While all six teams – Japan, Australia, Canada, Italy, Mexico and USA – have qualified for the Olympic softball competition, baseball has two qualification tournaments remaining.
The dates and location of the Americas Baseball Olympic Qualifier and the dates of the Final Baseball Olympic Qualifier in Taichung and Douliu, TPE, will be announced in due course.
Japan, Korea, Israel and Mexico have qualified for Tokyo 2020 with one more ticket available at each of the remaining two baseball qualifying events.
Meanwhile, President Fraccari reported on the WBSC’s renewed commitment towards the development of online/virtual sports competitions, following the Board’s decision in December to approve the inclusion of E-Sports as a discipline of baseball and softball. He said: “With baseball, softball, Baseball5 and E-Sports we have all the formats covered – urban, traditional and digital”.
And the WBSC Executive Board also approved the 2021 provisional budget with Treasurer Angelo Vicini stating: “Even if we are living in difficult times, we preview a little surplus at the end of 2021, without having to cut any important WBSC planned initiative”.
President Fraccari closed the meeting by expressing his appreciation for the response rate to the WBSC Membership survey, which has already received feedback through questionnaires completed by 122 Members.
“It’s been a tremendous job and it is an ongoing job by our Membership Department,” commented Fraccari. “We are looking forward to having an updated picture of the WBSC family and of baseball and softball around the world.”
