Shanghai steps up to Olympic plate

China has won the right to host an Olympic softball qualifying tournament, after the venues and dates for all six qualifiers for the Tokyo Games were revealed on Monday.

Shanghai will stage the Asia/Oceania qualifier from Sept 24-29, with the event featuring eight teams - six from the Asian Games and two from Oceania - battling for one of six spots at Tokyo 2020.

Canada and the Netherlands are the other two softball hosts, with Chinese Taipei, Italy and the United States each staging an Olympic baseball qualifier.