IBA

abbreviation

1. Independent Broadcasting Authority

Example Sentences

In 2023, the IOC stripped the IBA of its Olympic authority over governance and corruption concerns.

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Still, during the Paris Olympics the IBA said it had disqualified Khelif and another woman from the 2023 world championships because they had “competitive advantages over other female competitors.”

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Boxing has undergone a major restructure in recent years after the IBA was stripped of its powers for failing to implement reforms.

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But the IBA's claim that Khelif has XY chromosomes led to speculation the fighter may have been born with a DSD.

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This followed a major controversy in the women's boxing competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where Imane Khelif and Lin Yu-ting both won golds despite being disqualified from the previous year's World Championships for allegedly failing gender eligibility tests conducted by then governing body the IBA.

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