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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ The newly-elected President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA), Umar Kremlev, quickly put his mark on the organisation this weekend, as the boxing body adopted its new constitution with an overwhelming majority.
Kremlev, who has long called for wide-ranging reforms, was elected President at the AIBA Congress on Saturday with 57.33 percent of the vote. He praised the adoption of the constitution a day later, which will improve democratic governance, transparency, efficiency and ethical oversight at AIBA, in line with the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). I am honoured by the trust that the National Federations have placed in me to make AIBA great again and delighted that we could adopt the new constitution on day one of my presidency, Kremlev said. I am also proud that the vote for the constitution unrolled in such a democratic manner, introducing a cultural change at AIBA, which