Baseball5 Refugee Team exhibition matches - Media Invitation

Dear media friends,

The World Baseball Softball Confederation formally invites you to the Baseball5 Refugee Team exhibition matches at Club France in La Villette on 10 August 2024.

The WBSC has secured visas for 10 inspirationalrefugee athletes to travel to France from Jordan, and we are delighted to offermedia the opportunity to watch the exhibition match and interview PresidentRiccardo Fraccari and the WBSC Refugee Team afterwards.

Where?

Club France, The Great Hall of La Villette,211 Av. Jean Jaurès, 75019 Paris

When?

Saturday 10 August at 15:00 CEST

What?

15:00 - Baseball5 Refugee Team vs Frenchnational team exhibition match

16:00 – VIP Group Pictures & Greetings/ Media Interviews

16:30 – Celebrations

About the Baseball5 Refugee Team

The Baseball5 Refugee Team will be made upof five girls and five boys aged 13-16 from the Azraq Camp in Jordan. They willbe joined by head coach Amjed Alatoom, assistant coach Reem Hadroos and teammanager Khaled Alkhaled.

Since January 2023, the WBSC has runBaseball5 training sessions within the Azraq Camp, utilising sport as tool forsocial cohesion within the camp and local Jordanian villages.

More than 100 children now take part inregular training sessions and the WBSC has set the goal of bringing a team tothe Youth Olympic Games Dakar 2026.

We hope you see the importance of thisprojectand what it represents not only for the participants but also for theentire Azraq Camp and refugees worldwide.

We would be honoured if you could join us at Club France to cover the event and if you're interested in attending, please send an email to media@wbsc.org, including your name, organisation and role, so you can be added to the guest list.