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The men of international boxing use the Olympics to spoil for another kind of fight

With geopolitics in play, the IBA has made the IOC look ridiculous in the row about the women’s competition

The Guardian - UK · Aug 6, 2024

Olympic boxer in gender eligibility row hits out at ‘bullies’ as IBA doubles down

Imane Khelif has said the backlash against her competing in the women’s boxing at the Paris Olympics “can destroy people’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

IBA Faces Scrutiny Over Eligibility Tests For Boxers

IBA news conference in Paris addresses controversy over eligibility tests for boxers Khelif and Lin, raising concerns about transparency and athlete welfar...

Boxing group answers some questions but raises many more about tests on Imane Khelif, Lin Yu-ting

The International Boxing Association has raised new questions while struggling to answer others at a shambolic news conference about the opaque gender tests that led the Olympics-banned governing body to abruptly suspend Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting from last year’s world championships

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024

Bulgarian Boxer Staneva’s ‘XX’ Sign After Losing To Lin Yu-Ting Escalates Olympic Gender Debate

Bulgarian boxer Svetlana Staneva flashes a double ‘X’ sign to the crowd after her defeat by Taiwan’s Lin Yu-Ting amid gender eligibility controversy The post Bulgarian Boxer Staneva’s ‘XX’ Sign After Losing To Lin Yu-Ting Escalates Olympic Gender Debate first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Aug 5, 2024

Italian Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Could Receive $50,000 Prize From Banned IBA

The organization wants to award Angela Carini $50,000 "as if she were an Olympic champion" despite her losing to Imane Khelif. The post Italian Boxer Who Abandoned Fight After 46 Seconds Could Receive $50,000 Prize From Banned IBA first appeared on Bored Panda.

Bored Panda · Aug 5, 2024

Algerian boxer at centre of gender row sheds tears after quarter-final victory

Imane Khelif, guaranteed a medal after beating Hungary’s Anna Luca Hamori, dominated the fight to deafening cheers

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2024

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Banned governing body that's fueling outcry on Olympic boxers has Russian ties and troubled history

The allegations that Olympic boxers Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting failed an eligibility test for women's competition have been made by only the International Boxing Association

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024

IOC president weighs in on Olympic boxing gender controversy: ‘This is the definition of a woman’

Thomas Bach defended boxers Lin Yu-ting and Imane Khelif and their place at Paris 2024 after failing gender eligibility tests run by the International Boxing Association

The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2024

Angela Carini to be awarded prize money by IBA despite Olympic loss to Imane Khelif

The Italian pulled out in the first round against the Algerian amid a gender row at Paris 2024

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

IBA says it will award Italian boxer Angela Carini Olympic champion prize money

Carini abandoned her fight with Algeria’s Imane Khelif, who is at the centre of a gender row.

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

Olympics news website Insidethegames says 'banned' from Paris 2024

Olympics news website Insidethegames.biz, which was acquired by a Russian-run fund, says it has been effectively "banned" from the Paris Olympics after its accreditation requests were turned down.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 18, 2024

India leaves IOC-suspended IBA, joins breakaway World Boxing

NEW DELHI: Left with no choice after the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruled against Umar Kremlev-led International Boxing Association (IBA), India’s national governing body for the sport – BFI, headed by SpiceJet chairman and managing director Ajay Singh – on Friday switched allegiance to avoid International Olympic Committee’s…

The Times of India · May 31, 2024

Olympic boxers handed prize money boost for winning medals at Paris 2024

Gold medallists will be awarded $100,000 while silver and bronze medals will take home $50,000 and $25,000 respectively

The Independent UK · May 29, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 22, 2023

IOC expels International Boxing Association from Olympic movement

The IOC has removed a governing body for the first time but boxing will remain in the 2024 and 2028 Olympics

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2023

IOC set to strip IBA of its recognition as the official boxing body for Olympics

The body has failed to address finance and corruption concerns ahead of the sport being reinstated for 2028 Los Angeles Games

The Times of India · Jun 20, 2023

IOC condemns 'threatening language' used by IBA chief, says it can exercise legal rights

LAUSANNE: The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Tuesday condemned the "violent and threatening language" used by International Boxing Association (IBA) chief Umar Kremlev against some of its members and warned of legal action against him.

The Hindu · Jun 7, 2023

IOC recommends terminating boxing body's Olympic status

The IOC finally ran out of patience with the International Boxing Federation and set a date to terminate its Olympic status this month.

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Al Jazeera · May 2, 2023

IBA slams ‘black sheep’ breakaway body as schism roils boxing

A new world boxing federation was announced last month in a move aimed at securing the troubled sport’s Olympic future.

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Breakaway group aims to save boxing's Olympic status

American and British boxing officials are among the leaders of a breakaway group which hopes to save boxing’s place at the Olympics

The Times of India · Mar 22, 2023

No IOC team visit, no Olympic qualifier and threat to Technical Officials: IBA-Olympic body continue to remain deadlocked

NEW DELHI: This should have come on the expected lines for the International Boxing Association (IBA). The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) team of ‘observers’ from Lausanne hasn’t shown up at the women’s World Championships here until now to monitor the IBA and its ongoing governance reform, practices and activities.

The Times of India · Mar 15, 2023

Women's Boxing World Championships: India eye strong show at home

NEW DELHI: Nikhat Zareen and Lovlina Borgohain will be at the forefront as India eye a show befitting their growing stature in women's boxing when the World Championship, whose build-up was marred by controversies, begins here from Thursday.

The Times of India · Mar 14, 2023

If IOC wants to conduct Olympic qualifiers they should ask us, we should be responsible for holding them: IBA Prez Kremlev

NEW DELHI: International Boxing Association (IBA) president Umar Kremlev on Tuesday asserted that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) can't hold Olympic qualifying championships without taking the world boxing body's permission.

The Times of India · Nov 9, 2022

Expecting Olympic qualifier status for women’s Worlds: BFI chief Ajay Singh

NEW DELHI: The International Boxing Association (IBA) and Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Wednesday formally signed the ‘Host City Agreement’ to conduct the women’s world championships in the national capital in March-April next year. The tournament is expected to draw boxers from around 100 countries, offering them a record-breaking…

The Times of India · Nov 9, 2022

India to host women's World Boxing Championship next year: BFI

NEW DELHI: India will host the women's world boxing championships in 2023 in New Delhi, two years after the country was stripped of the hosting rights of the men's event for not paying the requisite fee to the global governing body.

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