June 8, 2009 - The President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu is extremely proud to launch a ground-breaking initiative encompassing a boxing training camp and the chance for boxers from less-privileged countries to participate in the AIBA World Championships Milan 2009.
For the first time in the history of AIBA, the governing body for boxing will contribute a significant portion of the AIBA Grant Fund towards providing travel, accommodation and boxers' participation in AIBA's premier event for elite athletes as part of AIBA's crucial global development program. The training camp will be held at the world class Italian National Boxing Training Centre in Assisi, Italy from August 10-26.
"One of my missions as AIBA President is to raise the quality of boxing tournaments regardless of the economic or political situation in the respective country," Dr. Wu said. "This initiative is a significant step towards realising this goal and I am very pleased to be contributing towards the betterment of boxing all round.
"It is unfortunate that we cannot cover all the federations within the AIBA family however, I know I can count on the full support and understanding of the countries which are not including in this very exciting project for AIBA and international boxing."
A total of 100 boxers across five continents will be selected based on a strict selection process carried out by each of the respective AIBA Continental Confederations.
The boxers will be selected from 77 countries based on the list of Low Economic Countries.
Africa - Quota 26 Boxers
1. Angola
2. Benin
3. Burkina Faso
4. Burundi
5. Cape Verde
6. Central Africa
7. Chad
8. Congo (Brazzaville)
9. Comoros
10. Equatorial Guinea
11. Ethiopia
12. Gambia
13. Guinea
14. Lesotho
15. Liberia
16. Madagascar
17. Malawi
18. Mali
19. Mozambique
20. Niger
21. Rwanda
22. Senegal
23. Sierra Leone
24. Somalia
25. Sudan
26. Swaziland
27. Togo
28. Uganda
29. Zambia
America - Quota 26 Boxers
1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Aruba
3. Bolivia
4. Chile
5. Colombia
6. Costa Rica
7. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
8. Dominica
9. Guatemala
10. Guyana
11. Haiti
12. Honduras
13. Jamaica
14. Nicaragua
15. Peru
16. Saint Lucia
17. St. Kitts and Nevis
18. St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
19. St. Vincent and The Grenadines
20. Surinam
Asia - Quota 26 Boxers
1. Afghanistan
2. Bangladesh
3. Bhutan
4. Cambodia
5. DPR of Korea
6. Iraq
7. Kyrgyzstan
8. Laos
9. Lebanon
10. Myanmar
11. Nepal
12. Palestine
13. Syria
14. Tajikistan
15. Turkmenistan
16. Vietnam
17. Yemen
Europe - Quota 16 Boxers
1. Albania
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina
3. Estonia
4. Georgia
5. Latvia
6. Lithuania
7. Macedonia
8. Malta
9. Slovakia
10. Slovenia
Oceania - Quota 6 Boxers
1. American Samoa
2. Cook Islands
3. Fiji
4. Guam
5. Kiribati
6. Nauru
7. Papua New Guinea
8. Samoa
9. Solomon Islands
10. Tonga
11. Vanuatu
For the first time in the history of AIBA, the governing body for boxing will contribute a significant portion of the AIBA Grant Fund towards providing travel, accommodation and boxers' participation in AIBA's premier event for elite athletes as part of AIBA's crucial global development program. The training camp will be held at the world class Italian National Boxing Training Centre in Assisi, Italy from August 10-26.
"One of my missions as AIBA President is to raise the quality of boxing tournaments regardless of the economic or political situation in the respective country," Dr. Wu said. "This initiative is a significant step towards realising this goal and I am very pleased to be contributing towards the betterment of boxing all round.
"It is unfortunate that we cannot cover all the federations within the AIBA family however, I know I can count on the full support and understanding of the countries which are not including in this very exciting project for AIBA and international boxing."
A total of 100 boxers across five continents will be selected based on a strict selection process carried out by each of the respective AIBA Continental Confederations.
The boxers will be selected from 77 countries based on the list of Low Economic Countries.
Africa - Quota 26 Boxers
1. Angola
2. Benin
3. Burkina Faso
4. Burundi
5. Cape Verde
6. Central Africa
7. Chad
8. Congo (Brazzaville)
9. Comoros
10. Equatorial Guinea
11. Ethiopia
12. Gambia
13. Guinea
14. Lesotho
15. Liberia
16. Madagascar
17. Malawi
18. Mali
19. Mozambique
20. Niger
21. Rwanda
22. Senegal
23. Sierra Leone
24. Somalia
25. Sudan
26. Swaziland
27. Togo
28. Uganda
29. Zambia
America - Quota 26 Boxers
1. Antigua and Barbuda
2. Aruba
3. Bolivia
4. Chile
5. Colombia
6. Costa Rica
7. Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
8. Dominica
9. Guatemala
10. Guyana
11. Haiti
12. Honduras
13. Jamaica
14. Nicaragua
15. Peru
16. Saint Lucia
17. St. Kitts and Nevis
18. St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles
19. St. Vincent and The Grenadines
20. Surinam
Asia - Quota 26 Boxers
1. Afghanistan
2. Bangladesh
3. Bhutan
4. Cambodia
5. DPR of Korea
6. Iraq
7. Kyrgyzstan
8. Laos
9. Lebanon
10. Myanmar
11. Nepal
12. Palestine
13. Syria
14. Tajikistan
15. Turkmenistan
16. Vietnam
17. Yemen
Europe - Quota 16 Boxers
1. Albania
2. Bosnia and Herzegovina
3. Estonia
4. Georgia
5. Latvia
6. Lithuania
7. Macedonia
8. Malta
9. Slovakia
10. Slovenia
Oceania - Quota 6 Boxers
1. American Samoa
2. Cook Islands
3. Fiji
4. Guam
5. Kiribati
6. Nauru
7. Papua New Guinea
8. Samoa
9. Solomon Islands
10. Tonga
11. Vanuatu
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