I ve dreamt of playing softball at the Olympics since I was four Here s how it finally happened
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Fukushima laments a recovery without Olympic witnesses
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Fukushima laments a recovery without Olympic witnesses
Jake Seiner
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International Olympic Committee President Thomas Bach, left, hands the ball to Yuma Takara, 14, during a pre-game ceremony before a baseball game between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics, Wednesday, July 28, 2021, in Fukushima, Japan. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
FUKUSHIMA – The bus transporting Olympic officials and media from downtown Fukushima to the suburban Azuma Baseball Stadium features a slickly produced video boasting of the region s recovery from a devastating 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown.
It includes images of ruin and reconstruction, recognition of the more than 30,000 people still evacuated from their homes, an elaborate dance number and an anime segment where a scientist helps a cartoon garlic bulb convince an ill-tempered alien that the region’s food is delicious and free of nuclear contaminants.
Olympics-Softball-Japan, U.S. off to 2-0 start as action wraps in Fukushima
Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Softball - Women - Opening Round - United States v Canada - Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium - Fukushima, Japan - July 22, 2021. Monica Abbott of the United States in action. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
July 22, 2021
By Paresh Dave
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) -Hosts Japan earned an extra-innings victory against Mexico on their ace’s 39th birthday and the second day of softball at the Tokyo Games, joining United States at 2-0 in the standings.
Australia later on Thursday defeated Italy, who dropped to 0-2 and have yet to score a run in the tournament.