Tokyo Olympics 2021: What to expect and how to watch in Hong Kong

Visit this regularly updated schedule to watch and follow the journey of our homegrown athletes as they compete for the Tokyo Olympics. 

For event competition highlights bookmark these dates:

Opening Ceremony: July 23, 7pm-10.30pm
Closing ceremony: August 8, 7pm-9.30pm

Gymnastics: July 21 to August 7
Volleyball: July 24 to August 8
Table tennis: July 24 to 30, August 1 to 6
Badminton: July 24 to August 2
Swimming and Tennis: July 24 to August 1
Diving: July 25 to August 7
Baseball/Softball: July 21 to August 7
Athletics: July 30 to August 8
Football: July 21 to August 7
Taekwondo: July 24 to 27
Judo: July 24 to 31
Karate: August 6 to 8 

July 26 - Edgar Cheung Ka-long wins a gold medal for fencing in the individual men's foil. His victory marks Hong Kong's first-ever medal for fencing and the city's first Olympic gold medal since 1996. 

July 28 - Siobhan Haughey wins a silver medal in the women’s 200m freestyle. 

July 30 - Haughey wins another silver medal clocking in at 52.27 at the women’s 100m freestyle final. She is the first Hong Kong swimmer to win two Olympic medals. 

August 5 - The women's table tennis team, Doo Hoi-kem, Lee Ho-ching, and Minnie Soo Wai-yam win table tennis bronze.

August 5 - Grace Lau wins the kata karate bronze match against Turkey's Dilara Bozan.

August 8 - Sarah Lee wins the bronze medal for beating Germany's Emma Hinze in the women's sprint finals at the Izu Velodrome, which was held on the last day of the Olympics. 

For more updates on Olympic Medal Count, visit this live update. 

The Summer Olympics 2021 will be jam-packed over its two-week run with 339 events across 33 competitions, with the world's top athletes converging in Tokyo, Japan, to compete at the top level of their game and aim for that coveted gold medal in their respective sports. Several thrilling new sports will also be making their debut at the Games this year, including sport climbing, surfing, freestyle BMX, and skateboarding. Madison cycling, karate, and 3-on-3 basketball are also being introduced, with baseball and softball returning to the Games since 2008. 

This year's Olympics, like the rest of major events worldwide, are going to take place without spectators. While this could put a damper on the usual festive mood of the games, the Olympics committee has planned a wide array of events ahead of the games – like the Torch Relay that covers 47 prefectures in Japan, which you can follow online – to excite people who will be watching the festivities live from the safety of their homes. And with Japan being only an hour ahead, you don't have to stay up too late or get up way too early to catch your favourite sports or support your favourite athletes. 

Hong Kong will be represented by 97 people, including 46 athletes and alternate athletes participating in 13 sports: gymnastic, aquatics (including marathon swimming), karate, equestrian, athletics, sailing (including windsurfing), badminton, table tennis, cycling (road and track), fencing, rowing, golf, and triathlon. 

Sports fans in Hong Kong can catch the Olympics for free through five local television stations: TVB, ViuTV, Hong Kong Open TV, Cable TV, and NowTV. When local commercial operators didn't express their interest to acquire rights to broadcast the Games, the government stepped in and purchased broadcasting rights. All five selected stations will stream events that feature Hong Kong athletes and create programmes to promote the Games. Check out the stations' websites and follow them on social media for the latest news and updates on broadcast schedules and more. 

On-ground, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is also setting up an Olympics Live Zone at designated sports centres in 18 districts to broadcast the Games' competitions. Hongkongers are welcome to visit and watch the live broadcast of the competitions at all the Olympics Live Zones in the city, starting on the opening day of the Games on July 23. At Kowloon Park Sports Centre Olympics Live Zone, the public can also catch live programmes, sports demonstrations, and play-ins by Hong Kong athletes from 5pm onwards.  

Aside from the opening ceremony coverage, all Olympics Live Zones will showcase exhibition panels featuring Hong Kong athletes in the Olympic Games. Zones will be operating from July 24 and August 8, starting at 8am to 11pm. Find the complete list of all Live Zone locations on this link. 

If you want to learn more about Olympic sports like distance running, tennis, basketball, golf, badminton, volleyball, rugby, table tennis, football, and swimming, as well as non-Olympic sports like squash, dancesport, and hiking, check out a series of educational videos under the LCSD's Learning Sports channel.

Visit the official Tokyo Games websites for the full competition schedules and more information on events for both the Olympics and Paralympics.