Boxing President Says Reforms in Six Months - Federation Focus 01/20/21
Around the Rings that reforms will come quickly to the boxing federation.
AIBA president Umar Kremlev (Kremlev)
“This year is crucial to AIBA. It is our 75th anniversary. It will become the year of reform and renewal for AIBA,” says the Russian boxing leader in an interview.
“There is a lot of work to do in this time to adopt the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee. This only the beginning of the way. In the next six months we should be able to address all of these reforms,” Kremlev says.
BCW Sports ranking of International Sports Federations social media activities shows the digital power of younger sports 01/19/21
BCW Sports, the sports practice of leading global communications agency BCW (Burson Cohn & Wolfe) today released its 2020 International Sports Federation Social Media Ranking, which aims to capture the social media footprint of international sports federations (IFs).
This year’s ranking includes all IFs from both the Winter and Summer Olympic programmes, and for the first time all recognized non-Olympic IFs.
Notable key findings this year include:
Social media channels becoming even more important: The results show that social media in general has further increased its importance among IFs, with significantly growing followings and engagement rates across platforms. This is largely attributable to the fact that, due to Covid-19, the year 2020 turned out to be the year of virtual engagement, pushing all interaction between athletes, fans and ri