On this day - 23 July

The Tokyo 2020 Olympics were originally meant to take place from July 24th to August 9th of 2020 but due to the Covid pandemic, were postponed until 2021. This was the first time that an Olympic Games had been rescheduled, with many past events cancelled but never postponed. The postponement meant they were the first Olympic Games to be held in an odd numbered year.

For marketing purposes, the games remained branded as Tokyo 2020. The Tokyo Olympics were the most expensive Olympic Games in history with over $20 billion of total spending on them. New events introduced at these games included surfing, skateboarding and sport climbing.