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Softball was on the Olympic program from 1996 to 2008. It was introduced at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics and was removed from the program for 2012 and 2016, but was added for a one-off appearance, along with baseball, for the 2020 Summer Olympics (which was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
Softball was still played at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, however, and the Japanese team claimed their first gold and third overall medal in Olympic softball. [12] 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.
Baseball/softball was one of five optional sports added to the program of the 2020 Summer Olympics. [2] The first six opening round games were played at Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium in an effort to highlight Fukushima's recovery from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster , while the remaining games were played at Yokohama Stadium . [ 3 ]
Softball wasn’t a part of either of the next two Summer Olympics, in 2012 or 2016, but it returned for the 2020 games in Tokyo, aided at least in some part by the fact that Japan had won the ...
Softball is back on the Olympic program after being dropped for the past two Games. Here's everything you need to know for the sport's Olympic return.
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 ...
Not only will softball be included in the 2028 Summer Olympics, but it will be played right here in Oklahoma City.
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