The IBA President claimed there had been a test

But there isn’t any evidence of it

Hopefully boxing can sort itself out and actually have a testing process for this

According to Coe yesterday, the IBA didn’t have one

A joint Paris 2024 Boxing Unit/IOC Statement read: "We have seen in reports misleading information about two female athletes competing at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The two athletes have been competing in international boxing competitions for many years in the women's category, including the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, International Boxing Association (IBA) World Championships and IBA-sanctioned tournaments.

"These two athletes were the victims of a sudden and arbitrary decision by the IBA. Towards the end of the IBA World Championships in 2023, they were suddenly disqualified without any due process.

"The current aggression against these two athletes is based entirely on this arbitrary decision, which was taken without any proper procedure - especially considering that these athletes had been competing in top-level competition for many years.

"Such an approach is contrary to good governance."

Posted By: SCC 28, Aug 2, 20:02:08