic Games, delayed by a year, gets underway on July 23 in Tokyo and the Indian contingent will get into the thick of things from the word go.
Archery qualification events begin before the opening ceremony and medal events get underway from Saturday, July 24. Along with archery, shooting will be one of the first big medal events to watch out for India in the first two days of the Games.
Tokyo 2020: Complete list of Indian athletes participating at the Olympic Games and their events
Here’s an overview of the schedule for events where Indians will be participating:
Note: Detailed daily schedule will be published closer to action. This is an overall schedule for events without specific start times or opponent details in some cases. No of Indian athletes who have qualified in the event mentioned in ().
Archery (4)
July 23, Friday: Qualification rounds
July 24, Saturday: Mixed team eliminations followed by medal matches
July 26, Monday: Men’s team eliminations followed by medal matches
July 27, Tuesday: Men’s and women’s individual eliminations (1/32, 1/16)
July 28, Wednesday: Men’s and women’s individual eliminations (1/32, 1/16)
July 29, Thursday: Men’s and women’s individual eliminations (1/32, 1/16)
July 30, Friday: Women’s individual eliminations (1/8, QF, SF) and medal matches
July 31, Saturday: Men’s individual eliminations (1/8, QF, SF) and medal matches
Badminton (4)
Group schedule for groups involving Indians: (Tokyo timings, approximate)
WS:
July 25, Sunday: 10:40 PUSARLA V. Sindhu IND (6) vs POLIKARPOVA Ksenia ISR
July 27, Tuesday: 12:40 CHEUNG Ngan Yi HKG vs POLIKARPOVA Ksenia ISR
July 28, Wednesday 11:00 PUSARLA V. Sindhu IND (6) vs CHEUNG Ngan Yi HKG
MS:
July 24, Saturday: 13:00 B. Sai Praneeth IND (13) vs ZILBERMAN Misha ISR
July 26, Monday: 11:20 CALJOUW Mark NED vs ZILBERMAN Misha ISR
July 28, Wednesday 18:00 B. Sai Praneeth IND (13) vs CALJOUW Mark NED
MD:July 24, Saturday: 12:20 GIDEON MF / SUKAMULJO KS INA (1) vs LANE Ben / VENDY Sean GBR
July 24, Saturday: 12:20 LEE Yang / WANG Chi-Lin TPE vs RANKIREDDY S / SHETTY C IN
July 26, Monday: 11:20 LEE Yang / WANG Chi-Lin TPE vs LANE Ben / VENDY Sean GBR
July 26, Monday: 12:40 GIDEON MF / SUKAMULJO KS INA (1) vs RANKIREDDY S / SHETTY C IND
July 27, Tuesday: 12:00 GIDEON MF / SUKAMULJO KS INA (1) vs LEE Yang / WANG Chi-Lin TPE
July 27, Tuesday: 12:00 RANKIREDDY S / SHETTY C IND vs LANE Ben / VENDY Sean GBR
Tentative knockout schedule for badminton (Tokyo timings):
July 30, morning session: Men’s singles round of 16, men’s doubles QF
July 30, afternoon session: Men’s and womens singles round of 16
July 31, morning session: Men’s doubles SF
July 31, afternoon session: Womens singles QF
August 1, morning session: Men’s singles QF
August 1, afternoon session: Women’s singles bronze and gold medal match
August 2, afternoon session: Men’s singles bronze and gold medal match
TBD: Men’s doubles medal matches
Shooting (15)
(Times in this table are in IST)
| Event | Qualification | Final(s) | Athletes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10m air rifle women | July 24, 5 am | July 24, 7.15 am | Elavenil Valarivan & Apurvi Chandela |
| 10m air pistol men | July 24, 9.30 am | July 24, 12 noon | Saurabh Chaudhary & Abhishek Verma |
| 10m air pistol women | July 25, 5.30 am | July 25, 7.45 am | Manu Bhaker & Yashaswini Singh Deswal |
| 10m air rifle men | July 25, 9.30 am | July 25, 12 noon | Deepak Kumar & Divyansh Singh Panwar |
| Skeet men | Day 1: July 25, 6 am Day 2: July 26, 6.30 am | July 26, 12.20 pm | Angad Vir Singh Bajwa & Mairaj Ahmad Khan |
| 10m air pistol mixed team | July 27, 5.30 am (Stage 1, Stage 2)* | Bronze: July 27, 7.30 am Gold: July 27, 8.05 am | Two teams TBC |
| 10m air rifle mixed team | July 27, 9.45 am (Stage 1, Stage 2)* | Bronze: July 27, 11.45 am Gold: July 27, 12.20 pm | Two teams TBC |
| 25m pistol women | Precision: July 29: 5.30 am Rapid: July 30: 5.30 am | July 30, 11 am | Manu Bhaker & Rahi Sarnobat |
| 50m 3-positions women | July 31, 8.00 am | July 31, 12.30 pm | Anjum Moudgil & Tejaswini Sawant |
| 50m 3-positions men | August 2, 8.00 am | August 2, 13.20 pm | Sanjeev Rajput & Aishwary Pratap Singh Tomar |
Hockey (32)
India women's team fixtures
| Opponents | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | July 24, 2021 | 5:15 PM IST |
| Germany | July 26, 2021 | 5:45 PM IST |
| Great Britain | July 28, 2021 | 6:30 AM IST |
| Ireland | July 30, 2021 | 8:15 AM IST |
| South Africa | July 31, 2021 | 8:45 AM IST |
India men's team fixtures
| Opponents | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | July 24, 2021 | 6.30 AM IST |
| Australia | July 25, 2021 | 3.00 PM IST |
| Spain | July 27, 2021 | 6:30 AM IST |
| Argentina | July 29, 2021 | 6.00 AM IST |
| Japan | July 30, 2021 | 3.00 PM IST |
Hockey knockout stages:
August 1, Sunday: Men’s quarter-finals
August 2, Monday: Women’s quarterfinals
August 3, Tuesday: Men’s semifinals
August 4, Wednesday: Women’s semifinals
August 5, Thursday: Men’s medal matches
August 6, Friday: Women’s medal matches
Weightlifting (1)
Mirabai Chanu:
Sat, 24 Jul, 6:20 IST: Women’s 49kg Group B
Sat, 24 Jul, 10:20 IST: Women’s 49kg Group A (medal event)
Wrestling (7)
Wrestling schedule for India
| Event | Name | Schedule |
|---|---|---|
| Women's Freestyle 50kg | Seema Bisla | AUG 6, FRI AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 6, FRI PM: SFs AUG 7, SAT PM: Repechage, medals |
| Women's Freestyle 53kg | Vinesh Phogat | AUG 5, THU AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 5, THU PM: SFs AUG 6, FRI AM: Repechage AUG 6, FRI PM: Medal matches |
| Women's Freestyle 57kg | Anshu Malik | AUG 4, WED AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 4, WED PM: SFs AUG 5, THU AM: Repechage AUG 5, THU PM: Medal matches |
| Women's Freestyle 62kg | Sonam Malik | AUG 3, TUE AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 3, TUE PM: SFs AUG 4, WED AM: Repechage AUG 4, WED PM: Medals |
| Men's Freestyle 57kg | Ravi Kumar | AUG 4, WED AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 4, WED PM: SFs AUG 5, THU AM: Repechage AUG 5, THU PM: Medal matches |
| Men's Freestyle 65kg | Bajrang Punia | AUG 6, FRI AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 6, FRI PM: SFs AUG 7, FRI PM: Repechage, medal matches |
| Men's Freestyle 86kg | Deepak Punia | AUG 4, WED AM: Rd of 16, QFs AUG 4, WED PM: SFs AUG 5, THU AM: Repechage AUG 5, THU PM: Medal matches |
Athletics (25)
| Event | Name | Timings (in IST) |
|---|---|---|
| Men's 3000m Steeplechase | Avinash Mukund Sable | Heats: Jul 30, 5.30 am Final: Aug 2, 5.45 pm |
| Men's 400m Hurdles | MP Jabir | Heats: Jul 30, 7.25 am Semis: Aug 1, 5.45 pm Final: Aug 3, 8.50 pm |
| Men's Long Jump | M Sreeshankar | Qual: Jul 31, 3.40 pm Final: Aug 2, 6.50 pm |
| Men's Shot Put | Tajinderpal Singh Toor | Qual: Aug 3, 3.45 pm Final: Aug 5, 7.35 pm |
| Men's Javelin Throw | Neeraj Chopra, Shivpal Singh | Qual: Aug 4, 5.35 pm Final: Aug 7, 4.30 pm |
| Men's 20km Race Walk | Irfan, Rahul, Sandeep | Final: Aug 5, 1.00 pm |
| Men's 50km Race Walk | Gurpreet Singh | Final: Aug 6, 2.00 am |
| Men's 4 x 400m Relay | Heats: Aug 6, 4.55 pm Final: Aug 7, 6.20 pm | |
| Women's 100m | Dutee Chand | Heats: Jul 30, 8.10 am Semis: Jul 31, 3.45 pm Final: Jul 31, 6.20 pm |
| Women's 200m | Dutee Chand | Heats: Aug 2, 7.00 am Semis: Aug 2, 3.55 pm Final: Aug 3, 6.20 pm |
| Women's Discus Throw | Kamalpreet Kaur, Seema Punia | Qual: Jul 31, 6.00 am Final: Aug 2, 4.30 pm |
| Women's Javelin Throw | Annu Rani | Qual: Aug 3, 5.50 am Final: Aug 6, 5.20 pm |
| Women's 20km Race Walk | Bhawna, Priyanka | Final: Aug 6, 1 pm |
| 4 x 400m Relay Mixed | Heats: Jul 30, 4.30 pm Final: Jul 31, 6.05 pm |
Boxing (9)
Men’s boxing:
Amit Panghal (Fly):
July 31 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 3 (AM & PM): QF
August 5 (PM): SF
August 7 (PM): Final
Manish Kaushik (Light)
July 25 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 31 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 3 (AM & PM): QF
August 6 (PM): SF
August 8 (PM): Final
Vikas Krishan Yadav (Welter)
July 24 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 27 (AM & PM): Round of 16
July 30 (AM & PM): QF
August 1 (AM & PM): SF
August 3 (PM): Final
Ashish Kumar (Middle)
July 26 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 29 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 1 (AM & PM): QF
August 5 (PM): SF
August 7 (PM): Final
Satish Kumar (Super Heavy)
July 29 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 1 (AM & PM): QF
August 4 (PM): SF
August 8 (PM): Final
Women’s boxing:
Mary Kom (Fly)
July 25 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 29 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 1 (AM & PM): QF
August 4 (PM): SF
August 7 (PM): Final
Simranjit Kaur (Light)
July 27 (AM & PM): Round of 32
July 30 (AM & PM): Round of 16
August 3 (AM & PM): QF
August 5 (PM): SF
August 8 (PM): Final
Lovlina Borgohain (Welter)
July 24 (AM): Round of 32
July 27 (AM & PM): Round of 16
July 30 (AM & PM): QF
August 4 (PM): SF
August 7 (PM): Final
Pooja Rani (Middle)
July 28 (AM & PM): Round of 16
Jul 31 (AM & PM): QF
August 6 (PM): SF
August 8 (PM): Final
Table Tennis (4)
July 24: MS/WS preliminary and round 1, XD round of 16
July 25: XD quarters, MS/WS round 2, XD semis
July 26: MS/WS round 3, XD bronze and gold medal
July 27: MS/WS round 3, round of 16
July 28: MS/WS quarters
July 29: MS/WS semis, WS bronze and gold medal
July 30: MS bronze and gold medal
Artistic Gymnastics (1)
Women’s individual
July 25: Women’s qualification
July 29: Women’s all-around final
August 1: Women’s vault final, women’s uneven bars final
August 2: Women’s floor exercise final
August 3: Women’s balance beam final
Equestrian (1)
Eventing individual:
July 30: Eventing (Dressage individual sessions 1 & 2)
July 31: Eventing (Dressage individual session 3)
August 1: Eventing Cross Country Individual
August 2: Eventing Jumping qualifier, final
Fencing (1)
Women’s sabre individual:
July 26: Table of 64, table of 32, table of 16, quarters, semis, bronze and gold medal
Golf (3)
July 29: Men’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 1
July 30: Men’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 2
July 31: Men’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 3
August 4: Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 1
August 5: Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 2
August 6: Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 3
August 7: Women’s Individual Stroke Play – Round 4
Judo (1)
Women’s -48kg:
July 24: Preliminary rounds (AM), Final block (PM)
Rowing (2)
Lightweight Men’s Double Sculls:
July 24: Heats
July 25: Repechages
July 27: Finals C, Semifinals A & B
July 29: Finals A, Finals B
Sailing (4)
Laser men:
July 25, 26, 27, 29, 30: Opening series
August 1: Medal race49er men:
July 27, 28, 30, 31: Opening series
August 2: Medal raceLaser radial women:
July 25, 26, 27, 29, 30: Opening series
August 1: Medal race
Swimming (3)
Women’s 100m Backstroke:
July 25 (PM): Heats
July 26 (AM): Semis
July 27 (AM): Final
Men’s 200m Freestyle: (SAJAN has withdrawn)
July 25 (PM): Heats
July 26 (AM): Semis
July 27 (AM): Final
Men’s 100m Backstroke:
July 25 (PM): Heats
July 26 (AM): Semis
July 27 (AM): Final
Men’s 100m Butterfly:
July 29 (PM): Heats
July 30 (AM): Semis
July 31 (AM): Final
Men’s 200m Butterfly:
July 26 (PM): Heats
July 27 (AM): Semis
July 28 (AM): Final
Tennis (2)
Women’s doubles:
July 24, 25: First round
July 26: Second round
July 27, 28: Quarters
July 29: Semis
July 31: Bronze medal match
August 1: Gold medal match
Men’s singles:
July 24, 25: First round
July 26, 27: Second round
July 28: Third round
July 29: Quarters
July 30: Semis
July 31: Bronze medal match
August 1: Gold medal match
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