[[Sommer-OL]] og de [[Sommer-PL 2020|Paralympiske Lege 2020]] blev udskudt til 2021, på grund af [[Coronaviruspandemien]]. Begivenheden bærer fortsat 2020-navnet og afholdes den fra 24. august til 5. september 2021.<ref>{{cite press release |url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee |title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee |website=Olympic.org|publisher=International Paralympic Committee|date=24. marts 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/52091224 |title=Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics: New dates confirmed for 2021 |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=30. marts 2020}}</ref>
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