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Aussie softball team first to arrive in Japan for Olympics

Australian Olympic softball team arrives in Japan Today 06:20 am JST Today | 09:27 am JST NARITA Australia's softball team became the first athletes to arrive in Japan for the Olympics on Tuesday, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games which continue to face controversy. The "Aussie Spirit" squad touched down in Narita airport in Chiba Prefecture along with their support staff, and were immediately ushered off for coronavirus testing. The delegation are all vaccinated but still faced testing before departure and on arrival in Japan. They will also be subject ...

Jun 1, 2021 Australia’s softball team on Tuesday became the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed games, which continue to face controversy. The Aussie Spirit squad touched down at Narita Airport outside Tokyo along with their support staff and was immediately ushered off for coronavirus testing. Sporting facemasks and wearing their green-and-gold uniforms, they were met by greeters sporting hats decorated with Olympic and Paralympic mascots. They waved to cameras and snapped selfies as they filled out paperwork before test...

The squad and support staff have undertaken a series of Covid-19 measures.

By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's softball squad left Sydney for a pre-Olympic training camp in Japan on Monday, prepared for a very di...