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Three-time Olympic softball medallist Cat Osterman of the United States announced her retirement on Tuesday (28 September).
"Dear Softball, it’s time this intimate relationship we’ve had ends. It’s not you… it’s me. You’ve had my heart for 28 years, and now I need it back, to invest it elsewhere," Osterman

YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - JULY 27: Catherine Osterman #38 of Team United States takes the mound in the first inning against Team Japan during the Softball Gold Medal Game between Team Japan and Team United States on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on July 27, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images)

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Olympic champion Cat Osterman retires from softball

Hosts Japan, who finished their Olympic Softball Tournament at these Games with only one loss, were too hot to handle for the powerful Americans in the gold-medal match from the Yokohama Baseball Stadium on 27 July. The 2-0 win in the big finale of softball’s return to the Olympic programme

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YOKOHAMA, JAPAN - JULY 27: Yu Yamamoto #5 of Team Japan returns to the dugout after scoring in the fifth inning against Team United States during the Softball Gold Medal Game between Team Japan and Team United States on day four of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yokohama Baseball Stadium on July 27, 2021 in Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan. (Photo by Yuichi Masuda/Getty Images)

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Japan claim second-straight softball gold over Team USA; Canada grab historic bronze

It's the 21st of August 2008 and the softball world is in shock.
The Japanese women's team dances around the FengTai Softball field in delight, Team USA watches them, stunned.
Japan have won the gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympics.
Pitching sensation Yukiko Ueno has had the game of

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