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Boxing has to worry about a place in the 2024 Olympics

Boxing has to worry about a place in the 2024 Olympics

Has boxing really been dropped from the 2024 Paris Olympics programme? The International Olympic Committee has now threatened the WBA with this scenario.

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The basics in brief

  • Boxing could be dropped from the 2024 Olympics program at an early date
  • The International Olympic Committee is concerned with the development of the World Boxing Federation.
  • The two societies have been at odds for many years.

International Olympic Committee (IOC) The pressure increased on the IBA. They have threatened to cancel boxing competitions in the upcoming Summer Games.

The association will keep abreast of the latest developments into consideration when making other decisions. These include “potentially including the cancellation of boxing for the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.” This was announced by a spokesman for the German News Agency (DPA).

Both unions have been at odds for many years. The International Olympic Committee hates the decisions of the IBA World Association, which is led by the Russian Omar Karimlev. Among other things, the umbrella organization complains about the association’s management and the lack of financial transparency.

Boxing is not on the 2028 Olympics programme

In addition, one criticizes the dependence on the Russian company and IBA sponsor Gazprom. This is from the Russian language government about the president Vladimir Putin controlled.

«The latest IBA conference It showed once again that IBA has no real interest in boxing and boxers. “It is only interested in its own power,” the IOC said. The decision to “exclude boxers from Olympic qualifications and the Olympic Games” cannot be understood otherwise. The International Bar Association has recently repeatedly defended itself against criticism.

Earlier this month, the International Olympic Committee confirmed that boxing is not currently included in the 2028 Olympic program. Many national associations therefore want to found a new World Boxing Federation and secure the Olympic future for boxing. As in Tokyo, the IOC will organize the upcoming competitions independently, as the IBA has been suspended since 2019.

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