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Tokyo 2020 Olympics Schedule

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Olympics Opening Ceremony – July 23

3×3 Basketball – July 24-28

Archery – July 23-31

Artistic Gymnastics – July 24 – August 3

Artistic Swimming – August 2-7

Athletics – July 30 – August 8

Badminton – July 24 – August 2

Baseball/Softball – July 21 – August 7

Basketball – July 25 – August 8

Beach Volleyball – July 24 – August 7

Boxing – July 24 – August 8

Canoe Slalom – July 25-30

Canoe Sprint – August 2-7

Cycling BMX Freestyle – July 31 – August 1

Cycling BMX Racing – July 29-30

Cycling Mountain Bike – July 26-27

Cycling Road – July 24-28

Cycling Track – August 2-8

Diving – July 25 – August 7

Equestrian – July 24 – August 7

Fencing – July 24 – August 1

Football – July 21 – August 7

Golf – July 29 – August 7

Handball – July 24 – August 8

Hockey – July 24 – August 6

Judo – July 24-31

Karate – August 5-7

Marathon Swimming – August 4-5

Modern Pentathlon – August 5-7

Rhythm Gymnastics – August 6-8

Rowing – July 23-30

Rugby Sevens – July 26-31

Sailing – July 25 – August 4

Shooting – July 24 – August 2

Skateboarding – July 25-26, August 4-5

Sport Climbing – August 3-6

Surfing – July 25 – August 1

Swimming – July 24 – August 1

Table Tennis – July 24 – August 6

Taekwondo – July 24-27

Tennis – July 24 – August 1

Trampoline Gymnastics – July 30-31

Triathlon – July 26-31

Volleyball – July 24 – August 8

Water Polo – July 24 – August 8

Weightlifting – July 24 – August 4

Wrestling – August 1-7 Olympics

Olympics Closing Ceremony – August 8

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Source: Olympics.com

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Amazon Prime Video and Swimming Australia announce exclusive, worldwide two-year live broadcast streaming deal

Sydney, Australia, 4 February 2021 (AFTNN) – Amazon Prime Video and Swimming Australia today announced an exclusive, two-year live broadcast streaming deal, to distribute the Australian Swimming championship events globally on Prime Video at no additional cost to Prime members.  Live streaming highlights will include the 2021 Australian Swimming Trials in the lead up to the 2021 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, and the qualifying events for the 2022 FINA World Swimming Championships and the 2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games.

Australia is renowned for producing world-class competitive swimmers, and swimming is one of the country’s most popular sports with more than five million people participating each year. This partnership will ensure that Australians and a global audience won’t miss any of the action as Australia’s elite swimmers compete in qualifying for the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo later this year, and other global sporting events in 2022.

“We know live sport attracts passionate fan bases from around the world, many of whom are already Prime members,” said Marie Donoghue, Vice President of Global Sports Video at Amazon Prime Video. 

“We are focused on giving our customers access to the best selection of content possible, including the ability to watch live sport when and how they want to watch it. Streaming the upcoming Swimming Australia championship events on Prime Video is a great step toward achieving that global vision, andoffers tremendous new value for Prime members in Australia and beyond.”

Swimming Australia President, Kieren Perkins said, “To be able to partner our sport with one of the biggest streaming services in the world provides us with fantastic opportunities to deliver premium live swimming content to Australians and a global Prime Video audience. 

“Swimming is ingrained in our culture, and we know that millions of fans support the Australian Dolphins Swim Team when they compete.  Also, our current generation of swimmers, including those who have an eye on competing in Paris 2024 and beyond, will love being able to live stream the sport wherever they are.” 

“We’re excited to partner with Swimming Australia to bring live swimming events to Australian and global fans exclusively on Amazon Prime Video at no extra cost to Prime members,” said Hushidar Kharas, Head of Prime Video Australia.

“Sport is an intrinsic part of Australian’s lives, and Amazon Prime Video has already established itself as the home ofcaptivating Australian sports docu-series including The Test and the upcoming AFL docu-series Making Their Mark. The launch of live sports streaming on Prime Video in Australia is a natural progression for us, and we are proud to be partnering with Swimming Australia to bring the iconic and beloved sport to Prime Video customers.” 

The first event available to stream on Amazon Prime Video will be the Australian Swimming Trials in Adelaide between 12-17 June. Key events in the swimming event calendar before thiswill be available to stream on Swimming Australia’s digital platform SwimTV, and will be announced at a later date. 

“This is a great result for our community, including swimmers, clubs, state associations and fans,” added Mitch Larkin from the Australian Dolphins. 

“Having our events streamed live on Amazon Prime Video will inspire the next generation of athletes who will be able to watch the best swimmers in the country compete.”

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Transparency highlighted in Tokyo 2020 Olympic Boxing Regulations

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28 Nov 2019 Newsflash: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that it has stopped planning for the boxing tournament at Tokyo 2020 and launched an investigation into its governing body the International Boxing Association (AIBA) – via Reuters

20 Nov 2019 – The International Olympic Council (IOC) Boxing Task Force has complemented existing International Boxing Association (AIBA) regulations with specific amendments to deliver its commitment to transparency while minimising the impact on boxers at the upcoming Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

The IOC Boxing Task Force has confirmed that the judges’ scores of all rounds will now be displayed at the end of each round. All officials will be selected from the IOC Boxing Task Force pool of eligible officials, which will consist of qualified AIBA-certified individuals who have been reviewed to ensure they meet the selection criteria. The IOC Boxing Task Force will then randomly select every official for each competition from the pool of eligible individuals.

The full referee and judge selection process will be conducted under the independent supervision of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) and include extensive independent background checks of each individual. No referees or judges involved in the Olympic Games Rio 2016 will be eligible to participate in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic boxing qualifiers or Olympic competition.

Download a summary version of the Boxing Technical Officials Selection Process here.

Mr Morinari Watanabe, IOC Boxing Task Force CHAIRMAN said:

“The main objective of the IOC Boxing Task Force is to ensure the completion of the mission of delivering events, while putting the boxers first, and with transparent and credible sporting results and fair play.”

“It is only fair to the boxers not to change the fundamental competition rules so close to the Olympic qualifiers and the Olympic competition in Tokyo. The IOC Boxing Task Force has therefore focused on the full review of the rules enforced by AIBA in the current year of 2019, limiting changes which impact on boxers while increasing transparency by displaying the scoring and in the selection process for referees and judges.”

Boxing Athlete Ambassador Shelley Watts (AUS), a 2014 Commonwealth Games gold medallist and Rio 2016 Olympian, said:

“The IOC Boxing Task Force amendments to the AIBA Rules will have a positive impact on the conduct of Olympic Boxing Qualifying Events and at Tokyo 2020, as they focus on key areas such as clarity, transparency and integrity. These amendments are the result of an inclusive decisional process that took into consideration the athletes’ voice: we made sure that changes will not impact the dynamics of the current practice of the sport, while improving the standard of the competitions.”

The AIBA Rules, effective as of 9 February 2019, and following the IOC Boxing Task Force Amendments, shall constitute the Tokyo 2020 IOC Boxing Task Force Event Regulations, applicable at the Olympic Boxing Qualifying Events and the boxing tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Download the “Event Regulations for the Olympic Boxing Qualifying Events and the Boxing Tournament at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020” here.

About the IOC

The International Olympic Committee is a not-for-profit independent international organisation made up of volunteers, which is committed to building a better world through sport. It redistributes more than 90 per cent of its income to the wider sporting movement, which means that every day the equivalent of 3.4 million US dollars goes to help athletes and sports organisations at all levels around the world.

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