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Boxing earns spot in 2028 Olympic Games

Kenya's Elizabeth Andiego (seventh from left) poses with a $10,000 dummy cheque alongside other quarter-finalists awarded at the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Nis, Serbia, on Saturday evening. 

Photo credit: Pool | IBA

What you need to know:

  • The IOC suspended the IBA, run by Russian businessman Umar Kremlev with close links to the Kremlin, in 2019 over governance, finance, refereeing and ethical issues.
  • It did not involve the IBA in running the boxing events at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, and in a rare move two years later stripped it of recognition.

Pylos

Boxing was included on Thursday in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics programme after a unanimous vote from the International Olympic Committee, ending years of doubt over the sport's Olympic future.