China takes women’s softball silver as Japan claims seventh straight Asian Games gold-Xinhua
Team China encourage each other during the women's gold medal match of softball between China and Japan at the 20th Asian Games Aichi-Nagoya 2026 in Anjo of Aichi Prefecture, Japan, Oct. 3, 2026. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)NAGOYA, Japan, Oct. 3 (Xinhua)-- Japan beat China 7-0 in the women's softball final at the 2026 Asian Games on Saturday, claiming a seventh consecutive Asiad title while China took silver.Both teams had won their first six games in the eight-team round-robin preliminary stage before Japan edged China 7-6 in their final preliminary match.In the final, Japan opened a 2-0 lead in the second inning, helped by a baserunning interference call and Ayane Nakagawa's sacrifice fly.Risa Kawamura doubled to start the fourth before Kanna Kudo and Kyoko Ishikawa drove in three more runs to exte...