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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.
Rain had pushed the semifinals to the tournament's final day. Instead of there being an evening between the semifinal matchup ...
The game was also significant for its venue. Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium (converted to softball dimensions for the first week of the Games) is located in Fukushima Prefecture, which was ...
Softball was added to the games at host country Japan's request, and from the moment it became official, this matchup seemed inevitable. Japan upset Team USA in Beijing to take the gold in 2008 ...
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