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Addressing a gathering mainly comprising baseball players and officials, Hema Malini commended the role of the federation in promoting the sport in the country. While admitting she wasn’t a sportsperson herself, Malini said having seen the enthusiasm of the girls on the field, she felt it was important to give baseball a boost in the country.
“This game is very popular in United States of America but not in India. My aim is to promote it as per the wishes of the federation,” she said. She further said the promotion of this game would make women confident in facing challenges of life and would also curb menace like female foeticide. She promised to take part in every tournament organised by the federation in the future.
Earlier, Deepak Joshi, president of Baseball Federation of India, along with other officials and players received the actress at the venue. She interacted with the players and also tried her hand at the bat. She also watched an exhibition match held in her honour between two federation teams which comprised players hailing from PU and various city colleges.
Later, talking to newsmen, Anandit Joshi, secretary general of Baseball Federation of India said an announcement of the launch of stadium project both for baseball and rugby was likely to be made shortly to promote both the games in India. “It will pave the way for better sports infrastructure in the country,” he said. He said equipment were being brought in from US and Justin Segal, President of World women baseball league, US was helping the federation in developing the stadium infrastructure in and around Chandigarh. “We are trying to develop sports tourism in Chandigarh,” he remarked.
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