TOKYO -- The 2020 Tokyo Olympics basketball finals will be held at 11:30 a.m., not the optimal time for viewers here. But the schedule designed to satisfy a high-paying American broadcaster could also help athletes by drawing a larger audience.
Tokyo's 11:30 a.m. is 7:30 p.m. on the U.S. West Coast, a prime TV-viewing time in America. The schedule announced Tuesday by the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games also shows swimming finals starting at 10:30 a.m. -- 6:30 p.m. on the West Coast and 9:30 p.m. on the East Coast.
