Let the Games begin: Japan tops Australia in softball as delayed Tokyo Olympics open Share Updated: 10:24 PM CDT Jul 20, 2021 By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball Writer
Let the Games begin: Japan tops Australia in softball as delayed Tokyo Olympics open Share Updated: 10:24 PM CDT Jul 20, 2021
Hide Transcript
Show Transcript eager viewers across the world are anticipating the start of the Tokyo olympic games as heatstroke warnings in Japan cause safety concerns for the athletes and staff involved as if targeting prevention of the coronavirus wasn t enough for the games organisers beating the heat with measures including water sprays and salt candies have recently been unveiled by officials. 25 year old office worker Satoru Takizawa says Japanese athletes are living in Japan and used to this environment of heat and humidity. But for foreign athletes, they are not used to Japan s hot weather. Burning sun and humid weather has scorched Japan s capital i
Japan tops Australia in Olympic softball, 2 days ahead of Tokyo opening ceremony
timesofisrael.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from timesofisrael.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Victoria de Japón en softbol marca el inicio de los Juegos Olímpicos
excelsior.com.mx - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from excelsior.com.mx Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Australia s softball side opened the Tokyo Olympics with a crushing 8-1 loss to Japan in Fukushima, where the mercy rule was invoked.
Yu Yamamoto cleared the fence early in the bottom of the fifth innings, boosting her side s lead to seven runs and ending the match in the process.
Home runs from Minori Naito and Yamato Fujita, in the third and fourth innings respectively, gave Japan control of proceedings as empty stands and limited fanfare marked the start of the 2021 Games.
Japan and Australia s softball teams face off in their first match of the Tokyo Olympic Games (pictured). Japan crushed Australia 8-1