Softball Canada Women’s National Team prepares for Tokyo Olympic Games
KAMLOOPS — The last time softball was included in the Olympic Games was in 2008 in Beijing. Heading into those games, the IOC had already decided the sport wouldn’t be included in the 2012 London games.
In 2020, Softball was back on the Olympic programme – or at least it was supposed to be. However, the pandemic threw another wrench into things for Team Canada – but now, the best 15 softball players from across the country and beyond are in Illinois, preparing for the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo – which are set to get going July 21st.
CFJC Today spoke with two Team Canada athletes and a head coach after the squad was officially named earlier this month.With one big swing of Kaleigh Rafter’s bat, Team Canada earned its place in the Softball Tournament at the Tokyo Summer Olympics. The 2020 games would have been the first time softball had been in the Olympics since 2008 in Beijing. Then along came COVID-19.