Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics
| Athletics at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Stadium (track and field events) Odori Park (Sapporo) (marathon and race walk) |
| Dates | 30 July – 8 August 2021 |
| No. of events | 48 |
| Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Qualification | |||
| Track events | |||
| 100 m | men | women | |
| 200 m | men | women | |
| 400 m | men | women | |
| 800 m | men | women | |
| 1500 m | men | women | |
| 5000 m | men | women | |
| 10,000 m | men | women | |
| 100 m hurdles | women | ||
| 110 m hurdles | men | ||
| 400 m hurdles | men | women | |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | mixed | women |
| Road events | |||
| Marathon | men | women | |
| 20 km walk | men | women | |
| 50 km walk | men | ||
| Field events | |||
| High jump | men | women | |
| Pole vault | men | women | |
| Long jump | men | women | |
| Triple jump | men | women | |
| Shot put | men | women | |
| Discus throw | men | women | |
| Hammer throw | men | women | |
| Javelin throw | men | women | |
| Combined events | |||
| Heptathlon | women | ||
| Decathlon | men | ||
Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics were held during the last ten days of the Games. They were due to be held from 31 July – 9 August 2020, at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the games were postponed to 2021, with the track and field events set for 30 July – 8 August. The sport of athletics at these Games was split into three distinct sets of events: track and field events, remaining in Tokyo, and road running events and racewalking events, moved to Sapporo. A total of 48 events were held, one more than in 2016, with the addition of a mixed relay event.
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