Umar Kremlev | |
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| 9th President of the International Boxing Association | |
| Assumed office 12 December 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Moustahsane |
| Secretary General of Russian Boxing Federation | |
| In office 2017–2021 | |
| Succeeded by | Kirill Shekurtsov |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1, 1982 Serpukhov, Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union |
| Nationality | Russia |
| Spouse | Anastasia Kremleva |
| Education | Moscow State Academy of Public Utilities and Construction. |
| Occupation | President of the International Boxing Association (IBA) |
| Profession | Sports administrator |
| Sports career | |
| Sport | Boxing |
Umar Kremlev (ru: Умар Назарович Кремлёв; born as Umar Nazarovich Lutfuloev[1] on November 1, 1982 in Serpukhov) is a Russian sports functionary who has served as the President of the International Boxing Association (IBA) since 2020.[2] He has been Secretary General and Member of the Executive Committee of the Boxing Federation of Russia since February 2017.[3] In 2022, IBA members voted against holding an election, 106-36, allowing Kremlev to remain IBA president.[4]
Under Kremlev's tenure as IBA head, he has heavily marketed himself, moved the body's operations to Russia, suspended Ukraine from competing, and made the Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom the IBA's sole sponsor.[5][6] IBA's relationship with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) deteriorated under Kremlev's tenure.[5] The IOC decertified the IBA and took control of the boxing competition from the IBA at the 2024 Paris Olympics, just as it had done at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.[5] The IOC stated that the IBA had failed to address governance, finance and corruption concerns.[7] Kremlev called IOC President Thomas Bach a "chief sodomite", and stirred controversy for claiming that female boxer Imane Khelif failed her gender test after she beat a Russian boxer.[5][6]
- ^ O'Riordan, Ian (24 May 2019). "Boxing is an Olympic sport where there is still fumbling in the greasy till". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
- ^ "Umar Kremlev Wins AIBA Presidency". Retrieved 12 December 2020.
- ^ "На Международном дне бокса в Москве установлен рекорд Гиннесса". sport-express.ru. July 29, 2019.
- ^ "IOC 'extremely concerned' about boxing after vote". ESPN.com. 2022-09-25. Retrieved 2024-04-13.
- ^ a b c d Carpenter, Les. "Olympic boxer who faced gender-eligibility claim wins, igniting outcry". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history". ABC News. 2024.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (2023-06-21). "IOC set to strip IBA of its recognition as the official boxing body for Olympics". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077.