The President of the International Association of Boxing (IBA), the Russian Umar Kremlev, toured the facilities of the Holveín Quesada National School, in Havana, on Tuesday, as part of a short visit to Cuba, according to official media on the island.
According to report from the sports portal Hitthe federation described the day as “a historic day” and appreciated the opportunity to meet a center that is a “forge of Olympic and universal champions.”
President of the IBA lives “historic day” in Cuba
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The visitor had the opportunity to learn about the preparation and daily work of those who he considered “the best boxers in the world” and recalled that Cuba has more than 50 years in the elite of universal boxing.
In addition, Kremlev stated that many children and youngsters eager to shine in this discipline have cuban boxers as paradigms. “The technique and style that distinguishes the Cuban school inspire everywhere,” he said, quoted by the specialized media.
In dialogue with athletes, coaches and other members of the island’s national team, the head of the IBA announced the upcoming arrival of gloves, headbands and other implements managed by the organization and spoke of the possibility of financing conditioning actions for make the Cuban school an international preparation center.
Kremlev regretted the economic and financial sanctions imposed by the United States, which among other effects hinder the access of Cubans to the prizes won, as has happened with the medalists in the World Championship of Belgrade last year, highlights Hit.
Together with the head of the local federation, Alberto Puig de la Barca, the Russian director also highlighted the priority assigned to the fight for boxing’s permanence in the Olympic program and assured that the IBA has satisfied the demands of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in terms of governance, financial situation, renewal of its executive and transparency of verdicts, adds the report.
“I think that those who want to exclude boxing from the Olympic Games They are not going to achieve it, because it is a sport with many followers and we are going to do everything possible so that this does not happen, “he pointed out.
