Softball

Fourteen national federations of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) have joined together to found the Francophone Association of Baseball Softball (AFBS) in another step by the world governing body to boost its position in attempting to return the sports to the Olympic programme.

Newly-elected International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach has revealed that softball and baseball still have a chance of being included on the Olympic programme at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

The International Softball Federation (ISF) has appointed Dale McMann president, following the retirement of former head Don Porter who held the position for 26 years since 1987.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s decision to reinstate wrestling onto the Olympic programme has sparked criticism of the governing body’s voting process.

Baseball and softball’s joint bid to return to the Olympic fold has been given a boost following comments by the Rio 2016 Games president.