Ireland’s Olympics boxers Paris 2024

Well it would be an unfortunate precedent to set. That's not a judgment on the rival factions/organisations, just on the principle that you would have one body (the IOC) effectively dictating what other sporting bodies can and cannot have in terms of their governance.

Perhaps a topic for it's own thread but the more explicit threats have started

https://www.independent.ie/sport/other-sports/boxing/ofi-chief-sarah-keane-says-new-national-body-needed-if-irish-boxing-refuses-to-sever-iba-links/a1211278338.html

The principle of such behaviour is not good. There is enough politics in the sport without outsiders (for want of a better phrase) to the sport deciding they can come in and set up their own rival national body to take over

The OCI are the ones who receive the invite to the Olympic Games though and who officially send a team to the Games. The IABA aren't the ones invited, nor are they 'officially' involved in the Games…..boxers wear the Team Ireland outfits at all times, nothing IABA affiliated. OCI call all the shots and decide who is on their team.

It wouldn't be entirely fair to say the OFI (used to be OCI, my mistake) are picking on boxing. I was reading an interview with their boss where she says they have had quite a few run ins since Pat Hickey left, with Irish federations and associations over governance issues i.e. federations sacking their CEO at a moment's notice or members infighting with each other.

The IBA / World Boxing thing is serious. It could well result in boxing being eliminated from LA if national associations insist on staying with the IBA. That would surely be a near death blow to global amateur boxing if permanent : the sport has been present at the Olympics since 1904.