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Media accreditation open for WBSC U-18 Men's Softball World Cup 2020 in New Zealand
Registration for the youth softball world championship closes on Wednesday, 12 February.
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Media accreditation for the WBSC U-18 Men's Softball World Cup® 2020 is now open and will remain open until 23:59 CET on Wednesday, 12 February.
All members of the media, both local/national and international, who intend to cover the U-18 Men's Softball World Cup, scheduled for 22 February to 1 March in Palmerston North, New Zealand, must apply through the official WBSC Media Accreditation online platform at my.wbsc.org. Media credentials will be distributed at the pre-event press conference on 21 February and thereafter at the Accreditation Centre at Colquohoun Park.
KEY INFORMATION
- Competition Venue: Colquohoun Park - Fairs Road, Palmerston North, New Zealand (Map)
- Pre-event Press Conference with National Team managers and Team Captains:
- When: Friday, 21 February 2019 at 11:00 New Zealand Daylight Time (NZDT), UTC +13.
- Where: Distinction Hotel - 175 Cuba Street, Palmerston North (Map)
- Official Website: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Traditional Chinese
- Official Slogan: For the Title of World Champion
- Official Social Media: @WBSC on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Weibo
- Official Hashtag: #U18SoftballMWC
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GUIDELINES FOR NON-RIGHTS HOLDING ("NRH") MEDIA
- Coverage by Non-Rights Holding TV/RADIO and Crew
- Only rights holders of applicable games may transmit game footage (audio and/or video) of WBSC Softball World Cups
- NRH media credentials provide access to official training sessions, games, mixed zone, press conferences and Opening/Closing Ceremonies.
- Credentials will be granted by specific category (i.e., Press, Photographer, Radio, and TV), and access will be granted accordingly.
- Photographers and NRH TV crew will be required to wear bibs.
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About the World Baseball Softball ConfederationÂ
Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland -- the Olympic Capital -- the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) is the world governing body for baseball and softball. WBSC has 206 National Federation and Associate Members in 135 countries and territories across Asia, Africa, Americas, Europe and Oceania, which represent a united baseball/softball sports movement that encompasses over 65 million athletes and attracts approximately 150 million fans to stadiums worldwide annually.Â
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The WBSC governs all international competitions involving official National Teams. The WBSC oversees the Softball World Cups, Softball World Championships (Men, Women, U-19 Men, and U-19 Women), Premier12, World Baseball Classic, and Baseball World Cups (U-12, U-15, U-18, U-23 and Women's), as well as baseball and softball events at the Olympic Games.
For more information, visit www.wbsc.org, which is available six languages: English, French, Japanese, Korean, Spanish and Traditional Chinese.
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