The Baseball and Softball Association of the Islamic Republic of Iran ( fa, انجمن بیس بال و سافت بال جمهوری اسلامی ایران) is the governing body for
baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each, taking turns batting and fielding. The game occurs over the course of several plays, with each play generally beginning when a player on the fielding tea ...
and
softball
Softball is a game similar to baseball played with a larger ball on a smaller field. Softball is played competitively at club levels, the college level, and the professional level. The game was first created in 1887 in Chicago by George Hanc ...
in
Iran
Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also called Persia, is a country located in Western Asia. It is bordered by Iraq and Turkey to the west, by Azerbaijan and Armenia to the northwest, by the Caspian Sea and Turkmeni ...
. It was founded in 1993 as a baseball, softball,
cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of eleven players on a field at the centre of which is a pitch with a wicket at each end, each comprising two bails balanced on three stumps. The batting side scores runs by striki ...
and
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
federation, but split from the rugby and cricket federation in 2010. It is now an association inside
Iran Federation of Sport Associations
Iran Federation of Sport Associations ( fa, فدراسیون انجمنهای ورزشی ایران, IFSA) is the governing body
A governing body is a group of people that has the authority to exercise governance over an organization or polit ...
which is the governing body for minor sports in Iran.
Previous presidents
See also
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Iran national baseball team
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Iran Baseball Championship
This article contains a list of organized baseball sports league, leagues.
International competition
*Many international baseball events are coordinated by the International Baseball Federation, baseball division of the World Baseball Softball ...
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Iran Federation of Sport Associations
Iran Federation of Sport Associations ( fa, فدراسیون انجمنهای ورزشی ایران, IFSA) is the governing body
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References
External links
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Official website*
Official website
Baseball federation
Federation
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Ir
Sports organizations established in 1993
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