Iba in a sentence

Chris Roberts OBE, Secretary General and CEO of the IBA, referred to this first IBA title, novel and unprecedented.

The Russian-led IBA said Khelif "failed to meet the eligibility criteria for participating in the women's competition, as set and laid out in the IBA regulations".

The situation was further complicated by a recent IBA press conference in Paris, where IBA President, Umar Kremlev, criticised the IOC and its President, Thomas Bach.

MuZambian – This lazy man says he has no power to influence the IBA but has Ministry of Information PS on the IBA board who he handpicks ….and that board is forever threatened with being dissolved by the Information Minister.

Amber Rahim Shamsi is the director of the Centre for Excellence in Journalism at IBA Karachi.

A statement by Isiguzoro reads partly: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo, therefore, calls on Iba Gani Adams, the Aare Ona Kakanfo of the Yoruba nation to kindly use his revered office in bringing the situation to a halt.

At the meeting in Yerevan, IBA members voted controversially against holding a new election for President and instead supported Umar Kremlev for a four-year term, a decision which further plunged boxing’s future in the Olympic Games into doubt.

Australian head coach Santiago Nieva has claimed that his team are "staying out of politics" after facing Russian boxers at the start of the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women’s World Championships here.

Commending the organisers and the leadership of OPC in Iba Local Council Development Area, Alhaji Lateef Oladimeji said the Photo Exhibition is a unique programme that showcases the beauty of the arts.

Deepak Bhoria (51kg), Hussamuddin (57kg) and Nishant Dev (71kg) created history on Wednesday as they assured at least a bronze medal each by reaching the semi-finals in their respective categories at the ongoing IBA Men’s World Boxing Championships, here.

However, despite consistently defending itself, the IBA did sack secretary general George Yerolimpos last week with its fate already inevitable.

In December, the IOC raised the possibility of boxing being excluded from the 2024 Paris Games, accusing the IBA of having "no real interest" in the sport or its athletes.

In June IBA had become first International Federation to be expelled by the IOC due to issues with finances, governance and the credibility of competitions.

In June, IBA had become the first International Federation in history to have its accreditation withdrawn by the IOC due to governance issues.

In October last year, the IBA declared that Russian and Belarusian boxers can compete with their national symbols, becoming the first and only International Federation to do so since the war in Ukraine started in February 2022.

It was set up by a collection of leading figures from National Federations around the world and rivals the International Boxing Association (IBA) which is locked in a long-running feud with the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

It will be the team’s first appearance at the flagship event since 2019 after Russia were banned from last year’s edition due to sanctions imposed by the IBA in response to the war in Ukraine.

Kremlev called the IOC-IBA standoff a "misunderstanding", which could be resolved in a day.

Last month, the IBA criticised the IOC for "numerous delays" on publishing a "clear" system as it released its own qualification criteria that included the Women’s and Men’s World Championships as qualifiers.

Russia have sent 12 athletes to compete under the country’s flag at the International Boxing Association (IBA) Women's World Championships in Indian capital New Delhi.