World and Olympic records set at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Numerous world records and Olympic records were set in various events at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Some events occur over non-standard conditions (e.g., canoeing) in which case there are no official records, just "world best" and "olympic best" results.