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The 1st International Baseball Tournament “Grunwald Baseball Cup 2010”, held in order to commemorate the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Grunwald, is organized by The Students’ Sport Club “Yankees” Działdowo,the local authorities of Działdowo and Małdyty as well as sponsors. The list of sponsors will be available on posters and other materials promoting the tournament and on the club’s website:www.yankees.ntit.pl
Aims:
– to honor the victory of the Polish and Lithuanian knighthood in the memorable battle of Grunwald in 1410 by means of sportly competition,
– to present the historical as well as geographical beauty of our region to all the participants and guests from Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine (partnership region) and the USA,
– to show the importance of respect for fair –play rules and The Knighthood Code in sport,
– to promote the idea of Warmia –Mazuria Region as a Wonder of Nature among the emigrants from Poland,
Since 1st May 2010 The Tournament will be officialy promoted on the national baseball websites in Poland and abroad, among others in the USA, Belarus and Russia.
The schedule:
13th July 2010
– till 5p.m. –arrivals and accommodation
– 8 p.m. – Greeting, a campfire
14th July 2010
– Matches: 9 a.m., 12 o’clock, 3 p.m., 6 p.m.
15th July 2010
– Matches: 4 p.m., 6:30p.m
– 9a.m. till 3p.m.- a cruise by riverboat on The Elbląg Canal
16th July 2010
-The final matches: 9a.m., 12 o’clock, 3p.m. , 6p.m.
17th July 2010;
– A visit to The Fields of Grunwald; the end of The Tournament
Teams : Yankees Działdowo/ Altis Małdyty / POLSKA/, West Fire Rivne / UKRAINA/, Team Sharks Balashikha / ROSJA/, Vilkai Vilnius / LITWA/, Zubrs Brest / BIAŁORUŚ/.