Australia's Olympic softball team arrived in Japan (Olympic Watchers 6)

They are the first group of Olympic athletes to arrive in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics.

Members of the Australian women's softball team arrive at a hotel in Ota City, Gunma Prefecture on June 1, 2021. Source: AAP Image/The Yomiuri Shimbun via AP Images

They are the first group of Olympic athletes to arrive in Japan for the Tokyo Olympics. Members, who have received coronavirus vaccinations, will stay in Ota until July 17th for their training and participate in their first game which is scheduled on July 21st ahead of the opening ceremony of Tokyo Olympic Games on July 23.


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