Details About the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics
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Tokyo 2020 Asa-Navi (Morning Navigation) During the Games 8:15am-9:00am (untill the beginning of the live broadcast) This daily program presents the highlights of the competitions. It shows the daily highlights, the athletes’ profiles, and their thoughts on participating in the Games during the coronavirus pandemic in an easy-to-understand format. It encourages both sports-lovers and those who are not interested in sports to enjoy the broadcasts. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Daily Highlights During the Games: around 10:30pm (after the live broadcast) -12:00 midnight This daily program reviews the competition results. It will feature live interviews with medal winners. We will show how the athletes overcome the coronavirus pandemic and present behind-the-scene stories of the competitions. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games major events live coverage on NHK terrestrial channels July 21 Wed. Softball Japan vs. Australia 22 Thu. (Holiday)Football Japan vs. South Africa 23 Fri. (Holiday) Opening Ceremony 24 Sat. Judo Women -48 kg Final & Men -60 kg Final 25 Sun. Skateboarding Men’s Street Final Swimming Men’s 400m Individual Medley Final Women’s 400m Individual Medley Final 26 Mon. Skateboarding Women’s Street Final Judo Women -57 kg Final & Men -73 kg Final Artistic Gymnastics Men’s Team Final 27 Tue. Judo Women -63 kg Final & Men -81 kg Final 28 Wed. Judo Women -70 kg Final & Men -90 kg Final 29 Thu. Swimming Men’s 200m Breaststroke Final Artistic Gymnastics Women’s All-Around Final 30 Fri. Table Tennis Men’s Singles Bronze & Gold Medal Matches 31 Sat. Badminton Women’s Doubles Semifinals Men’s Doubles Bronze & Gold Medal Matches Football Men’s Quarterfinal August 1 Sun. Athletics Men’s 100m Semifinals & Final 2 Mon. Badminton Women’s Doubles Bronze & Gold Medal Matches Wrestling Men’s Greco-Roman 60 kg Final 3 Tue. Table Tennis Women’s Team Semifinals Athletics Men’s 200m Semifinals, Women’s 200m Final 4 Wed. Skateboarding Women’s Park Final Athletics Men’s 200m Final 5 Thus. Table Tennis Women’s Team Bronze & Gold Medal Matches Athletics Men’s 20km Race Walk Final Sport Climbing Men’s Combined Final 6 Fri. Table Tennis Men’s Team Bronze & Gold Medal Matches Football Men’s Bronze Medal Match 7 Sat. Baseball Bronze & Gold Medal Matches Football Men’s Gold Medal Match 8 Sun. Athletics Men’s Marathon Final Closing Ceremony ※Schedule is subject to change due to the results of the Japan team. ※NHK Plus will provide simulcast and catch up services. Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games major events live coverage on NHK BS8K July 23 Fri. (Holiday)Opening Ceremony 24 Sat. Judo Women -48 kg Final & Men -60 kg Final 25 Sun. Swimming Men's 400m Individual Medley Final Women's 400m Individual Medley Final Judo Women -52 kg Final & Men -66 kg Final 26 Mon. Swimming Men's 100m Breaststroke Final Judo Women -57 kg Final & Men -73 kg Final 27 Tue. Swimming Men's 200m Freestyle Final Judo Women -63 kg Final & Men -81 kg Final 28 Wed. Swimming Men's 200m Butterfly Final Women's 200m Individual Medley Final Judo Women -70 kg Final & Men -90 kg Final 29 Thus. Swimming Men's 200m Breaststroke Final Judo Women -78 kg Final & Men -100 kg Final 30 Fri. Swimming Men's 200m Individual Medley Final Judo Women +78 kg Final & Men +100 kg Final 31 Sat. Judo Mixed Team Final August 1 Sun. Badminton Men's Singles Semifinals Athletics Men's 100m Semifinals & Final 2 Mon. Badminton Women's Doubles Bronze & Gold Medal Matches Badminton Men's Singles Bronze & Gold Medal Matches 3 Tue. Athletics Men's 200m Semifinals Women's 200m Final 4 Wed. Athletics Men's 200m Final 5 Thu. Table Tennis Women's Team Bronze & Gold Medal Matches 6 Fri. Football Women's Gold Medal Match Athletics Men's 4 x 100m Relay Final 7 Sat. Football Men's Gold Medal Match 8 Sun. Volleyball Women's Gold Medal Match Closing Ceremony ※Schedule is subject to change due to the results of the Japan team. “Let’s Cheer for the World!” Project As the Japanese use the cheering call “Nippon cha-cha-cha”, the world has some unique ways to cheer people from their own countries and regions. NHK launched the “Let’s Cheer for the World!” project in 2019 and has uploaded more than 200 countries’ and regions’ demonstration movies on its website. Since this June, NHK has conducted the “Let’s Cheer up. Send your movie!” campaign in Japan. We will introduce some of the collected movies in NHK’s programs and on the website. “Let’s Cheer for the World!” Project <HP> https://sports.nhk.or.jp/dream/cheer/ ※There are learning materials for home-schooling and classroom lessons on the “NHK for School” website. https://www.nhk.or.jp/school/cheer/teacher/ Preparations are underway for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. However, with the postponement due to the coronavirus pandemic, the athletes steadily continued training for another year. Over a lengthy period, NHK has covered the struggles and challenges of the medal hopefuls and will air the NHK Special programs over three nights. Table Tennis – Mima Ito“No Compromise” Sat., July 17 9:00pm-9:49pm [NHK GTV] ITO Mima (age 20), a gold medal hopeful in table tennis, had to face the postponement of the Games. As all the international competitions canceled due to the pandemic, Ito lost her motivation. Besides, as society questioned the validity of hosting the Games, Ito felt much inner conflict about competing. We entrusted a video camera to her mother, and the footage she took shows Ito’s usually cheerful real feelings. How has she come to terms with her feelings and be prepared to challenge her fierce opponents from the Chinese team? We featured the athlete’s resolution to challenge the Olympic Games held under the pandemic. Strongest Japan Badminton Team- Close Coverage of “Kento Momota and FukuHiro (Yuki Fukushima + Sayaka Hirota)” Sun., July 18 9:00pm-9:59pm [NHK GTV] The Japanese badminton players are considered the best in the world. The best prospects for the gold medals are MOMOTA Kento , currently ranked as men’s singles world number 1, and the women’s doubles pair, FUKUSHIMA Yuki and HIROTA Sayaka (a.k.a. FukuHiro). MOMOTA was banned from competitions just before the Rio 2016 Olympic Games for illegal gambling. During a phase of serious reflection on himself, although MOMOTA aimed to win the Gold in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games for those who have supported him, he injured his eye, an essential organ for athletes, in a traffic accident. He then tested positive for COVID- 19. FUKUSHIMA Yuki also struggled to maintain her motivation as the Games faced headwinds, and even hesitated to compete at international games. How did they overcome those obstacles, and what is their strategy to go and win medals? We cover the athletes aiming to become the best in the sport. Gymnastics Nippon - Towards a Stunning Comeback during the Pandemic Tue., July 20 10:00pm-10:49pm [NHK GTV] Many expected the Japanese Men’s Artistic Gymnastics team to “win a bronze medal after China and Russia.” However, a twist of fate postponed the Olympic Games, and currently, there are more chances for the Japanese team to win gold. Still in his teens, HASHIMOTO Daiki, a leading player of the rising generation, has mastered complex techniques in a short time to become the driving force of the team and is named “the talent that surpasses Uchimura.” The cutting-edge technology will reveal the secret of his physical ability. We have covered the behind-the-scenes story of the representative selection process where young and experienced athletes compete to aim for the best. Internet campaign regarding the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games As it looks increasingly likely that spectating inside the venues will be restricted, NHK will provide a service that allows the audience to feel the excitement of the Games by using the ubiquitous characteristics of digital information. NHK Plus 【It will be possible to immediately watch simulcast programs without registering an ID】 The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games will be the first Games after the launch of this service. As it is not easy to spectate in the venues due to the pandemic, NHK Plus will allow the audience to watch live broadcasts simultaneously on the Internet without registering an ID. It will be possible to watch the competitions and root for the athletes from anywhere with any mobile device in real time. Even if we know about the athletes’ success after the competitions, it will be possible to catch up on it with the “Chasing Playback” feature. The audience will also watch missed programs including commentary and enjoy any related programs in the playlist. 【Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Special Button to enjoy various programs】 In the footer menu of the NHK PLUS app, the “Olympic/Paralympic Special Contents Menu” will be available for a limited time only. The audience can access the special menu by pressing the new “Tokyo 2020 Menu Icon” (see drawing below). From there, they can enjoy various contents related to the Olympic and Paralympic Games such as the “Tokyo 2020 NHK Special Site” or the “daily list of missed programs.” アプリ TOP イメ Tokyo 2020 Olympics/Paralympic Games icon NHK Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Site (Special site) 【Live streaming, flash videos & highlight videos】 We will live stream approximately 3,000 hours of the live footage provided by the Olympic Broadcasting Services (OBS), including programs with the audio feed from the venues conveying the atmosphere of the competition or with an English commentary.