The Tokyo Olympic softball final (Yokohama Stadium on the 27th) was held, and Japan won the United States 2-0, winning its first gold medal in three tournaments since the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The match only moved in four times. Japan’s “double-wielding” pitcher Fujita Yamato (Bic Camera Takasaki) took the base with a hit to center field, and with two outs and runners on first and third base, they managed to score the lead with a hit to second base with a hit to second base. Furthermore, in the fifth inning, with two outs, fourth batter Yamamoto Yu (Bic Camera Takasaki) hit base with a hit of center field. He advanced to second base with a passing ball, and the fifth batter Fujita hit a timely hit to right field to extend his lead to two points. Supported, starting pitcher Ueno Yukiko (Bic Camera Takasaki) pitched well, allowing one hit and no runs until the fifth inning. In the sixth inning, he was hit by a left-handed hit by the lead batter, and then switched to Goto Nozomi (Toyota Motors), the youngest left-handed pitcher in the team. With one out, he allowed a hit to center field, causing him to get into a crisis, but shortstop Atsumi directly caught the hit by attacking the left arm of third baseman Yamamoto, the next batter. He managed to get through with a miraculous double play, which transferred him to second base. In the seventh inning, Ueno went back to the mound and killed the US attack by three. While he won the gold medal and exploded with joy, there were also scenes where he was moved to tears. Ace said, “I’m so moved. Relief Goto was throwing with pale face, and on the other hand, I was inspired (in the seventh inning) and was thrown with a strong sense of affection.” The 2024 Paris Olympics will be excluded from the event again, but this time, he won the gold medal for the first time in 13 years. “I was told that if I didn’t give up until the end, my dreams would come true,” he said. #Tokyo Olympics #Tokyo 2020 #Softball

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