Month: June 2015

by Colum Lavery

Pub Quiz: In aid of Team Ireland Fastpitch Softball

Come help us softballers fundraise for Ireland’s first-time ever appearance at the European Championships in July (Rosmalen, Holland) with a brain-testing pub quiz at the Hudson Bar!

Have a pint and some wings (seriously, they are so good), compete with your friends and learn a little bit about fastpitch softball 🙂

There will be a raffle and coin toss on the night (prizes to be announced] and all support is greatly appreciated! See you there for the craic!

Link to European Championship Site:
http://www.echw2015.nl/

Link to Hudson Bar:
http://hudsonbelfast.com/

Let us know you’re attending by clicking this link and finding the Facebook Event!

by Colum Lavery

Baseball and softball lead eight sports shortlisted for Tokyo 2020 inclusion

Baseball and softball, karate, squash, bowling, roller sports, climbing, surfing and wushu are the eight sports nominated for the next stage of the application process to be added to the Olympic programme for Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, it has been announced this morning.

The decision, compiled from a list of 26 applicants, was made today following a meeting of the Tokyo’s 2020 Additional Events Programme Panel in the Japanese capital chaired by the head of imaging giants Canon Fujio Mitarai.

The list holds few surprises, with baseball and softball long seen as the favourites to be restored to the Olympic programme follow their exclusion after Beijing 2008.

To read the full story on Inside the Games click here