The Kremlin announced the IOC's acceptance of IBA recommendations
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IBA President Umar Kremlev said that the new IOC leadership accepted the organization's recommendations on gender equality, calling the committee's past decisions stupid.
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Why It Matters
The IOC derecognised the IBA in 2024. In the summer of 2025, Kirsty Coventry replaced Thomas Bach as head of the IOC.
President of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Umar Kremlev said that the new leadership of the International Olympic Committee has accepted the organization's recommendations on gender equality. His words are quoted by Soviet Sport.
“The situation with the IOC is the stupidity of the previous leadership. They did this stupid thing. There are many different conflicts going on in the world, but IBA is for world peace. Let conflicts take place only in sports arenas. The new leadership of the IOC is very positive. It corrects the problems that the old leadership created. The IOC has accepted our recommendations regarding gender equality. In the end, we were right,” the Kremlev noted.
The IOC has introduced gender testing for female athletes at the 2028 Olympic Games. This practice had not been used previously.
In the summer of 2025, Kirsty Coventry replaced Thomas Bach as head of the IOC. In 2024, the committee derecognized the IBA. The IBA has suspended Algerian athlete Iman Khelif from the 2023 World Championships following a gender test.
Open Questions
- What specific IBA recommendations did the IOC accept?
- Will the IOC return recognition to the IBA?
