If you’re a fan of sports that involve weapons or opening a can of whoop-ass on your opponent or are just plain hardcore, you need to tune in to the 2020 Tokyo Games.
Opening ceremonies take place July 23, though the athletic competitions actually start July 21. NBC has the rights to the games and offers live streaming services. You can also stream NBC coverage through Sling TV, fuboTV, Hulu With Live TV, AT&T TV, YouTube TV, and your regional sports networks.
To give you a head start on planning your two-week Olympic binge, we’ve pulled together the sports that will make you cringe and yell at your TV, laptop, or phone and will give you something to talk about with your friends while you’re smoking a brisket. We’ve also included the US Olympians to watch for each event, so you have a little red-white-and-blue skin in the game while you’re tuned in.
Archery
July 23 to July 31
Athletes To Watch
Men: Brady Ellison (No. 1 recurve archer in the world, Olympic team silvers in 2012 and 2016, and one individual Olympic bronze in 2016), Jack Williams, Jacob Wukie (Olympic team silver in 2012)
Women: Mackenzie Brown (No. 1 recurve archer in the US, highest-ranked American recurve archer in the world), 17-year-old Casey Kaufhold, 18-year-old Jennifer Mucino-Fernandez
Boxing
July 24 to Aug. 1, Aug. 3 to Aug. 8
Athletes To Watch
Men: Delante Johnson (welterweight — No. 3 in the BTF Americas rankings, No. 19 in the world), Richard Torrez Jr. (super heavyweight — No. 1 Americas, No. 11 world), Troy Isley (middleweight), Duke Ragan (featherweight), Keyshawn Davis (lightweight)
Women: Rashida Ellis (lightweight — No. 2 Americas, No. 12 world), Virginia Fuchs (flyweight — No. 2 Americas, No. 16 world), and Naomi Graham (middleweight — No. 1 Americas, No. 8 world), Oshae Jones (welterweight — No. 1 Americas, No. 7 world)
Cycling Mountain Bike
July 26 to July 27
Athletes To Watch
Men: Christopher Blevins
Women: Haley Batten, Erin Huck (four-time national champion), Kate Courtney (2018 world champion, 2019 World Cup Series overall champion)
Judo
July 24 to July 31
Athletes To Watch
Men: Colton Brown (No. 28 in the world)
Women: Angelica Delgado (No. 20 in the world), Nefeli Papadakis (Pan American silver medalist), Nina Cutro-Kelly
Karate
Aug. 5 to Aug. 7
Athletes To Watch
Men: Ariel Torres (No. 10 in the World Karate Federation rankings), Brian Irr (No. 9 in the WKF rankings), Tom Scott (No. 6 in the WKF rankings)
Women: Sakura Kokumai (No. 7 in the WKF rankings)
Rugby
July 26 to July 31
Athletes To Watch
Men: Madison Hughes returns as captain. The team finished ninth at the last games.
Women: Abby Gustaitis and Kristen Thomas are co-captains. The team finished fifth at the last games.
Shooting
Rifle and Pistol: July 24 to July 25, July 27, July 29 to Aug. 2
Shotgun: July 25 to July 26, July 28 to July 29, July 31
Athletes To Watch
Rifle: Lucas Kozeniesky, William Shaner, Mary Tucker, Ali Weisz, Patrick Sunderman, Nick Mowrer, Mary Tucker, Sagen Maddalena
Pistol: Nick Mowrer, James Hall, Alexis Lagan, Sandra Uptagrafft
Shotgun: Vincent Hancock, Phillip Jungman, Austen Smith, Amber English, Derrick Mein, Brian Burrows, Kayle Browning, Madelynn Bernau
Sport Climbing
Aug. 3 to Aug. 6
Athletes To Watch
Men: Nathaniel Coleman, Colin Duffy
Women: Brooke Raboutou, Kyra Condie
Surfing
July 25 to Aug. 1
Athletes To Watch
Men: Kolohe Andino, John John Florence (two-time world champion)
Women: Carissa Moore (No. 1 in the world), Caroline Marks
Taekwondo
July 24 to July 27
Athletes To Watch
Paige McPherson, Anastasija Zolotic
Weightlifting
July 24 to July 28, July 31 to Aug. 4
Athletes To Watch
Men: C.J. Cummings, Wes Kitts, Harrison Maurus, Caine Wilkes
Women: Jourdan Delacruz, Katherine Nye, Sarah Robles (Olympic bronze in 2016), Mattie Rogers
Wrestling
Aug. 1 to Aug. 7
Athletes To Watch
Men’s Freestyle: Thomas Gilman, David Taylor, Kyle Snyder (Olympic gold in 2016), Gable Steveson
Women’s Freestyle: Sarah Hildebrandt, Jacarra Winchester, Kayla Miracle, Adeline Gray (five-time world champion), Tamyra Mensah-Stock
Greco Roman: Ildar Hafizov, Alejandro Sancho, John Stefanowicz, G’Angelo Hancock
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