WBSC Congress welcomes six new members: Bhutan, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Laos, Saudi Arabia and Tonga

TAIPEI — The WBSC Congress today approved six new National Federation members to join global baseball/softball family.

The new federations (listed below) were unanimously approved by the WBSC Congress, bringing the total number of WBSC member federations to 210, plus 13 associate members:

• Bhutan Baseball Softball Federation
• Bulgaria Baseball Softball Federation 
• Cape Verde Baseball Softball Federation
• Laos Baseball Softball Federation
• Saudi Arabia Baseball Softball Federation
• Tonga Baseball Softball Federation

In addition, five federations lost their membership: Namibia Softball Federation, Cook Island Baseball Softball Federation, Bermuda Baseball Federation, Iceland Baseball Federation and Sierra Leone Softball Federation.

A total of 133 National Federations were present on Monday during the first day of the IV WBSC Congress staged at the Marriot Hotel in Taipei City, Taiwan.

Credit: WSBC