How to Watch the Olympics: Tokyo Olympics TV and Streaming Schedule
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2020 Olympics programming and related specials with our ongoing updates to this handy calendar.
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Let the games begin! After a yearlong delay, the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are now set to commence with the Opening Ceremony on July 23, 2021. The time difference between Japan and the U.S. means that NBC’s live coverage of the events will happen in the early hours of the morning for U.S. viewers, and will largely happen on streaming service Peacock.
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Monday, 25 January 2021
Organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Torch Relay may be forced to divert the event away from public roads when it begins its journey around Japan two months from today.
Japanese agency
Kyodo News reported that plans for the Torch Relay to be held behind closed doors are being considered if emergency measures are still in force when the domestic Relay is scheduled to begin on March 25.
Tokyo itself has been under a state of emergency since January 7 and other regions of Japan have followed suit.
Although Tokyo 2020 insist that the 121-day Relay involving some 10,000 runners will remain as originally planned in principle , they confirmed last month that some details could change.