Boxing suffers Olympics blow
Friday, April 05, 2024 | 100 Views |
Blow: Boxing will not be at the Olympics PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
The boxing body was appealing against a decision by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session to withdraw the recognition of IBA as an international boxing federation.
Recently, the IOC announced that if boxing remained without a recognised governing body, there would be no boxing on the Los Angeles 2028 Olympic programme.
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