* Baseball was added back to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after missing at the past two Olympic Games in London and Rio de Janeiro. London
** Disciplines that were newly added to this edition of the Olympic Games.
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Number of disciplines at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan 2021, by sport
At the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan, ** distinct events were scheduled for the aquatics sports discipline. Aquatics had the highest number of events, followed by athletics. These two sports also had the highest number of participants scheduled.
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International Olympic Committee (IOC). (May 26, 2021). Number of events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan in 2021, by sport [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1203993/japan-event-numbers-tokyo-2020-olympic-games-by-sport/
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Number of events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games in Japan in 2021, by sport [Graph], International Olympic Committee (IOC), May 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1203993/japan-event-numbers-tokyo-2020-olympic-games-by-sport/
