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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 ). [1]
The softball tournament featured a single round-robin of the six teams in which each team played one game against each other. The top two teams advanced to a gold medal game, while the third and fourth-placed teams qualified for the bronze medal game.
Learn everything about the return of softball to the Olympic Games after 13 years. Find out which six teams are competing, when and where the matches are played, and how the format works.
Jul 27, 2021 · Japan won its second consecutive gold medal in softball by defeating USA 2-0 in the final game of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Read the recap, highlights and analysis of the match, featuring the pitching duel between Yukiko Ueno and Cat Osterman.
Jul 28, 2021 · Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States 2-0 Tuesday night behind 39-year-old Yukiko Ueno in an emotional repeat of the 2008 victory in Beijing. For Osterman and Monica Abbott, it was just like 4,723 days earlier. Only worse.
Jul 27, 2021 · The American Olympic softball team is taking home the silver after getting bested by Japan in a highly-anticipated rematch that was more than a decade in the making. Japan took gold on Tuesday...
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Softball had returned to the Olympics, and it was Japan's moment to shine. On home turf, the world ranked no.2 team had the chance to do the double over their American rivals, with the two sides having also met in the final in Beijing.
