Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Williams bids again to match the overall Grand Slam singles mark of 24 held by Australian Margaret Court. That ballooned at one point to an estimated $30 billion, with organizers winnowing it down to nearer $25 billion for now. Park skateboarding will feature on 5 and 6 August, and sport climbing will be held from 4 to 7 August. The last of five days of spectacular 3x3 basketball action sees the medals handed out in the men's and women's competitions. Day 12 sees the final day of sailing, the men's 200m final and the start of the women's heptathlon in athletics, the men's weightlifting heavyweight final, the women's 10k marathon swimming, equestrian jumping, artistic swimming duet finals. But with coach Gregg Popovich at the helm, King James says he's keen to pull on the US jersey again at Tokyo 2020. Originally, the Stadium was to be rebuilt to the specifications of a design by the late architect Zaha Hadid. After taking some 18 months off, the American came back better than ever and even defied a kidney stone to win medals in all six events - four golds, a silver and a bronze - at the 2018 World Championships in Doha. Read more. Baseball was brought back in as a sport for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics to the delight of Japanese fans.

Simone Biles should be in action too in the women's floor final where she'll defend her gold from Rio. When: Sunday 26 July 10:30 - 14:30 (Morning) / 17:00 - 19:40 (Evening). 'Big Ted' has yet to make his return since winning the 2017 World Judo Open in Marrakech, Morocco. The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will feature a record 33 competitions and 339 events held across 42 competition venues. Japan was the top nation at last November's World Championships in Madrid and much will be expected of their athletes on home soil. Look out for Felix in the USA relay teams, the 400m, and the 200m. - Kosuke Hagino.

Just qualifying is huge with 40 athletes (20 men and 20 women) making it to the Games and a maximum of four (two of each gender) from each country.

How did they perform ... Friday morning starts with swimming and the women's 100m freestyle where there are two defending champions. Kenny took silver behind team-mate Chris Hoy at Beijing 2008 with the pair joining forces for gold in the team sprint.

That’ll be followed by “Golden Sunday” – featuring 26 medal events, including the women’s marathon, men’s 100m athletics final, gymnastics for both genders and the men’s tennis singles final. At 38, she'll compete for gold at Tokyo 2020. Michael Phelps, the world’s winning-est Olympian and one of the most recognizable Summer Olympics athletes, probably won’t be back; recent public appearances suggest the dad of three is content letting his record speak for itself after representing the U.S. in four consecutive Olympics.

Look out too for Jamaica's future superstar Briana Williams to cause a shock in the 100m. On the one-year-to-go mark this summer, the city also experienced a torrential downpour.

Other sports, like many of the team events and the marathon, choose their qualified athletes based on performance in international competitions over the course of 2019 and early 2020. Ahead of the postponement announcement, Tokyo looked to many of its preexisting facilities to stage the summer’s events. She's also one of the top women’s street skaters around. The New National Stadium, the main stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, and the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium (bottom right) are pictured on July 24, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. The excitement is building and the clock ticking down, here's a day-by-day look at the events you simply can not miss. In her sights is fellow American Jenny Thompson's record for a woman in the pool with eight golds and a total of 12 medals. Jakob Schubert is a strong contender with the Austrian a three-time world champion, and the owner of 20 World Cup winners medals. He also claimed his second team gold to take his tally to three, one short of the record jointly held by Wang Nan, Deng Yaping and Zhang Yining.

One change sure to receive a lot of attention are the adjusted gymnastics team rules: instead of fielding a team of five athletes, each country will be whittled down to four all-around contestants, with two more teammates added to compete only in individual events. Huston is an eight-time X Games champion in street and his video part ‘Til Death is an incredible showcase of his talents. Dressel will be 23 at Tokyo 2020 and already has two relay gold medals from Rio 2016 including the 4x100m freestyle along with Phelps. The London 2012 opening ceremony could inspire the shows, according to exec... Women's 10m air rifle in the sport of shooting has the honour of receiving the first of 11 gold medals on the first full day of action. Thanks! Jamaica's Elaine Thompson wins gold with her countrywoman Shelly-Ann Fraser... Bowie became world champion in 2017 with Ivorian sprinter Marie-Josee Ta Lou and Britain's Dina Asher-Smith also genuine medal contenders. Others will be awarded to the world's top athletes in archery, road cycling, fencing, judo, taekwondo and weightlifting.

The action will be centred around Tokyo, Japan, though many sports will move further afield due to space constraints and allowing the whole nation to enjoy the action.

Over 11,000 competitors from 206 nations will descend on Tokyo in 2020 to aim for glory in their respective fields. Here are our top picks from each day. Several new sports will feature up front and early on the schedule. Olympics detractors point to rising costs as a serious concern; back in 2013, Tokyo suggested a budget of around $7 billion.

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