Following the statement by the IOC today which called-on Boxing National Federations to act now to secure the Olympic future of the sport, World Boxing has issued the following statement:
“World Boxing welcomes today’s statement (HERE) by the IOC which made it clear that National Federations (NFs) and National Olympic Committees (NOCs) need to act urgently and immediately if they want their boxers to continue to have the opportunity to compete at the Olympic Games after Paris 2024.
“In its statement, the IOC made it clear that for boxing to be included at Los Angeles 2028, it needs to have a “recognised and reliable IF partner” to work with that “respects the IOC’s conditions for recognition” and that “every National Boxing Federation and NOC that wants its boxers to make their Olympic dreams a reality and win medals at Los Angeles 2028 will now have to take the necessary decision”.
“With this statement, which follows a recent meeting between the IOC and World Boxing (6 May 2024) when discussions took place about developing a pathway for ensuring boxing remains part of the Olympic Games, the IOC has sent a clear and unambiguous message to all NFs and NOCs that if they want their boxers to have the opportunity to compete at an Olympic Games after Paris 2024 they need to take immediate steps to join World Boxing.
“This is the only path that will see boxing remain in the Olympic Games after Paris 2024 and all NFs must act now if they want boxing to have any chance of boxing still being part of the programme at Los Angeles 2028.”