IBA reaffirms the position and removal of boxers from all events, aims to
protect female boxers, and condemns both the International Olympic Committee
and World Boxing for allowing ineligible athletes to compete
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Further to the IBA statement made yesterday evening regarding the removal of
ineligible athletes from all IBA female competitions, we reiterate our stance
and firm position.
IBA remains committed in ensuring competitive fairness in all of our events,
we absolutely condemn the inconsistencies in eligibility to compete in the
boxing competition held in the Paris Olympic Games 2024. To reiterate, both
Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting post testing, did not meet the required
eligibility criteria to compete within the female category of our respective
events.
The decision made by IBA on 24 March 2023, was subsequently ratified by the
IBA Board of Directors on 25 March 2023. The official record of this decision
can be accessed on the IBA website here IBA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes
. The urgent nature of the decision was justified, as the safety of our boxers
is our top priority.
The disqualification was based on two trustworthy tests conducted on both
athletes in two independent laboratories as follows:
Test performed during the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in Istanbul
2022.
Test performed during the IBA Women’s World Boxing Championships in New Delhi
2023.
For clarification:
Lin Yu-ting did not appeal the IBA’s decision to the Court of Arbitration for
Sport (CAS), thus rendering the decision legally binding.
Imane Khelif initially appealed the decision to CAS but withdrew the appeal
during the process, also making the IBA decision legally binding.
Further to the decisions made above, and knowingly allowing Imane Khelif to
compete, WORLD BOXING whose sole purpose of existence is to support the
Olympic movement, has equally endorsed and reinforced ineligible athletes to
compete in their very own recently announced events.
Alarmingly, the WORLD BOXING 2024 USA Boxing International Invitational
tournament saw Khelif compete in the finals on the 16th April 2024, with a
further outing that took place during the Eindhoven Box Cup, supported by
WORLD BOXING that took place on the 18th May 2024.
We absolutely do not understand why any organisation would put a boxer at risk
with what could bring a potential serious injury within the ‘Field of Play’
(FOP). The main role of the referee in the ring is to manage the boxer’s
safety at all times. How is this reasonably practicable when a boxer fails to
meet the eligibility criteria to compete?
The IBA will never support any boxing bouts between the genders, as the
organization puts the safety and well-being of our athletes first. We are
protecting our women and their rights to compete in the ring against equal
rivals, and we will defend and support them in all instances; their hopes and
dreams must never be taken away by organisations unwilling to do the right
thing under difficult circumstances.
IBA stands by its position and will continue to support all athletes within
the spirit of the rules.
机翻
IBA重申立场并取消所有赛事中的拳击手资格，旨在保护女性拳击手，谴责国际奥委会和
世界拳击协会允许不合资格的运动员参赛
继昨天晚上IBA声明取消所有IBA女子比赛中的不合格运动员资格后，我们再次重申我们的
立场和坚定立场。
IBA致力于确保我们所有赛事的竞争公平，我们绝对谴责巴黎奥运会2024年拳击比赛资格
不一致的情况。再次强调，经过测试，Imane Khelif和Lin Yu-ting均未达到参加我们相
关比赛女子组别的资格标准。
IBA于2023年3月24日做出的决定，随后于2023年3月25日经IBA董事会批准。此决定的官方
记录可在IBA网站上查阅 IBA Board of Directors Meeting Minutes。此决定的紧迫性是
有正当理由的，因为拳击手的安全是我们的首要任务。
取消资格的决定基于在两个独立实验室对两位运动员进行的两次可信的测试如下：
在2022年伊斯坦布尔IBA女子世界拳击锦标赛期间进行的测试。
在2023年新德里IBA女子世界拳击锦标赛期间进行的测试。
说明：
Lin Yu-ting未向国际体育仲裁院（CAS）对IBA的决定提出上诉，因此该决定具有法律约
束力。
Imane Khelif最初向CAS提出上诉，但在过程中撤回了上诉，也使IBA的决定具有法律约束
力。
鉴于上述决定，并在知情情况下允许Imane Khelif参赛，唯一目的是支持奥林匹克运动的
WORLD BOXING同样支持并强化了不合格运动员参加他们最近宣布的赛事。
令人担忧的是，WORLD BOXING 2024 USA Boxing International Invitational赛事于
2024年4月16日看到Khelif参加了决赛，并在2024年5月18日举行的Eindhoven Box Cup期
间再次出赛，该赛事得到了WORLD BOXING的支持。
我们完全不理解为什么任何组织会将拳击手置于可能在比赛场地内造成严重伤害的风险之
中。裁判在拳击场上的主要角色是随时管理拳击手的安全。如果拳击手未能达到参赛资格
标准，这在合理上是如何可行的？
IBA永远不会支持性别之间的拳击比赛，因为该组织优先考虑运动员的安全和福祉。我们
保护我们的女性及其在拳击场上与平等对手竞争的权利，我们将在所有情况下捍卫并支持
她们；她们的希望和梦想绝不应该被在困难情况下不愿做正确事情的组织夺走。
IBA坚持其立场，将继续在规则精神下支持所有运动员。