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2 Indian athletes make it to baseball leagues in US

India's national past-time involves a bat and a ball but it's not baseball. So how did two young athletes from our country make it all the way to baseball's big leagues?

WELL DONE: Players from the United States are congratulated by players from Japan after USA won their men

USA beat Japan for baseball bronze

Cuba will defend its Olympic title against South Korea in the gold medal match on Saturday night.

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ON THE TOP: South Korea players celebrate after defeating Cuba in a men

South Korea stun Cuba in baseball preliminaries

South Koreans have also defeated 2000 Olympic champions the US and Baseball World Classic winners Japan.

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Volunteers (L) and a concessions sales person (R) watch the action from the stands between Japan and France, 19 August 2007, during a pre-Olympics test event at the Wukesong baseball venue in Beijing for the 2008 Olympic Games. Japan defeated France 4-3. AFP PHOTO/Frederic J. Brown

Wukesong Baseball Field

The facility is split in three, capable of hosting 15,000 fans in all.

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FAST AND FURIOUS: US Houston Street (L) pitches against Mexico at the XIV Pan American Games in Santo Domingo.

Baseball

It was introduced as a demonstration sport at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics.

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