Australian softball team arrives in Japan for Olympic camp
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Australian softball team arrives in Japan for Olympic camp
Australia’s Olympic women’s softball squad touched down in Japan on Tuesday and was among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games.
The so-called Aussie Spirit will be in camp in Ota City, north of Tokyo, and will narrow the squad down from 23 to 15 ahead of their opening Olympic game against host Japan on July 21 — two days before the official opening ceremony.
The softball squad arrive at a time of mounting pressure on Japanese organizers, with polls in Japan showing a majority of people want the Olympics delayed again or canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fans from abroad have already been barred from attending the Olympics, and there’s increasing speculation that games will be held in empty stadiums.
A state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and other prefectures was last week extended until June 20 as COVID-19 cases continue to put the medical system under strain.
Photos by AP
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Australia’s Olympic women’s softball squad touched down in Japan on Tuesday and was among the earliest arrivals for the Tokyo Games.
The so-called Aussie Spirit will be in camp in Ota City, north of Tokyo, and will narrow the squad down from 23 to 15 ahead of their opening Olympic game against host Japan on July 21 — two days before the official opening ceremony.
The softball squad arrive at a time of mounting pressure on Japanese organizers, with polls in Japan showing a majority of people want the Olympics delayed again or canceled because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fans from abroad have already been barred from attending the Olympics, and there’s increasing speculation that games will be held in empty stadiums.
A state of emergency in Tokyo, Osaka and other prefectures was last week extended until June 20 as COVID-19 cases continue to put the medical system under strain.
Photos by AP
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