Tokyo 2020 Olympic softball final: Japan beat USA to gold – as it happened
by Hunter Felt from on (#5MMEN)
- Olympic softball final: Japan 2-0 United States
2.20pm BST
Final Thoughts
Some thoughts from Tom Dart:
Hard to tell if Yukiko Ueno was crying or sweating at the end when she was mobbed by her teammates after giving up just two hits in six innings, with five strikeouts. Well-deserved win for a clearly hugely motivated host nation, who'll be receiving their gold medals shortly, with the podium being set up just behind second base at the moment.
2.11pm BST
Email entitled Come On Japan" from Chris Sato:
Hi Hunter,
I live in Japan (I am British) and my daughter plays softball at junior high.
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