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Coach and Team Manager / Assistant Coach of the Australian Team to the 2008 World Youth Championships

 

 

BAI Member Associations have been invited to nominate:

 

1.      a person who is accredited as a coach to be the Coach of the Australian Team to the 2008 World Youth Championships, and

 

2.      a person who is accredited as a coach to be the Team Manager and Assistant Coach of the Australian Team to the 2008 World Youth Championships.

 

The World Youth Championships will be held 25 October – 1st November, 2008, in Guadalajara, Mexico. It is anticipated the Australian Team will arrive in Guadalajara on 23rd October and depart 2nd November.

 

A nomination for Coach and/or Team Manager / Assistant Coach is to be accompanied by the applicant’s CV and must be received by BAI’s CEO at the BAI Office by close of business 1st September, 2008.

 

All nominations received will be considered by BAI’s Selection Committee for recommendation to the BAI Board.

 

 (message posted 13/08/2008)

2008 Beijing Olympics Boxing Schedule

The schedule for boxing at the 2008 Beijing Olympics can be located at the following Wikipedia entry by clicking here.

 

 (message posted 6/08/2008)

 

Beijing Olympic Boxing Tournament

 

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has advised that it has received all confirmations from the respective National Olympic Committees of boxers to compete at the Beijing Olympic Games.

The IOC will permit 286 boxers to compete at the Olympic Games, these being split between Europe (91), Asia (62), Africa (61), America (61) and Oceania (11).

AIBA advises that Russia is the only country to have a competitor in each of the 11 weight categories, whilst Morocco, Cuba, China and Kazakhstan all qualified 10 boxers and the USA, France and Australia have 9.

This is a great effort by our boxers and vindicates the great support given by the Australian Sports Commission including the Australian Institute of Sport, the Australian Commonwealth Games Association and the Australian Olympic Committee.

The Beijing Olympic Games boxing competition runs from August 9-24, preceded by the competition draw which will take place on August 8.

(message posted 4/08/2008)

 

Best wishes to our Olympic Boxing Team

 

From all associated with BAI, our best wishes are sent to all the members of the Australian Boxing Team to the Olympic Games who have left Thailand today bound for Beijing.

 

Back in Australia we will all be following the television, radio and newspapers for reports about the Team.

 

Good luck to you all.

 

(message posted 4/08/2008)

 

2008 World Women's Boxing Championships

The Board of BAI has resolved that any boxer who participated in the 2008 Australian Women’s Championships is eligible to be considered by BAI’s Selection Committee for nomination to the BAI Board to represent Australia at the World Women's Boxing Championships, 22-29 November, 2008, in Ningbo City, China.

 

Applications by boxers who competed in the 2008 Australian Women’s Championships must be received by BAI’s CEO at the BAI office by the close of business Monday, September 1st, 2008.

 

BAI Member Associations have been invited to nominate coaches for the Australian Team to the 2008 World Women’s Boxing Championships. Nominations by Member Associations must be received by BAI’s CEO at the BAI office by the close of business Monday, September 1st, 2008.

 

Funding support of BAI by the ASC, AOC and ACGA is for development of teams to compete at the Olympic and Commonwealth Games. Unfortunately, therefore, BAI will not be able to financially assist the Australian Women’s Team to compete at the 2008 World Women’s Boxing Championships. It is expected that Women’s Boxing will be introduced to the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 Commonwealth Games.

 

(message posted 1/08/2008)

 

National Talent Identification and Development Boxing Scholarships

 

The AIS, with the support of BAI, has given scholarships under the National Talent Identification (NTID) Program for the period 17/07/08 to 30/11/08 to the following boxers:

 

Timacoy Williams               NSW   54kg

Abe Archibald                     NSW   64kg

Cameron Hammond          NSW   64kg

Damien Hooper                  QLD    70kg

Steve Lovett                                    ACT    81kg

Mostyn Niemann                SA       91kg

 

These NTID scholarships at the AIS are in addition to the 9 AIS High Performance Program scholarships awarded to the Australian Beijing Olympic Boxing Team members.

 

(message posted 1/08/2008)

 

Commonwealth Youth Games Team

BAI has nominated to the Australian Commonwealth Games Association (ACGA) the following boxers to compete at the Commonwealth Youth Games Boxing Tournament to be held in Pune, India, 12-18 October, 2008.

 

The tournament is open to boxers born in 1990-91 in the weight categories Under 48kg - Under 75kg.

 

Under            48kg division           Dylan Perkins (NSW)

Under            51kg division           Kyle Freiberg (QLD)

Under            54kg division           Timacoy Williams (NSW)

Under            57kg division           Ibrahim Balla (VIC)

Under            60kg division           Jai Alexander (VIC)

Under            64 kg division          Sam Ah-See (NSW)

Under            69 kg division          Jess Ross (QLD)

Under            75 kg division          David Toussaint (ACT)

 

BAI has also nominated to the ACGA Allan Nicolson Jnr. (QLD) to be the Team’s Coach.

 

Mick Hastings (SA) has previously been appointed as the Team Manager / Assistant Coach.

 

(message posted 31/07/2008)

 

2008 Youth Team Selection Trials

BAI congratulates the following boxers who on 25-27 July, 2008, at the Reggio Calabria Club, Melbourne, won their weight divisions at the Commonwealth Youth Games Selection Trials and Youth Team Selection Trials.

 

51kg   Kyle Freiberg (QLD)

54kg   Timacoy Williams (NSW)

57kg   Ibrahim Balla (VIC)

60kg   Jai Alexander (VIC)

64kg   Sam Ah-See (NSW)

69kg   Jess Ross (QLD)

75kg   David Toussaint (ACT)

81kg   Aaron Woods (TAS)

91kg   Larry Chapman (QLD)

91+kg Hasley Hepi (QLD)

Full results of bouts at the Trials can be found at the following: Session 1, Session 2 and Session 3.

 (message posted 31/07/2008)

2008 Australian Women's Championships

 

BAI congratulates the following boxers who on the weekend of 26-27 July, 2008, at the Reggio Calabria Club, Melbourne, won Australian Championships.

 

Seniors:

 

50kg Jenny Smith (WA)

52kg Bianca Elmir (ACT)

54kg Kelly McGrath (WA)

57kg Sabrina Ostowari (QLD)

60kg Emma Curruthers (QLD)

66kg Clare Ghabrial (WA)

70kg Nancy Bifera (VIC)

Full results for Senior bouts at the Championships can be found at the following: Session 1, Session 2

Under 17

54kg Meg Cameron (VIC)

60kg Luis Irvine (VIC)

Full results for Under 17 bouts at the Championships can be found here.

(message posted 31/07/2008)

Johnson & Johnson Family Support Program

 

BAI thanks Johnson & Johnson for its support of Paul Fleming, a member of the Australian Boxing Team to the Beijing Olympics.

 

Johnson & Johnson Pacific has awarded a grant from its Athlete Family Support Program enabling Paul's girlfriend to travel to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad to watch him in competition.

 

The media release announcing its decision is available here and a photo Paul and Sarah is available here.

 

(message posted 29/07/2008)

 

eTID - Are you Australia's next sporting champion?

 

The National Talent Identification and Development (NTID) program of the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) has developed an online self identification tool to assist in the identification process of talented athletes. eTID, an interactive website, allows users to enter in results for a series of simple 'home based' performance tests and measurements which can be used to help identify athletes for selection in NTID development programs.

 

eTID aims to provide a significantly improved service to the general public in terms of provision of physical screening opportunities. Accessible to anyone, anywhere, anytime, this website provides opportunities for aspiring or current athletes and even former elite athletes looking to start a new sport. 

 

Please go to www.ausport.gov.au/etid  for further information.

 

The General Tests section caters for would-be champions aged 12-25 whilst the Sports Specific and Elite Athlete sections will consider athletic hopefuls up to the age of 29.

 

(message posted 29/07/2008)

 

National Talent Identification and Development Boxing Scholarships to be announced in July

 

The National Talent Identification and Development Boxing program residential scholarships based at the Australian Institute of Sport and Centre of Excellence scholarships will be announced this month. These residential scholarship positions will reflect that which has been occurring in the Centre of Excellence program. The Centre of Excellence camps have focused on indigenous athletes in weight categories under 81kgs, and indigenous and non-indigenous athletes for weight categories 81kgs and above. The AIS/NTID residential scholarships will consist of four scholarships positions dedicated to developing indigenous athletes in categories under 81kgs, and two positions for indigenous and non indigenous athletes 81kgs and above

 

(message posted 21/07/2008)

Team entries for Australian Womens Championships

The list of entries for the Australian Womens' Championships 26-27 July 2008 is available here as a PDF file. Entries are now closed.

Message posted 11 July 2008, updated 16 July

Team Entries for Commonwealth Youth Selections

The list of entries for the Commonwealth Youth Selections 26-27 July 2008 is available here as a PDF file. Entries are now closed.

Message posted 11 July 2008, updated 16 July

2008 Women’s World Championships 

The AIBA website boxing calendar advises that the Women’s World Boxing Championships will be held 22-29 November, 2008, in Ningbo City, China.

 

(message posted 24/06/2008)

 

 

Chemistry Cup - Halle, Germany - June 19-21 2008

Congratulations to Paul Fleming and Anthony Little who won Gold medals last Saturday at the Chemistry Cup, Halle, Germany. Paul in the featherweight division defeated his Mongolian opponent 19:11, and Anthony Little in the lightweight division defeated his Indian opponent 10:5.

 

Congratulation also to Luke Boyd (bantamweight division) and Gerard O’Mahony (welterweight division) on their silver medal wins.

 

The Australian Olympic Boxing Team has now returned to Australia.

 

(message posted 24/06/2008)

USTI GRAND PRIX TOURNAMENT

 

The Boxing Grand Prix event in the Czech Republic concluded on Saturday 14 June with Australian boxers winning 4 medals.

 

Jarrod Fletcher won the Gold Medal in the 75kg weight category after an RSCO win over his Czech athlete in the 3^rd round, following a 3^rd round RSCO win over an Indian opponent and 14:13 win over a Cuban opponent.

 

Todd Kidd was defeated by a Czech opponent in the 64kg Gold Medal bout to come away with the Silver Medal after defeating an Indian opponent 23:4 and a Cuban opponent 22:17.

 

Paul Fleming (57kg) and Brad Pitt (91kg) both came away with Bronze Medals.

 

For full results see http://www.skpboxing.cz/showpage.php?name=GP2008  

 

The team now moves to Halle, Germany to participate in the Chemistry Cup.

 

(message posted 16/06/2008)

2008 Australian Male Senior, Under 19 & Under 17 Championships

 

Boxing NSW has advised that the 2008 Australian Male Senior, Under 19 & Under 17 Championships will be held on November 20-23, 2008, at the Blacktown RSL, Second Avenue, Blacktown.

 

The BAI Board has resolved that the male Under 19 and Under 17 Championships will be open to boxers who are under the age limits on the first day of weigh-in for the Championships and that in 2009 the Championships will alter to the new international categories of Youth and Junior.

 

(message posted 11/06/2008)

 

Anti-Doping Rules and Regulations

 

In addition to BAI’s Anti-Doping Policy that can be found in the Documents section of this web site for information about anti-doping rules and regulations, please visit the ASADA website www.asada.gov.au or call the ASADA Anti-Doping Hotline on 1800 020 506.

 

 (message posted 02/06/2008)