By Nabil Hassan

Kelvyn Travis steered Audley Harrison to the gold medal in Sydney in 2000

The man that led Audley Harrison to the gold medal at the Sydney Olympics - Kelvyn Travis - has been named as part of the coaching team for London 2012.

Travis, a former international boxer, is joined by Dave Alloway as the final part of the reconstructed coaching team for the Olympic Games.

The British Amateur Boxing Association (BABA) was formed after the 2008 Games in an attempt to overhaul the sport.

Matt Holt was also confirmed as programme director for BABA.

Alloway has previously been working as the home counties regional coach and has extensive coaching experience at international level including the 2004 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne.

"I am delighted to confirm the appointment of Kelvyn and Dave to the programme," said Kevin Hickey, BABA performance director.

"Their excellence in boxing coaching will further add strength to the coaching team and I am delighted that two such talented people have agreed to join the team.

"This is the last in a series of appointments to the coaching team that will be preparing our boxers for the London 2012 Olympics and further."

BABA COACHING TEAM Performance director: Kevin Hickey Podium coaches: Nigel Davies, Kelvyn Travis, Dave Alloway Professional trainers: Rob McCracken, Richie Woodhall Programme director: Matt Holt

Travis and Alloway will be joined by Nigel Davies as the three podium coaches for BABA.

Underneath the trio is Jim Davison who is Baba's development coach, while Rob McCracken and Richie Woodhall are the professional trainers.

With a team of sport scientists, psychologist, nutritionist, analysts, physiotherapists and doctors in place, Hickey is confident the new set-up will reap the rewards in 2012.

"We are delighted with the coaches we have in place and also believe that it's going to produce the goods for 2012," Hickey told BBC Sport.

"We are placing a huge importance on creating individual coaching patterns for individual boxers. We want it to be coach centred, driven and led.

"We think with the experience we have in place, we can bring all that talent through."

BABA is funded by UK Sport and assumed responsibility for the development of Britain's elite boxers on 1 October 2008.

Former coach Terry Edwards, who led Amir Khan to silver at the 2004 Olympics and Team GB to a gold and two bronzes in 2008, left his role as head coach of Britain's Olympic boxing team after the newly formed BABA opted not to renew his contract in January.

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