EXCLUSIVE-IBA says has met reform criteria, accuses IOC of intransigence
PARIS: With boxing teetering on the brink of Olympic elimination, the International Boxing Association told the International Olympic Committee it had met its reform criteria and any ban lacked legal basis.
The IOC has already provisionally excluded the sport from the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics with a final decision expected at its session in India in October. It demanded immediate reforms before a decision on the sport's inclusion is taken but has warned repeatedly the IBA was not doing enough."IBA did not find in the IOC Correspondence of 6 April 2023 any link to a specific rule of law that has been breached by IBA to be in the situation of potential withdrawal of the IOC’s recognition, but merely mention of an alleged unwillingness to cooperate," the IBA said in the report.
It also blamed former president and then-IOC member CK Wu for much of the IBA's woes dating back to 2016 when he was in charge. It said the IBA had settled all outstanding financial issues and debts, thanks to the Gazprom deal that triggered considerable criticism since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year."IBA settled all debts of the previous management," it said."Concern on Gazprom has no basis since Gazprom sponsorship agreement expired on 31 Dec 2022, and it has not been extended.
"IBA is simply protecting their investment and know-how given that there has been no clarity on how the Paris 2024 Boxing Unit will select officials," it said.
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