DOHA (Qatar): The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) African Virtual Forum will be held on February 7, the AIBA said on Tuesday.
AIBA President Umar Kremlev will visit Nairobi, Kenya, while the AIBA Board of Directors and National Federations representatives will join virtually.
Kremlev claimed that he would be happy to welcome each country of the continent.
“The second year in a row we are organizing AIBA Forums on five continents. Unfortunately, last year, because of the pandemic situation we conducted only three – in America, Oceania, and Asia, and the rest two, Europe and Africa were canceled. This year, because of the ongoing situation, we will organize everything virtually, so everybody can participate. We will come to Africa to know what we can improve on the continent, in every single country,” said Kremlev.
He added that the agenda of the forum in Africa is very intense. It includes a presentation of the new AIBA Committees and Competition calendar, AIBA Development plan for National Federations, Communication strategy, Anti-doping seminars by the ITA representative, Legal team report, and Q&A sessions.
“I am sure that only together with National Federations we can build our sustainable and prosperous future. We need to unite and show a joint work to meet the expectations of the IOC. We have a huge potential to overcome all our difficulties,” he added.
African Boxing Confederation (AFBC) President Dr. Mohamed Moustahsane said that African boxing has never experienced an open dialogue with the AIBA leadership.
“I will be very pleased to welcome President Umar Kremlev in African land. He will experience the African climate and our way of living and see the difficulties we are facing. I am sure that together we will find a way to solve it,” said AFBC President.
