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World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC)

International Sport Federations

The international governing body for baseball and softball, formed in 2013 by the merger of the International Baseball Federation and International Softball Federation, headquartered in Pully, Switzerland, and recognized by the IOC that year as the sole global authority for both sports. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Body Type
International federation (confederation, merger of two prior federations) 1
Founded
2013 1
Headquarters
Pully, Switzerland. 1
Founders
Formed 14 April 2013 by the merger of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and the International Softball Federation (ISF), ratified at a historic IBAF Congress in Tokyo. 1
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Associated With

International Olympic Committee (IOC), Governing Bodies

Governs

Baseball, Sports
Source Wikipedia, World Baseball Softball Confederation
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1. Wikipedia, World Baseball Softball Confederation
Wikipedia
  • Lead section, IOC recognition
    the WBSC was granted recognition as the sole competent global authority for both the sports of baseball and softball by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in 2013.
  • Lead section, formation
    It was established in 2013 by the merger of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) and International Softball Federation (ISF).
  • History section, Tokyo congress
    At a historic IBAF Congress in Tokyo in April 2013, the Constitution was ratified and...the WBSC was officially formalized.
  • Infobox, founding date
    14 April 2013; 13 years ago (2013-04-14)
  • Infobox, headquarters address
    Pully, Switzerland
  • Governs: Baseball, Lead section, scope of governance
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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does one federation govern both baseball and softball?

It formed in 2013 from the merger of the separate baseball and softball federations.

The World Baseball Softball Confederation was formed in 2013 by the merger of the International Baseball Federation and the International Softball Federation. That same year the IOC recognized it as the sole global authority for both sports; it is headquartered in Pully, Switzerland.
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