LAHORE: The Indian baseball team will be seen in action in Pakistan when they come to participate in the South Asian Games 2023, scheduled to take place in Pakistan.
Baseball Softball Federation of India (BSFI) has penned down a letter to Pakistan Olympic Association (POA), confirming their participation in baseball event of South Asian Games 2023.
In the letter, BSFI Secretary-General Manoj Kohli congratulated Pakistan for getting Asian event’s hosting and wished them good luck. “Please accept our heartiest congratulations and best wishes on your hosting of the XIV South Asian Games, a major multi-sport event In Pakistan in March 2023,” the letter read.
“We understand that Baseball has also been included in these games. We, at the Baseball Softball Federation of India, are pleased to confirm the participation of our team in the event. Kindly arrange to send a formal invitation to us enabling us to make preparations,” the letter added.
The 14th edition of the Games, to be held during March, will feature athletes from Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and the Maldives. Pakistan last hosted the regional sports gala in Islamabad back in 2004.
It is pertinent to mention here that after the board issued tenders, Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) started rehabilitation and up-gradation of its facilities with regard to hosting the South Asian Games.
Overall, 27 sports disciplines will be competed at the 2023 South Asian Games out of which 14 will be staged in Lahore. The venues of two disciplines will be decided later.
