Kishen Narsi Explained

Kishen Mangaldas Narsi (born 1939) is an International Referee and Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) who has officiated in three Olympics.^{[1] [2]} He has been appointed an International Technical Official by the AIBA for the forthcoming London Olympics.^[3]

Early life

Narsi went to St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and was the Sports Captain of the college. He has also captained the boxing team of the University of Mumbai and turned out for Bombay Gymkhana in hockey. Apart from sports, he is a marketing professional.^[4]

Career

He was an official for boxing at the Asian Games – Bangkok (1978), Delhi (1982), and a Referee and Judge at the Olympics – Los Angeles (1984), Seoul (1988) and Barcelona (1992), besides the Commonwealth Games, the Asian and the World Boxing Championships.^[5]

Honours

• AIBA's Best Technical Delegate of the Year (2009).^[6]

Notes and References

1. News: Kishen Narsi, Jay Kowli to officiate in London Olympics . 14 June 2012 . . 13 June 2012 . Mumbai.
2. News: Kishan Narsi nominated as the best technical delegate . https://archive.today/20130103094513/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-11-12/boxing/28063532_1_technical-delegate-international-boxing-association-aiba-technical . dead . 3 January 2013 . . 12 November 2009 . 23 June 2012 . New Delhi.
3. News: Narsi, Kowli make perfect 10 for Indian boxing at Olympics . . 13 June 2012 . 14 June 2012 . New Delhi.
4. News: This dad plays hard at 66 . DNAIndia.com . 6 January 2006 . 15 June 2012 . Aranha, Tina.
5. News: Two Indian referees for London Olympics . . 13 June 2012 . . 15 June 2012 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20120616054542/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/two-indian-referees-for-london-olympics/265837-5-23.html . 16 June 2012 . dead . dmy-all.
6. Web site: News . . India's Narsi as the World's Best ! . 14 June 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120210133055/http://www.indiaboxing.org/news6.htm . 10 February 2012 .