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Japan set to name Tokyo 2020 softball squad Saturday, 6 March 2021
The Japan Softball Association (JSA) is set to announce its final Olympic roster on March 23, following the completion of a training camp in Okinawa.
A team of 15 is set to be confirmed in just over two weeks, with the 17-day camp, the last opportunity for players to impress, concluding on March 19.
The women s national softball team landed in Yomitan on Okinawa earlier this month and 19 players are present for the camp.
Japan won the gold medal in softball at Beijing 2008, the last Olympics to feature the sport.
Before Japan s win 13 years ago, the United States had won all three softball gold medals since the sport made its debut at the Atlanta 1996 Games.