New Delhi, Feb. 27 -- The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Wednesday granted provisional recognition to World Boxing (WB), keeping the sport on course to being included in the 2028 Los Angeles programme.
Boxing's survival as an Olympic sport was under threat since IOC stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of its membership in April 2023 over governance and officiating issues. The boxing competition at the last two Olympics - Tokyo and Paris - was organised by IOC. It is, however, yet to include boxing for the LA Games and wanted for a global body to stake claim as the new International Federation (IF) for boxing.
World Boxing, headed by Dutchman Boris van der Vorst, was set up in 2023, breaking away from IBA. It has ...