Olympics: 23 July – 8 August 2021 Paralympics: 24 August – 5 September 2021
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which caused lockdowns in spring 2020, the International Olympic Committee and International Paralympic Committee postponedTokyo 2020 until 2021. These Games had no spectators, and participants stayed within a “bubble” for 14 days, to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Olympics: Miraitowa – Futuristic creature whose name is derived from the Japanese words for “future” and “eternity.” Its dark blue ichimatsu-pattern is based on the Tokyo 2020 logo.Paralympics: Someity – Futuristic creature whose name is derived from the Japanese words for a particular cherry blossom and “so mighty.” It has a pink ichimatsu-pattern.Source: Tokyo 2020