1 year ago: Mexico, Canada earn Tokyo 2020 tickets as top teams in WBSC Olympic Softball Americas Qualifier
01/09/2020 2 Minute Read

1 year ago: Mexico, Canada earn Tokyo 2020 tickets as top teams in WBSC Olympic Softball Americas Qualifier

The Americas qualifier was played at Softball City in Surrey, Canada, and was softball’s second Olympic qualifier of the year.
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Good things come in threes: Japanese softball legend Eri Yamada eyes third medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics
06/08/2020 3 Minute Read

Good things come in threes: Japanese softball legend Eri Yamada eyes third medal at Tokyo 2020 Olympics

An interview with Eri Yamada, who won bronze at Athens 2004 and gold at Beijing 2008, aims to win her third Olympic medal at Tokyo 2020. The two-time WBSC Women’s Softball World Champion talks about her Olympic experience and the expectations on Tokyo 2020.
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Tokyo 2020: Mexican Olympic Softball players are training daily, submitting workout reports online
31/07/2020 1 Minute Read

Tokyo 2020: Mexican Olympic Softball players are training daily, submitting workout reports online

Softball Mexico will make their Olympic debut at the Tokyo 2020 Games, after winning last year’s WBSC Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier.
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Softball Canada head coach Mark Smith adjusts for Tokyo 2020 Olympic curveball, postponement
30/07/2020 2 Minute Read

Softball Canada head coach Mark Smith adjusts for Tokyo 2020 Olympic curveball, postponement

"I think we will appreciate a whole lot of things in life a little bit more once we get to the other side of this thing.”
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Softball Japan coach: National Team roster could change next year for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
29/07/2020 1 Minute Read

Softball Japan coach: National Team roster could change next year for Tokyo 2020 Olympics

The Japanese women’s softball head coach Reika Utsugi stated that the national team will return to training in November, after the end of the Japan Softball League season.
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Italy's Erika Piancastelli on qualifying for Tokyo 2020 Olympics: “My biggest softball memory so far”
27/07/2020 3 Minute Read

Italy's Erika Piancastelli on qualifying for Tokyo 2020 Olympics: “My biggest softball memory so far”

The Modena-native catcher is the captain of the Italian National Softball Team that won the WBSC Europe/Africa Olympic Qualifier on 27 July last year.
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Softball Japan unveils new national team uniforms for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
24/07/2020 1 Minute Read

Softball Japan unveils new national team uniforms for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The defending Olympic champions are returning to the traditional red and white colour scheme, after two years of dressing in gold and white.
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WBSC launches 'Olympic Rewind' series to celebrate Tokyo 2020 original baseball, softball schedules
22/07/2020 2 Minute Read

WBSC launches 'Olympic Rewind' series to celebrate Tokyo 2020 original baseball, softball schedules

In collaboration with the Olympic Channel, past Olympic baseball and softball games will be re-streamed in place of this year's postponed Games.
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One year from today: Softball will open the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
20/07/2020 2 Minute Read

One year from today: Softball will open the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games

The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) today is celebrating one year to go to the return of Olympic Softball. Softball will be the first of 339 Olympic events contested at the Tokyo 2020 Games, with the tournament scheduled to open on 21 July 2021, two days prior to the official Opening Ceremony.
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New Olympic softball schedule announced for Tokyo 2020 Games
17/07/2020 1 Minute Read

New Olympic softball schedule announced for Tokyo 2020 Games

Softball will have the honour of being the first event to take place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next year after the Organising Committee unveiled today the details of the updated Olympic softball competition schedule following the unprecedented postponement of the Summer Games to 2021 as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.
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