When Was Softball Removed From Olympics. Following the 2004 olympics in athens, the ioc decided baseball and softball would be removed from the list of permanent olympic sports after the 2008 games in. After arriving in japan's capital tokyo on tuesday (1 june), the australian women's softball team became the first athletes to land in the host nation ahead of the.
Tue 27 jul 2021 10.28 edt. Softball had returned to the olympics, and it was japan’s moment to shine.