Israel’s baseball team qualifies for Olympics for first time in history

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PARMA, Italy — Israel’s National Baseball Team today qualified for the Olympic Games for the first time in history, winning the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Europe/Africa Qualification Event for the Games of the XXXII Olympiad Tokyo 2020, following an 11-1, eight-inning win over South Africa at Parma’s Nino Cavalli Stadium.

With Israel’s entry into the Olympic baseball event at the Tokyo 2020 Games...