Softball will have the honor of being the first event to take place at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games next year after the Organizing Committee unveiled today the details of the updated Olympic softball competition schedule following the unprecedented postponement of the Summer Games to 2021 as a consequence of the coronavirus pandemic.

New dates have officially been set for the postponed Olympics. The 2021 Games will be held on July 23-August 8, 2021.

UPDATED: March 24, 2020 The President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Thomas Bach, and the Prime Minister of Japan, Abe Shinzo, held a conference call this morning to discuss the constantly changing environment with regard to COVID-19 and the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.

Australia punched their ticket to the Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020 with a 9-3 victory over China, in the last game of the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier held in Shanghai, China. The Australian team will participate in its fifth Olympic Games.

Kaia Parnaby fanned seven in a two-hit, six-inning performance to guide Australia to a 7-0 victory over the Philippines, in the second game of the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier Super Round. Australia remains undefeated in the tournament, on top of the standings heading into the final day of competition.

Stacey Porter and Taylah Tsitsikronis combined for 5 RBIs to lead Australia to the second win of the tournament. Australia defeated Indonesia, 8-0, in five innings, and leads Group B after two days of competition.

Taylah Tsitsikronis produced three runs and Kaia Parnaby pitched a complete game to lead Australia to its first win in the tournament over Chinese Taipei by a score of 5-1.

The WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier will stream LIVE on FloSoftball from Shanghai, China September 23-28. The top six National Teams from the Asian Softball Cup final standings and the top two ranked National Teams from Oceania will play for the last remaining spot for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.