Mohammed Al-Kibsi, 3rd place-57 Kg category [Archives:2000/27/Sports]

The Boxing Federation has proved to be a failure. Its chairman exploits us for his personal interests. We organized the Capital championship on our own initiative. When the team was selected, I was asked to pay for my participation. After a heated argument they agreed to sponsor my participation. However, US$ 50 was deducted from each member’s traveling allowance to cover expenses of another participant who was chosen by the chairman of the Federation.
Let me say it openly that the present chairman does not fit his position. He heaped insults upon us in a very vulgar way while we were in Cairo with utter disregard to all canons of civilized conduct.
However, we were fortunately able to register a win over well-trained and well-cared-for boxers.
The present Federation is not fit to be in charge of the game. Ironically, its chairman is a former wrestler. One wonders how the Ministry of Youths got confused between boxing and wrestling despite the great difference between the two. I hope that a competent Federation will replace the present one.

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