IOC Athletes’ Commission
Learn more

Latest news All news

Prev
Next

A celebration of hope

All about Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 Playbooks

The International Olympic Committee, the International Paralympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee published the Playbooks, a resource which outlines the personal responsibilities key stakeholders must take to play their role in ensuring safe and successful Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.

Learn more
Tokyo 2020 website
Tokyo 2020 official website
Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 documents
Olympic Village
Toyko 2020 facts and figures
Tokyo 2020: medical rules for the Games
Tokyo 2020: medical rules for the Games
EOR
IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020

Featured stories

lighting of Olympic cauldron Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020: a new blueprint for the Olympic competition schedule and the visibility of women’s sport
 Fukushima Azuma Stadium
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020 “Recovery Olympics” give hope to regions affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake
 Tokyo 2020 Olympic Village
Tokyo 2020
All you need to know about Tokyo 2020 sustainability
 Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
Cutting-edge weather systems keep athletes safe

Tokyo 1964 legacy

As athletes take centre stage at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,  we go back in time and look at some of the lasting legacies created by the first-ever Olympic Games held in Asia.
Learn more

Gallery

Message of peace Tokyo 2020
Message of peace Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
IOC / Dave Thompson
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-13
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-13&text=Tokyo 2020&via=olympics
Tokyo 2020 message from the community
Tokyo 2020 message from the community
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
IOC / Dave Thompson
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-12
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-12&text=Tokyo 2020&via=olympics
TOKYO - JAPAN - 25 July 2021: Olympic Rings outside the Okura Hotel during TOKYO 2020, the XXXII IOC Olympic Games.
TOKYO - JAPAN - 25 July 2021: Olympic Rings outside the Okura Hotel during TOKYO 2020, the XXXII IOC Olympic Games.
The Olympic rings
The Olympic Rings outside the Okura Hotel during TOKYO 2020
Tokyo 2020
IOC / Dave Thompson
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/olympic-rings-1
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/olympic-rings-1&text=The Olympic rings&via=olympics
Volunteers
Volunteers
Tokyo 2020 volunteers
Tokyo 2020
IOC/ Ubald Rutar
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-volunteers-1
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-volunteers-1&text=Tokyo 2020 volunteers&via=olympics
Olympic Cauldron lights in Tokyo 2020
Olympic Cauldron lights in Tokyo 2020
Olympic Cauldron lights in Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
2021 Getty Images
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/olympic-cauldron-lights-in-tokyo-2020
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/olympic-cauldron-lights-in-tokyo-2020&text=Olympic Cauldron lights in Tokyo 2020&via=olympics
Fukushima Azuma Stadium
Fukushima Azuma Stadium
Fukushima Azuma Stadium
Tokyo 2020
2021 Getty Images
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/-fukushima-azuma-stadium
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/-fukushima-azuma-stadium&text= Fukushima Azuma Stadium&via=olympics
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
IOC / Jason Evans
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-9
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-9&text=Tokyo 2020&via=olympics
lighting of Olympic cauldron Tokyo 2020
lighting of Olympic cauldron Tokyo 2020
Lighting of Olympic cauldron Tokyo 2020
Naomi Osaka of Team Japan holds up the Olympic torch after lighting the Olympic cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
Tokyo 2020
2021 Getty Images
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/lighting-of-olympic-cauldron-tokyo-2020
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/lighting-of-olympic-cauldron-tokyo-2020&text=Lighting of Olympic cauldron Tokyo 2020&via=olympics
Intel drones light up the sky in Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony
Intel drones light up the sky in Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony
Intel drones light up the sky in Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony
A dazzling Drone Light Show by Worldwide Olympic Partner Intel proved to be one of the highlights of the Opening Ceremony, as Tokyo 2020 came to life with a spectacle that highlighted the unifying power of the Olympic Games.
Tokyo 2020
2021 Getty Images
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/intel-drones-light-up-the-sky-in-tokyo-2020-opening-ceremony
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/intel-drones-light-up-the-sky-in-tokyo-2020-opening-ceremony&text=Intel drones light up the sky in Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony &via=olympics
The flag bearers of the Olympic flag
The flag bearers of the Olympic flag
The flag bearers of the Olympic flag
During one of the most symbolic moments of the Ceremony, six athletes – five representing the five continents, and one representing the IOC Refugee Olympic Team – carried the Olympic flag into the Olympic Stadium.
Tokyo 2020
2021 Getty Images
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/the-flag-bearers-of-the-olympic-flag
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/the-flag-bearers-of-the-olympic-flag&text=The flag bearers of the Olympic flag&via=olympics
Members of the Olympic Refugee Team at the Olympic Village in Tokyo
Members of the Olympic Refugee Team at the Olympic Village in Tokyo
IOC President meets refugee athletes at the Olympic Village
The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, today met for the first time the refugee athletes who will be competing for the IOC Refugee Olympic Team in Tokyo. President Bach was accompanied by UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) High Commissioner Filippo Grandi.
Tokyo 2020
IOC/Greg Martin
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/members-of-the-olympic-refugee-team-with-ioc-president-thomas-bach-at-the-olympic-village-in-tokyo
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/members-of-the-olympic-refugee-team-with-ioc-president-thomas-bach-at-the-olympic-village-in-tokyo&text=IOC President meets refugee athletes at the Olympic Village&via=olympics
United Nations and IOC launch series of stamps
United Nations and IOC launch series of stamps
United Nations and IOC launch series of stamps to honour the role of sport for peace
The United Nations Postal Administration (UNPA), in partnership with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), has created a series of stamps to commemorate the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 and the shared values of the two organisations, and to highlight sport’s contribution to peace around the world.
Tokyo 2020
IOC
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/united-nations-and-ioc-launch-series-of-stamps-to-honour-the-role-of-sport-for-peace
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/united-nations-and-ioc-launch-series-of-stamps-to-honour-the-role-of-sport-for-peace&text=United Nations and IOC launch series of stamps to honour the role of sport for peace&via=olympics
Mascots of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Miraitowa (L) and Someity (R)
Mascots of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Miraitowa (L) and Someity (R)
Mascots of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Miraitowa (L) and Someity (R)
Tokyo 2020
2021 Getty Images
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/mascots-of-tokyo-2020-olympic-games-miraitowa-l-and-someity-r
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/mascots-of-tokyo-2020-olympic-games-miraitowa-l-and-someity-r&text=Mascots of Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, Miraitowa (L) and Someity (R)&via=olympics
Toyko 2020 Olympic Village
Toyko 2020 Olympic Village
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
IOC / Matthew Jordan Smith
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-11
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-11&text=Tokyo 2020&via=olympics
IOC President Thomas Bach during a visit to the Olympic Village where he signed the Truce Mural
IOC President Thomas Bach during a visit to the Olympic Village where he signed the Truce Mural
IOC President Thomas Bach signs the Truce Mural
Tokyo 2020
IOC / Greg Martin
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-ioc-president-bach-signs-the-truce-mural
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-ioc-president-bach-signs-the-truce-mural&text=IOC President Thomas Bach signs the Truce Mural&via=olympics
Burns, an internationally recognised abstract impressionist painter, set four world records in swimming during three Paralympic Games: Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. He then went onto establish himself as an artist, with 30 years of painting experience across 60 countries.
Burns, an internationally recognised abstract impressionist painter, set four world records in swimming during three Paralympic Games: Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000. He then went onto establish himself as an artist, with 30 years of painting experience across 60 countries.
Tokyo 2020 Olympian and Paralympian artists
Tokyo 2020
Gregory Burns
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-olympian-and-paralympian-artists
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-olympian-and-paralympian-artists&text=Tokyo 2020 Olympian and Paralympian artists&via=olympics
Olympic Village sign
Olympic Village sign
Tokyo 2020
Tokyo 2020
2021 Getty Images
http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-10
http://twitter.com/share?url=https://olympics.com/ioc/photos/tokyo-2020-10&text=Tokyo 2020 &via=olympics

About the IOC

IOC principles

A phoenix is suspended over the Olympic Cauldron at the Closing ceremony at London 2012
The IOC is at the very heart of world sport, supporting every Olympic Movement stakeholder, promoting Olympism worldwide, and overseeing the regular celebration of the Olympic Games. The IOC is also committed to promoting sport in society, strengthening the integrity of sport and supporting clean athletes and other sports organisations.
Learn more

The IOC as an organisation

Established in on 23 June 1894, the International Olympic Committee is a not-for-profit independent international organisation. Based in Lausanne, Switzerland, the Olympic Capital, it is entirely privately funded and distributes 90 per cent of its revenues to the wider sporting movement, for the development of sport and athletes at all levels.
Learn more
Gender equality
Gender equality is a top priority for the Olympic Movement. The two main aims are to make access to sport in general and the Olympic Games easier for female athletes, and to increase the number of women in sports administration and management.
IOC Refugee Olympic Team Tokyo 2020
IOC Refugee Olympic Team
At the UN General Assembly in October 2015, confronted with the global refugee crisis that has seen an estimated 65.3 million people in the world displaced, IOC President Thomas Bach announced the creation of the Refugee Olympic Team to take part in the Olympic Games Rio 2016. Ten months on from the announcement, 10 athletes were competing alongside 11,000 fellow athletes in Brazil, sending a message of hope and inclusion to millions of refugees around the world and inspiring the world with the strength of their human spirit.
 
Olympic legacy
Olympic legacy includes the long-term benefits that the Olympic Games create for the host city, its people, and the Olympic Movement before, during and long after the Olympic Games. Find out more about our strategic approach to Olympic legacy.
Olympic Solidarity
Olympic Solidarity redistributes the share of the broadcast rights from the Olympic Games through programmes offered to all 206 National Olympic Committees. All Olympic Solidarity’s programmes are aimed at developing and promoting sport worldwide, and encouraging athletes’ participation in the Olympic Games.
Sustainability
The IOC takes a proactive approach to ensure that sustainability is embedded in all aspects of organising the Olympic Games. Leaving a sustainable and positive legacy for the host city and country is a primary, achievable objective for all organisers of the Olympic Games.
The Olympic Partners Programme
The Olympic Partners (TOP) programme is the highest level of Olympic sponsorship, granting category-exclusive marketing rights to the Summer, Winter and Youth Olympic Games to a select group of global partners.