Organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics unveiled the competition schedule on Tuesday, giving fans hoping to attend the games their first opportunity to plan their itineraries.
Tokyo 2020 sports director Koji Murofushi walked a full news conference through the highlights of the marquee event, which will run from July 24 to Aug. 9.
"We will have 17 exciting days with a record 33 sports and 339 events," Murofushi said. "Every day except for the opening and closing days, we will have about 20 gold-medal events. The schedule has a lot of excitement, not just in Tokyo but in venues across Japan."