Galway's Adam Hession to contest election to European Boxing Athlete Commission
High Performance boxer, Galway’s Adam Hession, is to contest election to the European Boxing Athlete Commission. The commission, on its creation, will aim to represent the views, rights, and interests of elite boxers across Europe, ensuring that athlete perspectives shape policy and the development of the sport.
The commission, on its creation, will aim to represent the views, rights, and interests of elite boxers across Europe, ensuring that athlete perspectives shape policy and the development of the sport.
Adam, a member of Monivea BC, said “It’s a great honour to be nominated to contest this election. I have been a international athlete for many years, and have a deep understanding of the demands of High Performance training and benchmark competition. I hope to bring that perspective to the Athlete’s Commission to positively impact the development, training and competition experience for Elite athletes across the European Confederation”
Elections are taking place on Thursday, September 24th and Friday September 25th at the European Elite Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria. Thursday’s ballot will elect the Chairperson and Vice Chairperson of the commission. The vote on Friday will elect the Athlete’s Commission members.
The European Boxing Election Committee, appointed to oversee these elections, is Garbiñe Ituño González LLM in International Sports Law from ISDE University, Spanish Attorney-at-Law and Stefan Ivanov, Professor in Elections and Electoral Systems from the New Bulgarian University, Election Observer from Transparency International.