NARITA, Japan: Australia’s softball team on Tuesday became the first athletes to land in Japan for the Olympics, in a major milestone for the pandemic-postponed Games, which continue to face controversy.
The “Aussie Spirit” squad touched down in Narita airport outside Tokyo along with their support staff and were immediately ushered off for coronavirus testing.
Sporting facemasks and wearing their green and gold uniforms, they were met by greeters sporting hats decorated with Olympic and Paralympic mascots. They waved to cameras and snapped selfies as they filled out paperwork before testing.
Everyone in the delegation has been vaccinated but they still faced testing before departure and on arrival, and will also be…
