The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has the great pleasure to announce the 34 Olympic Boxing Referees and Judges who have been selected to officiate during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
The selection - in which the Olympic host China is the only country represented more than once with three referees and judges - comes from a new evaluation process which started at the AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 and continued through the various Continental Olympic Boxing Qualification Tournaments up until the end of March.
"This new evaluation process has proven to be very intensive", AIBA President Dr Ching-Kuo Wu said. "But it has ensured that we will not only see the best of the world's boxers in Beijing but also the top international referees and judges who will officiate during the Games."
"It has been a challenging, yet rewarding process to have to narrow down a field of over 50 international referees and judges down to 34 who will go to Beijing," AIBA Refereeing and Judging Commission Chairman Mr Terry Smith said. "The standard around the world has been exceptionally high and now we can look forward to working with these officials during the forthcoming workshops. However, we must reiterate that the list is by no means final and will still retain our options to replace, substitute or remove any officials for reasons of poor performances, physical fitness or indeed for any reason that AIBA considers detrimental to the standard that must be expected of an Olympian Official."
Two AIBA Olympic referees & judges workshops will be held next month, the first - a classroom workshop - from May 20-23 in Beijing followed by a practical training workshop during the 1st AIBA President's Cup to be held from May 24-June 1 in Taipei.
AIBA Olympic R&J's for the Beijing Olympic Games
(As of April 15, 2008)
1. Fernando Servide Argentina
2. Wayne Rose Australia
3. Siahrei Parshin Belarus
4. Michael Moroko Botswana
5. Pierre Chiasson Canada
6. Qingsheng Li China
7. Jiabo Wang China
8. Jue Wang China
9. Armando Carbonell Colombia
10. Juan Ponce Cuba
11. Jose Castro Ecuador
12. William John Phillips England
13. Jean-Robert Laine France
14. Zurab Tibua Georgia
15. Georgios Kaouris Greece
16. Peter Dorko Hungary
17. Enrico Apa Italy
18. Kassymkanov Berikbol Kazakhstan
19. Jae Bong Kim Korea
20. Anatolijs Zaicevs Latvia
21. Anatoli Kaigorodov Moldavia
22. Sandag Bayasgalan Mongolia
23. Rogelio Fortaleza Philippines
24. Marek Podsiadlo Poland
25. Eugene Sudakov Russia
26. Edmond Folette Seychelles
27. Francisco Alloza Rosa Spain
28. Mohamed Zahra Syria
29. Artit Somchai Thailand
30. Hassen Boughalmi Tunisia
31. Karakulov Mykola Ukraine
32. James McNally USA
33. Roberto Gutierez Venezuela
34. Eduard Dyer Wales