Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Basketball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
CountryJapan
City Saitama
Venue(s) Saitama Super Arena
Dates26 July – 8 August 2021
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (9th title)
Runner-upFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Third placeFlag of France.svg  France
Fourth placeFlag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Tournament statistics
Games played26
Attendance0 (0 per game)
Top scorer Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Emma Meesseman
(27.3 points per game)
MVP Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Stewart

The 2020 Summer Olympics women's basketball tournament in Tokyo, began on 26 July and ended on 8 August 2021. All games were played at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. [1]

Contents

It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. [3]

The United States won the title for the ninth overall and seventh consecutive time by defeating Japan in the final, while France secured the bronze medal with a win over Serbia. [4] [5]

The medals for the competition were presented by Samira Asghari, IOC Member, Afghanistan, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Andreas Zagklis, Secretary General of FIBA, Greece.

Format

The twelve teams were split into three groups of four teams. The teams placed first and second in each group and the two best third-placed teams qualified for the quarter-finals. The eight teams were divided in a group D (best 4 teams) and a group E (remaining 4 teams). The quarter-final pairings were drawn on 2 August after the end of the group phase. After that, a knockout system was used. [6]

Competition schedule

GGroup stage¼Quarter-finals½Semi-finalsBMBronze medal gameGMGold medal game
Sun 25Mon 26Tue 27Wed 28Thu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3Wed 4Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7Sun 8
GGGGGG1⁄41⁄2BMGM

Qualification

Means of qualificationDateVenueBerthsQualified
Host nation——1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2018 FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup 22–30 September 2018Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2020 FIBA Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments 6–9 February 2020 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Ostend 2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg Bourges 3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Serbia.svg Belgrade 2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Total12

Squads

Each NOC was limited to one team per tournament. Each team had a roster of twelve players, one of which could be a naturalized player.

Draw

The draw was held at the FIBA Headquarters in Mies, Switzerland on 2 February 2021: [7] [8]

The 12 teams were divided into four pots of three teams based on their FIBA Women's World Ranking. The three groups were formed by drawing one team from each pot. Two teams from the same continent could not be placed into the same group, with the exception of European teams, where up to two teams could be in the same group.

Due to scheduling requests from the International Olympic Committee, previous champions the United States and hosts Japan were drawn into either Group B or C.

Seeding

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium

Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan

Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico

Referees

The following 30 referees were selected for the tournament. [9]

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+9). [10] [11]

In the preliminary round, teams receive 2 classification points for a win, 1 classification point for a loss, and 0 classification points for a forfeit. [12]

Group A

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330234205+296 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 321207214−75
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 312208201+74
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 303183212−293
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
10:00
v
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg69–73Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 15–16, 20–17, 18–21, 16–19
Pts: Kang 26
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 10
Asts: Park H. 5		Pts: Ndour 28
Rebs: Gil 14
Asts: Ouviña 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Andreia Silva (BRA), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGR)
26 July 2021 (2021-07-26)
17:20
v
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg72–68Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Scoring by quarter:16–13, 20–15, 9–17, 27–23
Pts: Vasić 16
Rebs: Dabović 6
Asts: Crvendakić, Dabović 5		Pts: Fields 19
Rebs: Nurse 6
Asts: Achonwa 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Maj Forsberg (DEN)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
10:00
v
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg74–53Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Scoring by quarter:16–15, 17–13, 16–11, 25–14
Pts: Carleton 18
Rebs: Achonwa 10
Asts: Achonwa 5		Pts: Park Ji-s. 15
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 11
Asts:three players 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
29 July 2021 (2021-07-29)
17:20
v
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg85–70Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 19–20, 22–24, 18–14, 26–12
Pts: Ndour 20
Rebs: Ndour 9
Asts: Ouviña 8		Pts: Brooks 16
Rebs: Anderson 8
Asts:three players 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yohan Rosso (FRA), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Andreia Silva (BRA)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
10:00
v
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg66–76Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Scoring by quarter: 13–23, 21–17, 13–20, 19–16
Pts: Nurse 14
Rebs:four players 6
Asts: Carleton 4		Pts: Ndour 20
Rebs: Ndour 11
Asts: Ouviña 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
1 August 2021 (2021-08-01)
21:00
v
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg61–65Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 10–17, 14–15, 20–18, 17–15
Pts: Park Ji-h 17
Rebs: Park Ji-s. 11
Asts: Park Ji-h., Park Ji-s. 5		Pts: Crvendakić 15
Rebs: Vasić 10
Asts:three players 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Amy Bonner (USA), Andreia Silva (BRA)

Group B

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330260223+376 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)321245239+65
3Flag of France.svg  France 312239229+104
4Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 303217270−533
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
(H) Hosts
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
10:00
v
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg74–70Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 13–17, 21–19, 18–13, 22–21
Pts: Hayashi 12
Rebs: Akaho 9
Asts: Machida 11		Pts: Gruda 18
Rebs: Gruda 9
Asts: Johannès 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), James Boyer (AUS), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
13:40
v
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg72–81Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by quarter:20–17, 12–27, 18–26, 22–11
Pts: Kalu 16
Rebs: Kunaiyi-Akpannah 9
Asts: Amukamara 4		Pts: Wilson 19
Rebs: Wilson 13
Asts: Bird 13
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Scott Beker (AUS), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
13:40
v
United States  Flag of the United States.svg86–69Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 28–30, 21–10, 16–13, 21–16
Pts: Wilson 20
Rebs: Stewart 13
Asts: Bird, Stewart 6		Pts: Takada 15
Rebs: Akaho 8
Asts: Machida 11
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
17:20
v
France  Flag of France.svg87–62Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Scoring by quarter:18–12, 26–15, 23–15, 20–20
Pts: Gruda 14
Rebs: Gruda, Williams 9
Asts: Duchet 5		Pts: Amukamara 11
Rebs:three players 4
Asts: Amukamara, Kalu 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Scott Beker (AUS), Luis Castillo (ESP), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
10:00
v
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg83–102Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by quarter: 22–30, 16–21, 19–33, 26–18
Pts: Macaulay 18
Rebs: Chidom, Elonu 7
Asts: Nyingifa 8		Pts: Hayashi 23
Rebs: Akaho 7
Asts: Machida 15
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Andreia Silva (BRA), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
13:40
v
France  Flag of France.svg82–93Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by quarter:22–19, 22–31, 23–21, 15–22
Pts: Miyem 15
Rebs: Gruda 6
Asts: Johannès 7		Pts: Wilson 22
Rebs: Stewart, Wilson 7
Asts: Loyd 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)

Group C

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330247191+566 Quarterfinals
2Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 321234196+385
3Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 312240230+104
4Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 303176280−1043
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) head-to-head results; 3) head-to-head game points difference; 4) head-to-head number of game points scored.
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
17:20
v
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg70–85Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 24–16, 16–19, 13–29
Pts: Magbegor 20
Rebs: George 10
Asts: Mitchell 7		Pts: Meesseman 32
Rebs: Meesseman 9
Asts: Allemand 11
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Amy Bonner (USA), Yener Yılmaz (TUR)
27 July 2021 (2021-07-27)
21:00
v
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg55–97Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Scoring by quarter: 17–32, 9–21, 13–18, 16–26
Pts: Rosado 14
Rebs: Quiñones 5
Asts: Gwathmey 4		Pts: Li Yue. 21
Rebs: Han 14
Asts: Huang 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Takaki Kato (JPN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Samir Abaakil (MAR)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
10:00
v
Belgium  Flag of Belgium (civil).svg87–52Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter:23–16, 20–8, 17–13, 27–15
Pts: Meesseman 26
Rebs: Meesseman 15
Asts: Allemand 7		Pts: Gwathmey 20
Rebs: Gwathmey, Meléndez 5
Asts: Rosado 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Yu Jung (TPE), Kingsley Ojeaburu (NGA)
30 July 2021 (2021-07-30)
21:00
v
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg76–74Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Scoring by quarter:27–19, 11–19, 17–9, 21–27
Pts: Wang 20
Rebs: Shao 8
Asts: Li M. 7		Pts: Magbegor 15
Rebs: George 5
Asts: Ebzery 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Matthew Kallio (CAN), Maj Forsberg (DEN), Ahmed Al-Shuwaili (IRQ)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
17:20
v
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg74–62Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 21–16, 21–15, 15–10
Pts: Li Yue. 14
Rebs: Li Yue. 8
Asts: Wang 8		Pts: Meesseman 24
Rebs: Meesseman 7
Asts: Mestdagh 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Leandro Lezcano (ARG), Yener Yılmaz (TUR), Maj Forsberg (DEN)
2 August 2021 (2021-08-02)
21:00
v
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg96–69Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Scoring by quarter: 22–24, 23–20, 23–8, 28–17
Pts: Tolo 26
Rebs: Tolo 17
Asts: Mitchell 6		Pts: Gwathmey 26
Rebs: Gibson, Gwathmey 6
Asts: Meléndez, Rosado 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Alexander Glišić (SRB), Samir Abaakil (MAR), Gizella Györgyi (NOR)

Third-placed teams ranking

PosGrpTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1 C Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 312240230+104 Quarterfinals
2 B Flag of France.svg  France 312239229+104
3 A Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 312208201+74
Source: TOCOG and FIBA
Rules for classification: 1) classification points; 2) game points difference; 3) number of game points scored; 4) FIBA ranking.

Knockout stage

Ranking

A draw after the preliminary round decided the pairings, where a seeded team played an unseeded team. The draw was held after the last group stage match on 2 August. [13] Teams qualified were divided into two pots:

Draw principles:

PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330247191+566Seeded
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 330260223+376
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 330234205+296
4Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 321234196+385Seeded
5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 321245239+65Unseeded
6Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 321207214−75
7Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 312240230+104Unseeded
8Flag of France.svg  France 312239229+104
Source: TOCOG
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) points difference; 3) points scored.

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
4 August
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 55
 
6 August
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 79
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 79
 
4 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 59
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 70
 
8 August
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 77
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 90
 
4 August
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 75
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 86
 
6 August
 
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 85
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 87
 
4 August
 
Flag of France.svg  France 71 Bronze medal
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 64
 
7 August
 
Flag of France.svg  France 67
 
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 76
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 91
 

Quarterfinals

4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
10:00
v
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg70–77Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter: 14–16, 19–19, 25–14, 12–28
Pts: Shao 17
Rebs: Han 7
Asts: Li Yua. 6		Pts: Brooks 18
Rebs: Vasić 10
Asts: Dabović 6
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Luis Castillo (ESP), Maripier Malo (CAN), Rabah Noujaim (LIB)
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
13:40
v
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg55–79Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Scoring by quarter: 12–26, 15–22, 12–20, 16–11
Pts: Mitchell 14
Rebs: Allen, George 7
Asts: Mitchell 6		Pts: Stewart 23
Rebs: Griner 8
Asts: Gray 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Ferdinand Pascual (PHI), Takaki Kato (JPN), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
17:20
v
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg86–85Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
Scoring by quarter:19–16, 22–26, 20–26, 25–17
Pts: Miyazawa 21
Rebs: Akaho 7
Asts: Machida 14		Pts: Meesseman 25
Rebs: Meesseman 11
Asts: Allemand 8
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Yu Jung (TPE), Amy Bonner (USA), James Boyer (AUS)
4 August 2021 (2021-08-04)
21:00
v
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg64–67Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 14–15, 18–19, 16–12
Pts: Ndour 16
Rebs: Ndour 11
Asts: Gil 4		Pts: Johannès 18
Rebs:three players 5
Asts: Duchet 5
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Scott Beker (AUS)

Semifinals

6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
13:40
v
United States  Flag of the United States.svg79–59Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
Scoring by quarter:25–12, 16–11, 17–16, 21–20
Pts: Griner 15
Rebs: Griner 12
Asts: Bird, Taurasi 4		Pts: Anderson 15
Rebs: Dugalić 10
Asts: Vasić 3
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Antonio Conde (ESP), Yu Jung (TPE), Andreia Silva (BRA)
6 August 2021 (2021-08-06)
20:00
v
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg87–71Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter: 14–22, 27–12, 27–16, 19–21
Pts: Akaho 17
Rebs: Akaho, Miyazawa 7
Asts: Machida 18		Pts: Gruda 18
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts: Williams 7
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Maripier Malo (CAN), Luis Castillo (ESP), Yevgeniy Mikheyev (KAZ)

Bronze medal game

7 August 2021 (2021-08-07)
16:00
v
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg76–91Flag of France.svg  France
Scoring by quarter:23–19, 17–24, 16–24, 20–24
Pts: Anderson 24
Rebs: Vasić 8
Asts: Anderson, Brooks 5		Pts: Williams 17
Rebs: Williams 8
Asts:three players 4
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Juan Fernández (ARG), Amy Bonner (USA), Takaki Kato (JPN)

Gold medal game

8 August 2021 (2021-08-08)
11:30
v
United States  Flag of the United States.svg90–75Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Scoring by quarter:23–14, 27–25, 25–17, 15–19
Pts: Griner 30
Rebs: Stewart 14
Asts: Taurasi 8		Pts: Takada 17
Rebs: Okoye 8
Asts: Machida 6
Saitama Super Arena, Saitama
Referees: Manuel Mazzoni (ITA), Andreia Silva (BRA), Maripier Malo (CAN)

Final ranking

RankTeam [15] Record
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States 6–0
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 4–2
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg  France 3–3
4Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 3–3
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3–1
6Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3–1
7Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 2–2
8Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1–3
9Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1–2
10Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0–3
11Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–3
12Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 0–3

Statistics and awards

Statistical leaders

Players

Teams

Awards

The awards were announced on 8 August 2021. [18]

All-Star Team
GuardForwardsCenter
Flag of Japan.svg Rui Machida Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Emma Meesseman
Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Stewart
Flag of the United States.svg A'ja Wilson 		Flag of France.svg Sandrine Gruda
MVP: Flag of the United States.svg Breanna Stewart

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Spain competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020 but postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1920, Spanish athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Nazi Germany, and the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Hungary. Spain competed in all sports except baseball, rugby sevens, wrestling and surfing.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">France at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> France at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

France competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. French athletes have appeared in every Summer Olympic Games of the modern era, alongside Australia, Great Britain, Greece, and Switzerland. As Paris will host the 2024 Summer Olympics, France was the penultimate nation to enter the stadium, alongside the United States which will host the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, before the host country Japan during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony. Additionally, a French segment was performed in Paris and some pre-recorded events at the closing ceremony as performers did not travel to Tokyo due to the travel restrictions related to the pandemic. However, Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo was the only delegation present at the ceremony.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Netherlands at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Netherlands at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

The Netherlands competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation's official debut in 1900, Dutch athletes have competed at every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1904 Summer Olympics in St. Louis and 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, which the Netherlands boycotted because of the Soviet invasion of Hungary.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Serbia at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Serbia at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad in Tokyo

Serbia competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It was the nation's fifth appearance at the Summer Olympics as an independent nation.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Nigeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics</span> Sporting event delegation

Nigeria competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Since the nation made its debut in 1952, Nigerian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal because of the African boycott.

The 2020 FIBA Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournaments involved four basketball tournaments contested by 23 national teams, and the top teams earned a place in the 2020 Summer Olympics basketball tournament. They were originally scheduled to take place from 23 to 28 June 2020 but were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, to 29 June to 4 July 2021.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Football at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament</span> Olympic event

The women's football tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was held from 21 July to 6 August 2021. Originally, it was to be held from 22 July to 7 August 2020, but the Summer Olympics were postponed to the following year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the official name of the games remains the 2020 Summer Olympics. It was the seventh edition of the women's Olympic football tournament. Together with the men's competition, the 2020 Summer Olympics football tournament was held at six stadiums in six cities in Japan. The final was hosted at the International Stadium in Yokohama. There were no player age restrictions for teams participating in the competition.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 FIBA AmeriCup</span> 19th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup

The 2022 FIBA AmeriCup was the 19th edition of the FIBA AmeriCup, the main tournament for senior men's basketball national teams of the FIBA Americas. The tournament was played in Recife, Brazil, as Brasília was dropped as a second host city months before the tournament. It was originally scheduled to take place in 2021, but it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to 2 to 11 September 2022.

The 2020 Summer Paralympics women's tournament in Tokyo began on 25 August and ended on the 4 September 2021. The matches were played at the Musashino Forest Sport Plaza and the Ariake Arena. This was the fourteenth edition of the tournament since the tournament debut at the 1968 Summer Paralympics in Tel Aviv.

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