Olympics-IOC grants provisional recognition to global body World Boxing

FILE PHOTO: The Olympic rings symbol is displayed by the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland, December 3, 2024. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - The International Olympic Committee on Wednesday granted provisional recognition to World Boxing in a major step towards the sport's inclusion in the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics.

The boxing competition at the Paris 2024 Olympics was run by the IOC after it stripped the International Boxing Association (IBA) of recognition in 2023 over its failure to implement reforms on governance and finance.