Summer Sports




C K Wu re-elected President of AIBA

By Duncan Mackay at the International Convention Centre Jeju in Seogwipo

C K Wu has been re-elected for a third four-year term as President of AIBA ©AIBAC K Wu was today officially re-elected as the President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) for a third four-year term here today and vowed to continue his radical overhaul of the sport.









Former circus performer secures gold at Weightlifting World Championships

By Brian Oliver at the Baluan Sholak Sports Palace in Almaty

Day six of the IWF World Championships brought yet more medal drama ©IWFA former circus performer won a gold medal, the home crowd cheered as a Kazakh lifter came from nowhere to take a silver, and China's Wei Deng made a sensational recovery from a poor start in an exciting women's 63 kilogram at the International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) World Championships.