PARIS, June 5 (Reuters) - With boxing teetering on the brink of Olympic elimination, the International Boxing Association (IBA) told the International Olympic Committee it had met its reform criteria and any ban lacked legal basis.
"IBA did its best to eliminate IOC’s concern on IBA’s different areas of work and to improve them, such as finances, governance and sports integrity," the IBA report said.
"It is necessary to remind that CK Wu at that time was an IOC member, and it is completely wrong that IBA bears full responsibility for the wrongdoings of the IOC member," the IBA said.
"The IOC surpassed IBA completely and contacted the officials without prior agreement of data sharing between the two entities."
"Withdrawal of the IBA’s full recognition by the IOC will be not justified, fair and legally correct decision," it said.
Persons:
Umar Kremlev, CK Wu, Karolos, Christian Radnedge
Organizations:
International Boxing Association, International Olympic, IOC, Reuters, IBA, Paris, Gazprom, International Federation, Olympic Games, Thomson
Locations:
Los, India, Ukraine, Paris