Tokyo 2020 Olympics - Softball - Women - Opening Round - United States v Canada - Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium - Fukushima, Japan - July 22, 2021. Monica Abbott of the United States in action. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (Reuters) - U.S. softball pitcher Monica Abbott had one regret on a day she threw a dazzling shutout to beat Canada: She had no idea she was supposed to be on the lookout for a bear.
Locked in for her Tokyo Olympics start on Thursday, Abbott must have missed headlines late Wednesday in which local authorities said security near Fukushima's softball venue saw a brown bear two consecutive mornings this week.
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