Your Easy Guide to Betting on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in South Africa

A global pandemic may have done its best to derail them, but the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games are going full steam ahead! Starting a year later than expected, the Summer Olympic Games in the Japanese capital city of Tokyo will now take place from 23 July to 9 August 2021. 

With so many different sports to bet on every day, the Olympics is a dream come true for punters and you make your predictions about the event right here in South Africa with some of the best online bookmakers.

Keep reading to find out what you can expect from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, which online bookmakers have odds available and Olympics betting promotions you can take advantage of as a punter in South Africa.

With over 11 000 athletes from 206 countries all vying for gold, it’s no wonder the Olympics is a highly anticipated event for sports fans and punters alike. No matter what kind of sport you're into, there's a good chance will be represented at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.  

From track and field events to gymnastics, cycling and swimming, the Tokyo 2020 Olympics will include 339 events across 33 different sporting disciplines. Sports like baseball, skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing and karate are new to this year's Olympic Games. While others, like basketball will be expanded to include new events within the discipline.

Here's a detailed schedule of all the sporting events taking place during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. To use this schedule, click the icon alongside each Sport to see the Date, Time, Venue and Event category for each discipline.

Who won the Rio 2016 Olympic Games?

In the 2016 Summer Olympic Games hosted in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, the United States won the most gold medals and the highest number of medals overall (121). Great Britain came second with 67 medals, who finished above China because they earned more gold medals despite winning 3 fewer medals in total. 

In Rio, the soon-to-be hosts Japan finished in sixth place overall with 41 medals and will be looking to increase their tally as they put on the best possible performance for their people, who'll all be watching from home.

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Betting Markets

There are many different ways to approach betting on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in South Africa. Just like for any tournament, there are Outright betting markets available as well as individual matches and events every day. 

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Outright Betting

The most common of the outright markets is the Olympics medals betting where you can predict which country will win the most medals overall as well as the number of gold medals. You can also place Over/Under bets on the number of medals specific countries will win. Lastly, you can place a bet on one country to beat another in terms of the overall results. 

Some Outright Betting markets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics include:

🏅 Winning Nation

🏅 Most Gold Medals

🏅 Most Silver Medals

🏅 Most Bronze Medals

🏅 Over/Under Total Nation Medals

🏅 Over/Under Nation Medals in a Sport  

🏅 No Medals – Athlete or Nation

🏅 Handicap Bets (e.g. Great Britain +50 medals vs USA)

Tokyo 2020 Olympics Match Betting

Maybe you want to have a bet riding on the overall Tokyo 2020 Olympics winner or something to do with the medals table, but you can also make predictions about the performance of certain nations, players or athletes in specific events, such as the shot put, javelin or 100-metre sprint. 

Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Betting Odds

As it stands there are quite a few online bookmakers in South Africa who've posted odds for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. More events and markets will be posted in the days leading up to the event but there are quite a few betting options available already at bookmakers like Sunbet and Sportingbet.

Where to bet on Tokyo 2020 Olympics in South Africa

We know you can't wait to get stuck into some Olympics betting and make your predictions about what might happen in Tokyo, so here's where we suggest you start betting on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in South Africa. Sign up with these top online bookmakers for the best choice of Olympics betting odds and markets plus great welcome offers and promotions!

Sunbet 

Sunbet is leading the way when it comes to betting odds and markets for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Not only do they offer all the Medal Specials including Overall Winner and Over/Under markets for specific countries, but there's also a huge selection of individual events such as Swimming, Soccer, Rugby, Gymnastics, Weighlifting and lots more!

Sportingbet

Sportingbet has also got you covered for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games and can take care of all your betting needs. Aside from medals betting, on the site you can also make your predictions for Pentathlon, Skateboarding, Sport Climbing and Surfing. Plus, they'll be more betting options coming soon!

We hope you enjoyed our guide to betting on the Tokyo 2020 Olympics in South Africa. Despite no fans in attendance, we're expecting a cracker of an event and hope we can bag some winners!

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