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| | softball -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
 | | As a little girl, U.S. softball player Dot Richardson dreamed of standing on the highest tier of the Olympic podium, bowing her head to receive a gold medal. |
 | | Amid proud tears, her dream came true in July 1996 at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga., as the U.S. team steamrollered into first place with a record of 8-1 in the debut of Olympic softball competition. |
 | | A Summer Olympic program includes the following sports: aquatics (including swimming, diving, and water polo), archery, athletics (track and field), badminton, baseball, basketball, boxing, canoeing and kayaking, cycling, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, football (soccer), gymnastics, team handball, judo, modern pentathlon, rowing, sailing (formerly yachting),... |
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