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Korean softball is taking on a new history: the first-ever medal at an Asian Games. The final preparation site before the decisive match is also Japan, the host country.
The Korea Baseball and Softball Association (KBSA) announced that "the Korean softball national team will depart for Osaka, Japan via Incheon International Airport on the 16th to begin its final overseas training camp in preparation for the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games."
The national team will train until the 22nd at the softball field of Sonoda Gakuin University in Amagasaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. In particular, it plans to improve its adaptation to the finals by conducting training and live matches in an environment similar to the softball field at Anjo City General Sports Park, where Asian Games games will be held.
Live match checks will also continue. From the 19th to the 21st, the national team will play practice matches against Sonoda Gakuin University and Japan Welfare University to confirm game feel and tactical completion.
This trip to Japan is effectively the final test before the Asian Games. Korea faced six teams from the JD League in a league exchange match with Japan in March this year, and in July, it played a total of eight live matches against Japanese university teams and JD League teams to consistently check its international competitiveness. Now, with only about ten days left until the tournament, it is launching final refinement work again in Japan.
The Ma Chin (CEO) team will move to Nagoya on the 23rd and enter the athletes' village. After completing official training at the actual venue, the softball field at Anjo City General Sports Park, from the 24th to the 25th, it will begin the finals schedule from the 26th.
The goal is clear. Korean softball has never won a medal at an Asian Games yet. The repeated live matches against strong Japanese teams ahead of this tournament are also part of preparations for reaching the podium for the first time.
KBSA President Yang Hae-young (65) stated, "This overseas training camp is an important process to finally confirm the national team's preparation status ahead of the Asian Games," and added, "The association will spare no support at its level until the moment the tournament ends so that players can display their best game performance."
He further emphasized, "All members of the team will unite as one and do their utmost to create a new history: Korea's first-ever medal at an Asian Games in softball."
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