The Court of Arbitration for Sport on Tuesday dismissed the International Boxing Association's (IBA) appeal after it was stripped of its right to host boxing events at the Paris Olympics.
Last year, the International Olympic Committee withdrew its recognition of boxing's governing body, the IBA, citing long-standing concerns over governance issues.
In its judgment explaining IBA's decision to dismiss the appeal, the CAS Committee said IBA had “failed to promote financial transparency and sustainability”.
Sport's highest court, CAS, also said that “the IBA has not changed its refereeing and judging processes to ensure integrity” and has not fully implemented other proposed reforms.
Instead, the IOC has set up the Paris Boxing Unit to ensure the competition can qualify and take place at the 2024 Paris Games.
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Boxing has been a part of every Olympic Games since 1920, but only took place at the coronavirus-delayed Tokyo Games after the IOC intervened to secure qualification.
The IBA was suspended by the IOC in 2019 due to multiple corruption scandals.
Its fall coincides with the creation of a new governing federation, World Boxing, which already includes the United States and Switzerland, which will host the 2028 Los Angeles Games.
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At the IOC General Assembly in Mumbai last year, it was announced that a decision on boxing's inclusion in the 2028 Olympic program would be “deferred”.
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