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Dates and venues for Americas Olympic baseball qualifier confirmed Sunday, 18 April 2021
The Americas baseball qualifier for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics is to take place from May 31 to June 5, the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) has confirmed.
The event in Florida was supposed to be played in 2020, before the coronavirus pandemic struck and the Games were delayed by 12 months.
Qualification games will be played at Clover Park in Port St. Lucie and The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach.
Clover Park is the New York Mets spring training stadium, while the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals normally play at The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches during spring training.
Sanctions Amended for Littering Cyclists - Federation Focus 04/14/21
(ATR) The sanctions against cyclists who throw bottles and waste outside dedicated zones during men’s and women’s road races are being amended.
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The Professional Cycling Council (PCC) had initially approved the sanctions in February as part of a series of rider safety measures implemented by the ICU in consultation with teams, riders and organizers.
The PCC, meeting by video conference on April 14, remains firmly in support of the safety plan but has now come out in favor of some adjustments to the rules.
Throwing bottles and waste outside dedicated zones provided by the organizer for this purpose remains forbidden. However, the riders will now be allowed to get rid of their bottles and waste by giving them to team assistants positioned on the roadside, in charge of feeding, and to the following vehicles of teams and the organizers.
WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier to be staged from 31 May to 5 June in The Palm Beaches & St. Lucie County, Florida 04/13/21
The World Baseball Softball Confederation today announced the official cities and venues of the WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier, with the event to be staged from 31 May to 5 June in The Palm Beaches & St. Lucie County, Florida.
The WBSC Baseball Americas Qualifier, hosted by USA Baseball, will see eight participating National Teams battle for one spot in the six-team Tokyo 2020 Olympic baseball tournament at Clover Park in St. Lucie County and The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches in West Palm Beach. The teams and the entire baseball world are all looking forward to this exciting moment to arrive on the road to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020,” said WBSC President Riccardo Fraccari. “Now with the dates and venues locked in place, anticipation builds even higher for this important qualifier, which we hope will provide an excellent preview of the Tokyo 20
Olympic baseball qualifying in West Palm Beach, St. Lucie
By The Associated PressApril 13, 2021 GMT
The United States’ delayed second chance at qualifying for the Olympic baseball tournament has been moved to the spring training home of the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals and the exhibition ballpark of the New York Mets.
The Baseball Americas Qualifier will be played on the east coast of Florida in West Palm Beach and Port St. Lucie from May 31 to June 5, the World Baseball Softball Confederation said Tuesday.
The tournament originally was scheduled for March 22-26, 2020, in Surprise and Tempe, Arizona, but was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.