Boycotted world championships must be 2024 Olympic qualifiers, says IBA
1 year, 10 months ago

Boycotted world championships must be 2024 Olympic qualifiers, says IBA

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee’s qualifying process for boxing at next year’s Paris Games is unacceptable and must recognise world championships that some countries are boycotting, the governing IBA said on Monday. Eight nations including major power the United States have so far said they will boycott this year’s women’s and men’s world championships in New Delhi and Tashkent, Uzbekistan, respectively. The IBA said it would accept no qualification process for Paris 2024 other than the world championships and “a final last chance to qualify open event taking place in May 2024”. A qualifying system approved by the IOC last September established direct qualification through regional multi-sport competitions -- the Pan-American Games, European Games, Pacific Games, Asian Games and an African event to be confirmed.

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India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025
3 weeks, 4 days ago

India set to host World Boxing Final in November 2025

India Today  

India is set to host the prestigious World Boxing Cup Final in November 2025, cementing its support for the breakaway World Boxing organisation. He added, “We are honoured to contribute to the sport's legacy and look forward to welcoming the global boxing community to India in 2025.” The exact dates for the tournament will be confirmed in January, but it …

Boxing given Olympic ultimatum for inclusion at LA 2028
1 month ago

Boxing given Olympic ultimatum for inclusion at LA 2028

The Independent  

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World Boxing to announce major increase in membership after Paris in its bid to save Olympic boxing
5 months ago

World Boxing to announce major increase in membership after Paris in its bid to save Olympic boxing

Associated Press  

PARIS — The nascent governing body fighting to keep boxing in the Olympics is about to get a major membership boost. World Boxing expects to expand its membership base to 50 national federations or more in the weeks after the conclusion of the tumultuous Paris Olympics, President Boris Van Der Vorst told The Associated Press. Van Der Vorst said he …

Watch: International Boxing Association holds press conference amidst Paris Olympics gender debate
5 months ago

Watch: International Boxing Association holds press conference amidst Paris Olympics gender debate

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'Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination': IOC on boxing gender row
5 months, 1 week ago

'Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination': IOC on boxing gender row

Hindustan Times  

The International Olympic Committee has defended its decision to allow Algerian boxer Imane Khelif and Chinese Taipei's double world champion Lin Yu-ting to compete in the ongoing Paris Olympics. “Every person has the right to practice sport without discrimination,” IOC said in its statement, released late on Thursday. “All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris …

JK Rowling, former world champions tear into Olympics over ‘sickening’ decision on two boxers: 'It's shocking…'
5 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling, former world champions tear into Olympics over ‘sickening’ decision on two boxers: 'It's shocking…'

Hindustan Times  

JK Rowling appealed to Olympic authorities to “end this insanity” after it was revealed that the International Olympic Committee was allowing two boxers to compete in Paris. Following DNA testing at the world championships in Uzbekistan in 2023, it was determined that both athletes “had XY chromosomes and were thus excluded from the sports events.” According to the Guardian, the …

JK Rowling, former world champions tear into Olympics over ‘sickening’ decision on two boxers: 'It's shocking…'
5 months, 1 week ago

JK Rowling, former world champions tear into Olympics over ‘sickening’ decision on two boxers: 'It's shocking…'

Hindustan Times  

JK Rowling appealed to Olympic authorities to “end this insanity” after it was revealed that the International Olympic Committee was allowing two boxers to compete in Paris. Following DNA testing at the world championships in Uzbekistan in 2023, it was determined that both athletes “had XY chromosomes and were thus excluded from the sports events.” According to the Guardian, the …

Explained: Why are the DSD rules in focus in women’s boxing at Paris Olympics 2024?
5 months, 1 week ago

Explained: Why are the DSD rules in focus in women’s boxing at Paris Olympics 2024?

The Hindu  

The presence at the Paris Olympics of two boxers who were disqualified from last year’s world champion­ships has revived the discussion over whether athletes with Differences of Sexual Development should compete in women’s competition. Boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting at last year’s world championships in New Delhi fell foul of International Boxing Association eligibility rules that prevent athletes with …

Paris 2024 Olympics: Two boxers who failed gender tests at World Championships cleared for Games
5 months, 1 week ago

Paris 2024 Olympics: Two boxers who failed gender tests at World Championships cleared for Games

The Hindu  

Two boxers who were disqualified from last year’s World Champion­ships for failing gender eligibility tests are eligible to compete at the Paris Olympics, the International Olympic Committee said on Monday. Algeria’s Imane Khelif was disqualified hours before her gold medal bout at the women’s World Championships in New Delhi last year after she failed to meet the International Boxing Association’s …

Two female boxers meet Paris Olympics rules after gender test issue at world championships, IOC says
5 months, 1 week ago

Two female boxers meet Paris Olympics rules after gender test issue at world championships, IOC says

Associated Press  

PARIS — Two female boxers at the Paris Olympics who were disqualified at the 2023 world championships after being judged to have failed gender eligibility tests have complied with all rules to fight at the games, the IOC said Monday. “All athletes participating in the boxing tournament of the Olympic Games Paris 2024 comply with the competition’s eligibility and entry …

Boxing might hear its last Olympic bell in Paris. Gennady Golovkin supports the fight to save it
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Boxing might hear its last Olympic bell in Paris. Gennady Golovkin supports the fight to save it

Associated Press  

VILLEPINTE, France — Gennady Golovkin believes he owes his incredible boxing career in part to his Olympic beginnings, and the possibility of his sport vanishing after the Paris Games has staggered one of the greatest fighters of his generation. Dozens of national federations already have left the IBA to join a breakaway governing body called World Boxing, but nobody can …

Is Russia banned from the 2024 Paris Olympics? Explaining the ‘AIN’ team
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Is Russia banned from the 2024 Paris Olympics? Explaining the ‘AIN’ team

New York Times  

Follow live coverage of day five of the 2024 Paris Olympics, including dedicated basketball, swimming, and soccer coverage The 2024 Paris Olympics got underway with a unique opening ceremony that featured Celine Dion, Lady Gaga and a naked man covered in blue paint. The IOC’s executive board announced a set of criteria in March 2023 that would need to be …

Paris Games 2024: Russian wrestlers reject Olympics invitation
6 months ago

Paris Games 2024: Russian wrestlers reject Olympics invitation

The Hindu  

Russian wrestlers who were given permission to participate in this summer’s Olympic Games have rejected the invitation, the Russian Wrestling Federation said Saturday. “We do not accept the unsportsmanlike selection principle that guided the International Olympic Committee when forming the list of eligible athletes,” the federation said in a statement, announcing that the governing body, coaches and athletes had taken …

Paris Olympics 2024: Will Russia allow its athletes to take part in the Summer Games?
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Paris Olympics 2024: Will Russia allow its athletes to take part in the Summer Games?

Firstpost  

The question is whether Moscow will accept the conditions that the International Olympic Committee set for Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has questioned the rules and asked the Russian Olympic Committee and the Sports Ministry to submit recommendations on whether the country’s athletes should compete in Paris. In social media posts, ROC …

Breakaway body World Boxing in talks with up to 30 new members as it seeks to run 2028 Olympic event
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Breakaway body World Boxing in talks with up to 30 new members as it seeks to run 2028 Olympic event

Associated Press  

RENENS, Switzerland — Breakaway governing body World Boxing says it is holding talks with 25 to 30 prospective new member nations as it seeks to be the International Olympic Committee’s preferred partner to run boxing tournaments at the Los Angeles Games in 2028. World Boxing is seeking to supplant the International Boxing Association, which was expelled from the Olympic movement …

Summer Olympic federations exclude IBA, call for new boxing body
9 months ago

Summer Olympic federations exclude IBA, call for new boxing body

The Hindu  

The Association of Summer Olympic International Federations on Tuesday excluded the International Boxing Association and called for a new organisation to take over the sport’s global duties. The IOC has since urged national boxing federations and national Olympic committees to find a partner international federation by next year at the latest to keep the sport in the Olympics. Boxing is …

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025’ to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
9 months, 1 week ago

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025’ to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner

The Hindu  

The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or else risk boxing dropping out of the Olympics for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. To keep boxing on the Olympic program, the IOC needs a recognized and reliable International Federation as a partner, as with all the …

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner
9 months, 1 week ago

IOC sets deadline of ‘early 2025' to keep boxing in the Olympics for Los Angeles with a new partner

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday said it needs to find a suitable new international boxing body by early next year or else risk boxing dropping out of the Olympics for the Los Angeles Games in 2028. To keep boxing on the Olympic program, the IOC needs a recognized and reliable International Federation as a partner, as …

Pacquiao’s Paris 2024 Olympics boxing bid knocked out: official
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Pacquiao’s Paris 2024 Olympics boxing bid knocked out: official

The Hindu  

Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao’s bid to fight at the Paris 2024 Games has been rejected by the International Olympic Committee, a Filipino official said on Sunday. Manila had made a “special request” to the IOC last year seeking permission for the former world champion in multiple weight divisions, to box in Paris despite a rule setting the age limit for …

Paris Olympics: No Russian, Belarusian equestrians in Olympic Games says FEI
1 year ago

Paris Olympics: No Russian, Belarusian equestrians in Olympic Games says FEI

The Hindu  

Russian and Belarusian equestrian athletes will not be able to participate at the 2024 Paris Olympics, even as neutral athletes, the sport’s global governing body said. Earlier this month the International Olympic Committee approved the participation of Russians and Belarusians who qualify in their sport for the 2024 Olympics as neutrals without flags, emblems or anthems. The International Federation for …

'There's Going to be Boxing at LA 2028': IBA Confident Event Will Remain Part of Olympic Games
1 year, 1 month ago

'There's Going to be Boxing at LA 2028': IBA Confident Event Will Remain Part of Olympic Games

News 18  

Boxing won’t miss the Olympic Games but it’s definitely the other way around, says International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev while claiming the sport will be part of Los Angeles 2028. However, at the Ordinary Congress of the IBA, held in Dubai on Saturday, the governing body’s president Umar Kremlev said IOC makes money from boxing and that Olympic Games …

IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status
1 year, 1 month ago

IOC confirms Russian athletes can compete at Paris Olympics with approved neutral status

Associated Press  

GENEVA — Some Russian athletes will be allowed to compete at the 2024 Paris Olympics, the IOC said Friday, in a decision that removed the option of a blanket ban due to the invasion of Ukraine. The International Olympic Committee decision confirmed moves it started one year ago to reintegrate Russia and its military ally Belarus into global sports, and …

Banning Russia was only decision that was left open to IOC: World Athletics president
1 year, 2 months ago

Banning Russia was only decision that was left open to IOC: World Athletics president

The Hindu  

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Saturday the International Olympic Committee had made the "only decision left open to them" in suspending Russia's national Olympic body for violating the territorial integrity of Ukraine's membership. The IOC's move, made Thursday during an ongoing executive board meeting in Mumbai, came after the Russian Olympic Committee recognised regional organisations from four Ukrainian territories …

For which sports does Asian Games 2023 act as Olympic qualifier?
1 year, 3 months ago

For which sports does Asian Games 2023 act as Olympic qualifier?

The Hindu  

In addition to continental bragging rights, a successful performance at the Hangzhou Asian Games will also help teams and athletes secure a qualification spot for the 2024 Paris Olympics. Paris Olympics boxing qualification spots at Asian Games Women’s Four each in 50kg, 54kg, 57kg and 60kg; Two each in 66kg and 75kg Men’s Two each in 51kg, 57kg, 63.5kg, 71kg, …

Russia says will not boycott 2024 Paris Olympics
1 year, 3 months ago

Russia says will not boycott 2024 Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

Russia’s Olympic Committee has said Moscow would not be boycotting the 2024 Olympics in Paris and every Russian athlete was free to choose whether or not to take part under a neutral banner. “Boycotting the Games leads to nowhere,” Russian Olympic Committee President Stanislav Pozdnyakov said in a briefing Thursday. Despite the ongoing conflict, the International Olympic Committee has recommended …

Coe says return of Russian athletes ‘unlikely’ before Paris Olympics
1 year, 4 months ago

Coe says return of Russian athletes ‘unlikely’ before Paris Olympics

The Hindu  

World Athletics president Sebastian Coe said Thursday it was “unlikely” that track and field athletes from Russia and Belarus would be welcomed back to competition before next year’s Paris Olympics. “I don’t have a crystal ball, I follow world events in the same way that you all do,” Coe told journalists after his re-election as head of track and field’s …

The IOC says it will not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris
1 year, 5 months ago

The IOC says it will not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris

NPR  

The IOC says it will not invite Russia and Belarus to the 2024 Olympics in Paris Enlarge this image toggle caption Matthias Schrader/AP Matthias Schrader/AP The teams from Russia and Belarus will not receive formal invitations to participate in next year's Olympic Games in Paris because of the two countries' aggression against Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee announced in a …

Boxing’s IBA out of Olympics, but bouts still on for Paris Games
1 year, 6 months ago

Boxing’s IBA out of Olympics, but bouts still on for Paris Games

Al Jazeera  

The International Olympic Committee has banished the International Boxing Association from its ranks due to its failure to complete reforms on governance, finance and ethical issues. The IBA’s debts approaching $20m were cleared under Kremlev, and the IOC objected to the boxing body’s financial reliance on Russia’s Gazprom. Kremlev announced last month at the men’s world championships that the IBA …

International Boxing Association Stripped off Recognition by IOC
1 year, 6 months ago

International Boxing Association Stripped off Recognition by IOC

News 18  

The International Boxing Association’s recognition as the global body for the sport was stripped on Thursday by the International Olympic Committee, which ratified an executive board recommendation. The IOC’s extraordinary session held online on Thursday, rubber-stamped the recommendation by 69 votes to one to withdraw the IBA’s recognition over what the IOC said was a failure to complete reforms on …

International Boxing Association is stripped of its recognition: IOC
1 year, 6 months ago

International Boxing Association is stripped of its recognition: IOC

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association was banished from the Olympic family on Thursday, ending a years-long dispute fuelled by defying advice and instructions from the IOC. Boxing was never really in danger of being kicked out of the Olympics over the four years since the IOC suspended the sport’s governing body in an effort to force changes. We embrace the values …

IOC banishes boxing governing body from Olympics, but the sport will still be at the Paris Games
1 year, 6 months ago

IOC banishes boxing governing body from Olympics, but the sport will still be at the Paris Games

The Independent  

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New international federation set up to help keep boxing part of the Olympics
1 year, 8 months ago

New international federation set up to help keep boxing part of the Olympics

The Independent  

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No GB boxers will contest IBA championships due to ‘concerns’ over sport’s Olympic future
1 year, 9 months ago

No GB boxers will contest IBA championships due to ‘concerns’ over sport’s Olympic future

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Ukraine says athletes not allowed to compete against Russians in Paris Olympics qualifiers
1 year, 9 months ago

Ukraine says athletes not allowed to compete against Russians in Paris Olympics qualifiers

ABC  

Ukrainian athletes will not be allowed to take part in qualifying events for the 2024 Paris Olympics if they have to compete against Russians, the country's government has said. Key points: The IOC issued recommendations for the gradual return to international competition for Russian and Belarusian athletes as neutrals Athletes from the two countries have been banned from most elite …

World Boxing Championships 2023: An amalgamation of boxers fighting in different styles
1 year, 9 months ago

World Boxing Championships 2023: An amalgamation of boxers fighting in different styles

The Hindu  

A World Boxing Championship not only showcases a wide variety of boxers from various nationalities and cultures, but it also presents different styles practiced across countries and regions. The ongoing Women’s World Boxing Championships is also an amalgamation of boxers fighting in different ways with an ultimate goal of prevailing over their opponents. Uzbekistan has more physical play, Cubans display …

If IOC want to conduct Olympic qualifiers, they should ask us: IBA president Umar Kremlev
1 year, 9 months ago

If IOC want to conduct Olympic qualifiers, they should ask us: IBA president Umar Kremlev

Firstpost  

New Delhi: International Boxing Association president Umar Kremlev on Tuesday asserted that the International Olympic Committee can’t hold Olympic qualifying championships without taking the world boxing body’s permission. “IBA is the main association that should be responsible for the Olympic qualification and the World Championships before the Olympics Games,” Kremlev told reporters ahead of the women’s World Championship. However last …

IBA President Kremlev: If IOC wants to conduct Olympic qualifiers they should ask us
1 year, 9 months ago

IBA President Kremlev: If IOC wants to conduct Olympic qualifiers they should ask us

The Hindu  

The president of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev declared that India was the capital of women’s boxing, when he addressed the media here on Tuesday. With the International Olympic Committee keeping the IBA under suspension, the focus was on Olympic qualifiers, but the president of the Boxing Federation of India, Ajay Singh reiterated that it was time to celebrate …

Women’s World Boxing Championship: IBA opens disciplinary proceedings for ‘inciting boycott’
1 year, 10 months ago

Women’s World Boxing Championship: IBA opens disciplinary proceedings for ‘inciting boycott’

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The International Boxing Association has opened disciplinary proceedings against five officials for “inciting a boycott” of the Women’s World Championship in Delhi later this month. The world body said the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit received a complaint against “certain individuals for a breach of the IBA Constitution and its Disciplinary and Ethics Code with their public actions.” The …

Women’s Boxing World Championship: IBA opens disciplinary proceedings against officials for “inciting boycott”
1 year, 10 months ago

Women’s Boxing World Championship: IBA opens disciplinary proceedings against officials for “inciting boycott”

The Hindu  

The International Boxing Association has opened disciplinary proceedings against five officials for “inciting a boycott” of the Women’s World Championship in Delhi later this month. The world body said the Boxing Independent Integrity Unit received a complaint against “certain individuals for a breach of the IBA Constitution and its Disciplinary and Ethics Code with their public actions.” The officials include …

Indian boxing deferation writes to boycotting nations ahead of Women’s World Championships in Delhi
1 year, 10 months ago

Indian boxing deferation writes to boycotting nations ahead of Women’s World Championships in Delhi

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Boxing Federation of India is not disheartened by the growing number of countries boycotting the Women’s World Championship and has opened a dialogue with these nations to get them to reverse their decision. International Boxing Association’s decision to lift the ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers, allowing them to compete under their own flag, against the International Olympic …

BFI Writes to Boycotting Nations ahead of Women's World Championships
1 year, 10 months ago

BFI Writes to Boycotting Nations ahead of Women's World Championships

News 18  

Boxing Federation of India is not disheartened by the growing number of countries boycotting the Women’s World Championship and has opened a dialogue with these nations to get them to reverse their decision. International Boxing Association’s decision to lift the ban on Russian and Belarusian boxers, allowing them to compete under their own flag, against the International Olympic Committee’s recommendations …

Ukraine joins Boxing World Championship boycott over Russian, Belarusian inclusion
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine joins Boxing World Championship boycott over Russian, Belarusian inclusion

The Hindu  

Ukraine’s boxing federation has joined a growing boycott of the amateur world championships over the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers, who have been allowed to compete with national flags and anthems. FBU vice president Oleg Ilchenko told public broadcaster Suspline on Wednesday that its boxers would not compete in this year’s men’s and women’s championships, which will be held …

Ukraine latest nation to boycott Women’s World Boxing Championship in India
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine latest nation to boycott Women’s World Boxing Championship in India

Firstpost  

Ukraine has become the latest nation to boycott the 2023 Women’s World Boxing Championship which is slated to take place in New Delhi from 15-31 March. Ukraine’s boxing federation decided to boycott the world event in India in protest to International Boxing Association’s decision to include Russian and Belarusian boxers, who will be allowed to compete with national flags and …

Ukraine Joins World Boxing Championship Boycott Over Russian, Belarusian Inclusion
1 year, 10 months ago

Ukraine Joins World Boxing Championship Boycott Over Russian, Belarusian Inclusion

News 18  

Ukraine’s boxing federation has joined a growing boycott of the amateur world championships over the inclusion of Russian and Belarusian boxers, who have been allowed to compete with national flags and anthems. FBU vice president Oleg Ilchenko told public broadcaster Suspline on Wednesday that their boxers would not compete in this year’s men’s and women’s championships, which will be held …

USA Boxing condemns IBA’s ‘misleading’ 2024 Olympics qualifiers
1 year, 10 months ago

USA Boxing condemns IBA’s ‘misleading’ 2024 Olympics qualifiers

The Hindu  

The Russian-led International Boxing Association’s announcement that its world championships are qualifiers for the 2024 Olympics is “false and misleading” and an attempt to sabotage qualification for the Paris Games, USA Boxing said. The International Olympic Committee has removed the IBA from the Paris qualification process due to governance and other issues but the suspended body has said both championships …

Boxing boycott grows as Britain, Czech Republic pull out of world titles due to rift with IBA over Russian fighters
1 year, 10 months ago

Boxing boycott grows as Britain, Czech Republic pull out of world titles due to rift with IBA over Russian fighters

ABC  

Boxers from Britain and the Czech Republic have joined a United States-led boycott of the world championships, deepening a stand-off over the International Boxing Association's Russian president and his insistence on letting Russian fighters compete under their country's flag and anthem. Key points: The number of nations boycotting this year's world amateur boxing championships has grown to four, with the …

Russia-run boxing body calls on US fighters to defy boycott
1 year, 11 months ago

Russia-run boxing body calls on US fighters to defy boycott

Associated Press  

LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The president of the International Boxing Association is offering financial support to boxers who defy a U.S.-initiated boycott of the upcoming world championships, which he said was decided by people “worse than hyenas and jackals.” USA Boxing and the Irish Boxing Association said this week they will not send teams to the women’s worlds next month or …

Paris mayor: No Russian team at 2024 Games if war continues
1 year, 11 months ago

Paris mayor: No Russian team at 2024 Games if war continues

Associated Press  

PARIS — Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo says there should be no Russian delegation allowed at the Paris Olympics next year if Moscow continues its war against Ukraine. Acknowledging that a final decision belongs to the International Olympic Committee, Hidalgo said she wishes Russian athletes will be banned “as long as there is this war, this Russian aggression on Ukraine.” “It …

Up to IOC to decide if Russia can compete in Paris 2024: Estanguet
1 year, 11 months ago

Up to IOC to decide if Russia can compete in Paris 2024: Estanguet

The Hindu  

The head of the Paris 2024 Olympics Tony Estanguet said on Friday it was for the International Olympic Committee to decide whether Russian and Belarusian athletes can participate in the Games next year. Three-time Olympic champion and president of the Paris 2024 Organising Committee Estanguet told Reuters that he was “in favour of maintaining this symbol of universality for the …

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