Colourful opening ceremony in empty stadium, but Tokyo Olympics officially begin

 

Opening Ceremony - that's a wrap!

In case you missed out on watching the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - don't worry!

Our wrap-up of the event has got you covered.

Naomi Osaka lights the Olympic Cauldron as Tokyo 2020 gets underway after symbolic Opening Ceremony

Looking ahead to day 1 of Olympic Games Tokyo 2020

With the Games now officially open, it's time to look ahead to Day 1 (24 July), where the first medals of Tokyo 2020 will be won.

Depending on event schedules, the women's 10m air rifle final in shooting (due to start at 10:45am JST) will give us our first podium finishers, with 11 total sets of medals set to be awarded throughout the day.

You can find out where to watch these events (and all the events of Tokyo 2020) here.

Medal events (all times in JST)

Archery

1415-1610: Mixed team quarters/semis/Final

Cycling road

1100-1815: M road race

Fencing

1955-2025: W epee individual Bronze Medal Match; 2027-2052: M sabre individual Bronze Medal Match; 2055-2125: W epee individual Gold Medal Match; 2128-2153: M sabre individual Gold Medal Match

Judo

1808-1828: W -48kg Contest for Bronze; 1828-1839: W -48kg Final; 1839-1859: M -60kg Contest for Bronze; 1859-1910: M -60kg Final

Shooting

0830-0945: W 10m air rifle qualification; 1045-1125: W 10m air rifle Final

Taekwondo

1900-2000: W -49kg/-58kg repechages; 2030-2045: W -49kg Bronze Medal Contest; 2045-2100: M -58kg Bronze Medal Contest; 2100-2115: W -49kg Bronze Medal Contest; 2125-2130: M -58kg Bronze Medal Contest; 2130-2145: W -49kg Gold Medal Contest; 2145-2230: M -58kg Gold Medal Contest, W -49kg Victory Ceremony, M -58kg Victory Ceremony

Weightlifting

1350-1600: W 49kg Group A, Victory Ceremony