WBSC, KONAMI partner to deliver baseball event at first-ever Olympic Virtual Series 04/26/21
The World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) and Konami Digital Entertainment today held a press conference announcing an official partnership to deliver the baseball event at the inaugural Olympic Virtual Series (OVS), with KONAMI’s eBaseball Powerful Pro Baseball 2020 to serve as the official OVS baseball event platform.
The WBSC, with the sport of baseball, last week was appointed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to be among the sports/international federations of the inaugural OVS, the IOC’s first-ever Olympic-licensed virtual competition.
WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari said: “Congratulations to the IOC and President Thomas Bach on launching this pinnacle virtual sports competition. It’s a great honor for baseball and the WBSC to be a part of this innovative and exciting new IOC product, and that’s why it was important for WBSC to partner with one of the
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TOKYO (Reuters) -When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals struggling with finances and political instability.
The National Stadium, the main stadium of Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, is pictured in Tokyo, Japan, March 18, 2021. Picture taken on March 18, 2021. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon
But 100 days before the start of the Olympics, the organisers face a deluge of challenges and growing uncertainty as the pandemic rages around the world, affecting decisions on everything from athlete safety to spectator numbers to ticket sales.
The biggest headache is the resurgent coronavirus, with countries like India and Brazil battling new variants and a fresh rise in cases. In Japan, vaccinations have been the slowest among developed economies, as Tokyo has lurched in and out of soft lockdowns. Infections are on the rise, and experts worry here the city is on the cusp of an ex
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Tokyo scrambles to stage pandemic Olympics
TOKYO When Japan won the bid to host the Olympic Games eight years ago, it billed Tokyo as a reliable and secure location, contrasting it with rivals struggling with finances and political instability.
The Olympic flame is on its way around Japan and athletes around the world are ramping up their training programmes, but with 100 days before the delayed Tokyo 2020 games finally open, its organisers face monumental challenges.
The biggest headache is the resurgent coronavirus, with countries such as India and Brazil battling new variants and a fresh rise in cases and continuing anti-virus border restrictions have disrupted many qualifying events.
In Japan, its vaccination programme has been the slowest among developed economies, with Tokyo lurching in and out of soft lockdowns and battling a renewed spike in cases.
On Wednesday, the head of Tokyo’s Medical Association warned the rising infections could make holding the Games “really difficult”.
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