The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) is delighted to announce a new Women’s Coach Development Initiative aimed at growing female participation in the Sport of Boxing throughout the Clubs of Ireland.

We are offering 60 free level 1 Coach Education Programmes across 3 locations in Ireland, Dublin, Kilkenny and Wexford.

FREE LEVEL 1 COACH EDUCATION PROGRAMME
Valued @ €100

It is based on a first come, first served basis so spaces are limited and final enrolment is 16th September 2016.

Email: Geraldine@iaba to reserve your place.

Download Full Details of Dates and Locations:

Women’s Coach Education Programme

Box Clever, Learn Together

STATEMENT FROM THE IRISH ATHLETIC BOXING ASSOCIATION:

Saturday, 27th August 2016

The Irish Athletic Boxing Association (“IABA”) has been made aware of allegations that two members of the Irish Olympic Team may have placed a bet on an event during the Rio Olympic Games.

The IABA would be very disappointed if any members of the team have engaged in a prohibited activity under the Conditions of Participation.

The IABA has not received any notification from the Olympic Council of Ireland (“OCI”) regarding this allegation but understand that the matter is under review.

For athletes participating in the Olympic Games, any form of gambling is prohibited as per the OCI’s Conditions of Participation.

Any potential disciplinary action would be undertaken by the OCI, not the IABA, as per the Conditions of Participation.

It is therefore not permissible for the IABA to comment further at this time.

….ENDS….

For further queries please contact:

Tel: +353 1 453 3371

Robert@iaba.ie

Sport Ireland have announced a number of Volunteer Support Programmes that will be taking place in September and October in Dublin, Limerick , Galway and Cork.

Please note there is no cost to volunteers for attending this training.

In keeping with volunteers’ busy schedules the courses are predominantly half day courses scheduled on Saturdays.

There is no limit to the number of courses an individual can attend nor is there a minimum requirement.

These courses can be found and booked directly via the below link:

www.irishsportscouncil.ie/OD-Change/Organisational-Capability-Building/Learning-Support-Services/Volunteer-Training-/

IABA fully supports the following statement from Zauri Antia, Head Coach to the Irish Boxing Team:

Monday  22nd August

“Nobody works harder than we do and nobody is more disappointed than we are at coming home with no medals. We set very high standards for ourselves as we demand very high standards from our boxers, our coaches and support staff. These are the standards that have delivered Olympic, World and European medals.

There are many factors behind our performances at these games. Some have been well documented and others we will identify in our debrief and analysis that will be very thorough. Lots of people have lots of opinions and they have voiced these. They are entitled to their opinions but in high performance sport it’s facts that matter and not opinions.

When we have all the facts I will be happy to share these but I will be sticking with facts and I shall leave opinions to those who don’t live and work every day in a high performance environment.”

..ENDS..