The decision to lift the ban on participation in sports competitions by the Russia and the Belarus in her events she took the World Boxing Federation (IBA). Indeed, it will allow them to compete normally under the flag and under the national anthem of their countries.
This move is against her directive International Olympic Committeewhich has banned Russian and Belarusian athletes from participating while the attempted invasion of Ukraine continues.
The international federation, whose president is the Russian businessman Umar Kremlin (considered a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin) and whose main sponsor is the Russian energy giant Gazprom, had decided a few days ago to block Ukraine, as it does not recognize as its president federation Kirill Shevchenko, but his predecessor Volodymyr Prodivus, who has fled the country since the Russian invasion in February.
The IBA’s relationship with the International Olympic Committee has been strained since 2019, when the IOC decided to strip the international federation of responsibility for organizing pre-Olympic tournaments and the Tokyo Olympics tournament, citing issues of mismanagement and corruption, both financial and and at a competitive level. The IOC will retain responsibility for the boxing events at the 2024 Olympics in Paris, while for the 2028 Games in Los Angeles, boxing has not been included in the original program of the event.
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