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.
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