A new vice-president with close links to President Umar Kremlev has
been appointed by the International Boxing Association in a move that
will raise fears about lack of transparency and that the organisation
is becoming dominated by Russia.
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The International Boxing Association is set to establish an academy in
the United Arab Emirates to help grow the sport while the
organisation's President Umar Kremlev claimed there were no immediate
plans to move the headquarters there.
Poland’s Sports Minister Piotr Gliński has called on his
counterparts to submit a joint proposal to the International Olympic
Committee to remove the International Boxing Association's membership
if they decide to let Russian and Belarusian boxers compete under
their respective flags.
International Boxing Association President Umar Kremlev has claimed
that "the time has now come" for Russian and Belarusian athletes to
compete under their own flag at all sports events, and insisted that
Ukrainian athletes should also have that right amid a row at the
European Junior Championships.