Boxing federation elects first female president

The South Sudan Boxing Federation has elected Teresa Athian as its president for the next four-year period.

This comes after the federation general assembly election was contacted on Friday in Juba.

It was the first time the boxing federation had held elections since its formation in 2012, following the appointment of the outgoing president, Solomon Deng, by the ministry of sports authority.

It was the first time the boxing federation had held elections since its inception in 2012, following the ministry of sports authority’s appointment of outgoing president Solomon Deng.

Ms. Athian succeeds Solomon Deng, the long-serving ex-president of the federation, and she now becomes the first woman to hold such a high position in the country’s sports organization.

Sebit Dog Deng was appointed as Athian’s deputy president, while Martin Obonyo Hakim was re-elected as secretary-general and Jackob Mokuey was appointed as finance secretary.

Speaking after election, Ms. Tereza Athian, the newly elected president of the federation, thanked the general assembly for electing her to lead the federation for the next four years after the election.

The new president pledged to work with the entire federation family to fulfil the federation’s long-term goal of taking boxing to the next level.

She praised the former federation leaders’ efforts and reaffirmed her commitment to working closely with them in the future, as she will seek their input.

Ms. Athian, who was also the country’s federation’s founder, expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to lead a federation for the first time in South Sudan

“I am ready to take the challenge; I will do my level best to promote the federation despite my other commitments out there. I will give all that I can to make sure we promote boxing in South Sudan, but all this will happen through our working together,” “the new South Sudan’s boxing federation boss stated.”