Tag: Boxing
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BFI Elections: SAI, World Boxing Appoint Independent Observers
Mayank Srivastava, the Sports Authority of India’s (SAI) deputy director general in the Khelo India division, has been appointed as the ‘independent observer’ by the government for the delayed Boxing Federation Of India (BFI) elections. Moreover, the World Boxing, has named Tatsuya Nakama as the observer, a report in the TOI said. In an order by the Himachal…
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World Boxing To Set Gender Eligibility Policy In Coming Weeks
Algerian Imane Khelif, whose gold medal triumph at Pairs 2024, was surrounded by gender disputes is not intimated by Donald Trump’s executive order to keep transgenders away from women’s sport. Khelif, in fact, said that she is ready to defend her title at LA 2028. International Boxing Association blocked her to participate in the competition.…
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Boxing At LA 2028: Nikhat Zareen’s Hope Of Olympic Medal Renewed
Nikhat Zareen was not forcing herself after Paris 2024 with uncertainty over Boxing’s inclusion in the LA 2028 roster. However, after the sport’s recent inclusion in LA 2028 and the World Boxing’s provisional recognition, Zareen’s hope of an Olympic medal is renewed. “After Paris, I was heartbroken that my dreams of an Olympic medal are…
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Boxing Included In LA 2028 Roster
Boxing will be included on the sports programme of the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028 (LA28). This was approved on Thursday by the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session during the second day of its meeting in Costa Navarino, Greece. This decision was based on the proposal from the IOC Executive Board (EB), following the…
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World Boxing Gains Membership Of The Association Of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations
World Boxing has secured provisional membership of the Association of IOC Recognised International Sports Federations (ARISF). It follows the recent decision by the IOC (26 February 2025) to grant provisional Olympic recognition to World Boxing and marks an important milestone in the International Federation’s growing role within the Olympic Movement, a World Boxing Media release…