Return of the legend - Reika Utsugi, Manager of the Japanese National Softball Team

Reika Utsugi and the Japan Softball Team

Source: Ami Yamanouchi

With the decision to include softball on the Olympic program again at the 2020 Olympic Game in Tokyo there is a high expectation for the Japanese team, one of the top teams in the world. They will visit Australia for a special training session to be held in Blacktown near Sydney from 4-24 February. The manager of the team Reika Utsugi, who played during the Sydney Olympics, tells us about their journey back to the Olympics. Aired on 2 February 2017.



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