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(Story by Marco Stoovelaar; Photo courtesy of Yokohama BayStars)

Olympic baseball- and softball-tournaments to be played in Yokohama
Nederlands

LAUSANNE (Switzerland) - Yokohama Stadium will be the site for the baseball-tournament during the 2020 Olympic Games, which then will be held in Japan. On Wednesday (December 7), the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) announced that it had welcomed the decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to approve the proposal for the venue by Tokyo 2020 as the main site for the baseball and softball-games during the Olympic Games.

Yokohama is located 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Tokyo. The stadium is the home of the professional Yokohoma DeNA BayStars, who play in Nippon Professional Baseball, which is the Japanese Major League.

In a reaction, WBSC-President Riccardo Fraccari stated: ,,WBSC is delighted with the decision of the International Olympic Committee Executive Board to confirm Yokohama Stadium as a main venue. Yokohama Stadium with its downtown skyline will provide a spectacular backdrop for Olympic baseball and softball - this is an exciting day that takes baseball and softball one step closer on the historic road to Tokyo 2020.''

In a press release, WBSC announced that collaborations will continue between WBSC and Tokyo 2020 on the tournament format and the venue plan in the Tokyo Metropolitan area and how a game(s) in Fukushima could potentially be realised. Potential final proposals to the IOC are expected in 2017.

WBSC is also working to confirm the Olympic baseball and softball qualification method in early 2017.

(December 9)


...Yokohama Stadium...
(© Photo: Yokohama BayStars)



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