President of the Guyana Baseball League Mr. Robin Singh attended a IBAF Executive meeting in Cartagena, Colombia on Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd of February, as a guest of the President of COPABE Mr. Israel Roldan and was able to get the attention of international stakeholders to aid development in the sport here.
President of COPABE Mr. Israel Roldan (right) and Mr. Robin Singh.
Many issues pertaining to development of baseball and softball were discussed, including details of the IBAF/WSBC presentation to the IOC for the reinstatement of Baseball and Softball into the 2020 Olympic Games.
Mr. Singh also met with executive members of the IBAF on issues affecting the development of the game in the South American country.
Following lengthy discussions, it was decided that President Singh would visit the headquarters of Baseball USA in North Carolina later this month to work on a customized plan for the development of baseball and softball in Guyana.
A number of coaching education seminars will be held in Guyana, details will be released upon the completion of the planning phase.