WBSC Athlete Representative Election: Baseball members confirmed, Softball candidates announced
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<p>The WBSC has announced the four athlete representatives for men's and women's baseball have been confirmed, while the official candidates for the Athlete Representative Election for women's and men's softball have been listed following the passing of the <a href="https://www.wbsc.org/en/news/wbsc-opens-nomination-procedure-for-athletes-representatives-election"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">deadline for nominations</span></strong></a> and subsequent screening process.</p>
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<p>Eight athletes will be elected in total - two men's baseball, two women's baseball, two men's softball, and two women's softball representatives. Since only two nominations were received for men's and women's baseball respectively, the nominated athletes are confirmed for the positions. </p>
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<p>The confirmed athlete representatives are: </p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Men's Baseball</span></strong><br>Timothy Ian Atherton (Australia) <br>Randolph Oduber (Netherlands)</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Women's Baseball</span></strong> <br>Wing Ki Mui (Hong Kong)<br>Ayako Rokkaku (Japan)</p>
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<p>The election candidates are:</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Men's Softball</span></strong> <br>Cole Evans New Zealand)<br>Bruno Motroni (Argentina)<br>Vaclav Svoboda (Czechia)</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Women's Softball</span></strong><br>Monica Abbott (USA)<br>Angela Alvarado (Guatemala)<br>Lara Andrews (New Zealand)<br>Erika Polidori (Canada)<br>Maria Soto (Venezuela)</p>
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<p><strong><a rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="SEE THE PROFILES (opens in a new tab)" href="https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/11APWeM-GDhjwrlH8ox6xwu_l6fDIniWV" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">SEE THE PROFILES</span></a></strong> </p>
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<p> Following the elections, the Athletes' Commission will determine which four athletes will serve on WBSC Executive Board and which four will serve on the Division Board. </p>
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<p>The official campaigning period will run through Monday, 31 October with electronic voting set to take place from 1-9 November. For more info contact: <strong><a href="mailto:elections@wbsc.org">elections@wbsc.org</a></strong> </p>
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<p>The WBSC <strong><a href="https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/documents/2f76c1c1-8096-6bfd-6666-815f680696eb.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="Elections By-Laws (opens in a new tab)"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Elections By-Laws</span></a></strong> state that the voting right belongs to all athletes under WBSC Member Federations in good standing.</p>
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<p>Athlete Representatives, Athlete's Commission or National Team of each WBSC Member Federation shall collect polls from their respective athletes. Then, on behalf of their athletes, the National Federation will submit the final vote in writing. The president and the secretary-general will sign <strong><a href="https://static.wbsc.org/assets/cms/documents/af673fca-e41a-d5bd-2a6e-b0aa420524ff.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener" aria-label="the declaration (opens in a new tab)"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">the declaration</span></a></strong>.</p>
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<p>The WBSC will hold an Extraordinary Congress in written form on Thursday, 24 November to approve the elected athlete representatives and the athlete representatives' ratification in the WBSC Executive Board and the Baseball and Softball Division Boards.</p>
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