International Olympic Committee News

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1 hour ago, phelps said:

it was time to do it!

 

actually, they should have sacked the old AIBA since London 2012, at least...

Agree. They got it right at Beijing 2008 with the live onscreen punch-count but then took an immediate step back to their traditional crooked fight-rigging at London.

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https://twitter.com/iocmedia/status/1671845600000606211

Confirmed

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More here. For once the IOC does the right thing.

 

The International Olympic Committee has voted to strip the International Boxing Association of its status as the sport's world governing body.

 

The IOC's executive board recommended the move earlier in June after the IBA failed to meet set reforms following its 2019 suspension over governance issues and alleged corruption.

 

 

And then, at some time in the near future World Boxing - the heroic band of guerillas hiding deep in the mountains - will be recognised as the official body for Olympic boxing.

 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/65987324

Edited June 22, 2023 by Grassmarket

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The vote to expel the IBA passed on a vote of 69 to 1 with 5 declining to vote.

Wonder who voted in favour of the IBA?

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3 hours ago, Dragon said:

The vote to expel the IBA passed on a vote of 69 to 1 with 5 declining to vote.

Wonder who voted in favour of the IBA?

And in what year did he win his Fencing Gold Medal?

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The IOC has refused to recognize the recent OCA elections, and its Ethics Commission intends to open an investigation. It will be interesting to see how the relationship between the two organizations develops.

 

 

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Singh  back into the interim Presidency of the OCA 

 

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The 141st IOC session will be hosted in Mumbai  as planned on 15th-17th October’23. 
 

https://www.indiatvnews.com/sports/other/first-step-towards-dream-of-hosting-olympics-in-india-nita-ambani-announces-historic-ioc-session-2023-08-28-889464

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Oscar winner Michelle Yeoh has been nominated for IOC Membership (along with seven others).

 

https://x.com/chklaue/status/1700145662749196321?s=46&t=eeNhSzi4Rylqjvpt-IBinQ

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Next chapter in the OCA elections drama.