Qualifying for the Paris Games is being organized by the International Olympic Committee but it says that concerns regarding the International Boxing Association mean it will take further decisions that 'may have to include the cancellation of boxing.'
The International Olympic Committee on Thursday, December 22, raised the possibility of boxing being excluded from the 2024 Paris Games, saying its Russian-led world body showed it had “no real interest” in the sport or its athletes.
Qualifying for the Paris 2024 boxing tournament is being organized by the IOC but it said that concerns regarding the IBA mean it will take further decisions that “may have to include the cancellation of boxing for the Olympic Games Paris 2024.” “The decisions and discussions to keep boxers away from the Olympic qualifiers and the Olympic Games cannot be understood differently.”
“The extension of the sponsorship contract with Gazprom as sole main sponsor of IBA reinforces the concerns, which the IOC has expressed since 2019 over and over again,” the spokesperson added.
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