福島將承辦東京奧運棒壘球 盼驅散核事故陰霾

Olympic baseball matches will be held in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, an area devastated by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster.

東京奧運會的棒球比賽將在日本福島進行，這裏是2011年發生大地震、海嘯和核電事故的所在地。

The Azuma Baseball Stadium in Fukushima city will host at least one baseball and one softball match, Tokyo 2020 president Yoshiro Mori said on Friday.

2020年東京奧組委主席森喜朗於上週五表示，福島縣營吾妻球場將舉辦至少一場棒球和壘球比賽。

The city is about 100km (62 miles) from the nuclear plant hit by the tsunami, causing a triple meltdown. It was the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

這裏距離被海嘯襲擊並引發了三重危機的核電站僅100公里（62英里）。那是自1986年切爾諾貝利災難以來，最嚴重的核事故。

The move to hold matches in the prefecture will help boost the region, Mr Mori said.

森喜朗表示，在這個地點舉辦比賽，將有利於推動該地區的災後重建。

"Tokyo 2020 is a showcase for the recovery and reconstruction of Japan from the disaster of March 2011, so in many ways we would like to give encouragement to the people, especially in the affected area."

“東京2020奧運會是日本向世界展示其自2011年3月災難發生後恢復重建的成果，所以我們會在許多方面鼓勵民衆，尤其是在受影響區域的人們。”

He added that the baseball match was likely to be the first of the 2020 Games.

他補充說道，棒球比賽很有可能會是2020年奧運會的第一項賽事。

The decision was welcomed by the World Baseball Softball Confederation, which called it a "tremendous honour and a duty" in a statement distributed by Tokyo 2020 officials.

這個決定也受到了世界棒球壘球聯盟的歡迎，在東京2020發佈的一份官方聲明中更是稱其爲“極大的榮譽和責任”。