International Olympic Committee votes to include boxing at 2028 Games
Source: news.source.badlefthook
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has voted to include boxing in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, resolving previous uncertainties related to the governance of the sport. The decision was facilitated by the formation of World Boxing, led by Gennadiy Golovkin, which has been recognized by the IOC as a new International Federation for boxing.
Key Points
The IOC has officially included boxing in the 2028 Olympics program.
The decision comes after the IOC's split with the International Boxing Association (IBA) in 2023 due to controversies.
World Boxing, formed in 2023 and led by Boris van der Vorst with Gennadiy Golovkin as chair of the Olympic Commission, has been recognized as the new International Federation for boxing.
Previous Olympic boxing events in Tokyo and Paris had fewer controversies compared to the Rio Games, and there is hope that the trend continues with the new governance.
