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Mar
2021GB Softball Grant Successful, Receives £288,750 in Funding
BaseballSoftballUK (BSUK), the British Softball Federation (BSF) and UK Sport today announced that the GB Women’s Fastpitch Softball Senior Team has been successful in receiving National Squads Support Funding from UK Sport.
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Jan
2020Baseball5 brings families together at New City Primary School in Newham
BaseballSoftballUK launched a pilot Baseball5 family project with New City Primary School in the London Borough of Newham, with fantastic results over 6 weeks.
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Jun
2019UK Little League Qualifiers send teams to Europe
The largest Little League Qualifying tournament ever played in this country survived some early rain and high winds to provide a great weekend of youth baseball on 8-9 June at Farnham Park and determined two teams that will move on to Europe/Africa Qualifiers later in the summer.
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Jan
2019WBSC announces Olympic Qualifier dates and hosts
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has awarded hosting rights and announced the dates for six qualifying events for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
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Oct
2017Baseball and softball leaders gather for the 2017 WBSC Congress
Baseball and softball leaders from over 100 countries are arriving in the African nation of Botswana today to participate in the second World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Congress, which opens on Thursday in the capital city, Gaborone.
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Aug
2016Baseball/Softball reinstated for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
British Baseball and Softball is elated with the announcement by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (OCOG) to reinstate baseball/softball back on to the Olympic programme, following the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro.
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Jun
2016Olympic return for baseball and softball supported by the IOC Executive Board
The Executive Board of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has given its approval for the inclusion of baseball and softball among a new sports package for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
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Apr
2016BSUK Joint CEO John Boyd appointed to WBSC Development Commission
BSUK’s Joint CEO and Head of Development, John Boyd, has been appointed to the newly formed Development Commission of the World Baseball and Softball Confederation (WBSC).
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Jun
2015WBSC submits application for Baseball, Softball inclusion at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation, Riccardo Fraccari, today announced that the world governing body has submitted an official proposal to the Tokyo Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (TOCOG) for the addition of men’s baseball and women’s softball at the 2020 Games.
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Feb
2015Eurosport 2 to broadcast Europe v Japan Baseball Series in March
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), the world governing body for the two sports, announced today that Eurosport 2 will be the exclusive broadcaster across Europe for the newly announced Europe versus Japan Series.
