The opening ceremony isn't until Friday, but Canadian athletes will be out on the softball pitch early tomorrow morning for Canada's first event of the Tokyo Olympics.
Canada will face off against Mexico on Wednesday afternoon Tokyo time -- the wee hours of the morning Eastern Time.
The Canadian roster includes four players who were on the team for the Beijing Olympics in 2008, when Canada finished fourth.Canada has eight entries in team sports, the country's record for a non-boycotted, non-hosted Games. Women's soccer, basketball, softball, rugby sevens and water polo and men's volleyball, field hockey and rugby sevens all qualified for the Summer Games before the pandemic.
The opening ceremony is Friday at 7 a.m. Eastern Time. The Olympic Games close Aug. 8, to be followed by the Paralympic Games from Aug. 24 to Sept. 5.
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