In
a
letter
addressed
to
AIBA
President
Umar
Kremlev,
IOC
Director
General
Christophe
De
Kepper
said
the
Olympic
body’s
Executive
Board
has
asked
him
and
its
Chief
Ethics
and
Compliance
Officer
to
“follow
up”
on
the
situation.

In
the
four-page
communication,
IOC
expressed
dissatisfaction
with
the
work
done
by
the
AIBA
to
address
concerns
related
to
its
governance,
finances
and
the
refereeing
and
judging
system
that
has
been
under
intense
scrutiny
since
the
2016
Rio
Olympics.

“On
the
basis
of
the
above,
the
IOC
Executive
Board
restated
its
deepest
concerns
and
reiterated
its
previous
position
regarding
the
place
of
boxing
in
the
programme
of
the
Olympic
Games
Paris
2024
and
future
editions
of
the
Olympic
Games,”
the
letter
stated.

The
IOC
said
while
it
acknowledges
that
AIBA
has
taken
“a
step
forward
in
the
direction
of
better
governance”
but
several
concerns
remain
unaddressed.
“…so
far
no
new
leadership
team
amongst
the
elected
officials
has
been
put
in
place
to
effectively
embrace
the
change
of
culture
in
the
governance
of
AIBA,”
it
said.

“Therefore,
the
IOC
would
be
pleased
to
receive
information
on
the
schedule
for
the
renewal
of
the
leadership,
in
particular
the
planned
date
for
the
AIBA
Board
of
Directors’ elections,
as
well
as
the
eligibility
criteria
and
how
they
will
be
assessed.”

The
AIBA
was
suspended
in
2019
but
Kremlev
has
said
that
he
expects
re-affiliation
with
the
IOC
by
the
end
of
this
year
after
announcing
a
slew
of
measures
to
address
the
concerns
raised
by
the
governing
body.
The
IOC
also
raised
questions
with
regards
AIBA’s
finances.
The
AIBA
had
declared
itself
debt-free
a
few
months
ago.

“…IOC
independent
expert,
EY,
will
assess
AIBA’s
documentation
supporting
the
effectiveness
of
the
various
announcements
it
published
in
the
media
related
to
the
resolution
of
its
indebtedness
and
its
current
and
future
financing
plan,”
it
said.

“…requested
documents
include
confirmed
details
on
the
resolution
of
the
indebtedness
and
the
terms
of
any
sponsorship
contract,”
it
explained.
Touching
on
the
subject
of
refereeing
and
judging,
the
IOC
said
it
has
been
informed
of
controversial
decisions
during
the
senior
Asian
Championships
and
youth
world
championships
held
earlier
this
year.
The
AIBA
has
said
it
is
investigating
the
matter.

“We,
therefore,
anticipate
that
all
such
complaints
and
AIBA’s
full
actions
in
response
to
such
complaints
will
be
documented
in
Professor
McLaren’s
report
by
30
September
2021,”
it
added
referring
to
the
investigation
that
has
been
launched
by
AIBA.

The
Olympic
boxing
competition
in
the
Tokyo
Games
was
conducted
by
the
IOC’s
Task
Force
and
it
asked
AIBA
to
integrate
the
“best
practices”
that
the
Boxing
Task
Force
(BTF)
had
employed
while
selecting
the
officials.
The
IOC
wants
AIBA
to
have
a
live
scoring
system
in
place
for
the
world
championships
next
month
in
Serbia.