A host of International Olympic Committee (IOC) members left the Games in the far-flung South Korean resort in their droves, throwing into doubt the Session set for the day of the Closing Ceremony.

Cue a frantic attempt from the IOC to urge a spate of officials to return to form a quorum for the Session on February 25.

They got there in the end and the Session went ahead as planned, albeit in front of a reduced audience.

The same cannot be said for the crisis-ridden International Boxing Association (AIBA). Despite the crucial topics of a possible Presidential election, and changes to its long-outdated statutes, being on the agenda, the body could not get enough members to attend its Executive Committee meeting in China last week.

Needing 15 officials to form the required quorum, only nine travelled to the city of Xiamen, meaning the meeting could not be convened and no decisions could be made, although some will be put to a mail vote in the coming weeks.

Granted some had legitimate reasons for not attending as the Christmas period dawned, but it nevertheless marked a farcical end to a tumultuous 12 months for AIBA, battling to save its future after being suspended as the Olympic governing body for the sport by the IOC in June.

Here is a reminder of how the chaotic situation has played out for AIBA in 2019.

January

Following the launch of an IOC investigation into AIBA amid severe concerns with its governance, finances and refereeing and judging in November, the organisation goes on the offensive, claiming boxers are suffering from the IOC's failure to map out the qualification process for boxers hoping to compete at Tokyo 2020.

AIBA President Gafur Rakhimov, whose election the previous November was the catalyst for the IOC probe, promises transparency with its members during the investigation - one which many feel he failed to live up to.

February

AIBA receive 41 additional questions from IOC as part of its inquiry, the outcome of which was already starting to become clear.

The embattled body begins its own investigation into what it claims is a "rogue group of Kazakhstanti individuals", who offered to manage the qualification process and help organise a boxing tournament at Tokyo 2020.

AIBA then asks for "honesty" from the IOC regarding whether Rakhimov is the main problem with its governance.

March

The beginning of the end for Rakhimov, who declares his intention to resign as President amid pressure from the IOC. The Uzbek refuses to rule out a return at some point in future, however.

Later in the month, African Boxing Confederation head Mohamed Moustahsane is elected Interim President, a position he still holds.

Boxing Federation of Russia secretary general Umar Kremlev begins his rise in boxing circles by being appointed to a key role at the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC).

The day before Moustahsane takes the helm, Kremlev makes an astounding offer to write off AIBA’s $16 million (£12 million/€14 million) debt if the organisation is allowed to remain in charge of the Olympic tournament at Tokyo 2020.

Elsewhere, reports emerge in a French and Bulgarian newspaper regarding former AIBA executive director Karim Bouzidi, who is claimed to still be working for Rakhimov, despite allegations he manipulated bouts at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. 

April

At a tense time for the organisation and for the sport, the EUBC establishes a working group to pressure the IOC into keeping boxing on the Tokyo 2020 programme and retaining AIBA’s status.

The move is met with criticism from AIBA, exposing a deep schism between the European and worldwide bodies.

May

Prior to a crunch Executive Board meeting in the middle of the month, the direction being taken by the IOC becomes clearer with comments from President Thomas Bach.

Speaking at the Australian Olympic Committee AGM, Bach puts AIBA on notice by claiming organising an Olympic boxing tournament is "not rocket science".

AIBA threatens to file a lawsuit if the IOC suspends its recognition, a threat which is later dropped, while executive director Tom Virgets maintains his public criticism of the very body whose funding is vital to the future of his organisation.

The IOC Executive Board, as expected, suspends AIBA’s recognition and creates a taskforce, chaired by International Gymnastics Federation President Morinari Watanabe, to run the boxing competition at Tokyo 2020.

The full report of the Inquiry Commission is published, laying bare the issues uncovered with AIBA, both before and during the time of the investigation.

June

At a pre-Session meeting, the IOC Executive Board confirms the full composition of the boxing taskforce. International Judo Federation President Marius Vizer - once a pariah in the Olympic Movement following his scathing attack on the IOC and Bach in 2015 - is among those added to the panel.

As expected, the suspension of AIBA’s recognition is rubber-stamped by the IOC Session. At the meeting, IOC members question the long-term future of AIBA and pose testing questions to officials including Inquiry Committee chairman Nenad Lalovic.

It is also confirmed that Lalovic’s group will become a Monitoring Committee and will oversee AIBA’s progress towards potential reinstatement post-Tokyo 2020.

The following day, the AIBA Executive Committee meet in Geneva to discuss next steps. Three commissions are formed in another attempt to save its future, while a key statute is removed, barring Rakhimov from returning to the top job without an election.

Virgets is axed as executive director at the meeting, mere hours after the same group of officials granted him a mandate to continue. It leaves AIBA with only three permanent members of staff.

July

After months of uncertainty and background scheming, Rakhimov tenders his formal resignation as AIBA President. In a letter to the Executive Committee, he says he made the decision to focus on clearing his name in the United States, where he is accused of being "one of Uzbekistan’s leading criminals".

Rakhimov adds there is an "urgent need for my continued presence in the defence process of the case, which is related to the politicised accusations against me"". His resignation ends a turbulent and troubled 18 months in charge of AIBA, but seemingly fails to fully appease the IOC.

August

insidethegames exclusively reveals Moustahsane, a Moroccan doctor, had resigned as Interim President after less than six months in the role.

International professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers is appointed to help select judges for Tokyo 2020, while the IOC confirm the dates and locations of the Olympic boxing qualifiers.

Barely a month since announcing his intention to step down, Moustahsane causes confusion within the top brass by reversing his resignation and remaining Interim President at an Executive Committee meeting in Istanbul.

The Executive Committee makes plans to stage two Congresses - one to change a number of AIBA statutes and one to elect a President, both of which have not yet been held.

September

Focus for AIBA switches back to sport for most of the month as the Men’s World Championships take place in Yekaterinburg.

October

Women’s World Championships also held in Russia, this time in Ulan-Ude. Tokyo 2020 test event for boxin, the first Olympic-related competition to be held since the stripping of AIBA’s recognition, is staged at the Games venue.

November

Prominent Swiss sports lawyer François Carrard is appointed to help devise new statutes in an effort from AIBA to reform its governance. Kremlev is also given a new role as he is chosen to lead a new AIBA Commission tasked with attracting investment and staging major events.

A week later, Carrard is forced to resign amid pressure from IOC regarding a conflict of interest - he had been working for the IOC in its dealings with AIBA - and a Reform Commission is instead established.

December

An Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting ends in farce owing to the lack of a quorum, leaving the status of reforms and a Congress scheduled for March - which could include a Presidential election - up in the air. Members privately express frustration at yet another step backwards for the organisation.