Boxing Federation of India (BFI) chief Ajay Singh has been elected because the vice-president of the International Boxing Association (IBA).
Singh’s appointment was confirmed in the course of the IBA Board of Directors assembly after the conclusion of the Women’s World Championship right here on Sunday.
Singh, who’s in his second time period as BFI president, has turn into the third vice-president of the IBA and can maintain the put up until 2026 together with Ukraine’s Volodymyr Prodivus and Serbia’s Abdulmutalim Abkarov.
India hosted the Women’s World Championship for the third time and topped the medal tally by profitable 4 gold.
Last month, he moved as much as the third spot within the IBA rankings.
The BFI has additionally proven curiosity in internet hosting the boys’s World Championships and is in talks with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the Paris Olympic qualifiers.
“We will try to host all the big championships as it helps in building boxing culture in the country,” Singh had instructed reporters on the ultimate day of the ladies’s world championships.
From the boys’s World Championships to be held in Tashkent to planning for future worldwide occasions, a number of different matters had been additionally mentioned in the course of the assembly.
The Croatian metropolis of Porec will host the IBA Youth World Boxing Championships subsequent yr, whereas this yr’s IBA Junior World Championships in Mexico will see the return of competitors for the 15-16-year-old age group.
Croatia has hosted some main continental-level boxing competitions, however the Youth World Championships would be the first within the nation.
The IBA mentioned in a press release on Tuesday that each the occasions would supply a possibility to younger boxers to showcase their expertise and “inspire the younger generation to take up the sport”.
“Our meeting was a great opportunity for the IBA Board of Directors to come together and discuss important issues related to the future of boxing,” mentioned IBA President Omar Kremlev.
“We will proceed to do our greatest for our athletes and the revival of the Junior World Boxing Championships is a superb testimony to that. I sit up for seeing an enormous step ahead for grassroots sports activities.”
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
