World Boxing has authorized purposes from eight extra Nationwide Federations to take its membership to 68 nations.
The brand new purposes, which have been authorized by the Government Board of World Boxing, are from the Nationwide Federations for boxing in France, Croatia, Poland, Iran, Malaysia, Nepal, Turkmenistan and Samoa, which is represented by Unbiased Boxing Samoa.
All eight of the brand new Nationwide Federations have accomplished a rigorous utility course of to affix World Boxing. They’re deemed to be in good standing and, via their statutes and working processes, in a position to reveal:
• A clear and open election course of for the appointment of workplace bearing roles
• The existence and operation of WADA-recognized anti-doping insurance policies and processes
• Proof of a structured, dispute decision and appeals course of that’s both absolutely unbiased or topic to exterior enter
• Formal recognition by both their Nationwide Olympic Committee (NOC) or Ministry for Sport
• A stable nationwide and worldwide boxing sports activities program
The President of World Boxing, Boris van der Vorst, mentioned: “So as to add eight extra Nationwide Federations to our ever-increasing membership is one other vital step for World Boxing and additional proof of the widespread help, throughout the game, for our work to make sure boxing stays on the coronary heart of the Olympic Motion.
“It’s clear that the one approach that boxing will likely be on this system for LA2028 is for Nationwide Federations to help World Boxing and I invite all boxing leaders that care about the way forward for the game and their boxers to use for membership of our group as we proceed to develop and go from energy to energy.”
A full record of the 68 Nationwide Federations which are members of World Boxing could be seen by going right here: https://worldboxing.org/membership
World Boxing was launched in April 2023 and is dedicated to making sure that boxing stays on the coronary heart of the Olympic motion.
On Could 7, 2024, it held its first formal assembly with the IOC which signaled the beginning of collaboration geared toward establishing a pathway for boxing to stay within the Olympic Video games.
On September 26, 2024, World Boxing introduced that it had set-up an Olympic Fee, chaired by the President of the Nationwide Olympic Committee of Kazakhstan, Gennadiy Golovkin, to help and help the method of creating a pathway to making sure that boxing is restored to the Video games.
