This summer was meant to be the ultimate final journey for Smith — a trip to Tokyo, leading this country's softball team into the Games. "On March 2 when we did our fitness testing and we had 89 personal bests, we had to be the fittest softball team in the world, bar none. Smith told his softball team to take the summer off, an almost unfathomable consideration in preparation for the Olympics. The softball team plans to come together in September to ramp up training. Jill Moffatt, left, and Jenny Casson are working toward a final Tokyo Olympic qualifier in May 2021.

Source: CBC News July 23, 2020 08:01 UTC