The newest motto of the baseball and softball federation WBSC “Game Time!” was introduced for the first time in Lausanne, Switzerland on 13th July in the official ceremony. The motto will be a part of the identity of the organization, which secured both sports’ places in the Olympic games.
Among the guests of the ceremony were a lot of people from the International Olympic Committee. They got to know the main goals in front of baseball and softball before the Olympic games 2020 in Tokyo. There were also a lot of sponsors, journalists, partners and representatives of many international sports federations.
The president of WBSC – Riccardo Fraccari assured that the management of the organization has a bright vision for 2024, 2028 and even further. He mentioned about one of his plans – the softball and baseball society to be about 1 Billion people.
“Our organization is really excited that we have our favourite sports back to The Olympic Games in Tokyo 2020. It’s been a long time since the last time we saw baseball and softball at the Olympic games. However, we have already built a new plan and we are looking forward to 2024, 2028 and even further. We established a new brand, which is going to show our long term desire to be a part of the Olympic family. We develop these sports and we make them even more dynamic and accessible to the people. Now is the time to convert our potential into success. It’s Game Time!” Riccardo Fraccari said in front of all the guests of the ceremony in Lausanne.
The last time softball was included in the Olympic games was in 2008. There have only been 4 editions of this competition – from 1996 until 2008. The sport wasn’t included in the olympic games in 2012 and 2016, but we will see one of the favourite American sports again in Tokyo 2020.