SYDNEY Australia’s Olympic softball squad left Sydney bound for Japan on Monday and will be among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games. The so-called Aussie Spirit will be in camp in Ota City, north of Tokyo, and will narrow the squad down from 23 to 15 ahead of their opening Olympic game against…
Australia's softball team flew out on Monday destined for Japan, where they will become the first overseas competitors to arrive for the coronavirus-plagued Tokyo Olympics. The arrival of the "Aussie Spirit" squad on Tuesday morning constitutes a milestone for the Tokyo 2020 Games, which were postponed for a year over…
The team will be sequestered at a hotel in the Gunma Prefecture city of Ota as it prepares to face the host nation in the tournament's opening game on July 21.