Head of the Russian Boxing Federation, Umar Kremlev clinches the long awaited election for AIBA President, securing over 50% of the vote.
Will Kremlev's appointment be enough for the IOC to lift AIBA's suspension? Something tells me 'no'.
Umar Kremlev is new AIBA President
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Umar Kremlev is the new president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), winning the election on Saturday with 57.33 per cent of the vote. Kremlev takes over an organization saddled with millions of dollars in debt accumulated under previous administrations. AIBA's corruption ran so deep that the International Olympic Committee suspended AIBA from running the 2020 (now 2021) Olympic boxing tournament (in 2021, Olympic boxing will be run by the Olympic Boxing Task Force). The election was held virtually at AIBA’s ongoing congress due to the coronavirys pandemic. It was attended by 155 national federations from five continents.
Kremlev called for unity and reforms in AIBA, the sanctioning body that represents amateur boxing worldwide. “Let me make it clear: the path to rebuilding AIBA is not easy. It will not happen overnight. We have to unite together and work with one mission, and one mission alone: rebuilding the credibility and trust that AIBA once had in the minds of sports people worldwide and that includes, of course, restoring AIBA’s Olympic status,” Kremlev said after winning the election.
Kremlev continued, “Getting rid of AIBA’s debt will be the first priority. As I promised when I announced my run for the presidency, I will clear this debt in the first six months. My administration will aim to raise $50 million within two years, all of which will be used to rebuild AIBA.” He announced plans to provide annual funding of $2 million to AIBA’s national federations and to set up boxing academies on each continent to train athletes, coaches, referees, and judges.
Kremlev has made it his mission to develop boxing around the globe. As head of the Russian Boxing Federation since 2017, he participated actively in the organization of various international boxing tournaments, including the 2019 AIBA Men’s and Women’s World Championships.
Kremlev also launched the first Global Boxing Forum, which was first convened in early February 2018 in Sochi, Russia. It soon became a platform for an open dialogue between representatives of the world boxing community from more than 130 countries as well as heads of leading boxing organizations, athletes, Olympic champions, world champions, and promoters.
Kremlev is confident he can chart a clear path for AIBA to be reinstated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in time for the Paris Olympics in 2024. “Boxing is the sport of fighters. Our fight today is against financial debt, against incompetence, against corruption, against doping, against poor training, and against poor safety. Strengthening AIBA’s governance structures, and ensuring our checks and balances work, will be the focus of my tenure as president,” announced Kremlev.
Umar Kremlev is the new president of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), winning the election on Saturday with 57.33 per cent of the vote. Kremlev takes over an organization saddled with millions of dollars in debt accumulated under previous administrations. AIBA's corruption ran so deep that the International Olympic Committee suspended AIBA from running the 2020 (now 2021) Olympic boxing tournament (in 2021, Olympic boxing will be run by the Olympic Boxing Task Force). The election was held virtually at AIBA’s ongoing congress due to the coronavirys pandemic. It was attended by 155 national federations from five continents.
Kremlev called for unity and reforms in AIBA, the sanctioning body that represents amateur boxing worldwide. “Let me make it clear: the path to rebuilding AIBA is not easy. It will not happen overnight. We have to unite together and work with one mission, and one mission alone: rebuilding the credibility and trust that AIBA once had in the minds of sports people worldwide and that includes, of course, restoring AIBA’s Olympic status,” Kremlev said after winning the election.
Kremlev continued, “Getting rid of AIBA’s debt will be the first priority. As I promised when I announced my run for the presidency, I will clear this debt in the first six months. My administration will aim to raise $50 million within two years, all of which will be used to rebuild AIBA.” He announced plans to provide annual funding of $2 million to AIBA’s national federations and to set up boxing academies on each continent to train athletes, coaches, referees, and judges.
Kremlev has made it his mission to develop boxing around the globe. As head of the Russian Boxing Federation since 2017, he participated actively in the organization of various international boxing tournaments, including the 2019 AIBA Men’s and Women’s World Championships.
Kremlev also launched the first Global Boxing Forum, which was first convened in early February 2018 in Sochi, Russia. It soon became a platform for an open dialogue between representatives of the world boxing community from more than 130 countries as well as heads of leading boxing organizations, athletes, Olympic champions, world champions, and promoters.
Kremlev is confident he can chart a clear path for AIBA to be reinstated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in time for the Paris Olympics in 2024. “Boxing is the sport of fighters. Our fight today is against financial debt, against incompetence, against corruption, against doping, against poor training, and against poor safety. Strengthening AIBA’s governance structures, and ensuring our checks and balances work, will be the focus of my tenure as president,” announced Kremlev.
Re: Umar Kremlev is new AIBA President
I'm not familiar with Kremlev but he is Russian. When I was involved at the higher levels of international amateur boxing, the Russians were one of the countries that lets say corruption was a probability. The Russian mob was known to be involved as well. They're not the only country like that but.... I don't have high hopes AIBA will succeed.