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IBA

British

abbreviation

Independent Broadcasting Authority

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After repeated warnings over financial governance and ethical concerns, the International Olympic Committee severed links with IBA and its Russian president Umar Kremlev ahead of the Tokyo Games in 2021.

From Barron's • Nov. 23, 2025

Enter World Boxing, a Switzerland-based body founded in 2023 by an international collection of boxing officials that included many former IBA members.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2025

The IOC was at loggerheads with the IBA during last year's Olympics in Paris over the participation of two boxers, Algeria's Imane Khelif and Taiwan's Lin Yu-ting.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2025

In 2023, the IOC stripped the IBA of its Olympic authority over governance and corruption concerns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2025

A chaotic news conference held subsequently by the IBA did little to clear the confusion around Khelif and Lin's bans.

From BBC • Aug. 14, 2024

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