Softball-2020 Games begin as Japan, Australia take the field

[ASFN Admin]

Japanese pitcher Yukiko Ueno began the pandemic-postponed 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday by firing a fastball off the plate to start a softball game against Australia amid a sea of empty blue and orange seats ringing the field. Olympics and Japanese officials have forged on with the sports spectacle despite opposition in the country to hosting more than 11,000 athletes and the staff and media that come with them amid rising COVID-19 infections. Two more softball games as well as the first six women's soccer matches are scheduled for later Wednesday.

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