Athletes Commission
The mission of AIBA’s Athletes Commission is to:
- Represent the views and opinions of the athletes and ensure their voice is heard within AIBA
- Inform athletes about AIBA activities (i.e. educational tools, rules and regulations, qualification guidelines…)
- Work with and support AIBA in its mission to develop and promote the sport; and
- Support a boxing athlete to be a member of the IOC Athletes’ Commission.
The objectives of the Commission are to:
- Consider issues and projects related to athletes and to provide advice to AIBA;
- Engage actively with initiatives and projects that protect and support clean athletes on and off the field of play;
- Represent the rights and interests of athletes and make related recommendations (for example, the appointment of arbitrators by the International Council of Arbitration for Sport (ICAS);
- Consult with athletes in the evaluation of the rules and regulations of boxing and subsequently provide feedback to AIBA; and
- Maintain contact with the IOC Athletes’ Commission
- Be the spokesperson of AIBA to athletes.
Athletes’ Commission Election 2019
Athletes Commission representatives
# | First Name | Last Name | Confederation | Gender | Position |
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1 | Oleksandr | Khyzhniak | EUBC | Men | Chairman |
2 | Irma | Testa | EUBC | Women | Vice-Chair |
3 | Julio | La Cruz | AMBC | Men | Member |
4 | Laishram Sarita | Devi | ASBC | Women | Member |
5 | Caitlin | Parker | OCBC | Women | Member |
6 | Ramla | Ali | AFBC | Women | Member |