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IBA still out of Olympic family after court upholds IOC decision

The International Boxing Association (IBA) remained unrecognized after a court upheld the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s decision.

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CAS Dismisses the appeal filed by the International Boxing Association (IBA) against the decision of the IOC Session withdrawing the recognition of the IBA as the International Federation for the sport of boxing

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IBA STILL STRIPPED OF IOC RECOGNITION

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Tuesday rejected the IBA’s appeal to be reinstated to the Olympic family.

Boxing will still be played in the Paris Olympics this year under the supervision of the IOC.

The IOC will now ask the national boxing federations and the national Olympic Committees to find a new international federation by next year.

If no federation replaces the IBA soon, boxing will not be held in the 2028 LA Olympics.

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IBA TO APPEAL CAS DECISION TO SWISS TRIBUNAL

The IBA is looking to take its case to the Swiss Federal Tribunal to overturn the CAS’ decision.

“The IBA will refrain from further comments until the CAS award has been thoroughly analyzed by its legal experts,” the federation said.

Rival body World Boxing seeks Olympic recognition to replace the IBA.

The IBA claimed the CAS and the IOC had ignored its extensive reforms. The federation on Wednesday had made considerable progress.