Tokyo 2020, shirt worn by Makoto KANEKO (JPN), pair of baseball shoes worn by
Kaima TAIRA (JPN), cap signed by Yukiko UENO (JPN), and a glove and shirt signed by all the members of the Japanese softball team.
Baseball and softball were back at the Olympic Games in Tokyo after being absent from the programme since Beijing 2008. The host nation was one of the favourites,
and duly won the gold medal. This was the opportunity for pitcher Yukiko Ueno, 39, who is a star in Japan, to win the second gold medal of her career against an American team, 13 years after the previous occasion.
Donated by the athlete