Kenya to leave IBA as boxing earns spot in Los Angeles Games
Kenya's Elizabeth Andiego (third from left) poses with her $10,000 dummy cheque alongside other quarter-finalists of the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Nis, Serbia, on Saturday evening.
Kenya participated in IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Serbian city of Nis from March 5 to 17.
The best female boxers from all over the World fought for the prestigious titles and money prizes.
Boxers placed in fifth and sixth positions earned $10,000 (Sh 1.29m), bronze medallists $25,000 (Sh 3.23m), silver medallists $50,000 (Sh 6.45m), while the prize for the champions was $100,000 (Sh12.9m) each.
Kenya will prescribe to International Olympics Organisation (IOC) principles and values hence will support a boxing federation that will enable the country’s boxers to participate at the Summer Games.
The National Olympic Committee of Kenya (NOC-K) and Boxing Federation of Kenya (BFK) said that they will support World Boxing as the body that will help boxers realise their Olympic dream.
