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On March 26, 2008, the United States Olympic softball team had their 185-game winning streak (both official and exhibition games) snapped in a no-hitter thrown by Virginia Tech's pitcher Angela Tincher, who struck out 10 batters in a 1–0 exhibition win for the Hokies. The no-hit win proved something extra special in this case, as Tincher had ...
At the Olympics, eight teams competed being chosen to compete at the Olympics based on the following criteria: One team was the host nation. Four teams were chosen because they were the semifinalists at the most recent ISF Women's World Championship. The three remaining nations were chosen based on regional qualification tournaments. [23]
The United States won silver, and the Australian team bronze, to become the only countries to win a medal in all four Olympic softball tournaments. The international governing bodies of softball, baseball, rugby sevens, golf, karate, roller sports, and squash petitioned the IOC in 2009 to fill two sport slots at the 2016 Olympics. [13]
The United States team won the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship to qualify for the Olympics as world champions. The remaining four spots were allocated through three qualification tournaments: one spot for a Europe/Africa tournament, one spot for an Asia/Oceania tournament, and two spots for an Americas tournament. [ 12 ]
USA's NiJaree Canady (24) lines up with her team after a game between the USA Softball Women's Elite Team and Great Britain at Devon Park in Oklahoma City, Saturday, June 29, 2024.
The Canadian roster of 15 athletes was named on 12 May 2021, including four members of the last team that competed at the Olympics (Lawrie, Rafter, Regula and Sailing). [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Canada roster
With Australia being the top-ranked netball team in the world and likely to win gold in a possible tournament, the Brisbane 2032 Games could be netball’s time to take the Olympic stage.
“The cutting edge stadium, arguably one of the best softball stadiums in the world, will give us and (Los Angeles 2028) the opportunity to spread the passion for Olympic softball in the U.S. and ...