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Japan repeats as softball champs after 13-year wait, downing United States in gold medal game

Japan third baseman Yu Yamamoto (5) reacts after scoring against the United States of America on an RBI single hit by designated player Yamato Fujita (not pictured) during the fifth inning in the gold medal game of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games
Japan third baseman Yu Yamamoto (5) reacts after scoring against the United States of America on an RBI single hit by designated player Yamato Fujita (not pictured) during the fifth inning in the gold medal game of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Summer Games

Japan defeated the United States 2-0 in a softball gold medal rematch 13 years in the making.

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