Friday, March 27, 2009

The 2009 Sport Accord


Just wrapped up a 1.5-day stint at the 2009 Sport Accord, a gathering of leading sport officials from around the globe. The talk of the conference was the upcoming Olympic IOC vote, happening in Copenhagen, Denmark on Oct. 2nd. I was representing women in baseball for the International Baseball Federation (IBAF). The goal: to get baseball back in the 2016 Olympics.

I spent the day at the IBAF exhibit booth with former Major League pitchers, Steve Rogers and Rick Helling. It was fun hearing about some of their experiences in the big leagues and talk pitching.

I also had a discussion with IBAF president, Harvey Schiller and Portugese Baseball Federation President, Sandra Monteiro about developing women's baseball around the globe. The next World Baseball Classic is in 2013, and if all goes well, a women's division will be included.

If you haven't yet, be sure to join the facebook group: International Baseball Federation (IBAF) - Bring Back Baseball in 2016! so we can get baseball back in 2016!

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