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LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Dealing a blow to Olympic boxing officials after months of investigations, the International Olympic Committee has set up a vote next month that would block the sport’s governing body, AIBA, from organizing bouts at the 2020 Tokyo Games.
The I.O.C. said its executive board on Wednesday proposed suspending AIBA — a move that will go before the full IOC membership at their June 24-26 annual meeting.
AIBA’s finances, governance and the integrity of judging and refereeing have been the focus of a six-month investigation led by a panel of three I.