Softball-Japan, rivals dominate their openers as Games action begins
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Softball - Women - Opening Round - Australia v Japan - Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium - Fukushima, Japan - July 21, 2021. Yukiko Ueno of Japan (C) pitches. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
July 21, 2021
By Paresh Dave
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Japan, the United States and Canada let a lone run among them during victories in softball on Wednesday as the first event of the pandemic-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics began without spectators against the backdrop of the lush hills of Fukushima.
“I feel relieved,” Japan pitcher Yukiko Ueno said after the day’s first dominant start.
One year after the Olympics were postponed, Japan defeated Australia with softball in an empty stadium, and Tokyo 2020 finally began
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