In regards to the on-going procedure between Serik Konakbayev and AIBA, today the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) rendered its decision to uphold the appeal of Mr. Konakbayev.
Given the cooperation and goodwill shown by AIBA in this case as well as the further considerations by CAS, AIBA is pleased to welcome an additional candidate to participate in the election for the role of AIBA President.
As outlined by CAS in their statement, the CAS Panel in charge of this matter conducted an expedited procedure. During their review, the panel found that "the AIBA Election Committee treated all candidates equally and acted in good faith".
AIBA Interim President, Gafur Rahimov, said, "We thank CAS for their hard work in rendering this decision ahead of this week’s AIBA Congress. As I have always said, the rules that our election committee had to abide by in this process were very complicated and rigid, and now CAS has confirmed that. I am pleased to welcome another candidate and, as I have said before on numerous occasions, for AIBA it is good when we have competition especially at the highest levels, and now we can let the AIBA membership decide who they believe is the best leader to guide our sport out of financial difficulty and towards a sustainable future."
For more information, please contact:
Tom Virgets, AIBA Executive Director: tom.virgets@aiba.org
AIBA Communications department: communication@aiba.org
About AIBA
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) is the worldwide governing body for the sport of boxing in all its form with a total of 203 Member Federations. AIBA works on behalf of all levels of boxing, women and men, to reinvigorate the sport’s grass roots, develop youth and elite boxing and create new opportunities for semi-pro and pro-boxers. AIBA’s vision for boxing also embraces and adheres to the spirit and values of the Olympic Movement. With these values, AIBA ensures the highest levels of transparent standards including for all global competitions, rankings, judging and boxers’ remuneration. AIBA is headquartered in the "Olympic Capital" Lausanne, Switzerland.
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