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Years of waiting, mismanagement, scandal and a pandemic all culminated in Japan having its best Olympics ever on the medal table, even though there were virtually no home fans in stadiums to enjoy the successes.
Japan beats U.S. to win softball gold Today 06:10 am JST Today | 11:27 am JST YOKOHAMA They marched single file onto the podium near shortstop with the blank expressions of the condemned. When silver medals were handed out, they dangled them around each other’s necks like weights. Eyes were red and damp. Perfunctory waves for the cameras were managed. Hands fidgeted with bouquets of sunflowers. Stunned, yes. Heartbroken, yes. Most precisely: devastated. “It stings,” Cat Osterman would say more than two hours later. “I’ve never been on a team that had so much fight...
Team USA pitcher Cat Osterman has ties to southern Illinois. Her father is a graduate of Mt. Vernon High School. Her grandfather -- Joe Osterman -- was also a long serving teacher and guidance counselor in the district. The 38-year-old Osterman won gold with Team USA in 2004 and another silver medal in 2008. Softball was not included in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. The Marion Cultural and Civic Center is hosting a free watch party when a local Olympian competes at the Summer Games in Tokyo. Marion native Darryl Sullivan, Jr. will begin his quest for a medal in the high jump Thursday eveni...
Japan Beats US 2–0, Turns Incredible DP to Win Softball Gold YOKOHAMA,—Japan won its second straight Olympic softball gold medal, beating the United States 2–0 Tuesday in an emotional repeat of its 2008 victory in Beijing that again left the Americans in tears. Yukiko Ueno took a one-hitter into the sixth inning, five days after her 39th birthday, and Japan snuffed out an American rally attempt with an acrobatic double play in the sixth inning that will long be replayed. Japan led 2–0 when Michelle Moultrie singled leading off the sixth off hard-throwing 20-year-old left-hander Miu Go...
increase font size Olympic athletes adjust to Summer Games with no fans Fans have not been allowed at events at the Tokyo Olympics due to COVID-19 and athletes have noticed the lack of noise. By David WhartonLos Angeles Times Share Sweden’s Lucas Pellas jumps to take a shot in front of an empty set of stands during a handball game against Japan on Monday in Tokyo. Sergei Grits/Associated Press TOKYO — The gray, bustling city gives way to a wooded park, green and alive with the whir of cicadas, an unexpected oasis amid tall buildings. Deep in the trees, hidden at first, sits a small ar...