Official: IOC stripped IBA of Olympic status

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) officially excluded the International Boxing Association (IBA) from its structures.

The decision was voted almost unanimously during the 140th meeting of the IOC held in Mumbai. 69 delegates voted in favor of the decision, one was against, and ten abstained.

At the beginning of the month, the IOC Executive Bureau recommended that the IBA be removed from the IOC structures because of the ongoing problems with the governance of the boxing organization.

The #IOCSession, meeting remotely, has withdrawn the recognition of International Boxing Association (IBA), upon the recommendation of the IOC Executive Board (EB).

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Decision is based on the IOC Comprehensive Report on the Situation of the IBA, discussed by the IOC EB on 7 June.

— IOC MEDIA (@iocmedia) June 22, 2023

Despite the suspension of the IBA, boxing’s place in the Olympic Games program is not at risk at this stage, the IOC assured . Belgium’s Christophe de Keper, who is a member of the IOC’s Executive Bureau, said during the session that he could guarantee the sport would remain on the program for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.