Taiwan's world boxing chief (AIBA) President Ching-kuo Wu announced his intention to run for International Olympic Committee president on Thursday, saying the Olympic movement should be bigger than just the Games. IOC Executive Board member Wu is the fourth IOC member following Germany's Thomas Bach and Singaporean Ng Ser Miang, both IOC vice presidents, and Puerto Rico's Richard Carrion to decide to run for the post.
The election is set for September 10 at the IOC session in Buenos Aires. Jacques Rogge, who succeeded Juan Antonio Samaranch in 2001, sees his two-term presidency come to a mandatory end in September. "The thought and concept to develop the IOC and Olympic movement beyond the realisation of the Olympism is the core principle of my candidature," he told reporters in Taipei.
"The IOC and the Olympic Games have much more power to positively impact society than any other organisation and project in this world," said Wu. Several more candidates could emerge, with Swiss sports administrator Denis Oswald and former Olympic pole vault champion Sergei Bubka seen as possible contenders.
The deadline for candidacies is June 10. Wu took over the troubled AIBA in 2006, managing to restore its Olympic credibility after a string of changes to rules and judging following controversies at the Athens 2004 Olympics that led to an IOC ban on funds for the federation....
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01:55 PM, May 23, 2013
New Delhi: Star Indian boxer Vijender Singh is open to the idea of competing in professional boxing as he feels with the headguards going out of the equation in the amateur arena, the dividing line between the two formats has blurred considerably. The strapping six-footer, who was content being an amateur till not too long ago, has had a change of heart after the recent rule change by the international...
03:47 PM, May 21, 2013
Limassol: Indian boxers scaled new frontiers as they powered through to claim the top rank and bag the 2013 Invitational FXTM International Limassol Boxing Cup. The Indian pugilists displayed grit and talent throughout the tournament and a stunning performance particularity in the finals Sunday with a total tally of 10 medals - four gold, three silver and three bronze - ensured a first place in the overall standings for the...
06:56 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: "The nightmare is finally over and I am back to a normal life", said a relieved Vijender Singh as he broke his silence on the sensational drug scandal that severely hurt his reputation, insisting that more than a crisis, it was a learning experience that left him stronger and wiser. Speaking to PTI in an interview, his first after the scandal broke out more than two months back,...
05:04 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The suspended Indian Boxing Federation has infuriated the International Boxing Association (AIBA) yet again and it is the pugilists who are paying the price for their refusal to act according to the world body's diktat. The AIBA is livid with the IBF for giving out details of the Indian boxers' international schedule even before getting the world body's clearance. The result is the cancellation of a training-cum-competition tour...
04:50 PM, May 14, 2013
New Delhi: International suspension coupled with the drug scandal that maligned Vijender Singh, has left Indian boxing grappling with its most "difficult phase" ever, feels the country's Cuban coach for over two decades -- Blas Iglesias Fernandes. "Certainly, it is the most difficult period for Indian boxing. We have taken two very hard blows," Fernandes, the first foreign coach to be honoured with a Dronacharya award, told PTI in an...
03:28 PM, May 13, 2013
Seoul: When romantic actress Lee Si-young swapped her glamorous roles in South Korean dramas for boxing gloves in a bid to win an Olympic medal, her victories triggered a storm of protest that has marred her unexpected success in the ring. The 31-year-old, better known for her roles in TV shows such as "Wild Romance" and "Boys Before Flowers", had tears of joy in her eyes when she defeated 19-year-old...
03:40 PM, May 10, 2013
Patiala: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has no issues on Olympic bronze medallist boxer Vijender Singh joining the camp here any time as he has got clearance from the NADA. SAI director general Jiji Thomson told reporters here on Thursday that Vijender can join the camp anytime now. "He has been given clean chit by NADA and therefore we absolutely have no issues with him. He is currently on...
10:35 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Sports Minister Jitendra Singh says that boxer Vijender Singh is free to attend the boxing camps but he will not be attending the current camp. ...
10:55 AM, Apr 18, 2013
Olympics silver-medallist Vijender Singh got big relief from NADA as his blood and urine samples tested negative for any banned substances. ...
11:20 AM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Beijing Olympic bronze medallist Vijender Singh, allegedly involved in a drug scandal, will not be considered for selection for two upcoming international events for missing the trials. The beleaguered Indian boxer, who has been accused by the Punjab Police of consuming heroin, missed the two-day boxing trials in Patiala and will not be selected in the squad for the events in Cyprus and Cuba which serve as build-up...
02:34 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Chandigarh: India's Olympic medallist Vijender Singh has not shown up for the boxing trial camp in Patiala. Participation in the boxing camp is necessary for the boxer's selection. Boxing Federation Vice President Nivaran Mukherjee said, "Vijender hasn't come for the trials. If he doesn't attend the camp tomorrow he will fail to qualify or the next tournament." On Friday, the Punjab Police had said that the boxer has not been...
12:26 PM, Apr 06, 2013
Sports Minister Jitendra Singh told CNN-IBN that WADA rules say that Vijender can be checked for heroin. ...
11:19 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Vijender has been on leave since the first week of March and has not attended the camp for a day. ...
02:48 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The NADA is willing to conduct a regular out-of-competition dope test on Vijender but has expressed its inability to test the Olympic bronze-medallist for heroin. ...
10:02 AM, Apr 03, 2013
Vijender allegedly consumed heroin 12 times from December 2012 to February 2013 while his colleague Ram Singh took it five times. ...
06:44 PM, Apr 01, 2013
In a big blow to India's champion boxer, the Punjab Police has for the first time confirmed that Olympian boxer Vijender Singh did take drugs, saying he took heroin nearly 12 times between December 2012 and February 2013. The police are now trying to prove this forensically. Is this going to turn into a knock-out punch for the celebrity pugilist? CNN-IBN's deputy sports editor Digvijay Singh Deo joined IBNLive readers...
05:26 PM, Apr 01, 2013
The investigation also reveals that the Vijender and Ram did not actively connive with drug smugglers. ...
10:29 PM, Mar 31, 2013
Narender Berwal, Lalitha Prasad, Abhishek Beniwal and Amritpreet Singh had to content with a semi-final finish. ...
04:01 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Narender Berwal and Lalitha Prasad joined Amritpreet Singh and Abhishek Beniwal in the last four of their respective weight divisions. ...
05:33 PM, Mar 14, 2013
