Olympic softball Tuesday, battling occasional rain to win the bronze against Mexico in a 3-2 nailbiter in Tokyo.It’s the first ever Olympic medal for Canada in the sport, which was dropped from the Olympics after the 2008 Games in Beijing.
The sport isn’t set to return for future Olympics, making this Canada’s last shot for the podium.Canada came out of the gate strong Tuesday, scoring two runs in the bottom of the second inning.
Mexico quickly answered with a single run at the top of the third before tying it up in the fifth.Kelsey Harshman later hit a sacrificial pop fly in that same inning, going out while allowing Janet Leung to score the game-winning run.