IBA: The International Boxing Association (IBA) lost its appeal against the International Olympic Committee’s recommendation to revoke its recognition.
The decision was made by the IOC’s executive board earlier this month due to governmental and budgetary concerns, and it is expected to be ratified at an Extraordinary IOC Session on Thursday.
The IBA filed an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against the verdict, which prevents the organisation from organising a potential Olympic boxing competition in Los Angeles in 2028.
“The President of the Appeals Arbitration Division of the Court of Arbitration for Sport has today dismissed the IBA’s urgent request to stay the execution of the challenged decision,” CAS stated in a statement.
“As a result, the challenged decision remains in effect, and the IOC Extraordinary Session continues unaffected.”
The IBA had previously been stripped of the rights to stage boxing contests at the Olympics in Tokyo and Paris, with the IOC established a separate Boxing Task Force to oversee the competitions.
Boxing was omitted off the inaugural Olympic calendar for 2028, but there is optimism that it will be returned, and a competing group, World Boxing, has been formed in the hopes of replacing the IBA.
The odds of the IOC and the IBA reconciling appear to be nil after the IOC responded sharply to statements made by IBA president Umar Kremlev during the American Boxing Confederation Continental Forum in Brasilia.
Kremlev suggested that one of his predecessors, former IOC member CK Wu, should be “shot” and accused him of “killing boxing” with the help of IOC president Thomas Bach and IOC sports director Kit McConnell.
“The International Olympic Committee’s Executive Board condemns the violent and threatening language used by the president of the International Boxing Association, Umar Kremlev, against a number of individuals from the IOC,” the IOC stated in a statement.
“It is simply unacceptable to incite hatred and derogatory language against individuals working for the IOC who are simply carrying out their professional roles, as well as against the IOC as an organisation.
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