International Boxing Association have role as organiser of the sport at Tokyo 2020 suspended by IOC... but boxing will still be part of Olympic programme The AIBA has been suspended from it's role of running the sport at Tokyo 2020 The IOC made the decision following a six-month inquiry into boxing's troubled amateur governing body, looking at its finance, ethics, refereeing and judging. Boxing, however, escaped expulsion and will be part of the Olympic programme
By Riath Al-Samarrai for MailOnline
Published: 17:49 BST, 22 May 2019 | Updated: 17:49 BST, 22 May 2019
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The International Boxing Association (AIBA) has been suspended from its role as the organiser of Olympic boxing at Tokyo 2020 – but the sport has escaped expulsion.
The decision by the International Olympic Committee executive board, which is subject to final approval next month, follows a six-month inquiry into boxing's troubled amateur governing body, looking at its finance, governance, ethics, refereeing and judging.
There were prominent figures inside the sport who feared
