Korean boxers face suspension threat 07/09/2010 |
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South Korea's boxers could be banned from international competition because of internal problems within their national governing body.
The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) has given the Korean Amateur Boxing Federation (KABF) until Friday (September 10) to name a new chairman or face suspension, reports Inside the Games.
"If the KABF doesn't establish a new leadership by September 10, it will be stripped of AIBA membership," said AIBA executive director Kim Ho.
"AIBA made this decision during the recent Youth Olympics in Singapore and has notified the Korean Olympic Committee."
If a suspension is imposed, it would prevent Korean boxers from taking part in the Asian Games in Guangzhou in November and could even cast doubt on their participation at the London 2012 Olympics.
Any suspension by such a high-profile international governing body could also be an embarrassment at time when Pyeongchang is bidding to host the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics.
"The KABF is hurting the development of Korean boxing and the goal of the AIBA," added Kim.
"We normally wouldn't interfere with our member nations' federations, but the KABF's conducts have become unbearable."
The KABF chairman's seat has been vacant since Yoo Jae-joon was dismissed last December.
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