Skippy cheers on Australian women’s softball team

Skippy, an inflatable boxing kangaroo, sits in the dugout as members of the Australian women’s softball team train at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium (Jae C Hong/AP)

Skippy is getting an up-close view of the Olympics that fans aren’t getting to see.

A three-foot tall yellow inflatable kangaroo with green paws has been a fixture at Australia’s softball games.