Boxing should now be part of the Olympic program at the summer games 2028 in Los Angeles. The top of the International Olympic Committee recommended the General Assembly to agree to an Olympic boxing tournament for the next games in the USA.
The background to the decision of the IOC Executive is the preliminary recognition of World Boxing as an association partner within the Olympic movement, IOC President Thomas Bach said after the consultations in Pylos Greek. “I am very confident that the session agrees”he added. This means that the boxers all over the world have a chance of having a chance of the Olympics if their national association is a member of the new umbrella organization World Boxing.
As was to be expected, the association reacted. “This is a very important and important decision for the Olympic boxing”said President Boris van der Vorst. “World Boxing is aware that participation in the Olympic Games is a privilege and not right.” World Boxing will be one “Be a trustworthy and reliable partner”the “Keep and maintains the values of the Olympic Charter”.
New World Association with more than 80 members
This was preceded by a violent dusting between the IOC and the now excluded International Boxing Association. The IBA is criticized for corruption, leadership problems and distortion of competition. The IOC had taken responsibility for organizing the boxing tournaments in Tokyo in 2021 and three years later in Paris. For Los Angeles 2028, however, the IOC boxing had initially no longer included in the competition program.
The new World Boxing Weltverband has united more than 80 national member associations from five continents since its foundation in Frankfurt am Main in Frankfurt am Main and thus fulfilled an important IOC criterion for recognition. In terms of anti-doping struggle, transparency, good governance and compliance, the association also says in a close coordination to the specifications of the IOC.