07/07/2021 1 Minute Read

One year to go to softball at The World Games Birmingham 2022

World No. 1 USA (host), No. 2 Japan, No. 3 Canada, No. 5 Mexico, No. 6 Chinese Taipei, No. 7 China, No. 8 Australia, and No. 9 Italy will participate in the eight-team women’s softball competition.

04/07/2021 1 Minute Read

Italy wins European Softball Championship, qualifies for World Games 2022 Birmingham

The host team defeated Netherlands, 9-5, in the final of the European Women’s Softball Championship. With the victory, Italy qualified for The World Games Birmingham 2022.

28/06/2021 1 Minute Read

Women’s European Championship opens with a berth at The World Games on the line, Italy prepares for Tokyo 2020

The winner of the continental event will get the final place in The World Games Birmingham 2022. Defending champions and host Italy is looking for the perfect send off before heading to the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.

29/04/2021 1 Minute Read

Softball venue announced for The World Games Birmingham 2022

The Hoover Metropolitan Complex will be the official softball venue of The World Games 2022, which will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, from 7-17 July 2022.

01/09/2020 1 Minute Read

Japanese softball star Eri Yamada named World Games Athlete of August 2020

Yamada is one of the most renowned softball players in the world, winner of two Olympic medals and a pair of WBSC World Championships.

21/05/2020 1 Minute Read

World Games body IWGA celebrates 40th anniversary

Baseball and softball were among the founders of the World Games governing body in 1980.

22/04/2020 1 Minute Read

Softball at World Games in Birmingham, Alabama to be played in July 2022

Women’s softball is one of more than 30 sports that will be featured in the 11-day multi-sport event.

02/04/2020 2 Minute Read

New dates for The World Games in Birmingham: 7-17 July 2022

Women’s softball will be featured as a medal discipline in the multi-sport event for the third time in 11 editions of the World Games.

08/01/2020 2 Minute Read

Stacey Porter: Australian softball super star nominated for World Games Athlete of the Year

Australia's most capped softball player has represented her country in softball at two Olympic Games - finishing second in 2004 and third in 2008. This year she captained Australia to Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games qualification by winning the WBSC Softball Asia/Oceania Qualifier.