IBA to allow officials to officiate in Olympic qualifiers

The International Boxing Association (IBA) took a U-turn on its decision to allow its officials to officiate at Olympic qualifiers and have given the go-ahead for all its boxers, officials, and coaches to be a part of the European Games in Kraków-Małopolska.
The initial decision to not allow its officials to be a part of Olympic qualifiers came to light in India during the Women’s World Boxing Championships, when the IOC had sent out a letter asking available boxing officials to reger for roles in Olympic qualifying events. The IBA had then asked its officials to not entertain any IOC-related events.
“For the sake of boxing, the IBA remains committed to an athlete-first approach where all our athletes have a clear process and pathway to qualify for Paris 2024 but also for our technical officials and coaches who will play a vital role in ensuring their safety and safeguarding the results,” a statement from the IBA read, as reported Insidethegames.biz.
“As a mechanism to safeguard our athletes and the results at Paris 2024, the IBA will cooperate with the IOC regarding the top technical officials to be included in such competition.”
“The IBA will continue to put its athletes and stakeholders first and this goodwill gesture towards the IOC is the first step and the IBA will continue to strive for open and free dialogue with the IOC for the benefit of boxing, its athletes, and the stability and quality of the Olympic Games,” a statement from the IBA added.

The dispute between the IOC and IBA has been going on for a while now. While the initial dispute was refereeing standards of the IBA, which forced IOC to handle the Tokyo Olympics boxing programme, the current dispute has been largely based on IBA president Umar Kremlev allowing Russian and Belarussian athletes to perform under their flags.
The boxing program for the Paris Olympics is going to be run the IOC. Currently, boxing is not a part of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics program.