|
The International Olympic Committee (IOC)
recommended the suspension of AIBA last week after publishing a
30-page report following an inquiry into the finances and
governance of the organization which has been in turmoil for
years.
It added that a task force would be set up to organize the
boxing competitions, including qualification events ahead of the
Olympic Games in Japan next year.
Kremlev, an AIBA executive committee member and secretary
general of the Russian Boxing Federation, called for "serious
reforms" and suggested that clearing their reported $16 million
debt was the first step, an offer he first made in March.
"Although the current leadership of AIBA for unknown reasons
refused my proposal to close debts... it still remains in force.
I'm ready to help in the shortest possible time to pay off
debts," Kremlev said in a statement.
"For this, a special fund will be created in which people,
individuals and legal entities who are not indifferent to
boxing, will attract funds, including me.
"Our goal is to protect the interests of boxers and coaches, to
preserve the main organization that has been managing our sport
for more than 70 years. For this you need to do real things,
putting boxing above any personal interests."
Kremlev said all steps to close the debt would be made public
and promised a clear and transparent process.
"My goal isn't to become the head of AIBA, but to help reanimate
the organization," he added.
"We must move from words to deeds, to convene an extraordinary
congress, where to invite observers from the IOC and from the
sports community, and where to hold elections and change the
system, to re-elect the entire AIBA leadership."
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Bengaluru; Editing by
Christian Radnedge)
[© 2019 Thomson Reuters. All rights
reserved.] Copyright 2019 Reuters. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Thompson Reuters is solely responsible for this content.
 |
|
