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IBA threatens legal action against IOC for inviting its officials to Paris 2024 boxing events

  • Boxing

The International Boxing Association (IBA) has said it will "reserve all rights to seek redress before the competent court" against the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its invitation of competition officials to serve at Paris 2024 Olympics qualifiers and the boxing tournament.

with the IBA's governance under Russian President Umar Kremlev, but the sport's Olympic status for Los

Angeles 2028 is teetering on the brink going into the IOC Executive Board meeting due to start tomorrow.A

discussion point.The sport remains on the programme for Paris 2024, but the prospect of it featuring at Los

Angeles 2028 with IBA involvement appear slim.The impact of the row over officials on boxing at Paris


Exclusive: EUBC Board member voices "serious concern" for boxing after nations boycott Youth World Cup over Russia

  • Boxing

Boxing Association of Montenegro President Alexander Klemenko has expressed "serious concern" over the future of the sport after the Youth World Boxing Cup was hit by boycotts due to the presence of Russian boxers, and he claims that the International Boxing Association (IBA) tried to cancel the event.

MontenegroBoxing faces a battle to save its place at the Olympic Games after being left off the initial list for Los

Angeles 2028.Concerns over governance, financial transparency and sustainability, and the integrity


Patrick Burke: Modern pentathlon has biggest obstacles to clear to salvage Olympic status

  • Inside the Blogs

There is a considerable sense of irony about obstacle being chosen by the International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) to replace riding as the sport's fifth discipline from after the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Angeles 2028.And time is not on its side, with a final decision due to be made at the IOC Session in

 It's a brochure which speaks to what the IOC is being asked to approve for inclusion at Los Angeles

Angeles 2028 and its limited presence on a pyramid outlining different levels of UIPM competition in

Angeles 2028 Olympics ©UIPMAllenby feels athletes competing in the sport under its current format have

Angeles 2028?


Referee axed from IBA Women’s World Championships after controversial knockout call

  • Boxing

A Danish referee has been dropped from the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships here after a contentious knockout verdict.

to ongoing concerns with IBA’s governance and the sport has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.insidethegames has contacted the IBA for comment.


Puerto Rico named as host for 2024 World Surfing Games, final Olympic qualifier

  • Paris 2024

Arecibo in Puerto Rico has been named as host of next year's International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games, which is set to offer a final qualification opportunity for the Paris 2024 Olympics.

having debuted as an additional sport at Tokyo 2020, and has been added to the core programme from Los

Angeles 2028.


Duncan Mackay: Ohtani puts the classic into the World Baseball Classic as Olympic hopes boosted

  • Inside the Blogs

The World Baseball Classic has been part of the calendar since 2006 but had never lived up to its name, passing unnoticed except in Japan, the winners in 2006 and 2009, and Dominican Republic, champions in 2013.

States lifted the trophy at the last edition in 2017, beating Puerto Rico 8-0 at Dodger Stadium in Los

Angeles, any publicity was massively overshadowed by the Major League Baseball (MLB) preparing for the

Angeles Angels team-mates Shohei Ohtani pitching for Japan in the ninth inning against Mike Trout in

Angeles 2028 ©Getty ImagesOhtani’s performance was the highlight of a final that was another appropriately

Angeles 2028, especially as the MLB plans to strengthen its strategy to grow the sport abroad."


SoFi Stadium's 2026 World Cup final hopes in doubt due to narrow pitch

  • World Cup

Hopes that key Los Angeles 2028 Olympics and Paralympics venue the SoFi Stadium had of hosting the 2026

Los Angeles was last year named as one of 16 host cities for the expanded tournament in 2026, which is

Angeles 2028 ©Getty Imagesinsidethegames has asked FIFA for a comment.Venues for specific matches

billion/€5.0 billion), and opened in September 2020.It is home to National Football League sides the Los

Angeles Rams and Los Angeles Chargers, and held the 2022 Super Bowl.It is set to stage the Los Angeles

2028 Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and this year's Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean


Former World Rugby competitions director Egan advises IFAF on growth strategy

  • American Football

Mark Egan, the former competitions director of World Rugby, underlined the importance of developing a robust competitions framework when he addressed the Board of the International Federation of American Football (IFAF) in London.

in London ©IFAFFlag football Is one of nine sports shortlisted for inclusion in the Olympic Games in Los

Angeles in 2028, and IFAF is seeking to strengthen the sport's presence throughout the global sports


Los Angeles newspaper poll hints at drop in support for 2028 Olympics

  • Los Angeles 2028

A newspaper poll has found that support in the host city for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics might have

The research, carried out by Suffolk University and the Los Angeles Times, found that 57 per cent of

that 20 per cent have worries that hosting will have a negative impact on the city.According to the Los

billion).Researchers attribute positive responses from older citizens to their good memories of the 1984 Los

more than 55 supported the Games.The paper suggests this is because that age group remembers the 1984 Los

was confirmed as the 2028 host city in 2017, at the same time Paris was announced as the location for


World Games flag football champion Flores dreams of Olympic berth

  • World Games

she won in Birmingham last year could help the sport achieve a place on the Olympic programme for LA 2028

million people practising my sport in 100 countries, today it is on its way to being an Olympic sport in Los

Angeles 2028," she insisted."

under consideration by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for inclusion on the programme for Los

Angeles 2028.A decision is expected at the IOC Session in Mumbai, India, which is scheduled from October


Chinese boxer still hurting after claiming judges "stole" Rio 2016 dream

  • Boxing

Chinese boxer Lü Bin was reduced to tears when reflecting on his controversial defeat at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro that caused him to accuse the judges of "stealing" his dream.

to ongoing concerns with IBA’s governance and the sport has been left off the initial programme for Los

Angeles 2028.It was announced by the IBA that the IOC would be sending a team to New Delhi to observe


UIPM release brochure explaining obstacle racing as set sights on Los Angeles 2028

  • Modern Pentathlon

named "Get Started with the new Modern Pentathlon" as athletes prepare for the journey towards the Los

Angeles 2028 Olympics.

regulations, as the organisation looks to get modern pentathlon back on to the Olympic programme for Los

Angeles 2028.Modern pentathlon has been dropped from the initial sports programme for LA 2028 following

Annika Schleu during the women's competition.Modern pentathlon was removed from the list of sports in Los

Angeles 2028 after concerns over animal abuse ©Getty ImagesModern pentathlon is due to feature with


Geoff Berkeley: Divided Common Cause Alliance not helping boxing’s cause to stay in Olympics

  • Inside the Blogs

Cries of "Russia, Russia, Russia" were followed by chants of "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi" inside the sparse K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall here.

events at Paris 2024, including qualification competitions.Boxing faces being axed from featuring at Los

Angeles 2028 after being left off the initial list, leaving the sport fighting for its future.Common

was created with the mission of prioritising the perseveration of boxing’s place at the Olympics from Los

Angeles 2028.But its failure to speak out is not helping boxing cause as the IOC deliberates whether



Relief for IWF as doper Ilyin withdraws from Kazakhstan weightlifting election

  • Weightlifting

The International Weightlifting Federation (IWF) has avoided the embarrassment of having to welcome the sport’s most famous doper of this century into its fold.

International Olympic Committee (IOC).The IOC removed weightlifting from the Olympic Games programme for Los

Angeles 2028 and will decide in the next few months whether the IWF has made enough reforms to earn

- improved training conditions and new facilities in the regions, a target of two Olympic golds at Los

Angeles 2028, and a strong fight against doping with psychotherapic support for athletes - would be