When does the 2020 Olympics start? The official starting date of the Tokyo Olympic Games is July 24th. The Olympics will keep us company for about three weeks, closing on August 9. On these two dates there will be the opening and closing ceremony respectively. However, the first softball and football matches will be held on 22 July, and on 23 July archery and rowing will also begin. The 25th will be followed by swimming, water polo, badminton, boxing, dressage, fencing, artistic gymnastics, handball, hokey, judo, shooting, ping pong, taekwondo, tennis, beach volleyball and volleyball, weightlifting. On July 25th, basketball, canoeing (slalom), sailing, skateboarding and surfing will begin. July 27th will be the first time of rugby and July 29th of baseball. On July 30th the cycling competitions (BMX) will start, while from July 31st the athletics, horse riding, trampoline (artistic gymnastics) competitions will take place. On August 2 the fight will make its debut. On August 3rd synchronized swimming, sprint (canoeing), track cycling will begin. On August 4th the jumping competition for horse riding will take place.  On August 5 the skateboarding will be back for the park test. On August 6 there will be the marathon and karate, while the rhythmic gymnastics competitions will be held from August 7. Team sports with real tournaments (such as volleyball and basketball) will take place for almost the entire duration of the games, ending close to the closing ceremony.