CAS announced yesterday:
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In its final ruling, the CAS Panel noted that as of the date of the appeal decision, IBA had not complied with the conditions set by the IOC for recognition, namely: .
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IBA did not increase financial transparency and sustainability, including through revenue diversification.
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The IBA had maintained its processes for referees and judges to ensure their integrity, including implementing a monitoring period for its own competitions ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
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The IBA did not ensure full and effective implementation of all measures proposed by the IOC-established Governance Reform Group, including cultural changes.
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Following the suspension of the IBA and subsequent withdrawal of recognition by the IOC, the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris boxing tournaments, including the qualification process, were and are still being held by the boxing body established by the IOC. There is. This was done to protect the sport of boxing and its athletes. Because of boxing's universality and social inclusiveness, the IOC hopes to continue to feature boxing in the program of the Olympic Games.
Unfortunately, this is far from certain for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, as the IOC is not in a position to organize another Olympic boxing tournament for governance reasons. To keep boxing on the Olympic program, like all other Olympic sports, the IOC needs a recognized and trusted international federation as a partner.
The establishment of such a federation, which respects the conditions of IOC recognition, is now in the hands of national boxing federations and their National Olympic Committees (NOCs). These conditions include good governance, competitive integrity, financial and accounting transparency, and autonomy. National boxing federations and all NOCs who want their boxers to make their Olympic dreams come true and win medals will now have to make the necessary decisions. The NOC and national boxing federations therefore take the future of Olympic boxing into their own hands, and the necessary actions could not be clearer.
At this time, boxing is not included in the Olympic LA28 sports program. To rectify this, the IOC needs to establish an international federation to partner with boxing by early 2025.
