International Olympic Committee could take Olympic qualification out of AIBA’s hands

The International Boxing Association (AIBA) could be suspended as the world governing body for amateur boxing at the (IOC) Executive Board meeting in Japan this weekend.

The IOC meet on Friday and Saturday in Tokyo where the election of Gafur Rakhimov as AIBA president and governance issues within the organisation will be discussed. Rakhimov has been linked to organised crime by the US Department of the Treasury. The Uzbek strenuously denies any criminality.