- IBA will be first sporting governing body to get Olympic ban
- Body has failed to address finance and corruption concerns
The International Olympic Committee has never banned an international governing body from running a sport in its 129-year history. Yet that is set to change on Thursday when an Extraordinary IOC Session votes to withdraw its recognition of the International Boxing Association over its failure to address governance, finance and corruption concerns.
The decision is regarded as a formality given that the IOC’s executive board recommended that the IBA, which is run by the Russian Umar Kremlev, be kicked out two weeks ago.