The International Softball Federation had successfully lobbied the International Olympic Committee to have softball designated a medal sport. There are over 128 countries affiliated with the WBSC Softball Division. The International Softball Federation (ISF) holds the distinction for being the international governing body for the sport. The WBSC-SD organizes and conducts world championship competition in women's and men's fast pitch, junior women's and men's fast pitch, women's, men's and coed slow pitch and women's and men's modified pitch. Nicaragua defeated the USSR 22-0. 18/09/2020 Another U-18 Baseball World Cup star turned big leaguer: Mickey Moniak. The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) was formed in 2013 to create a single federation designed to permanently align, merge and manage the ultimate aspirations of the sports and to achieve our global vision of giving every boy and girl in the world a chance to play the game. Being the governing body recognized by the OIC, ISF qualifies team for Olympic softball competition. WBSC Americas (formerly known as CONPASA) was founded on July 3, 1979 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, during the VIII Pan American Games, when Softball leaders from Netherlands Antilles, Argentina,Belize, Bermuda, Colombia, El Salvador, Mexico, Panama, Dominican Republic and Venezuela, met with the purpose of establishing the Pan American Softball Confederation Amateur Softball. It is recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the General Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF). ISF carries out activities in its headquarters in Plant City, Florida. To name a few, softball is played by both males and females, equipment costs are minimal and the playing facilities can be easily adapted from existing fields. View all games. This event drew more than 120,000 fans, and was followed by the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the 2004 Olympics in Athens, and the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. Federation Focus: Russia proud past, promising baseball future. The WBSC Softball Division (WBSC-SD) is the governing body of softball internationally as recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and SportAccord (formerly the General Association of International Sports Federations - GAISF). Homepage: http://www.wbsc.org/ 1 Japan loads all-NPB roster for WBSC Premier12 global baseball clash, Australian Baseball League season opens, marks new era in history Down Under, WBSC welcomes Venezuela Pro League LVBP, PONY and USSSA as newest Members in push to 1 billion players, fans worldwide. At the historic IBAF Congress in Tokyo in April 2013, the Constitution was ratified and since it had already been approved by an ISF working group empowered to do so, the WBSC was officially formalized and empowered. Previous Next. The WBSC-SD provides the official playing rules for international competition including but not limited to; world championships, regional championships, regional Games and other sanctioned competitions. Among ISF’s responsibilities include: organizing world championship competition in women’s and men’s fast pitch, junior women’s and men’s fast pitch, women’s, men’s and coed slow pitch and women’s and men’s modified pitch. The main objectives of WBSC Americas are leadership and encourage Pan American Softball, gather under one organization the countries that practice our sport; and organize, approve and regulate Softball competitions at the Pan American Games, and all the Pan American Championships. View all games. Since 1965, the WBSC Softball Division has conducted World Championships in four-year cycles for men, women, junior men and junior women. 18/09/2020 Aussie players return to Blacktown Olympic Park 20 years after Sydney 2000 Games. 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