{"id":27536,"date":"2023-06-03T06:40:26","date_gmt":"2023-06-03T06:40:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/?p=27536"},"modified":"2023-06-03T11:28:58","modified_gmt":"2023-06-03T11:28:58","slug":"boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre","title":{"rendered":"BOXING EQUIPMENT FOR OLYMPAFRICA CENTRE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. <\/strong><\/span><b>Eswatini is set to benefit from International Boxing Association (IBA) Board of Directors Member Kristy Harris\u2019 newly-launched charity initiative.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is aimed at providing essential boxing equipment to remote and underprivileged boxing clubs around the world. The first consignment of boxing equipment, according the country\u2019s boxing President and IBA Board of Directors only lady member Pearl Dlamini, is headed for the OlympAfrica Centre at Lobamba. She explained this initiative by the Australian and World Championships bronze medallist, Harris was going to go a long way in growing boxing and encouraging more people to fall in love with the sport as equipment will be made available.<\/p>\n<p>Such equipment most boxing clubs need in the country is punching bags, punching balls, gloves, footwear among other things. Dlamini explained that this ground-breaking initiative, \u2018which brings people together in various parts of the world\u2019, was a contribution to global sustainability by supporting the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs Goal 12 on sustainable development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn addition, the project\u2019s objectives are to extend a helping hand to the less fortunate and foster goodwill within the boxing community by showcasing the unifying power of the sport. The first consignment of new and used boxing equipment is scheduled to be shipped to the OlympAfrica Sports Centre soon,\u201d the Eswatini Boxing Association (EBA) president said. Dlamini said the projected also reflected the \u2018true spirit of boxing \u2013 resilience, determination, and the ability to rise above challenges. This initiative will have a far-reaching impact, empowering young talent and promoting the sport\u2019s positive values.\u201d It was explained that the project would collect boxing equipment from various donors and distribute them to carefully selected clubs in need.<\/p>\n<p><b>Impact<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt promises to make a significant impact on the global boxing community, demonstrating the sport\u2019s potential to transcend borders and foster unity,\u201d Dlamini added. Harris, the driving force behind this charitable endeavour said; \u201cBoxing has given me so much in life, and I\u2019m incredibly passionate about giving back to the sport and the community. By providing the much-needed equipment to disadvantaged clubs and schools, we not only creating opportunities for aspiring boxers, but also uniting the global boxing community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\">Eswatini<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Eswatini. Eswatini is set to benefit from International Boxing Association (IBA) Board of Directors Member Kristy Harris\u2019 newly-launched charity initiative. This is aimed at providing essential boxing equipment to remote and underprivileged boxing clubs around the world. The first consignment of boxing equipment, according the country\u2019s boxing President and IBA Board of Directors [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":27535,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,17],"tags":[234,248,249],"class_list":["post-27536","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-sport","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-eswatini","tag-eswatini"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>BOXING EQUIPMENT FOR OLYMPAFRICA CENTRE - Eswatini<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Eswatini is set to benefit from International Boxing Association (IBA) Board of Directors Member Kristy Harris\u2019 newly ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BOXING EQUIPMENT FOR OLYMPAFRICA CENTRE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Eswatini is set to benefit from International Boxing Association (IBA) Board of Directors Member Kristy Harris\u2019 newly ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Eswatini\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AfricaPressTunisiaa\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-06-03T06:40:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-06-03T11:28:58+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/06\/sm_1685756580.420876.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"BOXING EQUIPMENT FOR OLYMPAFRICA CENTRE\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-06-03T06:40:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-06-03T11:28:58+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre\"},\"wordCount\":378,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/sites\/33\/2023\/06\/sm_1685756580.420876.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Eswatini\",\"Eswatini\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"sport\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/eswatini\/all-news\/boxing-equipment-for-olympafrica-centre\",\"name\":\"BOXING EQUIPMENT FOR OLYMPAFRICA CENTRE - 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