The Summer Olympics kick off in full on Saturday with 11 sets of medals to be awarded on Day 1. The number of sports included in the Games has only grown over the years, with karate, sport climbing and surfing among the competitions making their debut for Tokyo 2020.
Here are the key events to look for on the first full day of competition, all of which are available for streaming in Japan at gorin.jp.
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