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India parts ways with IBA, joins World Boxing
Updated On: 31 May, 2024 04:30 PM IST | New Delhi | mid-day online correspondent
World Boxing, whose president is former IBA presidential candidate Boris van der Vorst, was launched in April 2023 and aims to ensure that boxing remains at the heart of the Olympic movement
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BFI President Ajay Singh with Van der Vorst (Pic: BFI)
The Boxing Federation of India (BFI) on Friday parted ways with the suspended IBA and joined the breakaway World Boxing in a bid to counter the threat to the sport`s Olympic future.
The move comes months after the International Olympic Committee reiterated its threat to leave boxing out of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics if national federations continued to align themselves with the International Boxing Association (IBA).
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