USA Boxing condemns IBA's 'misleading' 2024 Olympic qualifiers

The IBA was suspended by the IOC in 2019 and stripped of involvement in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to governance, finance, refereeing and ethical issues

BOYCOTT: Eight countries, including the United States, are boycotting the upcoming women's and men's world championships in New Delhi and Tashkent. File pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile

The Russian-led International Boxing Association's (IBA's) announcement that its world championships are qualifiers for the 2024 Olympics is "false and misleading" and an attempt to sabotage qualification for the Paris Games, USA Boxing said.

Eight countries, including the United States, are boycotting the upcoming women's and men's world championships in New Delhi and Tashkent after the IBA allowed boxers from Russia and Belarus to compete with their national flags and anthems.