Dhe International Olympic Committee (IOC) is publicly questioning the Olympic future of boxing because the reform process in the scandal-ridden world association is going too slowly for him. Boxing, which has been part of the Summer Games since 1904, could already be taken out of the program for Paris 2024 if AIBA does not solve the association’s internal problems. The Secretary General of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Christophe de Kepper, threatened this in a letter to President Umar Kremlev.
The world amateur boxing association had fallen out of favor with the IOC due to mismanagement and corruption. The AIBA was no longer allowed to organize the Olympic tournament in Tokyo. De Kepper now wrote of “many unresolved concerns”. Although the IOC has recognized steps in the right direction in the area of “good governance” since the association was suspended in the summer of 2019, many questions are still unanswered, such as finances and refereeing.
The Executive Committee of the IOC has recently been able to decree the exclusion of a sport from the Olympic program; the approval of the General Assembly is no longer required. In addition to boxing, weightlifting also has to fear for its future at summer games after the scandals in the world association IMF.
The world boxing federation reacted immediately to the De Kepper letter from Lausanne and assured that the initiated “reforms will lead to the criteria for reintegration set by the IOC being met and even exceeded”. The association is working on this together with “independent experts”. The renowned Canadian sports lawyer Richard McLaren has been commissioned to conduct an independent investigation into refereeing and refereeing. His report is expected on September 30th.
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