The wait is over for Japan.
A nation where baseball is one of the national pastimes finally has its Olympic gold medal in the sport.
Munetaka Murakami hit a solo home run in the third inning and starter Masato Morishita and four relievers made the lead hold up as Japan claimed a long-awaited title with a 2-0 win over the United States in the Tokyo Olympic baseball final at Yokohama Stadium on Saturday.