Boxing nearing Los Angeles 2028 Olympic Games inclusion Sport Boxing’s once uncertain Olympic future appears to have been resolved with the sport set to feature in the 2028 Games in Los Angeles. The International Olympic Committee itself organised the sport’s competitions at the last two Games – in Tokyo in 2021 and Paris in 2024 – after governance issues relating to the International Boxing [...]
Olympics recognises World Boxing after ditching Russia-led IBA Sport The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has provisionally recognised World Boxing after disassociating with the Russian-led and funded IBA. The IBA – International Boxing Association – has been the governing body behind boxing at the Olympic Games but has made controversial calls and has Russian ties. The IOC withdrew its recognition of the IBA in 2023 [...]
IOC in dock over boxing gender row as IBA takes Trump-inspired legal action Sport The International Boxing Association (IBA) has launched legal action against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) over its inclusion of gender eligibility row boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at the Paris 2024 Games. Citing President Trump’s recent order banning trans athletes from women’s sport, the IBA said it was filing official complaints with the attorney [...]