Gulf Today Report

Women got the ball rolling at the Tokyo Olympics with softball event while Brisbane was named as the host city for the 2032 Games on Wednesday.

Brisbane will become the third Australian city to host the Olympics after Melbourne and Sydney following a successful bid that won the vote unanimously.

After the announcement of Brisbane as the host city, the whole country erupted into joy, as the Australian sky was filled colorful firework. Paris will stage the sporting extravaganza in 2024 while Los Angeles will host it in 2028.

Meanwhile, the action got under way in Tokyo two days before the opening ceremony on Friday. The hosts Japan got their campaign off to a winning start with 8-1 thrashing of Australian eves in the softball event.

The game are being held in the empty stadia as the fans are banned from entering the venue following coronavirus restrictions.

There was a pin drop silence as the sound of the ball hitting the bat reverberated around the arena with a backdrop of wooded hills.

Women’s soccer was other important event that began on Wednesday with Sweden stunning gold medalist US 3-0 in their opening match.

Stina Blackstenius scored a brace and Lina Hurtig added one more as Rio silver medalists Sweden had a dream beginning.

However, Great Britain got their campaign off to a winning start with a 2-0 romp of Chile, Brazil crush China 5-0 and Zambia were routed by Netherland 10-3.