Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games

The Tokyo 2021 Summer Olympic Games were an event that took place in Tokyo, Japan in 2021 AD. They were originally going to be the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, but they had to be postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak in 2020 AD.

Summary

The Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games involved various sports where 200 different nations (or independent teams) competed in. They were held from July 23, 2021 to August 8, 2021. There were at least 11,000 athletes.

Role in Blaze the Cat franchise

Blaze the Cat and her friends were among the athletes competing in the Tokyo 2021 Olympic Games. They represented Barhamsville. At least one Blaze Character competed in each and every event in the 2021 Olympiad. Their main rival was Team Sonic. During their participation, they earned 10 Olympic medals - seven of them gold, two of them silver, and one of them bronze.

Notable Crew Members (real life)

Liam McHugh

Mary Carillo

Pierre McGuire

Tom Hammond

Andrea Joyce

Jill Martin

Lewis Johnson

Jimmy Roberts

Mike Tirico

Ted Robinson

Notable Crew Members (in "Blaze the Cat and Friends at the Olympic Games!")

The announcer

Pete Tozer

Red Green

Dakpa Wangchuk

Hilly Burford

Tomy Drissi

Jill Martin

The Olympic cafeteria staff

Trivia

- The Tokyo 2021 Olympics are depicted differently in "Blaze the Cat and Friends at the Olympic Games!" than they are presented in real life.

-  ~ For example: In the story, each day of the Olympiad would have its own event. This is not how the Olympics work in real life.

- This is the first time the Olympic Games were held in an odd-numbered year.

- This is the second time Tokyo, Japan hosted the Summer Olympic Games; the first time was in 1964.

- This is the first Olympiad to feature surfing as an Olympic sport.

-  ~ This is also the first Olympiad to feature karate as an Olympic sport.

-        ~ Skateboarding is a new Olympic sport as well.

- Despite being postponed to 2021, many people in real life still call this Olympiad the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

- Tokyo was one of the three finalists for the choosing of the location of the 2020 (now 2021) Olympiad - the other two being Istanbul, Turkey and Madrid, Spain.