Softball will be in the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo

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Wed Aug 03, 2016, 07:42pm

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Originally Posted by Dakota

IOC approves addition of five sports for 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

It is for the 2020 games only, but it is a start... MLB's refusal to pause the season during the Olympics may make baseball a 2020-only sport, and I wonder if the cost of a venue would be supported for softball without baseball.

There are bigger and better stadiums in Japan than there are here

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