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The scandals in boxing
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fridiYou must have heard of AIBA/ IBA (International Boxing Association), the scandals and why they are banned from the Olympics. Here's the chronology.
So it all begun when it became apparent they had fixed matches in both the 2016 Rio games, and the 2012 games in London.
Integrity Clearly at Issue Within the IOC and the AIBA
This was too much even for corrupt organizations such as the IOC. Add to that that AIBA was in deep financial trouble at the time. So IOC suspended them for the Tokyo games in 2021, and instead had the boxing events been run by IOC itself. So you'd think things would get better now, they were punished for their previous actions, the old leadership was sacked, and everything would get better enough for them to participate again, right? Oh, no, this story was just beginning.
So who took over the AIBA (now called IBA)? Well Uzbek heroin smuggler and crime boss Gafur Rakhimov of course! So now they were led by a criminal.
Can An Alleged Uzbek Crime Boss, Heroin Trafficker Save Olympic Boxing?
( And it got worse )
So it all begun when it became apparent they had fixed matches in both the 2016 Rio games, and the 2012 games in London.
Integrity Clearly at Issue Within the IOC and the AIBA
This was too much even for corrupt organizations such as the IOC. Add to that that AIBA was in deep financial trouble at the time. So IOC suspended them for the Tokyo games in 2021, and instead had the boxing events been run by IOC itself. So you'd think things would get better now, they were punished for their previous actions, the old leadership was sacked, and everything would get better enough for them to participate again, right? Oh, no, this story was just beginning.
So who took over the AIBA (now called IBA)? Well Uzbek heroin smuggler and crime boss Gafur Rakhimov of course! So now they were led by a criminal.
Can An Alleged Uzbek Crime Boss, Heroin Trafficker Save Olympic Boxing?
( And it got worse )
