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Published: June 9, 2008
With no Olympics, softball will have to look elsewhere
By Mike Jeffries
With the International Olympic Council 's decision to remove softball from the Olympic list after 2008, the World Championship games will become the centerpiece for softball championships.

The women's fastpitch world championships are held every four years in late summer. The next year for the games will be 2010.

"If nothing else, it allows for some cohesion for the national team,” said USA catcher Stacey Nu...

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