Olympics: Japan ready for unusual back-to-back softball championship bid

Defending softball champion Japan will begin its quest for the most unusual of back-to-back titles on July 21, when the sport returns to the Olympics after a 13-year hiatus and in the middle of a pandemic that forced the Tokyo Games to be postponed for one year.For Japan manager Taeko Utsugi, this has meant adjusting to an unknown situation and being aware of widespread public disapproval of the games being held during a public health crisis."These will be different from the Olympics we've had up until now," Utsugi said in June."There are so many different sides to this. I didn't have any r…READ FULL ARTICLE