Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
What time is it in Tokyo?
Ottawa is in a near perfect time zone to watch and cheer on our athletes in Tokyo as we are 13 hours behind the Japanese capital. With the morning sessions inside the Olympic Stadium set to commence most mornings at 9 am, it means the athletes will begin competing at 8 pm in Ottawa the night before.
Evening sessions will typically begin around 7pm in Japan, which means early morning viewings as we gather round the television, laptop, or tablet at 6am here in Ottawa.
Example:
Friday July 30 10:25 AM JST = Thursday July 29 9:25 PM EDT
Saturday August 7 9:30 PM JST = Saturday August 7 8:30 AM EDT
When are our athletes competing?
Below is a breakdown of when Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, Tim Nedow, and Lauren Gale are schedule to compete.
Melissa
Heats: Thursday July 29 9:25 PM EDT
Semi-finals: Saturday July 31 9:50 AM EDT*
Final: Tuesday August 3 8:25 AM EDT*
Tim
Qualifying: Tuesday August 3 6:15 AM EDT
Final: Wednesday August 4 10:05 PM EDT*
Lauren
Heats: Thursday August 5 6:25 AM EDT
Final: Saturday August 7 8:30AM EDT*
*pending qualification
To see the schedule for the rest of Team Canada, visit Athletics Canada’s Olympic Hub.
How to watch?
As Canada’s host broadcaster, CBC and Radio-Canada, will be the sole source of domestic coverage from Tokyo.
The CBC will be broadcasting 23 hours of daily live coverage throughout the games. However, given their complete coverage, you may not see all athletics events live.
To ensure you do not miss a moment from the track and the field, visit CBC Olympics Live Feed to find the appropriate feed. For coverage from Radio-Canada, you can click here.
Who is on the team?
We hope you all know by now that the Lions are being represented by Melissa Bishop-Nriagu, Tim Nedow, and Lauren Gale in Tokyo. Below are links to their bios on the Athletics Canada website.
Melissa Bishop-Nriagu – 800 metres
Tim Nedow – Shot Put
Lauren Gale – 4×400 metre relay
To view pictures of our Olympians and the rest of Team Canada throughout their careers, visit our friends at Mundo Sport Images.
What have the Lions done at the Olympics?
We’re happy you ask that question! Lions athletes have made the Olympics every quadrennial since 1988. In total, 17 athletes from the Club have represent Canada, Norway, Dominica, and Cameroon at the Olympic Games, garnering one very famous Olympic gold medal.
You can take a look at look at the recent article we posted on the subject here.