Pertina Officially Expelled From NOC Indonesia Membership

President of NOC Indonesia, Raja Sapta Oktohari, announced that Pertina was removed from membership (VOI/Cosmas Kopong Beda).

JAKARTA The Indonesian Amateur Boxing Association (Pertina) was officially removed from the membership of the Indonesian Olympic Committee (NOC Indonesia) following the official order of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

This was conveyed directly by the Chairman of NOC Indonesia, Raja Sapta Oktohari, at the opening of the 2025 NOC Indonesia Annual Member Meeting at the Fairmont Hotel, Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

"It is with a heavy heart that we convey there is an absolute decision from the IOC that all NOCs in the world must release their aphiliatia with boxing sports affiliated with the International Boxing Association (IBA)."

"So, we convey with a heavy heart that Pertina has been removed from KOI membership based on an absolute decision from the IOC, which was conveyed in writing or directly," said Okto.

The IOC was recorded to have taken over boxing in the last two Olympics after IBA was suspended as a world sports regulatory body in 2019 due to governance, finance, referees, and ethics issues.

The problem surrounding IBA made the boxing sport initially not part of the 2028 Los Angeles program. However, boxing has now received the green light following a new official body called World Boxing formed.

World Boxing has received temporary recognition as an international regulatory body for the sport. The agency was formed in April 2023 and now has 84 members on five continents.

Okto, as Raja Sapta Oktohari is called, said that in the meantime all matters dealing with Indonesian boxing will be taken by NOC Indonesia, including the selection and confusion of athletes to international events.

"Of course we have to find another solution so that the Indonesian boxing or the federation that handles it can be known and can be allowed by the IOC," he said.

The IBA led by Russia has been revoked in June 2023 for failing to carry out reforms. The dispute between IBA and the IOC then heated up during the 2024 Paris Olympics.

At that time, the IOC had different opinions with IBA regarding the participation of boxers Imane Khelif from Algeria and Lin Yu-ting from China Taipei.

IBA banned the two fighters in the midst of the 2023 World Championships on the grounds that they failed a gender eligibility test. However, the IOC allowed them to compete and both won gold medals in their class.