Tag: Pakistan Federation Baseball

Lahore, July 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):With the full support of the Baseball Federation of Asia, including Pakistan, Mr. Riccardo Fraccari won the elections in the Congress of World Baseball Softball Confederation in Taiwan with an overwhelming majority. Miss Beng Choo Lu was re-elected Secretary General of WBSC.

While talking, Syed Fakhar Ali Shah, President Pakistan Baseball Federation said that with the full support of the Baseball Federation of Asia, including Pakistan, Mr. Riccardo Fraccari and BFA President Mr. Jeffrey Koo won the elections WBSC Congress in Chinese Taipei.

According to Fakhr Ali Shah, a minute’s silence was observed on this occasion in memory of the legends who passed away in the past years, including the late Syed Khawar Shah former President Pakistan Federation Baseball. It may be recalled that Syed Fakhar Ali Shah had won the vice-presidential seat of Baseball Federation of Asia two days ago.

For more information, contact:
Pakistan Federation Baseball
Punjab Stadium, Ferozepur Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel. +92-42-353-41121
Fax + 92-42-357-11828
E-mail: pakistanfederationbaseball@hotmail.com

Lahore, July 04, 2022 (PPI-OT):Pakistan Federation Baseball (PFB) has succeeded for the first time in getting the Vice Presidency of Asia. Syed Fakhar Ali Shah, President PFB was elected as Vice President of Baseball Federation of Asia (BFA). The Elective Meeting of BFA was held in Chinese Taipei on July 3, 2022. He achieved this historic victory over the South Korean candidate. With this happy news, a wave of happiness has spread in Pakistan’s sports, especially baseball family.

Following the footsteps of his late father Syed Khawar Shah former President PFB, Syed Fakhar Ali Shah was also awarded for his outstanding achievements and services in the past as a Member at Large of BFA.

20 countries were participated in the said elections and Mr. Jeffrey Koo (Chinese Taipei) elected as President, Syed Fakhar Ali Shah (Pakistan), Chen Xu (China) and Masatake Yamanka (Japan) elected as Vice Presidents, while Rog Tingzon (Philippines), Andrew Fan (Hong Kong) and Houman Mansoorian (Iran) were elected as Members at Large.

A day before the elections, the birthday of Syed Fakhar Ali Shah, the FAKHAR of Pakistan, was celebrated not only in Pakistan and other countries, but especially by BFA officials at Marriott Hotel Taiwan. Ceremony hosted by the newly elected President (BFA) Mr. Jeffrey Koo, former President Mr. Tom Peng, President of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Mr. Riccardo Ficcari, members of the Baseball Federation of Asia, East Asian countries and West Asian countries. The birthday cake was cut and best wishes were expressed for Syed Fakhar Ali Shah.

Speaking on the occasion, Fakhar Shah said, “I am honoured to have an amazing birthday party by you and thank you all. Talking to Media, he said that this achievement is an honour for Pakistan to be the Vice President of the Baseball Federation of Asia for the first time and I hope that this will open new ways for the promotion and development of Baseball not only in Pakistan but also in West Asian region.

For more information, contact:
Pakistan Federation Baseball
Punjab Stadium, Ferozepur Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel. +92-42-353-41121
Fax + 92-42-357-11828
E-mail: pakistanfederationbaseball@hotmail.com

Lahore, July 01, 2022 (PPI-OT):President of Pakistan Federation Baseball and Member at Large Baseball Federation of Asia Syed Fakhar Ali Shah’s visit to USA in connection with the promotion of baseball will help in the development of baseball in Asia including Pakistan. On his departure from Lahore for the tour, his thought-provoking speech was an indication of his keen interest in the development of baseball in Pakistan.

On his arrival, American baseball coach Randall Arms, who visited Pakistan last month, gave him a warm welcome at Harrisburg International Airport (MDT) and accompanied him to the Community Arts Center where he attended the Baseball Little League International Convocation, the most important purpose of his US tour. During this time, they met with 20-year-old baseball friends and foreign baseball officials and discussed important issues. These dignitaries include the presidents and officials of the Asia Pacific League Group, Africa and France.

At the convocation, American star Todd Frasier, Korn Pepe, took part in the presentation. Later, Syed Fakhr Ali Shah visited the museum where he not only enjoyed seeing the statues and equipment of the ancient baseball players but also got a lot of information. Later he watched a baseball match between Spike and William Sports with coach Randall Arms and his Pakistani mates and got details about Little League Volunteer Stadium.

Syed Fakhar Ali Shah then arrived at Auckland Gardens, New York, where he met with key Baseball League management officials and left for Washington after discussing important issues. During this time, he discussed various issues with US politicians and Army officers and other officers Michael George Gillian Waltz, Ronald Jane, Ben Klein, Frank Lucas and further restored the soft image of Pakistan. At the Phillips Training Center, he met with Director Player Development Harrisburg Washington, Djon Watson, Director Operations and Pitching Coordinator Elie Nebholes, Director Pitchingink Stoner and on-the-floor trainer for pitch speed best, Net Rose, where he shared his own performances and coaching. He returned to Pakistan for a short visit and left for Taipei to take part in the Asian elections will be held on 3 July 2022.

He Attended the Baseball Little League International Convocation, welcomed by US Baseball coach Randall Arms, met with officials in Washington and New York. Talking with media, Syed Fakhar Ali Shah said that despite not having a single baseball stadium in Pakistan, our performance is significant in Asia and the world, while on the other hand it is also causing significant loss of foreign exchange as they cannot allot to host the mega international events to Pakistan. Besides, despite Pakistan’s strong position, Pakistan is not gaining any strong position in Asia Election.

For more information, contact:
Pakistan Federation Baseball
Punjab Stadium, Ferozepur Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel. +92-42-353-41121
Fax + 92-42-357-11828
E-mail: pakistanfederationbaseball@hotmail.com

Lahore, May 13, 2022 (PPI-OT):The Pakistan baseball team will participate in the scheduled World Baseball Classic Qualifier 2022 in Panama City Panama in September this year. The training camp of Pakistan team is underway in Ajwa City Gujranwala for the preparation of the event.

According to Syed Fakhar Ali Shah, President of Pakistan Federation Baseball, Pakistan Baseball Team is participating in World Baseball Classic Qualifier in September this year. The event will be played in Panama from September 28. To prepare for the event, Pakistan Federation Baseball has started training camp of Pakistan team at AJWA City Gujranwala. At the camp, US-based coach Randall Arms is training players in the field of pitching.

The federation has hired US coach for one month. Randall Arms specializes in pitching and that is why the camp is focusing on this area. Fakhar Ali Shah said that the presence of American coach would be of great benefit to the national players. The Asian Games have been postponed, so our goal now is to prepare for the World Baseball Classic.

For more information, contact:
Pakistan Federation Baseball
Punjab Stadium, Ferozepur Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel. +92-42-353-41121
Fax + 92-42-357-11828
E-mail: pakistanfederationbaseball@hotmail.com

Kotri, May 05, 2022 (PPI-OT):The decision of Pakistan Federation (PFB) Baseball to set up a training camp for the South Asian Games and Asian Games is a good step. In the first phase, the training camp for pitchers and Catchers will be started next week in Ajwa City Gujranwala which will be supervised by Ajwa City CEO Muhammad Tanveer while Head Coach Musaddiq Hanif, Coach Tariq Nadeem and Americans coach arriving in Pakistan on April 7, Mr. Randall Arms will provide coaching along with the training staff of PFB. This timely decision of the PFB President Syed Fakhar Ali Shah to set up camp is being appreciated in Baseball and sports circles.

In this regard Syed Fakhar Ali Shah said that in these championships our competitions are to be with the top teams of the world and we know that it will be a difficult situation. We want to bring the Pakistan team as a better team so that the name of the beloved homeland is bright and our players do not consider themselves inferior to anyone and the atmosphere of competition remains alive.

The federation had earlier in February requested the Pakistan Sports Board (PSB) to set up camp in Islamabad and was reminded last month when no response was received. In this regard, DG Pakistan Sports Board Col (retd) Asif Zaman assured to do start the camp soon. Because our competition is with the world’s top three ranking teams, namely Japan, Taiwan and Korea, where there are thousands of baseball stadiums as well as they have government, cooperative sector and public support. Japan is the World No. 1 as well as the Olympic champion while Korea started its preparations by launching the first baseball league after Covid19.

We know that we are a developing country but we have immense potential and talent that is why PFB wants Pakistan team to be able to compete with these teams. Therefore, keeping in mind “Don’t be late more”, Syed Fakhar Ali Shah has signed an agreement with the American coach and has decided to set up camp in Gujranwala on his own. He said that the camp would be shifted to Islamabad when the PSB would give the signal to start it officially as PFB demanded.

It may be recalled that Pakistan is at No. 5 in the Asian rankings and 31st in the world rankings while most of the Gold Medallists or Silver Medallists remain in the West Asian Championships, there should be 1-1 baseball stadiums in the provincial capitals and at least 1-1 baseball grounds in their major divisions in Pakistan which should be regularly sponsored at the government level under the supervision of Pakistan Federation Baseball so that we improve our ranking more and further improvements in the skills.

Apart from the government, various sponsors and civil society and sports personalities should also pay attention to the game of baseball keeping in view the past performance and rank of Pakistan so that the mission of the late Syed Khawar Shah, the founder of this game in Pakistan, may be further achieved and to Keep moving forward.

For more information, contact:
Pakistan Federation Baseball
Punjab Stadium, Ferozepur Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel. +92-42-353-41121
Fax + 92-42-357-11828
E-mail: pakistanfederationbaseball@hotmail.com

Lahore, April 20, 2022 (PPI-OT):Good news for Pakistan, the Bangladesh Baseball Federation has confirmed to send the Bangladesh Baseball Team to the South Asian Games to be held in Pakistan. In a letter addressed to the Pakistan Olympic Association and Pakistan Federation Baseball Secretary General of the Bangladesh Baseball Federation Mr. Amin ul Islam Liton confirmed the participation of the Bangladesh Baseball Team and congratulated POA and PFB on hosting the mega multi-sport event.

On this occasion, the President of Pakistan Federation Baseball Syed Fakhar Ali Shah said that the teams of India, Sri Lanka and Nepal have already confirmed. He said that Pakistan baseball teams (men and women) are number one in South Asia and Inshallah we will win both gold medals for Pakistan in baseball.

He further said that the representatives of Pakistan Federation Baseball in Islamabad have met the Director General of Pakistan Sports Board Col (R) Asif Zaman in connection with the camp of Pakistan team in which Col (R) Asif Zaman said that the training camp of Pakistan baseball team for Asian Games and South Asian Games will be held at Pakistan Sports Complex, Islamabad very soon.

For more information, contact:
Pakistan Federation Baseball
Punjab Stadium, Ferozepur Road,
Lahore, Pakistan
Tel. +92-42-353-41121
Fax + 92-42-357-11828
E-mail: pakistanfederationbaseball@hotmail.com