wolverines win medals

At long last the 2020 Summer Olympics* will finally be held, one year too late, and they officially kick off this Friday in Tokyo, Japan (some events have already begun). They are set to be one of the stranger games in Olympics history given COVID-19 restrictions, but it's important to remember that this is the same event that didn't have any problems making the 1936 games a pedestal for Nazi propaganda, so "strange" is par for the course for the Olympics. Regardless, I'm 99% sure this is the first games in recent memory where no fans will be allowed in, due to the punishing state of COVID-19 in Japan. 

(* side note = it really bothers me that this is still being called the 2020 Olympics. It's not 2020 anymore, it's 2021. Call them the 2021 Summer Olympics. Same thing with the EURO which just ended. It's taking place in 2021, stop trying to confuse me by calling it 2020. There is no rule of nature that the Olympics have to be in even years. Stop with this nonsense.)

But, what won't be unusual is the representation of Michigan athletes at the summer games. The University of Michigan regularly places current and former students in the Olympics (you might recall someone named Michael Phelps winning a bunch of medals), and this year is no exception, with 28 athletes competing for 13 different countries, in addition to several coaches participating for various countries. Thus, with the Tokyo Olympics right around the corner, I thought I'd put together this handy watching guide for a Michigan fan who is eager to watch the games and wants to find out when Michigan athletes will be competing, and which ones have a good shot at getting medals. Let's go event by event: 

[AFTER THE JUMP: Lots of sports that don't get talked about much on this site]