Olympic boxing salvaged for Los Angeles 2028 in dramatic turn of events
Boxing has been officially reinstated to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted unanimously in favour of its inclusion, with new international body World Boxing set to organise the tournament. Olympic boxing will return at Los Angeles 2028GETTY Boxing was not included in the initial sports program approved by the IOC sessions in February 2022 due to ongoing concerns with the original governing body, the International Boxing Association (IBA). The IOC ran boxing at the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Games after the IBA was stripped of its status as the world sanctioning body over governance, finance, refereeing and ethical issues. This threatened the sport being removed from the Olympics altogether. However, a new sanctioning body, World Boxing, was formed to replace the IBA and gain Olympic recognition. The IOC granted World Boxing provisional recognition last month before the executive board of the IOC recommended on Monday that boxing be included in the upcoming summer Olympics. Following the recommendation, the IOC Sessions met to vote on the matter, with boxing now confirmed to be an official Olympic sport once again. “I thank you for the approval of having boxing back,” IOC president Thomas Bach said. “We can look forward to a great boxing tournament.” This comes after the president of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst said earlier this week: “World Boxing understands that being part of the Olympic Games is a privilege and not a right. “And I assure the IOC that if boxing is restored to the programme for LA28, that World Boxing is completely committed to being a trustworthy and reliable partner that will adhere to and uphold the values of the Olympic Charter.” GettyThe IOC unanimously voted for boxing to be included[/caption] It had looked pretty bleak for Olympic boxing with the deadline for the 35 LA28 sports fast approaching. However, World Boxing was able to turn things around in a very tight time frame. The IOC has confirmed that only athletes whose national federations are members of World Boxing by the time qualification events get underway will be able to compete in LA. So far, most of the powerhouse boxing nations including Great Britain and the United States have signed up. The qualification dates are yet to be confirmed. Last year, they started 13 months before the main tournament. Follow talkBOXING on social media talkBOXING is now on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us on social media for big breaking boxing news, exclusive interviews and the best bits from our talkBOXING YouTube show. Like our Facebook page HERE Follow us on Twitter HERE Sign up for our WhatsApp channel HERE Follow talkBOXING on social media talkBOXING is now on Twitter and Facebook. Follow us on social media for big breaking boxing news, exclusive interviews and the best bits from our talkBOXING YouTube show. Like our Facebook page HERE Follow us on Twitter HERE Sign up for our WhatsApp channel HERE
Boxing has been officially reinstated to the Olympics in Los Angeles in 2028.
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) voted unanimously in favour of its inclusion, with new international body World Boxing set to organise the tournament.
Boxing was not included in the initial sports program approved by the IOC sessions in February 2022 due to ongoing concerns with the original governing body, the International Boxing Association (IBA).
The IOC ran boxing at the 2020 Tokyo and 2024 Paris Games after the IBA was stripped of its status as the world sanctioning body over governance, finance, refereeing and ethical issues.
This threatened the sport being removed from the Olympics altogether.
However, a new sanctioning body, World Boxing, was formed to replace the IBA and gain Olympic recognition.
The IOC granted World Boxing provisional recognition last month before the executive board of the IOC recommended on Monday that boxing be included in the upcoming summer Olympics.
Following the recommendation, the IOC Sessions met to vote on the matter, with boxing now confirmed to be an official Olympic sport once again.
“I thank you for the approval of having boxing back,” IOC president Thomas Bach said.
“We can look forward to a great boxing tournament.”
This comes after the president of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst said earlier this week: “World Boxing understands that being part of the Olympic Games is a privilege and not a right.
“And I assure the IOC that if boxing is restored to the programme for LA28, that World Boxing is completely committed to being a trustworthy and reliable partner that will adhere to and uphold the values of the Olympic Charter.”
It had looked pretty bleak for Olympic boxing with the deadline for the 35 LA28 sports fast approaching.
However, World Boxing was able to turn things around in a very tight time frame.
The IOC has confirmed that only athletes whose national federations are members of World Boxing by the time qualification events get underway will be able to compete in LA.
So far, most of the powerhouse boxing nations including Great Britain and the United States have signed up.
The qualification dates are yet to be confirmed.
Last year, they started 13 months before the main tournament.
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