SULAIMAN TELLS AIBA CHIEF TO KICK OUT DISHONEST RING OFFICIALS IN OLYMPICS
By Alex P. Vidal
PhilBoxing.com
Tue, 29 Jul 2008
LOS ANGELES, California ? World Boxing Council (WBC) president Jose Sulaiman Chagnon has exhorted his counterpart in the International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) to preserve the principles of honesty, integrity and impartiality in the coming Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing, China and get rid of unscrupulous ring officials.
In a press statement from the WBC headquarters in Mexico City dated July 28, 2008, Sulaiman said:
?I am a friend of Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, the new President of AIBA (International Amateur Boxing Association), and have a lot of respect for him and his principles of honesty, integrity and impartiality, as well as his striving for the best in his organization.
?I am suggesting to President Wu that he take a very important step in the history of amateur boxing, which is to warn the ring officials that will work in the coming Olympic Games in Beijing, China, to devote themselves absolutely to the principles of honesty, impartiality, competency, and loyalty to the AIBA institution, and that those who do not should be eliminated from the Olympic Games and never be appointed officially by AIBA again.
?I believe strongly in Dr. Wu?s honestly and integrity, and am confident that he will work very hard to erase the apparent corruption that has existed in the past with some of AIBA?s ring officials and hurt many innocent boxers and nations who have deserved to win medals with their actions in the ring only to see them given to others because of the judges.
?I wish the best Olympic boxing games ever for Dr. Wu, and wish him good luck next month.
?The WBC will hold its 46th annual world convention in Chengdu, China , from November 2 - 8 after the Olympic Games that will end in August.
Meanwhile, the WBC president also expressed sadness over the death of the wife of a member of the WBC Board of Governors.
?The WBC regrets to announce the passing away in London, England, of Mrs. Edward Thangarajah on Sunday, July 27, and declares today a day of mourning in the WBC. She was the wife of our dear member of the Board of Governors, Edward Thangarajah.
?Mrs. Thangarajah devoted her life for the love and care of her dear family, and lived with a passion and devotion to Jesus Christ and the Catholic Church.
?May she rest in everlasting peace, and may God bring to our dear Edward and his family a prompt resignation to such a deep sorrow.
?All of the members of the Board of Governors and myself have the closest friendship and empathy for the Thangarajah family and especially for our colleague, who is one of the most loyal WBC members ever.?
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