find all applicable rules here<\/a>). As with previous Olympic boxing competitions, the gender and age of the athletes are based on their passport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\u201cThese rules also applied during the qualification period, including the boxing tournaments of the 2023 European Games, Asian Games, Pan American Games and Pacific Games, the ad hoc 2023 African qualifying tournament in Dakar (SEN) and two world qualifying tournaments held in Busto Arsizio (ITA) and Bangkok (THA) in 2024, which involved a total of 1,471 different boxers from 172 National Olympic Committees (NOCs), the Boxing Refugee Team and Individual Neutral Athletes, and featured over 2,000 qualification bouts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe PBU used the Tokyo 2020 boxing rules as a baseline to develop its regulations for Paris 2024. This was to minimise the impact on athletes\u2019 preparations and guarantee consistency between Olympic Games. These Tokyo 2020 rules were based on the post-Rio 2016 rules, which were in place before the suspension of the boxing International Federation by the IOC in 2019 and the subsequent withdrawal of its recognition in 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe have seen in reports misleading information about two female athletes competing at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The two athletes have been competing in international boxing competitions for many years in the women\u2019s category, including the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, International Boxing Association (IBA) World Championships and IBA-sanctioned tournaments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThese two athletes were the victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA. Towards the end of the IBA World Championships in 2023, they were suddenly disqualified without any due process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAccording to the IBA minutes available on their website, this decision was initially taken solely by the IBA Secretary General and CEO. The IBA Board only ratified it afterwards and only subsequently requested that a procedure to follow in similar cases in the future be established and reflected in the IBA Regulations. The minutes also say that the IBA should \u2018establish a clear procedure on gender testing\u2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure \u2013 especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u201cSuch an approach is contrary to good governance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cEligibility rules should not be changed during ongoing competition, and any rule change must follow appropriate processes and should be based on scientific evidence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe IOC is committed to protecting the human rights of all athletes participating in the Olympic Games as per the Olympic Charter, the IOC Code of Ethics and the IOC Strategic Framework on Human Rights. The IOC is saddened by the abuse that the two athletes are currently receiving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe IBA\u2019s recognition was withdrawn by the IOC in 2023 following its suspension in 2019. The withdrawal of recognition was confirmed by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). See the IOC\u2019s statement following the ruling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThe IOC has made it clear that it needs National Boxing Federations to reach a consensus around a new International Federation in order for boxing to be included on the sports programme of the Olympic Games LA28.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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