Softball at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Softball
at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
No. of events 1
Competitors 6 teams

Softball will be featured at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo for the first time since the 2008 Summer Olympics.[1] The tournament will consist of six teams. Baseball/softball is one of five sports added to the program of the 2020 Summer Olympics only, with no guarantee it will return in 2024.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze

Competition format

The softball tournament will feature a single round-robin of the six teams followed by a bronze medal game and a gold medal game. 17 games will be played in total.[2][3]

Qualification

Six teams will qualify. Japan, as the host nation, automatically qualified. The winner of the 2018 Women's Softball World Championship (or runner-up, if Japan is the winner) qualifies for the Olympics. The remaining four spots will be allocated through three qualification tournaments: one spot for a Europe/Africa tournament, one spot for an Asia/Oceania tournament, and two spots for an Americas tournament.[4]

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host nation - - 1  Japan
2018 Women's Softball World Championship August 2 - August 12, 2018 Japan Chiba 1  United States
Africa/Europe Qualifying Event June-September 2019 1
Asia/Oceania Qualifying Event June-September 2019 1
Americas Qualifying Event June-September 2019 2
TOTAL6

Team squads

TeamQualification criteriaAppearance
JapanAutomatic as host nation of the Olympics 5th

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Baseball/Softball". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  2. ↑ Olympic Competition Schedule
  3. ↑ Rough schedule for Tokyo Olympics decided
  4. ↑ "WBSC reveals Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualifiers for Baseball, Softball". Retrieved 12 July 2018.
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