Inside Tokyo's Olympic Stadium (© AFP / Getty Images)
The World Athletics website will provide a wealth of information for media and fans alike during the Tokyo Olympic Games.
Statistics handbook
The official Tokyo 2020 Statistics Handbook, edited by Mark Butler and produced in collaboration with the ATFS, has been published as an ebook and a PDF download. The online format means that all media, whether they are attending the Games or working remotely, will be able to access the full publication.
Entries
Entries for the Games are now available in the 'Athletes' section on the Olympics minisite.
PDFs:
By event and season's best
By event and world ranking
By team
Athlete biographies
Women's events starting 30 July
Men's events starting 30 July
Women's events starting 31 July
Men's events starting 31 July
Women's events starting 1 August
Men's events starting 1 August
Women's events starting 2 August
Men's events starting 2 August
Women's events starting 3 August
Men's events starting 3 August
Women's events starting 4 August
Men's events starting 4 August
Women's events starting 5 August
Men's events starting 5 August
Women's events starting 6 August
Men's events starting 6 August
Women's marathon on 7 August
Women's events starting 7 August
Men's marathon on 8 August
Event previews
Feature material
A range of feature content and editorial series has been published on the World Athletics website in the countdown to the Games.
Very few of the gold medallists from the Rio 2016 Olympic Games will defend their titles in Tokyo, but this will allow for a new wave of stars to come to the fore.
Profiles of a handful of athletes who could earn a landmark medal for their country in Tokyo.
A look at 100 interesting storylines of athletes targeting success in Tokyo.
Instalments: sprints, middle distance, long distance, hurdles and steeplechase, vertical jumps, horizontal jumps, short throws, long throws, combined events, race walks
A deep dive into the seven major athletics events that Japan has hosted over the past seven decades.
Instalments: 1964 Olympics, 1991 World Championships, 1999 World Indoor Championships, 2006 World Cross Country Championships, 2007 World Championships, 2019 World Relays, 2020 Olympic Games
An animated look behind the numbers and stats of four of the sport's biggest stars.
Instalments: Mondo Duplantis, Yulimar Rojas, Faith Kipyegon, Michael Norman
A lot happened between the last World Championships and the upcoming Olympic Games. This is how the pandemic affected six world medallists across the globe.
Instalments: Kelsey-Lee Barber, Halimah Nakaayi, Mutaz Barshim, Niklas Kaul, Anthony Zambrano, Steven Gardiner
Extended biographies
The profile pages of several leading athletes – including many recent world record-breakers who will be in action in Tokyo – now include extended biography material. These can be accessed under the 'Biography' tab for the following athletes:
Athlete refugee team
Seven members of the World Athletics Athlete Refugee Team were selected to represent the Refugee Olympic Team in Tokyo, led by marathon runner Tachlowini Gabriyesos, a 23-year-old native of Eritrea who clocked 2:10:55 in March to become the first refugee athlete to better an Olympic qualifying standard.
- Rose Nathike Lokonyen, women's 800m
- Anjelina Nadai Lohalith, women's 1500m
- Dorian Keletela, men's 100m
- James Nyang Chiengjiek, men's 800m
- Paulo Amotun Lokoro, men's 1500m
- Jamal Abdelmaji Eisa Mohammed, men's 5000m
- Tachlowini Gabriyesos, men's marathon
The IOC Refugee Olympic Team will compete in Tokyo under the French acronym EOR, which stands for Equipe Olympique des Réfugiés. In all other area and international competitions, refugee athletes compete as part of World Athletics' Athlete Refugee Team (ART).
