PREMIUM
Olympics 2024
Olympic boxing on the ropes after years of scandal
In 2019 the International Olympic Committee (IOC) stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of its right to organise Olympic boxing, turning festering tension between the two organisations into an open confrontation.
Australia's Shannan Davey (in red) punches Bulgaria's Rami Mofid Kiwan in the men's 71kg preliminaries round of 16 boxing match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the North Paris Arena, in Villepinte on July 31, 2024. (Credit: AFP)
By: NewVision Reporter, Journalists @NewVision
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PARIS - Events outside the ring have once again clouded the boxing at the Olympics, with the Paris Games embroiled in a damaging gender row involving